OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Applications in Plant Sciences is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
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mvh: An R tool to assemble and organize virtual herbaria from openly available specimen images	41
Identifying cryptic fern gametophytes using DNA barcoding: A review	33
A target enrichment probe set for resolving phylogenetic relationships in the coffee family, Rubiaceae	28
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The ecology and physiology of fern gametophytes: A methodological synthesis	24
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Making sense of complexity: Advances in bioinformatics for plant biology	20
Harnessing aquatic plant growth forms to apply European nutrient‐enrichment bioindicators to Canadian waters	19
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hybpiper‐nf and paragone‐nf: Containerization and additional options for target capture assembly and paralog resolution	17
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A unified framework to investigate and interpret hybrid and allopolyploid biodiversity across biological scales	16
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Multiple Leaf Sample Extraction System (MuLES): A tool to improve automated morphometric leaf studies	15
A roadmap of phylogenomic methods for studying polyploid plant genera	15
From theory to practice: New innovations and their application in conservation biology	12
Simulating pollen flow and field sampling constraints helps revise seed sampling recommendations for conserving genetic diversity	12
Pilot RNA‐seq data from 24 species of vascular plants at Harvard Forest	11
Capturing and managing genetic diversity in ex situ collections of threatened tropical trees: A case study in Karomia gigas	11
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Single‐nucleotide polymorphisms that uniquely identify cultivars of avocado (Persea americana)	10
RootBot: High‐throughput root stress phenotyping robot	10
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Algae to angiosperms: Autofluorescence for rapid visualization of plant anatomy among diverse taxa	10
Calceolariaceae809: A bait set for targeted sequencing of nuclear loci	10
Stable isotope mixing models demonstrate the role of an invasive plant in wetland songbird food webs	9
Seed dormancy and germination of the endangered exceptional Hawaiian lobelioid Brighamia rockii	9
An optimized RNA extraction method for diverse leaves of Hawaiian Metrosideros, a hypervariable tree species complex	9
Optimizing efficient PCR‐amplifiable DNA extraction from herbarium specimens	8
Infrared spectroscopy for ploidy estimation: An example in two species of Veronica using fresh and herbarium specimens	8
Ethanol preservation and pretreatments facilitate quality DNA extractions in recalcitrant plant species	8
The best of both worlds: Combining lineage‐specific and universal bait sets in target‐enrichment hybridization reactions	8
A protocol for the generation of Arachis hypogaea composite plants: A valuable tool for the functional study of mycorrhizal symbiosis	8
Use of electrolyte leakage to assess floral damage after freezing	7
Step‐by‐step protocol for the isolation and transient transformation of hornwort protoplasts	7
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Data‐driven guidelines for phylogenomic analyses using SNP data	6
Ancient DNA extraction methods for herbarium specimens: When is it worth the effort?	6
Truly the best of both worlds: Merging lineage‐specific and universal probe kits to maximize phylogenomic inference	6
Evaluation of floral volatile patterns in the genus Narcissus using gas chromatography–coupled ion mobility spectrometry	6
Calculation of the ovule number in the genus Salix: A method for taxa differentiation	6
Correction to Welcome to the big leaves: Best practices for improving genome annotation in non‐model plant genomes	6
Efficient imaging and computer vision detection of two cell shapes in young cotton fibers	5
Exploring Angiosperms353: Developing and applying a universal toolkit for flowering plant phylogenomics	5
Area from image analyses accurately estimates dry‐weight biomass of juvenile tissue from the moss Ceratodon purpureus	5
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Variant calling in polyploids for population and quantitative genetics	5
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Does sorting by color using visible and high‐energy violet light improve classification of taxa in honey bee pollen pellets?	5
Orchid fruit and root movement analyzed using 2D photographs and a bioinformatics pipeline for processing sequential 3D scans	5
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A simple and cost‐effective method for studying anoxia tolerance in plants	5
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Photographic analysis of field‐monitored fern gametophyte development and response to environmental stress	4
Polyploidy and the evolution of phenotypic integration: Network analysis reveals relationships among anatomy, morphology, and physiology	4
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Corrigendum	4
A metabarcoding protocol targeting two DNA regions to analyze root‐associated fungal communities in ferns and lycophytes	4
Microbial methods matter: Identifying discrepancies between microbiome denoising pipelines using a leaf biofilm taphonomic dataset	4
Building capacity in the conservation of exceptional plant species	4
Acknowledgment of Reviewers	4
Supporting long‐term sustainability of ex situ collections using a pedigree‐based population management approach	4