OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Unveiling DIR proteins involved in cork formation: insights from transcriptome analysis and cis-element co-occurrence	44
1-butanol and water increase Eugenia astringens (Myrtaceae) seed germination after desiccation	27
Soil seed banks, persistence and recruitment: memories of a partially non-lived life?	21
Localization of seed-derived and externally supplied nutrients in peanut seedling root	19
Could the absence of aluminum (Al) impair the development of an Al-accumulating woody species from Brazilian savanna?	18
MicroRNA sequencing reveals the salt responses in four Tartary buckwheat cultivars	17
Large-scale evaluation of aluminum tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.) acessions	17
Extreme drought enhances Opuntia ficus-indica fine root cells elasticity preventing permanent damage	15
Can stress turn trees hair white? Hair covering of stems improves resilience of corticular photosynthesis against heat-stress	15
Plant growth-promoting bacteria improve growth and nitrogen metabolism in maize and sorghum	14
Drought tolerance mechanisms of a woody evergreen in a tropical dry forest	13
Alterations in the flavonoid pathway and VOCs confer photoprotection in UVB-irradiated soybean	12
Hydrolysis of willow (Salix babylonica L.) extract alleviates drought effects on Houttuynia cordata Thunb	12
Novel guard cell sink characteristics revealed by a multi-species/cell-types meta-analysis of 13C-labelling experiments	12
Plant-life vocabulary as metaphors for post-normal planetary challenges	10
Synergistic effects of leaf nitrogen and phosphorus on photosynthetic capacity in subtropical forest	10
Plant intelligence: history and current trends	10
Does nitric oxide alleviate the effects of ammonium toxicity on root growth of Atlantic forest tree species?	9
Why not be random to build a woody crown network?	9
Stress priming enhances drought response in Sorghum bicolor potentially involving PIP2;5	8
Crop physiology, the technology and the production gap	8
Biostimulants: paving way towards sustainable agriculture and food security	8
Reactive oxygen species in pollination drops of coniferous plants	7
Eucalypt seedlings lack a clear phosphate starvation response under low phosphorus availability	7
Zinc-efficient and inefficient rice cultivars show differential physiological responses under zinc deficiency	6

A metanalytic study: does water deficit always increase soybean proline concentration?	6
Smartphone-assisted real-time estimation of chlorophyll and carotenoid concentrations and ratio using the inverse of red and green digital color features	6
An overall review on influence of root architecture on soil carbon sequestration potential	6
Stress memory in crops: what we have learned so far	6
Flavone-rich Passiflora edulis fruit shells as urease inhibitors for sustainable agricultural solutions	6
The sensitivity of rice to excess iron is associated with oxidative damage in the roots	6
Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveals gene expression in response to cold stress in Rhododendron aureum Georgi	5
Nano-Fe promotes accumulation of phytoestrogens and volatile compounds in Trifolium pratense flowers	5
Physiological and biochemical responses to water deficit and recovery of two olive cultivars (Olea europaea L., Arbequina and Empeltre cvs.) under Mediterranean conditions	5
Response of inflorescence structure and oil yield components to source-sink manipulation by artificial shading in olive	5
Humic acids affect photosynthetic quantum efficiency in rice under water deficit	5
Detoxification of aluminum by Ca and Si is associated to modified root cell wall properties	5
Nitric oxide modified growth, nutrient uptake and the antioxidant defense system in tomato seedlings stressed with arsenic	5
Application of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and modeling of the novel equivalent circuit for monitoring cellular tissues	5
The nematophagous root endophyte Pochonia chlamydosporia enhances tolerance to drought in soybean	4
Short-term salt spray reveals high salt tolerance in a neotropical orchid species	4
Antitranspirant modulates Na+ enrichment and yield in indica rice under salt stress	4
Motor cognition in plants: from thought to real experiments	4
Ammonium induces aquaporin gene expression in Guzmania monostachia (Bromeliaceae) under drought	4
Molecular screening reveals a photoperiod responsive floral regulator in sugarcane	4
Physiological response of mature red spruce trees to partial and complete sapwood severing	4
Cotyledons as the primary source of carbon and mineral nutrients during early growth of a savanna tree	4
Correction to: Physiological and biochemical responses to water deficit and recovery of two olive cultivars (Olea europaea L., Arbequina and Empeltre cvs.) under Mediterranean conditions	4
Transcription factors of lignin biosynthesis respond to cold and drought in Eucalyptus urograndis	4
Genes of carotenoid biosynthesis pathway in the moss Hylocomium splendens: identification and differential expression during abiotic stresses	4