OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Crop Journal is 38. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
The Magnaporthe oryzae effector Avr-PikD suppresses rice immunity by inhibiting an LSD1-like transcriptional activator	188
Quantifying the effects of stripe rust disease on wheat canopy spectrum based on eliminating non-physiological stresses	173
A natural allele of TAW1 contributes to high grain number and grain yield in rice	167
Modulation of rice grain shape and appearance by the GS10-encoded long coiled-coil protein	144
MePHD1.2 affects the synthesis of cyanogenic glycosides by regulating transcription of MeCYP79D2 in cassava	111
Mutations in the WUSCHEL-related homeobox1 gene cause an increased leaflet number in soybean	108
Haploids can be induced in knockout mutants of OsPLA1, but not OsDMP3 or OsDMP6, in rice	84
Unraveling the regulatory network of flower coloration in soybean: Insights into roles of GmMYBA3 and GmMYBR1	82
The soybean GmPUB21-interacting protein GmDi19-5 responds to drought and salinity stresses via an ABA-dependent pathway	81
GmNLP7a inhibits soybean nodulation by interacting with GmNIN1a	75
A polygalacturonase gene OsPG1 modulates water homeostasis in rice	73
The continuous wavelet projections algorithm: A practical spectral-feature-mining approach for crop detection	73
The rice OsCBL3-OsCIPK31 module regulates root development via abscisic acid and auxin signaling pathways	67
Wheat MADS-box gene TaSEP3-D1 negatively regulates heading date	66
MIR1868 negatively regulates rice cold tolerance at both the seedling and booting stages	64
QTL mapping for grain number per spikelet in wheat using a high-density genetic map	61
Detection of new candidate genes controlling seed weight by integrating gene coexpression analysis and QTL mapping in Brassica napus L.	60
Development of mutants with varying flowering times by targeted editing of multiple SVP gene copies in Brassica napus L.	53
QTL mapping and transcriptome analysis identify candidate genes influencing water–nitrogen interaction in maize	50
Constructing the maize inflorescence regulatory network by using efficient tsCUT&Tag assay	49
Mapping of powdery mildew resistance genes transferred to common wheat from wild emmer wheat revealed three functional Pm60 haplotypes	48
Isolating QTL controlling sugarcane leaf blight resistance using a two-way pseudo-testcross strategy	46
Chromosome 5P of Agropyron cristatum induces chromosomal translocation by disturbing homologous chromosome pairing in a common wheat background	46
OsADR3 increases drought stress tolerance by inducing antioxidant defense mechanisms and regulating OsGPX1 in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	46
Field estimation of maize plant height at jointing stage using an RGB-D camera	46

Estimation of spectral responses and chlorophyll based on growth stage effects explored by machine learning methods	45
Co-overexpression of genes for nitrogen transport, assimilation, and utilization boosts rice grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency	45
Mutation of the PHYTOENE DESATURASE 3 gene causes yellowish-white petals in Brassica napus	43
Identification of no pollen 1 provides a candidate gene for heterosis utilization in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.)	43
Maize response to nitrogen and phosphorus starter fertilisation in mineral-fertilised or manured systems	43
Flowering-time regulation by the circadian clock: From Arabidopsis to crops	42
Single-cell transcriptome sequencing reveals the mechanism regulating rice plumule development	42
Decoding the inconsistency of six cropland maps in China	41
SsdchA is a novel secretory cellobiohydrolase driving pathogenicity in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	41
Straw mulch-based no-tillage improves tillering capability of dryland wheat by reducing asymmetric competition between main stem and tillers	40
Genome-wide prediction for hybrids between parents with distinguished difference on exotic introgressions in Brassica napus	40
Past and recent advances in sugarcane cytogenetics	39
Genetic gains with genomic versus phenotypic selection for drought and waterlogging tolerance in tropical maize (Zea mays L.)	39
Enemies at peace: Recent progress in Agrobacterium-mediated cereal transformation	38
The prevalence of deleterious mutations during the domestication and improvement of soybean	38