OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plants-Basel is 69. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Drought Stress Impacts on Plants and Different Approaches to Alleviate Its Adverse Effects	567
The Role of Polyphenols in Abiotic Stress Response: The Influence of Molecular Structure	296
Trichoderma: The “Secrets” of a Multitalented Biocontrol Agent	276
Physiological and Molecular Mechanism Involved in Cold Stress Tolerance in Plants	206
Controlled Release Fertilizers: A Review on Coating Materials and Mechanism of Release	184
Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Application Alleviates Arsenic (As) Toxicity in Soybean Plants by Restricting the Uptake of as and Modulating Key Biochemical Attributes, Antioxidant Enzymes, Ascorbate-Glutat	168
Biostimulant Properties of Seaweed Extracts in Plants: Implications towards Sustainable Crop Production	167
Function and Mechanism of WRKY Transcription Factors in Abiotic Stress Responses of Plants	161
Global Plant Virus Disease Pandemics and Epidemics	158
Nano-Fertilization as an Emerging Fertilization Technique: Why Can Modern Agriculture Benefit from Its Use?	156
Exploiting Biological Nitrogen Fixation: A Route Towards a Sustainable Agriculture	154
An Overview of Some Biopesticides and Their Importance in Plant Protection for Commercial Acceptance	151
Foliar Application of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Promotes Drought Stress Tolerance in Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)	151
Plants’ Physio-Biochemical and Phyto-Hormonal Responses to Alleviate the Adverse Effects of Drought Stress: A Comprehensive Review	149
Coupling Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria with Phosphorus Supplements Improve Maize Phosphorus Acquisition and Growth under Lime Induced Salinity Stress	141
Seed Priming with Phytohormones: An Effective Approach for the Mitigation of Abiotic Stress	141
Zinc Hyperaccumulation in Plants: A Review	137
Transcription Factors in Plant Stress Responses: Challenges and Potential for Sugarcane Improvement	137
Metal and Metalloid Toxicity in Plants: An Overview on Molecular Aspects	132
Plant Molecular Farming: A Viable Platform for Recombinant Biopharmaceutical Production	128
PGPR-Mediated Salt Tolerance in Maize by Modulating Plant Physiology, Antioxidant Defense, Compatible Solutes Accumulation and Bio-Surfactant Producing Genes	120
Effect of Lead and Copper on Photosynthetic Apparatus in Citrus (Citrus aurantium L.) Plants. The Role of Antioxidants in Oxidative Damage as a Response to Heavy Metal Stress	118
Abiotic Stress in Crop Species: Improving Tolerance by Applying Plant Metabolites	116
Potassium Control of Plant Functions: Ecological and Agricultural Implications	116
Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification: Principles and Applications in Plant Virology	116

Induced Systemic Resistance for Improving Plant Immunity by Beneficial Microbes	115
Coping with the Challenges of Abiotic Stress in Plants: New Dimensions in the Field Application of Nanoparticles	115
Silicon Foliar Application Mitigates Salt Stress in Sweet Pepper Plants by Enhancing Water Status, Photosynthesis, Antioxidant Enzyme Activity and Fruit Yield	113
Cellular, Molecular, and Physiological Aspects of In Vitro Plant Regeneration	111
Plant Disease Classification: A Comparative Evaluation of Convolutional Neural Networks and Deep Learning Optimizers	106
A Review on Applications and Uses of Thymus in the Food Industry	104
Silicon Cycling in Soils Revisited	104
Harnessing Bacterial Endophytes for Promotion of Plant Growth and Biotechnological Applications: An Overview	101
Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.): A Potential Candidate for Phytoremediation? Biological and Economical Points of View	100
Salinity Stress Affects Photosynthesis, Malondialdehyde Formation, and Proline Content in Portulaca oleracea L.	99
Review of the State of the Art of Deep Learning for Plant Diseases: A Broad Analysis and Discussion	99
Innovative Extraction Techniques Using Deep Eutectic Solvents and Analytical Methods for the Isolation and Characterization of Natural Bioactive Compounds from Plant Material	98
Melatonin Suppressed the Heat Stress-Induced Damage in Wheat Seedlings by Modulating the Antioxidant Machinery	97
Phytotoxic Effects and Mechanism of Action of Essential Oils and Terpenoids	96
Grapevine Responses to Heat Stress and Global Warming	94
An Updated Overview on the Regulation of Seed Germination	93
Geranium and Lemon Essential Oils and Their Active Compounds Downregulate Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2), a SARS-CoV-2 Spike Receptor-Binding Domain, in Epithelial Cells	92
Cadmium Uptake by Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): An Overview	90
Bioherbicides: An Eco-Friendly Tool for Sustainable Weed Management	90
Magnetic Field (MF) Applications in Plants: An Overview	89
Metal/Metalloid-Based Nanomaterials for Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance: An Overview of the Mechanisms	87
Significance of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in Grain Legumes: Growth Promotion and Crop Production	86
Glycine Betaine Accumulation, Significance and Interests for Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants	85
Impact of Environmental Factors on Stilbene Biosynthesis	83
Exogenous Ascorbic Acid Induced Chilling Tolerance in Tomato Plants Through Modulating Metabolism, Osmolytes, Antioxidants, and Transcriptional Regulation of Catalase and Heat Shock Proteins	83
Zinc (Zn): The Last Nutrient in the Alphabet and Shedding Light on Zn Efficiency for the Future of Crop Production under Suboptimal Zn	83
Aromatic Herbs, Medicinal Plant-Derived Essential Oils, and Phytochemical Extracts as Potential Therapies for Coronaviruses: Future Perspectives	82
Image-Based Plant Disease Identification by Deep Learning Meta-Architectures	81
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L., syn Salvia rosmarinus Spenn.) and Its Topical Applications: A Review	78
Challenges and Prospects for the Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources in Field Genebanks, in In Vitro Collections and/or in Liquid Nitrogen	75
Green Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles Using Some Selected Medicinal Plants from Southern Africa and Their Biological Applications	75
Phenylalanine and Tyrosine as Exogenous Precursors of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Secondary Metabolism through PAL-Associated Pathways	75
Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice): A Comprehensive Review on Its Phytochemistry, Biological Activities, Clinical Evidence and Toxicology	75
Salicylic Acid Stimulates Antioxidant Defense and Osmolyte Metabolism to Alleviate Oxidative Stress in Watermelons under Excess Boron	74
Plant Growth-Promoting Endophytic Bacterial Community Inhabiting the Leaves of Pulicaria incisa (Lam.) DC Inherent to Arid Regions	74
The Many Facets of Hypoxia in Plants	74
OsmiR535, a Potential Genetic Editing Target for Drought and Salinity Stress Tolerance in Oryza sativa	73
Understanding Potential Heavy Metal Contamination, Absorption, Translocation and Accumulation in Rice and Human Health Risks	73
Exogenous Nitric Oxide Reinforces Photosynthetic Efficiency, Osmolyte, Mineral Uptake, Antioxidant, Expression of Stress-Responsive Genes and Ameliorates the Effects of Salinity Stress in Wheat	73
Melatonin Counteracts Drought Induced Oxidative Damage and Stimulates Growth, Productivity and Fruit Quality Properties of Tomato Plants	72
Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NADES): Phytochemical Extraction Performance Enhancer for Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Product Development	72
The Crosstalk of Melatonin and Hydrogen Sulfide Determines Photosynthetic Performance by Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Wheat under Heat Stress	70
Prospects for Using Phosphate-Solubilizing Microorganisms as Natural Fertilizers in Agriculture	70
The Role of Triacylglycerol in Plant Stress Response	70
Nanofertilizers: A Smart and Sustainable Attribute to Modern Agriculture	69
Dual Effect of Nanomaterials on Germination and Seedling Growth: Stimulation vs. Phytotoxicity	69
Phytotoxic Effects of Plant Essential Oils: A Systematic Review and Structure-Activity Relationship Based on Chemometric Analyses	69
Recapitulation of the Function and Role of ROS Generated in Response to Heat Stress in Plants	69