OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plants-Basel is 76. 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
Common Bean Productivity and Micronutrients in the Soil–Plant System under Residual Applications of Composted Sewage Sludge	277
Genotyping Genebank Collections: Strategic Approaches and Considerations for Optimal Collection Management	276
Comparative Analysis of Microbial Diversity and Metabolic Profiles during the Spontaneous Fermentation of Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) Juice	232
Long-Term Straw Returning Enhances Phosphorus Uptake by Zea mays L. through Mediating Microbial Biomass Phosphorus Turnover and Root Functional Traits	199
Microplastic Has No Effect on Rice Yield and Gaseous N Emission from an Infertile Soil with High Inorganic N Inputs	172
Spectroscopic Characterization and Biological Effects of 1-Oxo-bisabolone-rich Pulicaria burchardii Hutch. subsp. burchardii Essential Oil Against Viruses, Bacteria, and Spore Germination	170
Pyroxsulam Resistance in Apera spica-venti: An Emerging Challenge in Crop Protection	170
Medicinal Plant Use in North Karelia, Finland, in the 2010s	167
Overexpression of StBBX14 Enhances Cold Tolerance in Potato	163
Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of PkNRT Gene Family in Korean Pine (Pinus koraiensis)	159
A Comprehensive Review on Graptopetalum paraguayense’s Phytochemical Profiles, Pharmacological Activities, and Development as a Functional Food	158
Multiprotein Complexes of Plant Glycosyltransferases Involved in Their Function and Trafficking	151
Seed Survival in Silage: Reviewing 90 Years of Research	151
Nutrients, Phytochemicals, and In Vitro Biological Activities of Goldenberry (Physalis peruviana L.) Fruit and Calyx	149
Unraveling the Impact of Environmental Factors and Evolutionary History on Species Richness Patterns of the Genus Sorbus at Global Level	148
Floral Resource Integration: Enhancing Biocontrol of Tuta absoluta Within Sustainable IPM Frameworks	145
Promising Biotechnological Applications of the Artificial Derivatives Designed and Constructed from Plant microRNA Genes	144
Roles and Regulations of Acid Invertases in Plants: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives	142
Linum usitatissimum AccD Enhances Seed Fatty Acid Accumulation and Tolerance to Environmental Stresses during Seed Germination in Arabidopsis thaliana	135
A Novel Few-Shot Learning Framework Based on Diffusion Models for High-Accuracy Sunflower Disease Detection and Classification	135
Seasonal Variation in Chemical Composition and Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oil from Cinnamomum cassia Leaves	133
Bias in Discontinuous Elevational Transects for Tracking Species Range Shifts	128
On the Biosynthesis of Bioactive Tryptamines in Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa L.)	127
Arabidopsis Calcium Dependent Protein Kinase 3, and Its Orthologues OsCPK1, OsCPK15, and AcCPK16, Are Involved in Biotic and Abiotic Stresses	126
Expression Analysis of Chlorophyll-Degradation-Related Genes in Prunus persica L. Peel and the Functional Verification of Key Genes	124

The Vascular Flora of Pisa (Tuscany, Central Italy)	121
Chemical Screening and Nematicidal Activity of Essential Oils from Macaronesian and Mediterranean Plants for Controlling Plant-Parasitic Nematodes	121
Real-Time Accurate Apple Detection Based on Improved YOLOv8n in Complex Natural Environments	119
The Small Key to the Treasure Chest: Endogenous Plant Peptides Involved in Symbiotic Interactions	116
Exploring the Genetic Potential for Multi-Resistance to Rust and Other Coffee Phytopathogens in Breeding Programs	111
With Great Ecosystem Services Comes Great Responsibility: Benefits Provided by Urban Vegetation in Brazilian Cities	109
Metabolic and Photosynthesis Analysis of Compound-Material-Mediated Saline and Alkaline Stress Tolerance in Cotton Leaves	108
Red-Leafed Lettuces: Genetic Variation or Epigenetic Photomorphogenesis?	108
Variations in Acorn Characteristics Between Two Mediterranean Quercus Species and Their Hybrids Through Contrasting Environmental Gradients in Spain	107
Genome-Wide Identification Analysis of the 4-Coumarate: Coa Ligase (4CL) Gene Family in Brassica U’s Triangle Species and Its Potential Role in the Accumulation of Flavonoids in Brassica napus L.	106
Life at the Top: Extensive Green Roof Plant Species and Their Traits for Urban Use	105
Paleovegetation Community and Paleoclimate Succession in Middle Jurassic Coal Seams in Eastern Coalfields in Dzungaria Basin, China	104
Transcriptome Profiling Reveals the Effects of Rootstocks on Scion Architecture in Malus domestica Borkh Var. ‘Harlikar’	103
Advances Towards Ex Situ Conservation of Critically Endangered Rhodomyrtus psidioides (Myrtaceae)	103
A Meta-Analysis of Response Strategies and Interfering Factors of Kin Recognition in Plants	102
Dicranum motuoense (Bryophyta): A New Taxon from China, with Special References to Its Complete Organelle Genomes	101
Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Insights into Key Genes Involved in Kinsenoside Biosynthesis in Anoectochilus roxburghii	101
Influence of Exogenous Melatonin on the Physiological Traits of Camellia hainanica Seedlings Under Polyethylene Glycol-Induced Drought Stress	101
Exploring Ethnobotany in the Catalan Linguistic Area: Traditional Plant-Based Knowledge for Addressing Gastrointestinal, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders	99
African Mahogany Under Saline Stress: An Analysis of the Transpiration Response at Different Salinity Levels	98
Effect of Different Fertilization on Soil Fertility, Biological Activity, and Maize Yield in the Albic Soil Area of China	96
Utilizing Multi-Omics Analysis to Elucidate the Molecular Mechanisms of Oat Responses to Drought Stress	96
Modifications in Leaf Anatomical Traits of Coffea spp. Genotypes Induced by Management × Season Interactions	95
Isoespintanol Isolated from Oxandra cf. xylopioides (Annonaceae) Leaves Ameliorates Pancreatic Dysfunction and Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Murine Model of Fructose-Induced Prediabetes	93
Identity Transitions of Tapetum Phases: Insights into Vesicular Dynamics and in Mortem Support During Pollen Maturation	93
Response of a Benthic Sargassum Population to Increased Temperatures: Decline in Non-Photochemical Quenching of Chlorophyll a Fluorescence (NPQ) Precedes That of Maximum Quantum Yield of PSII	92
24-Epibrassinolide Enhanced Plant Antioxidant System and Cadmium Bioavailability Under Soil Cadmium Stress	92
Xylooligosaccharides from Barley Malt Residue Produced by Microwave-Assisted Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Their Potential Uses as Prebiotics	92
MaxEnt-Based Distribution Modeling of the Invasive Species Phragmites australis Under Climate Change Conditions in Iraq	91
The Relationship Between Phenological Characteristics and Life Forms Within Temperate Semi-Natural Grassland Ecosystems in the Central Himalaya Region of India	89
GABA and Proline Application Induce Drought Resistance in Oilseed Rape	88
Diplotaxis muralis as an Emerging Food Crop: Chemical Composition, Nutritional Profile and Antioxidant Activities	87
Anti-Obesity and Weight Management-Related Antioxidant Potential Properties of Calabrian Pine Extracts: Pinus nigra Subsp. laricio (Poir.) Maire	87
Silicon Nano-Fertilizer-Enhanced Soybean Resilience and Yield Under Drought Stress	86
Nitrogen Acquisition by Invasive Plants: Species Preferential N Uptake Matching with Soil N Dynamics Contribute to Its Fitness and Domination	85
Bioinformatics and Expression Analysis of CHI Gene Family in Sweet Potato	84
Prediction of Potential Distribution and Response of Changium smyrnioides to Climate Change Based on Optimized MaxEnt Model	84
Unveiling Nature’s Architecture: Geometric Morphometrics as an Analytical Tool in Plant Biology	83
Symbiotic Effectiveness, Rhizosphere Competence and Nodule Occupancy of Chickpea Root Nodule Bacteria from Soils in Kununurra Western Australia and Narrabri New South Wales Australia	83
Seasonal Variation in Root Morphological Traits and Non-Structural Carbohydrates of Pinus yunnanensis Seedlings Across Different Seedling Orders	83
Organic Amendments Effects on Nutrient Uptake, Secondary Metabolites, and Antioxidant Properties of Melastoma malabathricum L.	82
Synthesis, DFT Analyses, Antiproliferative Activity, and Molecular Docking Studies of Curcumin Analogues	81
Garcinia cambogia Phenolics as Potent Anti-COVID-19 Agents: Phytochemical Profiling, Biological Activities, and Molecular Docking	80
Soybean Variety Saedanbaek Confers a New Resistance Allele to Phytophthora sojae	80
Effect of Soil Composition on Secondary Metabolites of Moroccan Saffron (Crocus sativus L.)	80
Bioreactor Systems for Plant Cell Cultivation at the Institute of Plant Physiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences: 50 Years of Technology Evolution from Laboratory to Industrial Implications	77
Bacterial Endophytes: The Hidden Actor in Plant Immune Responses against Biotic Stress	77
Phytochemical Characterization of Cannabis sativa L. Chemotype V Reveals Three New Dihydrophenanthrenoids That Favorably Reprogram Lipid Mediator Biosynthesis in Macrophages	77
Combined Application of Myo-Inositol and Corn Steep Liquor from Agricultural Waste Alleviate Salt Stress in Brassica rapa	77
Modelling the Rhizosphere Priming Effect in Combination with Soil Food Webs to Quantify Interaction between Living Plant, Soil Biota and Soil Organic Matter	77

Changes in Organic Carbon Stock in Soil and Whole Tree Biomass in Afforested Areas in Latvia	76
Applications of Virus-Induced Gene Silencing in Cotton	76
The Influence of Rootstock and High-Density Planting on Apple cv. Auksis Fruit Quality	76