OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plant Direct is 5. 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
Reducing nitrate and tobacco‐specific nitrosamine level in burley tobacco leaves through grafting on flue‐cured tobacco rootstock	47
Chemical seed priming alleviates salinity stress and improves Sulla carnosa germination in the saline depression of Tunisia	27
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Modification of Gene Expression Involved in Alkaloid Production in Opium Poppy by VIGS Combined With Pretreatment of Macerozyme Enzyme	26
Synthesis of β‐Alanine From Isoleucine and Propionate Catabolism via Aminotransferases	23
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Transcriptomic analysis of the defense response in “Cabernet Sauvignon” grape leaf induced by Apolygus lucorum feeding	21
Exploring the role of grafting in abiotic stress management: Contemporary insights and automation trends	20
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Wheat NAC transcription factor NAC5‐1 is a positive regulator of senescence	20
Interdisciplinarity through internationality: Results from a US–Mexico graduate course bridging computational and plant science	19
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First Plant Cell Atlas symposium report	19
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Cadmium accumulation dynamics in the rice endosperm during grain filling revealed by autoradiography	17
SOG1, a plant‐specific master regulator of DNA damage responses, originated from nonvascular land plants	16
Inclusive collaboration across plant physiology and genomics: Now is the time!	16
Proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in the developing wheat seed coat investigated by chemical and RNA‐Seq analysis	15
Delineating genetic regulation of cannabinoid biosynthesis during female flower development in Cannabis sativa	15
A fibrous scaffold for in vitro culture and experimental studies of Physcomitrium patens	15
Herbicidal activity of fluoroquinolone derivatives	15
The isothiocyanate sulforaphane induces respiratory burst oxidase homologue D‐dependent reactive oxygen species production and regulates expression of stress response genes	14
TurboID‐mediated proximity labeling for screening interacting proteins of FIP37 in Arabidopsis	14
Cold‐inducible promoter‐driven knockdown of Brachypodium antifreeze proteins confers freezing and phytopathogen susceptibility	13
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The rolB‐transgenic Nicotiana tabacum plants exhibit upregulated ARF7 and ARF19 gene expression	11
PELOTA and HBS1 suppress co‐translational messenger RNA decay in Arabidopsis	11
Allelopathy as an evolutionary game	11
Differences in mucilage properties and stomatal sensitivity of locally adapted Zea mays in relation with precipitation seasonality and vapour pressure deficit regime of their native	11
A K homology (KH) domain protein identified by a forward genetic screen affects bundle sheath anatomy in Arabidopsis thaliana	10
Photosynthetically active radiation is required for seedling growth promotion by volcanic dacitic tuff breccia (Azomite)	10
Pectin methylesterification state and cell wall mechanical properties contribute to neighbor proximity‐induced hypocotyl growth in Arabidopsis	10
Multilocation proteins in organelle communication: Based on protein–protein interactions	10
Phenotypic and transcriptomic analysis reveals early stress responses in transgenic rice expressing Arabidopsis DREB1a	9
Gene expression and organization of thylakoid protein complexes in the PSII‐less mutant of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803	9
Differential nuclease sensitivity profiling uncovers a drought responsive change in maize leaf chromatin structure for two large retrotransposon derivatives, Uloh and Vegu	9
The gs3 allele from a large‐grain rice cultivar, Akita 63, increases yield and improves nitrogen‐use efficiency	9
Removing systemic barriers to equity, diversity, and inclusion: Report of the 2019 Plant Science Research Network workshop “Inclusivity in the Plant Sciences”	9
Drought specifically downregulates mineral nutrition: Plant ionomic content and associated gene expression	9
Rice aquaporin OsPIP2;2 is a water‐transporting facilitator in relevance to drought‐tolerant responses	9
Simultaneous CAS9 editing of cpSRP43, LHCA6, and LHCA7 in Picochlorum celeri lowers chlorophyll levels and improves biomass productivity	9
A complex role of Arabidopsis CDKD;3 in meiotic progression and cytokinesis	9
Characteristics of turion development in two aquatic carnivorous plants: Hormonal profiles, gas exchange and mineral nutrient content	8
NAC domain transcription factors VNI2 and ATAF2 form protein complexes and regulate leaf senescence	8
Creating saponin‐free yellow pea seeds by CRISPR/Cas9‐enabled mutagenesis on β‐amyrin synthase	8
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Automated imaging of duckweed growth and development	8
ZmRop1 participates in maize defense response to the damage of Spodoptera frugiperda larvae through mediating ROS and soluble phenol production	8
A survey of the Sli gene in wild and cultivated potato	8
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Metabolomics of related C3 and C4 Flaveria species indicate differences in the operation of photorespiration under fluctuating light	8
Arabidopsis‐expressing lysine‐null SUMO1 reveals a non‐essential role for secondary SUMO modifications in plants	8
Overexpression of plasma membrane SUT1 in poplar alters lateral sucrose partitioning in stem and promotes leaf necrosis	8
Photosynthetic and transcriptome responses to fluctuating light in Arabidopsis thylakoid ion transport triple mutant	8
Electrophysiological study of Arabidopsis ABCB4 and PIN2 auxin transporters: Evidence of auxin activation and interaction enhancing auxin selectivity	8
Arabidopsis CIA2 and CIL have distinct and overlapping functions in regulating chloroplast and flower development	7
The poly(A) polymerase PAPS1 mediates pollen maturation by regulating sperm cell differentiation in plants	7
Disruption of long‐chain base hydroxylation alters growth and impacts sphingolipid synthesis in Physcomitrella patens	7
Genetic evidence that brassinosteroids suppress pistils in the maize tassel independent of the jasmonic acid pathway	7
Catalase protects against nonenzymatic decarboxylations during photorespiration in Arabidopsis thaliana	7
The seed‐specific transcription factor DPBF2 modulates the fatty acid composition in seeds	7
Microbial community and chemical composition of cigar tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) leaves altered by tobacco wildfire disease	7
The impact of xylan on the biosynthesis and structure of extracellular lignin produced by a Norway spruce tissue culture	7
The long road of functional recruitment—The evolution of a gene duplicate to pyrrolizidine alkaloid biosynthesis in the morning glories (Convolvulaceae)	7
slim shady is a novel allele of PHYTOCHROME B present in the T‐DNA line SALK_015201	7
Reevaluation of ethylene role in Arabidopsis cauline leaf abscission induced by water stress and rewatering	7
Identification and preliminary characterization of conserved uncharacterized proteins from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Setaria viri	7
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Systematic prediction of EMS‐induced mutations in a sorghum mutant population	7
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The plant endoplasmic reticulum UPRome: A repository and pathway browser for genes involved in signaling networks linked to the endoplasmic reticulum	6
Concerted increases of FAE1 expression level and substrate availability improve and singularize the production of very‐long‐chain fatty acids in Arabidopsis seeds	6
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Targeted mutagenesis of StISAC stabilizes the production of anthocyanins in potato cell culture	6
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Blue‐green fluorescence during hypersensitive cell death arises from phenylpropanoid deydrodimers	6
STOP1‐regulated SMALL AUXIN UP RNA55 (SAUR55) is involved in proton/malate co‐secretion for Al tolerance in Arabidopsis	6
Plant responses to limited aeration: Advances and future challenges	6
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Effects of improved sodium uptake ability on grain yields of rice plants under low potassium supply	6
A phosphorylation‐deficient ribosomal protein eS6 is largely functional in Arabidopsis thaliana, rescuing mutant defects from global translation and gene expression to photosynthesis	6
The maize striate leaves2 (sr2) gene encodes a conserved DUF3732 domain and is homologous to the rice yss1 gene	6
Live‐cell imaging of the chloroplast outer envelope membrane using fluorescent dyes	6
Chloroplast import of an intermembrane space protein is facilitated by translocon components Toc75 and Tic236	6
Which factor explains the life‐history of Xanthium strumarium L., an aggressive alien invasive plant species, along its altitudinal gradient?	6
Analysis of ginseng rusty root symptoms transcriptome and its pathogenesis directed by reactive oxygen species theory	6
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α‐Tomatine gradient across artificial roots recreates the recruitment of tomato root‐associated Sphingobium	6
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Light quality‐dependent roles of REVEILLE proteins in the circadian system	5
Identification of new potential downstream transcriptional targets of the strigolactone pathway including glucosinolate biosynthesis	5
Root vacuolar sequestration and suberization are prominent responses of Pistacia spp. rootstocks during salinity stress	5
PALE‐GREEN LEAF 1, a rice cpSRP54 protein, is essential for the assembly of the PSI‐LHCI supercomplex	5
Whole‐genome DNA methylation patterns of Oryza sativa (L.) and Oryza glumaepatula (Steud) genotypes associated with aluminum response	5
Identification and characterization of the COPII vesicle‐forming GTPase Sar1 in Chlamydomonas	5
Systematic expression analysis of cysteine‐rich secretory proteins, antigen 5, and pathogenesis‐related 1 protein (CAP) superfamily in Arabidopsis	5
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Distinct C₄ sub‐types and C₃ bundle sheath isolation in the Paniceae grasses	5
Reference nodule transcriptomes for Melilotus officinalis and Medicago sativa cv. Algonquin	5
Differential expansion and retention patterns of LRR‐RLK genes across plant evolution	5
Phaseolus vulgaris STP13.1 is an H⁺‐coupled monosaccharide transporter, present in source leaves and seed coats, with higher substrate affinity at depolarized potentials	5
The BnaBPs gene regulates flowering time and leaf angle in Brassica napus	5
Critical parameters for robust Agrobacterium‐mediated transient transformation and quantitative promoter assays in Catharanthus roseus seedlings	5
Plant height shapes hydraulic architecture but does not predict metaxylem area under drought in Sorghum bicolor	5
TOMATOMET: A metabolome database consists of 7118 accurate mass values detected in mature fruits of 25 tomato cultivars	5
An open source plant kinase chemogenomics set	5
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Keeping time in the dark: Potato diel and circadian rhythmic gene expression reveals tissue‐specific circadian clocks	5
Status of genome function annotation in model organisms and crops	5
δ¹³C as a tool for iron and phosphorus deficiency prediction in crops	5
Detection of damage caused by Nezara viridula on soybean using novel imaging approaches based on computed tomography and image color analysis	5