OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Phytopathology Research is 6. 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
Decoding Rhizoctonia spp. in-depth genomic analysis, pathogenic mechanisms, and host interactions	41
Application of fungi as biological control strategies for nematode management in horticultural crops	40
Metabolites induced by citrus tristeza virus and ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ influence the feeding behavior of Diaphorina citri: an electrical penetration graph and LC–MS/MS study	35
Oryzae pathotype of Magnaporthe oryzae can cause typical blast disease symptoms on both leaves and spikes of wheat under a growth room condition	27
Volatile organic compounds of hoary stock are responsible for suppressing downy mildew of grape in an intercropping system	26
Insights into geminiviral pathogenesis: interaction between βC1 protein and GLABROUS1 enhancer binding protein (GeBP) in Solanaceae	26
Molecular characterization of a novel Conyza canadensis-infecting begomovirus in China	24
Use of a real-time PCR method to quantify the primary infection of Plasmopara viticola in commercial vineyards	20
The bZIP transcription factor UvbZIP6 mediates fungal growth, stress response, and false smut formation in Ustilaginoidea virens	20
Chitin synthases containing myosin motor-like domain are required for cell wall integrity and virulence of vascular wilt pathogen Verticillium dahliae	19
Pathogenic function of the natural variation of CP in WYMV and CWMV	19
Population genetic analyses highlight an eastward dispersal of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici from the Shaanxi province to the North China Plain	18
A virus-derived small RNA targets the rice transcription factor ROC1 to induce disease-like symptom	18
GmPAO-mediated polyamine catabolism enhances soybean Phytophthora resistance without growth penalty	17
The MAP4 kinase NbM4K3 regulates immune responses in Nicotiana benthamiana	17
Role of the sigma factor AlgU in regulating growth, virulence, motility, exopolysaccharide production, and environmental stress adaptation of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae QSY6	17
A field survey of eight common potato pathogens in China based on integrated-loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays	16
Efficient transformation and genome editing in a nondomesticated, biocontrol strain, Bacillus subtilis GLB191	16
Leafhopper transmits soybean stay-green associated virus to leguminous plants	15
Role of Verticillium dahliae effectors in interaction with cotton plants	14
The autophagy protein BcAtg2 regulates growth, development and pathogenicity in the gray mold fungus Botrytis cinerea	14
Genetically divergent 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani' isolates in Croatian vineyard pathosystems suggest complex epidemiological networks	14
Crystal structure of rice APIP6 reveals a new dimerization mode of RING-type E3 ligases that facilities the construction of its working model	14
Genomic and culture-based analysis of Cyclaneusma minus in New Zealand provides evidence for multiple morphotypes	14
Nothophoma spp. causing leaf blight of ancient Platycladus orientalis	13

Colletotrichum species pathogenic to strawberry: discovery history, global diversity, prevalence in China, and the host range of top two species	12
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Helicotylenchus zengchengensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Hoplolaimidae) from China, with a review on Helicotylenchus species in China	11
Function of ZmBT2a gene in resistance to pathogen infection in maize	11
Cryphonectria hypovirus 1 infection suppresses the pathogenicity but increases the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol production of Fusarium graminearum	11
RXLR effector genes mediate regional adaptation of Phytophthora infestans	11
Rapid diagnosis of Diaporthe helianthi in sunflower using RPA/CRISPR-Cas12 and lateral flow assay	10
Cap-snatching inhibitors of influenza virus are inhibitory to the in vitro transcription of rice stripe virus	10
An increase in the number of peroxisomes is coupled to the initial infection stage and stress response of Botrytis cinerea	10
Maize catalases localized in peroxisomes support the replication of maize chlorotic mottle virus	10
Apple Valsa canker: insights into pathogenesis and disease control	10
Candidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi encodes non-classically secreted proteins that suppress hypersensitive cell death response in Nicotiana benthamiana	10
Cytological and ultrastructural investigation of pathogen infection pathway and host responses in asparagus stem infected by Phomopsis asparagi	10
Global distribution and management of peach diseases	9
Identification of a novel C6 protein encoded by tomato leaf curl China virus	9
The tug-of-war on iron between plant and pathogen	9
The phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris scavenges hydroxycinnamic acids in planta via the hca cluster to increase virulence on its host plant	8
Regulation and inhibition of type III secretion systems in plant pathogenic bacteria	8
3-Ketoacyl-ACP synthase III FabH1 is essential for branched-chain DSF family signals in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae	8
Evaluation of the risk of development of resistance to QoI fungicide ZJ0712 in Podosphaera xanthii under greenhouse conditions	8
Current progress on pathogenicity-related genes in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4	7
Genotype by environment interaction analysis for Fusarium head blight response and yield performance of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in southern Ethiopia	7
The E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme CfRad6 regulates the autophagy and pathogenicity of Colletotrichum fructicola on Camellia oleifera	7
Characterization of the triadimefon resistant Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici isolates in China	7
Functional analysis of all succinate dehydrogenase subunits in Fusarium fujikuroi	7
Proteomic identification of apoplastic proteins from rice, wheat, and barley after Magnaporthe oryzae infection	7
Unveiling the phloem: a battleground for plant pathogens	7
The regulatory subunit MoB56 of PP2A phosphatase regulates pathogenicity, growth and development in a protein complex with the atypical catalytic subunit Ppg1 in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryz	7
Advances in understanding the soil-borne viruses of wheat: from the laboratory bench to strategies for disease control in the field	7
The sucrose non-fermenting-1 kinase Snf1 is involved in fludioxonil resistance via interacting with the high osmolarity glycerol MAPK kinase Hog1 in Fusarium	6
Transcription factor UvMsn2 is important for vegetative growth, conidiogenesis, stress response, mitochondrial morphology and pathogenicity in the rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	6
The role of different innate and environmental factors in Tm-22-mediated resistance to tomato mottle mosaic virus	6
MoSey1 regulates the unfolded protein response, appressorium development, and pathogenicity of Magnaporthe oryzae	6
Treatment with succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor Y12196 protects strawberries from boscalid-resistant Botrytis cinerea with the H272R mutation in SDH B	6
Understanding Botrytis cinerea infection and gray mold management: a review paper on deciphering the rose's thorn	6
A loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for the rapid diagnosis of soybean rust caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi	6