From Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection Citation Reports, the citation rate of the 154 JIPB papers published in 2021 is more than 82%, with an average of 5.20 citations per paper, and 18 papers more than 10 citations.

We are pleased to announce the TOP 10 most cited JIPB papers published in 2021, which include 5 review articles and 5 research articles. Congratulations to the authors of each of these papers and thank you all for publishing your exciting, cutting-edge research in JIPB.

The top 10 most cited papers are as follows.

(Citation network in WoS Core Collection, extracted on 23 March 2022.)

Review Articles:

Rank 1: Citations 49; WoS Usage Count 214

Contribution of phenylpropanoid metabolism to plant development and plant–environment interactions

Nai-Qian Dong and Hong-Xuan Lin

J. Integr. Plant Biol. 63 (1): 180-209.

Doi: 10.1111/jipb.13054

Rank 2: Citations 48; WoS Usage Count 162

Melatonin: A master regulator of plant development and stress responses

Chengliang Sun, Lijuan Liu, Luxuan Wang, Baohai Li, Chongwei Jin and Xianyong Lin

J. Integr. Plant Biol. 63 (1): 126-145.

Doi: 10.1111/jipb.12993

Rank 3: Citations 36; WoS Usage Count 172

Protein kinases in plant responses to drought, salt, and cold stress

Xuexue Chen, Yanglin Ding, Yongqing Yang, Chunpeng Song, Baoshan Wang, Shuhua Yang, Yan Guo and Zhizhong Gong

J. Integr. Plant Biol. 63 (1): 53-78.

Doi: 10.1111/jipb.13061

Rank 4: Citations 32; WoS Usage Count 62

Hydrogen sulfide, a signaling molecule in plant stress responses

Jing Zhang, Mingjian Zhou, Heng Zhou, Didi Zhao, Cecilia Gotor, Luis C. Romero, Jie Shen, Zhenglin Ge, Zhirong Zhang, Wenbiao Shen, Xingxing Yuan and Yanjie Xie

J. Integr. Plant Biol. 63 (1): 146-160.

Doi: 10.1111/jipb.13022

Rank 5: Citations 29; WoS Usage Count 123

Potassium and phosphorus transport and signaling in plants

Yi Wang, Yi-Fang Chen and Wei-Hua Wu

J. Integr. Plant Biol. 63 (1): 34-52.

Doi: 10.1111/jipb.13053

Research Articles (Research and Breakthrough report):

Rank 1: Citations 17; WoS Usage Count 25

Arabidopsis E3 ligase KEG associates with and ubiquitinates MKK4 and MKK5 to regulate plant immunity

Chenyang Gao, Pengwei Sun, Wei Wang and Dingzhong Tang

J. Integr. Plant Biol. 63 (2): 327-339.

Doi: 10.1111/jipb.13007

Rank 2: Citations 16; WoS Usage Count 84

Molecular mechanisms for the photoperiodic regulation of flowering in soybean

Xiaoya Lin, Baohui Liu, James L. Weller, Jun Abe and Fanjiang Kong

J. Integr. Plant Biol. 63 (6): 981-994.

Doi: 10.1111/jipb.13021

Rank 3: Citations 13; WoS Usage Count 40

Ethylene and salicylic acid synergistically accelerate leaf senescence in Arabidopsis

Chaoqi Wang, Shouyi Dai, Zhong‐Lin Zhang, Wenqing Lao, Ruiying Wang, Xianqing Meng and Xin Zhou

J Integr Plant Biol 2021, 63 (5): 828-833.

Doi: 10.1111/jipb.13075

Rank 4: Citations 13; WoS Usage Count 13

A rare Waxy allele coordinately improves rice eating and cooking quality and grain transparency

Changquan Zhang, Yong Yang, Shengjie Chen, Xueju Liu, Jihui Zhu, Lihui Zhou, Yan Lu, Qianfeng Li, Xiaolei Fan, Shuzhu Tang, Minghong Gu and Qiaoquan Liu

J. Integr. Plant Biol. 63 (5): 889-901.

Doi: 10.1111/jipb.13010

Rank 5: Citations 11; WoS Usage Count 13

The origin of Wx^la provides new insights into the improvement of grain quality in rice

Hao Zhou, Duo Xia, Da Zhao, Yanhua Li, Pingbo Li, Bian Wu, Guanjun Gao, Qinglu Zhang, Gongwei Wang, Jinghua Xiao, Xianghua Li, Sibin Yu, Xingming Lian and Yuqing He

J. Integr. Plant Biol. 63 (5): 878-888.

Doi: 10.1111/jipb.13011