# Most-cited Agriculture and Biology papers of 2018, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Agriculture and Biology research papers published in 2018, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [The UNITE database for molecular identification of fungi: handling dark taxa and parallel taxonomic classifications](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2900030356) · 3,560 citations
2. [Machine Learning in Agriculture: A Review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2885770726) · 3,374 citations · Free PDF
3. [Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2886785109) · 3,135 citations
4. [Soil quality – A critical review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2792709023) · 2,943 citations · Free PDF
5. [Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria: Context, Mechanisms of Action, and Roadmap to Commercialization of Biostimulants for Sustainable Agriculture](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2897314349) · 2,118 citations · Free PDF
6. [No evidence that carotenoid pigments boost either immune or antioxidant defenses in a songbird](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2788593837) · 1,925 citations · Free PDF
7. [Root exudate metabolites drive plant-soil feedbacks on growth and defense by shaping the rhizosphere microbiota](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2839631923) · 1,633 citations · Free PDF
8. [Evolutionary history of mycorrhizal symbioses and global host plant diversity](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2792482912) · 1,623 citations
9. [Reactive Oxygen Species in Plant Signaling](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2789207181) · 1,569 citations
10. [Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2896078899) · 1,538 citations
11. [Increase in crop losses to insect pests in a warming climate](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2888979937) · 1,510 citations
12. [An Overview of Internet of Things (IoT) and Data Analytics in Agriculture: Benefits and Challenges](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2806576037) · 1,469 citations
13. [psRNATarget: a plant small RNA target analysis server (2017 release)](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2800206218) · 1,454 citations
14. [Ten things you should know about transposable elements](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2901901698) · 1,437 citations · Free PDF
15. [Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances: Ecological Function and Impact on Soil Aggregation](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2884244662) · 1,426 citations · Free PDF
16. [Microbial interactions within the plant holobiont](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2795321853) · 1,412 citations · Free PDF
17. [Food waste matters - A systematic review of household food waste practices and their policy implications](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2791518841) · 1,361 citations
18. [Silage review: Interpretation of chemical, microbial, and organoleptic components of silages](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2800889597) · 1,311 citations
19. [Plants send small RNAs in extracellular vesicles to fungal pathogen to silence virulence genes](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2803645366) · 1,265 citations
20. [Comprehensive review of antimicrobial activities of plant flavonoids](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2895424644) · 1,198 citations · Free PDF
21. [Unraveling salt stress signaling in plants](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2808196229) · 1,150 citations
22. [Plant carbon metabolism and climate change: elevated CO 2 and temperature impacts on photosynthesis, photorespiration and respiration](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2850876416) · 1,120 citations
23. [Assembly and ecological function of the root microbiome across angiosperm plant species](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2784903903) · 1,100 citations · Free PDF
24. [Potassium: A Vital Regulator of Plant Responses and Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2784963478) · 1,096 citations · Free PDF
25. [Constructing a broadly inclusive seed plant phylogeny](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2792688220) · 1,080 citations

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