# Most-cited Agriculture and Biology papers of 2020, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Agriculture and Biology research papers published in 2020, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [Estimation of total flavonoid content in propolis by two complementary colometric methods](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2261537439) · 4,096 citations
2. [RepeatModeler2 for automated genomic discovery of transposable element families](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3017049640) · 3,882 citations · Free PDF
3. [A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3016016792) · 3,295 citations
4. [Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Defense in Plants under Abiotic Stress: Revisiting the Crucial Role of a Universal Defense Regulator](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3046014324) · 3,100 citations
5. [The physiology of plant responses to drought](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3017035840) · 2,417 citations
6. [Salt Tolerance Mechanisms of Plants](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3010798294) · 2,271 citations · Free PDF
7. [The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of synbiotics](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2694487218) · 2,168 citations · Free PDF
8. [The Influence of Probiotics on the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes Ratio in the Treatment of Obesity and Inflammatory Bowel disease](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3096586635) · 1,893 citations · Free PDF
9. [Crop yield prediction using machine learning: A systematic literature review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3079760979) · 1,860 citations
10. [ASAP: assemble species by automatic partitioning](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3092664098) · 1,726 citations
11. [Land use and climate change impacts on global soil erosion by water (2015-2070)](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3081374149) · 1,477 citations
12. [Preparation of Medicinal Plants: Basic Extraction and Fractionation Procedures for Experimental Purposes](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3004273376) · 1,455 citations
13. [Plant Secondary Metabolites as Defenses, Regulators, and Primary Metabolites: The Blurred Functional Trichotomy](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3040871428) · 1,321 citations
14. [Plant food anti-nutritional factors and their reduction strategies: an overview](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3029612785) · 1,230 citations · Free PDF
15. [Mechanisms of Plant Responses and Adaptation to Soil Salinity](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3023463052) · 1,175 citations
16. [FungalTraits: a user-friendly traits database of fungi and fungus-like stramenopiles](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3123817721) · 1,160 citations
17. [metan: An R package for multi‐environment trial analysis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3009699234) · 1,133 citations · Free PDF
18. [Machine Learning Applications for Precision Agriculture: A Comprehensive Review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3120697286) · 1,102 citations
19. [Agricultural diversification promotes multiple ecosystem services without compromising yield](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3095634839) · 1,093 citations
20. [Phytochemicals in Cancer Treatment: From Preclinical Studies to Clinical Practice](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3003697872) · 1,086 citations · Free PDF
21. [The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3038582858) · 1,070 citations · Free PDF
22. [How mycorrhizal associations drive plant population and community biology](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3008013786) · 1,052 citations
23. [Resilience of local food systems and links to food security – A review of some important concepts in the context of COVID-19 and other shocks](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3041340349) · 1,011 citations · Free PDF
24. [Waste Management through Composting: Challenges and Potentials](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3031402809) · 1,004 citations · Free PDF
25. [The Role of Agriculture in Ensuring Food Security in Developing Countries: Considerations in the Context of the Problem of Sustainable Food Production](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3039924663) · 993 citations · Free PDF

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