Most-cited Agriculture and Biology papers of 2025, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Agriculture and Biology research papers published in 2025, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. The Influence of Ectotrophic Mycorrhizal Fungi on the Resistance of Pine Roots to Pathogenic Infections. I. Antagonism of Mycorrhizal Fungi to Root Pathogenic Fungi and Soil Bacteria
   Donald H. Marx · 2025 · 1,137 citations
2. An Improved Grading System for Measuring Plant Diseases
   James G. Horsfall, R. W. Barratt · 2025 · 874 citations
3. Deep learning and computer vision in plant disease detection: a comprehensive review of techniques, models, and trends in precision agriculture
   Abhishek Upadhyay, Narendra Singh Chandel et al. · 2025 · 468 citations · Free PDF
4. Antioxidant Defense System in Plants: Reactive Oxygen Species Production, Signaling, and Scavenging During Abiotic Stress-Induced Oxidative Damage
   Muhammad Junaid Rao, Mingzheng Duan et al. · 2025 · 440 citations · Free PDF
5. A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World
   Raymond J. Gagné, Jaschhof, Mathias · 2025 · 400 citations
6. Maillard Reaction: Mechanism, Influencing Parameters, Advantages, Disadvantages, and Food Industrial Applications: A Review
   Leina El Hosry, Vanessa Elias et al. · 2025 · 399 citations · Free PDF
7. The Role of Polyphenols in Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Their Antioxidant Properties to Scavenge Reactive Oxygen Species and Free Radicals
   Muhammad Junaid Rao, Bingsong Zheng · 2025 · 342 citations · Free PDF
8. Integration of smart sensors and IOT in precision agriculture: trends, challenges and future prospectives
   Sheikh Mansoor, Shahzad Iqbal et al. · 2025 · 283 citations · Free PDF
9. The IoT and AI in Agriculture: The Time Is Now—A Systematic Review of Smart Sensing Technologies
   Tymoteusz I. Miller, Grzegorz Mikiciuk et al. · 2025 · 251 citations · Free PDF
10. A comprehensive review of probiotics and human health-current prospective and applications
    Bhutada Sarita, S. B. Dahikar et al. · 2025 · 238 citations · Free PDF
11. Multiple roles of NAC transcription factors in plant development and stress responses
    Haiyan Xiong, Haidong He et al. · 2025 · 218 citations
12. Advances in Deep Learning Applications for Plant Disease and Pest Detection: A Review
    Shaohua Wang, Dachuan Xu et al. · 2025 · 212 citations · Free PDF
13. Towards Climate-Smart Agriculture: Strategies for Sustainable Agricultural Production, Food Security, and Greenhouse Gas Reduction
    Wogene Kabato, Girma Tilahun Getnet et al. · 2025 · 210 citations
14. Leveraging artificial intelligence and advanced food processing techniques for enhanced food safety, quality, and security: a comprehensive review
    Sambandh Bhusan Dhal, Debashish Kar · 2025 · 206 citations · Free PDF
15. Microbial Fermentation in Food: Impact on Functional Properties and Nutritional Enhancement—A Review of Recent Developments
    Shailesh S. Sawant, Hye-Young Park et al. · 2025 · 195 citations · Free PDF
16. Medicinal plants: bioactive compounds, biological activities, combating multidrug-resistant microorganisms, and human health benefits - a comprehensive review
    Mohamed T. El‐Saadony, Ahmed M. Saad et al. · 2025 · 193 citations · Free PDF
17. The role of light in regulating plant growth, development and sugar metabolism: a review
    Wen‐Yuan Wu, Long Chen et al. · 2025 · 186 citations · Free PDF
18. Plant exudates-driven microbiome recruitment and assembly facilitates plant health management
    Chang-Xin Yang, Shijie Chen et al. · 2025 · 186 citations
19. Mechanisms of plant acclimation to multiple abiotic stresses
    Jiang Zhang, Martijn van Zanten et al. · 2025 · 186 citations
20. Exploring the link between soil health and crop productivity
    Yingying Xing, Xiukang Wang et al. · 2025 · 178 citations
21. Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agriculture: Advancements, Challenges, and Future Directions
    Alondra María Díaz-Rodríguez, Fannie Isela Parra-Cota et al. · 2025 · 178 citations · Free PDF
22. WRKY transcription factors: Hubs for regulating plant growth and stress responses
    Lu Yang, Siyu Fang et al. · 2025 · 178 citations
23. A Review of CNN Applications in Smart Agriculture Using Multimodal Data
    Mohammad El Sakka, Mihai Ivanovici et al. · 2025 · 177 citations · Free PDF
24. Unlocking Mechanisms for Soil Organic Matter Accumulation: Carbon Use Efficiency and Microbial Necromass as the Keys
    Yang Yang, Anna Gunina et al. · 2025 · 177 citations
25. Soil moisture controls over carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions: a review
    Yuefeng Hao, Jiafu Mao et al. · 2025 · 164 citations · Free PDF

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