# Topics and Trends in Most Cited Potato Plant Research Papers, Class of 2026

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## What topics and trends defined most-cited Potato Plant Research research in the Class of 2026?

For the Class of 2026, potato plant research is heavily driven by molecular advances in post-harvest quality, with transcriptomics and enzymatic browning taking center stage. The field shows a dramatic shift toward climate resilience and shelf-life extension, as evidenced by surging interest in heat stress and browning inhibition.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Field | Potato Plant Research |
| Cohort label | Class of 2026 (2024 publications) |
| Papers analyzed | 3,163 |
| Papers ranked | 20 |
| Top topics in ranked papers | Transcriptomics, Enzymatic browning, Fresh-cut potato, Polyphenol oxidase, Browning inhibition |
| Publication window | Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 |
| Eligibility | Research articles; reviews excluded |
| Citation window | 18 months post-publication |
| 18m citation range | 17–67 |
| Data source | OpenAlex · Retrieved September 2026 |
| License | CC BY 4.0 |

## Rankings

| Rank | Title | Authors | Corresponding authors | Affiliation | Journal | 18m citations | DOI |
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| 1 | Predicting Potato Crop Yield with Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Sustainable Agriculture | El‐Sayed M. El‐kenawy, Amel Ali Alhussan, Nima Khodadadi, Seyedali Mirjalili, Marwa M. Eid | Nima Khodadadi | Delta Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology, Egypt | Potato Research | 67 | 10.1007/s11540-024-09753-w |
| 2 | Improving potato AGB estimation to mitigate phenological stage impacts through depth features from hyperspectral data | Yang Liu, Haikuan Feng, Jibo Yue, Xiuliang Jin, Yiguang Fan, Riqiang Chen, Mingbo Bian, Yanpeng Ma, Jingbo Li, Bo Xu, Guijun Yang | Haikuan Feng | China Agricultural University, China | Computers and Electronics in Agriculture | 53 | 10.1016/j.compag.2024.108808 |
| 3 | A cellulose synthase–like protein governs the biosynthesis of Solanum alkaloids | Adam Jozwiak, Sayantan Panda, Ryota Akiyama, Ayano Yoneda, Naoyuki Umemoto, Kazuki Saito, Shuhei Yasumoto, Toshiya Muranaka, Sachin A Gharat, Yana Kazachkova, Yonghui Dong, Shlomy Arava, Inna Goliand, Reinat Nevo, Ilana Rogachev, Sagit Meir, Masaharu Mizutani, Asaph Aharoni | Adam Jóźwiak, Asaph Aharoni | Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel | Science | 44 | 10.1126/science.adq5721 |
| 4 | A model suitable for estimating above-ground biomass of potatoes at different regional levels | Yang Liu, Yiguang Fan, Jibo Yue, Xiuliang Jin, Yanpeng Ma, Riqiang Chen, Mingbo Bian, Guijun Yang, Haikuan Feng | Jibo Yue, Haikuan Feng | Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, China | Computers and Electronics in Agriculture | 40 | 10.1016/j.compag.2024.109081 |
| 5 | Forecasting Production of Potato for a Sustainable Future: Global Market Analysis | Pradeep Mishra, Amel Ali Alhussan, Doaa Sami Khafaga, Priyanka Lal, Soumik Ray, Mostafa Abotaleb, Khder Alakkari, Marwa M. Eid, El‐Sayed M. El‐kenawy | Pradeep Mishra | Jawaharlal Nehru KrishiVishwa Vidyalaya (JNKVV), India | Potato Research | 37 | 10.1007/s11540-024-09717-0 |
| 6 | Optimized Deep Learning for Potato Blight Detection Using the Waterwheel Plant Algorithm and Sine Cosine Algorithm | Ahmed M. Elshewey, Sayed M. Tawfeek, Amel Ali Alhussan, Marwa Radwan, Amira Hassan Abed | Marwa Radwan | Suez University, Egypt | Potato Research | 29 | 10.1007/s11540-024-09735-y |
| 7 | L-asparaginase-mediated pH shift and carbon dot fluorescence modulation: A sensitive ratiometric method for quantifying L-asparagine in diverse potato varieties under variable storage conditions | Khalid Alhazzani, Ahmed Z Alanazi, Hossieny Ibrahim, Aya M Mostafa, James Barker, Ashraf M Mahmoud, Mohamed M El-Wekil, Al-Montaser Bellah H Ali | Al‐Montaser Bellah H. Ali | King Saud University, Saudi Arabia | Food Chemistry | 25 | 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.141396 |
| 8 | Molecular dissection of an intronic enhancer governing cold-induced expression of the vacuolar invertase gene in potato | Xiaobiao Zhu, Airu Chen, Nathaniel M Butler, Zixian Zeng, Haoyang Xin, Lixia Wang, Zhaoyan Lv, Dani Eshel, David S Douches, Jiming Jiang | Xiaobiao Zhu, Jiming Jiang | Anhui Agricultural University, China | The Plant Cell | 23 | 10.1093/plcell/koae050 |
| 9 | Exogenous chlorogenic acid inhibits quality deterioration in fresh-cut potato slices | Wanli You, Chunfei Wang, Jinglin Zhang, Xueyin Ru, Feng Xu, Zhengguo Wu, Peng Jin, Yonghua Zheng, Shifeng Cao | Yonghua Zheng, Shifeng Cao | Nanjing Agricultural University, China | Food Chemistry | 23 | 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138866 |
| 10 | Seed tuber microbiome can predict growth potential of potato varieties | Yang Song, Elisa Atza, Juan J Sánchez-Gil, Doretta Akkermans, Ronnie de Jonge, Peter G H de Rooij, David Kakembo, Peter A H M Bakker, Corné M J Pieterse, Neil V Budko, Roeland L Berendsen | Yang Song | Utrecht University, Netherlands | Nature Microbiology | 23 | 10.1038/s41564-024-01872-x |
| 11 | Estimation of potato yield using a semi-mechanistic model developed by proximal remote sensing and environmental variables | Yiguang Fan, Yang Liu, Jibo Yue, Xiuliang Jin, Riqiang Chen, Mingbo Bian, Yanpeng Ma, Guijun Yang, Haikuan Feng | Jibo Yue, Haikuan Feng | Northwest A & F University, China | Computers and Electronics in Agriculture | 21 | 10.1016/j.compag.2024.109117 |
| 12 | Incorporation of nitrogen in antinutritional Solanum alkaloid biosynthesis | Dagny Grzech, Samuel J Smit, Ryan M Alam, Marianna Boccia, Yoko Nakamura, Benke Hong, Ranjit Barbole, Sarah Heinicke, Maritta Kunert, Wibke Seibt, Veit Grabe, Lorenzo Caputi, Benjamin R Lichman, Sarah E O'Connor, Asaph Aharoni, Prashant D Sonawane | Sarah E. O’Connor, Asaph Aharoni, Prashant D. Sonawane | Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany | Nature Chemical Biology | 21 | 10.1038/s41589-024-01735-w |
| 13 | Shortcutting Photorespiration Protects Potato Photosynthesis and Tuber Yield Against Heatwave Stress | Katherine Meacham-Hensold, Amanda P Cavanagh, Peyton Sorensen, Paul F South, Jessica Fowler, Ryan Boyd, Jooyeon Jeong, Steven Burgess, Samantha Stutz, Ryan N Dilger, Moonsub Lee, Nicholas Ferrari, Justin Larkin, Donald R Ort | Donald R. Ort | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, United States | Global Change Biology | 21 | 10.1111/gcb.17595 |
| 14 | Integrative multi-omics analysis reveals genetic and heterotic contributions to male fertility and yield in potato | Dawei Li, Zedong Geng, Shixuan Xia, Hui Feng, Xiuhan Jiang, Hui Du, Pei Wang, Qun Lian, Yanhui Zhu, Yuxin Jia, Yao Zhou, Yaoyao Wu, Chenglong Huang, Guangtao Zhu, Yi Shang, Huihui Li, Thomas Städler, Wanneng Yang, Sanwen Huang, Chunzhi Zhang | Wanneng Yang, Sanwen Huang, Chunzhi Zhang | Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China | Nature Communications | 20 | 10.1038/s41467-024-53044-4 |
| 15 | Early Blight and Late Blight Disease Detection in Potato Using Efficientnetb0 | Santosh Kumar Upadhyay, Jaishree Jain, Rajesh Prasad | Santosh Kumar Upadhyay | Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, India | International Journal of experimental research and review | 20 | 10.52756/ijerr.2024.v38.002 |
| 16 | Effect of thermal and non-thermal processing on Technofunctional, nutritional, safety and sensorial attributes of potato powder | Muhammad Waseem, Saeed Akhtar, Tariq Ismail, Tawfiq Alsulami, Muhammad Qamar, Dur-E-Shahwar Sattar, Raheel Suleman, Wisha Saeed, Crossby Osei Tutu | Muhammad Waseem, Crossby Osei Tutu | Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan | Food Chemistry X | 20 | 10.1016/j.fochx.2024.101896 |
| 17 | The Correct Combination and Balance of Macronutrients Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium Promote Plant Yield and Quality Through Enzymatic and Antioxidant Activities in Potato | Hongyang Wang, Yan Yang, Yan Yang, Chunguang Yao, Youhong Feng, Huijie Wang, Huijie Wang, Yunxin Kong, Umair Riaz, Qamar uz Zaman, Khawar Sultan, Shah Fahad, Gang Deng | Yan Yang, Huijie Wang, Shah Fahad, Gang Deng | Yunnan Normal University, China | Journal of Plant Growth Regulation | 19 | 10.1007/s00344-024-11428-2 |
| 18 | Steroidal scaffold decorations in Solanum alkaloid biosynthesis | Rosalind Lucier, Mohamed O Kamileen, Yoko Nakamura, Sofiia Serediuk, Ranjit Barbole, Jens Wurlitzer, Maritta Kunert, Sarah Heinicke, Sarah E O'Connor, Prashant D Sonawane | Sarah E. O’Connor, Prashant D. Sonawane | Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany | Molecular Plant | 19 | 10.1016/j.molp.2024.06.013 |
| 19 | Distinct effects of PTST2b and MRC on starch granule morphogenesis in potato tubers | Anton Hochmuth, Matthew Carswell, Aaron Rowland, Danielle Scarbrough, Lara Esch, Nitin Uttam Kamble, Jeffrey W Habig, David Seung | David Seung | John Innes Centre, United Kingdom | Plant Biotechnology Journal | 18 | 10.1111/pbi.14505 |
| 20 | Application of novel blanching and drying technologies improves the potato drying kinetics and maintains its physicochemical attributes and flour functional properties | Samir Mowafy, Jiale Guo, Dengwen Lei, Yanhong Liu | Yanhong Liu | Alexandria University, Egypt | Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies | 17 | 10.1016/j.ifset.2024.103648 |

## Topic trends

### What Topics Define the Class of 2026?

In the Class of 2026, the potato plant research landscape is strongly anchored in post-harvest quality and molecular studies. Transcriptomics and enzymatic browning are among the most prominent informative topics, indicating a significant focus on understanding the genetic basis of tuber quality and resilience. Research closely examines fresh-cut potato and polyphenol oxidase, emphasizing the industrys drive to extend shelf life and prevent discoloration. Furthermore, concepts like browning inhibition and phenolic compounds cluster heavily in the ranked papers, revealing that nutritional preservation and visual appeal remain paramount for both consumers and agricultural stakeholders. Together, these topics underscore a field increasingly shifting toward precision biology to enhance crop quality and marketability.

*Leading research themes*

### How Did Topics Shift from the Class of 2025 to the Class of 2026?

Between the Class of 2025 and 2026, the potato research community demonstrated a pronounced pivot toward stress resilience and targeted molecular interventions. The most striking increases were observed in topics like browning inhibition, heat stress, and antioxidant treatment—concepts that saw massive fold changes, reflecting an urgent prioritization of climate-adaptive agriculture and post-harvest stabilization. Similarly, transcriptomics and enzymatic browning more than doubled in normalized frequency. Conversely, broader agronomic concepts such as general potato studies and phenolic compounds saw a slight decline in relative prominence. This pattern suggests the field is rapidly moving away from general descriptive studies toward highly specialized, molecular solutions that address specific abiotic stresses and processing challenges.

*How topics shifted year over year*

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