OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Geomicrobiology Journal is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Investigating the Molecular Mechanism of Optimized Bio Denitrification by Thiobacillus denitrificans in the Presence of Metal Nanostructures in Bioreactor	91
Variability of Microbial Community Structure Distribution in Marine Shallow Surface Sediments in Shenhu Area	50
Toxic Effect of Heavy Metal Poisoning on Living Organisms in Water and Health Risk: A Central India Study	47
Use of Nitrogen Fixing Purple Nonsulfur Bacteria to Produce Available Nitrogen for Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) Cultivated in Saline Acidic Soil	42
Assessment of Enzyme Activities Related to Heavy Metal Pollution Risks in Long-Term Hazelnut Cultivation Soils Under Humid Ecosystem Conditions	39
Evaluating Biodeteriogenic Microorganisms’ Impacts on the Brick Surfaces of Cultural Heritage	35
Comparative Geochemical Characterization of Heavy Oil with Various Genesis	29
Metagenomic Profiling of Soil Microbial Communities in Chromium-Contaminated Tannery Sludge	29
Metagenomic Influential Insights in the Formation of Biogenic Iron Hydroxysulfate Precipitates by Ferrous Oxidative Microbial Consortia	28
Bio-Assisted Improvement of Shear Strength and Compressibility of Gold Tailings	26
Mutual Effects of Temperature and Microorganisms on the Chemical Characteristics of Coal Mine Drainage	24
Dynamics of the Galionella spp. and Leptothrix spp. Communities of Polluted Mine Drainage Water in Slovinky and Markušovce (Slovakia)	24
16s rDNA Gene Analysis and Screening Antibacterial Activity of Chitosan Nanoparticles against Bacteria Isolated from Biodeteriorated Archaeological Wall Paintings	22
Specification of Rhizospheric Characteristics of Some Bacteria Identified by MALDI TOF MS from Agricultural Soils in Kirsehir Province (Akçakent and Çiçekdağı) Districts	22
Culturable Diversity of Endophytic and Rhizoplane Colonizing Bacteria of Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss), Affected by Soil Types and Assessment of	21
Lithological and Geochemical Characteristics of Miocene Lacustrine Stromatolites from the Wudaoliang Formation in the Hoh Xil Basin, Northern Tibetan Plateau: Implications for the Paleo-environment	20
Effects of Feldspathic Sandstone Addition on Microbial Biomass, Soil Enzyme Activity, and Bacterial Community Structure of Sandy Soil	20
Archaeal Communities of South China Mangroves and Their Potential Roles in the Nitrogen Cycle	20
Glaciochemistry and Pigment Producing Ability of Bacteria from the Roof of the World, the Glaciers of Karakoram, Pakistan	19
A Comparison of Primers in 16S rRNA Gene Surveys of Bacteria and Archaea from Volcanic Caves	19
Unique Populations of Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria in Natural Cold Sulfur Springs in Slovakia	19
Microbe-Assisted Alleviation of Heavy Metal Toxicity in Plants: A Review	16
Biofabrication of Selenium Nanoparticles Using Marine Streptomyces sp. and Assessment of Its Antibacterial, Antibiofilm, Antioxidant, and In Vivo Cytotoxic Potential	16
Decoupling of Pore Water Chemistry, Bacterial Community Profiles, and Carbonate Mud Diagenesis in a Land-Locked Pool on Aldabra (Seychelles, Indian Ocean)	16
Unveiling Taxonomic Diversity and Functional Composition Differences of Microbial Mat Communities Through Comparative Metagenomics	15

Microbial Communities in Peruvian Acid Mine Drainages: Low-Abundance Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria With High Metabolic Activity	15
Copper Adsorption Potentiality of Bacillus stercoris GKSM6 and Pseudomonas alcaliphila GKSM11 Isolated from Singhbhum Copper Mines	15
Enhancement of Biosurfactant Production by Bacteria Isolated from Crude Oil through Adaptation Laboratory Evolution	14
Effects of Coal Gasification Slag on the Migration of Cd ²⁺ and Pb ²⁺ in Soil	14
Experimental Study of Enzyme-Induced Carbonate Precipitation for High Temperature Applications by Controlling Enzyme Activity	13
Habitat quality assessment of Alpine Streams using ARISE: a classification tool for Alpine RIver and Stream Ecosystems in Khunjerab National Park Gilgit, Pakistan	13
Effect of Culture Condition and Growth Kinetics on Phenol Biodegradation by an Indigenous Rhodococcus pyridinivorans Strain PDB9T NS-1	12
Biogeographic Pattern of Methanogenic Community in Surface Water along the Yangtze River	11
Using the Biocarbonization of Reactive Magnesia to Cure Electrolytic Manganese Residue	11
Sunlight–Triggered Synergetic Facilitation of Hematite and Lactobacillus: A Vital Enhanced Carbon Conversion Pathway in Nature	10
Responses of Acidophilic Communities in Different Acid Mine Drainages to Environmental Conditions in Nanshan Mine, Anhui Province, China	10
Microbes-Assisted Arsenate Reduction Activity in Bangladesh Drinking Water Wells as Revealed by Enrichment Cultivation	10
Microbial Resources of Alkaline Bauxite Residue and Their Possible Exploitation in Remediation and Rehabilitation	10
Biosynthesis and Characterization of AuNPs Produced Using Termitomyces heimii Pellets	9
A Novel Comparative Review between Chemical, Natural Essential Oils and Physical (Ozone) Conservation of Archaeological Objects against Microbial Deterioration	9
Heavy Metals Contamination in Soil and Rice and their Removal Processes: A Brief Review	9
Benthic Bacterial Diversity of High-Altitude Athalassohaline Lakes of the Puna de Atacama (Central Andes)	9
Lysinibacillus sphaericus Isolated from Dolomite and Copper Ore Contaminated Kaljani River Basin Exhibits High Copper Tolerance and Plant Growth Promoting Property	9
Metagenomic Insights into the Adaptive Responses of the Microbiome of a Spent Engine Oil-Perturbed Agricultural Soil to Iron Stress	8
Microbial Induced Carbonate Precipitation: Environments, Applications, and Mechanisms	8
Isolation, Solubilization of Inorganic Phosphate, and Production of Organic Acids by Individual and Co-inoculated Microorganisms	8
Compressive Strength of MICP-Treated Silica Sand with Different Particle Morphologies and Gradings	8
Insights on the Role of Sulfur Oxidizing Bacteria in Acid Mine Drainage Biogeochemistry	8
Assessment of potent Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria isolated from Rice Fields in Odisha and Unraveling their Growth-Promoting Efficacies	8
Extracellular, Surface, and Intracellular Biomineralization of Bacillus subtilis Daniel-1 Bacteria	8
Soil Fungi for Bioremediation of Pesticide Toxicants: A Perspective	8
Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) Potential of Ureolytic Bacillus sp. Isolated from the Soil of Eroded Ecosystems for Stabilizing and Improving the Fertility of Eroded Soils	7
Homology Modeling of Laccase Enzyme of Filamentous Fungus Trichoderma sp. CNSC-2 and Its Role in Pyrene Degradation	7
Effects of phosphorus fertilizers and phosphorus-solubilizing rhizosphere bacteria on soil fertility, phosphorus uptake, growth, and yield of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) cultivated on alluvial	7
Controls on the Concentration of Bacterial Cell Surface Sulfhydryl Sites: Effects of Inorganic Nutrients	7
Potential Application of Paenibacillus sp. C1 to the Amelioration of Soda Saline-Alkaline Soil	7
Phosphate Solubilizing and Phytate DegradingStreptomycesIsolates Stimulate the Growth and P Accumulation of Maize (Zea mays) Fertilized with Different Phosphorus Sources	7
Effect of Biologically Induced Cementation via Ureolysis in Stabilization of Silty Soil	7
Bioprospecting of Multi Trait Plant Growth Promoting Bacillus altitudinis from Phosphate Rich Soil	7
Isolation and Description of Bacterial Strains from Iron-Enriched Media: Phylogenetic Perspectives, Functional Features, and Hunting for Iron-Oxidizers	7
Bacterial Diversity in Calcium Carbonate Paleo Accretions (Tosca) in the Southern Pampas, Argentina	7
Comparative Assessment of Live and Dead Thermophilic Bacterial Isolates of Surya Kund Hot Spring, Yamunotri for the Bioremediation of Cu ²⁺	6
Subfossil Fracture-Related Euendolithic Micro-burrows in Marble and Limestone	6
Amorphous and Crystalline Carbonate Biomineralization in Cyanobacterial Biofilms Induced by Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 Cultured in CaCl₂–MgCl₂–SrCl₂ Mediums	6
Distribution and Variation of Soil Bacterial Community of Two Lead-Zinc Tailings in Qinling Mountains	6
Biodegradation of Waste Lubricant Oil by a Novel Isolated Biosurfactant Producer- Achromobacter xylosoxidans PSA5	6
Isolation and Characterization of Hydrocarbon and Petroleum Degrading Bacteria from Polluted Soil with Petroleum and Derivatives by MALDI-TOF MS Method	6
Impact of the Iron-Response Regulator Genes on the Release of Iron and Aluminum from Biotite by Rhizobium pusense S41	6
Bioremediation of the Petroleum Contaminated Desert Steppe Soil with Rhodococcus erythropolis KB1 and Its Effect on the Bacterial Communities of the Soils	6
Profiling of Bacteria Capable of Precipitating CaCO₃on the Speleothem Surfaces in Dupnisa Cave, Kırklareli, Turkey	6
Stenotrophomonas strain DP30; a marine bacteria capable of precipitating calcium carbonate	6
Mechanistic Insights into the Formation of Dumbbell-Shaped Carbonate Minerals: A microscale study	6
Phosphorus recycling mediated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa from eutrophic biochar	5
The Acute Impact of Arsenic As(III) on the Prokaryotic Community Composition and Selected Bacterial Strains Based on Microcosm Experiments	5
Photocatalytic Removal of Anthracene using Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Fusarium proliferatum WC416	5

Semiconducting Minerals Participated Extracellular Electron Transfer Process in High-Altitude Red Soil from Gansu, China	5
Calcite and Vaterite Biosynthesis by Nitrate Dissimilating Bacteria in Carbonatogenesis Process under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions	5
Microbial-Assisted Phytoextraction and Growth Promotion of Sesbania sesban Linn. in Lead Contaminated Soil by Pseudomonas aeruginosa	5
Characteristics of Semiconducting Minerals Affects Microbial Communities in Purple Soils	5
Pioneer Studies on Metagenomic Evaluation of Diversity of Microbial Community in Banded Iron Formation (BIF) from Iron Ore Mining Belt of Goa, India	5
Microbial Reduction of Solid-Phase Humin by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 and its Potential Effect on Contaminant Transformation	5
Diverging Characteristics – Mercury Resistance and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacillus anthracis Isolated from Different Estuarine Environments	5
Impacts of Surfactant on Bituminous Coal Biosolubilization by White-Rot Fungi Hypocrea lixii HN-1	5
Resistance to Sulfate Attack Under Drying–wetting Cycles of Reactive Magnesia–microbial Cured Electrolytic Manganese Residue	5
Beneficiation of High Sulfur Tertiary Coal of Assam with Burkholderia sp. GR 8-02. An Eco-Friendly Approach Toward Clean Coal Production	5
Mycoremediation of Iranian Crude Oil Contaminated Soil by Indigenous Fungi Isolates and the Evaluation of Their Bioremediation Ability	5
Enrichment and Characterization of Hydrocarbon Degrading Bacteria from Various Oil-Contaminated Sites in Pakistan	5