OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biotechnology Advances is 63. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	446
Development of isopentenyl phosphate kinases and their application in terpenoid biosynthesis	219
Advancements of astaxanthin production in Haematococcus pluvialis: Update insight and way forward	209
Use of additives to improve collective biogas plant performances: A comprehensive review	180
Evolving perspectives on lutein production from microalgae - A focus on productivity and heterotrophic culture	166
Halocins, natural antimicrobials of Archaea: Exotic or special or both?	153
Biotechnological production and emerging applications of betalains: A review	152
Microbial cell surface engineering for high-level synthesis of bio-products	141
New perspectives into Gluconobacter-catalysed biotransformations	135
Recent advances in human respiratory epithelium models for drug discovery	132
Collagen processing with mesoscale aggregates as templates and building blocks	130
Anaerobic digestion integrated with microbial electrolysis cell to enhance biogas production and upgrading in situ	126
Stabilization of enzymes via immobilization: Multipoint covalent attachment and other stabilization strategies	123
Computer-aided understanding and engineering of enzymatic selectivity	122
Chiral helical scaffolds: Unlocking their potential in biomolecular interactions and biomedical applications	120
Accessing hidden microbial biosynthetic potential from underexplored sources for novel drug discovery	118
Think outside the box: 3D bioprinting concepts for biotechnological applications – recent developments and future perspectives	117
Recent advances and perspectives on production of value-added organic acids through metabolic engineering	110
Biosensors in microalgae: A roadmap for new opportunities in synthetic biology and biotechnology	107
Phosphorylated polysaccharides: Applications, natural abundance, and new-to-nature structures generated by chemical and enzymatic functionalisation	101
Opportunities for visual techniques to determine characteristics and limitations of electro-active biofilms	101
Pickering emulsion biocatalysis: Bridging interfacial design with enzymatic reactions	99
Glycosylation in extracellular vesicles: Isolation, characterization, composition, analysis and clinical applications	99
Alpha-ketoacid decarboxylases: Diversity, structures, reaction mechanisms, and applications for biomanufacturing of platform chemicals and fuels	98
Editorial Board	95

Elucidation and biosynthesis of tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids: Recent advances and prospects	93
Biotechnological applications of purine and pyrimidine deaminases	92
Biological valorization of lignin to flavonoids	90
Enhancing single-cell bioconversion efficiency by harnessing nanosecond pulsed electric field processing	90
Advances in gene editing-led route for hybrid breeding in crops	89
Methanotrophs as a reservoir for bioactive secondary metabolites: Pitfalls, insights and promises	87
Microbial starch debranching enzymes: Developments and applications	86
Electrode functional microorganisms in bioelectrochemical systems and its regulation: A review	86
Charting the landscape of RNA polymerases to unleash their potential in strain improvement	85
Growth-coupled high throughput selection for directed enzyme evolution	85
Unlocking the secret of lignin-enzyme interactions: Recent advances in developing state-of-the-art analytical techniques	83
Recent advances in machine learning applications in metabolic engineering	82
Ex-situ biomethanation for CO2 valorization: State of the art, recent advances, challenges, and future prospective	82
Haloferax and the Haloferacaceae: Potential role in bioindustry	78
Biocatalytic oxyfunctionalization of unsaturated fatty acids to oxygenated chemicals via hydroxy fatty acids	77
Genome-scale metabolic network models for industrial microorganisms metabolic engineering: Current advances and future prospects	77
From lignocellulose to plastics: Knowledge transfer on the degradation approaches by fungi	75
Polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis by halophiles and thermophiles: towards sustainable production of microbial bioplastics	73
Emerging advances in glycoengineering of carbohydrates/glycans and their industrial applications	72
Advances in bacterial glycoprotein engineering: A critical review of current technologies, emerging challenges, and future directions	71
Bioinspired nanoplatforms for human-machine interfaces: Recent progress in materials and device applications	70
Rutinosidase and other diglycosidases: Rising stars in biotechnology	70
Resource allocation in mammalian systems	69
Fusarium as a promising fungal genus with potential application in bioremediation for pollutants mitigation: A review	69
Recent advances in research for potential utilization of unexplored lichen metabolites	69
Improving recombinant protein production in CHO cells using the CRISPR-Cas system	68
Utilization of gene manipulation system for advancing the biotechnological potential of halophiles: A review	68
Engineering oleaginous red yeasts as versatile chassis for the production of oleochemicals and valuable compounds: Current advances and perspectives	68
Research progress of engineering microbial cell factories for pigment production	68
From lignocellulosic biomass to single cell oil for sustainable biomanufacturing: Current advances and prospects	68
Unlocking the bacterial domain for industrial biotechnology applications using universal parts and tools	68
Expanding sugar alcohol industry: Microbial production of sugar alcohols and associated chemocatalytic derivatives	65
C-type lectin-(like) fold – Protein-protein interaction patterns and utilization	63
Strategies for overcoming the limitations of enzymatic carbon dioxide reduction	63
Editorial Board	63
Influence of elevated pressure and pressurized fluids on microenvironment and activity of enzymes	63
Cytoskeleton as a roadmap navigating rhizobia to establish symbiotic root nodulation in legumes	63
Problems and corresponding strategies for converting CO2 into value-added products in Cupriavidus necator H16 cell factories	63
Stress response in Rhodococcus strains	63