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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	515
Development of isopentenyl phosphate kinases and their application in terpenoid biosynthesis	431
Use of additives to improve collective biogas plant performances: A comprehensive review	220
Collagen processing with mesoscale aggregates as templates and building blocks	204
Halocins, natural antimicrobials of Archaea: Exotic or special or both?	187
Anaerobic digestion integrated with microbial electrolysis cell to enhance biogas production and upgrading in situ	183
Advancements of astaxanthin production in Haematococcus pluvialis: Update insight and way forward	177
New perspectives into Gluconobacter-catalysed biotransformations	154
Microbial cell surface engineering for high-level synthesis of bio-products	147
Computer-aided understanding and engineering of enzymatic selectivity	145
Recent advances in human respiratory epithelium models for drug discovery	134
Stabilization of enzymes via immobilization: Multipoint covalent attachment and other stabilization strategies	129
Chiral helical scaffolds: Unlocking their potential in biomolecular interactions and biomedical applications	123
Think outside the box: 3D bioprinting concepts for biotechnological applications – recent developments and future perspectives	123
Evolving perspectives on lutein production from microalgae - A focus on productivity and heterotrophic culture	123
Opportunities for visual techniques to determine characteristics and limitations of electro-active biofilms	120
Recent advances and perspectives on production of value-added organic acids through metabolic engineering	116
Accessing hidden microbial biosynthetic potential from underexplored sources for novel drug discovery	116
Biosensors in microalgae: A roadmap for new opportunities in synthetic biology and biotechnology	113
Glycosylation in extracellular vesicles: Isolation, characterization, composition, analysis and clinical applications	110
Potential for microbial plastic degradation via assimilation of non-carbon moieties in additives	108
Phosphorylated polysaccharides: Applications, natural abundance, and new-to-nature structures generated by chemical and enzymatic functionalisation	100
Proteomic and Glyco(proteo)mic tools in the profiling of cardiac progenitors and pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes: Accelerating translation into therapy	99
Pickering emulsion biocatalysis: Bridging interfacial design with enzymatic reactions	99
Ex-situ biomethanation for CO2 valorization: State of the art, recent advances, challenges, and future prospective	93

Microbial starch debranching enzymes: Developments and applications	93
Growth-coupled high throughput selection for directed enzyme evolution	90
Editorial Board	89
Electrode functional microorganisms in bioelectrochemical systems and its regulation: A review	89
Biocatalytic oxyfunctionalization of unsaturated fatty acids to oxygenated chemicals via hydroxy fatty acids	88
Biotechnological applications of purine and pyrimidine deaminases	86
Elucidation and biosynthesis of tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids: Recent advances and prospects	86
Charting the landscape of RNA polymerases to unleash their potential in strain improvement	85
Unlocking the secret of lignin-enzyme interactions: Recent advances in developing state-of-the-art analytical techniques	84
From lignocellulose to plastics: Knowledge transfer on the degradation approaches by fungi	83
Methanotrophs as a reservoir for bioactive secondary metabolites: Pitfalls, insights and promises	82
Recent advances in machine learning applications in metabolic engineering	81
Genome-scale metabolic network models for industrial microorganisms metabolic engineering: Current advances and future prospects	81
Polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis by halophiles and thermophiles: towards sustainable production of microbial bioplastics	78
Using machine learning approaches for multi-omics data analysis: A review	78
Biological valorization of lignin to flavonoids	78
Enhancing single-cell bioconversion efficiency by harnessing nanosecond pulsed electric field processing	76
Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms and their partners in crime	76
Emerging advances in glycoengineering of carbohydrates/glycans and their industrial applications	74
Advances in bacterial glycoprotein engineering: A critical review of current technologies, emerging challenges, and future directions	73
Fusarium as a promising fungal genus with potential application in bioremediation for pollutants mitigation: A review	72
Rutinosidase and other diglycosidases: Rising stars in biotechnology	71
Strategies for overcoming the limitations of enzymatic carbon dioxide reduction	70
Recent advances in research for potential utilization of unexplored lichen metabolites	70
Resource allocation in mammalian systems	70
Unlocking the bacterial domain for industrial biotechnology applications using universal parts and tools	70
Influence of elevated pressure and pressurized fluids on microenvironment and activity of enzymes	69
Utilization of gene manipulation system for advancing the biotechnological potential of halophiles: A review	69
Problems and corresponding strategies for converting CO2 into value-added products in Cupriavidus necator H16 cell factories	66
Bioinspired nanoplatforms for human-machine interfaces: Recent progress in materials and device applications	66
Improving recombinant protein production in CHO cells using the CRISPR-Cas system	66
Stress response in Rhodococcus strains	65
Engineering oleaginous red yeasts as versatile chassis for the production of oleochemicals and valuable compounds: Current advances and perspectives	65
From lignocellulosic biomass to single cell oil for sustainable biomanufacturing: Current advances and prospects	64
Expanding sugar alcohol industry: Microbial production of sugar alcohols and associated chemocatalytic derivatives	64
Editorial Board	63
Research progress of engineering microbial cell factories for pigment production	63
C-type lectin-(like) fold – Protein-protein interaction patterns and utilization	63