OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Critical Reviews in Biotechnology is 19. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Sustainable utilization of fruit and vegetable waste bioresources for bioplastics production	164
Overview of resveratrol properties, applications, and advances in microbial precision fermentation	115
Electrospun wound dressings with antibacterial function: a critical review of plant extract and essential oil incorporation	75
Plant lipid phosphate phosphatases: current advances and future outlooks	74
Advances in the development of phage-mediated cyanobacterial cell lysis	73
Elucidation of transfer RNAs as stress regulating agents and the experimental strategies to conceive the functional role of tRNA-derived fragments in plants	67
Wastewater-borne viruses and bacteria, surveillance and biosensors at the interface of academia and field deployment	60
Smart reprograming of plants against salinity stress using modern biotechnological tools	58
Bioreactor configurations for adventitious root culture: recent advances toward the commercial production of specialized metabolites	55
Unveiling the potential of dendrobine: insights into bioproduction, bioactivities, safety, circular economy, and future prospects	54
Recent updates on green synthesis of lignin nanoparticle and its potential applications in modern biotechnology	54
Enzyme hybrid nanoflowers and enzyme@metal–organic frameworks composites: fascinating hybrid nanobiocatalysts	53
An update on experimental to large-scale production of bacteriophages against superbugs: a review	52
Advances in the metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Yarrowia lipolytica for the production of β	47
Fermentation strategies to improve propionic acid production withpropionibacteriumssp.: a review	46
Biomaterials for eco-friendly packaging in dairy products: towards a cleaner, greener, and sustainable future	44
Neurodegenerative disorders management: state-of-art and prospects of nano-biotechnology	44
Advances in high-throughput screening approaches for biosurfactants: current trends, bottlenecks and perspectives	43
Synthetic biology for the food industry: advances and challenges	43
Enhancing plastic biodegradation process: strategies and opportunities	43
Cold-active enzymes from deep marine psychrophiles: harnessing their potential in enhanced food production and sustainability	43
Bacterial genome reduction for optimal chassis of synthetic biology: a review	41
Production and waste treatment of polyesters: application of bioresources and biotechniques	36
Diversity of fungus-mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles: properties, mechanisms, challenges, and solving methods	36
Recent development of phenyllactic acid: physicochemical properties, biotechnological production strategies and applications	36

3D printing: trends and approaches toward achieving long-term sustainability in the food industry	36
Perfusion culture of Chinese Hamster Ovary cells for bioprocessing applications	33
Antimicrobials from endophytes as novel therapeutics to counter drug-resistant pathogens	33
Harnessing microbial division of labor for biomanufacturing: a review of laboratory and formal modeling approaches	32
Biofilm formation in xenobiotic-degrading microorganisms	32
Proteomics for abiotic stresses in legumes: present status and future directions	31
Whole recombinant yeast-based vaccines: concept, importance, issues, and future scope	31
Calcium-dependent protein kinase (CDPK/CPK)-mediated salicylic acid cascade: the key arsenal of plants under pathogens attack	30
A crosswalk on the genetic and conventional strategies for enhancing astaxanthin production in Haematococcus pluvialis	29
A close-up of regulatory networks and signaling pathways of MKK5 in biotic and abiotic stresses	29
Current trends in solid tannery waste management	29
Unveiling the silent defenders: mycobacterial stress sensors at the forefront to combat tuberculosis	28
Field and laboratory guidelines for reliable bioinformatic and statistical analysis of bacterial shotgun metagenomic data	28
Improving environmental stress resilience in crops by genome editing: insights from extremophile plants	28
Advances in sustainable approaches utilizing orange peel waste to produce highly value-added bioproducts	28
Sustainable and biotechnological production of docosahexaenoic acid from marine protists and slaughterhouse waste	27
Critical analysis of analytical techniques developed for statins in biological fluids, environmental and fermentation samples	27
Crucial aspects of metabolism and cell biology relating to industrial production and processing of Saccharomyces biomass	25
Systems seed biology to understand and manipulate rice grain quality and nutrition	24
The thermal cycling methods for rapid PCR	24
Available strategies for improving the biosynthesis of surfactin: a review	24
D-allulose 3-epimerase for low-calorie D-allulose synthesis: microbial production, characterization, and applications	23
Synergetic anaerobic digestion of food waste for enhanced production of biogas and value-added products: strategies, challenges, and techno-economic analysis	23
A story of two kingdoms: unravelling the intricacies of protein phase separation in plants and animals	23
New strategies to study in depth the metabolic mechanism of astaxanthin biosynthesis in Phaffia rhodozyma	22
Research progress on the application of cell-free synthesis systems for enzymatic processes	22
Microbial cell factories using Paenibacillus : status and perspectives	22
A comprehensive review on tissue culture studies and secondary metabolite production in Bacopa monnieri L. Pennell: a nootropic plant	22
Amplification-free nucleic acids detection with next-generation CRISPR/dx systems	22
Catalytic mechanisms underlying fungal fatty acid desaturases activities	22
Extension characteristics of TdT and its application in biosensors	21
Thraustochytrids as a promising source of fatty acids, carotenoids, and sterols: bioactive compound biosynthesis, and modern biotechnology	21
Molecular modification and biotechnological applications of microbial aspartic proteases	21
Fashion meets science: how advanced breeding approaches could revolutionize the textile industry	21
Value-added biotransformation of agricultural byproducts by cellulolytic fungi: a review	21
Strategies to improve the efficiency and quality of mutant breeding using heavy-ion beam irradiation	21
Nanobiosensors and their role in detection of adulterants and contaminants in food products	21
Efficient heterologous expression of cytochrome P450 enzymes in microorganisms for the biosynthesis of natural products	20
Microbial alchemy: upcycling of brewery spent grains into high-value products through fermentation	20
APETALA2/ethylene-responsive factors in higher plant and their roles in regulation of plant stress response	20
Microbial production of vitamin B5: current status and prospects	20
Cyanobacterial myxoxanthophylls: biotechnological interventions and biological implications	19
How do probiotics alleviate constipation? A narrative review of mechanisms	19