OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Microbiological Research is 47. 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
Genome-wide analysis of fitness factors in uropathogenic Escherichia coli in a pig urinary tract infection model	233
Establishment of a new and efficient Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system in the nematicidal fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum	160
Epigenetic orchestration of host immune defences by Mycobacterium tuberculosis	145
A combination of physiology, metabolomics, and genetics reveals the two-component system ResS/ResR-mediated Fe and Al release from biotite by Pseudomonas pergaminensis F77	139
Proteomic and physiological analysis provides an elucidation of Fusarium proliferatum infection causing crown rot on banana fruit	130
Sphingomonas arvum sp. nov.: A promising microbial chassis for high-yield and sustainable zeaxanthin biomanufacturing	130
Corrigendum to “Nutritional additives dominance in driving the bacterial communities succession and bioremediation of hydrocarbon and heavy metal contaminated soil microcosms” [Microbiol. Res. 270 (20	125
‘Altruistic’ cooperation among the prokaryotic community of Atlantic salterns assessed by metagenomics	125
Effects of folate biosynthesis defects in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum	123
Stress adaptation and virulence in Vibrio alginolyticus is mediated by two (p)ppGpp synthetase genes, relA and spoT	100
Interaction between gut microbiota dysbiosis and lung infection as gut-lung axis caused by Streptococcus suis in mouse model	93
Responding to exogenous quorum-sensing signals promotes defense against phages by repressing OmpV expression in Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae	93
Antimicrobial activity of an artificially designed peptide against fish pathogens	87
Analysis of virulence proteins in pathogenic Acinetobacter baumannii to provide early warning of zoonotic risk	86
Biodegradation of humic acids by Streptomyces rochei to promote the growth and yield of corn	85
Effects of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 and yogurt on mice during oral antibiotic administration	83
Transcriptome analysis of maize pathogen Fusarium verticillioides revealed FvLcp1, a secreted protein with type-D fungal LysM and chitin-binding domains, that plays important roles in pathogenesis and	80
Selected rhizosphere bacteria are associated with endangered species - Scutellaria tsinyunensis via comparative microbiome analysis	79
Independent component analysis of Corynebacterium glutamicum transcriptomes reveals its transcriptional regulatory network	77
Androgen deficiency-induced loss of Lactobacillus salivarius extracellular vesicles is associated with the pathogenesis of osteoporosis	77
Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variants: Formation, infection, and treatment	76
Nanocomposites against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms: Recent advances, challenges, and future prospects	74
Bacterial second messenger c-di-GMP: Emerging functions in stress resistance	73
Fecal microbiota transplantation ameliorates abdominal obesity through inhibiting microbiota-mediated intestinal barrier damage and inflammation in mice	72
The organic acid metabolites of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. iuvenis alleviate ultraviolet irradiation-induced photoaging	69

The mechanistic insights of essential oil of Mentha piperita to control Botrytis cinerea and the prospection of lipid nanoparticles to its application	69
Degradation of polypropylene by fungi Coniochaeta hoffmannii and Pleurostoma richardsiae	68
Dual inoculation with rhizosphere-promoting bacterium Bacillus cereus and beneficial fungus Peniophora cinerea improves salt stress tolerance and productivity in willow	67
Role of R5 Pyocin in the Predominance of High-Risk Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates	67
The hex1 gene of Trichoderma simmonsii is involved in stress responses, biocontrol potential and wheat plant growth	63
Melatonin alleviates apple replant disease by regulating the endophytic microbiome of roots and phloridzin accumulation	60
Use of halotolerant Bacillus amyloliquefaciens RHF6 as a bio-based strategy for alleviating salinity stress in Lotus japonicus cv Gifu	60
Harnessing microbial multitrophic interactions for rhizosphere microbiome engineering	60
In vitro and in vivo evaluation of probiotic properties of Corynebacterium accolens isolated from the human nasal cavity	58
Salmonella Typhimurium PgtE is an essential arsenal to defend against the host resident antimicrobial peptides	57
Interactions of tagatose with the sugar metabolism are responsible for Phytophthora infestans growth inhibition	56
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the IgA seroprevalence in COVID-19 patients: Is there a role for IgA in COVID-19 diagnosis or severity?	55
PP2ARts1 antagonizes Rck2-mediated hyperosmotic stress signaling in yeast	55
Editorial Board	55
Listeria monocytogenes colonises established multispecies biofilms and resides within them without altering biofilm composition or gene expression	55
Pseudomonas aeruginosa T6SS secretes an oxygen-binding hemerythrin to facilitate competitive growth under microaerobic conditions	54
Editorial Board	54
Genomic and phenotypic features of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from oil reservoirs reveal a novel subspecies specialized in degrading hazardous hydrocarbons	51
Corrigendum to “Cell wall associated proteins involved in filamentation with impact on the virulence of Candida albicans” [Microbiol. Res. 258 (2022) 1–13]	51
Reduction of histone proteins dosages increases CFW sensitivity and attenuates virulence of Candida albicans	50
Prokaryotic communities inhabiting a high-radon subterranean ecosystem (Castañar Cave, Spain): Environmental and substrate-driven controls	49
Transcriptomics reveals the regulation of the immune system of the mushroom-forming fungus Schizophyllum commune during interaction with four competitors	48
Farming systems influence the compositional, structural, and functional characteristics of the sugarcane-associated microbiome	47