OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation is 25. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Ecological impact of mechanical cleaning method to curb black stain alterations on Paleolithic cave walls	237
Synthesis and characterization of electrospun nanofibers for the immobilization of a cocktail of native laccases from Pycnoporus sanguineus CS:43 and their evaluation in the biotransformation of 2,4,6	115
Alternaria tenuissima, a biodeteriogenic filamentous fungus from ancient Oplontis ruins, rapidly penetrates tuff stone in an in vitro colonization test	112
Outer membrane vesicles on larval metamorphosis	90
Stratification of microbial communities and their functions in mossy biofilms colonizing the giant monolithic statue of buddha	52
Reaction zone evolution and remediation efficacy evaluation of in-situ biogeochemical transformation of emulsified vegetable oil-FeSO4 enhanced tetrachloroethylene-contaminated aquifers	49
Metal ions-induced structural modification of extracellular polymers: Impact of the valence on sludge biodegradability and dewaterability	46
Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of nicotine metabolism in Paenarthrobacter nicotinovorans ATCC 49919	46
Riboflavin derivatives as a novel electron transfer mediator for enhancing Cr(VI) removal by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1	42
Baseline characteristics of the microbial community structure and composition of the world cultural heritage sites in Macau	41
Relationship between biodiversity and power generated by anodic bacteria enriched from petroleum-contaminated soil at various potentials	39
Bibliometric analysis as a way to publish papers	34
Enhanced biodegradation of herbicide dicamba in industrial wastewater and farmland soil via immobilized Sphingobium sp. A2	34
Free nitrous acid as a suitable suppressor of nitrite oxidizing bacteria in a continuous-flow fixed-film partial nitritation/anammox bioreactor	32
In-depth analysis of biological regulation and process characteristics in the treatment of bath wastewater using oxic-anoxic biological magnetically suspended fluidized bed reactor (O-ABMSFBR)	32
Detection and monitoring techniques of termites in buildings: A review	31
Editorial Board	29
Study on the dynamic changes of physicochemical properties, nitrogen functional genes, bacterial communities and their interactions during the composting of Chinese medicinal herbal residues	29
Nutrient removal performance and microbial community analysis in an integrated wastewater treatment system with macroalgae (U. meridionalis) and Bacillus	29
Transcriptomic and genomic profiling revealed the unique cellular response mechanism involved in arsenite stress in Thermus tengchongensis	28
Inauguration of the professional committee for the preventive conservation of architectural heritage in China	28
A review on anammox processes: Strategies for enhancing bacterial growth and performance in wastewater treatment	28
Novel multi-drug-resistant yeast efficiently removed ammonia nitrogen from antibiotic-contaminated aquaculture water	27
Soybean-processing wastewater as an electron donor for denitrification	26
Hyperspectral imaging as a tool for profiling basidiomycete decay of Pinus sylvestris L.	25

Salinity and nutrient condition as key factors drive the assembly of sediment prokaryotic communities