OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biometals is 7. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Copper: uptake, toxicity and tolerance in plants and management of Cu-contaminated soil	126
Antiviral properties of copper and its alloys to inactivate covid-19 virus: a review	83
Potential of biosynthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles to control Fusarium wilt disease in eggplant (Solanum melongena) and promote plant growth	80
Ecofriendly preparation of silver nanoparticles-based nanocomposite stabilized by polysaccharides with antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral activities	53
An update on magnesium and bone health	44
Catalytic potential of endophytes facilitates synthesis of biometallic zinc oxide nanoparticles for agricultural application	44
‘Magnesium’-the master cation-as a drug—possibilities and evidences	44
Facile synthesis, spectroscopic evaluation and antimicrobial screening of metal endowed triazole compounds	41
Copper metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: an update	39
Arsenic in medicine: past, present and future	39
Correlating the charge transfer efficiency of metallic sulfa-isatins to design efficient NLO materials with better drug designs	36
Transition metal complexes of a multidentate Schiff base ligand containing pyridine: synthesis, characterization, enzyme inhibitions, antioxidant properties, and molecular docking studies	34
Regulation of zinc-dependent enzymes by metal carrier proteins	33
A review of plant metabolites with metal interaction capacity: a green approach for industrial applications	30
Nitric oxide induced Cd tolerance and phytoremediation potential of B. juncea by the modulation of antioxidant defense system and ROS detoxification	28
Iron chelators in cancer therapy	27
Effects of zinc status on age-related T cell dysfunction and chronic inflammation	25
Essential metals, vitamins and antioxidant enzyme activities in COVID-19 patients and their potential associations with the disease severity	22
Green synthesis of selenium nanoparticles using Rosmarinus officinalis and investigated their antimicrobial activity	21
Metabolomics analysis of the effects of quercetin on renal toxicity induced by cadmium exposure in rats	20
Metal center ion effects on photoinactivating rapidly growing mycobacteria using water-soluble tetra-cationic porphyrins	20
Genome-wide comparative analysis of Mg transporter gene family between Triticum turgidum and Camelina sativa	20
Effects of quercetin on the alterations of serum elements in chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depressed rats	19
The biology of mammalian multi-copper ferroxidases	19
Cytotoxic cobalt (III) Schiff base complexes: in vitro anti-proliferative, oxidative stress and gene expression studies in human breast and lung cancer cells	16

Silver-coated magnetic nanoparticles as an efficient delivery system for the antibiotics trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole against E. Coli and S. aureus: release kinetics and antimicrobial activity	15
Property evaluation of two anticancer candidate platinum complexes with N-isobutyl glycine ligand against human colon cancer	14
Investigating the phytoavailability of metals in roots of Croton macrostachyus and Phytolacca dodecandra: induced rhizosphere processes	14
A binuclear iron(III) complex of 5,5′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine as cytotoxic agent	14
Cadmium exposure negatively affects the microarchitecture of trabecular bone and decreases the density of a subset of sympathetic nerve fibers innervating the developing rat femur	13
Tobacco as an efficient metal accumulator	13
Rhizobactin B is the preferred siderophore by a novel Pseudomonas isolate to obtain iron from dissolved organic matter in peatlands	13
Bioleaching of metals from waste printed circuit boards using bacterial isolates native to abandoned gold mine	13
The antibacterial and antihemolytic activities assessment of zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized using plant extracts and gamma irradiation against the uro-pathogenic multidrug resistant Proteus vulg	13
Cuticle darkening correlates with increased body copper content in Drosophila melanogaster	13
Novel complexes with ONNO tetradentate coumarin schiff-base donor ligands: x-ray structures, DFT calculations, molecular dynamics and potential anticarcinogenic activity	12
Siderophores in plant root tissue: Tagetes patula nana colonized by the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Gigaspora margarita	12
Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of a pyrazoline-pyridine silver(I) complex: DNA-interaction and anti-biofilm activity	12
Importance of oxidation products in coumarin-mediated Fe(hydr)oxide mineral dissolution	12
Phytofabricated zinc oxide nanoparticles as a nanofungicide for management of Alternaria blight of Brassica	12
Iron acquisition strategies in pseudomonads: mechanisms, ecology, and evolution	12
Anticancer effects against colorectal cancer models of chloro(triethylphosphine)gold(I) encapsulated in PLGA–PEG nanoparticles	12
Structural elucidation, theoretical investigation, biological screening and molecular docking studies of metal(II) complexes of NN donor ligand derived from 4-(2-aminopyridin-3-methylene)aminobenzoic	12
Iron uptake and transport by the carboxymycobactin-mycobactin siderophore machinery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is dependent on the iron-regulated protein HupB	12
Nephroprotective and anti-inflammatory potential of aqueous extract from Persea americana seeds against cadmium-induced nephrotoxicity in Wistar rats	11
Glutathione and the intracellular labile heme pool	11
Probing the interaction of new and biologically active Pd(II) complex with DNA/BSA via joint experimental and computational studies along with thermodynamic, NLO, FMO and NBO analysis	11
Metal-based complexes against SARS-CoV-2	10
Soil cadmium and lead affecting biochemical properties of Matricaria chamomilla L. at different growth stages in the greenhouse and field	10
Supplementation with Sucrosomial® iron leads to favourable changes in the intestinal microbiome when compared to ferrous sulfate in mice	10
Iron metabolism is disturbed and anti-copper treatment improves but does not normalize iron metabolism in Wilson’s disease	10
Contamination of breast milk with lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Copper and zinc impact on stress biomarkers and growth parameters in a model organism, Galleria mellonella larvae	10
Simultaneous removal of ternary heavy metal ions by a newly isolated Microbacterium paraoxydans strain VSVM IIT(BHU) from coal washery effluent	9
Sodium metavanadate treatment improves glycogen levels in multiple tissues in a model of metabolic syndrome caused by chronic cadmium exposure in Wistar rats	9
The impacts of different anticoagulants and long-term frozen storage on multiple metal concentrations in peripheral blood: a comparative study	9
Antitumor activity of bovine lactoferrin and its derived peptides against HepG2 liver cancer cells and Jurkat leukemia cells	9
An overview on in vitro and in vivo antiviral activity of lactoferrin: its efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 infection	9
Serum copper-to-zinc ratio and risk of incident pneumonia in caucasian men: a prospective cohort study	9
Dietary cadmium exposure causes elevation of blood ApoE with triglyceride level in mice	9
The role of cysteine in tellurate reduction and toxicity	9
Zinc homeostasis in Pseudomonas	9
In vivo biological safety evaluation of an iron-based bioresorbable drug-eluting stent	9
A bismuth diethyldithiocarbamate compound induced apoptosis via mitochondria-dependent pathway and suppressed invasion in MCF-7 breast cancer cells	9
Effects of acute iron overload on Nrf2-related glutathione metabolism in rat brain	9
Cardio-protective effects of a dioxidovanadium(V) complex in male sprague–dawley rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes	8
Ferric uptake regulators (Fur) from Vibrio cholerae and Helicobacter pylori bind a [2Fe–2S] cluster in response to elevation of intracellular free iron content	8
Biological characterization of Bacillus flexus strain SSAI1 transforming highly toxic arsenite to less toxic arsenate mediated by periplasmic arsenite oxidase enzyme encoded by aioAB genes	8
Associations between essential microelements exposure and the aggressive clinicopathologic characteristics of papillary thyroid cancer	8
Antiproliferative activity exerted by tricyclohexylphosphanegold(I) n-mercaptobenzoate against MCF-7 and A2780 cell lines: the role of p53 signaling pathways	8
Difference in the binding mechanism of distinct antimony forms in bovine serum albumin	8
The interaction of zinc with the multi-functional plasma thyroid hormone distributor protein, transthyretin: evolutionary and cross-species comparative aspects	8
New iridium bis‐terpyridine complexes: synthesis, characterization, antibiofilm and anticancer potentials	8
High affinity iron uptake by pyoverdine in Pseudomonas aeruginosa involves multiple regulators besides Fur, PvdS, and FpvI	8
Differential strategies of two species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the protection of maize plants grown in chromium-contaminated soils	8

The acute systemic toxicity of thallium in rats produces oxidative stress: attenuation by metallothionein and Prussian blue	8
Enhanced Fe3+ binding through cooperativity of 3-hydroxypyridin-4-one groups within a linear co-polymer: wrapping effect leading to superior antimicrobial activity	8
Isoproterenol, an adrenergic β receptor agonist, induces metallothionein synthesis followed by canceling amyloid β1-42-induced neurodegeneration	7
N-acetylcysteine restores the cadmium toxicity of Caenorhabditis elegans	7
Nanoparticular and other carriers to deliver lactoferrin for antimicrobial, antibiofilm and bone-regenerating effects: a review	7
Selective anticancer activities of ruthenium(II)-tetrazole complexes and their mechanistic insights	7
Lactoferrin: from the structure to the functional orchestration of iron homeostasis	7
Hyperaccumulation of cadmium by scallop Chlamys farreri revealed by comparative transcriptome analysis	7
A study of structure–activity relationship and anion-controlled quinolinyl Ag(I) complexes as antimicrobial and antioxidant agents as well as their interaction with macromolecules	7
The synthesis and properties of mitochondrial targeted iron chelators	7
Iron and zinc homeostases in female rats with physically active and sedentary lifestyles	7
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi affecting the growth, nutrient uptake and phytoremediation potential of different plants in a cadmium-polluted soil	7
Counteracting effects of heavy metals and antioxidants on male fertility	7
Synthesis, optimization, and characterization of biogenic manganese oxide (BioMnOx) by bacterial isolates from mangrove soils with sorbents property towards different toxic metals	7
Bacillus sp. extract used to fabricate ZnO nanoparticles for their antagonist effect against phytopathogens	7
Evolution of gallium applications in medicine and microbiology: a timeline	7
Copper (II) complexes with N, S donor pyrazole-based ligands as anticancer agents	7
Anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm activity of tellurium nanorods biosynthesized by cell lysate of Haloferax alexandrinus GUSF-1(KF796625)	7
Biofilm-specific uptake of a 4-pyridone-based iron chelator by Pseudomonas aeruginosa	7
New Ni(II) and Pd(II) complexes bearing derived sulfa drug ligands: synthesis, characterization, DFT calculations, and in silico and in vitro biological activity studies	7