OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biological Control is 29. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
The control effect and induced disease resistance mechanism of Bacillus tequilensis on wheat powdery mildew	148
Effects of soil management strategies based on different principles on soil microbial communities and the outcomes for plant health	84
The biological control agent for bacterial canker of kiwifruit, in Aureo® Gold, is a strain of Aureobasidium pullulans identifiable by novel SCAR marker primers	67
Editorial Board	66
Augmentative biological control of Halyomorpha halys using the native European parasitoid Anastatus bifasciatus: Efficacy and ecological impact	56
Trissolcus japonicus foraging behavior: Implications for host preference and classical biological control	53
Biocontrol mechanisms of Trichoderma harzianum ITEM 3636 against peanut brown root rot caused by Fusarium solani RC 386	52
Changes in the winter oilseed rape microbiome affected by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris and biocontrol potential of the indigenous Bacillus and Pseudomonas isolates	50
Direct antagonistic activity and tomato resistance induction of the endophytic fungus Acrophialophora jodhpurensis against Rhizoctonia solani	46
In vitro detoxification of aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A by lactic acid bacteria isolated from Algerian fermented foods	41
Impact of soil texture on conidia movement and residual effect of entomopathogenic fungi applied through irrigation to control fruit-fly pupae in mango orchards	39
Metabolomic analysis of host plant biochemistry could improve the effectiveness and safety of classical weed biocontrol	37
Rearing Trichogramma ostriniae on the factitious host Antheraea pernyi via multiparasitism with Trichogramma chilonis facilitates enhanced biocontrol potential against Ostrinia furnacalis	37
Screening of Bacillus for the development of bioprotectants for the control of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum and meloidogye incognita	36
Exploring microbiomes for plant disease management	35
Association of Duddingtonia flagrans with microorganisms for management of Meloidogyne javanica and acquisition of nutrients in soybean	33
Transcriptomic analysis of the disease-resistance response in mandarins induced by the biocontrol yeast, Yarrowia lipolytica	33
In vitro antagonism and biocontrol effects of Paenibacillus polymyxa JY1-5 against Botrytis cinerea in tomato	33
Supplementary nutrient sources improve biological performance of Gonatopus bonaerensis (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae), decreasing unwanted destructive host-feeding	32
Local isolates of Beauveria bassiana for control of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei in Puerto Rico: Virulence, efficacy and persistence	32
Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f) as a promising trap plant for the biocontrol of rice white stem borer, Scirpophaga innotata (Walker)	31
Insect and weed biological control in Hawaii: Recent case studies and trends	31
Efficacy of carboxymethyl cellulose as an inert water-soluble carrier for formulation of entomopathogenic nematodes, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and Steinernema carpocapsae	31
Comparative infectivity and biocontrol potential of Acrobeloides k29 and entomopathogenic nematodes on the leopard moth borer, Zeuzera pyrina	31
Interactions between Phaedrotoma scabriventris Nixon (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Zaeucoila unicarinata Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Figitidae), endoparasitoids of Liriomyza sativae Blanchard (Diptera: Agro	31

Lack of phenotypic variation despite population structure in larval utilization of pea aphids by populations of the lady beetle Hippodamia convergens	30
Endophytic bacteria isolated from both healthy and diseased Agave sisalana plants are able to control the bole rot disease	30
Isolation, identification and biocontrol mechanisms of endophytic bacterium D61-A from Fraxinus hupehensis against Rhizoctonia solani	30
UV protection and shelf life of the biological control agent Clonostachys rosea against Fusarium graminearum	30
Apparent niche differences between native and exotic lady beetles	29
Immune interactions, risk assessment and compatibility of the endoparasitoid Cotesia flavipes parasitizing Diatraea saccharalis larvae exposed to two entomopathogenic fungi	29
Estimating relative per capita predation rates from molecular gut content analysis	29
A 20-year evaluation of successes with biological control of spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) in Colorado	29