OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology is 5. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
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Phylogenetic and structural characterization of Kentomonas inusitatus n. sp.: Unique insect trypanosomatid of the Strigomonadinae subfamily naturally lacking bacterial endosymbiont	54
Sterols of morphologically distinct, okadaic acid‐producing Prorocentrum texanum var. texanum and var. cuspidatum isolated from the Gulf of Mexico	37
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Pathogenicity and phylogeny of Labyrinthula spp. isolated in Washington and Oregon, USA	36
Eimeria falciformis extracellular vesicles differentially express host cell lncRNAs	30
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Morphology, Systematics and Life Cycle of Ozanamia fimbriatus (Haptista: Centroplasthelida), With Notes on Evolution of Organic Skeleton in Centrohelids	20
Newly designed foraminifera primers identify habitat‐specific lineages through metabarcoding analyses	20
Studies on the cyst stage of Naegleria fowleri in vivo and in vitro	19
Identification of a new gregarine parasite associated with mass mortality events of freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) in Sweden	18
Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of Endosymbiotic Ciliates (Peritrichia, Mobilida) of Marine Invertebrates with Descriptions of Two Novel Species Urceolaria clepsydra n. sp. and Urceolaria	17
First Record of Aplanochytrium on the Chilean Coast and its Biotechnological Potential: Expanding the Geographic Distribution of Labyrinthulomycetes	16
Algal Symbiont Diversity and Host Fitness Variation in Amoebozoan Photosymbiosis	16
Novel insights into molecular mechanisms of vegetative cell cycle and resting cyst formation in Apodileptus cf. visscheri (Alveolata, Ciliophora)	16
A New Paramoeba Isolate From Florida Exhibits a Microtubule‐Bound Endosymbiont Closely Associated With the Host Nucleus	16
The Mixoplankton Database (MDB): Diversity of photo‐phago‐trophic plankton in form, function, and distribution across the global ocean	15
Is the Composition of Communities in Bromeliad Water and Adjacent Soil Similar?	15
The nuclear DNA and RNA distribution in Pelomyxa spp. (Amoebozoa, Archamoebae, Pelobiontida) revealed by a simple‐to‐use DAPI/pyronin staining method	15
Retention of blue‐green cryptophyte organelles by Mesodinium rubrum and their effects on photophysiology and growth	14
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Construction a novel detection method for Trichomonas vaginalis based on recombinant enzyme polymerase amplification targeting the Actin gene	12
Bacterial symbiosis in ciliates (Alveolata, Ciliophora): Roads traveled and those still to be taken	12
The identity of Centrodinium elongatum, type species of the dinoflagellate genus Centrodinium (Dinophyceae), and a review on the synonymy of allied species	12
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Identification and validation of novel Blastocystis subtype ST41 in a Colombian patient undergoing colorectal cancer screening	12
Nosema bombycis: A remarkable unicellular parasite infecting insects	12
Production of amphisterol and other Δ⁸⁽¹⁴⁾ sterols by Togula jolla (formerly Amphidinium sensu lato) overlaps chemotaxonomically with Amphidinium cart	11
Phylogenetic analysis confirms the taxonomic placement of the marine flagellate Hermesinum adriaticum (Thecofilosea, Cercozoa, Rhizaria)	11
Isolation of Naegleria lustrarea n. sp. (Excavata, Discoba, Heterolobosea) from the feces of Ambystoma annulatum (Ringed Salamander) in Northwest Arkansas	11
The Toxoplasma plant‐like vacuolar compartment (PLVAC)	10
Unexpected ubiquity of heart‐shaped scale morphotype in Centroplasthelida (Haptista): Ancestral trait or multiple acquisitions?	10
Redescription and molecular characterization of Loxocephalus luridus Eberhard, 1862 based on Czech populations: Implications for order Loxocephalida Jankowski, 1980	10
Morphology, morphogenesis, and molecular characterization of Castula specialis sp. nov. (Ciliophora, Armophorea, Metopida)	9
Superficially described and ignored for 92 years, rediscovered and emended: Apodera angatakere (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida: Hyalospheniformes) is a new flagship testate amoeba taxon from Aotearoa (	9
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Morphology and phylogeny of two anaerobic freshwater ciliates: Brachonella comma sp. nov. and the widely distributed but little‐known caenomorphid, Ludio parvulus Penard, 1922	9
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Molecular phylogeny of Spirotrichonymphea (Parabasalia) with emphasis on Spironympha, Spirotrichonympha, and three new genera Pseudospironympha, Nanospironympha, and Bru	8
The importance of type species and their correct identification: A key example from tintinnid ciliates (Alveolata, Ciliophora, Spirotricha)	8
Phylogenetic placement of the protosteloid amoeba Microglomus paxillus identifies another case of sporocarpic fruiting in Discosea (Amoebozoa)	8
The evolution of pre‐mRNA splicing and its machinery revealed by reduced extremophilic red algae	8
Mitochondrial adaptations throughout the Trypanosoma brucei life cycle	8
The mitosome of the anaerobic parasitic protist Entamoeba histolytica: A peculiar and minimalist mitochondrion‐related organelle	8
Refurbishing the marine parasitoid order Pirsoniales with newly (re)described marine and freshwater free‐living predators	8
Parasite powerhouse: A review of the Toxoplasma gondii mitochondrion	8
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Microsporidia: Pervasive natural pathogens of Caenorhabditis elegans and related nematodes	7
Further insight into the genetic diversity of Entamoeba coli and Entamoeba hartmanni	7
Broad‐range necrophytophagy in the flagellate Orciraptor agilis (Viridiraptoridae, Cercozoa) and the underappreciated role of scavenging among protists	7
Host cell manipulation by microsporidia secreted effectors: Insights into intracellular pathogenesis	6
Interpreting phylogenetic placements for taxonomic assignment of environmental DNA	6
High Grazing Rates of Marine Askenasia cf. stellaris on Mesodinium rubrum and Insights Into Its Taxonomic Status	6
Vegetative cell fusion and a new stage in the life cycle of the Aphelida (Opisthosporidia)	6
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Morphology and phylogenetic position of three anaerobic ciliates from the classes Odontostomatea and Muranotrichea (Ciliophora)	6
Metabolic Profile Associated With Encystation in Acanthamoeba	6
Biogenesis and metabolic homeostasis of trypanosomatid glycosomes: New insights and new questions	6
Ultrastructure of the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Eukaryotic Microalgae	5
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“Candidatus Euplotechlamydia quinta,” a novel chlamydia‐like bacterium hosted by the ciliate Euplotes octocarinatus (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea)	5
Biogeography, autecology, and phylogeny of Percolomonads based on newly described species	5
Kapelodiniopsis flava n. g., n. sp. (Dinophyceae), a new katodinioid with haptophyte‐derived plastids of multiple origins: Implications for the plastid integration process	5
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Investigating the interactive effects of temperature, pH, and salinity on Naegleria fowleri persistence	5
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Molecular identification of Tetrahymena species	5
Morphological and molecular characterization of a new member of the phylum Rhodelphidia	5
Characterization of Skoliomonas gen. nov., a haloalkaliphilic anaerobe related to barthelonids (Metamonada)	5
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Sterols of Testudodinium testudo (formerly Amphidinium testudo): Production of the Δ⁸⁽¹⁴⁾ sterol gymnodinosterol and chemotaxonomic relationship to the K	5
Investigation of the genome sizes and ploidy within the genus Monocercomonoides	5