OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Applied Microbiology is 33. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Withdrawn: Abundance, community structure and diversity of nitrifying bacterial enrichments from low and high saline brackishwater environments	301
Issue Information	160
Exploring Bacillus thuringiensis as a model for endospore adhesion and its potential to investigate adhesins in Pasteuria penetrans	130
Enhancement of Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm growth by cephem antibiotics via enrichment of protein and extracellular DNA in the biofilm matrices	126
Selection of Debaryomyces hansenii isolates as starters in meat products based on phenotypic virulence factors, tolerance to abiotic stress conditions and aroma generation	93
Harnessing rhizobacteria to fulfil inter-linked nutrient dependency on soil and alleviate stresses in plants	93
Epidemiology of major entero-pathogenic viruses and genetic characterization of Group A rotaviruses among children (≤5 years) with acute gastroenteritis in eastern India, 2018–2020	80
Host range and virulence diversity of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense strain RDKLR infecting radish in India, and development of a LAMP-based diagnostics	74
Could Bacillus biofilms enhance the effectivity of biocontrol strategies in the phyllosphere?	69
A comparative study of in-vitro and in-silico anti-candidal activity and GC–MS profiles of snow mountain garlic vs. normal garlic	65
Functional fermented meat products with probiotics—A review	62
Effect of nutritional and environmental conditions on biofilm formation of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli	59
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Novel pulsed infrared radiation: Effect on microbial, chemical and sensory properties of saffron (Crocus sativus L.)	52
Fermentation of chickpea flour with selected lactic acid bacteria for improving its nutritional and functional properties	52
A carvacrol-based product reduces Campylobacter jejuni load and alters microbiota composition in the caeca of chickens	52
The potential of Bacillus subtilis and phosphorus in improving the growth of wheat under chromium stress	49
Beneficial effects of fermented barley extracts on inflammatory status and gut microbiota in high-fat diet-induced obese rats	46
A SARS-CoV-2 oral vaccine development strategy based on the attenuated Salmonella type III secretion system	44
Effect of thermotherapy, Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli titres, sugarcane genotype and diagnostic techniques on ratoon stunt control in Brazil	44
Antimicrobial resistance—Do we share more than companionship with our dogs?	43
Metabolomic analysis of sheath blight disease of rice (Oryza sativa L.) induced by Rhizoctonia solani phytotoxin	39
Whole-genome sequencing links Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile in a single hospital to diverse environmental sources in the community	39

Minding the matrix: The importance of inoculum suspensions on finger transfer efficiency of virus	38
The inactivation efficacy of plasma-activated acetic acid against Salmonella Typhimurium cells and biofilm	38
The NDT80-like transcription factor CmNdt80a affects the conidial formation and germination, mycoparasitism, and cell wall integrity of Coniothyrium minitans	37
Effect of different dosages of sodium butyrate and niacin on growth, faecal microbiota and Vitamin B metabolism in weaned piglets	37
Analysis of bacterial diversity and genetic evolution of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei isolates in fermentation pit mud	37
Rapid and visual detection of Staphylococcus aureus in milk using a recombinase polymerase amplification-lateral flow assay combined with immunomagnetic separation	37
Antimicrobial effects of automobile screen washes against Legionella pneumophila	35
Comparison of bacterial diversity, root exudates and soil enzymatic activities in the rhizosphere of AVP1-transgenic and nontransgenic wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	34
Characterization of oxaliplatin removal by multispecies bacterial populations in moving bed biofilm and suspended-biomass reactors	33
Whole genome sequencing reveals antimicrobial resistance determinants (AMR genes) of Salmonella enterica recovered from raw chicken and ready-to-eat leaves imported into England between 2014 and 2019	33
Special Issue ‘One Health meets Omics: The way forward to investigate zoonosis’	33
Container material dictates stability of bacteriophage suspensions: Light scattering and infectivity measurements reveal mechanisms of infectious titre decay	33
Dose–response analysis of Bacillus thuringiensis HD-1 cry- spore reduction on surfaces using formaldehyde with pre-germination	33