OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Extremophiles is 2. 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
Mining thermophiles for biotechnologically relevant enzymes: evaluating the potential of European and Caucasian hot springs	27
Phosphate solubilization by filamentous fungi from Antarctic lichens and sediments	26
Characterization of prokaryotic communities from Italian super-heated fumaroles	24
Genomic insights into abiotic stress tolerance in polar lichen-associated Sphingomonas sp. PAMC26617 and Sphingomonas sp. PAMC26621	20
Halorientalis salina sp. nov., Halorientalis marina sp. nov., Halorientalis litorea sp. nov.: three extremely halophilic archaea isolated from a salt lake and coarse sea salt	20
Post-dispersal astrobiological events: modelling macroevolutionary dynamics for lithopanspermia	18
Genome‑based classification of the family Natrialbaceae and description of four novel halophilic archaea from three saline lakes and a saline-alkaline land	18
Structural and functional annotation of Glaciozyma antarctica hypothetical proteins using integrated modeling pipelines	17
Genomic and functional profiles of two Antarctic chitin-degrading Arthrobacter strains	16
Strategies for anti-oxidative stress and anti-acid stress in bioleaching of LiCoO2 using an acidophilic microbial consortium	16
Incomplete denitrification phenotypes in diverse Thermus species from diverse geothermal spring sediments and adjacent soils in southwest China	15
Halobacterium yunchengense sp. nov., Natronomonas amylolytica sp. nov., Halorientalis halophila sp. nov., Halobellus salinisoli sp. nov., halophilic archaea isolated from a saline lake and inland sali	15
RNase R vs. PNPase: selecting the best-suited exoribonuclease for environmental adaptation	14
Extremophilic and common fungi in acid brines and their halite	13
Isotherm and kinetics modeling of biosorption and bioreduction of the Cr(VI) by Brachybacterium paraconglomeratum ER41	13
hEDTA and EDDS as sustainable and harmless alternatives to NTA as trace metal chelators in Methanothermobacter marburgensis cultivation	13
Bacterial diversity of an acid mine drainage beside the Xichú River (Mexico) accessed by culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches	12
Fe-driven ROS mitigation in Leptolyngbya JSC-1: optimizing growth using response surface method	12
In situ filtration reveals salinity-driven dynamics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic communities in the Yinggehai solar saltern	12
A culture-independent study of the structure, functions and methane oxidation activity of microbial communities of geothermal springs in Dagestan	11
Isolation and characterization of anaerobic thermophilic bacterium Caldisericum insulae sp.nov., the second cultivated representative of the phylum Caldisericota	11
Halovenus anhuiensis sp. nov. and Natronomonas salinimetallica sp. nov., two extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a salt mine	10
Genome-based taxonomy of genera Haloarcula and Halomicroarcula, and description of six novel species of Haloarcula	10
Biochemical and in silico structural characterization of a cold-active arginase from the psychrophilic yeast, Glaciozyma antarctica PI12	9
Diversity, distribution and phytotoxic and anti-Trypanosoma activities of cultivable fungi associated with Magellan sub-Antarctic strait and Maritime Antarctic macroalgae	9

Rahnella sikkimica sp. nov., a novel cold-tolerant bacterium isolated from the glacier of Sikkim Himalaya with plant growth-promoting properties	9
Structural characteristics and immunomodulatory activity of an exopolysaccharide from Antarctic Pseudoalteromonas sp. LP6-12-2	9
Recombinant expression and characterization of a new laccase, bioinformatically identified, from the Antarctic thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus sp. ID17	8
Halocatena marina sp. nov., a novel filamentous halophilic archaeon isolated from marine tidal flat and emended description of the genus Halocatena	7
Evansella halocellulosilytica sp. nov., an alkali-halotolerant and cellulose-dissolving bacterium isolated from bauxite residue	7
Hyper-stimulation of Pyrococcus furiosus CRISPR DNA uptake by a self-transmissible plasmid	7
Identification and genome-wide analysis provide insights into the genetic diversity and biotechnological potentials of novel cold-adapted Acinetobacter strain	7
Investigating non-fungal eukaryotic diversity in snow in the Antarctic Peninsula region using DNA metabarcoding	7
Halorubrum hochsteinianum sp. nov., an ancient haloarchaeon from a natural experiment	6
Lignocellulolytic extremozymes and their biotechnological applications	6
Identification and characterization of a novel halolysin from Halostella sp. PRR32 with two C-terminal extensions	6
Utilisation of acid-tolerant bacteria for base metal recovery under strongly acidic conditions	6
Electron transfer of extremophiles in bioelectrochemical systems	6
The catalytic and structural basis of archaeal glycerophospholipid biosynthesis	6
Integration of ploidy, Orc1/Cdc6 homolog function, and lysine acetylation with phosphate limitation and UV stress responses of Haloferax volcanii	6
Production of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) and extracellular polymeric substances from glycerol by the acidophile Acidiphilium cryptum	6
Diversity and composition of fungal communities in freshwater environments of the Fildes Region, Antarctica	6
Antarctic marine sediment as a source of filamentous fungi-derived antimicrobial and antitumor compounds of pharmaceutical interest	5
Metagenomic profiling of halites from the Atacama Desert: an extreme environment with natural perchlorate does not promote high diversity of perchlorate reducing microorganisms	5
Elucidating the mechanisms of anthracene and phenanthrene degradation by the halophile Vreelandella piezotolerant DM1	5
Variations on a theme: non-canonical DUF3494 ice-binding proteins	5
Untangling the adaptive strategies of thermophilic bacterium Anoxybacillus rupiensis TPH1 under low temperature	5
Comparative analysis of cyanobacterial communities in gypsum outcrops: insights from sites in Israel and Poland	5
DNA methylation confers epigenetic changes in cold-adapted microorganisms in response to cold stress	5
Correction: Limits to the three domains of life: lessons from community assembly along an Antarctic salinity gradient	5
Energetic investigations of Acidianus ambivalens metabolism during anaerobic sulfur reduction and comparisons to aerobic sulfur oxidation	5
A colorful new reporter system to evaluate gene expression in the archaeon Haloferax volcanii	5
Moorella sulfitireducens sp. nov., a thermophilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from a terrestrial thermal spring	4
Selection of Antarctic yeasts as gray mold biocontrol agents in strawberry	4
Biological treatment of methyl orange dye and textile wastewater using halo-alkaliphilic bacteria under highly alkaline conditions	4
Role of cell-substrate association during plant biomass solubilization by the extreme thermophile Caldicellulosiruptor bescii	4
Structural characterization and physicochemical properties of the exopolysaccharide produced by the moderately halophilic bacterium Chromohalobacter salexigens, strain 3EQS1	4
Lawrence I. (Larry) Hochstein a researcher dedicated to halophilic microorganisms of all types and environments	4
Actinomycetes from high altitude salt lake Tso-Kar of Ladakh offers bright prospects for antimycobacterial drug discovery especially for drug resistant mycobacteria	4
Disorder and amino acid composition in proteins: their potential role in the adaptation of extracellular pilins to the acidic media, where Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans grows	4
Genomic analysis of heavy metal-resistant Halobacterium salinarum isolated from Sfax solar saltern sediments	4
The genus Anoxybacillus: an emerging and versatile source of valuable biotechnological products	4
Natrinema caseinilyticum sp. nov., Natrinema gelatinilyticum sp. nov., Natrinema marinum sp. nov., Natrinema zhouii sp. nov., extremely halophilic archaea isolated from marine environments and a salt	3
Unraveling the multiplicity of geranylgeranyl reductases in Archaea: potential roles in saturation of terpenoids	3
Sugar alcohol degradation in Archaea: uptake and degradation of mannitol and sorbitol in Haloarcula hispanica	3
Functional expression of an antimicrobial peptide, belonging to halocin C8 family, from Natrinema sp. RNS21 in Escherichia coli	3
A novel alkane monooxygenase evolved from a broken piece of ribonucleotide reductase in Geobacillus kaustophilus HTA426 isolated from Mariana Trench	3
Role of carnitine in adaptation of Chromohalobacter salexigens DSM 3043 and its mutants to osmotic and temperature stress in defined medium	3
Effects of small heat shock proteins from thermotolerant bacteria on the stress resistance of Escherichia coli to temperature, pH, and hyperosmolarity	3
Metataxonomy of acid mine drainage microbiomes from the Santa Catarina Carboniferous Basin (Southern Brazil)	3
Isolation, screening, and molecular identification of culturable halophilic bacteria with enzymatic and antimicrobial potential from the saline soils of Arzew salt lake, Algeria	3
Development of a defined medium for the heterotrophic cultivation of Metallosphaera sedula	3
Microbial adaptations to acidic, nutrient- and metal-rich lakes in Aotearoa New Zealand	3
Differential cellular localization of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IB in response to DNA damage in Deinococcus radiodurans	3
Bacterial diversity and community structure in the rhizosphere of the halophyte Halocnemum strobilaceum in an Algerian arid saline soil	3

Halobellus marinus sp. nov., Halobellus ordinarius sp. nov., Halobaculum rarum sp. nov., and Halorarum halobium sp. nov., halophilic archaea isolated from marine solar salt and a saline lake	3
Diversity and enzymatic, biosurfactant and phytotoxic activities of culturable Ascomycota fungi present in marine sediments obtained near the South Shetland Islands, maritime Antarctica	3
Properties of the extracellular alkaline inulinase produced by haloalkaliphilic phototrophic bacteria Ectothiorodospirea mobilis	3
Insights into the rapid metabolism of Geobacillus sp. LC300: unraveling metabolic requirements and optimal growth conditions	3
Survival of Icelandic airborne microbes towards simulated atmospheric stress factors	3
Self-assembly of Aeropyrum pernix bacilliform virus 1 (APBV1) major capsid protein and its application as building blocks for nanomaterials	2
Phosphonate consumers potentially contributing to methane production in Brazilian soda lakes	2
Soil substrate culturing approaches recover diverse members of Actinomycetota from desert soils of Herring Island, East Antarctica	2
Enzymatic potential of dairy microbes from high-altitude niches: emerging resource with industrial applications	2
Draft genome sequence and comparative genomic analysis of Halomonas salifodinae strain A2 isolated from the Zapotitlán Salinas Valley, Puebla, Mexico	2
The Tet-on system for controllable gene expression in the rock-inhabiting black fungus Knufia petricola	2
Common capacity for far-red light photosynthesis in a canyon thermophilic freshwater system	2
An ice inhabiting bdelloid rotifer from North America	2
Molecular evolution steered structural adaptations in the DNA polymerase III α subunit of halophilic bacterium Salinibacter ruber	2
Assessment of diversity of archaeal communities in Algerian chott	2
Extreme Arabian environments and their microbiomes: new frontiers for astrobiology and biosignature discovery	2
Genomic signatures of cold adaptation in the family Colwelliaceae	2
Characterization of carotenoids extracted from Haloferax larsenii NCIM 5678 isolated from Pachpadra salt lake, Rajasthan	2
Fungal diversity in a sediment core from climate change impacted Boeckella Lake, Hope Bay, north-eastern Antarctic Peninsula assessed using metabarcoding	2
Optimization of cellulase production using Bacillus thuringiensis strain TS-04-A halophilic bacterium	2
Cultivation and characterization of haloarchaea from Moroccan Atlantic solar salterns: insights into diversity and bioactive potential	2
Genomic highlights of the phylogenetically unique halophilic purple nonsulfur bacterium, Rhodothalassium salexigens	2
Asgard archaea in saline environments	2
Comparative molecular dynamics simulations provided insights into the mechanisms of cold-adaption of alginate lyases from the PL7 family	2
Characterization and biological activities of a novel exopolysaccharide produced from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans HBB 111 strain	2
Genome-based classification of Halobellus rubicundus sp. nov., a novel extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a Korean solar saltern	2
From genes to nanotubes: exploring the UV-resistome in the Andean extremophile Exiguobacterium sp. S17	2