OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Beneficial Microbes is 10. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Impact of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Inducia on metabolic and antioxidative response in cholesterol and BMI variable indices: randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials	60
Symptomatic relief from at-home use of activated Bifidobacterium infantis EVC001 probiotic in infants: results from a consumer survey on the effects on diaper rash, colic symptoms, and sleep	59
Synergistic effects of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG, glutamine, and curcumin on chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depression in a mouse model	42
Evaluation of the effectiveness of personalised therapy for the patients with irritable bowel syndrome	38
Limosilactobacillus reuteri ATCC 6475 metabolites upregulate the serotonin transporter in the intestinal epithelium	30
A blend of 3 mushrooms dose-dependently increases butyrate production by the gut microbiota	26
Probiotics with vitamin C for the prevention of upper respiratory tract symptoms in children aged 3-10 years: randomised controlled trial	19
Effects of Bacillus pumilus on growth performance, serum indexes and muscle development-related gene expression of weanling Jintang black goat	19
Recovery of probiotic bacteria from the intestinal tract of broilers after noninvasive pre-hatch application	17
IL-1β knockout increases the intestinal abundancy of Akkermansia muciniphila	17
Lactobacillus strains derived from human gut ameliorate metabolic disorders via modulation of gut microbiota composition and short-chain fatty acids metabolism	17
Covariates of vaginal microbiota and pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in women of reproductive age	17
Functional insights on probiotics activity in the gut from metagenomic data	16
Rotavirus immunisation status affects the efficacy of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG for the treatment of children with acute diarrhoea: a meta-analysis	15
Protective effects of Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745 in an experimental model of NSAID-induced enteropathy	15
Probiotic-educated Tregs are more potent than naïve Tregs for immune tolerance in stressed new-born mice	15
Foreword – Into the third year with COVID-19. Will gut microbiota be shown to play a role?	14
Gut microbial differences in breast and prostate cancer cases from two randomised controlled trials compared to matched cancer-free controls	14
Probiotics, prebiotics and postbiotics for better sleep quality: a narrative review	14
Quantitative assessment of urinary equol levels, equol-producing bacteria, and the faecal microbiota in healthy Japanese individuals	14
Short-chain fatty acids inhibit the activation of T lymphocytes and myeloid cells and induce innate immune tolerance	13
Probiotic adjuvant treatment in combination with scaling and root planing in chronic periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Multispecies probiotics promote perceived human health and wellbeing: insights into the value of retrospective studies on user experiences	12
Heat-killed Lactobacillus helveticus improves mood states: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study	11
Bacillus clausii UBBC-07 in the symptom management of upper respiratory tract infections in children: a double blind, placebo-controlled randomised study	11

Anxiolytic effects of administration of a commercially available prebiotic blend of galacto-oligosaccharides and beta glucans in Sprague-Dawley rats	10
Narrowing down the number of potential plant-based probiotic candidates by successive in vitro, technological and in vivo assays	10
Effectiveness of two probiotics in preventing necrotising enterocolitis in a cohort of very-low-birth-weight premature new-borns	10
Are fructophilic lactic acid bacteria (FLAB) beneficial to humans?	10
Faecal microbial metabolites of proteolytic and saccharolytic fermentation in relation to degree of insulin resistance in adult individuals	10