OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of npj Biofilms and Microbiomes is 49. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
An in vitro fermentation model to study the impact of bacteriophages targeting Shiga toxin-encoding Escherichia coli on the colonic microbiota	224
Dual-functionality of Nocardiopsis alba B57 in biocontrol and plant growth: a metabolomic approach to agricultural sustainability	177
Partial convergence of the human vaginal and rectal maternal microbiota in late gestation and early post-partum	146
A colon mimetic screening approach reveals Lactobacillus fermentum as a microbiome-based therapy for COPD	128
Gene horizontal transfers and functional diversity negatively correlated with bacterial taxonomic diversity along a nitrogen gradient	121
Phage-mediated expansion of the virulence gene types and enhanced ecological integration of pathogens in wild mice from human-impacted environments	115
Evolution of genotypic and phenotypic diversity in multispecies biofilms	113
Lactobacillus plantarum L168 improves hyperoxia-induced pulmonary inflammation and hypoalveolarization in a rat model of bronchopulmonary dysplasia	110
Pharmacodynamics of interspecies interactions in polymicrobial infections	105
Bacteria contribute exopolysaccharides to an algal-bacterial joint extracellular matrix	96
Machine learning and the role of the vaginal and fecal microbiome in miscarriage: a matched case-control study	92
In situ monitoring of Lentilactobacillus parabuchneri biofilm formation via real-time infrared spectroscopy	87
Plasticity of the gut microbiome of golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) in response to seasonal variation in diet	87
Iron limitation-induced endophytic Ammoniphilus assemblage promotes root apoplastic iron remobilization by attenuation of salicylic acid pathways	86
Microbial messengers: decoding the gut microbiota’s role in bone health through immunomodulation and exosomal signaling	86
Fusobacterium nucleatum is enriched in invasive biofilms in colorectal cancer	86
One-year supplementation with Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC PTA 6475 counteracts a degradation of gut microbiota in older women with low bone mineral density	85
Targeted metabolomics reveals bioactive inflammatory mediators from gut into blood circulation in children with NAFLD	81
Disruption of IgA-mediated aggregation at weaning favors mucus encroachment by commensal bacteria	80
Diverse polysaccharide production and biofilm formation abilities of clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae	78
Emerging non-antibiotic strategies for implant-associated biofilm infections by reprogramming the dysregulated immune microenvironment	77
Dietary copper-driven colonic dysbiosis mediates oxidative stress and butyrate deficiency to facilitate the spread of resistome in pigs	74
Akkermansia muciniphila inhibited the periodontitis caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum	73
Simulation of catalase-dependent tolerance of microbial biofilm to hydrogen peroxide with a biofilm computer model	72
Microbiota-host crosstalk: the role of short-term dietary restriction in neurological and metabolic dysregulation	72

Enzymes-enhanced antibiotic therapy reduces biofilms to undetectable levels in an implant-associated infection model	71
The impact of antioxidant-ciprofloxacin combinations on the evolution of antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms	69
Diffusion-based mechanism explains spatial organization in cross-feeding biofilms	68
Harnessing vaginal inflammation and microbiome: a machine learning model for predicting IVF success	68
The microbiota-gut-brain axis: novel mechanisms and therapeutic frontiers in obesity and type 2 diabetes	68
Colonization with ubiquitous protist Blastocystis ST1 ameliorates DSS-induced colitis and promotes beneficial microbiota and immune outcomes	67
Protecting the piglet gut microbiota against ETEC-mediated post-weaning diarrhoea using specific binding proteins	65
Donor-recipient specificity and age-dependency in fecal microbiota therapy and probiotic resolution of gastrointestinal symptoms	64
The dynamics of microbiome and virome in migratory birds of southwest China	63
Multi-omics atlas of the bovine coronavirus-infected calf jejunum: reduction of Phocaeicola coprophilus and deoxycholic acid linked to Th17/Treg imbalance	62
Decoding phage communication: molecular networks, evolutionary dynamics, and therapeutic applications	62
Instance-based transfer learning enables cross-cohort early detection of colorectal cancer	62
pH regulates gut bacterial tryptophan metabolism	58
MicroICS: predictive phenotyping of Listeria monocytogenes biofilms from three-dimensional structural features	57
Native microbiome dominates over host factors in shaping the probiotic genetic evolution in the gut	55
Secreted nucleases reclaim extracellular DNA during biofilm development	54
Ex vivo intestinal permeability assay (X-IPA) for tracking barrier function dynamics	54
Beyond the matrix: rethinking antibiotic tolerance in CF biofilms using 3D models	53
Alternate-day fasting ameliorates α-synuclein pathology and suppresses inflammation via the gut-brain axis in an MPTP-induced subacute mouse model of Parkinson’s disease	53
Modulation of gut microbiota and its metabolite Equol by Huaier granule suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma via the gut-liver axis	51
The gut microbiota modulate locomotion via vagus-dependent glucagon-like peptide-1 signaling	51
Interspecies competition in oral biofilms mediated by Streptococcus gordonii extracellular deoxyribonuclease SsnA	51
PGPR-mediated enhancement of soil nutrients, rhizosphere microbial ecology, and plant growth: a review	49
Clostridium difficile-derived membrane vesicles promote fetal growth restriction via inhibiting trophoblast motility through PPARγ/RXRα/ANGPTL4 axis	49