OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Microorganisms is 73. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Epidemiological Trends in Pediatric Cervical Abscess-Forming Infections	479
Metabolomic Profiling Reveals Potential Biomarkers and Prominent Features in HIV/AIDS Patients Co-Infected with SARS-CoV-2	421
Isolation and Characterization of Colistin-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae from Foods in Two Italian Regions in the South of Italy	421
A Genomic Characterization of Clinical Brucella melitensis Isolates from Tunisia: Integration into the Global Population Structure	313
Retinoids as Alternative Antifungal Agents Against Candida albicans: In Vitro and In Silico Evidence	255
Wastewater Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in Northern Italy: An Evaluation of Three Different Gene Targets	230
Different Symbiotic Species of Armillaria Affect the Yield and Active Compound Contents of Polyporus umbellatus	217
Gut Microbes as the Major Drivers of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Our Microbes Are Our Fortune!	198
Comparative Analysis of In Vivo and In Vitro Virulence Among Foodborne and Clinical Listeria monocytogenes Strains	197
Antibacterial Potential of Crude Extracts from Cylindrospermum alatosporum NR125682 and Loriellopsis cavernicola NR117881	164
Advancing Bacillus licheniformis as a Superior Expression Platform through Promoter Engineering	163
Analysis of Bacterial and Fungal Communities and Organic Acid Content in New Zealand Lambic-Style Beers: A Climatic and Global Perspective	161
Engineering Inorganic Pyrophosphate Metabolism as a Strategy to Generate a Fluoride-Resistant Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain	154
Characteristics of Soil Microbial Community Structure in Different Land Use Types of the Huanghe Alluvial Plain	148
The Challenge of Developing a Test to Differentiate Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Serotypes 9 and 11	144
Mutational Analysis Supports Three-Hairpin Model of Attenuator for Transcription Regulation of ilvBNC Operon in Corynebacterium glutamicum	142
Parasitism by Entomopathogenic Fungi and Insect Host Defense Strategies	142
Exploring Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Toward Antibiotics Use Among Adolescents in Southern Italy	139
Cryptococcus neoformans: Brain Preference, Gender Bias, and Interactions with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Toxoplasma gondii in HIV-Positive Patients	137
A Review of CAC-717, a Disinfectant Containing Calcium Hydrogen Carbonate Mesoscopic Crystals	135
Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 and Influenza Infections in Children: A 2015–2024 Study in Taiwan	133
Evaluating Interlaboratory Variability in Wastewater-Based COVID-19 Surveillance	131
Effect of Lactococcus lactis JNU 534 Supplementation on the Performance, Blood Parameters and Meat Characteristics of Salmonella enteritidis Inoculated Broilers	130
Soil Fungal Diversity and Community Structure of Russula griseocarnosa from Different Sites	125
Genome-Wide Survey of Donor Chromosomal Genes Involved in Trans-Kingdom Conjugation via the RP4-T4SS Machinery	124

Anti-Obesity Potential of Barley Sprouts in Dog Diets and Their Impact on the Gut Microbiota	123
Inquilinus Species Infections in Humans—A Narrative Review	121
In Vitro Transcribed Artificial Primary MicroRNA for the Inhibition of Hepatitis B Virus Gene Expression in Cultured Cells	118
Vertical Distribution and Drivers of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Agricultural Soil Irrigated with Livestock Wastewater	115
Global Dermatophyte Infections Linked to Human and Animal Health: A Scoping Review	114
Morphological, Molecular and Pathological Characterization of Phytophthora pseudocryptogea Associated with Rosmarinus officinalis Dieback in Tuscany, Central Italy	114
Analysis of the Culturable Skin Microbiome of Horses from Southern Germany	110
Limited Effect of Biodiversity on the Multifunctionality of a Revegetated Riparian Ecosystem	110
Characterization and Genome Analysis of Fusarium oxysporum Provides Insights into the Pathogenic Mechanisms of the Pokkah Boeng Disease in China	110
Tracking the Pathways of West Nile Virus: Phylogenetic and Phylogeographic Analysis of a 2024 Isolate from Portugal	108
The Impact of DNA Methylation in Trichoderma reesei on Cellulase Production and Strain Degeneration	108
New Advances in Viral and Microorganism Disinfectants	104
Novel Plant-Associated Acidobacteria Promotes Growth of Common Floating Aquatic Plants, Duckweeds	103
Biodiversity of Actinomycetes from Heavy Metal Contaminated Technosols	101
The Role of Early Life Microbiota Composition in the Development of Allergic Diseases	99
Raman Microscopic Identification of Microorganisms on Metal Surfaces via Support Vector Machines	98
Inorganic Carbon Assimilation and Electrosynthesis of Platform Chemicals in Bioelectrochemical Systems (BESs) Inoculated with Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-H4	97
Comparison and Three-Dimensional Fluorescence Spectrum Analysis of Activated Sludge Treatment with Fenton and UV-Fenton	96
Microbial Detection and Quantification of Low-Biomass Water Samples Using an International Space Station Smart Sample Concentrator	95
Cassava Foliage Effects on Antioxidant Capacity, Growth, Immunity, and Ruminal Microbial Metabolism in Hainan Black Goats	95
Screening of New Industrially Important Bacterial Strains for 1,3-Propanediol, 2,3-Butanediol and Ethanol Production through Biodiesel-Derived Glycerol Fermentations	94
Enterococcus spp.: Is It a Bad Choice for a Good Use—A Conundrum to Solve?	94
Characterization and Antioxidant Activity of Exopolysaccharides Produced by Lysobacter soyae sp. nov Isolated from the Root of Glycine max L.	94
The Emergence and Dynamics of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in a New Endemic Region in Southern Germany	92
Straw Soil Conditioner Modulates Key Soil Microbes and Nutrient Dynamics across Different Maize Developmental Stages	89
Some Clues about Enzymes from Psychrophilic Microorganisms	89
An Evaluation of Avian Influenza Virus Whole-Genome Sequencing Approaches Using Nanopore Technology	88
The Fight against Poliovirus Is Not Over	88
Variation of Soil Bacterial Communities in Forest Soil Contaminated with Chainsaw Lubricants	88
Pathogen Moonlighting Proteins: From Ancestral Key Metabolic Enzymes to Virulence Factors	87
Mechanisms of Polymyxin Resistance in Acid-Adapted Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli NCCP 13719 Revealed by Transcriptomics	84
Bacillales: From Taxonomy to Biotechnological and Industrial Perspectives	83
Potential Association of Cutibacterium acnes with Sarcoidosis as an Endogenous Hypersensitivity Infection	83
Steroid Metabolism in Thermophilic Actinobacterium Saccharopolyspora hirsuta VKM Ac-666T	82
Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria: Advances in Their Physiology, Molecular Mechanisms and Microbial Community Effects	81
Molecular Evolutionary Analyses of the Spike Protein Gene and Spike Protein in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Subvariants	81
The Temporal Dynamics of Rumen Microbiota in Early Weaned Lambs	79
First Epidemiological Survey on the Prevalence and Subtypes Distribution of the Enteric Parasite Blastocystis sp. in Vietnam	78
Virulence Potential and Treatment Options of Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii	78
Identification of Nematicidal Metabolites from Purpureocillium lavendulum	78
Unraveling the Metabolic Potential of Asgardarchaeota in a Sediment from the Mediterranean Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Water Basin Mar Piccolo (Taranto, Italy)	77
Haloarchaea as Promising Chassis to Green Chemistry	77
The Relationship between Exposome and Microbiome	76
Revealing the Viable Microbial Community of Biofilm in a Sewage Treatment System Using Propidium Monoazide Combined with Real-Time PCR and Metagenomics	76
Influence of Copper on Oleidesulfovibrio alaskensis G20 Biofilm Formation	75
Recovery Strategies for Heavy Metal-Inhibited Biological Nitrogen Removal from Wastewater Treatment Plants: A Review	74
An Overview of Antimicrobial Resistance in Saudi Arabia (2013–2023) and the Need for National Surveillance	74
An Exploratory Review of the Potential of Lytic Proteins and Bacteriophages for the Treatment of Tuberculosis	73