OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biology-Basel is 58. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Modification of Antibiotic Activity by Fixed Oil of the Artocarpus heterophyllus Almond against Standard and Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Strains	615
Mitochondrial Dynamics and mRNA Translation: A Local Synaptic Tale	277
Genomic Analysis of 18th-Century Kazakh Individuals and Their Oral Microbiome	243
Acknowledgment to Reviewers of Biology in 2021	209
Favorite Parts of a Single Leaf for Giant Flying Squirrels to Eat in Three Species of Food Trees	157
Genetic Predisposition to SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Cytokine Polymorphism and Disease Transmission within Households	156
H3 Acetylation-Induced Basal Progenitor Generation and Neocortex Expansion Depends on the Transcription Factor Pax6	146
A Predictive Model for Severe COVID-19 in the Medicare Population: A Tool for Prioritizing Primary and Booster COVID-19 Vaccination	133
Understanding the Effects of Growing Seasons, Genotypes, and Their Interactions on the Anthesis Date of Wheat Sown in North China	120
Latitude-Induced and Behaviorally Thermoregulated Variations in Upper Thermal Tolerance of Two Anuran Species	117
Nitrogen and Carbon Mineralization from Green and Senesced Leaf Litter Differ between Cycad and Angiosperm Trees	117
Disease Modeling of Mitochondrial Cardiomyopathy Using Patient-Specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells	116
Detecting Blood Methylation Signatures in Response to Childhood Cancer Radiotherapy via Machine Learning Methods	115
Joint Transcriptome and Metabolome Analysis Prevails the Biological Mechanisms Underlying the Pro-Survival Fight in In Vitro Heat-Stressed Granulosa Cells	112
Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Different Responsive Patterns to Nitrogen Deficiency in Two Wheat Near-Isogenic Lines Contrasting for Nitrogen Use Efficiency	110
Expression Analysis Reveals That Sorghum Disease Resistance Protein SbSGT1 Is Regulated by Auxin	109
Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis: New Insights on Innate Immune Response by Blood Macrophages and Liver Kupffer Cells to Leishmania infantum Parasites	101
Soil Rehabilitation Promotes Resilient Microbiome with Enriched Keystone Taxa than Agricultural Infestation in Barren Soils on the Loess Plateau	99
The Impact of Obesity on C1q/TNF-Related Protein-9 Expression and Endothelial Function following Acute High-Intensity Interval Exercise vs. Continuous Moderate-Intensity Exercise	97
Origin of Neuroblasts in the Avian Otic Placode and Their Distributions in the Acoustic and Vestibular Ganglia	94
Anthropometrics, Performance, and Psychological Outcomes in Mixed Martial Arts Athletes	92
First Responders to Hyperosmotic Stress in Murine Astrocytes: Connexin 43 Gap Junctions Are Subject to an Immediate Ultrastructural Reorganization	92
Effects of Green Light on Elongation Do Not Interact with Far-Red, Unless the Phytochrome Photostationary State (PSS) Changes in Tomato	84
A Rat Model of the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism Shows Attenuated Motivation for Alcohol Self-Administration and Diminished Propensity for Cue-Induced Relapse in Females	84
A De Novo Optimized Cell-Free System for the Expression of Soluble and Active Human Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha	83

A New Species of Comptonia (Myricaceae) from the Early Miocene of Central Inner Mongolia, China, and Phytogeographic History of Sweet–Fern	81
CopG1, a Novel Transcriptional Regulator Affecting Symbiosis in Bradyrhizobium sp. SUTN9-2	79
Effects of the Density of Invasive Lantana camara Plants on the Biodiversity of Large and Small Mammals in the Groenkloof Nature Reserve (GNR) in South Africa	78
Chasing the Role of miRNAs in RCC: From Free-Circulating to Extracellular-Vesicle-Derived Biomarkers	77
Testing the Challenge Hypothesis in Stumptail Macaque Males: The Role of Testosterone and Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Aggressive and Mating Behavior	77
Circadian Rhythms of Skin Surface Lipids and Physiological Parameters in Healthy Chinese Women Reveals Circadian Changes in Skin Barrier Function	76
Host Specificity of the Bioherbicidal Fungal Strain Paramyrothecium eichhorniae TBRC10637 for Control of Water Hyacinth	76
Characterization and Homology Modeling of Catalytically Active Recombinant PhaCAp Protein from Arthrospira platensis	76
Climate and Soil Properties Drive the Distribution of Minor and Trace Elements in Forest Soils of the Winter Olympic Core Area	73
Puerarin Promotes the Migration and Differentiation of Myoblasts by Activating the FAK and PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathways	73
Gut Microbiota Alteration with Moderate-to-Vigorous-Intensity Exercise in Middle School Female Football Athletes	72
Drought Stress Might Induce Sexual Spatial Segregation in Dioecious Populus euphratica—Insights from Long-Term Water Use Efficiency and Growth Rates	69
SNRPD2 Is a Novel Substrate for the Ubiquitin Ligase Activity of the Salmonella Type III Secretion Effector SlrP	69
ATP Purinergic Receptor P2X1-Dependent Suicidal NETosis Induced by Cryptosporidium parvum under Physioxia Conditions	68
Protective Effects of Extracts from Green Leaves and Rhizomes of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile on an In Vitro Model of the Human Blood–Brain Barrier	68
Cadmium and Lead Tolerance of Filamentous Fungi Isolated from Contaminated Mining Soils	68
Pericytes as Key Players in Retinal Diseases: A Comprehensive Narrative Review	67
An Overview of D7 Protein Structure and Physiological Roles in Blood-Feeding Nematocera	66
Mechanisms of Aletris spicata (Thunb.) Franch. Extract in Asthma Therapy: Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Gut Microbiota	64
The Role of Serendipita indica (Piriformospora indica) in Improving Plant Resistance to Drought and Salinity Stresses	63
Thermal Tolerance of Crassostrea (Magallana) ariakensis to Nuclear Plant Warm Water Discharges	62
Exploring the Role of BCL2 Interactome in Cancer: A Protein/Residue Interaction Network Analysis	62
High-Fat Diet and Altered Radiation Response	62
Optimization of Conditions for Production of Soluble E. coli Poly(A)-Polymerase for Biotechnological Applications	61
A Biochemical View on Intermittent Fasting’s Effects on Human Physiology—Not Always a Beneficial Strategy	61
Differences in the Diets of Female and Male Red Deer: The Meaning for Sexual Segregation	61
Edible Bird’s Nest (EBN) Ameliorates the Effects of Indomethacin (IMC)-Induced Embryo Implantation Dysfunction in Rats	61
Pro-Arrhythmic Effect of Chronic Stress-Associated Humoral Factors in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes	60
A Frequency Domain Analysis of the Growth Factor-Driven Extra-Cellular-Regulated Kinase (ERK) Pathway	59
DNA Methylation Levels of the TBX5 Gene Promoter Are Associated with Congenital Septal Defects in Mexican Paediatric Patients	59
Genistein Sensitizes Human Cholangiocarcinoma Cell Lines to Be Susceptible to Natural Killer Cells	58
From Genes to Fisheries: A Synthesis of Current Research in Crustacean Biology and Management	58
Proteomic Analysis to Understand the Promotive Effect of Ethanol on Soybean Growth Under Salt Stress	58
Concurrent Mutations in SF3B1 and PHF6 in Myeloid Neoplasms	58