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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Modification of Antibiotic Activity by Fixed Oil of the Artocarpus heterophyllus Almond against Standard and Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Strains	574
Mitochondrial Dynamics and mRNA Translation: A Local Synaptic Tale	270
Genomic Analysis of 18th-Century Kazakh Individuals and Their Oral Microbiome	228
Acknowledgment to Reviewers of Biology in 2021	207
Favorite Parts of a Single Leaf for Giant Flying Squirrels to Eat in Three Species of Food Trees	161
Genetic Predisposition to SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Cytokine Polymorphism and Disease Transmission within Households	155
RNA-seq and Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of Adrenal Gland Metastatic Tissue in a Patient with Renal Cell Carcinoma	151
H3 Acetylation-Induced Basal Progenitor Generation and Neocortex Expansion Depends on the Transcription Factor Pax6	149
Alcohol, Cannabis and Crossfading: Concerns for COVID-19 Disease Severity	138
A Predictive Model for Severe COVID-19 in the Medicare Population: A Tool for Prioritizing Primary and Booster COVID-19 Vaccination	127
Understanding the Effects of Growing Seasons, Genotypes, and Their Interactions on the Anthesis Date of Wheat Sown in North China	123
Nitrogen and Carbon Mineralization from Green and Senesced Leaf Litter Differ between Cycad and Angiosperm Trees	117
Latitude-Induced and Behaviorally Thermoregulated Variations in Upper Thermal Tolerance of Two Anuran Species	114
Disease Modeling of Mitochondrial Cardiomyopathy Using Patient-Specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells	114
Detecting Blood Methylation Signatures in Response to Childhood Cancer Radiotherapy via Machine Learning Methods	112
Joint Transcriptome and Metabolome Analysis Prevails the Biological Mechanisms Underlying the Pro-Survival Fight in In Vitro Heat-Stressed Granulosa Cells	110
Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Different Responsive Patterns to Nitrogen Deficiency in Two Wheat Near-Isogenic Lines Contrasting for Nitrogen Use Efficiency	109
Expression Analysis Reveals That Sorghum Disease Resistance Protein SbSGT1 Is Regulated by Auxin	106
Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis: New Insights on Innate Immune Response by Blood Macrophages and Liver Kupffer Cells to Leishmania infantum Parasites	105
Soil Rehabilitation Promotes Resilient Microbiome with Enriched Keystone Taxa than Agricultural Infestation in Barren Soils on the Loess Plateau	98
Liver and Plasma Fatty Acid Characterization in Cultured Brown Trout at Distinct Reproductive Stages	97
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	96
First Responders to Hyperosmotic Stress in Murine Astrocytes: Connexin 43 Gap Junctions Are Subject to an Immediate Ultrastructural Reorganization	95
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	92

Anthropometrics, Performance, and Psychological Outcomes in Mixed Martial Arts Athletes	92
Anti-Inflammatory Actions of G-Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor 1 (GPER) and Brain-Derived Estrogen Following Cerebral Ischemia in Ovariectomized Rats	90
Effects of Green Light on Elongation Do Not Interact with Far-Red, Unless the Phytochrome Photostationary State (PSS) Changes in Tomato	89
A De Novo Optimized Cell-Free System for the Expression of Soluble and Active Human Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha	82
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	80
Chasing the Role of miRNAs in RCC: From Free-Circulating to Extracellular-Vesicle-Derived Biomarkers	76
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	76
Testing the Challenge Hypothesis in Stumptail Macaque Males: The Role of Testosterone and Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Aggressive and Mating Behavior	75
Characterization and Homology Modeling of Catalytically Active Recombinant PhaCAp Protein from Arthrospira platensis	74
Circadian Rhythms of Skin Surface Lipids and Physiological Parameters in Healthy Chinese Women Reveals Circadian Changes in Skin Barrier Function	74
Innate Immune Recognition, Integrated Stress Response, Infection, and Tumorigenesis	74
Puerarin Promotes the Migration and Differentiation of Myoblasts by Activating the FAK and PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathways	73
Host Specificity of the Bioherbicidal Fungal Strain Paramyrothecium eichhorniae TBRC10637 for Control of Water Hyacinth	73
Climate and Soil Properties Drive the Distribution of Minor and Trace Elements in Forest Soils of the Winter Olympic Core Area	72
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	71
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	67
ATP Purinergic Receptor P2X1-Dependent Suicidal NETosis Induced by Cryptosporidium parvum under Physioxia Conditions	65
Cadmium and Lead Tolerance of Filamentous Fungi Isolated from Contaminated Mining Soils	64
The Role of Acidosis in the Pathogenesis of Severe Forms of COVID-19	63
From Genes to Fisheries: A Synthesis of Current Research in Crustacean Biology and Management	63
SNRPD2 Is a Novel Substrate for the Ubiquitin Ligase Activity of the Salmonella Type III Secretion Effector SlrP	62
An Overview of D7 Protein Structure and Physiological Roles in Blood-Feeding Nematocera	61
Molecular Adaptations and Quality Enhancements in a Hybrid (Erythroculter ilishaeformis ♀ × Ancherythroculter nigrocauda ♂) Cultured in Saline–Alkali Water	60
Mechanisms of Aletris spicata (Thunb.) Franch. Extract in Asthma Therapy: Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Gut Microbiota	60
Pericytes as Key Players in Retinal Diseases: A Comprehensive Narrative Review	60
The Role of Serendipita indica (Piriformospora indica) in Improving Plant Resistance to Drought and Salinity Stresses	60
High-Fat Diet and Altered Radiation Response	59
Edible Bird’s Nest (EBN) Ameliorates the Effects of Indomethacin (IMC)-Induced Embryo Implantation Dysfunction in Rats	59
Exploring the Role of BCL2 Interactome in Cancer: A Protein/Residue Interaction Network Analysis	59
Thermal Tolerance of Crassostrea (Magallana) ariakensis to Nuclear Plant Warm Water Discharges	59
Optimization of Conditions for Production of Soluble E. coli Poly(A)-Polymerase for Biotechnological Applications	58