OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Fungi is 55. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A Review of the Biotechnological Potential of Cave Fungi: A Toolbox for the Future	174
Correction: Deng et al. Distinct Roles of Ena ATP Family Proteins in Sodium Accumulation, Invasive Growth, and Full Virulence in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. J. Fungi 2023, 9, 566	174
Trends in Antifungal Resistance Among Candida Species: An Eight-Year Retrospective Study in the Galveston–Houston Gulf Coast Region	146
Effectiveness of Several GRAS Salts against Fungal Rot of Fruit after Harvest and Assessment of the Phytotoxicity of Sodium Metabisufite in Treated Fruit	130
Performance of Two Commercial Assays for the Detection of Serum Aspergillus Galactomannan in Non-Neutropenic Patients	126
Nutraceutical Potential of Lentinula edodes’ Spent Mushroom Substrate: A Comprehensive Study on Phenolic Composition, Antioxidant Activity, and Antibacterial Effects	123
The Oxidative Stress Response Highly Depends on Glucose and Iron Availability in Aspergillus fumigatus	118
Unveiling the Subterranean Symphony: A Comprehensive Study of Cave Fungi Revealed Through National Center for Biotechnology Sequences	116
Essential Role of CgErg6p in Maintaining Oxidative Stress Tolerance and Iron Homeostasis in Candida glabrata	113
The Fungal, Nutritional, and Metabolomic Diagnostics of the Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis Affected by Bud Rot Disease in Esmeraldas, Ecuador	111
The Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia	102
Antifungal Effect of Oregano Essential Oil Against Penicillium expansum on Pyrus sinkiangensis	101
Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study	101
Morphological and Phylogenetic Analyses Reveal Three New Species of Entomopathogenic Fungi Belonging to Clavicipitaceae (Hypocreales, Ascomycota)	99
The Analysis of the Mycobiota in Plastic Polluted Soil Reveals a Reduction in Metabolic Ability	96
Preface to the Special Issue ‘Heavy Metals in Mushrooms’	96
Application of Trichoderma Hz36 and Hk37 as Biocontrol Agents against Clubroot Caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae	88
Deciphering the Association among Pathogenicity, Production and Polymorphisms of Capsule/Melanin in Clinical Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii VNI	86
Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Baccharis linearis and Echinopsis chiloensis with Antifungal Activity against Botrytis cinerea	85
Species Diversity, Distribution, and Phylogeny of Exophiala with the Addition of Four New Species from Thailand	85
The Lichen Genus Sticta (Lobariaceae, Peltigerales) in East African Montane Ecosystems	85
Prevalence of Onychomycosis in Diabetic Patients: A Case-Control Study Performed at University Hospital Policlinico in Catania	82
Polyphasic Characterization of the Biocontrol Potential of a Novel Strain of Trichoderma atroviride Isolated from Central Mexico	82
Novel Myco-Coagulant Produced by Lentinus squarrosulus for Removal of Water Turbidity: Fungal Identification and Flocculant Characterization	80
Reevaluating the Value of (1,3)-β-D-Glucan for the Diagnosis of Intra-Abdominal Candidiasis in Critically Ill Patients: Current Evidence and Future Directions	77

The SsAtg1 Activating Autophagy Is Required for Sclerotia Formation and Pathogenicity in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	76
In Vitro Characterization of a Nuclear Receptor-like Domain of the Xylanase Regulator 1 from Trichoderma reesei	75
The First Whole Genome Sequencing of Agaricus bitorquis and Its Metabolite Profiling	75
Molecular Identification, Mycelial Growth Kinetics, and Antimicrobial Potential of Newly Isolated Medicinal Mushroom Fomitopsis pinicola from Bulgaria	74
Re-Evaluation of the Taxonomy of Talaromyces minioluteus	73
Detection of Cytokines and Collectins in Bronchoalveolar Fluid Samples of Patients Infected with Histoplasma capsulatum and Pneumocystis jirovecii	73
Analysis of Amino Acid and Derivative Diversity and Antioxidant Capacity in Ophiocordyceps sinensis and Its Substitutes	71
Diversity and Evolution of Entomocorticium (Russulales, Peniophoraceae), a Genus of Bark Beetle Mutualists Derived from Free-Living, Wood Rotting Peniophora	71
Associations Between Indoor Fungal Community Structures and Environmental Factors: Insights from the Evidence-Driven Indoor Air-Quality Improvement Study	69
Comprehensive Characterization of Tuber maculatum, New in Uruguay: Morphological, Molecular, and Aromatic Analyses	67
Advances in Metabolic Engineering of Pichia pastoris Strains as Powerful Cell Factories	66
The Case for Fungal Keratitis to Be Accepted as a Neglected Tropical Disease	65
Access to Anti-Biofilm Compounds from Endolichenic Fungi Using a Bioguided Networking Screening	65
Proteomic Approach to Study the Effect of Pneumocystis jirovecii Colonization in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis	64
Research Progress on Fungal Sesterterpenoids Biosynthesis	64
Ultrahigh-Throughput Screening of High-β-Xylosidase-Producing Penicillium piceum and Investigation of the Novel β-Xylosidase Characteristics	61
Roles of the Sec2p Gene in the Growth and Pathogenicity Regulation of Aspergillus fumigatus	61
Ecdysteroid UDP-Glucosyltransferase Expression in Beauveria bassiana Increases Its Pathogenicity against Early Instar Silkworm Larvae	61
Erythema Nodosum Associated with Kerion: A Case Series and Narrative Review of the Literature	61
Dendritic Cells: Multifunctional Roles in Host Defenses to Cryptococcus Infections	60
Grazing Effects of Soil Fauna on White-Rot Fungi: Biomass, Enzyme Production and Litter Decomposition Ability	59
Allergy to Fungi in Veterinary Medicine: Alternaria, Dermatophytes and Malassezia Pay the Bill!	58
The Intricate Connection between Bacterial α-Diversity and Fungal Engraftment in the Human Gut of Healthy and Impaired Individuals as Studied Using the In Vitro SHIME® Model	58
A Putative NADPH Oxidase Gene in Unicellular Pathogenic Candida glabrata Is Required for Fungal ROS Production and Oxidative Stress Response	58
Sporobolomyces lactucae sp. nov. (Pucciniomycotina, Microbotryomycetes, Sporidiobolales): An Abundant Component of Romaine Lettuce Phylloplanes	58
Morphological, Pathological and Genetic Diversity of the Colletotrichum Species, Pathogenic on Solanaceous Vegetable Crops in Bulgaria	58
Survival Factor A (SvfA) Contributes to Aspergillus nidulans Pathogenicity	56
Evaluating Two Fungicides, Prochloraz–Manganese Chloride Complex and Seboctylamine Acetate, to Control Cobweb Disease in White Button Mushroom Caused by Cladobotryum mycophilum	55
Survey of Lichenized Fungi DNA Barcodes on King George Island (Antarctica): An Aid to Species Discovery	55
Exploring Fungal Diversity in Seagrass Ecosystems for Pharmaceutical and Ecological Insights	55
Filamentous Fungi Are Potential Bioremediation Agents of Semi-Synthetic Textile Waste	55