OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Fungi is 53. 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
A Pragmatic Strategy for Improving Diagnosis of Invasive Candidiasis in UK and Ireland ICUs	167
Isolation, Morphological and Molecular–Phenological Identification of Nematophagous Fungi Inhabiting the Soils of Agricultural Lands in Southern Kazakhstan	162
The Fungal, Nutritional, and Metabolomic Diagnostics of the Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis Affected by Bud Rot Disease in Esmeraldas, Ecuador	161
Preface to the Special Issue ‘Heavy Metals in Mushrooms’	146
The AP-1 Sigma Subunit Gene PsAP1 Acts as a Key Pathogenicity Factor by Regulating Metabolic Reprogramming in Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici	126
In Vitro Characterization of a Nuclear Receptor-like Domain of the Xylanase Regulator 1 from Trichoderma reesei	113
Erythema Nodosum Associated with Kerion: A Case Series and Narrative Review of the Literature	113
Dendritic Cells: Multifunctional Roles in Host Defenses to Cryptococcus Infections	112
Survival Factor A (SvfA) Contributes to Aspergillus nidulans Pathogenicity	107
A Putative TRAPα Protein of Microsporidia Nosema bombycis Exhibits Non-Canonical Alternative Polyadenylation in Transcripts	100
Establishment of Novel and Efficient Methods for Investigating Sexual Reproduction in Magnaporthe oryzae	95
Solving the Enigma of the Identity of Laccaria laccata	94
New Bioactive Sesquiterpeniods from the Plant-Derived Endophytic Fungus Schizophyllum sp. HM230	93
Metabolomic Profiling of Different Antrodia cinnamomea Phenotypes	90
Development and Determinants of Topsoil Bacterial and Fungal Communities of Afforestation by Aerial Sowing in Tengger Desert, China	90
The Cytochrome P450 Enzyme SsCyp64 Mediates γ-linolenyl Alcohol in Regulating Sexual Mating/Filamentation and Pathogenicity of Sporisorium scitamineum	89
The CARD9 Gene in Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus): Does It Play a Role in the Cryptococcus–Koala Interaction?	89
Paecilomyces/Purpureocillium Infection in Children, Case Report, and Review of the Literature	89
Changes in the Soil Fungal Community in a Temperate Deciduous Forest at Different Altitudes in the Taihang Mountains	82
The First Whole Genome Sequencing of Agaricus bitorquis and Its Metabolite Profiling	81
Identification and Characterization of Dmct: A Cation Transporter in Yarrowia lipolytica Involved in Metal Tolerance	81
Role of Squalene Epoxidase Gene (SQE1) in the Response of the Lichen Lobaria pulmonaria to Temperature Stress	77
Antifungal Effect of Oregano Essential Oil Against Penicillium expansum on Pyrus sinkiangensis	75
Wild/Woodland Mushroom Poisoning: The Experience of Bucharest Emergency Hospital-Retrospective Study of ER 2023–2024 Presentations	74
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	74

Essential Role of CgErg6p in Maintaining Oxidative Stress Tolerance and Iron Homeostasis in Candida glabrata	73
Comprehensive Characterization of Tuber maculatum, New in Uruguay: Morphological, Molecular, and Aromatic Analyses	69
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	69
Polyphasic Characterization of the Biocontrol Potential of a Novel Strain of Trichoderma atroviride Isolated from Central Mexico	69
Effects of Carbon, Nitrogen, Ambient pH and Light on Mycelial Growth, Sporulation, Sorbicillinoid Biosynthesis and Related Gene Expression in Ustilaginoidea virens	68
Development of SCAR Markers for Genetic Authentication of Metarhizium acridum	68
The Mitochondrial Distribution and Morphology Family 33 Gene FgMDM33 Is Involved in Autophagy and Pathogenesis in Fusarium graminearum	67
Whole-Genome Sequencing and Fine Map Analysis of Pholiota nameko	67
Feasibility of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Following Recent Invasive Mold Disease in Pediatric Patients	66
FGSE02, a Novel Secreted Protein in Fusarium graminearum FG-12, Leads to Cell Death in Plant Tissues and Modulates Fungal Virulence	66
Roles of the Sec2p Gene in the Growth and Pathogenicity Regulation of Aspergillus fumigatus	65
Calcium Ion Channels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	64
Morphological and Phylogenetic Characterization of Alternaria Section Undifilum Fungal Endophytes from Astragalus and Swainsona spp.	63
COVID-19 Is an Independent Risk Factor for Detrimental Invasive Fungal Disease in Patients on Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Retrospective Study	61
Histidinol-Phosphate Phosphatase FoHis2 Is Essential for Growth, Stress Responses, and Full Virulence in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense	61
Comparative Genomics Reveals Host-Specific Adaptation of Pyricularia oryzae Strains Isolated from Rice and Barnyard Grass	60
Morphological Changes and Strong Cytotoxicity in Yarrowia lipolytica by Overexpressing Delta-12-Desaturase	59
Genomic Analysis of Penicillium griseofulvum CF3 Reveals Potential for Plant Growth Promotion and Disease Resistance	59
Functional Annotation Workflow for Fungal Transcriptomes	59
Filamentous Fungi Are Potential Bioremediation Agents of Semi-Synthetic Textile Waste	58
A Critical Review on the Dosing and Safety of Antifungals Used in Exotic Avian and Reptile Species	58
Circumfusicillium cavernae gen. et sp. nov. (Bionectriaceae, Hypocreales) Isolated from a Hypogean Roman Cryptoporticus	58
Evidence of a Natural Hybrid Oomycete Isolated from Ornamental Nursery Stock	56
Ecdysteroid UDP-Glucosyltransferase Expression in Beauveria bassiana Increases Its Pathogenicity against Early Instar Silkworm Larvae	56
Evaluating Two Fungicides, Prochloraz–Manganese Chloride Complex and Seboctylamine Acetate, to Control Cobweb Disease in White Button Mushroom Caused by Cladobotryum mycophilum	55
Mebendazole Inhibits Histoplasma capsulatum In Vitro Growth and Decreases Mitochondrion and Cytoskeleton Protein Levels	55
The Lichen Genus Sticta (Lobariaceae, Peltigerales) in East African Montane Ecosystems	53
Morpho-Molecular Characterization of Hypocrealean Fungi Isolated from Rice in Northern Thailand	53
Survey of Lichenized Fungi DNA Barcodes on King George Island (Antarctica): An Aid to Species Discovery	53