OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Oral Microbiology is 10. 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
Porphyromonas gingivalis -OMVs promote the epithelial-mesenchymal transition of oral squamous cell carcinoma by inhibiting ferroptosis through the NF-κB pathway	176
Fusobacterium nucleatum as an oral bacteria promotes the carcinogenesis of laryngeal cancer via upregulating YWHAZ	92
Bidirectional effects of neutrophils on Streptococcus oralis biofilms in vitro	78
Role of immunostimulatory deoxycytidylate-phosphate-deoxyguanylate (CpG) motifs in oral bacteria associated with oral diseases	69
The effect of different sweeteners on the oral microbiome: a randomized clinical exploratory pilot study	47
Novel approaches on root canal disinfection methods against E. faecalis	41
Maturation of the oral microbiota during primary teeth eruption: a longitudinal, preliminary study	39
Guideline for the analysis of the microbial communities of the human upper airways	38
Altered oral microbiome composition in mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis	34
Inhibitory effect of helium cold atmospheric plasma on cariogenic biofilms	34
Locational effects on oral microbiota among long-term care patients	33
Interaction between microorganisms and dental material surfaces: general concepts and research progress	30
The association between the oral microbiome and hypertension: a systematic review	26
Nitrate reduction by salivary bacteria, glucose metabolism, and lifestyle	24
The importance of biofilm contamination control for dental unit waterlines: a multicenter assessment of the microbiota diversity of biofilm in dental unit waterlines	22
N -acyl homoserine lactones lactonase est816 suppresses biofilm formation and periodontitis in rats mediated by Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans	21
Detection of Epstein-Barr virus infection in primary junctional epithelial cell cultures	21
Cytokine release and NLRP3 inflammasome activation induced by low-abundance oral bacterial biofilms	20
Oral administration of Porphyromonas gingivalis to mice with diet-induced obesity impairs cognitive function associated with microglial activation in the brain	20
Organotypic model of the gingiva for studying bacterial and viral pathogens implicated in periodontitis	20
Impact of HbA1c control and type 2 diabetes mellitus exposure on the oral microbiome profile in the elderly population	20
Deficiency of dltD contributes to increased autolysis in Streptococcus mutans	19
Inflammatory response of gut, spleen, and liver in mice induced by orally administeredPorphyromonas gingivalis	19
Efficacy of gigantol, a bibenzyl compound, against Porphyromonas gingivalis	19
Distinct oral DNA viral signatures in rheumatoid arthritis: a Pilot study	19

Patients with periodontitis exhibit persistent dysbiosis of the gut microbiota and distinct serum metabolome	18
Characterization of the unique oral microbiome of children harboring Helicobacter pylori in the oral cavity	18
Amoxicillin-metronidazole disk for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of subgingival bacteria	18
Role of Enterococcus faecalis in refractory apical periodontitis: from pathogenicity to host cell response	18
DNA virus tropism in healthy dental pulp: an in-situ reservoir site for torque teno virus and parvovirus B19	16
Longitudinal profiles of oral microbiome in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and their prognostic implications	16
Ultrasmall epibiont Nanosynbacter lyticus strain TM7x and host bacteria transcriptional activity after initial host parasitism	15
Feasibility of oral microbiome profiles associated with oral squamous cell carcinoma	14
Oxidative stress response: a critical factor affecting the ecological competitiveness of Streptococcus mutans	14
Unveiling the complexity of early childhood caries: Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans cooperative strategies in carbohydrate metab	14
Newly identified pathogens in periodontitis: evidence from an association and an elimination study	14
Dual transcriptome of Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans interplay in biofilms	13
Antagonistic interaction between two key endodontic pathogens Enterococcus faecalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum	13
Methanobrevibacter oralis : a comprehensive review	13
Effective disinfecting of negative pressure pipelines of DCUs reduces the risk of cross infection in dental care	13
Correlation between oral microbiota and dry socket at different time periods on tooth extraction	13
The effects of nitrate on the oral microbiome: a systematic review investigating prebiotic potential	12
Effect of Helicobacter pylori on enamel and dentin development – an in vitro study in mice	12
Enhanced dominance of nitrate-reducing bacteria using a combination of nitrate and erythritol in in vitro cultured oral biofilm	12
The oral microbiome in alcohol use disorder: a longitudinal analysis during inpatient treatment	12
Arginine-specific gingipains (RgpA/RgpB) knockdown modulates neutrophil machinery	12
Profiles of oral microbiome associated with nasogastric tube feeding	12
Porphyromonas gingivalis-Helicobacter pylori co-incubation enhances Porphyromonas gingivalis virulence and increases migration of infected human oral keratinocytes	12
Effect of implant abutment surface treatments on bacterial biofilm composition and structure	12
A genomic sequence of the type II-A clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated system in Mycoplasma salivarium strain ATCC 29803	12
High prevalence of antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus species in saliva from non-hospitalized adults – a pilot study	12
Comparison of the performance of MiSeq and NovaSeq in oral microbiome study	11
Microbiome variability and role of Candida albicans in site-specific dental plaques in orthodontic adolescent patients with white spot lesions	11
Evaluation of a Burkholderia ambifaria strain from plants as a novel promising probiotic in dental caries management	11
Coaggregation of oral pathogens by postbiotic lactobacilli	11
Characterization of MreCD in Streptococcus mutans	11
Development of antibacterial composite resin containing chitosan/fluoride microparticles as pit and fissure sealant to prevent caries	11
Screening of heat-killed lactic acid bacteria based on inhibitory activity against oral bacteria and effects of oral administration of heat-killed Ligilactobacillus salivarius	11
RE: colonization of bacterial and viral respiratory pathogens among healthcare workers in China during COVID-19 pandemic	11
Genetic characterization of glyoxalase pathway in oral streptococci and its contribution to interbacterial competition	11
Altered composition of the oral microbiome in integrin beta 6-deficient mouse	10
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Candida species from the oral cavity of healthy individuals in Lublin province, Poland	10
Understanding the bacterial compositional network associations between oral and gut microbiome within healthy Koreans	10
Role of ferroptosis in Porphyromonas gingivalis- induced impairment of epithelial junction	10
Microbial manipulators: Fusobacterium nucleatum modulates the tumor immune microenvironment in colorectal cancer	10
Potential oral probiotic Lactobacillus pentosus MJM60383 inhibits Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation by inhibiting sucrose decomposition	10