OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Geomicrobiology Journal is 5. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Microbial Colonization and Degradation of Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystem: A Review	76
Role of Microorganisms in Extenuation of Mining and Industrial Wastes	43
Compressive Strength of MICP-Treated Silica Sand with Different Particle Morphologies and Gradings	30
Biofilm Mediated Degradation of Petroleum Products	28
Investigation on Structural Prediction of Pectate Lyase Enzymes from Different Microbes and Comparative Docking Studies with Pectin: The Economical Waste from Food Industry	24
Hexavalent Chromium Pollution and its Sustainable Management through Bioremediation	23
Soil Fungi for Bioremediation of Pesticide Toxicants: A Perspective	23
Isolation and characterization of potassium solubilizing Aspergillus species isolated from saxum habitats and their effect on maize growth in different soil types	22
Fungal Diversity and Its Role in Mycoremediation	21
Using the Biocarbonization of Reactive Magnesia to Cure Electrolytic Manganese Residue	20
Effects of heavy metals on bacterial community structure in the rhizosphere of Salsola collina and bulk soil in the Jinchuan mining area	19
Aquatic Microbial Diversity on Plastisphere: Colonization and Potential Role in Microplastic Biodegradation	19
A Systematic Study on the Microbial Degradation of Glyphosate: A Review	18
A Comparative Review on Bioremediation of Chromium by Bacterial, Fungal, Algal and Microbial Consortia	16
Rock Phosphate Solubilization by Plant Growth-Promoting Bacillus velezensis and Its Impact on Wheat Growth and Yield	15
Green Synthesis and Characterization of Titanium Nanoparticles Using Microalga, Phaeodactylum tricornutum	15
Chemical and Physical Mechanisms of Fungal Bioweathering of Rock Phosphate	15
Exploration of Probiotic Microbial Biodiversity in Acidic Environments (Curd) and Their Futuristic Pharmaceutical Applications	15
A Comparison of Primers in 16S rRNA Gene Surveys of Bacteria and Archaea from Volcanic Caves	15
Biochar from Biomass: A Review on Biochar Preparation Its Modification and Impact on Soil Including Soil Microbiology	14
A Novel Comparative Review between Chemical, Natural Essential Oils and Physical (Ozone) Conservation of Archaeological Objects against Microbial Deterioration	14
Microbially Induced Magnesium Carbonate Precipitation and its Potential Application in Combating Desertification	13
Performance of Bioremediation Strategy in Waste Lubricating Oil Pollutants: A Review	13
Application of Microorganisms in Biotransformation and Bioremediation of Environmental Contaminant: A Review	13
Maximization of Energy Recovery from Starch Processing Wastewater by Thermophilic Dark Fermentation Coupled with Microbial fuel Cell Technology	12

Effects of Heavy Metals on Phosphatase Enzyme Activity and Indole-3-Acetic Acid (IAA) Production of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria	12
Bauxite Mining Waste Pollution and Its Sustainable Management through Bioremediation	12
Study on the Reaction Mechanism of Oxidative Microbial Desulfurization of Organic Sulfur-Rich Coal	12
Impact and Remediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Pollutants on Agricultural Land: A Review	12
Sporosarcina pasteurii can Efficiently Precipitate Calcium Carbonate at High Salt Concentration	11
Copper Adsorption Potentiality of Bacillus stercoris GKSM6 and Pseudomonas alcaliphila GKSM11 Isolated from Singhbhum Copper Mines	11
Diversity and Phylogeny of Actinomycetes of Arabian Sea Along the Gujarat Coast	11
Extracellular, Surface, and Intracellular Biomineralization of Bacillus subtilis Daniel-1 Bacteria	11
Effect of Biologically Induced Cementation via Ureolysis in Stabilization of Silty Soil	11
Acidophilic MicroorganismsLeptospirillumsp.,Acidithiobacillussp.,Ferroplasmasp. As a Cathodic Bioagents in a MFC	10
Extracellular Electron Transfer of Electrochemically Active Bacteria Community Promoted by Semiconducting Minerals with Photo-Response in Marine Euphotic Zone	10
Review on Soil Solidification and Heavy Metal Stabilization by Microbial-Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) Technology	10
Bacterial and Archaeal Taxonomic Diversity of Mud Volcanoes (Beciu, Romania) via Metagenomic Approach	10
Metagenomic Analysis of Rhizosphere Bacteria in Desert Plant Calotropis procera	9
Microbial Resources of Alkaline Bauxite Residue and Their Possible Exploitation in Remediation and Rehabilitation	9
Microbial Induced Carbonate Precipitation: Environments, Applications, and Mechanisms	9
Isolation and Identification of Extremophilic Bacteria with Potential as Plant Growth Promoters (Pgpb) of A Geothermal Site: A Case Study	9
Isolation, Solubilization of Inorganic Phosphate, and Production of Organic Acids by Individual and Co-inoculated Microorganisms	9
Applications of Microbial Communities for the Remediation of Industrial and Mining Toxic Metal Waste: A Review	8
Enhanced Bioremediation of Heavy Metals from Phosphate Processing Wastewater Using the Indigenous BacteriumSerratia rubidaeaNCTC12971	8
Influence of the Grouting Parameters on Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation for Soil Stabilization	8
Impacts of Surfactant on Bituminous Coal Biosolubilization by White-Rot Fungi Hypocrea lixii HN-1	8
Bio-oxidation of Gold from Refractory Sulfide Ores: A Journey Ahead	8
Calcite and Vaterite Biosynthesis by Nitrate Dissimilating Bacteria in Carbonatogenesis Process under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions	8
Calcium Carbonate Precipitating Cultivable Bacteria from Different Speleothems of Karst Caves	7
Analyses of the Heavy Metal Resistance Pattern and Biosorption Potential of an Indigenous Bacillus tropicus Strain Isolated from Arable Soil	7
Bioremediation of the Petroleum Contaminated Desert Steppe Soil with Rhodococcus erythropolis KB1 and Its Effect on the Bacterial Communities of the Soils	7
Responses of Acidophilic Communities in Different Acid Mine Drainages to Environmental Conditions in Nanshan Mine, Anhui Province, China	7
Dissolution of Manganese (IV) Oxide Mediated by Acidophilic Bacteria, and Demonstration That Manganese (IV) Can Act as Both a Direct and Indirect Electron Acceptor for Iron-Reducing Acidithiobacill	7
Desulphurization of Dibenzothiophene by Different Bacterial Strains: An Eco-Friendly Approach to Obtain Clean Fuel from Coal	7
Hydrocarbon Utilizing and Metal Tolerant Bacteria Simultaneously Degrade Hydrocarbons and Detoxify Metals in Petroleum Contaminated Soil	7
Bio-Assisted Improvement of Shear Strength and Compressibility of Gold Tailings	7
Geochemistry and Insights into the Distribution of Biotechnological Important Fungi from the Third Pole of the World, Karakoram Mountains Range	7
Cultivable Microbiota Associated with Gold Ore from the Rozália Gold Mine, Hodruša-Hámre, Slovakia	7
Experimental Study of Enzyme-Induced Carbonate Precipitation for High Temperature Applications by Controlling Enzyme Activity	7
Isolation of Halotolerant Bacteria from Rhizosphere of Khewra Salt Mine Halophytes and their Application to Induce Salt Tolerance in Wheat	6
Assessment of Biogeochemical–Mineralogical Characteristic and Weathering Indices of Soils Developed on Basaltic Parent Material and Toposequence Under Subhumid Ecosystem	6
Microbe-Assisted Alleviation of Heavy Metal Toxicity in Plants: A Review	6
Biofabrication of Selenium Nanoparticles Using Marine Streptomyces sp. and Assessment of Its Antibacterial, Antibiofilm, Antioxidant, and In Vivo Cytotoxic Potential	6
Isolation and Characterization of Siderophores Producing Chemolithotrophic Bacteria from the Coal Samples of the Aluminum Industry	6
Organic Matter Degradation in Energy-Limited Subsurface Environments—A Bioenergetics-Informed Modeling Approach	6
Profiling of Bacteria Capable of Precipitating CaCO₃on the Speleothem Surfaces in Dupnisa Cave, Kırklareli, Turkey	6
Biogeographic Pattern of Methanogenic Community in Surface Water along the Yangtze River	6
Unique Populations of Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria in Natural Cold Sulfur Springs in Slovakia	6
Analysis of Chromate Transporters in Bacterial Species for Cr(VI) Reduction Isolated from Tannery Effluent Contaminated Site of Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India	6
Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms Increase Soil Phosphorus Availability: A Review	6
Petroleum Hydrocarbon Impacted Aquatic Ecosystem Reveals Methylotenera as the Dominant Genera in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria	6
Evidence of sporulation capability of the ubiquitous oil reservoir microbeHalanaerobium congolense	6
Archaeal Communities of South China Mangroves and Their Potential Roles in the Nitrogen Cycle	6
Study of Phosphate Solubilizing Fluorescent Pseudomonas Recovered from Rhizosphere and Endorhizosphere of Aloe barbadensis (L.)	5

Shear Strength and Wind Erosion Potential of Biologically Improved Sand	5
Salt Tolerant Indigenous Zn Solubilizing Bacteria Isolated from Forest Organic Soils Promotes Yield and Root Growth in Oryza Sativa under Zinc Deficient Alluvial Soil	5
Fungal Calcium Carbonate Mineralization as a Microbial Approach for Concrete Self-Healing	5
Evaluation of Community Structures and their Physicochemical Correlation with Five Hot Springs in India	5
Investigation of Effective Parameters on the Productivity of Biomass and Bio-cement as a Soil Improver from Chlorella vulgaris	5
Removal of Atrazine by Biogenic Manganese Oxide in Batch and Fixed-Bed Column Reactors	5
Profiling Bacterial Diversity in Relation to Different Habitat Types in a Limestone Cave: İnsuyu Cave, Turkey	5
Enrichment and Characterization of Hydrocarbon Degrading Bacteria from Various Oil-Contaminated Sites in Pakistan	5
Microclimatic Gradient as a Source of Variations in Cultivable soil Microfungal Communities at the Negev Desert, Israel	5
Antimicrobial and Enzymatic Profiling of Halophilic and Halotolerant Bacteria from a Hypersaline Lake ‘The Great Sebkha of Oran, Northwestern Algeria’	5
Comparative Response of Phosphate Solubilizing Indigenous Bacillus licheniformis, Pantoea dispersa and Staphylococcus sp. From Rice Rhizosphere for Their Multifarious Growth Promoting Ch	5
Designing an Efficient Consortium for Improved Crop Productivity using Phosphate Stress Adapted Bacteria with Multiple Growth-Promoting Attributes	5
Bioaccumulation, Resistance, Removal of U(VI) and Th(IV) and Their Effects on Antioxidant Enzymes on Thermophilic Anoxybacillus flavithermus ST15	5
Partial Purification and Characterization of a Thermostable Phytase Produced by Thermotolerant Aspergillus tubingensis TEM 37 Isolated from Hot Spring Soil in Gediz Geothermal Field, Turkey	5
Semiconducting Minerals Participated Extracellular Electron Transfer Process in High-Altitude Red Soil from Gansu, China	5
Microbial Bioconversion of Dairy Wastewater in Packed Bed Biofilm Reactor into Liquid Biofertilizer	5
Synthesis of Biogenic High-Magnesium Calcite and its Experimental Immobilization Effect on Cd²⁺	5