OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology is 2. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Transient expression of a luciferase mRNA in plant-parasitic and free-living nematodes by electroporation	32
Editorial Board	23
Hematological changes due to malaria – An update	20
Role of PIP39 in oxidative stress response appears conserved in kinetoplastids	17
Decoding Leishmania in equines: A comparative analysis of molecular targets	14
17β-estradiol modulates the expression of hormonal receptors on THP-1 T. gondii-infected macrophages and monocytes in an AKT and ERK-dependent manner	14
Editorial Board	13
Elucidating the structure-function attributes of a trypanosomal arginyl-tRNA synthetase	13
Editorial Board	12
Editorial Board	11
Designing a multi-epitope subunit vaccine against Toxoplasma gondii through reverse vaccinology approach	8
Increased iron uptake in the bladder wall of racemose cysts of Taenia solium	8
Praziquantel: An update on the mechanism of its action against schistosomiasis and new therapeutic perspectives	8
Target screening using RNA interference in the sheep abomasal nematode parasite Haemonchus contortus	7
Identification of mRNA 5′ cap-associated proteins in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum	7
Glucantime and quercetin electrospun nanofiber membranes: Fabrication and their evaluation as dressing for cutaneous leishmaniasis	7
Biophysical description of Bromosulfophthalein interaction with the 28-kDa glutathione transferase from Schistosoma japonicum	7
Disruption of a DNA fragment that encodes the microneme adhesive repeat domain-containing region of the BBOV_III011730 does not affect the blood stage growth of Babesia bovis in vitro	7
Profiling of metabolic alterations in mice infected with malaria parasites via high-resolution metabolomics	6
Green-synthesised ZnO-Ag-CuO nanocomposites from Thymus vulgaris and their in vitro anticoccidial activity	6
Editorial Board	6
Editorial Board	6
Plasmodium falciparum proteases as new drug targets with special focus on metalloproteases	6
Anisakis spp, DNA detection in paraffin-embedded tissue biopsies recovered from patients with gastritis using real-time PCR in Bushehr, Persian Gulf, Iran	6
Using machine learning to dissect host kinases required for Leishmania internalization and development	6

Editorial Board	6
Effect of berberine on copper and zinc levels in chickens infected with Eimeria tenella	6
Application of a low-cost, specific, and sensitive loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay to detect Plasmodium falciparum imported from Africa	5
Computational investigation of mutations in PfCRT and PfDHFR proteins for emerging resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to antimalarial drugs	5
In silico analysis of two Haemonchus spp. serine protease peptides (S28) and their immunomodulatory activity in vitro	5
Amino acid usage and protein expression levels in the flatworm Schistosoma mansoni	5
Identification and validation of reference genes of circulating microRNAs for use as control in gestational toxoplasmosis	5
Therapeutic potential of hydantoin and thiohydantoin compounds against Schistosoma mansoni: An integrated in vitro, DNA, ultrastructural, and ADMET in silico approach	5
CRISPR-Cas systems: Pioneering next-generation diagnostic tools for parasitic diseases	5
Recent advancements in the diagnosis of parasitic diseases	5
Proteomic approaches for protein kinase substrate identification in Apicomplexa	5
The role of complement system in a gerbil model of cutaneous leishmaniasis	5
A systematic review and meta-analysis on the current status of anthelmintic resistance in equine nematodes: A global perspective	4
Neuroprotective effects of CysLT2R antagonist on Angiostrongylus cantonensis-induced edema and meningoencephalitis	4
Identification of Omega-class glutathione transferases in helminths of the Taeniidae family	4
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP): A promising tool for rapid, point-of-care diagnosis of parasitic diseases in low-income countries	4
Approaches to studying the developmental switch of Strongyloides – Moving beyond the dauer hypothesis	4
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in Schistosoma: Relation to praziquantel action and resistance	4
Editorial Board	4
Inorganic phosphate transporter in Giardia duodenalis and its possible role in ATP synthesis	4
Will the in situ activator(s) of artemisinin please stand up?	4
Alteration of the expression of sirtuins and var genes by heat shock in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum	4
Current status and progress in the omics of Clonorchis sinensis	4
Mapping the transporter-substrate interactions of the Trypanosoma cruzi NB1 nucleobase transporter reveals the basis for its high affinity and selectivity for hypoxanthine and guanine and lack of nucl	4
Therapeutic activity of eugenol towards mitigation of anaemia and oxidative organ damage caused by Plasmodium berghei	4
Using newly optimized genetic tools to probe Strongyloides sensory behaviors	3
The genetically encoded calcium indicator GCaMP3 reveals spontaneous calcium oscillations at asexual stages of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum	3
Transcriptomic profiling of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus reveals differentially expressed genes in response to ethanol	3
Schistosomiasis related circulating cell-free DNA: A useful biomarker in diagnostics	3
The expression of cytokeratin and apoptosis-related molecules in echinococcosis related liver injury	3
Proteomic analysis reveals differential responses to praziquantel in two Schistosoma mansoni strains with distinct phenotypes	3
The Strongyloides bioassay toolbox: A unique opportunity to accelerate functional biology for nematode parasites	3
Avirulent UG10 Entamoeba histolytica mutant derived from HM-1:IMSS strain shows limited genome variability and aberrant 5-methyl cytosine genomic distribution	3
Editorial Board	3
Nanovesicles containing curcumin hold promise in the development of new formulations of anti-Acanthamoebic agents	3
In vitro and in vivo evaluation of efficacy of berberine chloride: Phyto-alternative approach against Trypanosoma evansi infection	3
Structural characterization of glutamyl-tRNA synthetase (GluRS) from Plasmodium falciparum	3
Biophysical analysis of an oligomerization-attenuated variant of the Leishmania donovani dynamin-1-like protein	3
Molecular mechanisms of hematological and biochemical alterations in malaria: A review	2
Phylogeny and population structure of Echinococcus granulosus (sensu stricto) based on full-length cytb-nad2-atp6 mitochondrial genes – First report from Sialkot District of Pakistan	2
Analysis of sheep peripheral blood mononuclear cells in response to Echinococcus granulosus microRNA-71 overexpression	2
Evaluation of nanoparticles with 5-fluorouracil and chloroquine on Acanthamoeba castellanii activity	2
Evaluation of the efficacy of Perillyl alcohol in the treatment of Eimeria tenella infection	2
The essential cysteines in the CIPC motif of the thioredoxin-like Trypanosoma brucei MICOS subunit TbMic20 do not form an intramolecular disulfide bridge in vivo	2
Biological and physiological changes of Biomphalaria glabrata infected by Heterorhabditis bacteriophora	2
In Silico and in vitro assessment of anti-leishmania infantum activity of a novel cyclohexyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole derivative	2
“The sexy side of parasites”: How parasites influence host sex and how the sex of the host impacts parasites	2
Is Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection induced by glucocorticoids a result of both suppressed host immunity and altered parasite genetics?	2
TKL family kinases in human apicomplexan pathogens	2
Role of autophagy in stress and drug-responsive cell death in Entamoeba histolytica and its cross-talk with apoptosis-inducing factor	2

Characterization of adjacent charged residues near the agonist binding site of the nematode UNC-49 GABA receptor	2
Editorial Board	2
A simple alkali lysis method for Plasmodium falciparum DNA extraction from filter paper blood samples	2
Evaluation of PEN2-ATP6AP1 axis as an antiparasitic target for metformin based on phylogeny analysis and molecular docking	2
Modular nanotheranostic agents for protistan parasitic diseases: Magic bullets with tracers	2
Imaging of genomic loci in Trypanosoma brucei using an optimised LacO-LacI system	2
Does Schistosoma mansoni trigger colorectal cancer?	2
The ‘nuclear option’ revisited: Confirmation of Ss-daf-12 function and therapeutic potential in Strongyloides stercoralis and other parasitic nematode infections	2
MicroRNA-181b promotes schistosomiasis-induced hepatic fibrosis by targeting Smad7	2