OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology is 4. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
A comparative proteomics analysis of the egg secretions of three major schistosome species	21
The private life of malaria parasites: Strategies for sexual reproduction	19
Lipid metabolism in Trypanosoma cruzi: A review	18
Plasmodium falciparum goes bananas for sex	13
Comparative study of transcription profiles of the P-glycoprotein transporters of two Haemonchus contortus isolates: Susceptible and resistant to ivermectin	12
Bar-seq strategies for the LeishGEdit toolbox	12
The role of different components of the immune system against Plasmodium falciparum malaria: Possible contribution towards malaria vaccine development	12
Diagnostic urinary cfDNA detected in human cystic echinococcosis	12
Molecular basis of inhibition of Schistosoma japonicum glutathione transferase by ellagic acid: Insights into biophysical and structural studies	11
Praziquantel: An update on the mechanism of its action against schistosomiasis and new therapeutic perspectives	11
Testing the CRISPR-Cas9 and glmS ribozyme systems in Leishmania tarentolae	11
Nanovesicles containing curcumin hold promise in the development of new formulations of anti-Acanthamoebic agents	10
The complexity and diversity of the actin cytoskeleton of trypanosomatids	10
Characterization of glycan determinants that mediate recognition of the major Wuchereria bancrofti circulating antigen by diagnostic antibodies	10
Triosephosphate isomerase as a therapeutic target against trichomoniasis	9
Characterization of the complete mitogenome of Centrorhynchus clitorideus (Meyer, 1931) (Palaeacanthocephala: Centrorhynchidae), the largest mitochondrial genome in Acanthocephala, and its phylogeneti	9
Using newly optimized genetic tools to probe Strongyloides sensory behaviors	8
Schistosoma mansoni infection affects the proteome and lipidome of circulating extracellular vesicles in the host	8
Should the enzyme name ‘rhodesain’ be discontinued?	8
Actin sequestering protein, profilin, regulates intracellular vesicle transport in Leishmania	8
VSG mRNA levels are regulated by the production of functional VSG protein	8
Recent achievements and doors opened for coccidian parasite research and development through transcriptomics of enteric sexual stages	8
Identification and characterization of a cDNA encoding a gametocyte-specific protein of the avian coccidial parasite Eimeria necatrix	7
Senna plant generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) and induces apoptosis in Hymenolepis diminuta	7
Generation of Plasmodium yoelii malaria parasite for conditional degradation of proteins	7

Vesicle dynamics during the egress of malaria gametocytes from the red blood cell	7
Molecular mechanisms of hematological and biochemical alterations in malaria: A review	7
An overview of the fatty acid biosynthesis in the protozoan parasite Leishmania and its relevance as a drug target against leishmaniasis	7
Cloning, purification, and characterization of the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6 PGDH) from Giardia lamblia	7
Comparative proteomics suggests the mode of action of a novel molluscicide against the invasive apple snail Pomacea canaliculata, intermediate host of Angiostrongylus cantonensis	7
CRISPR/Cas9-based precision tagging of essential genes in bloodstream form African trypanosomes	7
p97 Inhibitor CB-5083 Blocks ERAD in Trypanosoma brucei	6
Antiamoebic properties of salicylic acid-based deep eutectic solvents for the development of contact lens disinfecting solutions against Acanthamoeba	6
Computational screening of potential inhibitors targeting MurF of Brugia malayi Wolbachia through multi-scale molecular docking, molecular dynamics and MM-GBSA analysis	6
Dynamics of parasite growth in genetically diverse Plasmodium falciparum isolates	6
The sexual side of parasitic protists	6
Nematode endosymbiont competition: Fortune favors the fittest	6
Identification of sulfenylation patterns in trophozoite stage Plasmodium falciparum using a non-dimedone based probe	6
The highly diverse TATA box-binding proteins among protists: A review	5
Codon usage in the flatworm Schistosoma mansoni is shaped by the mutational bias towards A+T and translational selection, which increases GC-ending codons in highly expressed genes	5
Inhibition of thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) triggers oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in filarial nematode Setaria cervi channelized through ASK-1-p38 mediated caspase activation	5
Effect of Posaconazole in an in vitro model of cardiac fibrosis induced by Trypanosoma cruzi	5
Gene editing in Plasmodium berghei made easy: Development of a CRISPR/Cas9 protocol using linear donor template and ribozymes for sgRNA generation	5
Cryptosporidium parvum cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG): An essential mediator of merozoite egress	4
Ultra-structural analysis and morphological changes during the differentiation of trophozoite to cyst in Entamoeba invadens	4
Schistosomiasis related circulating cell-free DNA: A useful biomarker in diagnostics	4
Two phylogenetically divergent isocitrate dehydrogenases are encoded in Leishmania parasites. Molecular and functional characterization of Leishmania mexicana isoenzymes with specificity towards NAD+	4
The Strongyloides bioassay toolbox: A unique opportunity to accelerate functional biology for nematode parasites	4
Plasmodium falciparum Cysteine Rich Secretory Protein uniquely localizes to one end of male gametes	4
Behavioral and molecular response of the insect parasitic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae to cues emitted by a host, the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus	4
The microbiota, the malarial parasite, and the mosquito [MMM] – A three-sided relationship	4
Inhibition of inflammatory cytokine production and proliferation in macrophages by Kunitz-type inhibitors from Echinococcus granulosus	4
Characterisation of a Teladorsagia circumcincta glutathione transferase	4
From innate to adaptive immunity: Abomasal transcriptomic responses of merino sheep to Haemonchus contortus infection	4
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (AARS) as an attractive drug target in neglected tropical trypanosomatid diseases-Leishmaniasis, Human African Trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease	4
Characterization and evaluation of three new recombinant antigens of Taenia solium for the immunodiagnosis of cysticercosis	4
The ‘nuclear option’ revisited: Confirmation of Ss-daf-12 function and therapeutic potential in Strongyloides stercoralis and other parasitic nematode infections	4
Analysis of codon usage pattern of mitochondrial ND genes in Platyhelminthes	4