OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Biosciences 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
Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA identified in Eastern India: Possible implications for the ongoing outbreak in India and impact on viral structure and host susceptibility	113
Evaluation of post-translational modifications in histone proteins: A review on histone modification defects in developmental and neurological disorders	79
COVID-19: Advances in diagnostic tools, treatment strategies, and vaccine development	73
SARS-CoV-2 genomics: An Indian perspective on sequencing viral variants	73
Drug targets for COVID-19 therapeutics: Ongoing global efforts	66
Polymyxins, the last-resort antibiotics: Mode of action, resistance emergence, and potential solutions	52
Advances in Bone tissue engineering: A fundamental review	52
Identification of a repurposed drug as an inhibitor of Spike protein of human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 by computational methods	39
Cardiac differentiation of bone-marrow-resident c-kit+ stem cells by L-carnitine increases through secretion of VEGF, IL6, IGF-1, and TGF-β as clinical agents in cardiac regeneration	37
Global efforts on vaccines for COVID-19: Since, sooner or later, we all will catch the coronavirus	36
Computational search for potential COVID-19 drugs from FDA-approved drugs and small molecules of natural origin identifies several anti-virals and plant products	34
RNA silencing technology: A boon for crop improvement	33
Epigenetic variation in animal populations: Sources, extent, phenotypic implications, and ecological and evolutionary relevance	31
miRNA-mediated regulation of auxin signaling pathway during plant development and stress responses	29
Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species cause major oxidative mitochondrial DNA damages and repair pathways	28
Principal component analysis approach for comprehensive screening of salt stress-tolerant tomato germplasm at the seedling stage	28
Current global vaccine and drug efforts against COVID-19: Pros and cons of bypassing animal trials	26
An update and perspectives on the use of promoters in plant genetic engineering	24
Advancements in molecular marker technologies and their applications in diversity studies	24
Plant phenomics: High-throughput technology for accelerating genomics	21
Protein expression and secretion by filamentous fungi	20
Revisiting CRISPR/Cas-mediated crop improvement: Special focus on nutrition	18
Helicobacter pylori: Perturbation and restoration of gut microbiome	18
Why are some coronavirus variants more infectious?	18
Different stages of disease detection in squash plant based on machine learning	17

Sensitization of hepatocellular carcinoma cells towards doxorubicin and sorafenib is facilitated by glucose-dependent alterations in reactive oxygen species, P-glycoprotein and DKK4	16
Nutraceutical and therapeutic potential of Phycocyanobilin for treating Alzheimer’s disease	16
Pattern of genomic variation in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) suggests restricted nonrandom changes: Analysis using Shewhart control charts	16
Long non-coding RNA H19 promotes osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells by regulating microRNA-140-5p/SATB2 axis	16
New insights into the activation of Radiation Desiccation Response regulon in Deinococcus radiodurans	16
Immunomodulatory properties of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells	16
Genetic engineering of crops for insect resistance: An overview	16
High-glucose-induced apoptosis, ROS production and pro-inflammatory response in cardiomyocytes is attenuated by metformin treatment via PP2A activation	15
Plant abiotic stress tolerance: Insights into resilience build-up	15
Research advances and prospects of legume lectins	15
Orphan crops for future food security	15
Conjugation of imipenem to silver nanoparticles for enhancement of its antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa	14
Prenatal stress effects on offspring brain and behavior: Mediators, alterations and dysregulated epigenetic mechanisms	13
Integration of advanced technologies for plant variety and cultivar identification	13
VacPred: Sequence-based prediction of plant vacuole proteins using machine-learning techniques	13
Insights into the role of paraoxonase 2 in human pathophysiology	13
Contrasting the expression pattern change of polyamine oxidase genes and photosynthetic efficiency of maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes under drought stress	13
MiR-140-3p inhibits natural killer cytotoxicity to human ovarian cancer via targeting MAPK1	13
RECK and TIMP-2 mediate inhibition of MMP-2 and MMP-9 by Annona muricata	12
Circ_0002711 knockdown suppresses cell growth and aerobic glycolysis by modulating miR-1244/ROCK1 axis in ovarian cancer	12
Connecting primitive phase separation to biotechnology, synthetic biology, and engineering	12
Atorvastatin ameliorates viral burden and neural stem/progenitor cell (NSPC) death in an experimental model of Japanese encephalitis	12
MicroRNAs as potential targets for improving rice yield via plant architecture modulation: Recent studies and future perspectives	12
Circ-HIPK3 regulates YAP1 expression by sponging miR-381-3p to promote oral squamous cell carcinoma development	12
MiR-296-3p inhibits cell proliferation by the SOX4-Wnt/β-catenin pathway in triple-negative breast cancer	11
Human ankyrins and their contribution to disease biology: An update	11
CircRNA expression profiling and bioinformatics analysis indicate the potential biological role and clinical significance of circRNA in influenza A virus-induced lung injury	11
Axonal cytomechanics in neuronal development	11
LncRNA-SNHG16 promotes proliferation and migration of acute myeloid leukemia cells via PTEN/PI3K/AKT axis through suppressing CELF2 protein	11
Mouse model for endometriosis is characterized by proliferation and inflammation but not epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and fibrosis	11
Excitation light-induced phototoxicity during fluorescence imaging	10
Knockdown of circ_0008344 contributes to radiosensitization in glioma via miR-433-3p/RNF2 axis	10
Post-transcriptional gene silencing: Basic concepts and applications	10
Do oscillations in pancreatic islets require pacemaker cells?	10
Choline–betaine pathway contributes to hyperosmotic stress and subsequent lethal stress resistance in Pseudomonas protegens SN15-2	10
Dietary conjugated linoleic acid and medium-chain triglycerides for obesity management	10
Exosomal circRNA HIPK3 knockdown inhibited cell proliferation and metastasis in prostate cancer by regulating miR-212/BMI-1 pathway	9
Chloroplast genome analysis of Angiosperms and phylogenetic relationships among Lamiaceae members with particular reference to teak (Tectona grandis L.f)	9
Metabolite profiling of violet, white and pink flowers revealing flavonoids composition patterns in Rhododendron pulchrum Sweet	9
Relationship between polyamines conjugated to mitochondrion membrane and mitochondrion conformation from developing wheat embryos under drought stress	9
Freeing the brake: Proliferation needs primary cilium to disassemble	9
Metastable biomolecular condensates of interferon-inducible antiviral Mx-family GTPases: A paradigm shift in the last three years	9
Apigenin attenuates myocardial infarction-induced cardiomyocyte injury by modulating Parkin-mediated mitochondrial autophagy	9
COVID-19 and central nervous system interplay: A big picture beyond clinical manifestation	9
Let-7a-5p represses proliferation, migration, invasion and epithelial-mesenchymal transition by targeting Smad2 in TGF-β2-induced human lens epithelial cells	9
Identification of miRNAs linked to peanut nodule functional processes	9
Low-light and its effects on crop yield: Genetic and genomic implications	8
Downregulation of hsa_circ_0000936 sensitizes resistant glioma cells to temozolomide by sponging miR-1294	8
Determination of antioxidant capacity and flavonoid composition of onion (Allium cepa L.) landrace ‘Krishnapuram’ bulb using HPLC-ESI-ITMS	8
Rapid diagnosis of Leishmania infection with a portable loop-mediated isothermal amplification device	8

M1 macrophages-derived exosomes miR-34c-5p regulates interstitial cells of Cajal through targeting SCF	7
Human placental laminin: Role in neuronal differentiation, cell adhesion and proliferation	7
MALAT1 knockdown protects from bronchial/tracheal smooth muscle cell injury via regulation of microRNA-133a/ryanodine receptor 2 axis	7
Long non-coding RNA CASC2 targeting miR-18a suppresses glioblastoma cell growth, metastasis and EMT in vitro and in vivo	7
Leukemia inhibitory factor: A main controller of breast cancer	7
RNAi suppressor: The hidden weapon of SARS-CoV	7
Hydroxysafflor yellow A can improve depressive behavior by inhibiting hippocampal inflammation and oxidative stress through regulating HPA axis	7
Haplotype-based genomic analysis reveals novel association of CNTNAP5 genic region with primary angle closure glaucoma	6
Expression of H19 long non-coding RNA is down-regulated in oral squamous cell carcinoma	6
Target of rapamycin (TOR) gene is vital for whitefly survival and reproduction	6
Psychrophiles: A journey of hope	6
miR-17-5p mitigates endometriosis by directly regulating VEGFA	6
Deciphering the interaction of benzoxaborole inhibitor AN2690 with connective polypeptide 1 (CP1) editing domain of Leishmania donovani leucyl-tRNA synthetase	6
Assessment of telomerase as drug target in breast cancer	6
Vasopressin in circadian function of SCN	6
Green synthesis of Cuminum cyminum silver nanoparticles: Characterizations and cytocompatibility with lapine primary tenocytes	6
Genetic mapping for grain quality and yield-attributed traits in Basmati rice using SSR-based genetic map	5
Vitamin D regulates cell viability, migration and proliferation by suppressing galectin-3 (Gal-3) gene in ovarian cancer cells	5
In vitro biomineralization and osteogenesis of Cissus quadrangularis stem extracts: An osteogenic regulator for bone tissue engineering	5
Elucidation and genetic intervention of CO2 concentration mechanism in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for increased plant primary productivity	5
Ethnobotanical, phytochemical, and pharmacological properties of Cerbera manghas L.	5
Effects of yogic intervention on pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength parameters: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis	5
CRISPR-mediated knockdown of miR-214 modulates cell fate in response to anti-cancer drugs in HPV-negative and HPV-positive cervical cancer cells	5
Re-evaluation of the phylogenetic relationships and species delimitation of two closely related families (Lamiaceae and Verbenaceae) using two DNA barcode markers	5
Evolutionary analysis of GRAS gene family for functional and structural insights into hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum)	5
Central nervous system as a target of novel coronavirus infections: Potential routes of entry and pathogenic mechanisms	5
Epigenetic interaction of microbes with their mammalian hosts	5
Agricultural biotechnology: Revealing insights about ethical concerns	5
Pharmacological characterization of a structurally new class of antibacterial compound, triphenyl-phosphonium conjugated diarylheptanoid: Antibacterial activity and molecular mechanism	5
MiR-222 inhibition alleviates Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B-induced inflammatory acute lung injury by targeting Foxo3	5
Advances in the Xoo-rice pathosystem interaction and its exploitation in disease management	5
Assessment of genetic divergence through cluster analysis of chilli varieties	4
Influence of nNav1.5 on MHC class I expression in breast cancer	4
PRIGSA2: Improved version of protein repeat identification by graph spectral analysis	4
A soil bacterial catabolic pathway on the move: Transfer of nicotine catabolic genes between Arthrobacter genus megaplasmids and invasion by mobile elements	4
Exploring the signature gut and oral microbiome in individuals of specific Ayurveda prakriti	4
AtOZF1 positively regulates JA signaling and SA-JA cross-talk in Arabidopsis thaliana	4
Elevated expression of stemness genes in adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells cultured on fibrin scaffold	4
Bioluminescence emissions from the Indian winter species of firefly Diaphanes sp.	4
Evaluation of memory in persons with mesial temporal lobe sclerosis: A combined fMRI and VBM study	4
Identification of PARP-1 in cancer stem cells of gastrointestinal cancers: A preliminary study	4
circRNA derived from CLSPN (circCLSPN) is an oncogene in human glioblastoma multiforme by regulating cell growth, migration and invasion via ceRNA pathway	4
DNA replication and sister chromatid cohesion 1 promotes breast carcinoma progression by modulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling and p53 protein	4
High-altitude adaptation: Role of genetic and epigenetic factors	4
Temporal stability and detection sensitivity of the dry swab-based diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2	4
Is pseudoexfoliation glaucoma a neurodegenerative disorder?	4
Genetic diversity analysis of specialty glutinous and low-amylose rice (Oryza sativa L.) landraces of Assam based on Wx locus and microsatellite diversity	4
CAV1 is a prognostic predictor for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer	4
MicroRNA-9 facilitates hypoxia-induced injury and apoptosis in H9c2 cells via targeting CDK8	4
N-3-(oxododecanoyl)-l-homoserine lactone suppresses dendritic cell maturation by upregulating the long noncoding RNA NRIR	4
A human cell polarity protein Lgl2 regulates influenza A virus nucleoprotein exportation from nucleus in MDCK cells	4