OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Natural Product Reports is 13. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Terpenoids of plants from Chloranthaceae family: chemistry, bioactivity, and synthesis	171
Contents list	128
Fe(ii) and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases for natural product synthesis: molecular insights into reaction diversity	101
The fungal natural product class of the sorbicillinoids: structures, bioactivities, biosynthesis, and synthesis	92
Structural diversity, hypothetical biosynthesis, chemical synthesis, and biological activity ofGanodermameroterpenoids	77
A straightforward access to trifluoromethylated natural products through late-stage functionalization	77
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Recent asymmetric synthesis of natural products bearing an α-tertiary amine moiety via temporary chirality induction strategies	61
Contents list	57
Production of high molecular-ordered stilbene oligomers for the study of their biological activity: total synthesis, bio-catalyzed synthesis and production by plant systems	56
Finding activity through rigidity: syntheses of natural products containing tricyclic bridgehead carbon centers	54
Recent advances in the synthesis of insect pheromones: an overview from 2013 to 2022	52
Microbial polyketides and their roles in insect virulence: from genomics to biological functions	51
Structure, properties of gossypol and its derivatives—from physiological activities to drug discovery and drug design	49
Harmonizing biosynthesis with post-ingestive modifications to understand the ecological functions of plant natural products	48
Scalemic natural products	48
Inside front cover	47
Modular polyketide synthase-derived insecticidal agents: from biosynthesis and metabolic engineering to combinatorial biosynthesis for their production	45
Connecting metabolome and phenotype: recent advances in functional metabolomics tools for the identification of bioactive natural products	40
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Biosynthesis, regulation, and engineering of natural products from Lysobacter	37
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Anthrol reductases: discovery, role in biosynthesis and applications in natural product syntheses	35
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Contents list	34
Functions and biosynthesis of plant signaling metabolites mediating plant–microbe interactions	33
The isolation of water-soluble natural products – challenges, strategies and perspectives	32
Hot off the Press	32
Gold-catalyzed cyclization and cycloaddition in natural product synthesis	32
Structural enzymology of iterative type I polyketide synthases: various routes to catalytic programming	31
Bacterial cyclophane-containing RiPPs from radical SAM enzymes	29
Strategies for total synthesis of bispyrrolidinoindoline alkaloids	29
Chemical synthesis and functional evaluation of glycopeptides and glycoproteins containing rare glycosyl amino acid linkages	29
The biosynthetic logic and enzymatic machinery of approved fungi-derived pharmaceuticals and agricultural biopesticides	29
Natural products as anthelmintics: safeguarding animal health	28
Estimating the extent of adulteration of the popular herbs black cohosh, echinacea, elder berry, ginkgo, and turmeric – its challenges and limitations	28
Silybin and its congeners: from traditional medicine to molecular effects	26
The tryptophan connection: cyclic peptide natural products linkedviathe tryptophan side chain	25
Pitfalls in the structural elucidation of small molecules. A critical analysis of a decade of structural misassignments of marine natural products	25
Natural withanolides, an update	25
The scent chemistry of butterflies	24
Unleashing the potential: type I CRISPR-Cas systems in actinomycetes for genome editing	24
A critical review on the use of DP4+ in the structural elucidation of natural products: the good, the bad and the ugly. A practical guide	24
Vallesamidine and schizozygane alkaloids: rearranged monoterpene indole alkaloids and synthetic endeavours	24
Euphorbiaditerpenoids: isolation, structure, bioactivity, biosynthesis, and synthesis (2013–2021)	23
Cheminformatic analysis of natural product-based drugs and chemical probes	23
Natural sesquiterpene quinone/quinols: chemistry, biological activity, and synthesis	22
The action of phytochemicals in biofilm control	22
Chain release mechanisms in polyketide and non-ribosomal peptide biosynthesis	22
Back cover	21
Contents list	21
Unusually cyclized triterpenoids: occurrence, biosynthesis and chemical synthesis	20
Biosynthesis, evolution and ecology of microbial terpenoids	20
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The pearl jubilee of microcin J25: thirty years of research on an exceptional lasso peptide	20
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Bacterial polyynes uncovered: a journey through their bioactive properties, biosynthetic mechanisms, and sustainable production strategies	19
Purine nucleoside antibiotics: recent synthetic advances harnessing chemistry and biology	18
Human milk as a complex natural product	18
Opportunities and challenges of RiPP-based therapeutics	18
Sesterterpenoids: sources, structural diversity, biological activity, and data management	18
Correction: The ‘emodin family’ of fungal natural products–amalgamating a century of research with recent genomics-based advances	18
Unlocking hidden treasures: the evolution of high-throughput mass spectrometry in screening for cryptic natural products	17
Siccanin-related drimane meroterpenoids: biological activities and synthesis	17
Human microbiota peptides: important roles in human health	17
Warfare under the waves: a review of bacteria-derived algaecidal natural products	16
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Curiouser and curiouser: progress in understanding the programming of iterative highly-reducing polyketide synthases	16
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Hot off the Press	15
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Hot off the press	15
Strategies and tactics for the synthesis of lipid I and II and shortened analogues: functional building blocks of bacterial cell wall biosynthesis	14
Industrial total synthesis of natural medicines	14
Hot off the press	14
Inside front cover	14
Trends of antimalarial marine natural products: progresses, challenges and opportunities	14
Revisiting the manzamine biosynthetic hypothesis	13
Introduction to engineering the biosynthesis of fungal natural products	13
Discovery, bioactivity and biosynthesis of fungal piperazines	13
S-Adenosylmethionine: more than just a methyl donor	13
Dehydroamino acid residues in bioactive natural products	13
Recent ring distortion reactions for diversifying complex natural products	13
Streptomyces cell-free systems for natural product discovery and engineering	13
Biosynthesis and bioactivities of microbial genotoxin colibactins	13