OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Symbiosis 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
The soil legacy produced by grass-endophyte-mycorrhizae fungi interaction increases legume establishment	83
A review on nutritional and non-nutritional interactions of symbiotic and associated fungi with insect	74
Exploration of bacterial composition and diversity within the apricot seed wasp Eurytoma samsonowi (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) by 16S rRNA Illumina sequencing	41
A newly discovered bacterial symbiont in the aphid microbiome identified through 16S rRNA sequencing	26
Microbial symbionts of hymenopteran parasitoids: an effective tool for next-generation crop protection	22
Differential effectiveness of Arbuscular Mycorrhizae in improving Rhizobial symbiosis by modulating Sucrose metabolism and Antioxidant defense in Chickpea under As stress	21
Effects of fungicides on the beneficial seed-borne microbiome and seedling development of a long-lived myrtaceae tree species	19
Isolation and characterization of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) rhizobia in Myanmar	17
Symbiosis research in the anthropocene: science as usual in unusual times?	17
First data on lipids and fatty acids composition in the tropical parasitic system between molluscs and echinoderms	15
Endosymbiont escape as a mechanism to increase the rate of endosymbiosis formation	15
Enhancing soybean growth under drought stress through bio-priming with desert endophyte Priestua endophytica strain RAE-11	15
Evaluation of biotic and abiotic stressors to artificially induce agarwood production in Gyrinops versteegii (Gilg.) Domke seedlings	14
Prospects of endophytic fungi as a natural resource for the sustainability of crop production in the modern era of changing climate	14
Dining on corals: stable isotope evidence for close trophic connection between gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) and their stony coral hosts	13
Robert Lucking and Toby Spribille: The Lives of Lichens: A Natural History	13
Different transcriptional impacts of prophage within the rhizobia-legume symbiosis	13
Proteomic analysis of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) leaves showed a more stable metabolism in a variety responsive to biological nitrogen fixation	13
Effect of herbicides Sprut Extra (glyphosate) and Forward (quizalofop-P-ethyl) on the development of pea (Pisum sativum L.) symbiotic nodules	11
Unravelling the sandalwood microbiome and their interactions using NGS-based approaches to improve agroforestry management practices	11
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi participate to the restoration of a gypsum mining site in western Algeria	11
Knockdown of Lotus japonicus ROP3 alters the root symbiotic phenotype and alters the expression of genes involved in nutrient acquisition during both rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbioses	11
Is there a symbiotic cleaning association between ocean sunfish and pelagic seabirds in the Patagonian Shelf?	11
Transmission of parasitic mites (Riccardoella oudemansi) between limacid slug hosts: the role of parasite and host behaviour	11
Correction to: Effects of field inoculation of potato tubers with the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis DAOM 197,198 are cultivar dependent	10

Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Ectomycorrhizas of Phylloporus (Boletales) and Quercus sapotifolia from Tropical Oak Forest of Eastern Mexico	10
Microbiome origin and stress-related changes in bacterial abundance of the photosymbiotic sea slug Berghia stephanieae (Á. Valdés, 2005)	10
A framework for using phoresy to assess ecological transition into parasitism and mutualism	9
Soil eutrophication reduces fungal colonization in Berberis microphylla roots in Patagonia (Argentina)	9
Mutualistic dinoflagellates with big disparities in ribosomal DNA variation may confound estimates of symbiont diversity and ecology in the jellyfish Cotylorhiza tuberculata	9
Plant-associated bacteria and enzymes support Canavalia rosea growth in coastal hypersaline soils	9
Wolbachia-density variation in weevils of the tribe Naupactini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)	9
Endophytic fungi mediated alleviation of salinity stress in crop plants: an insight and future prospect	9
Correction: Dining on corals: stable isotope evidence for close trophic connection between gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) and their stony coral hosts	9
Effects of magnesium application on the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato	8
Comparative metabolite analysis of Delftia-Bradyrhizobium co-inoculated soybean plants using UHPLC-HRMS-based metabolomic profiling	8
Production of a salinity-tolerant heterokaryotic strain by cross-mating homokaryotic strains of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Rhizopogon roseolus and its effect on the growth in Pinus thunbergii seedling	8
The plurality of photobionts within single lichen thalli	8
Differential phenolic patterns during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato	8
Improved micropropagation and hardening responses in red pepper by ACC deaminase producing Methylobacterium oryzae CBMB20	8
Fungal functional traits mediating communication and ecological interactions among higher organisms: current insights and future directions	8
Identification of a novel fungus associated with Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) and its pathogenicity to ornamental plants	8
High light quantity suppresses locomotion in symbiotic Aiptasia	8
Lima bean breeding changes the community of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in the rhizosphere	8
Fungi; friend or foe of amphibians	7
Lycoperdon perlatum from a coniferous forest forms an ectomycorrhizal relation with and increases drought resistance of Populus × canadensis ‘Zhongliao 1’	7
Molecular interplay of symbiotic and defensive responses in the non-model legume Arachis hypogaea	7
Aphid adaptation in a changing environment through their bacterial endosymbionts: an overview, including a new major cereal pest (Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) scenario	7
Impact of quorum sensing from native peanut phosphate solubilizing Serratia sp. S119 strain on interactions with agronomically important crops	7
Monocropping and Intercropping of Maize with Six Food Legumes at Malkerns in Eswatini: Their Effects on Plant Growth, Grain Yield and N2 Fixation, Measured using the 15N Natural Abundance and Ureide T	7
Physiological response of the symbiotic dinoflagellate Pelagodinium béii to ultraviolet radiation: synthesis and accumulation of mycosporine-like amino acids	7
Correction to: Endosymbiotic Symbiodinium clades occurrence and influence on coral growth and resilience during stress	7
Exploring the cooperation between nitrogen-fixing and non-fixing alfalfa rhizobia	6
Endophytic fungus Trichoderma atroviride D16 increases tanshinone accumulation in Salvia miltiorrhiza plantlets by enhancing abscisic acid and salicylic acid signaling	6
You are what you harbour: contrasting microbial communities detected in parthenogenetic and sexual weevils	6
Beneficial efficacy and mode of action of probiotic Bacillus subtilis SWL−19 on the silkworm (Bombyx mori L.)	6
Zooming in on host-symbiont interactions: advances in cryo-EM sample processing methods and future application to symbiotic tissues	6
A Margulian View of Symbiosis and Speciation: the Nasonia Wasp System	6
Low specificity and high variability of ectomycorrhizal association in Salix humboldtiana along its southern latitudinal distribution	6
Inoculation and coinoculation combined with sulfur treatment boost the physiological quality of seeds and reduce oxidative stress in soybean seedlings	6
Phylogenetic, phenotypic, and symbiotic characterization of Bradyrhizobium isolated from nodules of cowpea grown on the Peruvian desert coast	6
The genus Sodalis as a resource for understanding the multifaceted evolution of bacterial symbiosis in insects	6
High dependence on nitrogen-fixing bacteria in a Neotropical legume species	5
Missing symbionts – emerging pathogens? Microbiome management for sustainable agriculture	5
Cajanus cajan enhances nutrient cycling and supports Eragrostis curvula growth	5
Biotechnological utilization: the potential role of the termite gut symbiotic microbiome	5
Together forever: Inseparable partners of the symbiotic system Paramecium multimicronucleatum/Ca. Trichorickettsia mobilis	5
Are the symbiont faunas of the venomous echinoids Toxopneustes pileolus and Tripneustes gratilla (Echinoidea, Toxopneustidae) similar?	5
Endosymbiotic Symbiodinium clades occurrence and influence on coral growth and resilience during stress	5
NoiD, a DedA membrane protein required for homeostasis maintaining of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae during symbiosis with Pisum sativum	5
Co-occurrence of two ascomycete endophytes as the specialized metabolite production partners in Rheum spiciforme Royle	5
Correction: Aphid adaptation in a changing environment through their bacterial endosymbionts: an overview, including a new major cereal pest (Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) scenario	5
Intraspecific transfer of algal symbionts can occur in photosymbiotic Exaiptasia sea anemones	5