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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Exploration of bacterial composition and diversity within the apricot seed wasp Eurytoma samsonowi (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) by 16S rRNA Illumina sequencing	105
A newly discovered bacterial symbiont in the aphid microbiome identified through 16S rRNA sequencing	99
Microbial symbionts of hymenopteran parasitoids: an effective tool for next-generation crop protection	33
A review on nutritional and non-nutritional interactions of symbiotic and associated fungi with insect	31
The soil legacy produced by grass-endophyte-mycorrhizae fungi interaction increases legume establishment	31
Effects of fungicides on the beneficial seed-borne microbiome and seedling development of a long-lived myrtaceae tree species	26
First data on lipids and fatty acids composition in the tropical parasitic system between molluscs and echinoderms	24
Isolation and characterization of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) rhizobia in Myanmar	20
Ant attendance shapes the selective pressures on the genes of the endosymbiont Buchnera in Tuberculatus aphids	18
Dining on corals: stable isotope evidence for close trophic connection between gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) and their stony coral hosts	18
Prospects of endophytic fungi as a natural resource for the sustainability of crop production in the modern era of changing climate	17
Symbiosis research in the anthropocene: science as usual in unusual times?	16
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculation and previous crop influence pearl millet growth and yields in a Mediterranean arid environment	16
Endosymbiont escape as a mechanism to increase the rate of endosymbiosis formation	14
Enhancing soybean growth under drought stress through bio-priming with desert endophyte Priestua endophytica strain RAE-11	14
Proteomic analysis of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) leaves showed a more stable metabolism in a variety responsive to biological nitrogen fixation	13
Robert Lucking and Toby Spribille: The Lives of Lichens: A Natural History	13
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi participate to the restoration of a gypsum mining site in western Algeria	12
Microbiome origin and stress-related changes in bacterial abundance of the photosymbiotic sea slug Berghia stephanieae (Á. Valdés, 2005)	12
Transmission of parasitic mites (Riccardoella oudemansi) between limacid slug hosts: the role of parasite and host behaviour	12
Effect of herbicides Sprut Extra (glyphosate) and Forward (quizalofop-P-ethyl) on the development of pea (Pisum sativum L.) symbiotic nodules	12
Is there a symbiotic cleaning association between ocean sunfish and pelagic seabirds in the Patagonian Shelf?	12
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
Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Ectomycorrhizas of Phylloporus (Boletales) and Quercus sapotifolia from Tropical Oak Forest of Eastern Mexico	11
Different transcriptional impacts of prophage within the rhizobia-legume symbiosis	11

Endophytic fungi mediated alleviation of salinity stress in crop plants: an insight and future prospect	10
Morphological and functional adaptations of Thyca crystallina in its parasitic symbiosis with Linckia laevigata	10
Mutualistic dinoflagellates with big disparities in ribosomal DNA variation may confound estimates of symbiont diversity and ecology in the jellyfish Cotylorhiza tuberculata	10
The microbes within: what happens inside Acacia longifolia nodules during development	10
Correction to: Effects of field inoculation of potato tubers with the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis DAOM 197,198 are cultivar dependent	10
Unravelling the sandalwood microbiome and their interactions using NGS-based approaches to improve agroforestry management practices	10
Plant-associated bacteria and enzymes support Canavalia rosea growth in coastal hypersaline soils	9
Ecological partnerships for a cooler planet: Rhizobia-legume interactions and carbon sequestration potential	9
Correction: Dining on corals: stable isotope evidence for close trophic connection between gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) and their stony coral hosts	9
Wolbachia-density variation in weevils of the tribe Naupactini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)	9
Identification of a novel fungus associated with Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) and its pathogenicity to ornamental plants	9
Effects of magnesium application on the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato	8
Differential phenolic patterns during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato	8
Changes in microbiome assembly of the pioneer Andean tree Alnus acuminata under land degradation	8
Soil eutrophication reduces fungal colonization in Berberis microphylla roots in Patagonia (Argentina)	8
The plurality of photobionts within single lichen thalli	7
Fungal functional traits mediating communication and ecological interactions among higher organisms: current insights and future directions	7
Aphid adaptation in a changing environment through their bacterial endosymbionts: an overview, including a new major cereal pest (Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) scenario	7
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	7
Lima bean breeding changes the community of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in the rhizosphere	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
Annual invasive plants reduce plant productivity while promoting biodiversity in arid regions	7
Improved micropropagation and hardening responses in red pepper by ACC deaminase producing Methylobacterium oryzae CBMB20	7
Fungi; friend or foe of amphibians	7
Amanita muscaria invasion in native Nothofagaceae of Patagonian Argentina: updates on hosts and morphological tools for monitoring and control	7
Photosynthetic acclimation of the lichen Parmelia sulcata to a forest light gradient through structural, chemical and physiological alterations	7
Lycoperdon perlatum from a coniferous forest forms an ectomycorrhizal relation with and increases drought resistance of Populus × canadensis ‘Zhongliao 1’	6
Micromorphology and chemistry of mite domatia: mutualistic trait convergence and variation across eight sympatric north American species	6
Novel symbioses between reef fishes and serpulid polychaetes in the Caribbean Sea	6
You are what you harbour: contrasting microbial communities detected in parthenogenetic and sexual weevils	6
Correction to: Comparative genomics of Sphingomonas from the cupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum) phyllosphere reveals signatures of host adaptation and beneficial interactions	6
Molecular interplay of symbiotic and defensive responses in the non-model legume Arachis hypogaea	6
Harnessing plant–microbe interactions for sustainable crop improvement: from genomics to breeding	6
Exploring the cooperation between nitrogen-fixing and non-fixing alfalfa rhizobia	6
Impact of quorum sensing from native peanut phosphate solubilizing Serratia sp. S119 strain on interactions with agronomically important crops	6
Phylogenetic, phenotypic, and symbiotic characterization of Bradyrhizobium isolated from nodules of cowpea grown on the Peruvian desert coast	6
Endophytic fungus Trichoderma atroviride D16 increases tanshinone accumulation in Salvia miltiorrhiza plantlets by enhancing abscisic acid and salicylic acid signaling	6
Early experimental comparison of natural and assisted symbiont acquisition in Stylophora pistillata	6
The genus Sodalis as a resource for understanding the multifaceted evolution of bacterial symbiosis in insects	5
Too close for comfort: Elpidium ostracods trigger avoidance and defensive responses in anurans	5
Uncovering ciliate diversity in rumen microbiomes through computational species delimitation approaches	5
Co-occurrence of two ascomycete endophytes as the specialized metabolite production partners in Rheum spiciforme Royle	5
Low specificity and high variability of ectomycorrhizal association in Salix humboldtiana along its southern latitudinal distribution	5
Mycorrhizal associations in pteridophytes: current perspectives and emerging research gaps	5
Cross-domain interactions: Candida spp. and its endobiont	5
Biotechnological utilization: the potential role of the termite gut symbiotic microbiome	5
Inoculation and coinoculation combined with sulfur treatment boost the physiological quality of seeds and reduce oxidative stress in soybean seedlings	5
Beneficial efficacy and mode of action of probiotic Bacillus subtilis SWL−19 on the silkworm (Bombyx mori L.)	5
Regulation of strain infectivity in Ophiocordyceps sinensis: insights into fungal-insect symbiosis and artificial cultivation	5
Microbiota comparative analysis of Apis mellifera populations from Tunisia and Algeria targeting 16 S rRNA gene amplicon	5

Linking Fabaceae diversity to rhizobial symbiosis across Mozambique’s environmental gradients