OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biotechnology Advances is 62. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	498
Use of additives to improve collective biogas plant performances: A comprehensive review	427
Advancements of astaxanthin production in Haematococcus pluvialis: Update insight and way forward	212
Collagen processing with mesoscale aggregates as templates and building blocks	200
Recent advances in human respiratory epithelium models for drug discovery	178
Development of isopentenyl phosphate kinases and their application in terpenoid biosynthesis	176
Microbial cell surface engineering for high-level synthesis of bio-products	175
Evolving perspectives on lutein production from microalgae - A focus on productivity and heterotrophic culture	174
New perspectives into Gluconobacter-catalysed biotransformations	154
Anaerobic digestion integrated with microbial electrolysis cell to enhance biogas production and upgrading in situ	151
Biodegradation and up-cycling of polyurethanes: Progress, challenges, and prospects	143
Halocins, natural antimicrobials of Archaea: Exotic or special or both?	139
Computer-aided understanding and engineering of enzymatic selectivity	127
Stabilization of enzymes via immobilization: Multipoint covalent attachment and other stabilization strategies	125
Biosensors in microalgae: A roadmap for new opportunities in synthetic biology and biotechnology	119
Phosphorylated polysaccharides: Applications, natural abundance, and new-to-nature structures generated by chemical and enzymatic functionalisation	117
Pickering emulsion biocatalysis: Bridging interfacial design with enzymatic reactions	115
Chiral helical scaffolds: Unlocking their potential in biomolecular interactions and biomedical applications	114
Glycosylation in extracellular vesicles: Isolation, characterization, composition, analysis and clinical applications	112
Opportunities for visual techniques to determine characteristics and limitations of electro-active biofilms	112
Think outside the box: 3D bioprinting concepts for biotechnological applications – recent developments and future perspectives	111
Recent advances and perspectives on production of value-added organic acids through metabolic engineering	109
Accessing hidden microbial biosynthetic potential from underexplored sources for novel drug discovery	102
Charting the landscape of RNA polymerases to unleash their potential in strain improvement	96
Proteomic and Glyco(proteo)mic tools in the profiling of cardiac progenitors and pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes: Accelerating translation into therapy	95

Polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis by halophiles and thermophiles: towards sustainable production of microbial bioplastics	92
Microbial starch debranching enzymes: Developments and applications	90
Biological valorization of lignin to flavonoids	89
Ex-situ biomethanation for CO2 valorization: State of the art, recent advances, challenges, and future prospective	85
Growth-coupled high throughput selection for directed enzyme evolution	85
Recent advances in machine learning applications in metabolic engineering	84
Editorial Board	82
Enhancing single-cell bioconversion efficiency by harnessing nanosecond pulsed electric field processing	81
Biocatalytic oxyfunctionalization of unsaturated fatty acids to oxygenated chemicals via hydroxy fatty acids	80
Methanotrophs as a reservoir for bioactive secondary metabolites: Pitfalls, insights and promises	80
Electrode functional microorganisms in bioelectrochemical systems and its regulation: A review	80
Biotechnological applications of purine and pyrimidine deaminases	78
Elucidation and biosynthesis of tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids: Recent advances and prospects	78
Using machine learning approaches for multi-omics data analysis: A review	77
Unlocking the secret of lignin-enzyme interactions: Recent advances in developing state-of-the-art analytical techniques	76
Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms and their partners in crime	76
Genome-scale metabolic network models for industrial microorganisms metabolic engineering: Current advances and future prospects	76
Emerging advances in glycoengineering of carbohydrates/glycans and their industrial applications	75
From lignocellulose to plastics: Knowledge transfer on the degradation approaches by fungi	75
Advances in bacterial glycoprotein engineering: A critical review of current technologies, emerging challenges, and future directions	74
Bioinspired nanoplatforms for human-machine interfaces: Recent progress in materials and device applications	72
Fusarium as a promising fungal genus with potential application in bioremediation for pollutants mitigation: A review	72
Unlocking the bacterial domain for industrial biotechnology applications using universal parts and tools	70
Rutinosidase and other diglycosidases: Rising stars in biotechnology	70
Recent advances in research for potential utilization of unexplored lichen metabolites	70
Engineering oleaginous red yeasts as versatile chassis for the production of oleochemicals and valuable compounds: Current advances and perspectives	68
From lignocellulosic biomass to single cell oil for sustainable biomanufacturing: Current advances and prospects	68
Utilization of gene manipulation system for advancing the biotechnological potential of halophiles: A review	66
Problems and corresponding strategies for converting CO2 into value-added products in Cupriavidus necator H16 cell factories	66
Influence of elevated pressure and pressurized fluids on microenvironment and activity of enzymes	65
Stress response in Rhodococcus strains	64
Strategies for overcoming the limitations of enzymatic carbon dioxide reduction	64
Improving recombinant protein production in CHO cells using the CRISPR-Cas system	64
Resource allocation in mammalian systems	64
Research progress of engineering microbial cell factories for pigment production	63
Guidelines toward ecologically-informed bioprospecting for microbial plastic degradation	63
Expanding sugar alcohol industry: Microbial production of sugar alcohols and associated chemocatalytic derivatives	63
Editorial Board	62