Biotechnology Advances

Papers
(The median citation count of Biotechnology Advances is 15. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board261
Editorial Board255
Methanol metabolism in synthetic methylotrophic microorganisms192
Collagen processing with mesoscale aggregates as templates and building blocks173
Targeted analysis of metagenomes: divide and conquer166
Use of additives to improve collective biogas plant performances: A comprehensive review154
Evolving perspectives on lutein production from microalgae - A focus on productivity and heterotrophic culture151
Computer-aided understanding and engineering of enzymatic selectivity148
New perspectives into Gluconobacter-catalysed biotransformations147
Halocins, natural antimicrobials of Archaea: Exotic or special or both?137
Biotechnological production and emerging applications of betalains: A review129
Advancements of astaxanthin production in Haematococcus pluvialis: Update insight and way forward129
Development of isopentenyl phosphate kinases and their application in terpenoid biosynthesis127
Anaerobic digestion integrated with microbial electrolysis cell to enhance biogas production and upgrading in situ124
Recent advances in human respiratory epithelium models for drug discovery122
Microbial cell surface engineering for high-level synthesis of bio-products110
Opportunities for visual techniques to determine characteristics and limitations of electro-active biofilms110
Potential for microbial plastic degradation via assimilation of non-carbon moieties in additives109
Phosphorylated polysaccharides: Applications, natural abundance, and new-to-nature structures generated by chemical and enzymatic functionalisation108
Benzylisoquinoline alkaloid production: Moving from crop farming to chemical and biosynthesis106
Pickering emulsion biocatalysis: Bridging interfacial design with enzymatic reactions105
Glycosylation in extracellular vesicles: Isolation, characterization, composition, analysis and clinical applications102
Think outside the box: 3D bioprinting concepts for biotechnological applications – recent developments and future perspectives101
Biosensors in microalgae: A roadmap for new opportunities in synthetic biology and biotechnology98
Accessing hidden microbial biosynthetic potential from underexplored sources for novel drug discovery96
Chiral helical scaffolds: Unlocking their potential in biomolecular interactions and biomedical applications96
Recent advances and perspectives on production of value-added organic acids through metabolic engineering96
The path to biotechnological singularity: Current breakthroughs and outlook94
Editorial Board94
Polyethylene biodegradation: A multifaceted approach93
Biotechnological applications of purine and pyrimidine deaminases90
Editorial Board90
Charting the landscape of RNA polymerases to unleash their potential in strain improvement90
Biocatalytic oxyfunctionalization of unsaturated fatty acids to oxygenated chemicals via hydroxy fatty acids89
Methanotrophs as a reservoir for bioactive secondary metabolites: Pitfalls, insights and promises89
Enzymatic de novo oligonucleotide synthesis: Emerging techniques and advancements86
Recent advances in machine learning applications in metabolic engineering86
Electrode functional microorganisms in bioelectrochemical systems and its regulation: A review86
Genome-scale metabolic network models for industrial microorganisms metabolic engineering: Current advances and future prospects85
Ex-situ biomethanation for CO2 valorization: State of the art, recent advances, challenges, and future prospective83
Elucidation and biosynthesis of tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids: Recent advances and prospects83
Unlocking the secret of lignin-enzyme interactions: Recent advances in developing state-of-the-art analytical techniques82
Biological valorization of lignin to flavonoids80
Polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis by halophiles and thermophiles: towards sustainable production of microbial bioplastics80
Advances in gene editing-led route for hybrid breeding in crops79
Haloferax and the Haloferacaceae: Potential role in bioindustry79
Growth-coupled high throughput selection for directed enzyme evolution78
Enhancing single-cell bioconversion efficiency by harnessing nanosecond pulsed electric field processing77
Alpha-ketoacid decarboxylases: Diversity, structures, reaction mechanisms, and applications for biomanufacturing of platform chemicals and fuels75
Plant cell wall biosynthesis: Immune signaling, genome editing, and physiological implications for biomass valorization75
Emerging research insights and future perspectives on the advancement of eccDNA: A comprehensive review75
Advances in bacterial glycoprotein engineering: A critical review of current technologies, emerging challenges, and future directions74
Protease engineering: Approaches, tools, and emerging trends74
Advances in in vitro cultivation techniques for comprehensive analysis of human gut microbiome72
From lignocellulosic biomass to single cell oil for sustainable biomanufacturing: Current advances and prospects72
Resource allocation in mammalian systems72
Emerging advances in glycoengineering of carbohydrates/glycans and their industrial applications72
Bioinspired nanoplatforms for human-machine interfaces: Recent progress in materials and device applications72
Problems and corresponding strategies for converting CO2 into value-added products in Cupriavidus necator H16 cell factories71
Influence of elevated pressure and pressurized fluids on microenvironment and activity of enzymes71
Engineering oleaginous red yeasts as versatile chassis for the production of oleochemicals and valuable compounds: Current advances and perspectives69
Guidelines toward ecologically-informed bioprospecting for microbial plastic degradation68
Expanding sugar alcohol industry: Microbial production of sugar alcohols and associated chemocatalytic derivatives68
Improving recombinant protein production in CHO cells using the CRISPR-Cas system68
Utilization of gene manipulation system for advancing the biotechnological potential of halophiles: A review68
Research progress of engineering microbial cell factories for pigment production67
Loop engineering in enzymes from structure to function: Mechanisms, methodologies, and engineering strategies65
Recent advances in research for potential utilization of unexplored lichen metabolites65
Strategies for overcoming the limitations of enzymatic carbon dioxide reduction64
Unlocking the bacterial domain for industrial biotechnology applications using universal parts and tools64
Specialized pro-resolving mediators: Biosynthetic pathways, biocatalytic synthesis, and applications63
Fusarium as a promising fungal genus with potential application in bioremediation for pollutants mitigation: A review63
Rutinosidase and other diglycosidases: Rising stars in biotechnology63
Genetic engineering of bacteriophages: Key concepts, strategies, and applications63
Stress response in Rhodococcus strains63
Is it possible to shape the microalgal biomass composition with operational parameters for target compound accumulation?62
Microalgal bioengineering for futuristic applications in synthetic and space biology62
Capturing the third dimension in drug discovery: Spatially-resolved tools for interrogation of complex 3D cell models61
Tracking inflammation status for improving patient prognosis: A review of current methods, unmet clinical needs and opportunities61
Editorial Board61
Cytoskeleton as a roadmap navigating rhizobia to establish symbiotic root nodulation in legumes61
C-type lectin-(like) fold – Protein-protein interaction patterns and utilization61
Recent advances in enzyme-enhanced immunosensors61
Recent advances in engineering synthetic biomolecular condensates60
Detection, production, modification, and application of arylsulfatases59
Synthetic biology approaches to improve tolerance of inhibitors in lignocellulosic hydrolysates59
Engineering membrane architecture for biotechnological applications59
Harnessing the biomolecular mechanisms of marine biomineralisation for carbon sequestration58
Biological conversion of carbon monoxide and hydrogen by anaerobic culture: Prospect of anaerobic digestion and thermochemical processes combination58
Machine learning in predictive biocatalysis: A comparative review of methods and applications58
Recent advances in lipid metabolic engineering of oleaginous yeasts58
Corrigendum to “Recent advances in enzyme-enhanced immunosensors” [Biotechnology Advances 53 (2021) 107867].57
Ex vivo T cell differentiation in adoptive immunotherapy manufacturing: Critical process parameters and analytical technologies57
Recent advances in chemoenzymatic synthesis of human ABO blood group antigens56
Biotechnological applications of type 1 secretion systems55
Maximizing the potential of nitrilase: Unveiling their diversity, catalytic proficiency, and versatile applications55
Editorial Board55
Effect of nanomaterials on microbial metabolism and their applications in fermentative hydrogen production: A review55
One, two, many: Strategies to alter the number of carbohydrate binding sites of lectins54
Brews, fuels, and opioids: Expanding the yeast Ehrlich pathway for chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing54
Advances in molecular tools for parasitic nematodes of animals – From genetic markers to metabarcoding and genomics54
Conversion of inulin-rich raw plant biomass to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA): Progress and challenge towards biorenewable plastics53
Bio-upcycling PET waste: Advances in enzymatic hydrolysis and biosynthesis of value-added products52
Heterologous production of cellulose- and starch-degrading hydrolases to expand Saccharomyces cerevisiae substrate utilization: Lessons learnt52
Synthetic biology of Fusarium for the sustainable production of valuable bioproducts52
Optimizing microbial networks through metabolic bypasses52
Algae-driven bioelectrochemical systems: Recent advances, applications, and prospects52
Biosynthesis of monoterpenoid and sesquiterpenoid as natural flavors and fragrances51
Abiotic stress as a dynamic strategy for enhancing high value phytochemicals in microalgae: Critical insights, challenges and future prospects51
Principles of antibodies with ultralong complementarity-determining regions and picobodies51
A reflection on the improvement of Chinese hamster ovary cell-based bioprocesses through advances in proteomic techniques50
Interpretable and explainable predictive machine learning models for data-driven protein engineering50
Photocatalyst-enzyme hybrid systems for light-driven biotransformation50
The technology, opportunities, and challenges of Synthetic Biological Intelligence50
Functionalized chitosan for cancer nano drug delivery50
Advances in multi-enzyme co-localization strategies for the construction of microbial cell factory49
Bacterial cellulose and its potential for biomedical applications49
A guide to the use of bioassays in exploration of natural resources49
Enzyme miniaturization: Revolutionizing future biocatalysts49
Production of polyunsaturated fatty acids by Schizochytrium (Aurantiochytrium) spp.48
Bioactive metabolites and extracellular vesicles from the marine chlorophyte genus Tetraselmis: Review48
Advance computational tools for multiomics data learning48
Enzymatic C N bond formation and cleavage reaction: Advances and perspectives48
Fungal bioconversion of lignin-derived aromatics: Pathways, enzymes, and biotechnological potential48
The stressing point: how plants respond to environmental stimuli47
Improving the performance of machine learning models for biotechnology: The quest for deus ex machina47
Rumen microbes, enzymes, metabolisms, and application in lignocellulosic waste conversion - A comprehensive review46
Trait drift in microalgae and applications for strain improvement45
Bacterioferritin nanocage: Structure, biological function, catalytic mechanism, self-assembly and potential applications45
Data mining of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants engineered for increased tolerance towards inhibitors in lignocellulosic hydrolysates45
Biotechnological advances in the production of unusual fatty acids in transgenic plants and recombinant microorganisms44
Transcriptomic studies of solventogenic clostridia, Clostridium acetobutylicum and Clostridium beijerinckii44
Biofilm control by interfering with c-di-GMP metabolism and signaling44
Metabolic and biotransformation effects on dietary glucosinolates, their bioavailability, catabolism and biological effects in different organisms44
Portable biosensors for rapid on-site determination of cannabinoids in cannabis, a review43
The Gompertz model and its applications in microbial growth and bioproduction kinetics: Past, present and future43
Current status, and the developments of hosts and expression systems for the production of recombinant human cytokines42
Recent advances in the identification of biosynthetic genes and gene clusters of the polyketide-derived pathways for anthraquinone biosynthesis and biotechnological applications41
Strategies to overcome the challenges of low or no expression of heterologous proteins in Escherichia coli41
Optogenetic technologies in translational cancer research41
Microbial gas fermentation technology for sustainable food protein production41
Plant glycoengineering for designing next-generation vaccines and therapeutic proteins41
Recent advances and discoveries of microbial-based glycolipids: Prospective alternative for remediation activities41
Biopreservation of beer: Potential and constraints41
Plants arabinogalactans: From structures to physico-chemical and biological properties41
Strategies for the biological production of ectoine by using different chassis strains40
Protein representations: Encoding biological information for machine learning in biocatalysis40
Microbial melanin: Recent advances in biosynthesis, extraction, characterization, and applications40
Yeast as C1 cell factory: Transforming methanol and Formate into high-value compounds39
Design and application of microfluidics in aptamer SELEX and Aptasensors39
The isolation of lignin with native-like structure39
Advancements in nanomaterial-based aptasensors for the detection of emerging organic pollutants in environmental and biological samples39
Recent advances in phyto-combined remediation of heavy metal pollution in soil39
Challenges and progress towards industrial recombinant protein production in yeasts: A review39
Applications of bio-capacitance to cell culture manufacturing38
Turning waste into treasure: A new direction for low-cost production of lipid chemicals from Thraustochytrids38
Whole-organism phenotypic screening methods used in early-phase anthelmintic drug discovery38
CRISPR-Cas13 technology portfolio and alliance with other genetic tools37
Recent advances in microbial production of diamines, aminocarboxylic acids, and diacids as potential platform chemicals and bio-based polyamides monomers37
Influence of glycosylation on the immunogenicity and antigenicity of viral immunogens37
Genetic engineering of Saccharomyces boulardii: Tools, strategies and advances for enhanced probiotic and therapeutic applications37
Engineered transcription factor-binding diversed functional nucleic acid-based synthetic biosensor37
Cupriavidus necator as a platform for polyhydroxyalkanoate production: An overview of strains, metabolism, and modeling approaches37
Fine-tuning gene expression for improved biosynthesis of natural products: From transcriptional to post-translational regulation36
Ferritin nanocage based delivery vehicles: From single-, co- to compartmentalized- encapsulation of bioactive or nutraceutical compounds36
Controlled processivity in glycosyltransferases: A way to expand the enzymatic toolbox36
Multidimensional strategies for efficient heterologous protein expression in Aspergillus niger36
Genetically encoded biosensors for microbial synthetic biology: From conceptual frameworks to practical applications36
Bioinformatics assisted construction of the link between biosynthetic gene clusters and secondary metabolites in fungi35
Advances in production and application technologies of minicells: A review35
HEK-omics: The promise of omics to optimize HEK293 for recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) gene therapy manufacturing35
Using oils and fats to replace sugars as feedstocks for biomanufacturing: Challenges and opportunities for the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica35
In vitro models of gut digestion across childhood: current developments, challenges and future trends35
Advances of computational protein design: Principles, strategies and applications in nutrition and health35
The bioproduction of astaxanthin: A comprehensive review on the microbial synthesis and downstream extraction34
Recent advances in microbial production of high-value compounds in the tetrapyrrole biosynthesis pathway34
Fluorescence coupling strategies in fluorescence-activated droplet sorting (FADS) for ultrahigh-throughput screening of enzymes, metabolites, and antibodies34
Designer bacterial cell factories for improved production of commercially valuable non-ribosomal peptides34
Refactoring transcription factors for metabolic engineering33
Metagenomics and plant-microbe symbioses: Microbial community dynamics, functional roles in carbon sequestration, nitrogen transformation, sulfur and phosphorus mobilization for sustainable soil healt33
Understanding and controlling the molecular mechanisms of protein aggregation in mAb therapeutics33
Computational advances in biosynthetic gene cluster discovery and prediction33
Prospects on bio-based 2,3-butanediol and acetoin production: Recent progress and advances33
Exploitation of lignocellulosic-based biomass biorefinery: A critical review of renewable bioresource, sustainability and economic views33
From natural to synthetic: Promoter engineering in yeast expression systems33
Selection of aptamers targeting small molecules by capillary electrophoresis: Advances, challenges, and prospects33
Implications of glycosylation for the development of selected cytokines and their derivatives for medical use32
Editorial Board32
Revolutionizing agroindustry: Towards the industrial application of antimicrobial peptides against pathogens and pests32
Understanding low-phosphate stress responses in plants: Opportunities for genome editing to improve phosphorous use efficiency (PUE)32
Humans and robots: Friends of the future? A bird's eye view of biomanufacturing industry 5.032
Editorial Board32
Cellular variability as a driver for bioprocess innovation and optimization32
Strategies to manipulate the performance of aptamers in SELEX, post-SELEX and microenvironment32
The production, recovery, and valorization of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) based on circular bioeconomy32
Microbial extracellular electron transfer and strategies for engineering electroactive microorganisms31
Myxobacteria: Versatile cell factories of novel commercial enzymes for bio-manufacturing31
The Yin and Yang of exosome isolation methods: conventional practice, microfluidics, and commercial kits31
Utilizing stimuli-responsive nanoparticles to deliver and enhance the anti-tumor effects of bilirubin31
Grafting of proteins onto polymeric surfaces: A synthesis and characterization challenge31
Methods of in vitro study of galectin-glycomaterial interaction30
Heparin and heparin-like modifications in hemodialysis membranes: Current innovations and future directions30
Epigenetic therapy for leukemias: a comprehensive review from biological markers to practice30
Biopolymers and their derivatives: Key components of advanced biomedical technologies30
Molecular biology: Fantastic toolkits to improve knowledge and application of acetic acid bacteria30
Deciphering mechanisms of production of natural compounds using inducer-producer microbial consortia30
Revolutionizing keratinase science: Biocatalytic advances, sustainable innovation, and industrial perspectives30
Host cell protein-mediated adjuvanticity and immunogenicity risks of biotherapeutics30
Current status and future prospects in cannabinoid production through in vitro culture and synthetic biology30
From formate oxidation to CO₂ reduction: The role of formate dehydrogenase in sustainable carbon utilization29
Biomass directional pyrolysis based on element economy to produce high-quality fuels, chemicals, carbon materials – A review29
Molecular imprinting technology for biomedical applications29
Design and biocatalytic applications of genetically fused multifunctional enzymes29
Review of advances in the development of laccases for the valorization of lignin to enable the production of lignocellulosic biofuels and bioproducts29
Strategies for improving antimicrobial peptide production29
Advances in the synthesis of three typical tetraterpenoids including β-carotene, lycopene and astaxanthin29
Has the time finally come for green oleochemicals and biodiesel production using large-scale enzyme technologies? Current status and new developments29
Progress in cyclodextrins as important molecules regulating catalytic processes of glycoside hydrolases29
Optimization strategies for CO2 biological fixation29
Yeast surface display technology: Mechanisms, applications, and perspectives28
Bacterial membrane vesicle functions, laboratory methods, and applications28
Mycolicibacterium cell factory for the production of steroid-based drug intermediates28
Lipopeptides development in cosmetics and pharmaceutical applications: A comprehensive review28
Nucleic acid-responsive smart systems for controlled cargo delivery28
Baculovirus dual-phase infection strategy and biotechnological applications: A structural and regulatory review28
Morphology engineering facilitates constructing efficient cell factories28
Relieving metabolic burden to improve robustness and bioproduction by industrial microorganisms28
Editorial Board28
Recent advances in synthetic biology toolkits and metabolic engineering of Ralstonia eutropha H16 for production of value-added chemicals28
Editorial Board27
Identification, characterization, and engineering of glycosylation in thrombolytics27
Engineering catalytically promiscuous enzymes to serve new functions27
Strategies for Automated Enzymatic Glycan Synthesis (AEGS)27
Chimeric enzymes in the pulp and paper making industry: Current developments27
Antimicrobial peptides: Sustainable application informed by evolutionary constraints27
Editorial Board27
Engineering status of protein for improving microbial cell factories27
A review on the expanding biotechnological frontier of Pedobacter27
Engineering lignin pathway and plant cell wall modification and genome editing for advanced renewable bioenergy and material applications26
Process simulation and evaluation of scaled-up biocatalytic systems: Advances, challenges, and future prospects26
Next generation probiotics: Engineering live biotherapeutics26
Challenges of polyethylene (PE) biodegradation – A perspective26
Production and characterization of starch-lignin based materials: A review26
Recent advances in fed-batch microscale bioreactor design26
Advanced strategies for metabolic engineering of Bacillus to produce extracellular polymeric substances26
Role of distal sites in enzyme engineering26
Current advancement in AI-integrated drug discovery: Methods and applications26
Biophotovoltaics: Recent advances and perspectives26
Cell-culture process optimization via model-based predictions of metabolism and protein glycosylation26
Biodegradation of polyethylene and polystyrene: From microbial deterioration to enzyme discovery26
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