OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Microbiological Research is 44. 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 2020-12-01 to 2024-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Plant survival under drought stress: Implications, adaptive responses, and integrated rhizosphere management strategy for stress mitigation	220
Plant growth-promoting bacterial endophytes as biocontrol agents of pre- and post-harvest diseases: Fundamentals, methods of application and future perspectives	177
Biofilm patterns in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria	176
Salt-tolerant plant growth-promoting Bacillus pumilus strain JPVS11 to enhance plant growth attributes of rice and improve soil health under salinity stress	131
Phyllosphere microbiome: Diversity and functions	124
Harnessing the plant microbiome to promote the growth of agricultural crops	115
Actinobacteria in natural products research: Progress and prospects	113
Inhibition of plant pathogenic fungi by endophytic Trichoderma spp. through mycoparasitism and volatile organic compounds	112
Plant growth promoting bacteria for combating salinity stress in plants – Recent developments and prospects: A review	109
Effects of rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on yield, size distribution and fatty acid of soybean seeds grown under drought stress	108
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens as an excellent agent for biofertilizer and biocontrol in agriculture: An overview for its mechanisms	102
Benefits of phosphate solubilizing bacteria on belowground crop performance for improved crop acquisition of phosphorus	97
Lactobacillus and intestinal diseases: Mechanisms of action and clinical applications	88
Global spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: Epidemiological features, resistance mechanisms, detection and therapy	81
An overview of Acinetobacter baumannii pathogenesis: Motility, adherence and biofilm formation	81
Functions of elements in soil microorganisms	78
Rhizospheric microbiome: Bio-based emerging strategies for sustainable agriculture development and future perspectives	74
Siderophores: Importance in bacterial pathogenesis and applications in medicine and industry	73
Interkingdom signaling in plant-rhizomicrobiome interactions for sustainable agriculture	71
Human tuberculosis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: A review on genetic diversity, pathogenesis and omics approaches in host biomarkers discovery	68
Rhizobiome engineering: Unveiling complex rhizosphere interactions to enhance plant growth and health	66
Microbial degradation of azo dyes by textile effluent adapted, Enterobacter hormaechei under microaerophilic condition	65
Multifunctional role of Actinobacteria in agricultural production sustainability: A review	64
Type 3 secretion system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa	64
Bio-conversion of CO2 into biofuels and other value-added chemicals via metabolic engineering	58

Bacteriophage-encoded enzymes destroying bacterial cell membranes and walls, and their potential use as antimicrobial agents	57
AHL-mediated quorum sensing to regulate bacterial substance and energy metabolism: A review	57
Current advances in plant-microbe communication via volatile organic compounds as an innovative strategy to improve plant growth	56
Effector Biology of Biotrophic Plant Fungal Pathogens: Current Advances and Future Prospects	54
Biocontrol and growth-promoting effect of Trichoderma asperellum TaspHu1 isolate from Juglans mandshurica rhizosphere soil	52
Phytomicrobiome for promoting sustainable agriculture and food security: Opportunities, challenges, and solutions	52
The impact of carbon and nitrogen catabolite repression in microorganisms	52
A novel approach to Lactiplantibacillus plantarum: From probiotic properties to the omics insights	51
Selection of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria sharing suitable features to be commercially developed as biostimulant products	51
Pseudomonas entomophila PE3 and its exopolysaccharides as biostimulants for enhancing growth, yield and tolerance responses of sunflower under saline conditions	51
Induction of drought tolerance in Pennisetum glaucum by ACC deaminase producing PGPR- Bacillus amyloliquefaciens through Antioxidant defense system	50
Plant probiotics – Endophytes pivotal to plant health	49
Unraveling the role of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in the alleviation of arsenic phytotoxicity: A review	49
An update on ABC transporters of filamentous fungi – from physiological substrates to xenobiotics	47
Understanding the plant-microbe interactions in environments exposed to abiotic stresses: An overview	47
Antimicrobial resistance in urban river ecosystems	46
What do we know about the biology of the emerging fungal pathogen of humans Candida auris?	46
The performance of lactic acid bacteria in silage production: A review of modern biotechnology for silage improvement	45
Microbes-mediated sulphur cycling in soil: Impact on soil fertility, crop production and environmental sustainability	45
Seed inhabiting bacterial endophytes of maize promote seedling establishment and provide protection against fungal disease	44
Biocontrol arsenals of bacterial endophyte: An imminent triumph against clubroot disease	44