OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Microbiological Research is 43. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

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	159
Salt-tolerant plant growth-promoting Bacillus pumilus strain JPVS11 to enhance plant growth attributes of rice and improve soil health under salinity stress	120
Current state-of-the-art in ethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstocks	120
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
Phyllosphere microbiome: Diversity and functions	110
Harnessing the plant microbiome to promote the growth of agricultural crops	108
Effects of rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on yield, size distribution and fatty acid of soybean seeds grown under drought stress	104
Plant growth promoting bacteria for combating salinity stress in plants – Recent developments and prospects: A review	100
Benefits of phosphate solubilizing bacteria on belowground crop performance for improved crop acquisition of phosphorus	91
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens as an excellent agent for biofertilizer and biocontrol in agriculture: An overview for its mechanisms	88
An overview of Acinetobacter baumannii pathogenesis: Motility, adherence and biofilm formation	81
Lactobacillus and intestinal diseases: Mechanisms of action and clinical applications	80
The interactions of Trichoderma at multiple trophic levels: inter-kingdom communication	78
Siderophores: Importance in bacterial pathogenesis and applications in medicine and industry	73
Functions of elements in soil microorganisms	72
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	67
Rhizospheric microbiome: Bio-based emerging strategies for sustainable agriculture development and future perspectives	66
Type 3 secretion system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa	64
Multifunctional role of Actinobacteria in agricultural production sustainability: A review	59
Global spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: Epidemiological features, resistance mechanisms, detection and therapy	59
Microbial degradation of azo dyes by textile effluent adapted, Enterobacter hormaechei under microaerophilic condition	59

Rhizobiome engineering: Unveiling complex rhizosphere interactions to enhance plant growth and health	58
Effector Biology of Biotrophic Plant Fungal Pathogens: Current Advances and Future Prospects	54
Phytomicrobiome for promoting sustainable agriculture and food security: Opportunities, challenges, and solutions	52
Bio-conversion of CO2 into biofuels and other value-added chemicals via metabolic engineering	52
Current advances in plant-microbe communication via volatile organic compounds as an innovative strategy to improve plant growth	52
Biocontrol and growth-promoting effect of Trichoderma asperellum TaspHu1 isolate from Juglans mandshurica rhizosphere soil	52
Bacteriophage-encoded enzymes destroying bacterial cell membranes and walls, and their potential use as antimicrobial agents	51
Pseudomonas entomophila PE3 and its exopolysaccharides as biostimulants for enhancing growth, yield and tolerance responses of sunflower under saline conditions	50
Induction of drought tolerance in Pennisetum glaucum by ACC deaminase producing PGPR- Bacillus amyloliquefaciens through Antioxidant defense system	50
Selection of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria sharing suitable features to be commercially developed as biostimulant products	49
The impact of carbon and nitrogen catabolite repression in microorganisms	48
An update on ABC transporters of filamentous fungi – from physiological substrates to xenobiotics	47
The interaction between Rhizoglomus irregulare and hyphae attached phosphate solubilizing bacteria increases plant biomass of Solanum lycopersicum	46
Unraveling the role of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in the alleviation of arsenic phytotoxicity: A review	45
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
AHL-mediated quorum sensing to regulate bacterial substance and energy metabolism: A review	44
Biocontrol arsenals of bacterial endophyte: An imminent triumph against clubroot disease	44