OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation is 24. 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 2021-01-01 to 2025-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of immersion time on bacterial community structure and sulfur metabolism in biofilm on concrete surface in sewer environment	120
Insights into rhamnolipid-assisted bioelectrochemical system for remediating soil pollution: A promising green approach towards the sustainable environment	92
Ecological impact of mechanical cleaning method to curb black stain alterations on Paleolithic cave walls	82
Soil microbial community under bryophytes in different substrates and its potential to degraded karst ecosystem restoration	65
Relationship between biodiversity and power generated by anodic bacteria enriched from petroleum-contaminated soil at various potentials	52
Effectiveness of biochar application and bioaugmentation techniques for the remediation of freshly and aged diesel-polluted soils	51
Editorial Board	50
The fate of various organic compounds including pharmaceuticals in the treatment of landfill leachate and anaerobic digestate using deammonification	46
Consolidating polymeric materials for protection of cultural heritage	45
Enhanced biodegradation of sulfamethoxazole by pyrogenic carbon derived from aquacultural waste sludge	42
Transcriptomic analysis of PLA-degrading bacteria Brevibacillus brevis grown on polylactic acid	42
An evaluation of different detection methods for anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) bacteria inhabiting the oil reservoir systems	41
Enhancing anthraquinone dyestuff degradation with composite activator: Proteomics of Burkholderia sp. DDMZ1-1	40
Long-term study on wood degradation in urban soil-water systems - implications for service life of historic foundation piles	40
Enhanced lipid accumulation in Metschnikowia pulcherrima using volatile fatty acids under non-sterile repeated batch cultivation	36
Alternaria tenuissima, a biodeteriogenic filamentous fungus from ancient Oplontis ruins, rapidly penetrates tuff stone in an in vitro colonization test	36
Rapid removal of thallium from water by a new magnetic nano-composite using graphene oxide for efficient separation	32
LsdD has a critical role in the dehydrodiconiferyl alcohol catabolism among eight lignostilbene α,β-dioxygenase isozymes in Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6	32
Methylhydroxylase encoded by mchAB gene is involved in methyl oxidation of m-cresol via Comamonas thiooxydans CHJ601	30
Triclosan controls pleiotropically the paper-deteriorating bacterial community in paper mill	30
Outer membrane vesicles on larval metamorphosis	27
Conjugal transfer of catabolic plasmids by damaged bacterial cells: Rescuing genes for pesticide biodegradation	26
Impact of biogenic exudates on the dissolution and browning of stained glass windows	25
The microbiome of candle beeswax drops on ancient manuscripts	25
Improved rRNA extraction from biofouling and bioreactor samples	24

Stratification of microbial communities and their functions in mossy biofilms colonizing the giant monolithic statue of buddha	24
Editorial Board	24