Trends in Microbiology

Papers
(The TQCC of Trends in Microbiology is 20. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
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Advisory Board and Contents284
Scientific mobility in microbiology – 4211
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Loading and unloading plasmid cargoes170
Disease-causing human viruses: novelty and legacy165
Game of microbes: a wildling’s guide163
Unearthing terrestrial extreme microbiomes for searching terrestrial-like life in the Solar System163
Scientific mobility in microbiology – 15137
Navigating trust and science: microbiome research in the Amazon136
Biological interactions with Prochlorococcus: implications for the marine carbon cycle132
Scientific mobility in microbiology – 2124
RNase III-CLASH brings bacterial RNA networks into focus124
Senescent cell: the ‘factory of viral amplification’118
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Advisory Board and Contents105
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Programming therapeutic probiotics by self-tunable sense-and-respond genetic circuits96
Masking of typical TLR4 and TLR5 ligands modulates inflammation and resolution by Helicobacter pylori95
Klebsiella pneumoniae emerging anti-immunology paradigms: from stealth to evasion95
Nuclear antiviral innate responses at the intersection of DNA sensing and DNA repair94
Chemical dialogues at the crossroads of host–bacteria interactions92
The roles of calcium signaling and calcium deposition in microbial multicellularity90
Toward an integrative framework for microbial community coalescence89
The HIPS 2024 symposium: highlighting advances in pharmaceutical sciences in infection research86
Projecting global biological N2 fixation under climate warming across land and ocean85
Starvation helps transition to abundance – a ferrosome story85
Advancing equity in antimicrobial resistance research and policy82
Metabolic flux phenotyping of secondary metabolism in cyanobacteria81
Better together? Lessons on sociality from Trichodesmium80
Molecular mechanisms and drivers of pathogen emergence79
Reductive biomining of pyrite by methanogens78
Tradeoffs and constraints on the evolution of tailocins76
Sulfur traits in the plant microbiome: implications for sustainable agriculture73
Early-life chemical exposome and gut microbiome development: African research perspectives within a global environmental health context73
Advisory Board and Contents72
Interplay between endogenous and exogenous human retroviruses67
Bacterial dual phototrophy was demystified67
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Scientific mobility in microbiology – 1066
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Scientific mobility in microbiology – 966
CIFAR humans and the microbiome: Banff meeting report65
Advisory Board and Contents65
Fast phages outcompete by depleting host resources65
Revisiting methane-dependent denitrification64
Retaining African networks is urgent for global health64
Synergy between microalgae and microbiome in polluted waters63
Microbial nanowires: type IV pili or cytochrome filaments?63
Cognition without brains? Learning and memory in microorganisms63
Exploring the shared pathogenic strategies of independently evolved effectors across distinct plant viruses63
Recent advances in modelling Shigella infection63
Deep-sea microbial genetic resources: new frontiers for bioprospecting57
Cutting-edge tools for unveiling the dynamics of plasmid–host interactions56
Microbiome selection and evolution within wild and domesticated plants56
Disentangling the microbial ecological factors impacting honey bee susceptibility to Paenibacillus larvae infection56
On the biological meaning of the population pangenome55
When ferroptosis meets pathogenic infections54
Aspergillus nidulans54
Moonlighting antibiotics: the extra job of modulating biofilm formation53
Severe respiratory viral infections: T-cell functions diverging from immunity to inflammation53
Towards a trait-based framework for protist ecology and evolution53
Chitinase-assisted winner: nematodes antagonize symbiotic microbes52
Cysteine and resistance to oxidative stress: implications for virulence and antibiotic resistance52
Scientific mobility in microbiology – 751
PilY proteins: bimodular drivers of type IV pilus versatility50
Future focuses of enzymatic plastic degradation50
Diagnosing arthropod-borne flaviviruses: non-structural protein 1 (NS1) as a biomarker48
Symbiotic bacteria and pest control: plant toxins, chemical pesticides, and fungal entomopathogens47
Rethinking microbially driven methane formation in mangrove wetlands47
Models are useful until high-resolution structures are available46
Cap-tivating findings provide insight into bacterial cell division46
SNAREs: a double-edged sword for intravacuolar bacterial pathogens within host cells45
Membrane lipid composition defines membrane protein spectrum45
Addressing gaps: Brazil’s approach to microbial biobanks44
Deciphering bacterial protein functions with innovative computational methods44
From advisors to mentors: fostering supportive mentorship in academia44
Modeling nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in zebrafish44
Gut microbiome-mediated mechanisms for reducing cholesterol levels: implications for ameliorating cardiovascular disease43
Phage tRNAs: decoding the enigma43
Endogenous retroviruses in development and health43
Respiration-induced biofilm formation as a driver for bacterial niche colonization43
Small intestinal microbiota: from taxonomic composition to metabolism43
Exploring emerging drug responses in Cryptococcus42
The conserved AvrE family of bacterial effectors: functions and targets during pathogenesis42
Plasmid-mediated colistin-resistance genes: mcr41
Adaptations of intracellular bacteria to vacuolar or cytosolic niches41
Regulation of microbial gene expression: the key to understanding our gut microbiome40
Sex shapes gut–microbiota–brain communication and disease40
Genetics of dengue epidemics39
Advisory Board and Contents39
Subscription and Copyright Information39
Flagellar evolution and flagella-independent motility in Actinobacteria39
How should health researchers advance health equity?38
Focus on the pathogen defense arsenal38
C4 cereal and biofuel crop microbiomes38
A unique bacterial family strikes again!38
Hypermutator fungal pathogens: from threat to meltdown37
The abortive infection functions of CRISPR-Cas and Argonaute37
Broadening the targetable space: engineering and discovery of PAM-flexible Cas proteins37
A framework for understanding and predicting orthohantavirus functional traits37
Role of metabolism in uropathogenic Escherichia coli37
Saccharolobus islandicus36
Reference errors in microbiology literature: 'pyroptosis' and others36
Koalas first: lessons from a wildlife Chlamydia vaccine36
Current advances on Vip3 highlight the promising potential of bacterial insecticidal proteins36
Pseudomonas fluorescens36
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Participatory antimicrobial stewardship: fostering patient and public engagement to counter antimicrobial resistance34
Tracking contemporary microbial evolution in a changing ocean34
Harnessing CRISPR-Cas for oomycete genome editing34
Broadening oncological boundaries: the intratumoral microbiota33
Advisory Board and Contents32
Anaerocellum (f. Caldicellulosiruptor) bescii32
The role of cyclic nucleotides in bacterial antimicrobial resistance and tolerance32
Human–gut bacterial protein–protein interactions: understudied but impactful to human health32
Cutting-edge tools for structural biology: bringing AlphaFold to the people32
Ecology of the respiratory tract microbiome32
Should I stay or should I go: transmission trade-offs in phages and plasmids32
Epigenetic maneuvering: an emerging strategy for mycobacterial intracellular survival32
Gut microbiota–bile acid–skeletal muscle axis31
New perspectives into the vaginal microbiome with systems biology31
Map is not territory: building useful antimicrobial resistance models31
Breaking bad nucleotides: understanding the regulatory mechanisms of bacterial small alarmone hydrolases31
A structural understanding of influenza virus genome replication31
Bacterial peptidoglycan recycling30
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Diverse molecular mechanisms underpinning Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants29
Cellular roadmaps of viroid infection29
Pseudomonas aeruginosa: persistence beyond antibiotic resistance29
The emerging role of bacterial regulatory RNAs in disease29
Advisory Board and Contents28
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Advisory Board and Contents27
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RNA modifications in plant pathogenic fungi: from epitranscriptomics to antifungal strategies27
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Rickettsia parkeri27
Methane-dependent denitrification by Methylomirabilis: an indirect nitrous oxide sink?27
Modeling soil bacterial diversity: challenges and opportunities27
Advisory Board and Contents27
Scientific mobility in microbiology – 127
Nanobodies® for veterinary health: multifunctional roles in diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines27
Intentional and unintentional benefits of minority writing accountability groups27
Antiphage small molecules produced by bacteria – beyond protein-mediated defenses26
Rethinking eukaryogenesis: genomic signatures suggest an aerobic host26
Mapping environmental microbiomes across an entire country26
NCR peptides in plant–bacterial symbiosis: applications and importance26
Microbial life in slow and stopped lanes25
Advisory Board and Contents25
Neutrophils – an understudied bystander in dengue?25
Beyond butyrate: microbial fiber metabolism supporting colonic epithelial homeostasis25
Structural diversity and modularity of photosynthetic RC−LH1 complexes25
The biosynthesis and role of phosphorylcholine in pathogenic and nonpathogenic bacteria25
Immune evasion strategies of major tick-transmitted bacterial pathogens25
Expanding diversity and ecological roles of RNA viruses25
Current trends in electromicrobiology of methane oxidation24
Host cell environments and antibiotic efficacy in tuberculosis24
Extracellular vesicles: new bullets in the fungal armory24
Microbes guide corals looking to find a home24
Why do hosts malfunction without microbes? Missing benefits versus evolutionary addiction24
Scientific mobility in microbiology – 1224
Exploiting predatory bacteria as biocontrol agents across ecosystems24
Colonization factors of human and animal-specific enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)24
Genome-powered classification of microbial eukaryotes: focus on coral algal symbionts24
Two-step recognition of HIV-1 DNA in the cytosol24
Viral manipulation of host cell necroptosis and pyroptosis23
Ecological principles of fecal microbiota transplantation23
Targeting gut microbiota to counteract acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury23
Trade-offs in microbial-assisted restoration under recurring drought23
Podospora anserina23
Gut motility as a driver of microbial community architecture and host–microbe evolution22
Strategies for developing phages into novel antimicrobial tailocins22
HIV-1-induced translocation of CPSF6 to biomolecular condensates22
Advances in host-directed therapy for tuberculosis and HIV coinfection: enhancing immune responses22
Enhancing agroecosystem nitrogen management: microbial insights for improved nitrification inhibition22
CRISPR-Cas: a game-changer in vaccine development and the fight against viral infections22
FtsK and SpoIIIE, coordinators of chromosome segregation and envelope remodeling in bacteria22
How hepatitis E virus invades hepatocytes: the mystery of viral entry22
Impacts of trophic interactions on carbon accrual in soils22
Scientific mobility in microbiology – 1322
Gonococcal PorB: a multifaceted modulator of host immune responses22
New views on PII signaling: from nitrogen sensing to global metabolic control21
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Polymorphic microbes: a new emerging hallmark of cancer21
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue: the anaerobic microbial ancestry of aerobic respiration21
Novel technologies are turning a dream into reality: conditionally replicating viruses as vaccines20
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Advisory Board and Contents20
PurFect timing: revisiting purine metabolism for tuberculosis treatment20
Monocyte regulation by gut microbial signals20
Not all RNAs are created equal for the antiviral RNase ISG2020
Anaerobic oxidation of short-chain volatile alkanes20
Toll-like receptor 4 – a multifunctional virus recognition receptor20
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