OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Critical Reviews in Microbiology is 25. 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
Candida albicans biofilms and polymicrobial interactions	118
Bacterial survival strategies and responses under heavy metal stress: a comprehensive overview	96
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus: a highly lethal bunyavirus	86
Inhibition ofStreptococcus mutansbiofilm formation by strategies targeting the metabolism of exopolysaccharides	73
Inflammatory bowel disease: tri-directional relationship between microbiota, immune system and intestinal epithelium	61
Next-generation probiotics: a promising approach towards designing personalized medicine	57
Ways to control harmful biofilms: prevention, inhibition, and eradication	55
Lung-brain axis	52
Water in bacterial biofilms: pores and channels, storage and transport functions	48
Community-wide changes reflecting bacterial interspecific interactions in multispecies biofilms	47
Akkermansia muciniphila plays critical roles in host health	44
Helicobacter pylori infection: from standard to alternative treatment strategies	42
Candida albicanstargets that potentially synergize with fluconazole	41
Exploiting solid lipid nanoparticles and nanostructured lipid carriers for drug delivery against cutaneous fungal infections	39
The role of the probiotic Akkermansia muciniphila in brain functions: insights underpinning therapeutic potential	37
Microbial symbionts of insects as a source of new antimicrobials: a review	34
Listeria monocytogenes: review of pathogenesis and virulence determinants-targeted immunological assays	33
Sneathia: an emerging pathogen in female reproductive disease and adverse perinatal outcomes	32
Polymicrobial interaction between Lactobacillus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: coexistence-relevant mechanisms	31
Mixed biofilms of pathogenic Candida-bacteria: regulation mechanisms and treatment strategies	30
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus: a potential ‘living antibiotic’ to control bacterial pathogens	28
Antimicrobial coatings for environmental surfaces in hospitals: a potential new pillar for prevention strategies in hygiene	27
Colonization ofHelicobacter pyloriin the oral cavity – an endless controversy?	26
Rotavirus-related systemic diseases: clinical manifestation, evidence and pathogenesis	26
Role of the oral microbiome, metabolic pathways, and novel diagnostic tools in intra-oral halitosis: a comprehensive update	25

Burkholderia in the genomic era: from taxonomy to the discovery of new antimicrobial secondary metabolites	25
The role of microbial infection in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease and the opportunity for protection by anti-microbial peptides	25
Metal-organic frameworks for diagnosis and therapy of infectious diseases	25