OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B-Biochemistry & Molecular Bio is 5. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Polymorphisms in the cysteine dioxygenase gene and their association with taurine content in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas	80
Aldolase of Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck, 1819: Gene structure, tissue specificity of expression level and activity	49
Editorial Board	24
Characterization and functional analysis of pl-miR-2188 in melanin synthesis in leopard coral grouper (Plectropomus leopardus)	24
Factors affecting liver mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide emission	24
Active Nrf2 signaling flexibly regulates HO-1 and NQO-1 in hypoxic Gansu Zokor (Eospalax cansus)	22
Selection of references for quantitative real-time PCR analysis of microRNAs in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) under osmotic stress	21
Freezing stress adaptations: Critical elements to activate Nrf2 related antioxidant defense in liver and skeletal muscle of the freeze tolerant wood frogs	21
Promoter analysis of TLR5M and TLR5S revealed NF-κB might be a conserved cis-element in TLR5S promoter of large yellow croaker	19
O-GlcNAcylation of SERCA protects skeletal muscle in hibernating Spermophilus dauricus from disuse atrophy	19
Activities of antioxidant enzymes and Hsp levels in response to elevated temperature in land snail species with varied latitudinal distribution	19
Editorial Board	18
Characterization of the RACK1 gene of Aips cerana cerana and its role in adverse environmental stresses	17
A native strain of Bacillus subtilis increases lipid accumulation and modulates expression of genes related to digestion and amino acid metabolism in Litopenaeus vannamei	17
Editorial Board	16
Long noncoding RNA lincsc5d regulates hepatic cholesterol synthesis by modulating sterol C5 desaturase in large yellow croaker	16
Effects of early low temperature exposure on the growth, glycolipid metabolism and growth hormone (gh) gene methylation in the late stage of Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi)	15
Aquaporin (AQP) channels in the spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias I: Characterization of AQP3 and AQP15 function and expression, and localization of the proteins in gill and spiral valve intestine	15
Dietary inclusion of Withania somnifera and Asparagus racemosus induces growth, activities of digestive enzyme, and transcriptional modulation of MyoD, MyoG, Myf5, and MRF4 genes in fish, Channa punct	15
Characterization and functional analysis of a novel goose-type lysozyme from teleost Sebastes schlegelii with implications for antibacterial defense and immune cell modulation	14
Metabolic adjustments during starvation in Daphnia pulex	13
Expression characteristics of Hsd3b7 in the gonads of Paralichthys olivaceus	13
Commentary: Hierarchical reductionism approach to understanding adaptive variation in animal performance	12
Characterization and functional analysis of pax3 in body color transition of polychromatic Midas cichlids (Amphilophus citrinellus)	12
The collembolan Sinella dubiosa produces eicosapentaenoic acid	11

Fabp4 contributes toward regulating inflammatory gene expression and oxidative stress in Ctenopharyngodon idella	10
Early gonadal differentiation is associated with the antagonistic action of Foxl2 and Dmrt1l in the Pacific oyster	10
Short communication: The boring sponge (Pione vastifica, Hancock, 1849) induces oxidative stress in the Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas, Thunberg, 1793)	9
Characterization of a novel toll-like receptor and activation NF-κB signal pathway in triangle sail mussel Hyriopsis cumingii	9
Postprandial pattern of digestive enzymes and protein turnover in meagre (Argyrosomus regius) juveniles	9
E93 gene in the swimming crab, Portunus trituberculatus: Responsiveness to 20-hydroxyecdysone and methyl farnesoate and role on regulating ecdysteroid synthesis	9
Molecular characterization and function of chitin deacetylase-like from the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis	9
The mannose-binding lectin (MBL) gene cloned from Exopalaemon carinicauda plays a key role in resisting infection by Vibrio parahaemolyticus	9
Characterization of caspase gene family in Sebastes schlegelii and their expression profiles under Aeromonas salmonicida and Vibrio anguillarum infection	8
Reductionist approaches to the study of ionoregulation in fishes	8
Investigating wastewater treatment plant effluent and pharmaceutical exposure on innate cytokine expression of darters (Etheostoma spp.) in the Grand River watershed	8
Incorporation of dietary lipids and fatty acids into red drum Sciaenops ocellatus eggs	8
Editorial Board	8
Characterization of paramyosin protein structure and gene expression during myogenesis in Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	8
Elevated temperature triggers increase in global DNA methylation, 5-methylcytosine expression levels, apoptosis and NOx levels in the gonads of Atlantic sea urchin	8
Molecular characterization of fish cytokine IL-17C from Amphiprion clarkii and its immunomodulatory effects on the responses to pathogen-associated molecular patterns and bacterial challenges	8
Editorial Board	8
Sex determination factor, a novel male-linked gene in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus: Molecular characterization, expression patterns and effects of gene knockdown	8
Metabolic recovery from submaximal exercise in hypoxia acclimated high altitude deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus)	8
Chitosan nanogel aqueous treatment improved blood biochemicals, antioxidant capacity, immune response, immune-related gene expression and infection resistance of Nile tilapia	8
Identification and function analysis of chitinase 2 gene in housefly, Musca domestica	8
Impact of water temperature on oxidative stress and intestinal microbiota in pearl-spot chromis, Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)	7
Resistance to disuse-induced iron overload in Daurian ground squirrels (Spermophilus dauricus) during extended hibernation inactivity	7
Editorial Board	7
Dramatic genome-wide reprogramming of mRNA in hypometabolic muscle	7
Identification and characterization of long non-coding RNAs in juvenile and adult skeletal muscle of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)	7
Hic12, a novel acidic matrix protein promotes the transformation of calcite into vaterite in Hyriopsis cumingii	7
Up-regulated mitochondrial biogenesis associated with GH/IGF axis in the ovaries of muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus)	7
Molecular characterization of Pax7 and its role in melanin synthesis in Crassostrea gigas	7
Synbiotic effects of Lactobacillus plantarum CMT1 and Morinda citrifolia on the growth performance and disease resistance of whiteleg shrimp	7
Comparative analysis of nutritional and transcriptional regulation of hacd1 in large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	7
Deconvoluting complex protein interaction networks through reductionist strategies in peptide biochemistry: Modern approaches and research questions	7
Diel rhythm of urotensin I mRNA expression and its involvement in the locomotor activity and appetite regulation in olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus	7
Genome-wide DNA methylation profiles provide insight into epigenetic regulation of red and white muscle development in Chinese perch Siniperca chuatsi	7
Comparative untargeted metabolic analysis of natural- and laboratory-reared larvae of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)	7
Short-term dietary teprenone improved thermal tolerance and mitigated liver damage caused by heat stress in juvenile largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)	7
Identification and organ-specific patterns of expression of two metallothioneins in the sentinel species Gammarus fossarum	7
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in a land-crab with advanced terrestrial adaptations: Molecular cloning and functional characterization of two fatty acyl elongases	7
Genome-wide identification of fatty acid synthesis genes, fatty acid profiles, and life parameters in two freshwater water flea Daphnia magna strains	7
Dietary arginine attenuates hypoxia- induced HIF expression, metabolic responses and oxidative stress in Indian Major Carp, Cirrhinus mrigala	7
Cyclooxygenases of ovoviviparous black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii): Cloning, tissue distribution and potential role in mating and parturition	7
Evolution, characterization, and immune response function of long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase genes in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) under hypoxic stress	7
Identification and characterization of a new germline-specific marker vasa gene and its promoter in the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii	7
Cortisol suppresses lipopolysaccharide-induced in vitro inflammatory response of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) via the glucocorticoid receptor and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pat	6
Existence in the actin world of a specialized slow skeletal muscle isoform	6
Transcriptomic response in thermally challenged seahorses Hippocampus erectus: The effect of magnitude and rate of temperature change	6
Impacts of elevated temperature, decreased salinity and microfibers on the bioenergetics and oxidative stress in eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica	6
Elevated aerial temperature modulates digestive enzyme activities in Mytilus californianus	6
Editorial Board	6
Maximum storage time of refrigerated blood and frozen plasma samples from tambaqui, Colossoma macropomum	6

Differential expression and alternative splicing analyses of multiple tissues reveal albinism-associated genes in the Wels catfish (Silurus glanis)	6
Choriolytic and non-choriolytic proteases during hatching of Atlantic Salmon embryos	6
Molecular characterization and tissue distribution of nine selenoprotein genes in grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella and their mRNA expressions in response to high-fat diet and high-fat diet supplemen	6
Measuring enzyme activities in crude homogenates: Na+/K+-ATPase as a case study in optimizing assays	6
Functional characterization of an olfactory receptor in the Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, that responds to eugenol and isoeugenol	6
Functional identification of ergothioneine transporter in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	6
Responses of microRNA and predicted mRNA and enzymatic targets in liver of two salmonids (Oncorhynchus mykiss and Salvelinus fontinalis) following air exposure	6
Influence of acute heat shock on antioxidant defense of tropical fish, Psalidodon bifasciatus	5
Physiology, leptin gene expression, and intestinal morphology of pinhead and starved milkfish (Chanos chanos)	5
Characterization and expression of prohibitin during the mexican bean weevil (Zabrotes subfasciatus, Boheman, 1833) larvae development	5
Feather carotenoids of the American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) across age and sex classes and the reliability of standard color metrics to capture pigment variation	5
DNA hypomethylation in wood frog liver under anoxia and dehydration stresses	5
Daily rhythm in feeding behavior and digestive processes in totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi) under commercial farming conditions	5
Effect of cold storage on some biological and physiological performance of Adalia decempunctata L.	5
The bioconversion of dietary α-linolenic acid to eicosapentaenoic acid in Bombyx mori	5
Black soldier fly larvae meal as a potential modulator of immune, inflammatory, and antioxidant status in gilthead seabream juveniles	5
Vertebrate cell culture as an experimental approach – limitations and solutions	5
Editorial Board	5
Function of secretoneurin in regulating the expression of reproduction-related genes in ovoviviparous black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii)	5
Diet with different concentrations of lychee peel flour modulates oxidative stress parameters and antioxidant activity in zebrafish	5
Circadian clock genes and photoperiodic diapause in the moth Sesamia nonagrioides	5
Characterization of two carbonic anhydrase isoforms in the pulmonate snail (Lymnaea Stagnalis) and their involvement in Molluskan calcification	5
Identification, characterization and mRNA transcript abundance profiles of the carboxylesterase (CXE5) gene in Eriocheir sinensis suggest that it may play a role in methyl farnesoate degradation	5
Molecular characterization of adenosine monophosphate deaminase 1 and the correlation analysis between its mRNA expression levels and inosine monophosphate content in large yellow croaker (Larimichthy	5
Primary, secondary, and tertiary stress responses of juvenile seahorse Hippocampus reidi exposed to acute acid stress in brackish and seawater	5
The influence of ocean acidification and warming on responses of Scylla serrata to oil pollution: An integrated biomarker approach	5
Responses of digestive enzyme profiles to various scenarios of food availability in newly-hatched Stage I phyllosoma larvae of the tropical spiny lobster Panulirus ornatus	5
Evaluation of the osmoregulatory capacity and three stress biomarkers in white shrimp Penaeus vannamei exposed to different temperature and salinity conditions: Na+/K+ ATPase, Heat Shock Proteins (HSP	5
Alternative splicing patterns of hnrnp genes in gill tissues of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) during salinity changes	5
Heat-shock protein 90 alleviates oxidative stress and reduces apoptosis in liver of Seriola aureovittata (yellowtail kingfish) under high-temperature stress	5
RNA interference of mTOR gene delays molting process in Eriocheir sinensis	5