OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Applied Microbiology is 34. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Biofilm of Candida albicans : formation, regulation and resistance	180
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs): A promising class of antimicrobial compounds	178
Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii , and their importance in hospital‐acquired infections: a scientific review	120
Endophyte roles in nutrient acquisition, root system architecture development and oxidative stress tolerance	104
Bacillus subtilisimpact on plant growth, soil health and environment: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	101
A review of a potential and promising probiotic candidate— Akkermansia muciniphila	76
Heavy metal-induced selection and proliferation of antibiotic resistance: A review	75
A review of the antiviral activity of Chitosan, including patented applications and its potential use against COVID‐19	74
The rhizosphere microbiome: Plant–microbial interactions for resource acquisition	72
The role of plant-associated rhizobacteria in plant growth, biocontrol and abiotic stress management	61
A global view on fungal infections in humans and animals: opportunistic infections and microsporidioses	57
A methodological review on the characterization of microalgal biofilm and its extracellular polymeric substances	52
Liposome as a delivery system for the treatment of biofilm‐mediated infections	49
Surfactant pollution, an emerging threat to ecosystem: Approaches for effective bacterial degradation	48
Antibiofilm and anti‐quorum sensing activities of eugenol and linalool from Ocimum tenuiflorum against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm	46
Diagnosis of biofilm infections: current methods used, challenges and perspectives for the future	43
Probiotic properties of yeasts in traditional fermented foods and beverages	42
Toilet hygiene—review and research needs	42
Biosynthesis and beneficial effects of microbial gibberellins on crops for sustainable agriculture	41
Lactobacillus , Bifidobacterium and Lactococcus response to environmental stress: Mechanisms and application of cross‐p	40
Genomic insights into persistence of Listeria species in the food processing environment	40
Probiotic properties of yeasts isolated from Brazilian fermented table olives	39
Bacillus subtilisCP4, isolated from native soil in combination with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi promotes biofortification, yield and metabolite production in wheat under field conditions	39
A global view on fungal infections in humans and animals: infections caused by dimorphic fungi and dermatophytoses	38
Beneficial effects of endophytic Pantoea ananatis with ability to promote rice growth under saline stress	38

Evaluation of probiotic potential of autochthonous lactobacilli strains isolated from Zabuli yellow kashk, an Iranian dairy product	37
Balancing reactive oxygen species generation by rebooting gut microbiota	37
Burkholderia gladioli E39CS3, an endophyte of Crocus sativus Linn., induces host resistance against corm‐rot caused by Fusarium oxyspor	37
The effects of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics on the reduction of IBD complications, a periodic review during 2009–2020	37
CodY , ComA , DegU and Spo0A controlling lipopeptides biosynthesis in Bac	36
Diversity and abundance of culturable nitrogen‐fixing bacteria in the phyllosphere of maize	35
Minerals solubilizing and mobilizing microbiomes: A sustainable approach for managing minerals’ deficiency in agricultural soil	35
Comprehensive pan‐genome analysis of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum complete genomes	35
Fungal bioremediation of polyethylene: Challenges and perspectives	34
Overview of the rules of the microbial engagement in the gut microbiome: a step towards microbiome therapeutics	34
Therapeutic applications of lysostaphin against Staphylococcus aureus	34
Suppression of root‐knot nematodeMeloidogyne incognitaon tomato plants using the nematode trapping fungusArthrobotrys oligosporaFresenius	34