OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Extremophiles 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
Transcriptome and growth efficiency comparisons of recombinant thermophiles that produce thermolabile and thermostable proteins: implications for burden-based selection of thermostable proteins	34
Mining thermophiles for biotechnologically relevant enzymes: evaluating the potential of European and Caucasian hot springs	33
Desulfovulcanus ferrireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic autotrophic iron and sulfate-reducing bacterium from subseafloor basalt that grows on akaganéite and lepidocrocite minerals	33
Synthesis of fucosylated oligosaccharides with α-l-fucosidase from Thermotoga maritima immobilized on Eupergit® CM	31
Characterization of prokaryotic communities from Italian super-heated fumaroles	28
Limits to the three domains of life: lessons from community assembly along an Antarctic salinity gradient	25
Prokaryotic diversity across a pH gradient in the “El Chichón” crater-lake: a naturally thermo-acidic environment	20
Halorientalis salina sp. nov., Halorientalis marina sp. nov., Halorientalis litorea sp. nov.: three extremely halophilic archaea isolated from a salt lake and coarse sea salt	20
Strategies for anti-oxidative stress and anti-acid stress in bioleaching of LiCoO2 using an acidophilic microbial consortium	18
Genome‑based classification of the family Natrialbaceae and description of four novel halophilic archaea from three saline lakes and a saline-alkaline land	18
Post-dispersal astrobiological events: modelling macroevolutionary dynamics for lithopanspermia	16
Incomplete denitrification phenotypes in diverse Thermus species from diverse geothermal spring sediments and adjacent soils in southwest China	16
Halobacterium yunchengense sp. nov., Natronomonas amylolytica sp. nov., Halorientalis halophila sp. nov., Halobellus salinisoli sp. nov., halophilic archaea isolated from a saline lake and inland sali	15
RNase R vs. PNPase: selecting the best-suited exoribonuclease for environmental adaptation	14
A comparative analysis of gaseous phase hydration properties of two lichenized fungi: Niebla tigrina (Follman) Rundel & Bowler from Atacama Desert and Umbilicaria antarctica Frey & I. M. Lamb	14
Isotherm and kinetics modeling of biosorption and bioreduction of the Cr(VI) by Brachybacterium paraconglomeratum ER41	12
Microorganisms harbor keys to a circular bioeconomy making them useful tools in fighting plastic pollution and rising CO2 levels	12
Prokaryotic diversity and biogeochemical characteristics of field living and laboratory cultured stromatolites from the hypersaline Laguna Interna, Salar de Atacama (Chile)	11
Extremophilic and common fungi in acid brines and their halite	10
tRNA modification profiles in obligate and moderate thermophilic bacilli	9
Bacterial diversity of an acid mine drainage beside the Xichú River (Mexico) accessed by culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches	9
Biochemical and in silico structural characterization of a cold-active arginase from the psychrophilic yeast, Glaciozyma antarctica PI12	8
Rahnella sikkimica sp. nov., a novel cold-tolerant bacterium isolated from the glacier of Sikkim Himalaya with plant growth-promoting properties	8
Recombinant expression and characterization of a new laccase, bioinformatically identified, from the Antarctic thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus sp. ID17	8
Genome-based taxonomy of genera Haloarcula and Halomicroarcula, and description of six novel species of Haloarcula	8

Diversity, distribution and phytotoxic and anti-Trypanosoma activities of cultivable fungi associated with Magellan sub-Antarctic strait and Maritime Antarctic macroalgae	8
Evansella halocellulosilytica sp. nov., an alkali-halotolerant and cellulose-dissolving bacterium isolated from bauxite residue	7
Halocatena marina sp. nov., a novel filamentous halophilic archaeon isolated from marine tidal flat and emended description of the genus Halocatena	7
Halorubrum hochsteinianum sp. nov., an ancient haloarchaeon from a natural experiment	7
Comparison of picoeukaryote community structures and their environmental relationships between summer and autumn in the southern Chukchi Sea	7
Identification and genome-wide analysis provide insights into the genetic diversity and biotechnological potentials of novel cold-adapted Acinetobacter strain	7
Anion-type modulates the effect of salt stress on saline lake bacteria	6
Hyper-stimulation of Pyrococcus furiosus CRISPR DNA uptake by a self-transmissible plasmid	6
Electron transfer of extremophiles in bioelectrochemical systems	6
Investigating non-fungal eukaryotic diversity in snow in the Antarctic Peninsula region using DNA metabarcoding	6
Production of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) and extracellular polymeric substances from glycerol by the acidophile Acidiphilium cryptum	6
Utilisation of acid-tolerant bacteria for base metal recovery under strongly acidic conditions	6
The catalytic and structural basis of archaeal glycerophospholipid biosynthesis	6
Lignocellulolytic extremozymes and their biotechnological applications	5
Energetic investigations of Acidianus ambivalens metabolism during anaerobic sulfur reduction and comparisons to aerobic sulfur oxidation	5
Comparative analysis of cyanobacterial communities in gypsum outcrops: insights from sites in Israel and Poland	5
Untangling the adaptive strategies of thermophilic bacterium Anoxybacillus rupiensis TPH1 under low temperature	5
Correction: Limits to the three domains of life: lessons from community assembly along an Antarctic salinity gradient	5
Transcriptomic responses of haloalkalitolerant bacterium Egicoccus halophilus EGI 80432T to highly alkaline stress	5
Antarctic marine sediment as a source of filamentous fungi-derived antimicrobial and antitumor compounds of pharmaceutical interest	5
Metagenomic profiling of halites from the Atacama Desert: an extreme environment with natural perchlorate does not promote high diversity of perchlorate reducing microorganisms	5
Experimental study of proteome halophilicity using nanoDSF: a proof of concept	5
Variations on a theme: non-canonical DUF3494 ice-binding proteins	5