OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Extremophiles is 6. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Desulfovulcanus ferrireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic autotrophic iron and sulfate-reducing bacterium from subseafloor basalt that grows on akaganéite and lepidocrocite minerals	38
Phosphate solubilization by filamentous fungi from Antarctic lichens and sediments	36
Mining thermophiles for biotechnologically relevant enzymes: evaluating the potential of European and Caucasian hot springs	34
Characterization of prokaryotic communities from Italian super-heated fumaroles	31
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	31
Limits to the three domains of life: lessons from community assembly along an Antarctic salinity gradient	27
Prokaryotic diversity across a pH gradient in the “El Chichón” crater-lake: a naturally thermo-acidic environment	21
Strategies for anti-oxidative stress and anti-acid stress in bioleaching of LiCoO2 using an acidophilic microbial consortium	21
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	18
Post-dispersal astrobiological events: modelling macroevolutionary dynamics for lithopanspermia	18
Incomplete denitrification phenotypes in diverse Thermus species from diverse geothermal spring sediments and adjacent soils in southwest China	17
Genome‑based classification of the family Natrialbaceae and description of four novel halophilic archaea from three saline lakes and a saline-alkaline land	17
RNase R vs. PNPase: selecting the best-suited exoribonuclease for environmental adaptation	16
Microorganisms harbor keys to a circular bioeconomy making them useful tools in fighting plastic pollution and rising CO2 levels	16
Isotherm and kinetics modeling of biosorption and bioreduction of the Cr(VI) by Brachybacterium paraconglomeratum ER41	15
Extremophilic and common fungi in acid brines and their halite	15
tRNA modification profiles in obligate and moderate thermophilic bacilli	14
Bacterial diversity of an acid mine drainage beside the Xichú River (Mexico) accessed by culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches	14
Biochemical and in silico structural characterization of a cold-active arginase from the psychrophilic yeast, Glaciozyma antarctica PI12	12
Genome-based taxonomy of genera Haloarcula and Halomicroarcula, and description of six novel species of Haloarcula	11
Diversity, distribution and phytotoxic and anti-Trypanosoma activities of cultivable fungi associated with Magellan sub-Antarctic strait and Maritime Antarctic macroalgae	10
Structural characteristics and immunomodulatory activity of an exopolysaccharide from Antarctic Pseudoalteromonas sp. LP6-12-2	10
Recombinant expression and characterization of a new laccase, bioinformatically identified, from the Antarctic thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus sp. ID17	9
Halocatena marina sp. nov., a novel filamentous halophilic archaeon isolated from marine tidal flat and emended description of the genus Halocatena	9
Rahnella sikkimica sp. nov., a novel cold-tolerant bacterium isolated from the glacier of Sikkim Himalaya with plant growth-promoting properties	9

Evansella halocellulosilytica sp. nov., an alkali-halotolerant and cellulose-dissolving bacterium isolated from bauxite residue	9
Identification and genome-wide analysis provide insights into the genetic diversity and biotechnological potentials of novel cold-adapted Acinetobacter strain	8
Hyper-stimulation of Pyrococcus furiosus CRISPR DNA uptake by a self-transmissible plasmid	8
Anion-type modulates the effect of salt stress on saline lake bacteria	8
Investigating non-fungal eukaryotic diversity in snow in the Antarctic Peninsula region using DNA metabarcoding	8
Halorubrum hochsteinianum sp. nov., an ancient haloarchaeon from a natural experiment	7
Identification and characterization of a novel halolysin from Halostella sp. PRR32 with two C-terminal extensions	7
Production of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) and extracellular polymeric substances from glycerol by the acidophile Acidiphilium cryptum	7
Electron transfer of extremophiles in bioelectrochemical systems	7
Utilisation of acid-tolerant bacteria for base metal recovery under strongly acidic conditions	7
The catalytic and structural basis of archaeal glycerophospholipid biosynthesis	6
Energetic investigations of Acidianus ambivalens metabolism during anaerobic sulfur reduction and comparisons to aerobic sulfur oxidation	6
Antarctic marine sediment as a source of filamentous fungi-derived antimicrobial and antitumor compounds of pharmaceutical interest	6
Lignocellulolytic extremozymes and their biotechnological applications	6
Untangling the adaptive strategies of thermophilic bacterium Anoxybacillus rupiensis TPH1 under low temperature	6
Correction: Limits to the three domains of life: lessons from community assembly along an Antarctic salinity gradient	6
Transcriptomic responses of haloalkalitolerant bacterium Egicoccus halophilus EGI 80432T to highly alkaline stress	6