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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Phosphate solubilization by filamentous fungi from Antarctic lichens and sediments	40
Desulfovulcanus ferrireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic autotrophic iron and sulfate-reducing bacterium from subseafloor basalt that grows on akaganéite and lepidocrocite minerals	40
Mining thermophiles for biotechnologically relevant enzymes: evaluating the potential of European and Caucasian hot springs	37
Characterization of prokaryotic communities from Italian super-heated fumaroles	24
Limits to the three domains of life: lessons from community assembly along an Antarctic salinity gradient	23
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	22
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	19
Genome‑based classification of the family Natrialbaceae and description of four novel halophilic archaea from three saline lakes and a saline-alkaline land	18
Prokaryotic diversity across a pH gradient in the “El Chichón” crater-lake: a naturally thermo-acidic environment	18
Strategies for anti-oxidative stress and anti-acid stress in bioleaching of LiCoO2 using an acidophilic microbial consortium	18
Post-dispersal astrobiological events: modelling macroevolutionary dynamics for lithopanspermia	17
Incomplete denitrification phenotypes in diverse Thermus species from diverse geothermal spring sediments and adjacent soils in southwest China	17
RNase R vs. PNPase: selecting the best-suited exoribonuclease for environmental adaptation	15
Microorganisms harbor keys to a circular bioeconomy making them useful tools in fighting plastic pollution and rising CO2 levels	12
Extremophilic and common fungi in acid brines and their halite	12
Isotherm and kinetics modeling of biosorption and bioreduction of the Cr(VI) by Brachybacterium paraconglomeratum ER41	12
hEDTA and EDDS as sustainable and harmless alternatives to NTA as trace metal chelators in Methanothermobacter marburgensis cultivation	11
tRNA modification profiles in obligate and moderate thermophilic bacilli	11
Bacterial diversity of an acid mine drainage beside the Xichú River (Mexico) accessed by culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches	11
Genome-based taxonomy of genera Haloarcula and Halomicroarcula, and description of six novel species of Haloarcula	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	10
A culture-independent study of the structure, functions and methane oxidation activity of microbial communities of geothermal springs in Dagestan	10
Diversity, distribution and phytotoxic and anti-Trypanosoma activities of cultivable fungi associated with Magellan sub-Antarctic strait and Maritime Antarctic macroalgae	10
Biochemical and in silico structural characterization of a cold-active arginase from the psychrophilic yeast, Glaciozyma antarctica PI12	9

Evansella halocellulosilytica sp. nov., an alkali-halotolerant and cellulose-dissolving bacterium isolated from bauxite residue	9
Rahnella sikkimica sp. nov., a novel cold-tolerant bacterium isolated from the glacier of Sikkim Himalaya with plant growth-promoting properties	9
Halocatena marina sp. nov., a novel filamentous halophilic archaeon isolated from marine tidal flat and emended description of the genus Halocatena	9
Investigating non-fungal eukaryotic diversity in snow in the Antarctic Peninsula region using DNA metabarcoding	8
Production of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) and extracellular polymeric substances from glycerol by the acidophile Acidiphilium cryptum	8
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
Halorubrum hochsteinianum sp. nov., an ancient haloarchaeon from a natural experiment	7
Lignocellulolytic extremozymes and their biotechnological applications	7
The catalytic and structural basis of archaeal glycerophospholipid biosynthesis	7
Utilisation of acid-tolerant bacteria for base metal recovery under strongly acidic conditions	7
Identification and characterization of a novel halolysin from Halostella sp. PRR32 with two C-terminal extensions	7
Electron transfer of extremophiles in bioelectrochemical systems	7
Anion-type modulates the effect of salt stress on saline lake bacteria	7
Energetic investigations of Acidianus ambivalens metabolism during anaerobic sulfur reduction and comparisons to aerobic sulfur oxidation	6
Comparative analysis of cyanobacterial communities in gypsum outcrops: insights from sites in Israel and Poland	6
Antarctic marine sediment as a source of filamentous fungi-derived antimicrobial and antitumor compounds of pharmaceutical interest	6
Metagenomic profiling of halites from the Atacama Desert: an extreme environment with natural perchlorate does not promote high diversity of perchlorate reducing microorganisms	6
Variations on a theme: non-canonical DUF3494 ice-binding proteins	6
Correction: Limits to the three domains of life: lessons from community assembly along an Antarctic salinity gradient	6
Untangling the adaptive strategies of thermophilic bacterium Anoxybacillus rupiensis TPH1 under low temperature	6
Experimental study of proteome halophilicity using nanoDSF: a proof of concept	6