OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education is 2. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Real‐time quantitative PCR: A tool for absolute and relative quantification	66
Pandemic Teaching: Creating and teaching cell biology labs online during COVID‐19	36
Active learning tools improve the learning outcomes, scientific attitude, and critical thinking in higher education: Experiences in an online course during the COVID‐19 pandemic	34
Applications of western blot technique: From bench to bedside	33
Comparison of the influence of massive open online courses and traditional teaching methods in medical education in China: A meta‐analysis	19
An account of strategies and innovations for teaching chemistry during the COVID‐19 pandemic	19
Molecular dynamics simulations and analysis for bioinformatics undergraduate students	19
Growth mindset interventions improve academic performance but not mindset in biochemistry	14
Ten best practices for taking experiential learning online	14
Exploring the use of virtual laboratory simulations before, during, and postCOVID‐19 recovery phase: An Animal Biotechnology case study	14
Evaluation of e‐OSPE as compared to traditional OSPE: A pilot study	13
Team‐based learning versus traditional didactic lectures in teaching clinical biochemistry at King Abdulaziz University; learning outcomes and student satisfaction	12
The construction and application of a blended teaching model under the strategic background of healthy China	11
Student perceptions of an inquiry‐based molecular biology lecture and lab following a mid‐semester transition to online teaching	10
Genome sequencing guide: An introductory toolbox to whole‐genome analysis methods	9
Enzyme kinetic parameters estimation: A tricky task?	9
Online team based learning in teaching Biochemistry for first year MBBS students during COVID‐19 pandemic	9
Using Edpuzzle to improve student experience and performance in the biochemistry laboratory	9
Mapping research on biochemistry education: A bibliometric analysis	8
Innovations in education of the medical molecular biology curriculum during the COVID‐19 pandemic in China	8
XR game development as a tool for authentic, experiential, and collaborative learning	7
Structural determination of model phospholipid membranes by Raman spectroscopy: Laboratory experiment	7
Visualizing protein big data using Python and Jupyter notebooks	7
Using real‐world examples of the COVID‐19 pandemic to increase student confidence in their scientific literacy skills	7
Teaching the chemical elements in biochemistry: Elemental biology and metallomics	7

Effectiveness of team teaching in biochemistry lectures for undergraduate students	7
A student centric method for calculation of fatty acid energetics: Integrated formula and web tool	7
A simple spreadsheet‐based method for relative quantification using quantitative real‐time PCR	6
DNA barcoding: A different perspective to introducing undergraduate students to DNA sequence analysis	6
Motivation, self‐efficacy, perception, curiosity, and barriers toward medical research among undergraduates in China	5
A mobile technology‐based cooperative learning platform for undergraduate biology courses in common college classrooms	5
Design and implementation of active learning strategies to enhance student understanding of foundational concepts in biochemistry	5
Perception of competence achievement and students' satisfaction using virtual laboratories in Medical Biochemistry course: Lessons from the COVID‐19 pandemic	5
Knowledge, perception, and interest regarding biotechnology among secondary school students in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria	5
Flipping a biochemistry class within a medical curriculum: Impacts on perception, engagement, and attainment	5
Lego Serious Play: Building engagement with cell biology	5
SARS‐CoV‐2 virtual biochemistry labs on bioinformatics and drug design	5
Research on the application of the blended BOPPPS based on an online and offline mixed teaching model in the course of fermentation engineering in applied universities	5
Increasing creative self‐efficacy: Developing the confidence of biochemistry undergraduates to innovate	5
Incorporation of classical scientific research stories into traditional lecture classes to promote the active learning of students	5
A laboratory experiment for science courses: Sedimentary microbial fuel cells	5
Teaching molecular techniques at home: Molecular biology labs that can be performed anywhere and enable hands‐on learning of restriction digestion/ligation and DNA amplification	5
Converting a formerly in‐person biochemistry course based undergraduate research experience to online teaching during the COVID‐19 pandemic	5
Pre‐lab video demonstrations to enhance students' laboratory experience in a first‐year chemical engineering class	4
Student responses to creative coding in biomedical science education	4
A course‐based undergraduate research experience for bioinformatics education in undergraduate students	4
Online bioinformatics teaching practice: Comparison of popular docking programs using SARS‐CoV‐2 spike RBD–ACE2 complex as a benchmark	4
Introductory biology undergraduate students' mixed ideas about genetic information flow	4
Evaluation and perception of online teaching of molecular biology using DingTalk for international medical students during the COVID‐19 pandemic	4
A novel undergraduate biomedical laboratory course concept in synergy with ongoing faculty research	4
Cancer and chemicals: A research‐inspired laboratory exercise based on the Ames test for mutagenicity	4
Use of short videos and case studies to enhance student confidence in biochemistry knowledge and application in a large lecture biochemistry course in first year veterinary curriculum	4
Pedagogy of teaching with large datasets: Designing and implementing effective data‐based activities	3
Next generation of chemistry and biochemistry conference posters: Animation, augmented reality, visitor statistics, and visitors' attention	3
Re‐thinking cheat‐proof and supervision‐free exams: A perspective in view of Covid‐19 situation in developing economies	3
A Capstone Laboratory theme investigating properties of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs and their solubilization by cationic surfactant micelles	3
Students authoring molecular case studies as a partial course‐based undergraduate research experience (CURE) for lab instruction	3
CRISPR in butterflies: An undergraduate lab experience to inactivate wing patterning genes during development	3
Data‐rich textbook figures promote core competencies: Comparison of two textbooks	3
Teaching meiosis with the DNA triangle framework: A classroom activity that changes how students think about chromosomes	3
Investigating the strengths and weaknesses of online education during COVID‐19 pandemic from the perspective of professors and students of medical universities and proposing solutions: A qu	3
The use of isothermal titration calorimetry for the assay of enzyme activity: Application in higher education practical classes	3
An integrated laboratory experiment for the determination of main components in different food samples	3
Reevaluate how to evaluate: Systemic assessment biases affect students' confidence in college upper‐division biology laboratory courses	3
Using memes to promote student engagement and classroom community during remote learning	3
A course‐based undergraduate research experience to illustrate the early stages of the drug discovery process	3
A practical guide to teaching withProteopedia	3
Teaching the “acid–base” subject in biochemistry via virtual laboratory during the COVID‐19 pandemic	3
Using e‐notebooks to explore biochemistry with an agricultural lens	3
Metabolic minimap of anaerobic digestion for undergraduate biochemistry courses	3
Readying students for careers in industry: A guided inquiry activity to prepare students for success in biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry positions	3
A student led computational screening of peptide inhibitors against main protease of SARS‐CoV‐2	3
Online discussions in biochemistry to increase peer interactions and student interest	3
A simple method to determine antioxidant status in aromatic plants subjected to drought stress	3
From the inverted classroom to the online lecture hall: Effects on students' satisfaction and exam results	3

Effects of different delivery modes on teaching biomedical science practical skills in higher education during the 2021 pandemic measures	3
Teaching Python programming for bioinformatics with Jupyter notebook in the Post‐COVID‐19 era	3
An idea to explore: Interdisciplinary capstone courses in biomedical and life science education	2
The case for flexibility in online science courses: Strategies and caveats	2
From genetics to biotechnology: Synthetic biology as a flexible course‐embedded research experience	2
Utilizing SARS‐CoV‐2 to teach PCR and gel electrophoresis in a pair of asynchronous distant learning laboratory exercises	2
A fully integrated undergraduate introductory biology and chemistry course with a community‐based focus I: Vision, design, implementation, and development	2
Comparison of academic performance of medical undergraduate students between routine class room teaching and online assisted teaching in biochemistry during COVID pandemic	2
A fully integrated undergraduate introductory biology and chemistry course with a community‐based focus II: Assessment of course effectiveness	2
LacOp: A free web‐based lac operon simulation that enhances student learning of gene regulation concepts	2
Blended learning in biochemistry: The development of pre‐class and post‐class learning aids for electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation	2
The effects of long‐term extracurricular scientific research on the medical students: Insight from Jinan University Medical School	2
Challenges for graduate students' mentors during COVID‐19 pandemic	2
A field guide for implementing a flipped classroom	2
Enzyme Kinetics Analysis: An online tool for analyzing enzyme initial rate data and teaching enzyme kinetics	2
Protein structure–function exploration initiative in undergraduate biochemistry and independent research courses	2
Synthetic biology as a tool to online teaching undergraduate level molecular biology	2
Characterizing biological macromolecules with attenuated total reflectance–Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy provides hands‐on spectroscopy experiences for undergraduates	2
A data science practicum to introduce undergraduate students to bioinformatics for research	2
Effectiveness of an “online + in‐person” hybrid model for an undergraduate molecular biology lab during COVID‐19	2
Bioinformatics approach used in undergraduate research to predict siRNA as ZIKV therapeutics	2
Recommended practices for doctoral students in navigating and engaging in online courses during COVID‐19 pandemic: A personal narrative from a doctoral candidate	2
Enhancing the student learning experience: Co‐teaching biochemistry and clinical sciences within the dental curriculum	2
Exploration of critical thinking and self‐regulated learning in online learning during the COVID‐19 pandemic	2
Teaching genomics to life science undergraduates using cloud computing platforms with open datasets	2
Organizing an in‐person nation‐wide Biology olympiad during the Covid‐19 pandemic	2
The undergraduate research experience as a vehicle for employability development—The student participants speak	2
A beginner's guideline for low‐cost 3D printing of macromolecules usable for teaching and demonstration	2
Learning how to teach science with big data	2
Electronic teaching resources for university cell biology supports improved student learning outcomes	2
An online research immersion program to increase introductory science student confidence and science identity	2
The real reason why ATP hydrolysis is spontaneous at pH > 7: It's (mostly) the proton concentration!	2
Evaluating ChatGPT as a self‐learning tool in medical biochemistry: A performance assessment in undergraduate medical university examination	2
International student perceptions of online medical education during the COVID‐19 epidemic	2
An idea to explore: Augmented reality and LEGO® brick modeling in the biochemistry and cell biology classroom‐two tactile ways to teach biomolecular structure—Function	2
Introduction of team‐based learning improves understanding of glucose metabolism in biochemistry among undergraduate students	2
Mock grant application roleplay as an alternative to lab‐based activities in molecular biology	2