OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences is 4. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Comparative visible-light driven selective oxidation to aldehydes of phenylmethanol (benzyl alcohol) and 4-pyridinylmethanol (4-pyridinecarbinol) on N-TiO2 and some commercial TiO2 samples	61
Global transcriptional response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to UVA radiation	55
Silk fibroin protein-templated gold nanoclusters for in vivo fluorescence imaging	47
Effects of temperature up-shift and UV-A radiation on fatty acids content and expression of desaturase genes in cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa: stress tolerance and acclimation responses	38
Pyglotaran: a lego-like Python framework for global and target analysis of time-resolved spectra	37
Light regulation in critical human pathogens of clinical relevance such as Acinetobacter baumannii, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa	32
Exploratory study on the body distribution of skin color, pigmentation and, degree of tan in Central European Caucasian Women	29
Evaluation of photobiomodulation therapy (117 and 90s) on pain, regeneration, and epigenetic factors (HDAC 2, DNMT3a) expression following spinal cord injury in a rat model	29
Bio-stabilized AuNPs as a reliable fluorescence sensing probe for Hg2+: application for environmental water sample	27
Revisiting the BaBiO3 semiconductor photocatalyst: synthesis, characterization, electronic structure, and photocatalytic activity	25
Total synthesis of Comfreyn A and structural analogues via two photochemical key steps	23
LED therapy modulates M1/M2 macrophage phenotypes and mitigates dystrophic features in treadmill-trained mdx mice	22
A novel fluorescent probe for viscosity and polarity detection in real tobacco root cells and biological imaging	21
Supramolecular chirality in self-assembly of zinc protobacteriochlorophyll-d analogs possessing enantiomeric esterifying groups	20
Molecular beam laser spectroscopic studies of the photoactive properties of resveratrol	20
Polymerization of tetrazine-substituted diacetylenes as aggregates in suspension	19
Insights into the phototautomerism of free-base 5, 10, 15, 20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl) porphyrin	18
Computational and optoelectronic quantification of semi-conducting, warm ruby red color emanating Eu3+ complexes with hetro-cyclic ligands	18
Examining the combined benefits of photobiomodulation and apigenin for the treatment of asthenozoospermia: An innovative therapeutic strategy	16
Photodynamic disinfection and its role in controlling infectious diseases	16
Synergic anti-tumor effects of photodynamic therapy and resveratrol on triple-negative breast cancer cells	14
Correction to: Environmental consequences of interacting effects of changes in stratospheric ozone, ultraviolet radiation, and climate: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2024	14
Anthracene scaffold as highly selective chemosensor for Al3+ and its AIEE activity	14
Evaluation of the photocatalytic degradation mechanism of methylene blue using nascent and Ag+ ions-modified TiO2	14
Kinetic effects in singlet oxygen mediated oxidations by immobilized photosensitizers on silica	13

Supplementary UV-A and UV-B radiation differentially regulate morphology in Ocimum basilicum	13
Selective, broad-spectrum antiviral photodynamic disinfection with dicationic imidazolyl chlorin photosensitizers	13
Photocatalytic activity enhancement of two-step and one-pot synthesis of Pd/ZnO nanocomposites: an experimental and DFT study	12
Predicting the substituent effects in the optical and electrochemical properties of N,N′-substituted isoindigos	12
Cyclic AMP-regulatory element-binding protein: a novel UV-targeted transcription factor in skin cancer	12
Measurements of biologically effective solar radiation using erythemal weighted broadband meters	12
Increased photoluminescence and photodynamic therapy efficiency of hydroxyapatite-β-cyclodextrin-methylene blue@carbon powders with the favor of hydrogen bonding effect	12
Porous silicon pillar structures/photosynthetic reaction centre protein hybrid for bioelectronic applications	11
The preventive effects of natural plant compound carvacrol against combined UVA and UVB-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress in skin damage of rats	11
Temperature dependence of nanosecond charge recombination in mutant Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction centers: modelling of the protein dynamics	11
Dithiothreitol reduces oxidative stress and necrosis caused by ultraviolet A radiation in L929 fibroblasts	11
Artificial night illumination disrupts sleep, and attenuates mood and learning in diurnal animals: evidence from behavior and gene expression studies in zebra finches	10
Publisher Correction: Design and synthesis of a 2,5-Diarylthiophene chromophore for enhanced near-infrared two-photon uncaging efficiency of calcium ions	10
Cefadroxil photodegradation processes sensitized by natural pigments: mechanistic aspects and impact on the antimicrobial function	10
Using a promising biomass-based biochar in photocatalytic degradation: highly impressive performance of RHB/SnO2/Fe3O4 for elimination of AO7	10
Fabrication and characterization of microporous soft templated photoactive 3D materials for water disinfection in batch and continuous flow	10
Impact of luminescent-ion doping on the crystallographic and photo-physical properties of the CaMoO4 nanoparticles	10
Glowing wonders: exploring the diversity and ecological significance of bioluminescent organisms in Brazil	10
Understanding α-lipoic acid photochemistry helps to control the synthesis of plasmonic gold nanostructures	10
Advancements in visible-light-induced reactions via alkenyl radical intermediates	10
Power conversion efficiency and its comparison of D-π-A and D-D-π-A structured photo-sensitizers	9
Morphology control of dynamic optical matter of gold nanoparticles fabricated by optical trapping in printed microchannels	9
Photodegradation of cannabidiol (CBD) and Δ9-THC in cannabis plant material	9
Modulating the phototoxicity and selectivity of a porphyrazine towards epidermal tumor cells by coordination with metal ions	9
Transcranial photobiomodulation for neurodevelopmental disorders: a narrative review	9
Protonation of Asp116 and distortion of the all-trans retinal chromophore in Krokinobacter eikastus rhodopsin 2 causes a redshift in absorption maximum upon dehydration	9
Targeted photodynamic elimination of HER2 + breast cancer cells mediated by antibody–photosensitizer fusion proteins	9
Transcranial photobiomodulation ameliorates midbrain and striatum neurochemical impairments and behavioral deficits in reserpine-induced parkinsonism in rats	9
Influence of ultraviolet A1 exposures on mood states: a randomized controlled study	8
A water-soluble small molecular fluorescent sensor based on phosphazene platform for selective detection of nitroaromatic compounds	8
Different metal-doped NiO nanoparticles for sunlight-mediated degradation of low-density polyethylene microplastic films	8
Chiroptical response of an array of isotropic plasmonic particles having a chiral arrangement under coherent interaction	8
21st century surface UV radiation changes deduced from CMIP6 models: part I—evolution of major influencing factors	8
Towards low-energy-light-driven bistable photoswitches: ortho-fluoroaminoazobenzenes	8
Unravelling the modes of phototoxicity of NIR absorbing chlorophyll derivative in cancer cells under normoxic and hypoxic conditions	8
How to fight acute sun damage? Current skin care strategies	8
Twenty-first century surface UV radiation changes deduced from CMIP6 models. Part II: effects on UV index and plant growth weighted irradiance	8
Light at night: effect on the daily clock, learning, memory, cognition, and expression of transcripts in different brain regions of rat	8
The use of natural extracts with photoprotective activity: a 2015–2023 patent prospection	8
A laser flash photolysis study of the free radical chemistry of lipoic acid and dihydrolipoic acid	7
Higher stability and better photoluminescence quantum yield of cesium lead iodide perovskites nanoparticles in the presence of CTAB ligand	7
Dynamics of the energy transfer involved in a diarylethene-perylenebisimide dyad: comparison between the molecule and the nanoparticle level	7
Merocyanines form bacteriorhodopsins with strongly bathochromic absorption maxima	7
Chlorophyllin and sunlight against Penicillium digitatum: exploring Photodynamic Inactivation as a green postharvest technology in citriculture	7
Prediction of band edge potentials and reaction products in photocatalytic copper and iron sulfides	7
Curcumin-coated iron oxide nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy of breast cancer	7
Photophysics and photochemistry of (n-Bu4N)2[Pt(NO3)6] in acetonitrile: ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy and quantum chemical insight	7
Easy and versatile cellulosic support inhibiting broad spectrum strains: synergy between photodynamic antimicrobial therapy and polymyxin B	7
Atomic electronegativity-dependent intramolecular hydrogen bond and fluorescence characteristics of novel scaffold-based fluorophore: a TD-DFT study	6
Optimized isolation of 7,7′-biphyscion starting from Cortinarius rubrophyllus, a chemically unexplored fungal species rich in photosensitizers	6

Benefits of Sebastiania hispida (Euphorbiaceae) extract and photobiomodulation therapy as potentially adjunctive strategies to be explored against snake envenoming	6
Hydrogen peroxide enhanced photoinactivation of Candida albicans by a novel boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) derivative	6
Fluorescence quenching in thylakoid membranes induced by single-walled carbon nanotubes	6
Investigation of kinetics of phenyl radicals with ethyl formate in the gas phase using cavity ring-down spectroscopy and theoretical methodologies	6
On the photochemical reaction of pyridinium salts with nucleophiles	6
Physiological responses and specific fatty acids composition of Microcystis aeruginosa exposed to total solar radiation and increased temperature	6
Photoisomerization pathway of the microbial rhodopsin chromophore in solution	6
Investigation of the pH-dependence of the oxidation of FAD in VcCRY-1, a member of the cryptochrome-DASH family	6
Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells–compositions for improved stability and power conversion efficiency	6
Extreme dependence of Chloroflexus aggregans LOV domain thermo- and photostability on the bound flavin species	6
Effects of photodeoxygenation on cell biology using dibenzothiophene S-oxide derivatives as O(3P)-precursors	6
Self-aggregation of 132,132-disubstituted bacteriochlorophyll-d analog	6
LED irradiation at 630 nm alleviates collagen-induced arthritis in mice by inhibition of NF-κB-mediated MMPs production	6
Protection against UVB deleterious skin effects in a mouse model: effect of a topical emulsion containing Cordia verbenacea extract	6
Photoacid for releasing carbon dioxide from sorbent	5
Molecular cloning, characterization, and evolution analysis of the luciferase genes from three sympatric sibling fireflies (Lampyridae: Lampyrinae, Diaphanes)	5
Cloning and characterization of luciferase from an Asian firefly Pygoluciola qingyu and its comparison with other beetle luciferases	5
Germicidal efficacy of continuous and pulsed ultraviolet-C radiation on pathogen models and SARS-CoV-2	5
Acquisition of bioluminescent trait by non-luminous organisms from luminous organisms through various origins	5
Sunscreens in pigmentary disorders: time to revise the message	5
Similarity between oxygen evolution in photosystem II and oxygen reduction in cytochrome c oxidase via proton coupled electron transfers. A unified view of the oxygenic life from four electron oxidati	5
Light reception of Phycomyces revisited: several white collar proteins confer blue- and red-light sensitivity and control dynamic range and adaptation	5
A novel BLUF photoreceptor modulates the Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri–host plant interaction	5
Effect of crystallite size reduction and widening of optical phonon vibration due to AC variation on ZnO/Mg composites in implementation of methylene blue degradation	5
Highly sensitive and specific detection of Ni2+ using a novel fluorometric probe in the DMSO-H2O system	5
Enhanced photocatalytic performance of Bi-doped TiO2 under sunlight and UV light: mechanistic insights and comparative analysis	5
Hypericin-mediated photodynamic therapy inhibits metastasis and EMT of colorectal cancer cells by regulating RhoA–ROCK1 signaling pathway	5
A colorimetric and ratiometric fluorescent probe of hypochlorous acid and its bio-imaging application	5
Solvent-free visible-light-mediated α-phosphorylation and Csp3-H activation of tertiary and secondary amines at room temperature in the presence of cadmium sulfide nanophotocatalyst	5
Recent progress of metal halide perovskite materials in heterogeneous photocatalytic organic reactions	5
High ultraviolet-B sensitivity due to lower CPD photolyase activity is needed for biotic stress response to the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae	5
Primary processes in photophysics and photochemistry of a potential light-activated anti-cancer dirhodium complex	5
Sustainable natural chlorogenic acid as a functional molecular sensor toward viscosity detection in liquids	5
Emerging role of ferroptosis in ultraviolet radiation-driven skin photoaging: a narrative review	5
Photodegradation of tylosin tartrate by advanced oxidation processes	5
Direct detection of photo-induced reactions by IR: from Brook rearrangement to photo-catalysis	5
Tremella fuciformis polysaccharides alleviates UV-provoked skin cell damage via regulation of thioredoxin interacting protein and thioredoxin reductase 2	4
A simple Norrish Type II actinometer for flow photoreactions	4
Synergistic effects of salt and ultraviolet radiation on the rice-field cyanobacterium Nostochopsis lobatus HKAR-21	4
Evaluation of quantification methods to determine photodynamic action on mono- and dual-species bacterial biofilms	4
Application of molecular dynamic simulations in modeling the excited state behavior of confined molecules	4
Plastics in the environment in the context of UV radiation, climate change and the Montreal Protocol: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2023	4
Visible light potentiates rapid cell destruction and death by curcumin in vitro	4
Construction of a mitochondria-targeted probe to monitor cysteine levels in cancer cells and zebrafish	4
Fagopyrin F fraction from Fagopyrum tataricum demonstrates photodynamic inactivation of skin infecting bacterium and squamous cell carcinoma (A431) cells	4
Correction: Twenty-first century surface UV radiation changes deduced from CMIP6 models. Part I: evolution of major influencing factors	4
Vitamin B6-based fluorescence chemosensor for selective detection of F− ions: design, synthesis, and characterization	4
The effect of fluence rate and wavelength on the formation of protoporphyrin IX photoproducts	4
Photoexcited triplet state and singlet oxygen generation of quinine, an antimalarial drug	4
The organization of the phycobilisome-photosystem I supercomplex depends on the ratio between two different phycobilisome linker proteins	4
Photosensitizers combination approach to enhance photodynamic inactivation of planktonic and biofilm bacteria	4
Correction to: Key interactions with deazariboflavin cofactor for light-driven energy transfer in Xenopus (6–4) photolyase	4
Photodynamic Inactivation of plant pathogens part II: fungi	4
An insight into the role of ESIPT/TICT-based antioxidant flavone analogues in fluoro-probing diabetes-induced viscosity changes: a unified experimental and theoretical endeavour	4
Selectively probing ferric ions in aqueous environments using protonated and neutral forms of 7-azaindole as a multiparametric chemosensor	4
Type I and Type II photosensitization of DNA etheno adducts	4
Water-soluble BODIPY-nido-carborane nanoparticles applied to biocompatibility tumor cell imaging	4
Red light mediates the exocytosis of vasodilatory vesicles from cultured endothelial cells: a cellular, and ex vivo murine model	4
Reactions to disclosed biofeedback information on skin DNA damage in individuals after a beach holiday: a mixed methods intervention study	4
Reconfigurable optical matter of polystyrene microparticles fabricated by optical trapping at solution surface	4
Phonozen-mediated photodynamic therapy comparing two wavelengths in a mouse model of peritoneal carcinomatosis	4
Photochemistry of (n-Bu4N)2[Pt(NO3)6] in acetonitrile	4
Daylight LED promotes photochemical ring contraction of 2-amine-4H-pyran-3-carbonitriles with consequent loss of their antifungal activity	4
Theoretical investigation on regulating photophysical properties and proton transfer behavior by electronegativity for near-infrared emitting styryl dyes	4
Spectra and photorelaxation of tris-biphenyl-triazine-type UV absorbers: from monomers to nanoparticles	4
Filling data gaps in long-term solar UV monitoring by statistical imputation methods	4
Bioluminescent imaging systems boosting near-infrared signals in mammalian cells	4
Characterization of Brazilian green propolis as a photosensitizer for LED light-induced antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomy	4