OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Microbiology is 80. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of replacing zinc oxide with different levels of zinc lactate on growth performance, serum indexes, intestinal health and gut microbiota in weaned piglets	651
Inteins—mechanism of protein splicing, emerging regulatory roles, and applications in protein engineering	497
Bacterial communities associated with ambrosia beetles: current knowledge and existing gaps	423
Impact of fasting and refeeding on immune markers, hepatic gene expression, and gut microbiota in geese: insights into metabolic regulation and gut-liver interactions	331
Application of Bacillus tequilensis for the control of gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea in blueberry and mechanisms of action: inducing phenylpropanoid pathway metabolism	297
Different microbial genera drive methane emissions in beef cattle fed with two extreme diets	284
Aniline-induced production of aniline-containing polyketides and related bicyclic polyketides by the Yellow River wetland-derived fungus Talaromyces funiculosus	238
Clinical efficacy of probiotic supplementation in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis	209
Characterization of Rosculus vilicus sp. nov., a rhizarian amoeba interacting with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis	208
Testosterone increases the virulence traits of uropathogenic Escherichia coli	207
Interactions between halotolerant nitrogen-fixing bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under saline stress	200
Phenotypic and transcriptional characterization of F. tularensis LVS during transition into a viable but non-culturable state	199
Genotype heterogeneity of high-risk human papillomavirus infection in Ethiopia	195
Modeled energetics of bacterial communities in ancient subzero brines	195
Identification of novel anti-amoebic pharmacophores from kinase inhibitor chemotypes	187
Ethyl lauroyl arginate: An update on the antimicrobial potential and application in the food systems: a review	179
Comparative Genomic Analysis of Labrenzia aggregata (Alphaproteobacteria) Strains Isolated From the Mariana Trench: Insights Into the Metabolic Potentials and Biogeochemical Functions	174
Effective microorganisms input efficiently improves the vegetation and microbial community of degraded alpine grassland	172
Impacts of various amendments on the microbial communities and soil organic carbon of coastal saline–alkali soil in the Yellow River Delta	172
Geraniol attenuates virulence factors by inhibiting quorum sensing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa	171
Characterizations of novel broad-spectrum lytic bacteriophages Sfin-2 and Sfin-6 infecting MDR Shigella spp. with their application on raw chicken to reduce the Shigella load	168
The effects of Bifidobacterium animalis QC08 on reducing uric acid level and providing renal protection in mice with hyperuricemia	165
Detection and Characterization of Carbapenemases in Enterobacterales With a New Rapid and Simplified Carbapenemase Detection Method Called rsCDM	161
Fungi-Bacteria Associations in Wilt Diseased Rhizosphere and Endosphere by Interdomain Ecological Network Analysis	143
Corrigendum: Single amino acid substitution in the DNA repairing gene radiation-sensitive 4 contributes to ultraviolet tolerance of a plant pathogen	142

Emergence of mcr-1-Harboring Salmonella enterica Serovar Sinstorf Type ST155 Isolated From Patients With Diarrhea in Jiangsu, China	140
BasS/BasR Two-Component System Affects the Sensitivity of Escherichia coli to Plantaricin BM-1 by Regulating the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle	139
c-di-GMP Homeostasis Is Critical for Heterocyst Development in Anabaena sp. PCC 7120	136
Genomics assisted functional characterization of Bacillus velezensis E as a biocontrol and growth promoting bacterium for lily	135
The International Space Station Environment Triggers Molecular Responses in Aspergillus niger	133
SeV C Protein Plays a Role in Restricting Macrophage Phagocytosis by Limiting the Generation of Intracellular Double-Stranded RNA	132
Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of human bocavirus infection in children hospitalized for acute respiratory tract infection in Qingdao, China	125
Evaluation of the lignocellulose degradation potential of Mediterranean forests soil microbial communities through diversity and targeted functional metagenomics	121
Reconstruction of the Evolutionary Origin, Phylodynamics, and Phylogeography of the Porcine Circovirus Type 3	121
Biocontrol features of Pseudomonas syringae B-1 against Botryosphaeria dothidea in apple fruit	120
Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Provides Insights Into the Mechanism by Which 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Improves Thermotolerance in Lentinula edodes	120
The long-term straw return resulted in significant differences in soil microbial community composition and community assembly processes between wheat and rice	119
The tropical cookbook: Termite diet and phylogenetics—Over geographical origin—Drive the microbiome and functional genetic structure of nests	115
Development of the Inactivated QazCovid-in Vaccine: Protective Efficacy of the Vaccine in Syrian Hamsters	114
Artificial intelligence in assisting pathogenic microorganism diagnosis and treatment: a review of infectious skin diseases	113
In vitro evaluation of microbial D- and L-lactate production as biomarkers of infection	111
Ackermannviridae bacteriophage against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae of capsular type 64	111
Roles of CcDFR and CcOMT9 in the cyanidin biosynthesis and development of Cordyceps cicadae	110
Multi-omics analyses reveal altered gut microbial thiamine production in obesity	109
Molecular characterization of Paenibacillus antarcticus IPAC21, a bioemulsifier producer isolated from Antarctic soil	104
One-pot biosynthesis of N-acetylneuraminic acid from chitin via combination of chitin-degrading enzymes, N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase, and N-neuraminic acid aldolase	103
Microbial removal of nutrients from anaerobic digestate: assessing product-coupled and non-product-coupled approaches	103
Functional diversity of staphylococcal surface proteins at the host-microbe interface	103
Metabolomic and cultivation insights into the tolerance of the spacecraft-associated Acinetobacter toward Kleenol 30, a cleanroom floor detergent	102
Machine learning on large scale perturbation screens for SARS-CoV-2 host factors identifies β-catenin/CBP inhibitor PRI-724 as a potent antiviral	101
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum improves the growth performance and meat quality of broilers by regulating the cecal microbiota and metabolites	100
Litter mixing promoted decomposition rate through increasing diversities of phyllosphere microbial communities	100
Precise microbiome engineering using natural and synthetic bacteriophages targeting an artificial bacterial consortium	99
Fecal microbiota transplantation from Suncus murinus, an obesity-resistant animal, to C57BL/6NCrSIc mice, and the antibiotic effects in the approach	98
Harnessing iChip technology for novel antibiotic discovery from peat soil microbiomes to combat antimicrobial resistance	97
Linkages between the molecular composition of dissolved organic matter and soil microbial community in a boreal forest during freeze–thaw cycles	96
Epigenetic Modifiers Revamp Secondary Metabolite Production in Endophytic Nigrospora sphaerica	96
Editorial: Last universal common ancestor and origin of life: what uncultivated Bacteria, Archaea, and extremophiles can tell us	95
Multi-Locus Sequence Analysis Reveals Diversity of the Rice Kernel Smut Populations in the United States	94
Phage therapy to treat cystic fibrosis Burkholderia cepacia complex lung infections: perspectives and challenges	93
A novel zinc finger transcription factor, BcMsn2, is involved in growth, development, and virulence in Botrytis cinerea	93
Multi-omics approaches to understand pathogenicity during potato early blight disease caused by Alternaria solani	91
Genome-Wide Identification of Cellular Pathways and Key Genes That Respond to Sodium Bicarbonate Stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	91
Potential additional effects of iron chelators on antimicrobial- impregnated central venous catheters	91
Evasion of toll-like receptor recognition by Escherichia coli is mediated via population level regulation of flagellin production	91
Editorial: Morels: physiology, genetics, and interactions with the environment	89
The Hypoxia-Associated Localization of Chemotaxis Protein CheZ in Azorhizorbium caulinodans	89
Meta-analysis of fungal plant pathogen Fusarium oxysporum infection-related gene profiles using transcriptome datasets	88
Long-term warming modulates diversity, vertical structuring of microbial communities, and sulfate reduction in coastal Baltic Sea sediments	87
Identification of Novel Phage Resistance Mechanisms in Campylobacter jejuni by Comparative Genomics	87
Global research trends on the associations between the microbiota and lung cancer: a visualization bibliometric analysis (2008–2023)	86
Antimicrobial resistance and genetic diversity of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains from different clinical sources in horses	86
Editorial: Microbial advances towards sustainable environment: Microbiome structure & integrated technologies	84
Risk Factors of Patients With Diarrhea for Having Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile Infection	83
Mycobiome structure does not affect field litter decomposition in Eucalyptus and Acacia plantations	81

Isolation and Characterization of High-Efficiency Rhizobia From Western Kenya Nodulating With Common Bean	81
Genome mining to unravel potential metabolic pathways linked to gallium bioleaching ability of bacterial mine isolates	81
Protective effect of chicken yolk antibody Y against Campylobacter jejuni induced diarrhea in cats	81
The gut microbiota regulates diabetic retinopathy in adult rats	80
Comparison of the fecal microbiota of adult healthy dogs fed a plant-based (vegan) or an animal-based diet	80
Immunomodulatory peptides: new therapeutic horizons for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases	80