OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Microbiology is 78. 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
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Sources, Toxicity, and Remediation Approaches	635
Long COVID or Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC): An Overview of Biological Factors That May Contribute to Persistent Symptoms	587
Microbial and Enzymatic Degradation of Synthetic Plastics	529
Pandemics Throughout History	387
Current status of pesticide effects on environment, human health and it’s eco-friendly management as bioremediation: A comprehensive review	299
Roseobacters in a Sea of Poly- and Paraphyly: Whole Genome-Based Taxonomy of the Family Rhodobacteraceae and the Proposal for the Split of the “Roseobacter Clade” Into a Novel Family, Roseobacteraceae	278
Review: Lessons Learned From Clinical Trials Using Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs)	221
Phylotaxogenomics for the Reappraisal of the Genus Roseomonas With the Creation of Six New Genera	183
Bacterial Biofilm Inhibition: A Focused Review on Recent Therapeutic Strategies for Combating the Biofilm Mediated Infections	180
Alkalihalobacterium elongatum gen. nov. sp. nov.: An Antibiotic-Producing Bacterium Isolated From Lonar Lake and Reclassification of the Genus Alkalihalobacillus Into Seven Novel Genera	174
Nitrogen Fixing Azotobacter Species as Potential Soil Biological Enhancers for Crop Nutrition and Yield Stability	174
Applications of Machine Learning in Human Microbiome Studies: A Review on Feature Selection, Biomarker Identification, Disease Prediction and Treatment	173
The EcoCyc Database in 2021	170
Human gut microbiota in health and disease: Unveiling the relationship	161
A review on nanoparticles: characteristics, synthesis, applications, and challenges	159
Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Animal Manure – Consequences of Its Application in Agriculture	157
Research Progress on Phytopathogenic Fungi and Their Role as Biocontrol Agents	148
Microbiologically-Synthesized Nanoparticles and Their Role in Silencing the Biofilm Signaling Cascade	145
Antibacterial Properties of Organosulfur Compounds of Garlic (Allium sativum)	144
Revisiting Plant–Microbe Interactions and Microbial Consortia Application for Enhancing Sustainable Agriculture: A Review	139
Microbiome Composition and Function in Aquatic Vertebrates: Small Organisms Making Big Impacts on Aquatic Animal Health	136
Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles: Antibacterial and Anticancer Activities, Biocompatibility, and Analyses of Surface-Attached Proteins	135
Novel Odoribacter splanchnicus Strain and Its Outer Membrane Vesicles Exert Immunoregulatory Effects in vitro	133
Exopolysaccharides as Antimicrobial Agents: Mechanism and Spectrum of Activity	127
Reactive Oxygen Species in Pathogen Clearance: The Killing Mechanisms, the Adaption Response, and the Side Effects	125

Butyrate producers, “The Sentinel of Gut”: Their intestinal significance with and beyond butyrate, and prospective use as microbial therapeutics	124
Methanotrophs: Discoveries, Environmental Relevance, and a Perspective on Current and Future Applications	122
D- and Unnatural Amino Acid Substituted Antimicrobial Peptides With Improved Proteolytic Resistance and Their Proteolytic Degradation Characteristics	119
GABA Production by Human Intestinal Bacteroides spp.: Prevalence, Regulation, and Role in Acid Stress Tolerance	118
Clinical Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Control Strategies of Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection	116
Naringin Attenuates High Fat Diet Induced Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Gut Bacterial Dysbiosis in Mice	115
Evolution of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains and Their Adaptation to the Human Lung Environment	115
Mobile Carbapenemase Genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa	114
Streptomyces: The biofactory of secondary metabolites	114
Efficient, Rapid, and Sensitive Detection of Plant RNA Viruses With One-Pot RT-RPA–CRISPR/Cas12a Assay	112
Microbe to Microbiome: A Paradigm Shift in the Application of Microorganisms for Sustainable Agriculture	112
A Review of Green Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles Using Algae	112
Biopesticides as a promising alternative to synthetic pesticides: A case for microbial pesticides, phytopesticides, and nanobiopesticides	112
Mink, SARS-CoV-2, and the Human-Animal Interface	111
Root Exudates: Mechanistic Insight of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for Sustainable Crop Production	110
Virulence Factors in Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae	107
The Lichens’ Microbiota, Still a Mystery?	107
Futuristic Non-antibiotic Therapies to Combat Antibiotic Resistance: A Review	106
Microbial Polyethylene Terephthalate Hydrolases: Current and Future Perspectives	106
Advances in Metagenomics and Its Application in Environmental Microorganisms	106
A Review on Occurrence and Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewaters and in Wastewater Treatment Plants: Mechanisms and Perspectives	105
Virus-Like Particles: Revolutionary Platforms for Developing Vaccines Against Emerging Infectious Diseases	103
Environmental Impacts of Microplastics and Nanoplastics: A Current Overview	102
Circulating Levels of the Short-Chain Fatty Acid Acetate Mediate the Effect of the Gut Microbiome on Visceral Fat	102
The Oral Microbiota: Community Composition, Influencing Factors, Pathogenesis, and Interventions	101
Outer Membrane Vesicles of Gram-Negative Bacteria: An Outlook on Biogenesis	101
Combined Stochastic and Deterministic Processes Drive Community Assembly of Anaerobic Microbiomes During Granule Flotation	100
Microbial Interventions in Bioremediation of Heavy Metal Contaminants in Agroecosystem	100
Pharmaceutical Pollution in Aquatic Environments: A Concise Review of Environmental Impacts and Bioremediation Systems	99
Oral Microbiome Dysbiosis Is Associated With Symptoms Severity and Local Immune/Inflammatory Response in COVID-19 Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study	98
Microbiome Modulation—Toward a Better Understanding of Plant Microbiome Response to Microbial Inoculants	97
A Review of Methods to Determine Viability, Vitality, and Metabolic Rates in Microbiology	96
Comparison of Two 16S rRNA Primers (V3–V4 and V4–V5) for Studies of Arctic Microbial Communities	94
Skin and Gut Microbiome in Psoriasis: Gaining Insight Into the Pathophysiology of It and Finding Novel Therapeutic Strategies	94
Biodegradation of Unpretreated Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) by Stenotrophomonas sp. and Achromobacter sp., Isolated From Waste Dumpsite and Drilling Fluid	93
Animal Models for COVID-19: Hamsters, Mouse, Ferret, Mink, Tree Shrew, and Non-human Primates	93
Bacteriocins: An Overview of Antimicrobial, Toxicity, and Biosafety Assessment by in vivo Models	91
A Comprehensive Review of the Protein Subunit Vaccines Against COVID-19	90
Soil Metagenomics Reveals Effects of Continuous Sugarcane Cropping on the Structure and Functional Pathway of Rhizospheric Microbial Community	89
The Bio-Synthesis of Three Metal Oxide Nanoparticles (ZnO, MnO2, and MgO) and Their Antibacterial Activity Against the Bacterial Leaf Blight Pathogen	88
Microbial Nanotechnology for Bioremediation of Industrial Wastewater	88
Editorial: Emerging multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens “superbugs”: A rising public health threat	85
Gut Microbiota and Psychiatric Disorders: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study	84
Understanding the Fundamental Basis for Biofilm Formation on Plastic Surfaces: Role of Conditioning Films	84
Comparative Analysis of Physicochemical Properties and Microbial Composition in High-Temperature Daqu With Different Colors	84
Root exudates contribute to belowground ecosystem hotspots: A review	83
Synthesis, Characterization, Antibacterial and Wound Healing Efficacy of Silver Nanoparticles From Azadirachta indica	82
Effects of Rare Microbiome Taxa Filtering on Statistical Analysis	82
Mechanistic Understanding of Candida albicans Biofilm Formation and Approaches for Its Inhibition	81
The Role of Plant-Associated Bacteria, Fungi, and Viruses in Drought Stress Mitigation	81

Caffeic Acid Supplement Alleviates Colonic Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Potentially Through Improved Gut Microbiota Community in Mice	80
Chinese Baijiu: The Perfect Works of Microorganisms	78
Metagenomic Data Assembly – The Way of Decoding Unknown Microorganisms	78
Recent Advances in a Polydopamine-Mediated Antimicrobial Adhesion System	78
How do intestinal probiotics restore the intestinal barrier?	78
Membrane Rafts: Portals for Viral Entry	78