OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Fungal Biology Reviews 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 2020-06-01 to 2024-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Mucoromycota: going to the roots of plant-interacting fungi	73
Mycoparasitism as a mechanism of Trichoderma-mediated suppression of plant diseases	72
The one health problem of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus: current insights and future research agenda	72
Evolving challenges and strategies for fungal control in the food supply chain	69
Genome evolution in fungal plant pathogens: looking beyond the two-speed genome model	66
Nanoparticle and nanomineral production by fungi	37
An ecological framework for understanding the roles of Epichloë endophytes on plant defenses against fungal diseases	32
Penicillium roqueforti: an overview of its genetics, physiology, metabolism and biotechnological applications	31
Sporobolomyces and Sporidiobolus – non-conventional yeasts for use in industries	31
A review of mycotoxin biosynthetic pathways: associated genes and their expressions under the influence of climatic factors	31
Using Species Distribution Models For Fungi	31
Parengyodontium album, a frequently reported fungal species in the cultural heritage environment	30
CRISPR_Cas systems for fungal research	28
No need for speed: slow development of fungi in extreme environments	28
Fungi took a unique evolutionary route to multicellularity: Seven key challenges for fungal multicellular life	26
The hunt for sustainable biocontrol of oomycete plant pathogens, a case study of Phytophthora infestans	25
Ganoderma lucidum: A potential pleiotropic approach of ganoderic acids in health reinforcement and factors influencing their production	22
The rise in cases of mucormycosis, candidiasis and aspergillosis amidst COVID19	21
Detection and identification of fungal species by electronic nose technology: A systematic review	21
The molecular mechanism of stipe cell wall extension for mushroom stipe elongation growth	20
Doing it alone: Unisexual reproduction in filamentous ascomycete fungi	20
Pathogenic fungi of marine animals: A taxonomic perspective	19
Inside-out: from endosomes to extracellular vesicles in fungal RNA transport	18
The occurrence and function of alternative splicing in fungi	18
Effects of disinfectants on inactivation of mold spores relevant to the food industry: a review	17

Nutrient sensing and acquisition in fungi: mechanisms promoting pathogenesis in plant and human hosts	17
Intragenomic variation in nuclear ribosomal markers and its implication in species delimitation, identification and barcoding in fungi	17
Role and genetic basis of specialised secondary metabolites in Trichoderma ecophysiology	17
Beat the heat: correlates, compounds, and mechanisms involved in fungal thermotolerance	16
Symbiotic fungi as biotechnological tools: Methodological challenges and relative benefits in agriculture and forestry	16
Beneficial interactions between bacteria and edible mushrooms	16
Wood decay fungi and their bacterial interaction partners in the built environment – A systematic review on fungal bacteria interactions in dead wood and timber	14
Pathogenicity of animal and plant parasitic Aphanomyces spp and their economic impact on aquaculture and agriculture	13
The use of mutant and engineered microbial agents for biological control of plant diseases caused by Pythium: Achievements versus challenges	11
Reviewing the contributions of macrofungi to forest ecosystem processes and services	10
Biodeterioration of collagen-based cultural relics: A review	10
Go with the flow: mechanisms driving water transport during vegetative growth and fruiting	10
Delivering the goods: Fungal secretion modulates virulence during host–pathogen interactions	10
Oleaginous yeasts: Biodiversity and cultivation	10
Potential benefits and harms: a review of poisonous mushrooms in the world	9
The phosphatome of opportunistic pathogen Candida species	9
Current knowledge of Chytridiomycota diversity in Northern Europe and future research needs	8
Targeting Ascomycota genomes: what and how big?	8
Cellular heterogeneity: yeast-side story	8
Impact of global megatrends on the spread of microscopic fungi in the Pannonian Biogeographical Region	8
Fungal spore attachment to substrata	8
The need to study the holobiome for gainful uses of endophytes	8
Taxus associated fungal endophytes: anticancerous to other biological activities	8
Exploring the Citrus Sour Rot pathogen: biochemical aspects, virulence factors, and strategies for disease management - a review	8
Transformation systems, gene silencing and gene editing technologies in oomycetes	7
Natural folding of airborne fungal spores: a mechanism for dispersal and long-term survival?	7
Repurposing benzimidazoles to fight Cryptococcus	7
Current practices and emerging possibilities for reducing the spread of oomycete pathogens in terrestrial and aquatic production systems in the European Union	6
The molecular dialog between oomycete effectors and their plant and animal hosts	6
Systemic fungal infections: A pharmacist/researcher perspective	6
Production of kojic acid by Aspergillus species: Trends and applications	6
Signaling pathways involved in virulence and stress response of plant-pathogenic Fusarium species	5
Concentration, cellular exposure and specificity of organelle selective fluorescent dyes in fungal cell biology	5
Discoveries and identification methods of metal oxalates in lichens and their mineral associations: A review of past studies and analytical options for lichenologists	5
The putative role of zinc homeostasis in grain formation by Madurella mycetomatis during mycetoma infection	4
Penicillium species as chassis for biomanufacturing and environmental sustainability in the modern era: Progress, challenges, and future perspective	4
Distribution and ecology of dictyostelids in China	4
Myco-chitinases as versatile biocatalysts for translation of coastal residual resources to eco-competent chito-bioactives	4
LysM proteins in mammalian fungal pathogens	4
The human fungal pathogen Malassezia and its role in cancer	4
Drosophila melanogaster as an emerging model host for entomopathogenic fungi	4
Next-generation sequencing provides important insights into the biology and evolution of the Botryosphaeriaceae	4