OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Fungal Biology Reviews is 12. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Mycoparasitism as a mechanism of Trichoderma-mediated suppression of plant diseases	89
The one health problem of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus: current insights and future research agenda	86
Evolving challenges and strategies for fungal control in the food supply chain	75
Nanoparticle and nanomineral production by fungi	48
Sporobolomyces and Sporidiobolus – non-conventional yeasts for use in industries	37
No need for speed: slow development of fungi in extreme environments	36
A review of mycotoxin biosynthetic pathways: associated genes and their expressions under the influence of climatic factors	34
CRISPR_Cas systems for fungal research	32
Fungi took a unique evolutionary route to multicellularity: Seven key challenges for fungal multicellular life	29
The hunt for sustainable biocontrol of oomycete plant pathogens, a case study of Phytophthora infestans	27
Ganoderma lucidum: A potential pleiotropic approach of ganoderic acids in health reinforcement and factors influencing their production	26
Detection and identification of fungal species by electronic nose technology: A systematic review	25
The molecular mechanism of stipe cell wall extension for mushroom stipe elongation growth	23
The rise in cases of mucormycosis, candidiasis and aspergillosis amidst COVID19	23
Intragenomic variation in nuclear ribosomal markers and its implication in species delimitation, identification and barcoding in fungi	22
Doing it alone: Unisexual reproduction in filamentous ascomycete fungi	21
The occurrence and function of alternative splicing in fungi	20
Nutrient sensing and acquisition in fungi: mechanisms promoting pathogenesis in plant and human hosts	20
Role and genetic basis of specialised secondary metabolites in Trichoderma ecophysiology	19
Effects of disinfectants on inactivation of mold spores relevant to the food industry: a review	19
Pathogenic fungi of marine animals: A taxonomic perspective	19
Beneficial interactions between bacteria and edible mushrooms	18
Biodeterioration of collagen-based cultural relics: A review	18
Wood decay fungi and their bacterial interaction partners in the built environment – A systematic review on fungal bacteria interactions in dead wood and timber	17
Symbiotic fungi as biotechnological tools: Methodological challenges and relative benefits in agriculture and forestry	17

Pathogenicity of animal and plant parasitic Aphanomyces spp and their economic impact on aquaculture and agriculture	16
Beat the heat: correlates, compounds, and mechanisms involved in fungal thermotolerance	16
Oleaginous yeasts: Biodiversity and cultivation	16
Current knowledge of Chytridiomycota diversity in Northern Europe and future research needs	13
Production of kojic acid by Aspergillus species: Trends and applications	13
Go with the flow: mechanisms driving water transport during vegetative growth and fruiting	12
The use of mutant and engineered microbial agents for biological control of plant diseases caused by Pythium: Achievements versus challenges	12