OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Microbial Biotechnology is 33. 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
Different lactic acid bacteria and their combinations regulated the fermentation process of ensiled alfalfa: ensiling characteristics, dynamics of bacterial community and their functional shifts	109
Fermentation of plant‐based dairy alternatives by lactic acid bacteria	86
Realities and hopes in the application of microbial tools in agriculture	78
The soil crisis: the need to treat as a global health problem and the pivotal role of microbes in prophylaxis and therapy	75
Clinical evidence that the pandemic from 1889 to 1891 commonly called the Russian flu might have been an earlier coronavirus pandemic	74
Water‐soluble polymers in agriculture: xanthan gum as eco‐friendly alternative to synthetics	74
Rhamnolipids produced by Pseudomonas: from molecular genetics to the market	73
Nothing lasts forever: understanding microbial biodegradation of polyfluorinated compounds and perfluorinated alkyl substances	71
Microbial biosurfactant research: time to improve the rigour in the reporting of synthesis, functional characterization and process development	70
Antibiofilm and antifungal activities of medium‐chain fatty acids against Candida albicans via mimicking of the quorum‐sensing molecule farnesol	62
Effects of growth‐promoting rhizobacteria on maize growth and rhizosphere microbial community under conservation tillage in Northeast China	59
Microbial enzymes will offer limited solutions to the global plastic pollution crisis	55
Genome analysis of the metabolically versatile Pseudomonas umsongensis GO16: the genetic basis for PET monomer upcycling into polyhydroxyalkanoates	49
Lipoteichoic acid from Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BPL1: a novel postbiotic that reduces fat deposition via IGF‐1 pathway	48
Repurposing phytochemicals as anti‐virulent agents to attenuate quorum sensing‐regulated virulence factors and biofilm formation inPseudomonas aeruginosa	46
Cepharanthine ameliorates dextran sulphate sodium‐induced colitis through modulating gut microbiota	44
COVID‐19: Omicron – the latest, the least virulent, but probably not the last variant of concern of SARS‐CoV‐2	43
Evaluation of the IR Biotyper for Klebsiella pneumoniae typing and its potentials in hospital hygiene management	42
Scientific novelty beyond the experiment	42
An updated overview on the regulatory circuits of polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis	41
Can a combination of vaccination and face mask wearing contain the COVID‐19 pandemic?	41
Microbial interaction with and tolerance of radionuclides: underlying mechanisms and biotechnological applications	40
Inhibition of polymicrobial biofilm formation by saw palmetto oil, lauric acid and myristic acid	39
High‐efficiency production of bisabolene from waste cooking oil by metabolically engineered Yarrowia lipolytica	38
Probiotic Lactobacillus casei Shirota prevents acute liver injury by reshaping the gut microbiota to alleviate excessive inflammation and metabolic disorders	38

Current approaches on the roles of lactic acid bacteria in crop silage	37
The seaweed holobiont: from microecology to biotechnological applications	37
Loop‐mediated isothermal amplification for the detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 in saliva	36
Biocorrosion caused by microbial biofilms is ubiquitous around us	35
Structure–activity relationships of antibacterial peptides	35
Development of a free radical scavenging bacterial consortium to mitigate oxidative stress in cnidarians	34
Truth in wine yeast	34
Addressing the energy crisis: using microbes to make biofuels	33