OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biotechnology for Biofuels is 40. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Waste biorefinery towards a sustainable circular bioeconomy: a solution to global issues	168
Constraints and advances in high-solids enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass: a critical review	136
Recent advances in the valorization of plant biomass	117
Depolymerization and conversion of lignin to value-added bioproducts by microbial and enzymatic catalysis	109
Bioprospecting of microbial strains for biofuel production: metabolic engineering, applications, and challenges	95
Recent advances in understanding the effects of lignin structural characteristics on enzymatic hydrolysis	89
Optimization of biogas yield from lignocellulosic materials with different pretreatment methods: a review	76
Lipase immobilized on functionalized superparamagnetic few-layer graphene oxide as an efficient nanobiocatalyst for biodiesel production from Chlorella vulgaris bio-oil	69
Rational engineering of the Trichoderma reesei RUT-C30 strain into an industrially relevant platform for cellulase production	68
Engineering microbial pathways for production of bio-based chemicals from lignocellulosic sugars: current status and perspectives	67
Understanding the effects of different residual lignin fractions in acid-pretreated bamboo residues on its enzymatic digestibility	67
Pathway dissection, regulation, engineering and application: lessons learned from biobutanol production by solventogenic clostridia	61
Unraveling the roles of the reductant and free copper ions in LPMO kinetics	59
The current status, challenges and prospects of using biomass energy in Ethiopia	59
Novel insights into salinity-induced lipogenesis and carotenogenesis in the oleaginous astaxanthin-producing alga Chromochloris zofingiensis: a multi-omics study	58
Coupling azo dye degradation and biodiesel production by manganese-dependent peroxidase producing oleaginous yeasts isolated from wood-feeding termite gut symbionts	56
Consolidated bioprocessing of corn cob-derived hemicellulose: engineered industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae as efficient whole cell biocatalysts	55
Approaches to genetic tool development for rapid domestication of non-model microorganisms	55
An overview to process design, simulation and sustainability evaluation of biodiesel production	54
Membranes for bioethanol production by pervaporation	53
Towards sustainable production and utilization of plant-biomass-based nanomaterials: a review and analysis of recent developments	50
Metabolic and evolutionary responses of Clostridium thermocellum to genetic interventions aimed at improving ethanol production	49
Enzymatic conversion reactions of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to bio-based 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF) and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) with air: mechanisms, pathways and synthesis selectivity	48
Evaluation of organic fractions of municipal solid waste as renewable feedstock for succinic acid production	47
Removal of fermentation inhibitors from pre-hydrolysis liquor using polystyrene divinylbenzene resin	47

Overexpression of an endogenous type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum enhances lipid production and omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid content	47
The H2O2-dependent activity of a fungal lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase investigated with a turbidimetric assay	47
Consolidated bioprocessing of cellulose to itaconic acid by a co-culture of Trichoderma reesei and Ustilago maydis	45
Identification of the major fermentation inhibitors of recombinant 2G yeasts in diverse lignocellulose hydrolysates	44
Biomethanation processes: new insights on the effect of a high H2 partial pressure on microbial communities	44
Engineering of Trichoderma reesei for enhanced degradation of lignocellulosic biomass by truncation of the cellulase activator ACE3	43
Bioproduction of succinic acid from xylose by engineered Yarrowia lipolytica without pH control	43
High-solids enzymatic hydrolysis of ball-milled corn stover with reduced slurry viscosity and improved sugar yields	42
Enhancement of docosahexaenoic acid production by overexpression of ATP-citrate lyase and acetyl-CoA carboxylase in Schizochytrium sp.	42
Biotransformation of keratin waste to amino acids and active peptides based on cell-free catalysis	41
A novel recyclable furoic acid-assisted pretreatment for sugarcane bagasse biorefinery in co-production of xylooligosaccharides and glucose	41
Investigation of carbon and energy metabolic mechanism of mixotrophy in Chromochloris zofingiensis	40
Engineering endogenous ABC transporter with improving ATP supply and membrane flexibility enhances the secretion of β-carotene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	40
Microbial lipid production from crude glycerol and hemicellulosic hydrolysate with oleaginous yeasts	40
Enzymatic degradation of maize shoots: monitoring of chemical and physical changes reveals different saccharification behaviors	40