OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biotechnology for Biofuels is 29. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
QTL mapping of a Brazilian bioethanol strain links the cell wall protein-encoding gene GAS1 to low pH tolerance in S. cerevisiae	162
Synergistic effects of multiple enzymes from industrial Aspergillus niger strain O1 on starch saccharification	127
A gene-editing/complementation strategy for tissue-specific lignin reduction while preserving biomass yield	118
Enhancement of biohydrogen production rate in Rhodospirillum rubrum by a dynamic CO-feeding strategy using dark fermentation	97
Synergistic mechanism of GH11 xylanases with different action modes from Aspergillus niger An76	84
Synthetic biology toolkit for engineering Cupriviadus necator H16 as a platform for CO2 valorization	69
Extracellular riboflavin induces anaerobic biofilm formation in Shewanella oneidensis	63
Engineering oleaginous yeast Rhodotorula toruloides for overproduction of fatty acid ethyl esters	55
Investigation of the impact of a broad range of temperatures on the physiological and transcriptional profiles of Zymomonas mobilis ZM4 for high-temperature-tolerant recombinant strain development	53
Cellulase production and efficient saccharification of biomass by a new mutant Trichoderma afroharzianum MEA-12	53
The phenomenon of degeneration of industrial Trichoderma reesei strains	48
Increasing lipid yield in Yarrowia lipolytica through phosphoketolase and phosphotransacetylase expression in a phosphofructokinase deletion strain	46
Coordination of consolidated bioprocessing technology and carbon dioxide fixation to produce malic acid directly from plant biomass in Myceliophthora thermophila	45
Correction to: Ectopic overexpression of a type-II DGAT (CeDGAT2-2) derived from oil-rich tuber of Cyperus esculentus enhances accumulation of oil and oleic acid in tobacco leaves	43
Field evaluation of transgenic hybrid poplars with desirable wood properties and enhanced growth for biofuel production by bicistronic expression of PdGA20ox1 and PtrMYB3 in wood-forming tissue	42
Improvement of XYL10C_∆N catalytic performance through loop engineering for lignocellulosic biomass utilization in feed and fuel industries	41
Protein acetylation regulates xylose metabolism during adaptation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae	41
Towards sustainable production and utilization of plant-biomass-based nanomaterials: a review and analysis of recent developments	36
Recent advances in understanding the effects of lignin structural characteristics on enzymatic hydrolysis	36
Stress tolerance enhancement via SPT15 base editing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	36
Hybrid promoter engineering strategies in Yarrowia lipolytica: isoamyl alcohol production as a test study	36
Wood-feeding termite gut symbionts as an obscure yet promising source of novel manganese peroxidase-producing oleaginous yeasts intended for azo dye decolorization and biodiesel production	35
Conversion of organosolv pretreated hardwood biomass into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) by combining enzymatic hydrolysis and isomerization with homogeneous catalysis	35
Application of electric potential improves ethanol production from xylose by active sludge	35
An overview to process design, simulation and sustainability evaluation of biodiesel production	34

Oleaginous yeasts respond differently to carbon sources present in lignocellulose hydrolysate	34
Citrulline deiminase pathway provides ATP and boosts growth of Clostridium carboxidivorans P7	33
Construction of a tunable promoter library to optimize gene expression in Methylomonas sp. DH-1, a methanotroph, and its application to cadaverine production	32
Massive QTL analysis identifies pleiotropic genetic determinants for stress resistance, aroma formation, and ethanol, glycerol and isobutanol production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	32
Overexpression of the rice BAHD acyltransferase AT10 increases xylan-bound p-coumarate and reduces lignin in Sorghum bicolor	31
Polysaccharide utilization loci-driven enzyme discovery reveals BD-FAE: a bifunctional feruloyl and acetyl xylan esterase active on complex natural xylans	30
Precise high-throughput online near-infrared spectroscopy assay to determine key cell wall features associated with sugarcane bagasse digestibility	30
Organosolv pretreatment assisted by carbocation scavenger to mitigate surface barrier effect of lignin for improving biomass saccharification and utilization	30
Quantitative proteomic comparison of salt stress in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and the snow alga Chlamydomonas nivalis reveals mechanisms for salt-triggered fatty acid accumulation via reallocation of	30
Improvement of thermostability and catalytic efficiency of glucoamylase from Talaromyces leycettanus JCM12802 via site-directed mutagenesis to enhance industrial saccharification applications	29