OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Oral Microbiology is 24. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Role of immunostimulatory deoxycytidylate-phosphate-deoxyguanylate (CpG) motifs in oral bacteria associated with oral diseases	336
Bidirectional effects of neutrophils on Streptococcus oralis biofilms in vitro	130
Novel biomarker identification for oral squamous cell carcinoma development in nonsmoker, nondrinker, and nonchewer patients using third-generation sequencing of oral microbiome	113
Early pregnancy is characterized by a significant decrease in the diversity of the oral microbiome and strong associations with lifestyle and conception method	65
The effect of different sweeteners on the oral microbiome: a randomized clinical exploratory pilot study	65
Fusobacterium nucleatum as an oral bacteria promotes the carcinogenesis of laryngeal cancer via upregulating YWHAZ	61
Oral microbiome diversity and composition in inflammatory bowel disease patients with periodontitis	59
Porphyromonas gingivalis -OMVs promote the epithelial-mesenchymal transition of oral squamous cell carcinoma by inhibiting ferroptosis through the NF-κB pathway	54
Prevotella intermedia oral infection induces cognitive impairment in C57BL/6 mice via neuroinflammation and barrier damage	45
Interplay between genetically predicted gut microbiota and chronic apical periodontitis: a Mendelian randomization analysis	39
Oral microbiome diversity and all-cause mortality in hypertensive adults: findings from a nationally representative cohort	36
Altered oral microbiome composition in mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis	34
Antibacterial and anti-biofilm effects of postbiotic mediator derived from Jeotgal isolate Lactiplantibacillus plantarum	34
Inhibitory effect of helium cold atmospheric plasma on cariogenic biofilms	32
Interaction between microorganisms and dental material surfaces: general concepts and research progress	31
Altered oral microbiomes in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness	31
Novel approaches on root canal disinfection methods against E. faecalis	30
The importance of biofilm contamination control for dental unit waterlines: a multicenter assessment of the microbiota diversity of biofilm in dental unit waterlines	29
Oral administration of Porphyromonas gingivalis to mice with diet-induced obesity impairs cognitive function associated with microglial activation in the brain	29
Organotypic model of the gingiva for studying bacterial and viral pathogens implicated in periodontitis	27
Macrophage activation and invasion by P. gingivalis is modulated by PPAD and accessory fimbriae subunits	26
Cytokine release and NLRP3 inflammasome activation induced by low-abundance oral bacterial biofilms	25
Nitrate reduction by salivary bacteria, glucose metabolism, and lifestyle	24
Detection of Epstein-Barr virus infection in primary junctional epithelial cell cultures	24
The association between the oral microbiome and hypertension: a systematic review	24