OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Oral Microbiology is 11. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
The effect of different sweeteners on the oral microbiome: a randomized clinical exploratory pilot study	223
Bidirectional effects of neutrophils on Streptococcus oralis biofilms in vitro	115
Role of immunostimulatory deoxycytidylate-phosphate-deoxyguanylate (CpG) motifs in oral bacteria associated with oral diseases	99
Novel biomarker identification for oral squamous cell carcinoma development in nonsmoker, nondrinker, and nonchewer patients using third-generation sequencing of oral microbiome	85
Porphyromonas gingivalis -OMVs promote the epithelial-mesenchymal transition of oral squamous cell carcinoma by inhibiting ferroptosis through the NF-κB pathway	57
Fusobacterium nucleatum as an oral bacteria promotes the carcinogenesis of laryngeal cancer via upregulating YWHAZ	49
Locational effects on oral microbiota among long-term care patients	47
Inhibitory effect of helium cold atmospheric plasma on cariogenic biofilms	47
Maturation of the oral microbiota during primary teeth eruption: a longitudinal, preliminary study	43
Novel approaches on root canal disinfection methods against E. faecalis	42
Altered oral microbiome composition in mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis	41
Altered oral microbiomes in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness	36
Guideline for the analysis of the microbial communities of the human upper airways	29
Interaction between microorganisms and dental material surfaces: general concepts and research progress	28
N -acyl homoserine lactones lactonase est816 suppresses biofilm formation and periodontitis in rats mediated by Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans	26
Organotypic model of the gingiva for studying bacterial and viral pathogens implicated in periodontitis	26
Impact of HbA1c control and type 2 diabetes mellitus exposure on the oral microbiome profile in the elderly population	26
Cytokine release and NLRP3 inflammasome activation induced by low-abundance oral bacterial biofilms	25
Detection of Epstein-Barr virus infection in primary junctional epithelial cell cultures	24
Nitrate reduction by salivary bacteria, glucose metabolism, and lifestyle	24
The importance of biofilm contamination control for dental unit waterlines: a multicenter assessment of the microbiota diversity of biofilm in dental unit waterlines	24
Oral administration of Porphyromonas gingivalis to mice with diet-induced obesity impairs cognitive function associated with microglial activation in the brain	22
The association between the oral microbiome and hypertension: a systematic review	21
Deficiency of dltD contributes to increased autolysis in Streptococcus mutans	21
Distinct oral DNA viral signatures in rheumatoid arthritis: a Pilot study	21

Inflammatory response of gut, spleen, and liver in mice induced by orally administeredPorphyromonas gingivalis	20
Efficacy of gigantol, a bibenzyl compound, against Porphyromonas gingivalis	20
Salivary and tonsillar microbiota across multiple sites in paediatric tonsillar hypertrophy and their associations with clinical factors	19
The Porphyromonas gingivalis lipid A 1-phosphatase LpxE requires a functional type IX secretion system for its activity	19
Unveiling the complexity of early childhood caries: Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans cooperative strategies in carbohydrate metab	18
Ultrasmall epibiont Nanosynbacter lyticus strain TM7x and host bacteria transcriptional activity after initial host parasitism	17
Amoxicillin-metronidazole disk for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of subgingival bacteria	17
Role of Enterococcus faecalis in refractory apical periodontitis: from pathogenicity to host cell response	17
Characterization of the unique oral microbiome of children harboring Helicobacter pylori in the oral cavity	17
DNA virus tropism in healthy dental pulp: an in-situ reservoir site for torque teno virus and parvovirus B19	17
Newly identified pathogens in periodontitis: evidence from an association and an elimination study	17
Longitudinal profiles of oral microbiome in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and their prognostic implications	17
Patients with periodontitis exhibit persistent dysbiosis of the gut microbiota and distinct serum metabolome	16
The dynamic elimination effect of local adjuvant therapy on the periodontal microbiota	15
Oxidative stress response: a critical factor affecting the ecological competitiveness of Streptococcus mutans	15
Is systemic inflammation a missing link between oral microbiome and oral squamous cell carcinoma? Results from multi-omics integration analyses	15
Arginine-specific gingipains (RgpA/RgpB) knockdown modulates neutrophil machinery	15
Inhibition of BTK and SYK attenuates Porphyromonas gingivalis -induced activation of the pyroptosis pathway and inflammation in host cells	15
Antagonistic interaction between two key endodontic pathogens Enterococcus faecalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum	15
Feasibility of oral microbiome profiles associated with oral squamous cell carcinoma	15
Effective disinfecting of negative pressure pipelines of DCUs reduces the risk of cross infection in dental care	15
Effect of implant abutment surface treatments on bacterial biofilm composition and structure	14
The effects of nitrate on the oral microbiome: a systematic review investigating prebiotic potential	14
Dual transcriptome of Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans interplay in biofilms	14
Dysbiosis of the oropharyngeal microbiota in COVID-19: distinct profiles in patients with severe respiratory symptoms	14
Correlation between oral microbiota and dry socket at different time periods on tooth extraction	14
Methanobrevibacter oralis : a comprehensive review	14
A genomic sequence of the type II-A clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated system in Mycoplasma salivarium strain ATCC 29803	13
Profiles of oral microbiome associated with nasogastric tube feeding	13
Evaluation of a Burkholderia ambifaria strain from plants as a novel promising probiotic in dental caries management	13
Influence of dental implant surfaces on oral biofilms and host immune response	13
Functional characteristics of membrane vesicles produced by Streptococcus mitis	12
High prevalence of antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus species in saliva from non-hospitalized adults – a pilot study	12
Microbiome variability and role of Candida albicans in site-specific dental plaques in orthodontic adolescent patients with white spot lesions	12
Effect of Helicobacter pylori on enamel and dentin development – an in vitro study in mice	12
Comparison of the performance of MiSeq and NovaSeq in oral microbiome study	12
Porphyromonas gingivalis-Helicobacter pylori co-incubation enhances Porphyromonas gingivalis virulence and increases migration of infected human oral keratinocytes	12
Enhanced dominance of nitrate-reducing bacteria using a combination of nitrate and erythritol in in vitro cultured oral biofilm	12
Dental caries shallow-layer microbe harvest and data display method shows taxa pre-harvest spatial positions, absolute and relative abundance and diversity related to lesion pulpal depth	12
Characterization of MreCD in Streptococcus mutans	12
Understanding the bacterial compositional network associations between oral and gut microbiome within healthy Koreans	11
Screening of heat-killed lactic acid bacteria based on inhibitory activity against oral bacteria and effects of oral administration of heat-killed Ligilactobacillus salivarius	11
RE: colonization of bacterial and viral respiratory pathogens among healthcare workers in China during COVID-19 pandemic	11
Coaggregation of oral pathogens by postbiotic lactobacilli	11
Altered composition of the oral microbiome in integrin beta 6-deficient mouse	11
Functional profiling of the oral microbiome reveals microbial and oncogenic signatures in never-smoking female patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma	11
Role of ferroptosis in Porphyromonas gingivalis- induced impairment of epithelial junction	11
Microbial manipulators: Fusobacterium nucleatum modulates the tumor immune microenvironment in colorectal cancer	11
Genetic characterization of glyoxalase pathway in oral streptococci and its contribution to interbacterial competition	11