OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of npj Biofilms and Microbiomes 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Stress triggers gut dysbiosis via CRH-CRHR1-mitochondria pathway	180
Bacterial c-di-GMP signaling gene affects mussel larval metamorphosis through outer membrane vesicles and lipopolysaccharides	177
A Klebsiella-phage cocktail to broaden the host range and delay bacteriophage resistance both in vitro and in vivo	143
GGDEF domain as spatial on-switch for a phosphodiesterase by interaction with landmark protein HubP	141
Pharmacodynamics of interspecies interactions in polymicrobial infections	119
In silico identification of two peptides with antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus	106
Time-resolved compositional and dynamics analysis of biofilm maturation and dispersal via solid-state NMR spectroscopy	102
The primate gut mycobiome-bacteriome interface is impacted by environmental and subsistence factors	89
Disturbance-based management of ecosystem services and disservices in partial nitritation-anammox biofilms	81
Carbon source competition within the wound microenvironment can significantly influence infection progression	76
Biofilm antimicrobial susceptibility through an experimental evolutionary lens	76
Community successional patterns and inter-kingdom interactions during granular biofilm development	71
Genome-wide siRNA screening reveals several host receptors for the binding of human gut commensal Bifidobacterium bifidum	66
Developmental intestinal microbiome alterations in canine fading puppy syndrome: a prospective observational study	64
The structure of Brazilian Amazonian gut microbiomes in the process of urbanisation	63
Saliva-derived microcosm biofilms grown on different oral surfaces in vitro	63
Biophysical properties at patch scale shape the metabolism of biofilm landscapes	61
Supporting the strategic pillars of translational research in biofilms	61
Metabolic plasticity enables lifestyle transitions of Porphyromonas gingivalis	54
Preventing bacterial adhesion to skin by altering their physicochemical cell surface properties specifically	54
Microbial diversity and secondary metabolism potential in relation to dark alterations in Paleolithic Lascaux Cave	53
An in vitro fermentation model to study the impact of bacteriophages targeting Shiga toxin-encoding Escherichia coli on the colonic microbiota	49
Long-term intake of Lactobacillus helveticus enhances bioavailability of omega-3 fatty acids in the mouse retina	48
A sex-dependent salivary bacterium influences oral mucositis severity after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation	47
Author Correction: Lactobacillus plantarum L168 improves hyperoxia-induced pulmonary inflammation and hypoalveolarization in a rat model of bronchopulmonary dysplasia	47

Diverse polysaccharide production and biofilm formation abilities of clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae	47
Staphylococcus aureus SaeRS impairs macrophage immune functions through bacterial clumps formation in the early stage of infection	46
Bacterial aggregation triggered by low-level antibiotic-mediated lysis	46
Leptospira interrogans biofilm transcriptome highlights adaption to starvation and general stress while maintaining virulence	46
Partial convergence of the human vaginal and rectal maternal microbiota in late gestation and early post-partum	45
Optimization of an in vitro Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Model to Examine Antibiotic Pharmacodynamics at the Air-Liquid Interface	45
Recent advances in single-cell engineered live biotherapeutic products research for skin repair and disease treatment	45
Author Correction: Effect of model methanogens on the electrochemical activity, stability, and microbial community structure of Geobacter spp. dominated biofilm anodes	44
Bacteria contribute exopolysaccharides to an algal-bacterial joint extracellular matrix	42
Disentangling direct vs indirect effects of microbiome manipulations in a habitat-forming marine holobiont	42
Machine learning analysis of sex and menopausal differences in the gut microbiome in the HELIUS study	41
Combining SNAPs with antibiotics shows enhanced synergistic efficacy against S. aureus and P. aeruginosa biofilms	41
Deep generative modeling of annotated bacterial biofilm images	40
A human oral commensal-mediated protection against Sjögren’s syndrome with maintenance of T cell immune homeostasis and improved oral microbiota	40
Neutralization of ionic interactions by dextran-based single-chain nanoparticles improves tobramycin diffusion into a mature biofilm	40
Hypermutability bypasses genetic constraints in SCV phenotypic switching in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms	40
Oral and anal microbiome from HIV-exposed individuals: role of host-associated factors in taxa composition and metabolic pathways	40