OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biology-Basel is 56. 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
Modification of Antibiotic Activity by Fixed Oil of the Artocarpus heterophyllus Almond against Standard and Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Strains	437
Mitochondrial Dynamics and mRNA Translation: A Local Synaptic Tale	239
Biogenic Selenium Nanoparticles: Anticancer, Antimicrobial, Insecticidal Properties and Their Impact on Soybean (Glycine max L.) Seed Germination and Seedling Growth	232
Genomic Analysis of 18th-Century Kazakh Individuals and Their Oral Microbiome	197
Acknowledgment to Reviewers of Biology in 2021	193
Overexpression of Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase (Cu/Zn SOD) in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 for Enhanced Azo Dye Removal through Hydrogen Peroxide Accumulation	184
Smoking-, Alcohol-, and Age-Related Alterations of Blood Monocyte Subsets and Circulating CD4/CD8 T Cells in Head and Neck Cancer	158
Role of Gut Microbiota through Gut–Brain Axis in Epileptogenesis: A Systematic Review of Human and Veterinary Medicine	153
CRISPRi-Mediated Down-Regulation of the Cinnamate-4-Hydroxylase (C4H) Gene Enhances the Flavonoid Biosynthesis in Nicotiana tabacum	138
Favorite Parts of a Single Leaf for Giant Flying Squirrels to Eat in Three Species of Food Trees	133
Axonal Regeneration after Spinal Cord Injury: Molecular Mechanisms, Regulatory Pathways, and Novel Strategies	124
Catching the Big Fish in Big Data: A Meta-Analysis of Zebrafish Kidney scRNA-Seq Datasets Highlights Conserved Molecular Profiles of Macrophages and Neutrophils in Vertebrates	123
Genetic Predisposition to SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Cytokine Polymorphism and Disease Transmission within Households	121
Cell Migration–Proliferation Dichotomy in Cancer: Biological Fact or Experimental Artefact?	111
Morphological and Redox/Glycative Alterations in the PCOS Oviducts: Modulating Effects of Carnitines in PCOS Mice	107
Isoliquiritigenin Prevents the Development of Nephropathy by an HFD in Rats Through the Induction of Antioxidant Production and Inhibition of the MD-2/TLR4/NF-κB Pathway	106
Effect of Long-Term Continuous Light Exposure and Western Diet on Adropin Expression, Lipid Metabolism, and Energy Homeostasis in Rats	106
RNA-seq and Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of Adrenal Gland Metastatic Tissue in a Patient with Renal Cell Carcinoma	102
H3 Acetylation-Induced Basal Progenitor Generation and Neocortex Expansion Depends on the Transcription Factor Pax6	101
Effect of Parasitic Native Plant Cuscuta australis on Growth and Competitive Ability of Two Invasive Xanthium Plants	97
Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Island Bees: The Aegean Archipelago	95
An Efficient Homologous Recombination-Based In Situ Protein-Labeling Method in Verticillium dahliae	95
Alcohol, Cannabis and Crossfading: Concerns for COVID-19 Disease Severity	92
ATP Purinergic Receptor P2X1-Dependent Suicidal NETosis Induced by Cryptosporidium parvum under Physioxia Conditions	88
SMART Drumlines Ineffective in Catching White Sharks in the High Energy Capes Region of Western Australia: Acoustic Detections Confirm That Sharks Are Not Always Amenable to Capture	86

Molecular Characterization and Expression Analysis of Putative Class C (Glutamate Family) G Protein-Coupled Receptors in Ascidian Styela clava	85
A Predictive Model for Severe COVID-19 in the Medicare Population: A Tool for Prioritizing Primary and Booster COVID-19 Vaccination	85
Understanding the Effects of Growing Seasons, Genotypes, and Their Interactions on the Anthesis Date of Wheat Sown in North China	84
Identifying Complex lncRNA/Pseudogene–miRNA–mRNA Crosstalk in Hormone-Dependent Cancers	83
Nitrogen and Carbon Mineralization from Green and Senesced Leaf Litter Differ between Cycad and Angiosperm Trees	81
Joint Transcriptome and Metabolome Analysis Prevails the Biological Mechanisms Underlying the Pro-Survival Fight in In Vitro Heat-Stressed Granulosa Cells	72
Latitude-Induced and Behaviorally Thermoregulated Variations in Upper Thermal Tolerance of Two Anuran Species	72
Detecting Blood Methylation Signatures in Response to Childhood Cancer Radiotherapy via Machine Learning Methods	72
Disease Modeling of Mitochondrial Cardiomyopathy Using Patient-Specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells	72
Osmotic Gradient Is a Factor That Influences the Gill Microbiota Communities in Oryzias melastigma	71
Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Different Responsive Patterns to Nitrogen Deficiency in Two Wheat Near-Isogenic Lines Contrasting for Nitrogen Use Efficiency	70
Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis: New Insights on Innate Immune Response by Blood Macrophages and Liver Kupffer Cells to Leishmania infantum Parasites	70
Expression Analysis Reveals That Sorghum Disease Resistance Protein SbSGT1 Is Regulated by Auxin	70
Phylogenetic Analysis Reveals Four New Species of Otidea from China	68
Soil Rehabilitation Promotes Resilient Microbiome with Enriched Keystone Taxa than Agricultural Infestation in Barren Soils on the Loess Plateau	68
The Impact of Obesity on C1q/TNF-Related Protein-9 Expression and Endothelial Function following Acute High-Intensity Interval Exercise vs. Continuous Moderate-Intensity Exercise	66
Liver and Plasma Fatty Acid Characterization in Cultured Brown Trout at Distinct Reproductive Stages	65
Central Apneic Event Prevalence in REM and NREM Sleep in OSA Patients: A Retrospective, Exploratory Study	65
A Pathogenic Role of Non-Parenchymal Liver Cells in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease of Infectious and Non-Infectious Origin	64
The Effects of Temperature and Pressure on Protein-Ligand Binding in the Presence of Mars-Relevant Salts	63
Origin of Neuroblasts in the Avian Otic Placode and Their Distributions in the Acoustic and Vestibular Ganglia	62
Investigation of Anti-Tumor Effects of an MLK1 Inhibitor in Prostate and Pancreatic Cancers	62
Statistical Learning of Incidental Perceptual Regularities Induces Sensory Conditioned Cortical Responses	61
Age-at-Death Estimation of Fetuses and Infants in Forensic Anthropology: A New “Coupling” Method to Detect Biases Due to Altered Growth Trajectories	61
Syrah Grape Skin Residues Has Potential as Source of Antioxidant and Anti-Microbial Bioactive Compounds	60
First Responders to Hyperosmotic Stress in Murine Astrocytes: Connexin 43 Gap Junctions Are Subject to an Immediate Ultrastructural Reorganization	59
Slc7a8 Deletion Is Protective against Diet-Induced Obesity and Attenuates Lipid Accumulation in Multiple Organs	56
A Rat Model of the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism Shows Attenuated Motivation for Alcohol Self-Administration and Diminished Propensity for Cue-Induced Relapse in Females	56
Anthropometrics, Performance, and Psychological Outcomes in Mixed Martial Arts Athletes	56
Assessment of 16S rRNA Gene-Based Phylogenetic Diversity of Archaeal Communities in Halite-Crystal Salts Processed from Natural Saharan Saline Systems of Southern Tunisia	56
Histochemical Evidence for Nitrogen-Transfer Endosymbiosis in Non-Photosynthetic Cells of Leaves and Inflorescence Bracts of Angiosperms	56