OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Fungi is 54. 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
Peroxin MoPex22 Regulates the Import of Peroxisomal Matrix Proteins and Appressorium-Mediated Plant Infection in Magnaporthe oryzae	347
The Heterogeneity of Ornamental Plants in Nurseries Increases the Chance of Finding New Hosts for Phytophthora	136
A Six-Year Airborne Fungal Spore Calendar for a City in the Sonoran Desert, Mexico: Implications for Human Health	128
Trichoderma Species from Semiarid Regions and Their Antagonism Against the Microorganisms That Cause Pepper Wilt	128
Transcriptional Regulation Mechanisms in Adaptively Evolved Pichia kudriavzevii Under Acetic Acid Stress	124
The Current State of Antifungal Stewardship in Immunocompromised Populations	114
Characterisation of Alternaria alternata Allergoids: Evaluation of the Stability of Grass Pollen Allergen Extracts Mixed with Alternaria alternata Allergoids	106
Five New Species of Marquandomyces (Clavicipitaceae, Ascomycota) from Asia	106
The PKS–NRPS Gene BBA_09856 Deletion Mutant of Beauveria bassiana Enhanced Its Virulence Against Ostrinia furnacalis Larvae and Strengthened the Host Plant’s Resistance to Botrytis cinerea as an Endot	103
Sustainable Management of Major Fungal Phytopathogens in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) for Food Security: A Comprehensive Review	95
Enhancing the Biocontrol Potential of the Entomopathogenic Fungus in Multiple Respects via the Overexpression of a Transcription Factor Gene MaSom1	93
Gut Mycobiome Changes During COVID-19 Disease	93
Fungal Endophthalmitis: A Comprehensive Review	90
Global Prevalence of COVID-19-Associated Mucormycosis (CAM): Living Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	86
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Fungicide Resistance in Citrus Postharvest Green Mold	84
The Analysis of the Mycobiota in Plastic Polluted Soil Reveals a Reduction in Metabolic Ability	83
Pediatric Candida Bloodstream Infections Complicated with Mixed and Subsequent Bacteremia: The Clinical Characteristics and Impacts on Outcomes	82
The Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia	79
Geographical Origin Does Not Modulate Pathogenicity or Response to Climatic Variables of Fusarium oxysporum Associated with Vascular Wilt on Asparagus	77
The Elongator Subunit Elp3 Regulates Development, Stress Tolerance, Cell Cycle, and Virulence in the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana	76
Predicting Species Boundaries and Assessing Undescribed Diversity in Pneumocystis, an Obligate Lung Symbiont	73
Erythema Nodosum Associated with Kerion: A Case Series and Narrative Review of the Literature	72
Phylogeny, Taxonomy and Evolutionary Trade-Offs in Reproductive Traits of Gomphoid Fungi (Gomphaceae, Gomphales)	72
Reevaluating the Value of (1,3)-β-D-Glucan for the Diagnosis of Intra-Abdominal Candidiasis in Critically Ill Patients: Current Evidence and Future Directions	71
Improving the Proteome-Mining of Schizophyllum commune to Enhance Medicinal Mushroom Applications	71

Hemileia vastatrix in Coffea spp.: Distribution of Urediniospores Grouped by Size and Insights into Morphological Structures	70
High Host Preferences in Epiphytic Lichens Across Diverse Phorophyte Species in the Mediterranean Region	69
The Use of Specific Non-Saccharomyces Yeasts as Sustainable Biocontrol Solutions Against Botrytis cinerea on Apples and Strawberries	68
Whole-Genome Sequencing and Fine Map Analysis of Pholiota nameko	68
Clinical Features and Treatment Progress of Invasive Mucormycosis in Patients with Hematological Malignancies	66
Species Diversity of Gymnopus Section Levipedes in Southwestern China, with a Description of Three New Species	66
Sensitivity to the Demethylation Inhibitor Difenoconazole Among Baseline Populations of Various Penicillium spp. Causing Blue Mold of Apples and Pears	66
Analysis of Gene Regulatory Network and Transcription Factors in Different Tissues of the Stropharia rugosoannulata Fruiting Body	65
Paecilomyces/Purpureocillium Infection in Children, Case Report, and Review of the Literature	64
Proteomic Approach to Study the Effect of Pneumocystis jirovecii Colonization in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis	64
Understanding the Role of Trichoderma reesei Vib1 in Gene Expression during Cellulose Degradation	63
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Are an Influential Factor in Improving the Phytoremediation of Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, and Chromium	63
Morpho-Molecular Identification of Fusarium equiseti and Fusarium oxysporum Associated with Symptomatic Wilting of Potato from Pakistan	61
Expression Patterns in Reductive Iron Assimilation and Functional Consequences during Phagocytosis of Lichtheimia corymbifera, an Emerging Cause of Mucormycosis	60
Fungi and Fungal Metabolites for the Improvement of Human and Animal Nutrition and Health	59
Aequorin as a Useful Calcium-Sensing Reporter in Candida albicans	58
Comprehensive Assessment of Ameliorative Effects of AMF in Alleviating Abiotic Stress in Tomato Plants	58
Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Wood-Inhabiting Fungal Genus Hyphoderma with Descriptions of Three New Species from East Asia	58
Marker Assisted Selection of Malic-Consuming Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains for Winemaking. Efficiency and Limits of a QTL’s Driven Breeding Program	58
Sensitivity of Aspergillus flavus Isolates from Peanut Seeds in Georgia to Azoxystrobin, a Quinone outside Inhibitor (QoI) Fungicide	57
Identification and Characterization of an Intergenic “Safe Haven” Region in Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus gattii	56
Novel Myco-Coagulant Produced by Lentinus squarrosulus for Removal of Water Turbidity: Fungal Identification and Flocculant Characterization	56
Differential Diagnosis of Fungal Pneumonias vs. Tuberculosis in AIDS Patients by Using Two New Molecular Methods	56
Genome Mining and Analysis of PKS Genes in Eurotium cristatum E1 Isolated from Fuzhuan Brick Tea	55
A Pilot Clinical Study on Post-Operative Recurrence Provides Biological Clues for a Role of Candida Yeasts and Fluconazole in Crohn’s Disease	55
Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis Following COVID-19: Novel Laboratorial Methods Aiding Diagnosis	55
Functional Classification and Characterization of the Fungal Glycoside Hydrolase 28 Protein Family	54
Diversity of ESI-MS Based Phosphatidylcholine Profiles in Basidiomycetes	54
Low Dose of Fluoride in the Culture Medium of Cordyceps militaris Promotes Its Growth and Enhances Bioactives with Antioxidant and Anticancer Properties	54