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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Morphological Changes and Strong Cytotoxicity in Yarrowia lipolytica by Overexpressing Delta-12-Desaturase	171
Allergy to Fungi in Veterinary Medicine: Alternaria, Dermatophytes and Malassezia Pay the Bill!	168
Grazing Effects of Soil Fauna on White-Rot Fungi: Biomass, Enzyme Production and Litter Decomposition Ability	144
The CARD9 Gene in Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus): Does It Play a Role in the Cryptococcus–Koala Interaction?	127
A Putative NADPH Oxidase Gene in Unicellular Pathogenic Candida glabrata Is Required for Fungal ROS Production and Oxidative Stress Response	121
The Mitochondrial Distribution and Morphology Family 33 Gene FgMDM33 Is Involved in Autophagy and Pathogenesis in Fusarium graminearum	117
Characterization of a New Hsp110 Inhibitor as a Potential Antifungal	116
Correction: Deng et al. Distinct Roles of Ena ATP Family Proteins in Sodium Accumulation, Invasive Growth, and Full Virulence in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. J. Fungi 2023, 9, 566	114
Polyphasic Characterization of the Biocontrol Potential of a Novel Strain of Trichoderma atroviride Isolated from Central Mexico	111
Ophiostomatales Associated with Mediterranean Pine Engraver, Orthotomicus erosus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in Dalmatia, Croatia	106
Calcium Ion Channels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	103
Survey of Lichenized Fungi DNA Barcodes on King George Island (Antarctica): An Aid to Species Discovery	96
Evidence of a Natural Hybrid Oomycete Isolated from Ornamental Nursery Stock	96
Identification and Characterization of Dmct: A Cation Transporter in Yarrowia lipolytica Involved in Metal Tolerance	96
Preface to the Special Issue ‘Heavy Metals in Mushrooms’	94
In Vitro Characterization of a Nuclear Receptor-like Domain of the Xylanase Regulator 1 from Trichoderma reesei	94
Temporal Dynamics of Incidence of Shot Hole Disease Affected by Training Systems and Cultivar Susceptibilities in an Integrated Plum Orchard	94
A Putative TRAPα Protein of Microsporidia Nosema bombycis Exhibits Non-Canonical Alternative Polyadenylation in Transcripts	85
Development and Determinants of Topsoil Bacterial and Fungal Communities of Afforestation by Aerial Sowing in Tengger Desert, China	84
Future Prospects and Challenges in Mucormycosis Research	83
Tinea Incognito Caused by Microsporum spp. Mimicking Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus—Case Report	82
Morphological and Phylogenetic Characterization of Alternaria Section Undifilum Fungal Endophytes from Astragalus and Swainsona spp.	81
Solving the Enigma of the Identity of Laccaria laccata	80
Wild/Woodland Mushroom Poisoning: The Experience of Bucharest Emergency Hospital-Retrospective Study of ER 2023–2024 Presentations	80
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	78

Exploring Fungal Diversity in Seagrass Ecosystems for Pharmaceutical and Ecological Insights	76
Erythema Nodosum Associated with Kerion: A Case Series and Narrative Review of the Literature	75
The Effect of Monochromatic LED Light Wavelengths and Photoperiods on Botrytis cinerea	74
A Critical Review on the Dosing and Safety of Antifungals Used in Exotic Avian and Reptile Species	74
Genomic Analysis of Penicillium griseofulvum CF3 Reveals Potential for Plant Growth Promotion and Disease Resistance	71
A Six-Year Airborne Fungal Spore Calendar for a City in the Sonoran Desert, Mexico: Implications for Human Health	71
Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Baccharis linearis and Echinopsis chiloensis with Antifungal Activity against Botrytis cinerea	71
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	70
Proteomic Approach to Study the Effect of Pneumocystis jirovecii Colonization in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis	70
Survival Factor A (SvfA) Contributes to Aspergillus nidulans Pathogenicity	67
Paecilomyces/Purpureocillium Infection in Children, Case Report, and Review of the Literature	66
Procymidone Application Contributes to Multidrug Resistance of Botrytis cinerea	65
Deciphering the Association among Pathogenicity, Production and Polymorphisms of Capsule/Melanin in Clinical Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii VNI	64
Contribution of the Tyrosinase (MoTyr) to Melanin Synthesis, Conidiogenesis, Appressorium Development, and Pathogenicity in Magnaporthe oryzae	63
Recent Advances in the Biocontrol of Nosemosis in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.)	62
Isolation, Morphological and Molecular–Phenological Identification of Nematophagous Fungi Inhabiting the Soils of Agricultural Lands in Southern Kazakhstan	62
Species Diversity and Ecological Habitat of Absidia (Cunninghamellaceae, Mucorales) with Emphasis on Five New Species from Forest and Grassland Soil in China	59
Metabolomic Profiling of Different Antrodia cinnamomea Phenotypes	59
The Heterogeneity of Ornamental Plants in Nurseries Increases the Chance of Finding New Hosts for Phytophthora	59
Effectiveness of Several GRAS Salts against Fungal Rot of Fruit after Harvest and Assessment of the Phytotoxicity of Sodium Metabisufite in Treated Fruit	57
A Fun-Guide to Innate Immune Responses to Fungal Infections	57
Comprehensive Characterization of Tuber maculatum, New in Uruguay: Morphological, Molecular, and Aromatic Analyses	57
Species Diversity, Distribution, and Phylogeny of Exophiala with the Addition of Four New Species from Thailand	57
The Case for Fungal Keratitis to Be Accepted as a Neglected Tropical Disease	57
Isolation and Identification of Acer truncatum Endophytic Fungus Talaromyces verruculosus and Evaluation of Its Effects on Insoluble Phosphorus Absorption Capacity and Growth of Cucumber Seedlings	56
The SsAtg1 Activating Autophagy Is Required for Sclerotia Formation and Pathogenicity in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	56
Application of Trichoderma Hz36 and Hk37 as Biocontrol Agents against Clubroot Caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae	56
Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Cystolepiota (Agaricaceae, Agaricales): New Species, New Combinations and Notes on the C. seminuda Complex	54
Novel Myco-Coagulant Produced by Lentinus squarrosulus for Removal of Water Turbidity: Fungal Identification and Flocculant Characterization	54