OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of mSystems is 38. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Variations in the oral microbiome and metabolome of methamphetamine users	166
A systems-level insight into PHB-driven metabolic adaptation orchestrated by the PHB-binding transcriptional regulator AniA (PhaR)	94
MetaProClust-MS1: an MS1 Profiling Approach for Large-Scale Microbiome Screening	87
Phenotypic and Genomic Comparison of Staphylococcus aureus Highlight Virulence and Host Adaptation Favoring the Success of Epidemic Clones	82
Comparative Genomics of Cyclic di-GMP Metabolism and Chemosensory Pathways in Shewanella algae Strains: Novel Bacterial Sensory Domains and Functional Insights into Lifestyle Regulation	77
Ancient Metagenomic Studies: Considerations for the Wider Scientific Community	73
Deciphering the antigen specificities of antibodies by clustering their complementarity determining region sequences	72
Dispersal shapes compositional and functional diversity in aquatic microbial communities	65
A simple BLASTn-based approach generates novel insights into the regulation and biological function of type I toxin-antitoxins	63
Uncharacterized and lineage-specific accessory genes within the Proteus mirabilis pan-genome landscape	61
The functional small RNA interactome reveals targets for the vancomycin-responsive sRNA RsaOI in vancomycin-tolerant Staphylococcus aureus	59
Announcing the mSystems special collection on microbial dormancy	59
Diverse non-canonical electron bifurcating [FeFe]-hydrogenases of separate evolutionary origins in Hydrogenedentota	58
Carbapenem triggers dissemination of chromosomally integrated carbapenemase genes via conjugative plasmids in Escherichia coli	56
Natural Green Spaces, Sensitization to Allergens, and the Role of Gut Microbiota during Infancy	56
Dissecting the genetic features and evolution of Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 88: a global perspective	56
More Than Just a Spearhead: Diverse Functions of PAAR for Assembly and Delivery of Toxins of the Contractile Injection Systems	53
Regulatory networks of FUR and NtcA are intertwined by transcriptional regulators, two-component systems, serine/threonine kinases, and sigma factors in Anabaena sp. PCC	53
Unraveling proteomic chaos by independent component analysis—ClpX proficiency promotes the iron and oxygen limitation responses of Staphylococcus aureus	52
A multi-omics analysis unveils functional and regulatory links between hydroxybenzene and aromatic amino acid metabolism in Candida albicans	50
Botrytis cinerea Transcription Factor BcXyr1 Regulates (Hemi-)Cellulase Production and Fungal Virulence	48
Metabolomic profiling of Burkholderia thailandensis infection of airway epithelial cells provides insights into potential therapeutic targets	48
Cultured Bacteria Provide Insight into the Functional Potential of the Coral-Associated Microbiome	47
Insights into the metabolic specificities of pathogenic strains from the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex	46
In vitro and ex vivo proteomics of Mycobacterium marinum biofilms and the development of biofilm-binding synthetic nano	46

Gut microbiota contribute to high-altitude adaptation in tree sparrows	45
Sodium butyrate facilitates CRHR2 expression to alleviate HPA axis hyperactivity in autism-like rats induced by prenatal lipopolysaccharides through histone deacetylase inhibition	45
Visualizing the pH in Escherichia coli Colonies via the Sensor Protein mCherryEA Allows High-Throughput Screening of Mutant Libraries	44
Mucin alleviates colonic barrier dysfunction by promoting spermine accumulation through enhanced arginine metabolism in Limosilactobacillus mucosae	44
Metabolic capabilities are highly conserved among human nasal-associated Corynebacterium species in pangenomic analyses	43
Disturbance–diversity relationships of microbial communities change based on growth substrate	41
Genome-Scale Modeling Specifies the Metabolic Capabilities of Rhizophagus irregularis	41
A Metagenomic Investigation of Spatial and Temporal Changes in Sewage Microbiomes across a University Campus	40
Clade-specific long-read sequencing increases the accuracy and specificity of the gyrB phylogenetic marker gene	40
An Elemental Diet Enriched in Amino Acids Alters the Gut Microbial Community and Prevents Colonic Mucus Degradation in Mice with Colitis	39
Investigating the gut bacteria structure and function of hibernating bats through 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing and culturomics	39
Insights into Adaptive Mechanisms of Extreme Acidophiles Based on Quorum Sensing/Quenching-Related Proteins	39
Compositionally Aware Phylogenetic Beta-Diversity Measures Better Resolve Microbiomes Associated with Phenotype	38
Sepsis-Induced Gut Dysbiosis Mediates the Susceptibility to Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy in Mice	38
PhoPQ-mediated lipopolysaccharide modification governs intrinsic resistance to tetracycline and glycylcycline antibiotics in Escherichia coli	38