OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of General Virology is 6. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Tosoviridae 2023	237
Transcriptional dynamics during Heliothis zea nudivirus 1 infection in an ovarian cell line from Helicoverpa zea	152
Mutational analysis reveals a novel role for hepatitis C virus NS5A domain I in cyclophilin-dependent genome replication	147
Peste des petits ruminants virus non-structural V and C proteins interact with the NF-κB p65 subunit and modulate pro-inflammatory cytokine gene induction	138
Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus ubiquitin ligases downregulate cell surface expression of l-selectin	131
Arginyltransferase 1 (ATE1)-mediated proteasomal degradation of viral haemagglutinin protein: a unique host defence mechanism	116
Diverse microviruses circulating in invertebrates within a lake ecosystem	111
The saga to monitor and control norovirus: the rise of GII.17	88
Out-of-sync evolutionary patterns and mutual interplay of major and minor capsid proteins in norovirus GII.2	88
H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza viruses replicate in differentiated bovine airway epithelial cells cultured at air-liquid interface	87
Molecular characterization of a novel partitivirus with four segments isolated from Fusarium solani, the causal agent of citrus root rot	64
VP24 matrix proteins of eight filoviruses downregulate innate immune response by inhibiting the interferon-induced pathway	58
Infection in asymptomatic carriers of SARS-CoV-2 can interfere with the achievement of robust immunity on a population scale	53
Estimating prevalence of Enterovirus D111 in human and non-human primate populations using cross-sectional serology	47
Strain development of A/H1N1pdm09 candidate vaccine viruses for the 2021–22 northern hemisphere influenza season	47
Digoxin is a potent inhibitor of Bunyamwera virus infection in cell culture	47
Validation of an antigenic site targeted by monoclonal antibodies against Puumala virus	46
Chloroquine and pyrimethamine inhibit the replication of human respiratory syncytial virus A	43
WIV, a protein domain found in a wide number of arthropod viruses, which probably facilitates infection	42
Limited potexvirus diversity in eastern Gulf of Mexico seagrass meadows	39
Role of ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in budded virus egress and GP64 surface distribution in Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus	39
Establishment of a novel minigenome system for the identification of drugs targeting Nipah virus replication	34
Evaluation of pandemic potential of the genotype 4 (G4) swine influenza virus using ex vivo and in vitro cultures of the human respiratory tract	30
A high frequency of detection of koala retrovirus fragments in Victorian koalas suggests historic integration of KoRV	29
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Bromoviridae 2025	27

Disruption of the cGAS/STING axis does not impair sensing of MVA in BHK21 cells	25
The EMCV protein 2B* is required for efficient cell lysis via both caspase-3-dependent and -independent pathways during infection	25
History and classification of Aigai virus (formerly Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever virus genotype VI)	24
A structural and functional analysis of opal stop codon translational readthrough during Chikungunya virus replication	24
A natural variant in ANP32B impairs influenza virus replication in human cells	24
MicroRNAs affect GPCR and Ion channel genes needed for influenza replication	23
Structure and its transformation of elliptical nege-like virus Tanay virus	21
A temperature-dependent virus-binding assay reveals the presence of neutralizing antibodies in human cytomegalovirus gB vaccine recipients’ sera	21
Analysis of the genome of grapevine red blotch virus and related grabloviruses indicates diversification prior to the arrival of Vitis vinifera in North America	21
A Coxsackievirus B1-mediated nonlytic Extracellular Vesicle-to-cell mechanism of virus transmission and its possible control through modulation of EV release	21
Genetic diversity, recombination and cross-species transmission of a waterbird gammacoronavirus in the wild	19
Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) from the Archaeal Viruses Subcommittee, 2025	18
Nanobodies in the limelight: Multifunctional tools in the fight against viruses	18
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Tulasviridae 2023	18
Membrane architects: how positive-strand RNA viruses restructure the cell	18
Multiple RNA virus matrix proteins interact with SLD5 to manipulate host cell cycle	16
Embracing the heterogeneity of natural viruses in mouse studies	16
Abnormal prion protein, infectivity and neurofilament light-chain in blood of macaques with experimental variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease	16
Two murine cytomegalovirus microRNAs target the major viral immediate early 3 gene	15
Coronaviruses in wild rodent and eulipotyphlan small mammals: a review of diversity, ecological implications and surveillance considerations	15
Polymorphisms in HTLV-1 Tax-responsive elements in HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis patients are associated with reduced proviral load but not with disease progression	15
The parapoxvirus Orf virus ORF116 gene encodes an antagonist of the interferon response	14
Mosquito-borne arboviruses in Uganda: history, transmission and burden	14
Optimization of the pseudoparticle system for standardized assessments of neutralizing antibodies against hepatitis C virus	14
A reverse genetics system for human rotavirus G2P[4]	13
Genetic evidence for the involvement of Dicer-like 2 and 4 as well as Argonaute 2 in the Nicotiana benthamiana response against Pelargonium line pattern virus	13
cds46, a highly variable carp edema virus gene	13
MERS-CoV infection causes brain damage in human DPP4-transgenic mice through complement-mediated inflammation	13
The impact of pre-existing immunity on the emergence of within-host immune-escape mutations in Omicron lineages	13
A link between severe hepatitis in children and adenovirus 41 and adeno-associated virus 2 infections	13
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Secoviridae 2022	12
In silico method for predicting infectious strains of influenza A virus from its genome and protein sequences	12
The health of influenza surveillance and pandemic preparedness in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic	12
Dengue virus 3 genotype I shows natural changes in heparan sulphate binding sites, cell interactions, and neurovirulence in a mouse model	12
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Sunviridae 2023	11
Immunogenicity, safety and duration of protection afforded by chikungunya virus vaccines undergoing human clinical trials	11
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Sphaerolipoviridae 2023	11
Alternating anti-prion regimens reduce combination drug resistance but do not further extend survival in scrapie-infected mice	11
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Jingchuvirales 2023	11
Guidance for creating individual and batch latinized binomial virus species names	11
Longitudinal detection of prion shedding in nasal secretions of CWD-infected white-tailed deer	10
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Lispiviridae 2023	10
Head-to-head evaluation of seven different seroassays including direct viral neutralisation in a representative cohort for SARS-CoV-2	10
An aegerolysin-like protein from Heliothis virescens ascovirus 3h (HvAV-3h) shows immune suppression and antibacterial activity	10
Simulated vector transmission differentially influences dynamics of two viral variants of deformed wing virus in honey bees (Apis mellifera)	10
Characterization of a mammalian orthoreovirus isolated from the large flying fox, Pteropus vampyrus, in Indonesia	10
U-73122, a phospholipase C inhibitor, impairs lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus virion infectivity	10
Bourbon virus, a newly discovered zoonotic thogotovirus	10
M protein of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis virus, synergistically with the F protein, plays a crucial role in viral neuropathogenicity	10
RNA virome diversity and Wolbachia infection in individual Drosophila simulans flies	9

Betasatellite-encoded βC1 protein regulates helper virus accumulation by interfering with the ATP hydrolysis activity of geminivirus-encoded replication initiator protein	9
New viruses of Cladosporium sp. expand considerably the taxonomic structure of Gammapartitivirus genus	9
Identification and characterization of bisbenzimide compounds that inhibit human cytomegalovirus replication	9
Cytoplasmic retention of dengue virus capsid protein by metformin impairing nuclear transport	9
Evolution of the coronavirus spike protein in the full-length genome and defective viral genome under diverse selection pressures	9
Genomic characterization of viruses associated with the parasitoid Anagyrus vladimiri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)	9
Genetic and antigenic characterization of two diarrhoeic dominant rotavirus A genotypes G3P[12] and G14P[12] circulating in the global equine population	9
Therapeutic efficacy of JNJ-49214698, an RSV fusion inhibitor, in RSV-infected neonatal lambs	9
Molecular genetic analyses of the N, NSm and NSs genes of a local population of Orthotospovirus tomatomaculae reveal purifying selection in crops in the southeastern USA	9
Selection and T-cell antigenicity of synthetic long peptides derived from SARS-CoV-2	9
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Phasmaviridae 2024	9
H5N1 2.3.4.4b: a review of mammalian adaptations and risk of pandemic emergence	9
Comparative syncytia formation dynamics of coronavirus MHV-A59 and pneumovirus hRSV A2 and incorporation into improved kinetic virus replication models	9
Characterization of human cytomegalovirus infection dynamics in human microglia	8
The host range restriction of bat-associated no-known-vector flaviviruses occurs post-entry	8
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Amnoonviridae 2023	8
Multi-phenotype analysis for enhanced classification of 11 herpes simplex virus 1 strains	8
Suppression of innate immunity by the vaccinia virus protein N1 promotes skin microbiota expansion and increased immune infiltration following vaccination	8
Squash vein yellowing virus from California emerged in the Middle East via intragenic and intergeneric recombination events in the hypervariable potyvirus P1 and ipomovirus P1a genes	8
Forty-nine metagenomic-assembled genomes from an aquatic virome expand Caudoviricetes by 45 potential new families and the newly uncovered Gossevirus of Bamfordvirae	8
Annual (2023) taxonomic update of RNA-directed RNA polymerase-encoding negative-sense RNA viruses (realm Riboviria: kingdom Orthornavirae: phylum Negarnaviricota)	8
Inhibition of phosphodiesterase 12 results in antiviral activity against several RNA viruses including SARS-CoV-2	8
MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 membrane proteins are modified with polylactosamine chains	8
Transmission dynamics and pathogenesis differ between pheasants and partridges infected with clade 2.3.4.4b H5N8 and H5N1 high-pathogenicity avian influenza viruses	8
The role of sand flies as vectors of viruses other than phleboviruses	8
Viruses of free-roaming and hunting dogs in Uganda show elevated prevalence, richness and abundance across a gradient of contact with wildlife	8
Binomial names for virus species: the rediscovery of an old idea	7
Downregulation of KLF5 by EBER1 via the ERK signaling pathway in EBV-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells: implications for latent EBV infection	7
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Cruliviridae 2023	7
Cell culture co- and superinfection experiments suggest that transmission during captivity contributes to the presence of reptarenavirus S and L segment swarms in boid inclusion body disease-positive	7
Early in vivo transcriptome of Trichoplusia ni ascovirus core genes	7
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Potyviridae 2022	7
Sarbecoviruses of British horseshoe bats; sequence variation and epidemiology	7
Plasma after both SARS-CoV-2 boosted vaccination and COVID-19 potently neutralizes BQ.1.1 and XBB.1	7
Pseudorabies virus infection induces endoplasmic reticulum stress and unfolded protein response in suspension-cultured BHK-21 cells	7
A variety of highly divergent eukaryotic ssDNA viruses in sera of pigs	7
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Qinviridae 2023	7
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from Burkina Faso can transmit the chikungunya virus and Zika virus of the African lineage, but not the Zika virus of the Asian lineage	7
Characterization of subclinical ZIKV infection in immune-competent guinea pigs and mice	7
Non-canonical nematode endogenous retroviruses resulting from RNA virus glycoprotein gene capture by a metavirus	7
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Coronaviridae 2023	7
Limited replication of human cytomegalovirus in a trophoblast cell line	7
Red knots in Europe: a dead end host species or a new niche for highly pathogenic avian influenza?	7
Drug screening identified that handelin inhibits feline calicivirus infection by inhibiting HSP70 expression in vitro	7
Genome-wide identification of lncRNAs associated with viral infection in Spodoptera frugiperda	6
The identification of a novel interaction site for the human immunodeficiency virus capsid on nucleoporin 153	6
Molecular characterisation of a novel avian rotavirus A strain detected from a gull species (Larus sp.)	6
ASPP2 binds to hepatitis C virus NS5A protein via an SH3 domain/PxxP motif-mediated interaction and potentiates infection	6
A novel tamanavirus (Flaviviridae) of the European common frog (Rana temporaria) from the UK	6
Repression of the major immediate early promoter of human cytomegalovirus allows transcription from an alternate promoter	6
Haplotype determination of the Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus by Nanopore sequencing and linkage of single nucleotide variants	6
Rotavirus exploits SREBP pathway for hyper lipid biogenesis during replication	6
Antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 proteins N, S and E in COVID-19 patients in the normal population and in historical samples	6
Activities of endogenous APOBEC3s and uracil-DNA-glycosylase affect the hypermutation frequency of hepatitis B virus cccDNA	6
Decoding huge phage diversity: a taxonomic classification of Lak megaphages	6
Mechanisms of bunyavirus morphogenesis and egress	6
Smallpox vaccination campaigns resulted in age-associated population cross-immunity against monkeypox virus	6
Eilat virus (EILV) causes superinfection exclusion against West Nile virus (WNV) in a strain-specific manner in Culex tarsalis mosquitoes	6
Differential and defective transcription of koala retrovirus indicates the complexity of host and virus evolution	6
Diagnosis and analysis of unexplained cases of childhood encephalitis in Australia using metatranscriptomic sequencing	6
lncRNA EDAL restricts rabies lyssavirus replication in a cell-specific and infection route-dependent manner	6