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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Transcriptional dynamics during Heliothis zea nudivirus 1 infection in an ovarian cell line from Helicoverpa zea	241
Mutational analysis reveals a novel role for hepatitis C virus NS5A domain I in cyclophilin-dependent genome replication	160
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	151
Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus ubiquitin ligases downregulate cell surface expression of l-selectin	135
Arginyltransferase 1 (ATE1)-mediated proteasomal degradation of viral haemagglutinin protein: a unique host defence mechanism	123
Diverse microviruses circulating in invertebrates within a lake ecosystem	116
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Tosoviridae 2023	96
Out-of-sync evolutionary patterns and mutual interplay of major and minor capsid proteins in norovirus GII.2	90
Molecular characterization of a novel partitivirus with four segments isolated from Fusarium solani, the causal agent of citrus root rot	89
H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza viruses replicate in differentiated bovine airway epithelial cells cultured at air-liquid interface	65
Role of ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in budded virus egress and GP64 surface distribution in Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus	58
VP24 matrix proteins of eight filoviruses downregulate innate immune response by inhibiting the interferon-induced pathway	54
The saga to monitor and control norovirus: the rise of GII.17	50
Infection in asymptomatic carriers of SARS-CoV-2 can interfere with the achievement of robust immunity on a population scale	49
Digoxin is a potent inhibitor of Bunyamwera virus infection in cell culture	48
Establishment of a novel minigenome system for the identification of drugs targeting Nipah virus replication	48
Evaluation of pandemic potential of the genotype 4 (G4) swine influenza virus using ex vivo and in vitro cultures of the human respiratory tract	44
Validation of an antigenic site targeted by monoclonal antibodies against Puumala virus	43
Strain development of A/H1N1pdm09 candidate vaccine viruses for the 2021–22 northern hemisphere influenza season	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	34
Estimating prevalence of Enterovirus D111 in human and non-human primate populations using cross-sectional serology	31
A high frequency of detection of koala retrovirus fragments in Victorian koalas suggests historic integration of KoRV	30
Membrane architects: how positive-strand RNA viruses restructure the cell	25
Nanobodies in the limelight: Multifunctional tools in the fight against viruses	25

Analysis of the genome of grapevine red blotch virus and related grabloviruses indicates diversification prior to the arrival of Vitis vinifera in North America	24
Disruption of the cGAS/STING axis does not impair sensing of MVA in BHK21 cells	24
A temperature-dependent virus-binding assay reveals the presence of neutralizing antibodies in human cytomegalovirus gB vaccine recipients’ sera	24
A Coxsackievirus B1-mediated nonlytic Extracellular Vesicle-to-cell mechanism of virus transmission and its possible control through modulation of EV release	23
A structural and functional analysis of opal stop codon translational readthrough during Chikungunya virus replication	21
Genetic diversity, recombination and cross-species transmission of a waterbird gammacoronavirus in the wild	21
A natural variant in ANP32B impairs influenza virus replication in human cells	21
Structure and its transformation of elliptical nege-like virus Tanay virus	19
History and classification of Aigai virus (formerly Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever virus genotype VI)	18
The EMCV protein 2B* is required for efficient cell lysis via both caspase-3-dependent and -independent pathways during infection	18
Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) from the Archaeal Viruses Subcommittee, 2025	18
Multiple RNA virus matrix proteins interact with SLD5 to manipulate host cell cycle	17
MicroRNAs affect GPCR and Ion channel genes needed for influenza replication	17
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Bromoviridae 2025	17
Abnormal prion protein, infectivity and neurofilament light-chain in blood of macaques with experimental variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease	17
Embracing the heterogeneity of natural viruses in mouse studies	16
Optimization of the pseudoparticle system for standardized assessments of neutralizing antibodies against hepatitis C virus	14
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	14
Coronaviruses in wild rodent and eulipotyphlan small mammals: a review of diversity, ecological implications and surveillance considerations	14
The parapoxvirus Orf virus ORF116 gene encodes an antagonist of the interferon response	14
Two murine cytomegalovirus microRNAs target the major viral immediate early 3 gene	14
A link between severe hepatitis in children and adenovirus 41 and adeno-associated virus 2 infections	13
MERS-CoV infection causes brain damage in human DPP4-transgenic mice through complement-mediated inflammation	13
Mosquito-borne arboviruses in Uganda: history, transmission and burden	13
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Secoviridae 2022	13
A reverse genetics system for human rotavirus G2P[4]	13
cds46, a highly variable carp edema virus gene	12
The health of influenza surveillance and pandemic preparedness in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic	12
The impact of pre-existing immunity on the emergence of within-host immune-escape mutations in Omicron lineages	12
In silico method for predicting infectious strains of influenza A virus from its genome and protein sequences	12
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Tulasviridae 2023	11
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Sphaerolipoviridae 2023	11
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Sunviridae 2023	11
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	11
Longitudinal detection of prion shedding in nasal secretions of CWD-infected white-tailed deer	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
Evolution of the coronavirus spike protein in the full-length genome and defective viral genome under diverse selection pressures	10
Bourbon virus, a newly discovered zoonotic thogotovirus	10
Characterization of a mammalian orthoreovirus isolated from the large flying fox, Pteropus vampyrus, in Indonesia	10
Betasatellite-encoded βC1 protein regulates helper virus accumulation by interfering with the ATP hydrolysis activity of geminivirus-encoded replication initiator protein	10
Selection and T-cell antigenicity of synthetic long peptides derived from SARS-CoV-2	10
Guidance for creating individual and batch latinized binomial virus species names	10
An aegerolysin-like protein from Heliothis virescens ascovirus 3h (HvAV-3h) shows immune suppression and antibacterial activity	10
U-73122, a phospholipase C inhibitor, impairs lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus virion infectivity	10
M protein of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis virus, synergistically with the F protein, plays a crucial role in viral neuropathogenicity	10
Head-to-head evaluation of seven different seroassays including direct viral neutralisation in a representative cohort for SARS-CoV-2	10
Immunogenicity, safety and duration of protection afforded by chikungunya virus vaccines undergoing human clinical trials	10
Genetic and antigenic characterization of two diarrhoeic dominant rotavirus A genotypes G3P[12] and G14P[12] circulating in the global equine population	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

Erratum: Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) from the Fungal and Protist Viruses Subcommittee, 2025	9
Identification and characterization of bisbenzimide compounds that inhibit human cytomegalovirus replication	9
Genomic characterization of viruses associated with the parasitoid Anagyrus vladimiri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)	9
H5N1 2.3.4.4b: a review of mammalian adaptations and risk of pandemic emergence	9
Simulated vector transmission differentially influences dynamics of two viral variants of deformed wing virus in honey bees (Apis mellifera)	9
The host range restriction of bat-associated no-known-vector flaviviruses occurs post-entry	9
New viruses of Cladosporium sp. expand considerably the taxonomic structure of Gammapartitivirus genus	9
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Lispiviridae 2023	9
RNA virome diversity and Wolbachia infection in individual Drosophila simulans flies	9
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Phasmaviridae 2024	9
Characterization of human cytomegalovirus infection dynamics in human microglia	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
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Amnoonviridae 2023	8
Pseudorabies virus infection induces endoplasmic reticulum stress and unfolded protein response in suspension-cultured BHK-21 cells	8
Robust polyfunctional CD8+ and CD4+ T cell responses in HLA-A*0201/DR1 transgenic mice following vaccination with modified vaccinia virus Ankara-based vaccines delivering Lassa virus glycoprotein or n	8
Viruses of free-roaming and hunting dogs in Uganda show elevated prevalence, richness and abundance across a gradient of contact with wildlife	8
Therapeutic efficacy of JNJ-49214698, an RSV fusion inhibitor, in RSV-infected neonatal lambs	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
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
Binomial names for virus species: the rediscovery of an old idea	8
Multi-phenotype analysis for enhanced classification of 11 herpes simplex virus 1 strains	8
Comparative syncytia formation dynamics of coronavirus MHV-A59 and pneumovirus hRSV A2 and incorporation into improved kinetic virus replication models	8
Suppression of innate immunity by the vaccinia virus protein N1 promotes skin microbiota expansion and increased immune infiltration following vaccination	8
The role of sand flies as vectors of viruses other than phleboviruses	8
Cytoplasmic retention of dengue virus capsid protein by metformin impairing nuclear transport	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
Non-canonical nematode endogenous retroviruses resulting from RNA virus glycoprotein gene capture by a metavirus	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
Red knots in Europe: a dead end host species or a new niche for highly pathogenic avian influenza?	7
Early in vivo transcriptome of Trichoplusia ni ascovirus core genes	7
Limited replication of human cytomegalovirus in a trophoblast cell line	7
Plasma after both SARS-CoV-2 boosted vaccination and COVID-19 potently neutralizes BQ.1.1 and XBB.1	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
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Cruliviridae 2023	7
Mechanisms of bunyavirus morphogenesis and egress	7
Sarbecoviruses of British horseshoe bats; sequence variation and epidemiology	7
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Coronaviridae 2023	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: Qinviridae 2023	7
A variety of highly divergent eukaryotic ssDNA viruses in sera of pigs	7
A novel tamanavirus (Flaviviridae) of the European common frog (Rana temporaria) from the UK	6
The identification of a novel interaction site for the human immunodeficiency virus capsid on nucleoporin 153	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
Repression of the major immediate early promoter of human cytomegalovirus allows transcription from an alternate promoter	6
Rotavirus exploits SREBP pathway for hyper lipid biogenesis during replication	6
Genome-wide identification of lncRNAs associated with viral infection in Spodoptera frugiperda	6
Haplotype determination of the Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus by Nanopore sequencing and linkage of single nucleotide variants	6
lncRNA EDAL restricts rabies lyssavirus replication in a cell-specific and infection route-dependent manner	6
Decoding huge phage diversity: a taxonomic classification of Lak megaphages	6
Eilat virus (EILV) causes superinfection exclusion against West Nile virus (WNV) in a strain-specific manner in Culex tarsalis mosquitoes	6
Activities of endogenous APOBEC3s and uracil-DNA-glycosylase affect the hypermutation frequency of hepatitis B virus cccDNA	6
Smallpox vaccination campaigns resulted in age-associated population cross-immunity against monkeypox virus	6
Diagnosis and analysis of unexplained cases of childhood encephalitis in Australia using metatranscriptomic sequencing	6
Drug screening identified that handelin inhibits feline calicivirus infection by inhibiting HSP70 expression in vitro	6
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Potyviridae 2022	6
HCMV US2 co-opts TRC8 to degrade the endoplasmic reticulum-resident protein LMAN2L	6