OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Virology is 53. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Human Leukocyte Antigen Susceptibility Map for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2	369
The Nucleocapsid Protein of SARS–CoV-2: a Target for Vaccine Development	306
Genomic Characterization of a Novel SARS-CoV-2 Lineage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	243
Type I Interferon Susceptibility Distinguishes SARS-CoV-2 from SARS-CoV	239
Type I and Type III Interferons Restrict SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Human Airway Epithelial Cultures	228
Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike versus Nucleoprotein Antibody Responses Impact the Estimates of Infections in Population-Based Seroprevalence Studies	178
The Enzymatic Activity of the nsp14 Exoribonuclease Is Critical for Replication of MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2	176
Susceptibility of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to SARS-CoV-2	167
SARS-CoV-2 Triggers an MDA-5-Dependent Interferon Response Which Is Unable To Control Replication in Lung Epithelial Cells	160
The Inhaled Steroid Ciclesonide Blocks SARS-CoV-2 RNA Replication by Targeting the Viral Replication-Transcription Complex in Cultured Cells	147
Design of Potent Membrane Fusion Inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2, an Emerging Coronavirus with High Fusogenic Activity	143
Omicron: What Makes the Latest SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern So Concerning?	143
Broad Anti-coronavirus Activity of Food and Drug Administration-Approved Drugs against SARS-CoV-2 In Vitro and SARS-CoV In Vivo	142
Effective Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 Entry by Heparin and Enoxaparin Derivatives	141
Comparison of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Spike Protein Binding to ACE2 Receptors from Human, Pets, Farm Animals, and Putative Intermediate Hosts	134
Cressdnaviricota : a Virus Phylum Unifying Seven Families of Rep-Encoding Viruses with Single-Stranded, Circular DNA Genomes	117
The Polybasic Cleavage Site in SARS-CoV-2 Spike Modulates Viral Sensitivity to Type I Interferon and IFITM2	115
Broad and Differential Animal Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Receptor Usage by SARS-CoV-2	114
Identification of Common Deletions in the Spike Protein of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2	113
Optimized Pseudotyping Conditions for the SARS-COV-2 Spike Glycoprotein	108
Computational Inference of Selection Underlying the Evolution of the Novel Coronavirus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2	107
The African Swine Fever Virus Transcriptome	107
An 81-Nucleotide Deletion in SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a Identified from Sentinel Surveillance in Arizona (January to March 2020)	107
Contribution of SARS-CoV-2 Accessory Proteins to Viral Pathogenicity in K18 Human ACE2 Transgenic Mice	90
SARS-CoV-2 and Three Related Coronaviruses Utilize Multiple ACE2 Orthologs and Are Potently Blocked by an Improved ACE2-Ig	89

Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Dampen the Cytokine and Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Infection	87
A Comparative Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Antivirals Characterizes 3CL ^pro Inhibitor PF-00835231 as a Potential New Treatment for COVID-19	84
Ca ²⁺ Ions Promote Fusion of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus with Host Cells and Increase Infectivity	83
Comparison of Subgenomic and Total RNA in SARS-CoV-2-Challenged Rhesus Macaques	82
Development of a Fluorescence-Based, High-Throughput SARS-CoV-2 3CL ^pro Reporter Assay	79
The K18-Human ACE2 Transgenic Mouse Model Recapitulates Non-severe and Severe COVID-19 in Response to an Infectious Dose of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus	79
The SARS-CoV-2 Conserved Macrodomain Is a Mono-ADP-Ribosylhydrolase	79
COVID-19 Vaccines: “Warp Speed” Needs Mind Melds, Not Warped Minds	77
Deletion of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Cytoplasmic Tail Increases Infectivity in Pseudovirus Neutralization Assays	77
COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates Based on Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Expressing the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Induce Robust T- and B-Cell Immune Responses and Full Efficacy in Mice	75
V367F Mutation in SARS-CoV-2 Spike RBD Emerging during the Early Transmission Phase Enhances Viral Infectivity through Increased Human ACE2 Receptor Binding Affinity	70
SARS-CoV-2 Nonstructural Protein 1 Inhibits the Interferon Response by Causing Depletion of Key Host Signaling Factors	69
Serum Neutralizing Activity of mRNA-1273 against SARS-CoV-2 Variants	67
SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV Spike-Mediated Cell-Cell Fusion Differ in Their Requirements for Receptor Expression and Proteolytic Activation	66
Distinctive Roles of Furin and TMPRSS2 in SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity	65
SARS-CoV-2 Causes Severe Epithelial Inflammation and Barrier Dysfunction	65
The NF-κB Transcriptional Footprint Is Essential for SARS-CoV-2 Replication	64
Deletion of the A137R Gene from the Pandemic Strain of African Swine Fever Virus Attenuates the Strain and Offers Protection against the Virulent Pandemic Virus	61
LY6E Restricts Entry of Human Coronaviruses, Including Currently Pandemic SARS-CoV-2	60
Remodeling of the Core Leads HIV-1 Preintegration Complex into the Nucleus of Human Lymphocytes	59
Structure of Nonstructural Protein 1 from SARS-CoV-2	58
A Cell Culture-Adapted Vaccine Virus against the Current African Swine Fever Virus Pandemic Strain	56
SARS-CoV-2 Disrupts Proximal Elements in the JAK-STAT Pathway	56
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Protein Suppresses Type I and Type III Interferon Induction by Targeting RIG-I Signaling	55
Evolutionary Arms Race between Virus and Host Drives Genetic Diversity in Bat Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Related Coronavirus Spike Genes	54
A Founder Effect Led Early SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Spain	53
SARS-CoV-2 Causes Lung Infection without Severe Disease in Human ACE2 Knock-In Mice	53
African Swine Fever Virus Bearing an I226R Gene Deletion Elicits Robust Immunity in Pigs to African Swine Fever	53
African Swine Fever Virus E120R Protein Inhibits Interferon Beta Production by Interacting with IRF3 To Block Its Activation	53