OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Virology is 39. 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
p38MAPK- and GSK3-Mediated Phosphorylation of Snakehead Vesiculovirus Phosphoprotein at Threonine 160 Facilitates Viral Replication	184
Reverse Genetic Assessment of the Roles Played by the Spike Protein and ORF3 in Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Pathogenicity	152
Expression of a Phage-Encoded Gp21 Protein Protects Pseudomonas aeruginosa against Phage Infection	125
Virology under the Microscope—a Call for Rational Discourse	95
Phospho-activated non-muscle myosin IIA heavy chain supports different mechanisms of virus uptake	79
TARDBP Inhibits Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Replication through Degrading Viral Nucleocapsid Protein and Activating Type I Interferon Signaling	73
Elucidating the molecular properties and anti-mycobacterial activity of cysteine peptidase domain of D29 mycobacteriophage endolysin	71
The Human Liver-Expressed Lectin CD302 Restricts Hepatitis C Virus Infection	64
Characterization of the Attachment of Three New Coliphages onto the Ferrichrome Transporter FhuA	63
Correction for Goonawardane et al., “Identification of Host Factors Differentially Induced by Clinically Diverse Strains of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus”	63
Rapid production of recombinant rotaviruses by overexpression of NSP2 and NSP5 genes with modified nucleotide sequences	58
How structural biology has changed our understanding of icosahedral viruses	58
Erratum for Barbosa Bomfim et al., “CGRP inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection of bronchial epithelial cells, and its pulmonary levels correlate with viral clearance in critical COVID-19 patients”	57
Editorial Board	55
Correction for Sharp et al., “Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection of Chimpanzees”	55
Tethered release of the pseudorabies virus deubiquitinase from the capsid promotes enzymatic activity	54
Recognizing the Top 25 Peer Reviewers in 2022 for the Journal of Virology	54
Editorial Board	52
Correction for Elsayed et al., “Intrastructural Help: Harnessing T Helper Cells Induced by Licensed Vaccines for Improvement of HIV Env Antibody Responses to Virus-Like Particle Vaccines”	51
Multiple-Site SUMOylation of FMDV 3C Protease and Its Negative Role in Viral Replication	50
Dairy cattle herds mount a characteristic antibody response to highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses	50
A Zinc Finger Motif in the P1 N Terminus, Highly Conserved in a Subset of Potyviruses, Is Associated with the Host Range and Fitness of Telosma Mosaic Virus	50
Anellovirus constraint from 2 to 6 months postpartum followed by betatorquevirus and gammatorquevirus dominance in serum and milk	49
Unraveling the cross-talk between a highly virulent PEDV strain and the host via single-cell transcriptomic analysis	49
High-Throughput Screening Identifies Inhibitors for Parvovirus B19 Infection of Human Erythroid Progenitors	48

Longitudinal Analysis of the Phenotype, Transcriptional Profile, and Anatomic Location of Memory CD8 T Cell Subsets after Acute Viral Infection	46
HIV-induced RSAD2/Viperin supports sustained infection of monocyte-derived macrophages	44
Japanese encephalitis virus NS1 inhibits IFN-β production by interacting with DDX3X	44
Reanalysis of single-cell RNA sequencing data does not support herpes simplex virus 1 latency in non-neuronal ganglionic cells in mice	43
Deciphering the adsorption machinery of Deep-Blue and Vp4, two myophages targeting members of the Bacillus cereus group	43
MicroRNA 573 Rescues Endothelial Dysfunction during Dengue Virus Infection under PPARγ Regulation	43
Role of African Swine Fever Virus Proteins EP153R and EP402R in Reducing Viral Persistence in Blood and Virulence in Pigs Infected with BeninΔDP148R	42
The M2 Gene Is a Determinant of Reovirus-Induced Myocarditis	42
From phenotype to receptor: validating physiological clustering of Escherichia coli phages through comprehensive receptor analysis	42
Enforced Dimerization of CD45 by the Adenovirus E3/49K Protein Inhibits T Cell Receptor Signaling	42
KSHV genome harbors both constitutive and lytically induced enhancers	41
Tetracistronic minigenomes elucidate a functional promoter for Ghana virus and unveils Cedar virus replicase promiscuity for all henipaviruses	40
Lactate-lactylation-HSPA6 axis promotes PRRSV replication by impairing IFN-β production	39
Molecular Determinants of Mouse Adaptation of Rat Hepacivirus	39