OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz is 3. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
PPE59 antibodies in tuberculous patients and potential use for diagnosis when assayed with other rapid biomarkers	23
Sublingual microcirculatory alterations in Chagas disease: an observational study in an endemic rural population	16
Impact of dengue virus infection on the cytoadherence of Plasmodium vivax-infected erythrocytes	16
Genome characterisation of the first isolate of human enterovirus c99 from an acute flaccid paralysis case in Brazil	16
Mitochondrial genome refinement and comparative phylogenetics of Parastrongyloides trichosuri (KNP strain; Nematoda: Strongyloididae) from South Africa	15
Insecticide resistance levels and associated mechanisms in three Aedes aegypti populations from Venezuela	14
First concrete documentation for presence of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in Bolivia: dispelling previous anecdotes	13
Coxiella burnetii in free-living feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in Brazil	11
Global silent transmission of the class A ß-lactamase LAP-2 by plasmid transfer and clonal expansion of Klebsiella pneumoniae lineages	9
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz celebrates 115 years of scientific publishing: what it needs to keep moving on…	9
Plants of the family Lamiaceae as a source of therapeutic agents against Acanthamoeba infections	8
Evidence of ascariasis in a Celtic newborn from northern Italy	8
Retinal pigment epithelium drives macrophage migration during Toxoplasma gondii infection in vitro	8
A multicentre comparative study of serological methods for diagnosing Chagas disease in Brazil	8
LC3-associated phagocytosis in macrophage responses to Paracoccidioides spp.	8
Pharmacokinetics of two pharmaceutical presentations of benznidazole in adult Trypanosoma cruzi infected population	8
Improving in vitro screening compounds anti-Trypanosoma cruzi by GFP-expressing parasites	7
Sex influences murine T cell responses to vaccination with BCG or BCG∆BCG1419 grown as biofilms	7
The 50th Anniversary Conference − Caxambu 2024	7
Challenges in developing new tuberculosis vaccines	7
Concomitant use of anti-leishmanial therapy and antibacterial prophylaxis reduces plasma LPS levels and improves several aspects of experimental Leishmania infantum infection in golden hamsters	7
Evaluation of a new rapid diagnostic test, based on the chimeric protein Q5, for the diagnosis of human and canine forms of visceral leishmaniasis	7
Dengue virus serotype 4 infection in human fatal cases: histopathological investigation	6
Cross-sectional entomological monitoring combined with professional qualifications in transition areas for yellow fever and autochthonous malaria in the Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6
Memories of Memórias: shaping a century of plague research and public health policy in Brazil	6

Surveillance of land molluscs infected by Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda) reveals risk areas for zoonotic eosinophilic meningitis in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6
Iron and vitamin D intake on a diet are able to modify the in vitro immune response to Mycobacterium leprae	5
Perillyl alcohol modulates activation, permeability and integrity of human brain endothelial cells induced by Plasmodium falciparum	5
Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) of Schistosoma mansoni: non-canonical chromatin landscape and oviposition effects	5
Heavy metal resistance in the Yanomami and Tunapuco microbiome	5
Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum DNA detection in Nyssomyia neivai in Vale do Ribeira, Paraná, Brazil	5
Congenital Zika virus infection in laboratory animals: a comparative review highlights translational studies on the maternal-foetal interface	5
Polyunsaturated fatty acids alter the formation of lipid droplets and eicosanoid production in Leishmania promastigotes	5
Diphtheria antitoxin treatment: from pioneer to neglected	5
Unique synapomorphies and high diversity in South American Raji-related Epstein-Barr virus genomes	5
A review of serological tests available in Brazil for intestinal schistosomiasis diagnosis	5
125 years of the plague in Brazil: lessons learnt, historical insights and contemporary challenges	5
Uptake and survival of Leishmania amazonensis in Acanthamoeba: an adequate model organism?	5
Mosquito-disseminated diflubenzuron and spinosad as alternatives to mosquito-disseminated pyriproxyfen: a proof-of-concept, blind, controlled comparison in experimental cages	5
Concomitant occurrence of chronic Schistosoma mansoni infection and chronic colitis restore immune imbalance and dysbiosis leading to protection against intestinal colitis and schistosome egg-induced	5
Association of p-glycoprotein and bile salt export pump gene polymorphisms with advanced liver disease in hepatitis C virus infected patients	4
Investigating the distribution of a rare Colombo-Venezuelan kissing bug, Rhodnius neivai, Lent, 1953, using geographical information system-based analyses	4
Aedes aegypti reproductive aspects: constant light significantly affects the embryonic development	4
The risk of vector transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi remains high in the State of Paraná	4
Exploring BCG to deliver avidin fusion antigens from Schistosoma mansoni	4
The impact of probiotic administration in vivo on peritoneal mouse macrophages infected by Leishmania amazonensis ex vivo	4
Sustained Oropouche virus transmission in Rio de Janeiro’s Atlantic Forest: genomic evidence over a two-year period	4
Reframing vector control: land use and climate shape malaria risk in Amazonian communities	4
First isolation of Mycobacterium brisbanense from humans in the Americas	4
Challenges and perspectives in research and teaching of host pathogen interaction topics: new post-pandemic times to Brazil and other South American countries	4
Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi-infected triatomines in Iquitos: possible incipient colonisation in the largest metropolis of the Peruvian Amazon	4
Schistosoma mansoni soluble egg antigen and its key proteins differentially affect dextran sodium sulphate-induced inflammatory bowel disease	4
A newly bat-borne hantavirus detected in Seba’s short-tailed bats (Carollia perspicillata) in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest	3
Long COVID-19 syndrome associated with Omicron XBB.1.5 infection: a case report	3
Beyond Leishmania: hidden trypanosomatid diversity reveals complex parasite-sand fly networks in southeastern Brazil	3
Piecing together the puzzle: current knowledge and open questions about the Klebsiella pneumoniae type VI secretion system (T6SS)	3
Effects of exposure to Rickettsia bellii on reservoir competence of guinea pigs for Rickettsia rickettsii	3
Influence of a hyperglycaemic diet on Trypanosoma cruzi infection in mice model	3
Benznidazole treatment decreases IL-6 levels in Trypanosoma cruzi-infected human adipocytes differentiated from adipose tissue-derived stem cells	3
Cerebrospinal fluid: a target of some fungi and an overview	3
Population size regulation is density-dependent in Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) through an irritability mechanism	3
Microbiome and virome on indoor surfaces of an Antarctic research ship	3
Impact of gut-peripheral nervous system axis on the development of diabetic neuropathy	3
Multiplex PCR assays developed for neglected pathogen detection in undifferentiated acute febrile illness cases in tropical regions	3
Different profiles of chemokines, cytokines and cell growth factors in plasma samples from patients with leprosy, leprosy reactions and households contacts	3
Chikungunya virus infection in the southernmost state of Brazil was characterised by self-limited transmission (2017-2019) and a larger 2021 outbreak	3
A short history of innate immunity	3
Beyond the first case of Chagas disease: the Berenice strain as a model for understanding long-term Trypanosoma cruzi infection	3
Lessons from the “Urbanorum spp.” controversy: a supposed parasite and the need for scientific rigor and quality research in Latin America	3
Chromosome level genome assembly of the World Health standards Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis M4147 and L. (V.) shawi M8408 using a hybrid sequencing approach	3