OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Clinical Microbiology is 37. 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
Evaluation of Diagnostic Accuracy of Eight Commercial Assays for the Detection of Rubella Virus-Specific IgM Antibodies	585
Improved Diagnosis of Viable Parenchymal Neurocysticercosis by Combining Antibody Banding Patterns on Enzyme-Linked Immunoelectrotransfer Blot (EITB) with Antigen Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (EL	135
Genomic markers of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis populations with minority variants	132
Assessing the sequencing success and analytical specificity of a targeted amplicon deep sequencing workflow for genotyping the foodborne parasite Cyclospora	115
Answer to March 2023 Photo Quiz	110
Expression of Concern for Adékambi et al., ‘Amoebal Coculture of “ Mycobacterium massiliense” sp. nov. from the Sputum of a Patient with Hemoptoic Pneumonia’	94
Maximizing the Neisseria gonorrhoeae confirmatory rate and the genotypic detection of ciprofloxacin resistance for samples screened with cobas CT/NG	90
Optimization and analytical validation of the Allplex HPV28 genotyping assay for use in first-void urine samples	86
Proceedings of the Clinical Microbiology Open 2023: discussions about pandemic preparedness	77
Editorial Board	74
The elusive allure of a rapid host blood signature for tuberculosis disease	73
Evaluation of the EUCAST Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test for Enterobacterales -Containing Blood Cultures in China	66
Photo Quiz Answer: Orbital Apex Mass: First, Do No Harm	61
Where Have All the Diagnostic Morphological Parasitologists Gone?	58
An Update on Novel Taxa and Revised Taxonomic Status of Bacteria Isolated from Domestic Animals Described in 2018 to 2021	56
Characterization of Atypical Shiga Toxin Gene Sequences and Description of Stx2j, a New Subtype	50
Multicenter Clinical Performance Evaluation of Omadacycline Susceptibility Testing of Enterobacterales on VITEK 2 Systems	49
Aspergillus Test Profiles and Mortality in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients	49
Concordance of Results by Three Chagas Disease Antibody Assays in U.S. Clinical Specimens	48
Genome Sequences from a Reemergence of Vibrio cholerae in Haiti, 2022 Reveal Relatedness to Previously Circulating Strains	48
Letter responding to performance of updated Enterobacterales piperacillin-tazobactam breakpoints on the MicroScan antimicrobial susceptibility testing system	47
Evaluation of a point-of-care multiplex immunochromatographic assay for the diagnosis of typhoid: results from a retrospective diagnostic accuracy study	47
Sulbactam-durlobactam in combination with aztreonam and carbapenems against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii : an assessment using the MIC-based broth disk e	47
Development of selective culture media for efficient isolation of Avibacterium paragallinarum from chickens	46
Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of ETEST Eravacycline for Susceptibility Testing of Enterobacteriaceae and Enterococci	45

Potential of Inaccurate Cefiderocol Susceptibility Results: a CLSI AST Subcommittee Advisory	44
FLASH-TB: an Application of Next-Generation CRISPR to Detect Drug Resistant Tuberculosis from Direct Sputum	44
Point-Counterpoint: What’s in a Name? Clinical Microbiology Laboratories Should Use Nomenclature Based on Current Taxonomy	44
Increased circulation of human adenovirus in 2023: an investigation of the circulating genotypes, upper respiratory viral loads, and hospital admissions in a large academic medical center	43
Protein Microarray-Guided Development of a Highly Sensitive and Specific Dipstick Assay for Glanders Serodiagnostics	42
Whole-Genome Subtyping Reveals Population Structure and Host Adaptation of Salmonella Typhimurium from Wild Birds	41
Retrospective validation of MetaSystems’ deep-learning-based digital microscopy platform with assistance compared to manual fluorescence microscopy for detection of mycobacteria	40
Performance evaluation of early growth isolates for automated and manual broth microdilution antimicrobial-susceptibility testing	40
Multi-site performance evaluation of the Alinity m Molecular assay for quantifying Epstein-Barr virus DNA in plasma samples	38
Clinical Significance of BD Bactec FX Blood Culture Incubation Beyond 96 Hours (4 Days)	38
Clinical significance and antifungal susceptibility profile of 103 clinical isolates of Scedosporium species complex and Lomentospora prolificans	37
Quantitative SARS-CoV-2 Viral-Load Curves in Paired Saliva Samples and Nasal Swabs Inform Appropriate Respiratory Sampling Site and Analytical Test Sensitivity Required for Earliest Viral Detection	37