OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Infection is 41. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Reconsidering the etiology of Beethoven's deafness: A cautionary perspective on chronic HBV infection	200
Oral ADC189 for adults and adolescents with uncomplicated influenza	177
Genetic and structural genome-based survey reveals the low potential for epidemiological expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1.5 sublineage	164
Changes of coagulase-negative Staphylococci infections in children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Zhengzhou, China	143
Changes of Acinetobacter baumannii infections in children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Zhengzhou, China	134
External validation of multiple prognosis scores to guide usage of echocardiography in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia using a prospective cohort	112
Characterization of a newly emerging HCV subtype 6xk among Burmese travelers arriving at Ruili Port in Yunnan, China	107
Defining infection transmission pathways for future pandemic preparedness – An urgent public health research priority	102
Integrated infection surveillance in neurosurgery to inform patient management	102
Reduced neutralizing antibody response in naïve Covishield vaccinees against Omicron emphasizes booster vaccination	100
Emergence of a triple reassortment avian influenza virus (A/H5N6) from wild birds	90
Infections in preschool and school-aged children are driving the recent rise in pertussis in China	88
Pertussis in infants: Alarm lights and amplifiers for persistent community transmission	70
Droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) for bloodstream infections: A meta-analysis	62
The effect of zinc on the outcome of patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	61
Emergency Department point-of-care antiviral host response testing is accurate during periods of multiple respiratory virus co-circulation	60
Novel antivirals for severe enterovirus infection in immunocompromised hosts; A case series	60
Changes of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Henan, China	58
Geographic distribution and associated mortality of invasive aspergillosis and mucormycosis among Medicare enrollees in the United States (2008-2015)	54
A prospective study of risk factors associated with seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in healthcare workers at a large UK teaching hospital	54
Epidemiological characteristics and transmission dynamics of epidemic Japanese encephalitis in China: A modeling study	53
Surge in scarlet fever cases in China: An atypical epidemiological pattern in Beijing	53
Post-acute sequelae after Lassa fever: A systematic review and meta-analysis	52
Epidemiological and genomic characterisation of an outbreak of Streptococcus pyogenes emm5.23	52
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreaks amongst bird populations in Europe - a view from China	52

Reduction of antibacterial use in patients with very low birth weight on German NICUs after implementation of a mandatory surveillance system. A longitudinal study with national data from 2013 to 2019	48
Elevated neutralization of Omicron with sera of COVID-19 recovered and breakthrough cases vaccinated with Covaxin than two dose naïve vaccinees	48
Characterization of a new HIV-1 second-generation circulating recombinant form (CRF170_0107) among men who have sex with men in Yunnan, China	46
Meningococcal disease in the Middle East: A report from the Global Meningococcal Initiative	46
Emergence of meropenem and levofloxacin resistance in Burkholderia pseudomallei in Taiwan	46
Antibodies to PfEMP1 and variant surface antigens: Protection after controlled human malaria infection in semi-immune Kenyan adults	45
Increasing incidence of community-acquired adult group A streptococcal meningitis in the Netherlands	45
Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in mainland China after ending the zero-COVID policy, December 2022–January 2023	45
Circulating lncRNAs as biomarkers for severe dengue using a machine learning approach	45
Controlled human pneumococcal infection in the Netherlands: Colonisation, antibody responses and the impact of viral co-infection	44
Identification of a newly emerging second-generation HIV-1 circulating recombinant form (CRF145_0755) among men who have sex with men in China	43
Burkholderia gladioli and bongkrekic acid: An under-recognized foodborne poisoning outbreak	43
Global prevalence of acquired antimicrobial resistance genes in Helicobacter pylori revealed by whole-genome sequence	42
Immunogenicity and efficacy over 12 months following a fourth dose of a bivalent mRNA or protein-based COVID-19 vaccine: A randomised controlled trial in Australia	41
Enteropathogenic viruses associated with acute gastroenteritis among African children under 5 years of age: A systematic review and meta-analysis	41
Targeted next generation sequencing is comparable with metagenomic next generation sequencing in adults with pneumonia for pathogenic microorganism detection	41