OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Infection is 42. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Characterization of a newly emerging HCV subtype 6xk among Burmese travelers arriving at Ruili Port in Yunnan, China	207
Successful outcome after treatment with a combination of meropenem and fosfomycin for VIM-1 and CTX-M-15 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection	206
Re‐emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus in domestic Goose, China	149
Changes of coagulase-negative Staphylococci infections in children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Zhengzhou, China	129
Changes of Acinetobacter baumannii infections in children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Zhengzhou, China	127
Surge in scarlet fever cases in China: An atypical epidemiological pattern in Beijing	123
Reconsidering the etiology of Beethoven's deafness: A cautionary perspective on chronic HBV infection	114
Impact of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection on the rate of mortality in dengue. A preliminary report from Pakistan	103
Burden of influenza disease in children under 2 years of age hospitalized between 2011 and 2020 in France	99
Defining infection transmission pathways for future pandemic preparedness – An urgent public health research priority	87
External validation of multiple prognosis scores to guide usage of echocardiography in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia using a prospective cohort	78
Emergence of a triple reassortment avian influenza virus (A/H5N6) from wild birds	76
Persistent Post COVID-19 Symptoms and Functional Status after 12-14 weeks of recovery, Tamil Nadu, India, 2021	72
HIV-associated talaromycosis: Does timing of antiretroviral therapy matter?	67
Meningococcal disease in the Middle East: A report from the Global Meningococcal Initiative	65
Emergency Department point-of-care antiviral host response testing is accurate during periods of multiple respiratory virus co-circulation	65
Oral ADC189 for adults and adolescents with uncomplicated influenza	65
Pertussis in infants: Alarm lights and amplifiers for persistent community transmission	62
Characterization of a new HIV-1 second-generation circulating recombinant form (CRF170_0107) among men who have sex with men in Yunnan, China	61
Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in mainland China after ending the zero-COVID policy, December 2022–January 2023	59
Genetic and structural genome-based survey reveals the low potential for epidemiological expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1.5 sublineage	58
Circulating lncRNAs as biomarkers for severe dengue using a machine learning approach	56
Changes of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Henan, China	56
Infections in preschool and school-aged children are driving the recent rise in pertussis in China	54
The effect of zinc on the outcome of patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	52

Nasopharyngeal Microbiota as an early severity biomarker in COVID-19 hospitalised patients	52
Integrated infection surveillance in neurosurgery to inform patient management	51
Novel antivirals for severe enterovirus infection in immunocompromised hosts; A case series	51
Reduced neutralizing antibody response in naïve Covishield vaccinees against Omicron emphasizes booster vaccination	50
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	49
Elevated neutralization of Omicron with sera of COVID-19 recovered and breakthrough cases vaccinated with Covaxin than two dose naïve vaccinees	49
Contrasting specific antibody response to BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination in SARS-CoV-2-naive and previously infected nursing home residents	47
Alpha (B.1.1.7) and Delta (B.1.617.2 – AY.40) SARS-CoV-2 variants present strong neutralization decay at M4 post-vaccination and a faster replication rates than D614G (B.1) lineage	46
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreaks amongst bird populations in Europe - a view from China	46
Epidemiological and genomic characterisation of an outbreak of Streptococcus pyogenes emm5.23	45
Increasing incidence of community-acquired adult group A streptococcal meningitis in the Netherlands	45
A prospective study of risk factors associated with seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in healthcare workers at a large UK teaching hospital	44
Necrotizing cellulitis caused by Kodamaea ohmeri fungemia in a HIV- infected patient	44
Antibodies to PfEMP1 and variant surface antigens: Protection after controlled human malaria infection in semi-immune Kenyan adults	44
Distinguishing septic shock from non-septic shock in postsurgical patients using gene expression	43
Emergence of meropenem and levofloxacin resistance in Burkholderia pseudomallei in Taiwan	43
Cross reactivity of spike glycoprotein induced antibody against Delta and Omicron variants before and after third SARS-CoV-2 vaccine dose in healthy and immunocompromised individuals	43
Impact of a 24/7 multiplex-PCR on the management of patients with confirmed viral meningitis	42
Droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) for bloodstream infections: A meta-analysis	42