OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Neurovirology is 5. 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
Zika virus infection of retinal cells and the developing mouse eye induces host responses that contrasts to the brain and dengue virus infection	58
Combined effects of older age and HIV disease on changes in everyday functioning over one year	25
Possible role of CNS microRNAs in Human Mpox virus encephalitis—a mini-review	22
Successful treatment of HIV-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) with mirtazapine, mefloquine, and IVIG combination therapy: a case report	18
Sex-specific mitochondrial DNA changes in neuron-derived extracellular vesicles of African American adults: impact of HIV infection and smoking	17
Correction: The presence of human polyomavirus JC (JCPyV) in pediatric brain tumors: a plausible trigger in Wnt/β-catenin pathway	16
HIV associated motor neuron disease (MND): A case series with systematic review of literature	16
Serum mir-142-3p release in children with viral encephalitis and its relationship with nerve injury and inflammatory response	16
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in sarcoidosis successfully treated with pembrolizumab	16
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a young adult with DOCK8 deficiency: a case of JC virus reactivation in primary immunodeficiency	16
Cognitive function and impact on driving after SARS-COV-2 infection in a man with long-standing HIV infection: a case report	16
Longitudinal, virological, and serological assessment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients	16
Serum of COVID-19 patients changes neuroinflammation and mitochondrial homeostasis markers in hippocampus of aged rats	15
A case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy with hypogammaglobulinemia and a TCF3 mutation	15
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, advanced ductal breast carcinoma, systemic sclerosis, and checkpoint inhibitors: a therapeutic dilemma	15
SARS-CoV-2–associated Guillain–Barre syndrome requires extensive pre- and post-mortem examinations	13
Varicella-zoster virus meningitis coincident with bacteremia caused by liver abscess: a case report	13
SARS-CoV-2-associated haemorrhagic encephalitis mimicking Herpes encephalitis	12
Time since HIV diagnosis is linked to amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in older adults with HIV	12
Neurological manifestations of COVID-19 in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study	12
HIV-1 and methamphetamine alter galectins -1, -3, and -9 in human monocyte-derived macrophages	12
Long-term survival from progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in living-donor liver transplant recipient with preformed donor-specific antibody	12
Incidence of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in the pediatric population at the University Hospitals of Strasbourg (HUS) and characterization of confirmed cases	11
Upregulation of microRNAs correlates with downregulation of HERV-K expression in Parkinson’s disease	11
HIV-1 Tat drives the Fabp4/NF-κB feedback loop in microglia to mediate inflammatory response and neuronal apoptosis	10

Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Symptomatic Neurosyphilis in People With HIV Compared with Uninfected Individuals	10
Effect of coinfections on neurocognitive functioning among people with clade C HIV infection in Zambia	10
Fentanyl dysregulates neuroinflammation and disrupts blood-brain barrier integrity in HIV-1 Tat transgenic mice	10
Genetic polymorphisms in innate immunity genes influence predisposition to tick-borne encephalitis	9
A human-derived 3D brain organoid model to study JC virus infection	9
Seropositivity and reactivations of HSV-1, but not of HSV-2 nor VZV, associate with altered blood–brain barrier, beta amyloid, and tau proteins in people living with HIV	9
Designing a cellular MicroRNA-based approach to silence bat-borne Nipah virus genes	9
Detection of human herpesviruses in cerebrospinal fluids collected from patients suspected of neuroinfectious diseases	9
Low incidence of advanced neurological burden but high incidence of age-related conditions that are dementia risk factors in aging people living with HIV: a data-linkage 10-year follow-up study	9
Cerebral and spinal cord changes observed through magnetic resonance imaging in patients with HTLV-1–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis: a systematic review	8
Simian varicella virus infection and reactivation in rhesus macaques trigger cytokine and Aβ40/42 alterations in serum and cerebrospinal fluid	8
In vitro characterization of the antiviral activity of Bat Interferon-Induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 5 (bat IFIT5) against bat-associated rabies virus	7
Differential effects of fentanyl compared to morphine on neuroinflammatory signaling in the brain in EcoHIV-infected mice	7
Influence of plasma exosomes from women living with HIV Stratified by HAND on monocyte subpopulations from healthy women without HIV	7
Refining the risk of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy in people living with HTLV-1: identification of a HAM-like phenotype in a proportion of asymptomatic carriers	7
Increased expression of PD-1 in CD8 + CD3 + T cells correlates with EBV viral load in MS patients	7
Correction to: Antiretroviral drugs induce oxidative stress and neuronal damage in the central nervous system	7
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and peripheral neuropathy in a patient with Good’s syndrome	7
HIV-associated multiple intracranial aneurysms and stroke in an adult patient: successful treatment with a combination of glucocorticoid and antiviral agents	7
Evolving etiologies, comorbidities, survival, and costs of care in adult encephalitis	7
Cognitive deficits in HTLV-1 patients	6
Comment on “Limited HIV-associated neuropathologies and lack of immune activation in sub-saharan African individuals with late-stage subtype C HIV-1 infection”	6
Herpesviruses, polyomaviruses, parvoviruses, papillomaviruses, and anelloviruses in vestibular schwannoma	6
Expression in skin biopsies supports genetic evidence linking CAMKK2, P2X7R and P2X4R with HIV-associated sensory neuropathy	6
Catastrophic tumefactive acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in patient with dengue virus: a case report	6
A rare kind of Guillain-Barre syndrome triggered by acute hepatitis A infection in a pediatric patient: a case report and review of literature	6
A case of ischemic stroke secondary to varicella-zoster virus meningoencephalitis	6
Infection of human microglial cell line CHME-3 to study neuropathogenesis of chikungunya virus	6
Generating fair, reliable, and accurate neuropsychological test norms for people with HIV in a low- or middle-income country	5
Innate immune memory in chronic HIV and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND): potential mechanisms and clinical implications	5
A pilot study of cognition and creativity among persons with HIV disease referred for neuropsychological evaluation	5
Cerebral vasculitis caused by Talaromyces marneffei and Aspergillus niger in a HIV-positive patient: a case report and literature review	5
Cytomegalovirus infection induces Alzheimer’s disease-associated alterations in tau	5
Limited evidence for a moderating effect of HIV status on brain age in heavy episodic drinkers	5
Maintaining the battle against vaccine-preventable neurological diseases in the United States	5
Detection of human neurotropic JCPyV DNA sequence in pediatric anaplastic xanthoastrocytoma	5
Rapid-progressing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in two patients newly diagnosed with HIV: case series and review of literature	5
Cortico-striatal networking deficits associated with advanced HIV disease and cocaine use	5
Characterizing Epstein-Barr virus infection of the central nervous system in Zambian adults living with HIV	5
Metformin promotes PEN2 expression to attenuate microglia-mediated neurotoxicity induced by HIV-1 Tat	5
Implications of vascular depression for successful cognitive aging in HIV Disease	5
Evaluation of the effects of the Zika Virus-Immunoglobulin G+ complex on murine microglial cells	5
HSV-1 latency-associated transcript miR-H3 and miR-H4 target STXBP1 and GABBR2 genes	5