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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Possible role of CNS microRNAs in Human Mpox virus encephalitis—a mini-review	54
Successful treatment of HIV-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) with mirtazapine, mefloquine, and IVIG combination therapy: a case report	48
Combined effects of older age and HIV disease on changes in everyday functioning over one year	27
Zika virus infection of retinal cells and the developing mouse eye induces host responses that contrasts to the brain and dengue virus infection	24
Cognitive function and impact on driving after SARS-COV-2 infection in a man with long-standing HIV infection: a case report	22
Longitudinal, virological, and serological assessment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients	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
Sex-specific mitochondrial DNA changes in neuron-derived extracellular vesicles of African American adults: impact of HIV infection and smoking	15
HIV associated motor neuron disease (MND): A case series with systematic review of literature	15
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, advanced ductal breast carcinoma, systemic sclerosis, and checkpoint inhibitors: a therapeutic dilemma	15
HIV-1 and methamphetamine alter galectins -1, -3, and -9 in human monocyte-derived macrophages	14
Serum of COVID-19 patients changes neuroinflammation and mitochondrial homeostasis markers in hippocampus of aged rats	14
SARS-CoV-2–associated Guillain–Barre syndrome requires extensive pre- and post-mortem examinations	14
Longitudinal telomere length profile does not reflect HIV and childhood trauma impacts on cognitive function in South African women	14
Varicella-zoster virus meningitis coincident with bacteremia caused by liver abscess: a case report	14
SARS-CoV-2-associated haemorrhagic encephalitis mimicking Herpes encephalitis	13
Neurological manifestations of COVID-19 in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study	13
A case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy with hypogammaglobulinemia and a TCF3 mutation	13
Long-term survival from progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in living-donor liver transplant recipient with preformed donor-specific antibody	13
Effect of coinfections on neurocognitive functioning among people with clade C HIV infection in Zambia	12
Upregulation of microRNAs correlates with downregulation of HERV-K expression in Parkinson’s disease	11
Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Symptomatic Neurosyphilis in People With HIV Compared with Uninfected Individuals	11
Fentanyl dysregulates neuroinflammation and disrupts blood-brain barrier integrity in HIV-1 Tat transgenic mice	11
Incidence of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in the pediatric population at the University Hospitals of Strasbourg (HUS) and characterization of confirmed cases	11

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	11
HIV-1 Tat drives the Fabp4/NF-κB feedback loop in microglia to mediate inflammatory response and neuronal apoptosis	11
A human-derived 3D brain organoid model to study JC virus infection	10
Components of metabolic syndrome associated with lower neurocognitive performance in youth with perinatally acquired HIV and youth who are HIV-exposed uninfected	9
Herpesviruses, polyomaviruses, parvoviruses, papillomaviruses, and anelloviruses in vestibular schwannoma	9
Genetic polymorphisms in innate immunity genes influence predisposition to tick-borne encephalitis	9
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and peripheral neuropathy in a patient with Good’s syndrome	9
Herpes simplex encephalitis in patients receiving chemotherapy and whole-brain radiation therapy	9
Detection of human herpesviruses in cerebrospinal fluids collected from patients suspected of neuroinfectious diseases	9
Designing a cellular MicroRNA-based approach to silence bat-borne Nipah virus genes	8
Simian varicella virus infection and reactivation in rhesus macaques trigger cytokine and Aβ40/42 alterations in serum and cerebrospinal fluid	8
Evolving etiologies, comorbidities, survival, and costs of care in adult encephalitis	8
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	8
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	8
Influence of plasma exosomes from women living with HIV Stratified by HAND on monocyte subpopulations from healthy women without HIV	8
A case of ischemic stroke secondary to varicella-zoster virus meningoencephalitis	8
Cerebral and spinal cord changes observed through magnetic resonance imaging in patients with HTLV-1–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis: a systematic review	7
A rare kind of Guillain-Barre syndrome triggered by acute hepatitis A infection in a pediatric patient: a case report and review of literature	7
Increased expression of PD-1 in CD8 + CD3 + T cells correlates with EBV viral load in MS patients	7
Differential effects of fentanyl compared to morphine on neuroinflammatory signaling in the brain in EcoHIV-infected mice	7
HIV-associated multiple intracranial aneurysms and stroke in an adult patient: successful treatment with a combination of glucocorticoid and antiviral agents	7
Correction to: Antiretroviral drugs induce oxidative stress and neuronal damage in the central nervous system	7
In vitro characterization of the antiviral activity of Bat Interferon-Induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 5 (bat IFIT5) against bat-associated rabies virus	7
Detection of human neurotropic JCPyV DNA sequence in pediatric anaplastic xanthoastrocytoma	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
Cognitive deficits in HTLV-1 patients	6
Limited evidence for a moderating effect of HIV status on brain age in heavy episodic drinkers	6
The importance of thinking about Guillain-Barré syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case with pure dysautonomic presentation	6
Infection of human microglial cell line CHME-3 to study neuropathogenesis of chikungunya virus	6
Implications of vascular depression for successful cognitive aging in HIV Disease	6
A comprehensive review of COVID-19 biology, diagnostics, therapeutics, and disease impacting the central nervous system	6
Expression in skin biopsies supports genetic evidence linking CAMKK2, P2X7R and P2X4R with HIV-associated sensory neuropathy	6
Innate immune memory in chronic HIV and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND): potential mechanisms and clinical implications	5
Metformin promotes PEN2 expression to attenuate microglia-mediated neurotoxicity induced by HIV-1 Tat	5
Evaluation of the effects of the Zika Virus-Immunoglobulin G+ complex on murine microglial cells	5
Differential expression of cellular prion protein (PrPC) in mouse hepatitis virus induced neuroinflammation	5
A pilot study of cognition and creativity among persons with HIV disease referred for neuropsychological evaluation	5
Cytomegalovirus infection induces Alzheimer’s disease-associated alterations in tau	5
Maintaining the battle against vaccine-preventable neurological diseases in the United States	5
The relationship between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and amnestic mild cognitive impairment among older adults living with HIV	5
Myelin regulatory factor is a target of individual and interactive effects of HIV-1 Tat and morphine in the striatum and pre-frontal cortex	5
HSV-1 latency-associated transcript miR-H3 and miR-H4 target STXBP1 and GABBR2 genes	5
Characterizing Epstein-Barr virus infection of the central nervous system in Zambian adults living with HIV	5
Catastrophic tumefactive acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in patient with dengue virus: a case report	5
Generating fair, reliable, and accurate neuropsychological test norms for people with HIV in a low- or middle-income country	5
Cortico-striatal networking deficits associated with advanced HIV disease and cocaine use	5
Rapid-progressing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in two patients newly diagnosed with HIV: case series and review of literature	5