OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Infection Genetics and Evolution is 32. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
From SARS to SARS-CoV-2, insights on structure, pathogenicity and immunity aspects of pandemic human coronaviruses	196
The role of extracellular vesicles in COVID-19 virus infection	169
Characterizations of SARS-CoV-2 mutational profile, spike protein stability and viral transmission	167
Characterization of the emerging B.1.621 variant of interest of SARS-CoV-2	103
Evolutionary dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 accessory gene	100
Immunoinformatics approach to understand molecular interaction between multi-epitopic regions of SARS-CoV-2 spike-protein with TLR4/MD-2 complex	73
Variants in ACE2; potential influences on virus infection and COVID-19 severity	73
Genetic comparison among various coronavirus strains for the identification of potential vaccine targets of SARS-CoV2	71
Impact of I/D polymorphism of angiotensin-converting enzyme 1 (ACE1) gene on the severity of COVID-19 patients	69
Genetic diversity of Anaplasma bacteria: Twenty years later	67
Epidemiology and subtype distribution of Blastocystis in humans: A review	62
The dynamic association between COVID-19 and chronic disorders: An updated insight into prevalence, mechanisms and therapeutic modalities	57
What is the potential function of microRNAs as biomarkers and therapeutic targets in COVID-19?	56
Circulating miRNAs: Potential diagnostic role for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)	50
One year into the pandemic: Short-term evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and emergence of new lineages	49
Gene signatures of SARS-CoV/SARS-CoV-2-infected ferret lungs in short- and long-term models	46
Emerging diversity and ongoing expansion of the genus Brucella	46
Characterization of the Rothia spp. and their role in human clinical infections	45
Understanding the origin of COVID-19 requires to change the paradigm on zoonotic emergence from the spillover to the circulation model	44
E484K as an innovative phylogenetic event for viral evolution: Genomic analysis of the E484K spike mutation in SARS-CoV-2 lineages from Brazil	40
Genome-wide analysis of Indian SARS-CoV-2 genomes for the identification of genetic mutation and SNP	39
Evolving trends of New Delhi Metallo-betalactamse (NDM) variants: A threat to antimicrobial resistance	38
Pre-existing T cell-mediated cross-reactivity to SARS-CoV-2 cannot solely be explained by prior exposure to endemic human coronaviruses	37
The role of microRNAs in modulating SARS-CoV-2 infection in human cells: a systematic review	37
Mannose binding lectin gene 2 (rs1800450) missense variant may contribute to development and severity of COVID-19 infection	36

SARS-CoV-2 mutation 614G creates an elastase cleavage site enhancing its spread in high AAT-deficient regions	36
Global SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance: What we have learned (so far)	36
Prevalence and genetic analysis of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and type 3 (PCV3) between 2018 and 2020 in central China	35
Threat, challenges, and preparedness for future pandemics: A descriptive review of phylogenetic analysis based predictions	33
Molecular epidemiology of leprosy: An update	32
Metagenomics and artificial intelligence in the context of human health	32
Designing an effective therapeutic siRNA to silence RdRp gene of SARS-CoV-2	32