OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Infection Genetics and Evolution is 29. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Lactobacillus spp. derived biosurfactants effect on expression of genes involved in Proteus mirabilis biofilm formation	112
Molecular characterization of interactions between the D614G variant of SARS-CoV-2 S-protein and neutralizing antibodies: A computational approach	82
Different virulence of G4 and G5 Eurasian avian-like H1N1 swine influenza viruses in mice	80
Phylodynamics and phylogeography of watermelon mosaic virus: Multiple local invasion routes in southern France and recombination-driven limits to global analysis	80
Revisiting the Pneumocystis host specificity paradigm and transmission ecology in wild Southeast Asian rodents	73
Whole-genome analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in a 2020 infection cluster in a nursing home of Southern Italy	57
Understanding the origin of COVID-19 requires to change the paradigm on zoonotic emergence from the spillover to the circulation model	53
Serological and molecular detection of Leishmania species in dog peripheral blood from Bobo-Dioulasso city, a confirmation of canine leishmaniasis enzootic area for Burkina Faso	53
Strategies of rational and structure-driven vaccine design for Arenaviruses	52
Detection and population genetic analysis of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) based on knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations in the Yangtze River basin of China	50
Increased hepatitis B virus quasispecies diversity is correlated with liver fibrosis progression	46
Evolutionary genomics of recent clinical Bordetella pertussis isolates from Iran: wide circulation of multiple ptxP3 lineages and report of the first ptxP3 filamentous hemagglutinin-negative B. pertus	44
Modulation of trypanosome establishment in Glossina palpalis palpalis by its microbiome in the Campo sleeping sickness focus, Cameroon	42
Molecular insights into peste des petits ruminants virus identified in Bangladesh between 2008 and 2020	41
Comprehensive genomic analysis and characterization of a new ST 174 type Klebsiella variicola strain isolated from chicken embryos	40
A multicenter study on molecular epidemiology of rhinovirus isolated from children with community acquired pneumonia in China during 2017–2019	40
The 2023 South Sudanese outbreak of Hepatitis E emphasizes ongoing circulation of genotype 1 in North, Central, and East Africa	40
Evolutionary analysis of major histocompatibility complex variants in chytrid-resistant and susceptible amphibians	40
The evolution of dengue-2 viruses in Malindi, Kenya and greater East Africa: Epidemiological and immunological implications	38
Phylogenetics of Bacillus anthracis isolates from Russia and bordering countries	38
Impact of I/D polymorphism of angiotensin-converting enzyme 1 (ACE1) gene on the severity of COVID-19 patients	36
Prevalence and genetic analysis of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and type 3 (PCV3) between 2018 and 2020 in central China	35
Genetic diversity of tick-borne zoonotic pathogens in ixodid ticks collected from small ruminants in Northern Pakistan	35
The spatial-temporal pattern of Japanese encephalitis and its influencing factors in Guangxi, China	35
Multilocus sequence analysis provides new insight into population structure and genetic diversity of Leishmania tropica in Morocco	35

Molecular and genotyping techniques in diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii: An overview	34
Introduction and rapid dissemination of SARS-CoV-2 Gamma Variant of Concern in Venezuela	31
In silico analysis highlighting the prevalence of BCL2L1 gene and its correlation to miRNA in human coronavirus (HCoV) genetic makeup	30
Evolutionary perspectives and adaptation dynamics of human seasonal influenza viruses from 2009 to 2019: An insight from codon usage	30
Methodology for modelling the new COVID-19 pandemic spread and implementation to European countries	29
Microevolution of a Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. bolletii strain in a clinical persistent infection	29