OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases is 38. 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
Cost of implementing a doxycycline test-and-treat strategy for onchocerciasis elimination among settled and semi-nomadic groups in Cameroon	1488
Hypogonadism and associated factors among male Leprosy patients	141
Entomological surveys and insecticide susceptibility profile of Aedes aegypti during the dengue outbreak in Sao Tome and Principe in 2022	122
High prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis in people living with HIV: A critical health challenge in the Peruvian Amazon Basin	87
Community risk of environmental-borne cystic echinococcosis transmission in South America: Results from the multistep cross-sectional and case-control PERITAS study	75
A comprehensive murine clinical model for development of countermeasures and studying Mayaro virus infection	73
Phylogenetic analysis of Mycobacterium bovis reveals animal and zoonotic tuberculosis spread between Morocco and European countries	68
FXR deficiency in hepatocytes disrupts the bile acid homeostasis and inhibits autophagy to promote liver injury in Schistosoma japonicum-infected mice	68
Detection and analysis of Serpin and RP26 specific antibodies for monitoring Schistosoma haematobium transmission	66
Diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic potentials of gut microbiome profiling in human schistosomiasis: A comprehensive systematic review	66
Correction: Predictive markers for the early prognosis of dengue severity: A systematic review and meta-analysis	62
Automatic mapping of high-risk urban areas for Aedes aegypti infestation based on building facade image analysis	56
Forecasting the relative abundance of Aedes vector populations to enhance situational awareness for mosquito control operations	54
Expression of Concern: Antivirus effectiveness of ivermectin on dengue virus type 2 in Aedes albopictus	51
Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) -308G >a promoter polymorphism (rs1800629) promotes Asians in susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum severe malaria: A meta-analysis	51
The discovery of novel variants reveals the genetic diversity and potential origin of Seoul orthohantavirus	51
Retraction: HSP70 Domain II of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Modulates Immune Response and Protective Potential of F1 and LcrV Antigens of Yersinia pestis in a Mouse Model	51
Longitudinal assessment of the exposure to Ascaris lumbricoides through copromicroscopy and serology in school children from Jimma Town, Ethiopia	48
Prevalence of leptospirosis among soldiers: A systematic review	47
Frequency, geographical distribution, clinical characteristics, antivenom utilisation and outcomes of King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) bites in Malaysia	47
The effects of geographical distributions of buildings and roads on the spatiotemporal spread of canine rabies: An individual-based modeling study	46
Effects of structurally distinct human HDAC6 and HDAC6/HDAC8 inhibitors against S. mansoni larval and adult worm stages	45
Engineered Nanobodies for early and accurate diagnosis of dengue virus infection	45
Regional variation in knowledge and practice regarding common zoonoses among livestock farmers of selective districts in Nepal	45
Epidemiological observations and management challenges in extrapedal mycetoma: A three-decade review of 420 cases	45

Interstitial pneumonia via the oropharyngeal route of infection with Encephalitozoon cuniculi	45
Leishmania RNA virus-1 is similarly detected among metastatic and non-metastatic phenotypes in a prospective cohort of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis	44
Species identification and phylogenetic analysis of Leishmania isolated from patients, vectors and hares in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China	44
Human Seroprevalence for Dengue, Ross River, and Barmah Forest viruses in Australia and the Pacific: A systematic review spanning seven decades	42
A critical appraisal of the ENLIST severity scale for erythema nodosum leprosum	41
Combining species distribution models and big datasets may provide finer assessments of snakebite impacts	41
Delayed detection of leprosy cases: A systematic review of healthcare-related factors	41
Temperature and time of host-seeking activity impact the efficacy of chemical control interventions targeting the West Nile virus vector, Culex tarsalis	41
Intestinal Lactobacillus johnsonii protects against neuroangiostrongyliasis in BALB/c mice through modulation of immune response	40
Molecular type distribution and fluconazole susceptibility of clinical Cryptococcus gattii isolates from South African laboratory-based surveillance, 2005–2013	40
Quantifying the relationship between arboviral infection prevalence and human mobility patterns among participants of the Communities Organized to Prevent Arboviruses cohort (COPA) in southern Puerto	39
The cure rate after different treatments for mucosal leishmaniasis in the Americas: A systematic review	39
The molecular epidemiology of a dengue virus outbreak in Taiwan: population wide versus infrapopulation mutation analysis	38
An unusually long Rift valley fever inter-epizootic period in Zambia: Evidence for enzootic virus circulation and risk for disease outbreak	38