OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Viruses-Basel is 65. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
The Post-Transcriptional Regulatory Element of Hepatitis B Virus: From Discovery to Therapy	298
Cellular Sensors and Viral Countermeasures: A Molecular Arms Race between Host and SARS-CoV-2	176
Genomic Constellation of Human Rotavirus G8 Strains in Brazil over a 13-Year Period: Detection of the Novel Bovine-like G8P[8] Strains with the DS-1-like Backbone	175
Delving into the Aftermath of a Disease-Associated Near-Extinction Event: A Five-Year Study of a Serpentovirus (Nidovirus) in a Critically Endangered Turtle Population	173
A More Rapid Method for Culturing LUHMES-Derived Neurons Provides Greater Cell Numbers and Facilitates Studies of Multiple Viruses	168
Evidence from Outcomes: Gender-Neutral 2vHPV Vaccination at Moderate Coverage Drives Rapid Depletion of HPV16/18 Among Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Women	168
Pathobiology of Cutaneous Manifestations Associated with COVID-19 and Their Management	160
Prevalence and Spectrum of HIV-1 Resistance Mutations in the Siberian Federal District	159
Monitoring the Establishment of VOC Gamma in Minas Gerais, Brazil: A Retrospective Epidemiological and Genomic Surveillance Study	146
Intramuscular [18F]F-FDG Administration for Successful PET Imaging of Golden Hamsters in a Maximum Containment Laboratory Setting	142
Comparing In Vitro Faecal Fermentation Methods as Surrogates for Phage Therapy Application	142
Longitudinal Dynamics of HPV16 Antibodies in Saliva and Serum among Pregnant Women	141
Computational and Experimental Approaches to Study the RNA Secondary Structures of RNA Viruses	132
Immune-Cell-Based Therapy for COVID-19: Current Status	129
The Usefulness of the C2HEST Risk Score in Predicting Clinical Outcomes among Hospitalized Subjects with COVID-19 and Coronary Artery Disease	129
Matrix-Encoding Gene Diversity of 624 Influenza A/H3N2 Genomes Does Not Show Association with Impaired Viral Detection by Commercialized qPCR Assays	127
Specific Nucleotides in the Common Region of the Begomovirus Tomato Rugose Mosaic Virus (ToRMV) Are Responsible for the Negative Interference over Tomato Severe Rugose Virus (ToSRV) in Mixed Infection	126
Rapid System to Detect Variants of SARS-CoV-2 in Nasopharyngeal Swabs	122
Kinetics of Abnormal Prion Protein in Blood of Transgenic Mice Experimentally Infected by Multiple Routes with the Agent of Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease	121
Clinical and Biomarker Profile Responses to Rehabilitation Treatment in Patients with Long COVID Characterized by Chronic Fatigue	118
Twenty Years of Collaboration to Sort out Phage Mu Replication and Its Dependence on the Mu Central Gyrase Binding Site	117
Pseudorabies Virus Mutants Lacking US9 Are Defective in Cytoplasmic Assembly and Sorting of Virus Particles into Axons and Not in Axonal Transport	117
Neutral Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Coinfection on the Recombination-Driven Evolution of Endemic HCoV-OC43	114
Genetic and Antigenic Diversity of Bubaline alphaherpesvirus 1	110
Expression and Localization of a New Parvovirus-Derived Protein in the Guinea Pig	109

Caulobacter Strains Code for Novel Restriction Endonucleases That Protect Them from Bacteriophage Infections	108
Hepatitis B Hospitalizations in Brazil: Temporal and Regional Patterns from 2008 to 2023	107
Nuclear Accumulation of Bm65 Aggregate Is Blocked by Mutations in the Nuclear Export Sequence of Bm65	105
Immunogenicity and Safety Results of a Randomized, Three-Arm, Phase IV Clinical Trial of Concomitant Administration of Typhoid Vi Conjugate Vaccine with Measles and Rubella Vaccine in Healthy Infants	104
Molecular Characterization of Emerging and Uncommon Enteroviruses C104, C105, and C109 in Respiratory Samples from Maryland, USA, 2018–2024	100
Presence of Alphacoronavirus in Tree- and Crevice-Dwelling Bats from Portugal	98
Peste des Petits Ruminants Vaccine: Criteria for Assessing Its Thermotolerance	98
Emerging Viral Infections in Pregnancy: What’s New in 2022?	96
Adjustment of Immunosuppressants to Facilitate Anti-COVID-19 Antibody Production after mRNA Vaccination in Liver Transplant Recipients	94
Utility of ISARIC 4C Mortality Score, Vaccination History, and Anti-S Antibody Titre in Predicting Risk of Severe COVID-19	94
Semi-Covariance Coefficient Analysis of Spike Proteins from SARS-CoV-2 and Its Variants Omicron, BA.5, EG.5, and JN.1 for Viral Infectivity, Virulence and Immune Escape	94
Gender-Responsive Design of Bacteriophage Products to Enhance Adoption by Chicken Keepers in Kenya	92
Prevalence and Clinical Impact of Viral and Bacterial Coinfections in Hospitalized Children and Adolescents Aged under 18 Years with COVID-19 during the Omicron Wave in Russia	87
Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling of Rabbit Kidney Cells Infected with Equine Herpesvirus 8	84
New Circulating Variants of SARS-CoV-2 in Asturias During the Period (2022–2024)	84
Spatiotemporal Distribution and Host–Vector Dynamics of Japanese Encephalitis Virus	83
Lineage B Genotype III of Dengue Virus Serotype 3 (DENV-3III_B) Is Responsible for Dengue Outbreak in Dire Dawa City, Ethiopia, 2023	83
Prediction of Clinical Trajectory in HCV-Related ACLD after SVR: Role of Liver Stiffness in a 5-Years Prospective Study	82
Variability in the Clinical Course of COVID-19 in a Retrospective Analysis of a Large Real-World Database	82
New Bacteriophage Pseudomonas Phage Ka2 from a Tributary Stream of Lake Baikal	81
MiR-181a Negatively Regulates Claudin-3 to Facilitate Lateolabrax maculatus Iridovirus Replication in Lateolabrax maculatus Astroglia Cells	80
Increased Susceptibility of Rousettus aegyptiacus Bats to Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Challenge Despite Its Distinct Tropism for Gut Epithelia in Bats	78
From Forgotten Pathogen to Target for New Vaccines: What Clinicians Need to Know about Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Older Adults	77
Acute and Long COVID Intestinal Changes in an Experimental Model of Coronavirus in Mice	74
Viral Epitope Scanning Reveals Correlation between Seasonal HCoVs and SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Responses among Cancer and Non-Cancer Patients	73
Toward the Development of a Pan-Lyssavirus Vaccine	72
Sociodemographic Associations and COVID-19 Symptoms Following One Year of Molecular Screening for SARS-CoV-2 Among Healthcare Workers	72
Evolution of SARS-CoV-2: BA.4/BA.5 Variants Continues to Pose New Challenges	72
Tick-Borne Viruses: Transmission and Surveillance	71
Structural Studies of Bacteriophage Φ6 and Its Transformations during Its Life Cycle	71
Host Molecule Incorporation into HIV Virions, Potential Influences in HIV Pathogenesis	71
Developments in Exploring Fungal Secondary Metabolites as Antiviral Compounds and Advances in HIV-1 Inhibitor Screening Assays	70
COVID-19 Incidence Proportion as a Function of Regional Testing Strategy, Vaccination Coverage, and Vaccine Type	70
Correction: He et al. In Vivo Imaging Sheds Light on the Susceptibility and Permissivity of Carassius auratus to Cyprinid Herpesvirus 2 According to Developmental Stage. Viruses 2023, 15, 1746	69
Correction: Sun, Y.-D.; Yokomi, R. Genotype Sequencing and Phylogenetic Analysis Revealed the Origins of Citrus Yellow Vein Clearing Virus California Isolates. Viruses 2024, 16, 188	69
RETRACTED: Branda et al. Zoonotic Paramyxoviruses: Evolution, Ecology, and Public Health Strategies in a Changing World. Viruses 2024, 16, 1688	68
Correction: Mase et al. Genetic Analysis of the Complete S1 Gene in Japanese Infectious Bronchitis Virus Strains. Viruses 2022, 14, 716	68
Minimal Polymerase-Containing Precursor Required for Chikungunya Virus RNA Synthesis	67
Characterisation of a Live-Attenuated Rabies Virus Expressing a Secreted scFv for the Treatment of Rabies	66
The Additional 15 nt of 5′ UTR in a Novel Recombinant Isolate of Chilli Veinal Mottle Virus in Solanum nigrum L. Is Crucial for Infection	66
Special Issue: Research on Herpes Virus Fusion and Entry	65
Non-Human Primate Models of HIV Brain Infection and Cognitive Disorders	65