OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Scientific Reports is 121. 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
Plasma Hsp90 levels in patients with systemic sclerosis and relation to lung and skin involvement: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study	3986
COVID-Net: a tailored deep convolutional neural network design for detection of COVID-19 cases from chest X-ray images	1490
Management of validation of HPLC method for determination of acetylsalicylic acid impurities in a new pharmaceutical product	1476
More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1378
Pancancer survival analysis of cancer hallmark genes	665
Application of subject-specific adaptive mechanical loading for bone healing in a mouse tail vertebral defect	645
AMRFinderPlus and the Reference Gene Catalog facilitate examination of the genomic links among antimicrobial resistance, stress response, and virulence	563
The same chemical state of carbon gives rise to two peaks in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy	435
Global prevalence of mental health issues among the general population during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis	375
VolcaNoseR is a web app for creating, exploring, labeling and sharing volcano plots	363
Physical activity and screen time of children and adolescents before and during the COVID-19 lockdown in Germany: a natural experiment	351
Brain tumor segmentation based on deep learning and an attention mechanism using MRI multi-modalities brain images	333
Multimodal deep learning models for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease stage	315
Mapping the NFT revolution: market trends, trade networks, and visual features	313
Causes of death and comorbidities in hospitalized patients with COVID-19	281
Global trends in antimicrobial use in aquaculture	271
On evaluation metrics for medical applications of artificial intelligence	266
Long-COVID in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analyses	264
Developing a prediction model to estimate the true burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in hospitalised children in Western Australia	255
Comparison between 16S rRNA and shotgun sequencing data for the taxonomic characterization of the gut microbiota	255
Estimating worldwide effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 incidence and population mobility patterns using a multiple-event study	231
Antibacterial action and target mechanisms of zinc oxide nanoparticles against bacterial pathogens	222
The developmental trajectories of executive function from adolescence to old age	218
Comparative performance analysis of K-nearest neighbour (KNN) algorithm and its different variants for disease prediction	214
Toxic and heavy metals contamination assessment in soil and water to evaluate human health risk	209

The removal of anionic and cationic dyes from an aqueous solution using biomass-based activated carbon	208
Effect of glycerol plasticizer loading on the physical, mechanical, thermal, and barrier properties of arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) starch biopolymers	208
UV-C irradiation is highly effective in inactivating SARS-CoV-2 replication	206
Associations between green/blue spaces and mental health across 18 countries	206
Explaining among-country variation in COVID-19 case fatality rate	206
Analysis of vitamin D level among asymptomatic and critically ill COVID-19 patients and its correlation with inflammatory markers	203
Coupling machine learning and crop modeling improves crop yield prediction in the US Corn Belt	200
Gut microbiota markers associated with obesity and overweight in Italian adults	197
Epidemiology and outcomes of COVID-19 in HIV-infected individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis	197
A systematic review and meta-analysis of geographic differences in comorbidities and associated severity and mortality among individuals with COVID-19	192
The emerging role of neutrophil extracellular traps in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19)	192
Deep learning-based landslide susceptibility mapping	188
Drivers and impacts of the most extreme marine heatwave events	186
The efficacy and safety of Favipiravir in treatment of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials	186
ZnO size and shape effect on antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity profile	185
Tomato detection based on modified YOLOv3 framework	182
Perceived stress as mediator for longitudinal effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on wellbeing of parents and children	178
An extensive study on multiple ETL and HTL layers to design and simulation of high-performance lead-free CsSnCl3-based perovskite solar cells	178
Deep learning-based model for detecting 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia on high-resolution computed tomography	177
Comparing the clinical efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	177
Antibacterial activity and characteristics of silver nanoparticles biosynthesized from Carduus crispus	174
Prisoner’s dilemma game model Based on historical strategy information	170
Green synthesis of selenium nanoparticles mediated from Ceropegia bulbosa Roxb extract and its cytotoxicity, antimicrobial, mosquitocidal and photocatalytic activities	169
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and mortality in the United States general population	166
Microplastics in fish and fishmeal: an emerging environmental challenge?	162
Transatlantic spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 by wild birds from Europe to North America in 2021	162
Recent advances in removal of Congo Red dye by adsorption using an industrial waste	161
Plasma tissue plasminogen activator and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in hospitalized COVID-19 patients	161
Secondary bacterial infection in COVID-19 patients is a stronger predictor for death compared to influenza patients	160
Microplastic pollution in seawater and marine organisms across the Tropical Eastern Pacific and Galápagos	160
A first principles investigation on the structural, mechanical, electronic, and catalytic properties of biphenylene	159
The Coronavirus Health and Impact Survey (CRISIS) reveals reproducible correlates of pandemic-related mood states across the Atlantic	158
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on wellbeing and cognitive functioning of older adults	157
A multilayer multimodal detection and prediction model based on explainable artificial intelligence for Alzheimer’s disease	156
The impact of facemasks on emotion recognition, trust attribution and re-identification	154
Long-distance airborne dispersal of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 wards	152
Device simulation of highly efficient eco-friendly CH3NH3SnI3 perovskite solar cell	151
Explainable machine learning can outperform Cox regression predictions and provide insights in breast cancer survival	151
Explainable identification and mapping of trees using UAV RGB image and deep learning	150
Activation of NF-κB and induction of proinflammatory cytokine expressions mediated by ORF7a protein of SARS-CoV-2	150
Biodegradable carboxymethyl cellulose based material for sustainable packaging application	150
A chain mediation model on COVID-19 symptoms and mental health outcomes in Americans, Asians and Europeans	149
High yield synthesis of graphene quantum dots from biomass waste as a highly selective probe for Fe3+ sensing	148
Acute and persistent symptoms in non-hospitalized PCR-confirmed COVID-19 patients	146
Years of life lost to COVID-19 in 81 countries	145
Abdominal FLASH irradiation reduces radiation-induced gastrointestinal toxicity for the treatment of ovarian cancer in mice	143
Streamflow prediction using an integrated methodology based on convolutional neural network and long short-term memory networks	143
Phytochemical and antioxidant analysis of medicinal and food plants towards bioactive food and pharmaceutical resources	142
Biosynthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles using Brazilian red propolis and evaluation of its antimicrobial and anticancer activities	142
Mutations introduced in susceptibility genes through CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing confer increased late blight resistance in potatoes	142

Effects of water absorption on the mechanical properties of hybrid natural fibre/phenol formaldehyde composites	141
Development of CpG-adjuvanted stable prefusion SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen as a subunit vaccine against COVID-19	141
Molecular docking as a tool for the discovery of molecular targets of nutraceuticals in diseases management	140
Meta-analysis on how manure application changes soil organic carbon storage	140
An in silico deep learning approach to multi-epitope vaccine design: a SARS-CoV-2 case study	138
No evidence for basigin/CD147 as a direct SARS-CoV-2 spike binding receptor	138
Padina boryana mediated green synthesis of crystalline palladium nanoparticles as potential nanodrug against multidrug resistant bacteria and cancer cells	138
African soil properties and nutrients mapped at 30 m spatial resolution using two-scale ensemble machine learning	137
Clinical characterization of dysautonomia in long COVID-19 patients	137
Fully automatic wound segmentation with deep convolutional neural networks	136
Prevalence of primary open angle glaucoma in the last 20 years: a meta-analysis and systematic review	135
The potential land requirements and related land use change emissions of solar energy	135
A comparison of machine learning methods for survival analysis of high-dimensional clinical data for dementia prediction	135
Evaluation of spatial-temporal variation performance of ERA5 precipitation data in China	134
Characterizing the mucin-degrading capacity of the human gut microbiota	132
Spatiotemporal drought analysis by the standardized precipitation index (SPI) and standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) in Sichuan Province, China	132
Green copper oxide nanoparticles for lead, nickel, and cadmium removal from contaminated water	131
Structure based pharmacophore modeling, virtual screening, molecular docking and ADMET approaches for identification of natural anti-cancer agents targeting XIAP protein	131
Pore-scale modelling and sensitivity analyses of hydrogen-brine multiphase flow in geological porous media	130
Effect of heat input on interfacial characterization of the butter joint of hot-rolling CP-Ti/Q235 bimetallic sheets by Laser + CMT	130
Federated learning and differential privacy for medical image analysis	130
Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Acid Blue dye using CdS/TiO2 nanocomposite	129
Ascorbate oxidation by iron, copper and reactive oxygen species: review, model development, and derivation of key rate constants	129
Low HDL and high triglycerides predict COVID-19 severity	129
Microplastics accumulate fungal pathogens in terrestrial ecosystems	128
Development and large volume production of extremely high current density YBa2Cu3O7 superconducting wires for fusion	128
Comparing amorphous silica, short-range-ordered silicates and silicic acid species by FTIR	128
Deep learning classification of lung cancer histology using CT images	127
A novel Cuproptosis-related LncRNA signature to predict prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma	127
Management strategies in a SEIR-type model of COVID 19 community spread	127
Effects of salicylic acid, zinc and glycine betaine on morpho-physiological growth and yield of maize under drought stress	127
Rapid and complete inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by ultraviolet-C irradiation	126
Mental health prevalence and predictors among university students in nine countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-national study	126
Synergistic effects of combinatorial chitosan and polyphenol biomolecules on enhanced antibacterial activity of biofunctionalized silver nanoparticles	125
PET microplastics affect human gut microbiota communities during simulated gastrointestinal digestion, first evidence of plausible polymer biodegradation during human digestion	125
The rhizosphere microbiome plays a role in the resistance to soil-borne pathogens and nutrient uptake of strawberry cultivars under field conditions	124
Discovering biomarkers associated and predicting cardiovascular disease with high accuracy using a novel nexus of machine learning techniques for precision medicine	124
Anthropogenic drought dominates groundwater depletion in Iran	123
Systematic comparison and assessment of RNA-seq procedures for gene expression quantitative analysis	123
Patents and intellectual property assets as non-fungible tokens; key technologies and challenges	123
Efficient-CapsNet: capsule network with self-attention routing	122
Inefficiency of SIR models in forecasting COVID-19 epidemic: a case study of Isfahan	122
Effects of cadmium stress on growth and physiological characteristics of sassafras seedlings	122
Ecosystem response persists after a prolonged marine heatwave	121
The incidence and clinical analysis of non-melanoma skin cancer	121
Stability of SARS-CoV-2 on critical personal protective equipment	121