OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Pathogens and Disease is 6. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Discovery of spirooxindole-pyrrolidine heterocyclic hybrids with potent antifungal activity against fungal pathogens	46
Three-dimensional models of the cervicovaginal epithelia to study host–microbiome interactions and sexually transmitted infections	40
The GBP1 microcapsule interferes with IcsA-dependent septin cage assembly around Shigella flexneri	33
Phenotypic and genetic analyses of two Campylobacter fetus isolates from a patient with relapsed prosthetic valve endocarditis	30
Involvement of the Noncanonical Polyadenylation Polymerase Cid14 in Fungal Azole Resistance in the Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans	24
Differential vaccine-induced kinetics of humoral and cellular immune responses in SARS-CoV-2 naive and convalescent health care workers	23
Leishmania LPG interacts with LRR5/LRR6 of macrophage TLR4 for parasite invasion and impairs the macrophage functions	23
Invasive candidiasis in Africa, what is the current picture?	22
The potential role of protein disulfide isomerases (PDIs) during parasitic infections: a focus on Leishmania spp	20
Establishment of a localized acute implant-associated Staphylococcus aureus bone infection model in sheep	19
Ehrlichia TRP effectors: moonlighting, mimicry and infection	16
Impact of IL-17-producing γδ T cells on chronic otitis media induced by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in a mouse model	15
Tannerella forsythiastrains differentially induce interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP-10) expression in macrophages due to lipopolysaccharide heterogeneity	15
A novel hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae ST3994-K2 clone belonging to Clonal Group 86	12
Prevalence of human respiratory pathogens and associated mucosal cytokine levels in young children and adults: a cross-sectional observational study in the Netherlands during the winter of 2012/2013	12
Minireview: Epidemiological impact of arboviral diseases in Latin American countries, arbovirus-vector interactions and control strategies	12
Zoonotic and other veterinary chlamydiae – an update, the role of the plasmid and plasmid-mediated transformation	12
Identification of immunodominant epitopes on nucleocapsid and spike proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 in Iranian COVID-19 patients	12
Effects of prime-boost strategies on the protective efficacy and immunogenicity of a PLGA (85:15)-encapsulated Chlamydia recombinant MOMP nanovaccine	12
TargeTron inactivation of plasmid-regulated Chlamydia trachomatis CT084 results in a nonlytic phenotype	12
Proteomic profiling of extracellular vesicles derived from ARPE-19 cells challenged with Aspergillus flavus and Candida albicans: application in fungal endophthalmitis	10
Impact of nutrients on the function of the chlamydial Rsb partner switching mechanism	10
Meropenem in combination with baicalein exhibits synergism against extensively drug resistant and pan-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in vitro	10
Immunotherapies for the prevention and treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infections: updates and challenges	10
Mycobacterial response to an acidic environment: protective mechanisms	9

Campylobacter infection and the link with Irritable Bowel Syndrome:on the pathway towards a causal association	9
Phages, anti-CRISPR proteins, and drug-resistant bacteria: what do we know about this triad?	9
Immunopotentiation by linking Hsp70 T-cell epitopes to Gag-Pol-Env-Nef-Rev multiepitope construct and increased IFN-gamma secretion in infected lymphocytes	9
Antibody responses to collagen peptides and streptococcal collagen-like 1 proteins in acute rheumatic fever patients	9
Chlamydia pneumoniae-immunoglobulin E antibody responses in serum from children with asthma	8
Bordetella pertussis targets the basolateral membrane of polarized respiratory epithelial cells, gets internalized, and survives in intracellular locations	8
Role of Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α in host defense during pneumococcal pneumonia	8
TheBurkholderia contaminansprevalent phenotypes as possible markers of poor clinical outcomes in chronic lung infection of children with cystic fibrosis	8
T cell responses toChlamydia	8
First molecular detection of Entamoeba gingivalis subtypes in individuals from Turkey	8
Using quotients as a mentor to facilitate the success of underrepresented students	7
The role of bcsE gene in the pathogenicity of Salmonella	7
The enigmatic biology of rickettsiae: recent advances, open questions and outlook	7
Combination of kaempferol and azithromycin attenuatesStaphylococcus aureus-induced osteomyelitis via anti-biofilm effects and by inhibiting the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and SAPK	6
Inhibition of infection-induced vascular permeability modulates host leukocyte recruitment to Mycobacterium marinum granulomas in zebrafish	6
Immunopathogenesis of genitalChlamydiainfection: insights from mouse models	6
Cordycepin exhibits anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effects against gastritis in Helicobacter pylori-infected mice	6
Detection of NS1 protein from dengue virus in excreta and homogenates of wild-caughtAedes aegyptimosquitoes using monoclonal antibodies	6
Bordetella pertussis outer membrane vesicles as virulence factor vehicles that influence bacterial interaction with macrophages	6