OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Pathogens and Disease is 8. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
The greater wax mothGalleria mellonella: biology and use in immune studies	54
Galleria mellonella as an infection model: an in-depth look at why it works and practical considerations for successful application	52
SARS, MERS and COVID-19: clinical manifestations and organ-system complications: a mini review	51
Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR on a high-throughput molecular diagnostic platform and the cobas SARS-CoV-2 test for the diagnostic of COVID-19 on various clinical samples	43
Oral bacteria affect the gut microbiome and intestinal immunity	40
Intentional mentoring: maximizing the impact of underrepresented future scientists in the 21st century	39
Long-term and herd immunity against SARS-CoV-2: implications from current and past knowledge	34
Responding and navigating racialized microaggressions in STEM	33
TheGalleria mellonellainfection model as a system to investigate the virulence ofCandida aurisstrains	28
The pathological autopsy of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) in China: a review	28
The enigmatic biology of rickettsiae: recent advances, open questions and outlook	27
Toxic stress and burnout: John Henryism and social dominance in the laboratory and STEM workforce	26
Transcriptome-based drug repositioning for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)	25
Identifying virulence determinants of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Galleria mellonella	25
Microbiology's next top model: Galleria in the molecular age	23
UtilisingGalleria mellonella larvae for studying in vivo activity of conventional and novel antimicrobial agents	22
Ehrlichia TRP effectors: moonlighting, mimicry and infection	22
Fungal immunity and pathogenesis in mammals versus the invertebrate model organismGalleria mellonella	21
Immunopathogenesis of genitalChlamydiainfection: insights from mouse models	21
Positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA recurs repeatedly in a case recovered from COVID-19: dynamic results from 108 days of follow-up	21
Epstein–Barr virus infection modulates blood–brain barrier cells and its co-infection with Plasmodium falciparum induces RBC adhesion	21
Virulence potential of Rickettsia amblyommatis for spotted fever pathogenesis in mice	18
Rickettsia-host interaction: strategies of intracytosolic host colonization	18
Candida auris:a fungus with identity crisis	16
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), a newly emerged pathogen: an overview	16

Activation of cellular immune response in insect model host Galleria mellonella by fungal α-1,3-glucan	15
Got mutants? How advances in chlamydial genetics have furthered the study of effector proteins	15
Interaction between Lactobacillus reuteri and periodontopathogenic bacteria using in vitro and in vivo (G. mellonella) approaches	15
How can we interpret SARS-CoV-2 antibody test results?	14
The silent presence of Mycoplasma hominis in patients with prostate cancer	13
Berberine functions as a negative regulator in lipopolysaccharide -induced sepsis by suppressing NF-κB and IL-6 mediated STAT3 activation	13
The role of mentoring in promoting diversity equity and inclusion in STEM Education and Research	13
Dynamic gene expression in salivary glands of the cat flea during Rickettsia felis infection	12
Toxoplasma-proximal and distal control by GBPs in human macrophages	12
Induction of the reactive chlorine-responsive transcription factor RclR in Escherichia coli following ingestion by neutrophils	12
Keeping the host alive – lessons from obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens	11
The importance of mentors and how to handle more than one mentor	11
Polymicrobial interaction in biofilm: mechanistic insights	10
Rabies virus matrix protein targets host actin cytoskeleton: a protein–protein interaction analysis	9
The autophagy-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing strain upregulates KatG to evade starvation-induced autophagic restriction	9
Immune responses of meningococcal B outer membrane vesicles in middle-aged mice	9
Galleria mellonella experimental model: advances and future directions	9
An effective workshop on “How to be an Effective Mentor for Underrepresented STEM Trainees”	9
Combination of kaempferol and azithromycin attenuatesStaphylococcus aureus-induced osteomyelitis via anti-biofilm effects and by inhibiting the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and SAPK	9
Hepatic dysfunction induced by intestinal dysbacteriosis mainly manifests as immunologic abnormity in mice	8
T cell responses toChlamydia	8
Cruzioseptins, antibacterial peptides from Cruziohyla calcarifer skin, as promising leishmanicidal agents	8
Reproductive system infections in women: upper genital tract, fetal, neonatal and infant syndromes	8
Three-dimensional models of the cervicovaginal epithelia to study host–microbiome interactions and sexually transmitted infections	8
Exploring Galleria mellonella larval model to evaluate antibacterial efficacy of Cecropin A (1-7)-Melittin against multi-drug resistant enteroaggregative Escherichia coli	8
In vitro synergistic effects of fluoxetine and paroxetine in combination with amphotericin B against Cryptococcus neoformans	8
Proteomic characterization of a second-generation version of the BCGΔBCG1419c vaccine candidate by means of electrospray-ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry	8