OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Pathogens is 54. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Reproductive Disorders in Domestic Ruminants: A One Health Concern	907
Epidemiological Investigation of Tick-Borne Bacterial Pathogens in Domestic Animals from the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau Area, China	440
Molecular Survey and Spatial Distribution of Rickettsia spp. in Ticks Infesting Free-Ranging Wild Animals in Pakistan (2017–2021)	267
Short Communication: Latent Detection of Downy Mildew (Peronospora pisi) in Bioassays against Pisum sativum	183
Value of Verbal Autopsy in a Fragile Setting: Reported versus Estimated Community Deaths Associated with COVID-19, Banadir, Somalia	179
HepCare Plus: Enhancing Primary Care Identification and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus in High-Risk Individuals	177
The Use of Pythium oligandrum in the Biological Control of Roundworm Infection in Dogs and Cats	129
Babesia divergens Shows Equal Predilection for Human ABO Blood Types in an In Vitro Erythrocyte Preference Assay	111
Diagnostic Laboratory Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients Infected by Fomites: COVID-19 Outbreak in a South Korean Public Administrative Facility	109
rCsHscB Derived from Clonorchis sinensis: A Carcinogenic Liver Fluke Ameliorates LPS-Induced Acute Hepatic Injury by Repression of Inflammation	108
Adding Hyponatremia to the “Rule-of-6” Prediction Tool Improves Performance in Identifying Hospitalised Patients with COVID-19 at Risk of Adverse Clinical Outcomes	105
COVID-19 among People Living with HTLV-1 Infection in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	99
Complement Suppresses the Initial Type 1 Interferon Response to Ocular Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Infection in Mice	99
Characteristics of COVID-19 Infection in a Hospitalized Autoimmune Hepatitis Patient	97
Editorial on the Research Topic of the Special Issue “Current Status of Acinetobacter Infections”	96
Plasmodium Infection–Cure Cycles Increase the Capacity of Phagocytosis in Conventional Dendritic Cells	95
First Genomic Evidence of California Hare Coltivirus from Natural Populations of Ixodes persulcatus Ticks in Northeast China	87
Differential Gene Expression Pattern of Importin β3 and NS5 in C6/36 Cells Acutely and Persistently Infected with Dengue Virus 2	83
Evaluation of RNA Secondary Stem-Loop Structures in the UTRs of Mouse Hepatitis Virus as New Therapeutic Targets	83
HEV Infection in Beta-Thalassemia Patients	80
Amphiphysin AoRvs167-Mediated Membrane Curvature Facilitates Trap Formation, Endocytosis, and Stress Resistance in Arthrobotrys oligospora	80
Thermal Tolerance Data and Molecular Identification Are Useful for the Diagnosis, Control and Modeling of Diseases Caused by Thielaviopsis paradoxa	78
Antiparasitic Action of Lactobacillus casei ATCC 393 and Lactobacillus paracasei CNCM Strains in CD-1 Mice Experimentally Infected with Trichinella britovi	76
Clinical Evaluation of Three Commercial RT-PCR Kits for Routine COVID-19 Diagnosis	76
The Symbiotic Bacteria—Xenorhabdus nematophila All and Photorhabdus luminescens H06 Strongly Affected the Phenoloxidase Activation of Nipa Palm Hispid, Octodonta nipae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Larv	74

Evaluation of the Performance of the Novodiag® Stool Parasites Assay for the Detection of Intestinal Protozoa and Microsporidia	74
Challenges of an Emerging Disease: The Evolving Approach to Diagnosing Devil Facial Tumour Disease	73
Atypical Staphylococcal Septic Arthritis in a Native Hip: A Case Report and Review	71
Detection of Brucella abortus Vaccine Strain RB51 in Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Milk	71
Cefiderocol against Multi-Drug and Extensively Drug-Resistant Escherichia coli: An In Vitro Study in Poland	67
Designing and Validation of a Droplet Digital PCR Procedure for Diagnosis and Accurate Quantification of Nervous Necrosis Virus in the Mediterranean Area	67
Modular Polymerase Synthesis and Internal Protein Domain Swapping via Dual Opposed Frameshifts in the Ebola Virus L Gene	66
Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation on Neuropeptide Transcript Levels in the Synganglion of Ixodes ricinus	66
Molecular Survey of Parasitic Contamination of Frozen Berries	66
The Trimeric Autotransporter Adhesin EmaA and Infective Endocarditis	65
From One Heath to One Sustainability: The Role of Contagious Mastitis Pathogens in Decreasing the Dairy Herd Sustainability	64
Syndrome of Transient Headache and Neurologic Deficits with Cerebrospinal Fluid Lymphocytosis (HaNDL): HHV-7 Finding in Cerebrospinal Fluid Challenges Diagnostic Criteria	64
Molecular Detection of Kinetoplastid Species in Ticks and Fleas Associated with Dogs and Humans in Mexico	63
Neuropathogenesis of Encephalitic Alphaviruses in Non-Human Primate and Mouse Models of Infection	62
Discovery of Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers for Common Pathogenic Nocardia Through Pan-Genome and Comparative Genome Analysis, with Preliminary Validation	62
Characteristics of Human Babesiosis in Europe	61
Oral Staphylococcus Species and MRSA Strains in Patients with Orofacial Clefts Undergoing Surgical Rehabilitation Diagnosed by MALDI-TOF MS	60
A Unique Case of Fatal Coinfection Caused by Leptospira spp. and Hepatozoon canis in a Red Fox Cub (Vulpes vulpes)	60
One-Year Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Natural and Drinking Water	58
Deploying Metagenomics to Characterize Microbial Pathogens During Outbreak of Acute Febrile Illness Among Children in Tanzania	58
Factors Associated with HIV Drug Resistance in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Analysis of a Complex Adaptive System	57
Structural Requirements in the Hemagglutinin Cleavage Site-Coding RNA Region for the Generation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus	56
Frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Patients with Imminent Preterm Delivery on the Island of Curaçao	56
Identification of CTX-M Type ESBL E. coli from Sheep and Their Abattoir Environment Using Whole-Genome Sequencing	56
Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Factors of Proteus mirabilis Isolated from Dog with Chronic Otitis Externa	56
Pathophysiology of Acute Kidney Injury in Malaria and Non-Malarial Febrile Illness: A Prospective Cohort Study	55
Cross-Over Pathogenic Bacteria Detected in Infected Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and Peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) in Bulgaria	55
Occurrence, Distribution, and Management of Aphid-Transmitted Viruses in Cucurbits in Spain	55
Harnessing Trichoderma spp.: A Promising Approach to Control Apple Scab Disease	54
In Vitro Assessment of Berberine against Ichthyophthirius multifiliis in Goldfish	54