OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of mBio is 63. 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
Genome Sequencing of Sewage Detects Regionally Prevalent SARS-CoV-2 Variants	266
Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture	263
From People to Panthera : Natural SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Tigers and Lions at the Bronx Zoo	262
Report from the American Society for Microbiology COVID-19 International Summit, 23 March 2020: Value of Diagnostic Testing for SARS–CoV-2/COVID-19	241
A New Pneumococcal Capsule Type, 10D, is the 100th Serotype and Has a Large cps Fragment from an Oral Streptococcus	215
Tracing the Evolutionary History and Global Expansion of Candida auris Using Population Genomic Analyses	214
An Essential Membrane Protein Modulates the Proteolysis of LpxC to Control Lipopolysaccharide Synthesis in Escherichia coli	205
Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 RNA, Antibodies, and Neutralizing Capacity in Milk Produced by Women with COVID-19	189
Discovery and Genomic Characterization of a 382-Nucleotide Deletion in ORF7b and ORF8 during the Early Evolution of SARS-CoV-2	180
S Protein-Reactive IgG and Memory B Cell Production after Human SARS-CoV-2 Infection Includes Broad Reactivity to the S2 Subunit	169
Decline of Humoral Responses against SARS-CoV-2 Spike in Convalescent Individuals	166
Comorbidities in SARS-CoV-2 Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	166
Emergence of a Plasmid-Encoded Resistance-Nodulation-Division Efflux Pump Conferring Resistance to Multiple Drugs, Including Tigecycline, in Klebsiella pneumoniae	153
Antiviral Efficacies of FDA-Approved Drugs against SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Ferrets	148
Advances in Understanding the Human Urinary Microbiome and Its Potential Role in Urinary Tract Infection	143
Phage-Antibiotic Synergy Is Driven by a Unique Combination of Antibacterial Mechanism of Action and Stoichiometry	138
Antiviral Activity of Type I, II, and III Interferons Counterbalances ACE2 Inducibility and Restricts SARS-CoV-2	136
Hiding in Plain Sight: an Approach to Treating Patients with Severe COVID-19 Infection	128
In Vivo Targeting of Clostridioides difficile Using Phage-Delivered CRISPR-Cas3 Antimicrobials	120
The Impact of Evolving SARS-CoV-2 Mutations and Variants on COVID-19 Vaccines	119
Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing of Nasopharyngeal Specimens Collected from Confirmed and Suspect COVID-19 Patients	114
A Framework for Effective Application of Machine Learning to Microbiome-Based Classification Problems	113
Bacterial Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic Potential in Soil Varies with Phylum, Depth, and Vegetation Type	111
SARS-CoV-2 Is Restricted by Zinc Finger Antiviral Protein despite Preadaptation to the Low-CpG Environment in Humans	102
Intracellular Density of Wolbachia Is Mediated by Host Autophagy and the Bacterial Cytoplasmic Incompatibility Gene cifB in a Cell Type-De	100

Vitamin Biosynthesis by Human Gut Butyrate-Producing Bacteria and Cross-Feeding in Synthetic Microbial Communities	100
Fusobacterium nucleatum Secretes Outer Membrane Vesicles and Promotes Intestinal Inflammation	100
Linking Human Milk Oligosaccharides, Infant Fecal Community Types, and Later Risk To Require Antibiotics	97
Mutations in TAC1B : a Novel Genetic Determinant of Clinical Fluconazole Resistance in Candida auris	96
Antimicrobial Peptides: a New Frontier in Antifungal Therapy	96
The Unrecognized Threat of Secondary Bacterial Infections with COVID-19	95
SARS-CoV-2 ORF6 Disrupts Bidirectional Nucleocytoplasmic Transport through Interactions with Rae1 and Nup98	90
Pandemic COVID-19 Joins History’s Pandemic Legion	90
Rescue of SARS-CoV-2 from a Single Bacterial Artificial Chromosome	88
Environmental Isolation of Candida auris from the Coastal Wetlands of Andaman Islands, India	87
The TMPRSS2 Inhibitor Nafamostat Reduces SARS-CoV-2 Pulmonary Infection in Mouse Models of COVID-19	86
Impaired Cytotoxic CD8⁺T Cell Response in Elderly COVID-19 Patients	81
Recombinant ACE2 Expression Is Required for SARS-CoV-2 To Infect Primary Human Endothelial Cells and Induce Inflammatory and Procoagulative Responses	79
Molecular Architecture of Early Dissemination and Massive Second Wave of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus in a Major Metropolitan Area	78
Obesity-Related Microenvironment Promotes Emergence of Virulent Influenza Virus Strains	75
Genome-Wide Analysis of Experimentally Evolved Candida auris Reveals Multiple Novel Mechanisms of Multidrug Resistance	74
Ancient Gene Capture and Recent Gene Loss Shape the Evolution of Orthopoxvirus-Host Interaction Genes	73
Signatures of COVID-19 Severity and Immune Response in the Respiratory Tract Microbiome	73
Long-Term Modeling of SARS-CoV-2 Infection of In Vitro Cultured Polarized Human Airway Epithelium	72
Could an Unrelated Live Attenuated Vaccine Serve as a Preventive Measure To Dampen Septic Inflammation Associated with COVID-19 Infection?	71
Novel Immunoglobulin Domain Proteins Provide Insights into Evolution and Pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2-Related Viruses	71
Drosophila Antimicrobial Peptides and Lysozymes Regulate Gut Microbiota Composition and Abundance	71
The Role of Phosphorus Limitation in Shaping Soil Bacterial Communities and Their Metabolic Capabilities	70
GRP78 and Integrins Play Different Roles in Host Cell Invasion during Mucormycosis	69
Preserve a Voucher Specimen! The Critical Need for Integrating Natural History Collections in Infectious Disease Studies	69
A Simple, Cost-Effective, and Robust Method for rRNA Depletion in RNA-Sequencing Studies	68
Generation of Comprehensive Ecosystem-Specific Reference Databases with Species-Level Resolution by High-Throughput Full-Length 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing and Automated Taxonomy Assignment (AutoTax)	67
Defensive Properties of Mucin Glycoproteins during Respiratory Infections—Relevance for SARS-CoV-2	66
Has Epizootic Become Enzootic? Evidence for a Fundamental Change in the Infection Dynamics of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Europe, 2021	65
Minimal Elements Required for the Formation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Cytoplasmic Inclusion Bodies In Vivo and In Vitro	65
Novel Mycoviruses Discovered in the Mycovirome of a Necrotrophic Fungus	65
The Complicated and Confusing Ecology ofMicrocystisBlooms	65
Alterations in Vaginal Microbiota and Associated Metabolome in Women with Recurrent Implantation Failure	64
Genetic Manipulation of Human Intestinal Enteroids Demonstrates the Necessity of a Functional Fucosyltransferase 2 Gene for Secretor-Dependent Human Norovirus Infection	64
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Severity Is Linked to Superior Humoral Immunity against the Spike	64
Environmental Candida auris and the Global Warming Emergence Hypothesis	63
Sex Differences in Lung Imaging and SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Responses in a COVID-19 Golden Syrian Hamster Model	63
Activity and Metabolic Versatility of Complete Ammonia Oxidizers in Full-Scale Wastewater Treatment Systems	63
“ Candidatus Ethanoperedens,” a Thermophilic Genus of Archaea Mediating the Anaerobic Oxidation of Ethane	63