OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Emerging Microbes & Infections is 45. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Reverse genetics-derived cattle H5N1 virus from Clade 2.3.4.4b shows enhanced systemic infectivity and pathogenicity than an older Clade 1 H5N1 virus in BALB/c mice	336
Time-resolved scRNA-seq reveals transcription dynamics of polarized macrophages with influenza A virus infection and antigen presentation to T cells	319
Structural insights into alterations in the substrate spectrum of serine-β-lactamase OXA-10 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa by single amino acid substitutions	314
Automatic identification of clinically important Aspergillus species by artificial intelligence-based image recognition: proof-of-concept study	173
Correction	140
Poor virus-specific T-cell responses early after tick-borne encephalitis virus infection correlate with disease severity	139
Genetic variation and evolutionary characteristics of Echovirus 11: new variant within genotype D5 associated with neonatal death found in China	126
Novel digital droplet inverse PCR assay shows that natural clearance of hepatitis B infection is associated with fewer viral integrations	122
A functional approach to analyze the genetic basis for differences in virulence of monkeypox virus clades	120
An attenuated African swine fever virus expressing the E2 glycoprotein of classical swine fever virus protects pigs against challenge of both viruses	114
Disulfide-stabilized trimeric hemagglutinin ectodomains provide enhanced heterologous influenza protection	113
Leaderless foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype O did not cause clinical disease and failed to establish a persistent infection in cattle	108
Deep immunoglobulin repertoire sequencing depicts a comprehensive atlas of spike-specific antibody lineages shared among COVID-19 convalescents	102
A nasal omicron vaccine booster elicits potent neutralizing antibody response against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants	101
Human Borna disease virus 1 encephalitis shows marked pro-inflammatory biomarker and tissue immunoactivation during the course of disease	93
Two novel human coronavirus OC43 genotypes circulating in hospitalized children with pneumonia in China	79
Concurrent pigeon paramyxovirus-1 and Acinetobacter baumannii infection in a fatal case of pneumonia	77
Pulmonary lesions following inoculation with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 (B.1.1.529) variant in Syrian golden hamsters	73
Identification of three conserved linear B cell epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein	71
Impaired potency of neutralizing antibodies against cell–cell fusion mediated by SARS-CoV-2	69
Prevalence and treatment outcomes of latent tuberculosis infection among older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in an area with intermediate tuberculosis burden	68
Phylogenetic landscape of Monkeypox Virus (MPV) during the early outbreak in New York City, 2022	67
Effective phage cocktail to combat the rising incidence of extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 16	65
Population genomics of emerging Elizabethkingia anophelis pathogens reveals potential outbreak and rapid global dissemination	64
Hemagglutinin glycosylation pattern-specific effects: implications for the fitness of H9.4.2.5-branched H9N2 avian influenza viruses	64

Emergence and ongoing outbreak of ST80 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Guangdong province, China from 2021 to 2023: a multicenter, time-series and genomic e	64
Epidemiology and evolutionary dynamics of H9N2 avian influenza virus in Bangladesh	64
Immune reconstruction effectiveness of combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 CRF01_AE cluster 1 and 2 infected individuals	64
Intrahepatic transcriptomics reveals gene signatures in chronic hepatitis B patients responded to interferon therapy	60
Viral diversity in wild and urban rodents of Yunnan Province, China	59
Metabolomic analysis reveals potential biomarkers and the underlying pathogenesis involved in Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia	57
Characterization and distribution of HIV-infected cells in semen	57
Risk assessment of the newly emerged H7N9 avian influenza viruses	57
Geriatric risk and protective factors for serious COVID-19 outcomes among older adults in Shanghai Omicron wave	55
Genomic characterization of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza viruses from Alaska during 2022 provides evidence for genotype-specific trends of spatiotemporal and interspecies dissemination	55
Dengue virus and lipid metabolism: unravelling the interplay for future therapeutic approaches	52
Porin deficiency or plasmid copy number increase mediated carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli resistance evolution	52
Small regulatory RNA RSaX28 promotes virulence by reinforcing the stability of RNAIII in community-associated ST398 clonotype Staphylococcus aureus	51
Airway acidification impaired host defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection by promoting type 1 interferon β response	50
Molecular genetics and epidemiological characteristics of HIV-1 epidemic strains in various sexual risk behaviour groups in developed Eastern China, 2017–2020	50
Novel Rickettsia spp. in two common overwintering North American songbirds	49
Characterizing the dynamics of BCR repertoire from repeated influenza vaccination	48
Fatal dermatophytic pseudomycetoma in a patient with non-HIV CD4 lymphocytopenia	48
A single immunization with core–shell structured lipopolyplex mRNA vaccine against rabies induces potent humoral immunity in mice and dogs	48
Non-neutralizing monoclonal antibody targeting VP2 EF loop of Coxsackievirus A16 can protect mice from lethal attack via Fc-dependent effector mechanism	46
Warm winters are associated to more intense West Nile virus circulation in southern Spain	45