OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Emerging Microbes & Infections is 51. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Identification of three conserved linear B cell epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein	353
Deep immunoglobulin repertoire sequencing depicts a comprehensive atlas of spike-specific antibody lineages shared among COVID-19 convalescents	324
Genetic variation and evolutionary characteristics of Echovirus 11: new variant within genotype D5 associated with neonatal death found in China	321
Hemagglutinin glycosylation pattern-specific effects: implications for the fitness of H9.4.2.5-branched H9N2 avian influenza viruses	218
Immune reconstruction effectiveness of combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 CRF01_AE cluster 1 and 2 infected individuals	167
Development of an oral gut-targeted rabies virus-like particles (RVLPs) vaccine with mucosal immune adjuvant LTB via delivering of localized-release microparticles	160
Phylogenetic landscape of Monkeypox Virus (MPV) during the early outbreak in New York City, 2022	150
Effective phage cocktail to combat the rising incidence of extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 16	145
A nasal omicron vaccine booster elicits potent neutralizing antibody response against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants	141
Geriatric risk and protective factors for serious COVID-19 outcomes among older adults in Shanghai Omicron wave	134
Automatic identification of clinically important Aspergillus species by artificial intelligence-based image recognition: proof-of-concept study	132
Viral diversity in wild and urban rodents of Yunnan Province, China	122
Pulmonary lesions following inoculation with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 (B.1.1.529) variant in Syrian golden hamsters	118
Concurrent pigeon paramyxovirus-1 and Acinetobacter baumannii infection in a fatal case of pneumonia	112
Alert on imported fungal infection: the first report of tinea capitis due to Microsporum audouinii in China	100
Disulfide-stabilized trimeric hemagglutinin ectodomains provide enhanced heterologous influenza protection	99
Structural insights into alterations in the substrate spectrum of serine-β-lactamase OXA-10 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa by single amino acid substitutions	97
An attenuated African swine fever virus expressing the E2 glycoprotein of classical swine fever virus protects pigs against challenge of both viruses	87
Correction	87
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	80
Leaderless foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype O did not cause clinical disease and failed to establish a persistent infection in cattle	80
Prevalence and treatment outcomes of latent tuberculosis infection among older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in an area with intermediate tuberculosis burden	77
A functional approach to analyze the genetic basis for differences in virulence of monkeypox virus clades	77
Characterization and distribution of HIV-infected cells in semen	76
Poor virus-specific T-cell responses early after tick-borne encephalitis virus infection correlate with disease severity	75

Population genomics of emerging Elizabethkingia anophelis pathogens reveals potential outbreak and rapid global dissemination	75
Efficient airborne transmission of influenza D virus in ferret models and serological evidence of human exposure in Northeast China	75
Intrahepatic transcriptomics reveals gene signatures in chronic hepatitis B patients responded to interferon therapy	73
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	71
Novel digital droplet inverse PCR assay shows that natural clearance of hepatitis B infection is associated with fewer viral integrations	70
Two novel human coronavirus OC43 genotypes circulating in hospitalized children with pneumonia in China	65
Human Borna disease virus 1 encephalitis shows marked pro-inflammatory biomarker and tissue immunoactivation during the course of disease	64
Time-resolved scRNA-seq reveals transcription dynamics of polarized macrophages with influenza A virus infection and antigen presentation to T cells	63
Metabolomic analysis reveals potential biomarkers and the underlying pathogenesis involved in Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia	63
Risk assessment of the newly emerged H7N9 avian influenza viruses	62
Impaired potency of neutralizing antibodies against cell–cell fusion mediated by SARS-CoV-2	61
Epidemiology and evolutionary dynamics of H9N2 avian influenza virus in Bangladesh	60
Developing accessible and affordable tests to support mpox immunosurveillance and vaccine studies	60
Response to the letter to the editor: Lansoprazole interferes with fungal respiration and acts synergistically with amphotericin B against multidrug-resistant Candida auris	59
Characterization of emerging H3N3 avian influenza viruses in poultry in China	59
A single mutation at position 214 of influenza B hemagglutinin enhances cross-neutralization	59
Enhanced variant neutralization through glycan masking of SARS-CoV-2 XBB1.5 RBD	59
Genomic characterization of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza viruses from Alaska during 2022 provides evidence for genotype-specific trends of spatiotemporal and interspecies dissemination	59
Amugulang virus, a novel hantavirus harboured by small rodents in Hulunbuir, China	59
Small regulatory RNA RSaX28 promotes virulence by reinforcing the stability of RNAIII in community-associated ST398 clonotype Staphylococcus aureus	56
Mpox virus Clade IIb infected Cynomolgus macaques via mimic natural infection routes closely resembled human mpox infection	56
The Protection of Naturally Acquired Antibodies Against Subsequent SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	55
Identification of β4GALNT2 as an anti-hPIV3 factor through genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 library screening	53
One HA stalk topping multiple heads as a novel influenza vaccine	53
Cell membrane-anchored anti-HIV single-chain antibodies and bifunctional inhibitors targeting the gp41 fusion protein: new strategies for HIV gene therapy	53
Gene-modified genotype II live attenuated African swine fever virus induces cross-protection against genotype I but not against genotype IX	52
Porin deficiency or plasmid copy number increase mediated carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli resistance evolution	51
Non-neutralizing monoclonal antibody targeting VP2 EF loop of Coxsackievirus A16 can protect mice from lethal attack via Fc-dependent effector mechanism	51