OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Emerging Microbes & Infections is 49. 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
Immune reconstruction effectiveness of combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 CRF01_AE cluster 1 and 2 infected individuals	348
Characterization and distribution of HIV-infected cells in semen	321
A nasal omicron vaccine booster elicits potent neutralizing antibody response against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants	318
Intrahepatic transcriptomics reveals gene signatures in chronic hepatitis B patients responded to interferon therapy	208
Human Borna disease virus 1 encephalitis shows marked pro-inflammatory biomarker and tissue immunoactivation during the course of disease	162
Population genomics of emerging Elizabethkingia anophelis pathogens reveals potential outbreak and rapid global dissemination	151
Pulmonary lesions following inoculation with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 (B.1.1.529) variant in Syrian golden hamsters	147
Correction	139
Concurrent pigeon paramyxovirus-1 and Acinetobacter baumannii infection in a fatal case of pneumonia	139
Deep immunoglobulin repertoire sequencing depicts a comprehensive atlas of spike-specific antibody lineages shared among COVID-19 convalescents	128
Automatic identification of clinically important Aspergillus species by artificial intelligence-based image recognition: proof-of-concept study	125
A functional approach to analyze the genetic basis for differences in virulence of monkeypox virus clades	117
Phylogenetic landscape of Monkeypox Virus (MPV) during the early outbreak in New York City, 2022	116
An attenuated African swine fever virus expressing the E2 glycoprotein of classical swine fever virus protects pigs against challenge of both viruses	112
Impaired potency of neutralizing antibodies against cell–cell fusion mediated by SARS-CoV-2	100
Prevalence and treatment outcomes of latent tuberculosis infection among older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in an area with intermediate tuberculosis burden	92
Epidemiology and evolutionary dynamics of H9N2 avian influenza virus in Bangladesh	92
Development of an oral gut-targeted rabies virus-like particles (RVLPs) vaccine with mucosal immune adjuvant LTB via delivering of localized-release microparticles	81
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	76
Disulfide-stabilized trimeric hemagglutinin ectodomains provide enhanced heterologous influenza protection	76
Structural insights into alterations in the substrate spectrum of serine-β-lactamase OXA-10 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa by single amino acid substitutions	75
Hemagglutinin glycosylation pattern-specific effects: implications for the fitness of H9.4.2.5-branched H9N2 avian influenza viruses	73
Two novel human coronavirus OC43 genotypes circulating in hospitalized children with pneumonia in China	73
Identification of three conserved linear B cell epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein	72
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	72

Novel digital droplet inverse PCR assay shows that natural clearance of hepatitis B infection is associated with fewer viral integrations	71
Genetic variation and evolutionary characteristics of Echovirus 11: new variant within genotype D5 associated with neonatal death found in China	70
Time-resolved scRNA-seq reveals transcription dynamics of polarized macrophages with influenza A virus infection and antigen presentation to T cells	69
Metabolomic analysis reveals potential biomarkers and the underlying pathogenesis involved in Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia	69
Effective phage cocktail to combat the rising incidence of extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 16	65
Poor virus-specific T-cell responses early after tick-borne encephalitis virus infection correlate with disease severity	64
Geriatric risk and protective factors for serious COVID-19 outcomes among older adults in Shanghai Omicron wave	61
Viral diversity in wild and urban rodents of Yunnan Province, China	61
Risk assessment of the newly emerged H7N9 avian influenza viruses	59
Warm winters are associated to more intense West Nile virus circulation in southern Spain	57
Leaderless foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype O did not cause clinical disease and failed to establish a persistent infection in cattle	57
Cell membrane-anchored anti-HIV single-chain antibodies and bifunctional inhibitors targeting the gp41 fusion protein: new strategies for HIV gene therapy	57
Omicron variant showed lower neutralizing sensitivity than other SARS-CoV-2 variants to immune sera elicited by vaccines after boost	56
A single immunization with core–shell structured lipopolyplex mRNA vaccine against rabies induces potent humoral immunity in mice and dogs	56
One HA stalk topping multiple heads as a novel influenza vaccine	55
Monkeypox virus emerges from the shadow of its more infamous cousin: family biology matters	55
Molecular genetics and epidemiological characteristics of HIV-1 epidemic strains in various sexual risk behaviour groups in developed Eastern China, 2017–2020	53
Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 infection in unvaccinated hospitalized children: comparison to influenza and parainfluenza infections	53
H7N6 highly pathogenic avian influenza in Mozambique, 2023	52
Airway acidification impaired host defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection by promoting type 1 interferon β response	52
Novel Rickettsia spp. in two common overwintering North American songbirds	52
Clinical features of a fatal case of acute encephalitis associated with a novel influenza H3N2 recombinant virus possessing human-origin H7N9 internal genes: a descriptive study	51
Identification of β4GALNT2 as an anti-hPIV3 factor through genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 library screening	50
A single mutation at position 214 of influenza B hemagglutinin enhances cross-neutralization	49
The Protection of Naturally Acquired Antibodies Against Subsequent SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	49
Porin deficiency or plasmid copy number increase mediated carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli resistance evolution	49