OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Emerging Microbes & Infections is 47. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

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	261
Intrahepatic transcriptomics reveals gene signatures in chronic hepatitis B patients responded to interferon therapy	199
Correction	159
Correction	153
Genetic variation and evolutionary characteristics of Echovirus 11: new variant within genotype D5 associated with neonatal death found in China	140
Novel digital droplet inverse PCR assay shows that natural clearance of hepatitis B infection is associated with fewer viral integrations	122
Epidemiology and evolutionary dynamics of H9N2 avian influenza virus in Bangladesh	114
Prevalence and treatment outcomes of latent tuberculosis infection among older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in an area with intermediate tuberculosis burden	104
Efficient airborne transmission of influenza D virus in ferret models and serological evidence of human exposure in Northeast China	100
Leaderless foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype O did not cause clinical disease and failed to establish a persistent infection in cattle	100
Challenges facing long-acting PrEP implementation in large populations	99
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	92
Poor virus-specific T-cell responses early after tick-borne encephalitis virus infection correlate with disease severity	90
Pulmonary lesions following inoculation with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 (B.1.1.529) variant in Syrian golden hamsters	90
Structural insights into alterations in the substrate spectrum of serine-β-lactamase OXA-10 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa by single amino acid substitutions	84
Alert on imported fungal infection: the first report of tinea capitis due to Microsporum audouinii in China	84
Identification of three conserved linear B cell epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein	81
Disulfide-stabilized trimeric hemagglutinin ectodomains provide enhanced heterologous influenza protection	78
Automatic identification of clinically important Aspergillus species by artificial intelligence-based image recognition: proof-of-concept study	75
A functional approach to analyze the genetic basis for differences in virulence of monkeypox virus clades	73
Human Borna disease virus 1 encephalitis shows marked pro-inflammatory biomarker and tissue immunoactivation during the course of disease	73
Viral diversity in wild and urban rodents of Yunnan Province, China	72
An attenuated African swine fever virus expressing the E2 glycoprotein of classical swine fever virus protects pigs against challenge of both viruses	67
Hemagglutinin glycosylation pattern-specific effects: implications for the fitness of H9.4.2.5-branched H9N2 avian influenza viruses	67
Development of an oral gut-targeted rabies virus-like particles (RVLPs) vaccine with mucosal immune adjuvant LTB via delivering of localized-release microparticles	67

Time-resolved scRNA-seq reveals transcription dynamics of polarized macrophages with influenza A virus infection and antigen presentation to T cells	64
Developing accessible and affordable tests to support mpox immunosurveillance and vaccine studies	60
Geriatric risk and protective factors for serious COVID-19 outcomes among older adults in Shanghai Omicron wave	60
Impaired potency of neutralizing antibodies against cell–cell fusion mediated by SARS-CoV-2	59
Population genomics of emerging Elizabethkingia anophelis pathogens reveals potential outbreak and rapid global dissemination	58
Deep immunoglobulin repertoire sequencing depicts a comprehensive atlas of spike-specific antibody lineages shared among COVID-19 convalescents	57
Amugulang virus, a novel hantavirus harboured by small rodents in Hulunbuir, China	56
Risk assessment of the newly emerged H7N9 avian influenza viruses	56
Phylogenetic landscape of Monkeypox Virus (MPV) during the early outbreak in New York City, 2022	56
Response to the letter to the editor: Lansoprazole interferes with fungal respiration and acts synergistically with amphotericin B against multidrug-resistant Candida auris	55
Mpox virus Clade IIb infected Cynomolgus macaques via mimic natural infection routes closely resembled human mpox infection	54
Genomic characterization of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza viruses from Alaska during 2022 provides evidence for genotype-specific trends of spatiotemporal and interspecies dissemination	54
Differences in Genetic Diversity between Early Isolates of Yellow Fever Virus Genotypes	53
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	53
Gene-modified genotype II live attenuated African swine fever virus induces cross-protection against genotype I but not against genotype IX	52
Disruption of influenza A virus transmission in gene-edited pigs	51
Enhanced variant neutralization through glycan masking of SARS-CoV-2 XBB1.5 RBD	50
Q fever transmission mediated by ticks	50
Small regulatory RNA RSaX28 promotes virulence by reinforcing the stability of RNAIII in community-associated ST398 clonotype Staphylococcus aureus	49
Involvement of the African swine fever virus protein pH108R in virion morphogenesis	47
Identification of β4GALNT2 as an anti-hPIV3 factor through genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 library screening	47
Novel Rickettsia spp. in two common overwintering North American songbirds	47
First report of Candida auris in Guangdong, China: clinical and microbiological characteristics of 7 episodes of candidemia	47
Monkeypox virus emerges from the shadow of its more infamous cousin: family biology matters	47