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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Alert on imported fungal infection: the first report of tinea capitis due to Microsporum audouinii in China	270
Structural insights into alterations in the substrate spectrum of serine-β-lactamase OXA-10 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa by single amino acid substitutions	201
Poor virus-specific T-cell responses early after tick-borne encephalitis virus infection correlate with disease severity	160
Correction	157
Correction	145
An attenuated African swine fever virus expressing the E2 glycoprotein of classical swine fever virus protects pigs against challenge of both viruses	129
A functional approach to analyze the genetic basis for differences in virulence of monkeypox virus clades	116
Risk assessment of the newly emerged H7N9 avian influenza viruses	105
Phylogenetic landscape of Monkeypox Virus (MPV) during the early outbreak in New York City, 2022	105
Impaired potency of neutralizing antibodies against cell–cell fusion mediated by SARS-CoV-2	104
Deep immunoglobulin repertoire sequencing depicts a comprehensive atlas of spike-specific antibody lineages shared among COVID-19 convalescents	102
Leaderless foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype O did not cause clinical disease and failed to establish a persistent infection in cattle	94
Novel digital droplet inverse PCR assay shows that natural clearance of hepatitis B infection is associated with fewer viral integrations	94
Prevalence and treatment outcomes of latent tuberculosis infection among older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in an area with intermediate tuberculosis burden	91
Development of an oral gut-targeted rabies virus-like particles (RVLPs) vaccine with mucosal immune adjuvant LTB via delivering of localized-release microparticles	86
Developing accessible and affordable tests to support mpox immunosurveillance and vaccine studies	86
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	82
Challenges facing long-acting PrEP implementation in large populations	78
Automatic identification of clinically important Aspergillus species by artificial intelligence-based image recognition: proof-of-concept study	77
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	75
Time-resolved scRNA-seq reveals transcription dynamics of polarized macrophages with influenza A virus infection and antigen presentation to T cells	74
Disulfide-stabilized trimeric hemagglutinin ectodomains provide enhanced heterologous influenza protection	73
Hemagglutinin glycosylation pattern-specific effects: implications for the fitness of H9.4.2.5-branched H9N2 avian influenza viruses	68
Human Borna disease virus 1 encephalitis shows marked pro-inflammatory biomarker and tissue immunoactivation during the course of disease	67
Epidemiology and evolutionary dynamics of H9N2 avian influenza virus in Bangladesh	67

Identification of three conserved linear B cell epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein	65
Pulmonary lesions following inoculation with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 (B.1.1.529) variant in Syrian golden hamsters	60
Intrahepatic transcriptomics reveals gene signatures in chronic hepatitis B patients responded to interferon therapy	60
Geriatric risk and protective factors for serious COVID-19 outcomes among older adults in Shanghai Omicron wave	59
Population genomics of emerging Elizabethkingia anophelis pathogens reveals potential outbreak and rapid global dissemination	59
Genetic variation and evolutionary characteristics of Echovirus 11: new variant within genotype D5 associated with neonatal death found in China	58
Efficient airborne transmission of influenza D virus in ferret models and serological evidence of human exposure in Northeast China	58
Viral diversity in wild and urban rodents of Yunnan Province, China	58
Response to the letter to the editor: Lansoprazole interferes with fungal respiration and acts synergistically with amphotericin B against multidrug-resistant Candida auris	57
First report of Candida auris in Guangdong, China: clinical and microbiological characteristics of 7 episodes of candidemia	57
Identification of β4GALNT2 as an anti-hPIV3 factor through genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 library screening	56
Warm winters are associated to more intense West Nile virus circulation in southern Spain	56
Gene-modified genotype II live attenuated African swine fever virus induces cross-protection against genotype I but not against genotype IX	54
Enhanced variant neutralization through glycan masking of SARS-CoV-2 XBB1.5 RBD	53
Disruption of influenza A virus transmission in gene-edited pigs	53
Amugulang virus, a novel hantavirus harboured by small rodents in Hulunbuir, China	53
Porin deficiency or plasmid copy number increase mediated carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli resistance evolution	50
Q fever transmission mediated by ticks	50
Invasive pneumococcal diseases in Chinese children: a multicentre hospital-based active surveillance from 2019 to 2021	50
Airway acidification impaired host defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection by promoting type 1 interferon β response	49
Novel Rickettsia spp. in two common overwintering North American songbirds	48
Molecular genetics and epidemiological characteristics of HIV-1 epidemic strains in various sexual risk behaviour groups in developed Eastern China, 2017–2020	47
Characterizing the dynamics of BCR repertoire from repeated influenza vaccination	47
Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 infection in unvaccinated hospitalized children: comparison to influenza and parainfluenza infections	47