OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology is 70. 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
Editorial: Metabolomics in bacterial infections	571
Intranasal trivalent candidate vaccine elicits broad humoral and cellular immunity against pneumococcal pneumonia	251
Identification and characterization of a Relish-type NF-κB, DvRelish, in Dermacentor variabilis in response to Rickettsia rickettsii infection	250
Clinical characteristics, risk factors and prognosis of Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in patients with different states of immune function: a retrospective study	216
Utility of Borrelia-specific IgM and IgG antibody titer determinations during a 12-year period – results from a clinical laboratory in Northern Sweden	211
Kinetics of the serological response up to one year after tularemia	208
Encephalitis and myositis caused by Trachipleistophora hominis diagnosed by metagenomic next-generation sequencing—a case report	208
Development and validation of a diagnostic model for tuberculous meningitis based on laboratory data	208
Comparative effectiveness and safety of vancomycin versus linezolid for the treatment of central nervous system infections: a meta-analysis	187
A highly divergent sample from a nearly extinct SARS-CoV-2 lineage in a patient with long-term COVID-19	181
Editorial: Gut virome and human health	151
The Role of the Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger in Aberrant Intracellular Ca2+ in Cardiomyocytes of Chagas-Infected Rodents	143
Editorial: Unveiling host-pathogen interactions: insights into animal cellular immunity and novel diagnostics	143
Editorial: Microbiota in tumors: is it a new hope for treatment?	135
Antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of halogenated phenylboronic acids against Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio harveyi	131
AUF-1 knockdown in mice undermines gut microbial butyrate-driven hypocholesterolemia through AUF-1–Dicer-1–mir-122 hierarchy	128
Comprehensive characterization of ERV-K (HML-8) in the chimpanzee genome revealed less genomic activity than humans	128
Novel virulence factor Cba induces antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of Streptococcus suis Serotype 9 infection in a mouse model	126
Chloroquine induces eryptosis in P. falciparum-infected red blood cells and the release of extracellular vesicles with a unique protein profile	124
Editorial: The application of OMICS technologies to interrogate host-virus interactions	124
Research of childhood tuberculosis in suspected populations by molecular methods: A multicenter study in China	122
Effectiveness and safety of integrase strand transfer inhibitors in Spain: a prospective real-world study	119
Impact of V179D/E mutations on antiretroviral therapy outcomes in people living with HIV-1: a 3-year retrospective study	116
Establishment and validation of a dual qPCR method for the detection of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in bloodstream infections	114
Gut microbiota’s influence on erysipelas: evidence from a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis	114

Fine mapping-based multi-omics analysis interprets the gut-lung axis function of SGLT2 inhibitors	107
Analysis of Gut Microbiota Signature and Microbe-Disease Progression Associations in Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated With Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy	107
Epidemiological and characteristic differences of hypervirulent and classical Klebsiella pneumoniae: a clinical and genomic study in Southern China during the COVID-19 pandemic	107
Streptococcal peptides and their roles in host-microbe interactions	107
The epitranscriptome of Vero cells infected with SARS-CoV-2 assessed by direct RNA sequencing reveals m6A pattern changes and DRACH motif biases in viral and cellular RNAs	106
Clinical research advances of isavuconazole in the treatment of invasive fungal diseases	104
Effect of Ducrosia anethifolia methanol extract against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms on excision wound in diabetic mice	104
Characterization of Naegleria fowleri from two human cases: insights into its excretion/secretion products	103
Editorial: Impact of landscape and feeding on the bees’ gut microbiome shaping and pathogens development	103
Indole-3-carboxamide alleviates LPS-induced endometritis through suppressing ferroptosis and inflammation via regulating Aryl hydrocarbon receptor	103
A novel YGGT family protein is localized in the apicoplast and is essential for the organelle inheritance	102
“Upcycling” known molecules and targets for drug-resistant TB	100
Programmed cell death in Helicobacter pylori infection and related gastric cancer	100
Broad-spectrum humanized monoclonal neutralizing antibody against SARS-CoV-2 variants, including the Omicron variant	99
Pioglitazone, a Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Agonist, Downregulates the Inflammatory Response in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients Without Interfering in Leishmania braziliensis Killing	96
The accuracy of heparin-binding protein and interleukin-6 in predicting prognosis of severe pneumonia with sepsis patients	96
Editorial: Bacterial population heterogeneity, stress response and antibiotic tolerance	94
Editorial: Advances in bacteriophage research & development with therapeutic applications	91
Toxoplasma gondii infection inhibits invasion and migration of human extravillous trophoblasts through dysregulation of FOXO1- and FOXO3a-dependent and -independent mechanisms	90
Betrixaban is a broad anti-virus inhibitor by activating innate immunity	89
Investigating potential links between gut microbiome, clinical parameters, and mortality in long-living male patients receiving multi-drug therapy	88
Flagellar Motility During E. coli Biofilm Formation Provides a Competitive Disadvantage Which Recedes in the Presence of Co-Colonizers	88
Integrated transcriptomic analysis reveals miRNA-hub mRNA-TF interactions and key regulatory targets in STEC infected intestinal epithelial cells	86
Immune evasion strategies of bovine viral diarrhea virus	86
Combined microbiome and metabolome analysis of gut microbiota and metabolite interactions in chronic spontaneous urticaria	85
Investigations of microbiota composition and neuroactive pathways in association with symptoms of stress and depression in a cohort of healthy women	85
Impact of m6A demethylase (ALKBH5, FTO) genetic polymorphism and expression levels on the development of pulmonary tuberculosis	85
A phase I study to assess safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of a vaginal insert containing tenofovir alafenamide and elvitegravir	82
Machine learning-based prediction model for chronic brucellosis: a multi-feature approach using clinical and laboratory data	82
Asparaginase-like protein 1 and human endogenous retroviruses link immune and gene dysregulation in dementia	81
Gut microbiome is associated with metabolic syndrome accompanied by elevated gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase in men	80
Case report: An occult hepatitis B virus infection reactivation in an HIV/HCV coinfected patient during an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome	79
Antifungal potential of multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: harnessing pyocyanin for candida growth inhibition	79
Molecular characterization and pathogenicity study of a highly pathogenic strain of chicken anemia virus that emerged in China	77
Impact of Baizhu, Daqingye, and Hehuanhua extracts on the human gut microbiome	77
Neutrophils: emerging perspectives on the pathogenesis of oral mucosal diseases	76
Oral bacterial community dynamics during induction of gingival inflammation	76
Development of primer-probe sets to rapidly distinguish single nucleotide polymorphisms in SARS-CoV-2 lineages	76
Development and application of a quadruplex TaqMan real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR assay for four porcine digestive pathogens	74
Phylogenetic and mutational analysis of H10N3 avian influenza A virus in China: potential threats to human health	73
Fulminant fatal pneumonia and bacteremia due to Aeromonas dhakensis in an immunocompetent man: a case report and literature review	72
Development and validation of a clinical prediction model for pneumonia - associated bloodstream infections	72
Corrigendum: The first molecular genotyping of Naegleria fowleri causing primary amebic meningoencephalitis in Thailand with epidemiology and clinical case reviews	72
Anticariogenic activity of marine brown algae Padina boergesenii and its active components towards Streptococcus mutans	72
Corrigendum: Antagonistic Coevolution Limits the Range of Host Defense in C. elegans Populations	71