OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology is 66. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Innate immune role of IL-6 in influenza a virus pathogenesis	387
Investigating potential links between gut microbiome, clinical parameters, and mortality in long-living male patients receiving multi-drug therapy	333
Exploring fecal microbiota signatures associated with immune response and antibiotic impact in NSCLC: insights from metagenomic and machine learning approaches	323
Causal effects between gut microbiota and IgA nephropathy: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study	295
Research progress on the application of RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a in the rapid visual detection of pathogenic microorganisms	233
Application of CRISPR/Cas Genomic Editing Tools for HIV Therapy: Toward Precise Modifications and Multilevel Protection	217
Immune evasion strategies of bovine viral diarrhea virus	182
The Potential Association of Delayed T Lymphocyte Reconstitution Within Six Months Post-Transplantation With the Risk of Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in Severe Aplastic Anemia Recipients	179
Editorial: Metabolomics in bacterial infections	178
Phylogenetic and mutational analysis of H10N3 avian influenza A virus in China: potential threats to human health	174
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	173
Salivary Microbiome Profile of Diabetes and Periodontitis in a Chinese Population	172
Anticariogenic activity of marine brown algae Padina boergesenii and its active components towards Streptococcus mutans	165
Bidirectional effects of oral anticoagulants on gut microbiota in patients with atrial fibrillation	165
Gut microbiome is associated with metabolic syndrome accompanied by elevated gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase in men	156
Multi-epitope vaccines: a promising strategy against viral diseases in swine	155
Human milk oligosaccharides: bridging the gap in intestinal microbiota between mothers and infants	147
Differential regulation of Shigella Spa47 ATPase activity by a native C-terminal product of Spa33	143
Clinical performance of metagenomic next-generation sequencing for diagnosis of invasive fungal disease after hematopoietic cell transplant	142
GP IIb/IIIa-Mediated Platelet Activation and Its Modulation of the Immune Response of Monocytes Against Candida albicans	131
Development and application of a quadruplex TaqMan real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR assay for four porcine digestive pathogens	131
Large-Scale Analysis of Fitness Cost of tet(X4)-Positive Plasmids in Escherichia coli	129
The Endless Wars: Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus, Host Immune and Genetic Factors	128
Dietary sugars modulate bacterial-fungal interactions in saliva and inter-kingdom biofilm formation on apatitic surface	125
Combined microbiome and metabolome analysis of gut microbiota and metabolite interactions in chronic spontaneous urticaria	117

Fulminant fatal pneumonia and bacteremia due to Aeromonas dhakensis in an immunocompetent man: a case report and literature review	108
Programmed cell death in Helicobacter pylori infection and related gastric cancer	107
The Plaque Microbiota Community of Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Cubs With Dental Caries	104
Corrigendum: Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Portuguese environmental Legionella isolates	103
ALS1 Deletion Increases the Proportion of Small Cells in a Candida albicans Culture Population: Hypothesizing a Novel Role for Als1	99
Metatranscriptomic assessment of diarrhoeic faeces reveals diverse RNA viruses in rotavirus group A infected piglets and calves from India	97
Tad pili contribute to the virulence and biofilm formation of virulent Aeromonas hydrophila	94
Total Laboratory Automation and Three Shifts Reduce Turnaround Time of Cerebrospinal Fluid Culture Results in the Chinese Clinical Microbiology Laboratory	93
Gut microbiota’s influence on erysipelas: evidence from a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis	92
Salivary microbiota of periodontitis aggravates bone loss in ovariectomized rats	89
Editorial: Gut virome and human health	88
Development of primer-probe sets to rapidly distinguish single nucleotide polymorphisms in SARS-CoV-2 lineages	88
Host innate immune responses and microbiome profile of neonatal calves challenged with Cryptosporidium parvum and the effect of bovine colostrum supplementation	86
Fatal risk factors and the efficacy of glucocorticoid therapy in severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome: a multicenter retrospective cohort study	86
Increased in vitro antimicrobial resistance of Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolates obtained from children in Beijing, China, in 2023	86
Editorial: Unveiling host-pathogen interactions: insights into animal cellular immunity and novel diagnostics	85
Epithelial immune activation and intracellular invasion by non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae	82
Investigation of drug resistance of caries-related streptococci to antimicrobial peptide GH12	82
Transovarial transmission of mosquito-borne viruses: a systematic review	82
Incorporating the Detection of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated With Invasive Aspergillosis Into the Clinic	82
Fungal keratitis in Iran: Risk factors, clinical features, and mycological profile	82
Virulence plasmids in edema disease: Insights from whole-genome analysis of porcine O139:H1 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains	81
Analysis of Gut Microbiota Signature and Microbe-Disease Progression Associations in Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated With Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy	80
Leptolysin, a Leptospira secreted metalloprotease of the pappalysin family with broad-spectrum activity	78
The Role of the Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger in Aberrant Intracellular Ca2+ in Cardiomyocytes of Chagas-Infected Rodents	77
Viral Haplotypes in COVID-19 Patients Associated With Prolonged Viral Shedding	77
Editorial: Microbiota in tumors: is it a new hope for treatment?	76
Identification of microbiological factors associated with periodontal health disparities	75
Streptococcal peptides and their roles in host-microbe interactions	75
Construction and evaluation of DNA vaccine encoding Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus nucleocapsid protein, glycoprotein N-terminal and C-terminal fused with LAMP1	75
Microorganism changes in the gut of Apis mellifera surviving for the long term in Camellia oleifera forests	74
Virome analysis of an ectomycorrhizal fungus Suillus luteus revealing potential evolutionary implications	73
Concentrations of uremic bacterial metabolites in patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome	72
Clinical research advances of isavuconazole in the treatment of invasive fungal diseases	72
Fine mapping-based multi-omics analysis interprets the gut-lung axis function of SGLT2 inhibitors	72
The pathogenic and clinical characteristics of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome patients with co-infections	71
Tools to develop antibiotic combinations that target drug tolerance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis	69
The antivirulence activity, transcriptomics of EGCG and its protective effects on zebrafish infected by Aeromonas hydrophila	69
MvaT binds to the PexsC promoter to repress the type III secretion system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa	68
Characterization of Naegleria fowleri from two human cases: insights into its excretion/secretion products	68
Impact of Baizhu, Daqingye, and Hehuanhua extracts on the human gut microbiome	67
Association of Gut Microbiota With Intestinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury	66
Effect of Ducrosia anethifolia methanol extract against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms on excision wound in diabetic mice	66
Pioglitazone, a Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Agonist, Downregulates the Inflammatory Response in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients Without Interfering in Leishmania braziliensis Killing	66
Novel virulence factor Cba induces antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of Streptococcus suis Serotype 9 infection in a mouse model	66
Editorial: The application of OMICS technologies to interrogate host-virus interactions	66