OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of mSphere is 30. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Post-COVID mRNA-vaccine IgG4 shift: worrisome?	209
Single-spore germination analyses reveal that calcium released during Clostridioides difficile germination functions in a feedforward loop	96
Serological Analysis Identifies Consequential B Cell Epitopes on the Flexible Linker and C-Terminus of Decorin Binding Protein A (DbpA) from Borrelia burgdorferi	89
mSphere of Influence: an Army Marching on Its Stomach—Malaria Parasites Sense and Subvert Host Nutrition	65
Association between Pregestational Vaginal Dysbiosis and Incident Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Risk: a Nested Case-Control Study	64
Human Milk Oligosaccharides versus Streptococcus: How a Human-Made Natural Product Protects Us from Pathogens	63
Small RNA CjNC110 regulates the activated methyl cycle to enable optimal chicken colonization by Campylobacter jejuni	60
Strain-limited biofilm regulation through the Brg1-Rme1 circuit in Candida albicans	57
mSphere of Influence: Seeking the unseen fungi in tumors	48
PWWP domain-containing protein Crf4-3 specifically modulates fungal azole susceptibility by regulating sterol C-14 demethylase ERG11	47
Dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis alters the proportion and composition of replicating gut bacteria	44
Phyllosphere microbial diversity and specific taxa mediate within-cultivar resistance to Phytophthora palmivora in cacao	42
ALIBY: ALFA Nanobody-Based Toolkit for Imaging and Biochemistry in Yeast	42
SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Prevalence among Industrial Livestock Operation Workers and Nearby Community Residents, North Carolina, 2021 to 2022	41
Cold Atmospheric Plasma Promotes Killing of Staphylococcus aureus by Macrophages	40
Jingmen tick virus: an emerging arbovirus with a global threat	40
Gastric Non-Helicobacter pylori Urease-Positive Staphylococcus epidermidis and Streptococcus salivarius Isolated from Humans Have Contrasting Effects on H. pylori-Associated Gastric Pathology and Host	40
Exploring the genotypic and phenotypic differences distinguishing Lactobacillus jensenii and Lactobacillus mulieris	39
mSphere of Influence: Surface Sensing in Biofilm Formation	37
mSphere of Influence: Discovering New Layers of Complexity in the Immune System	36
mSphere of Influence: Pertussis Vaccination and Antibodies in Mothers and Infants	35
Alinity m, a Random-Access System, for Hepatitis B Virus DNA Quantification in Plasma and Whole Blood Collected on Dried Blood Spots	35
Comparative Study of the Susceptibility to Oxidative Stress between Two Types of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Tokyo 172	34
mSphere of Influence: There’s More to (a Pathogen’s) Life than Growing Fast	33
A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in Plasmodium Identifies Unique Biology	33

Circular Whole-Transcriptome Amplification (cWTA) and mNGS Screening Enhanced by a Group Testing Algorithm (mEGA) Enable High-Throughput and Comprehensive Virus Identification	33
Lsr2 and Its Novel Paralogue Mediate the Adjustment of Mycobacterium smegmatis to Unfavorable Environmental Conditions	32
Genomic epidemiology and antibiotic susceptibility profiling of uropathogenic Escherichia coli among children in the United States	32
Population Dynamics of Escherichia coli Causing Bloodstream Infections over Extended Time Periods	32
Nationwide molecular epidemiology of carbapenemase-producing Citrobacter spp. in France in 2019 and 2020	32
Influenza Vaccination of Swine Reduces Public Health Risk at the Swine-Human Interface	30
Simultaneous Single-Cell Genome and Transcriptome Sequencing of Termite Hindgut Protists Reveals Metabolic and Evolutionary Traits of Their Endosymbionts	30
The Fashion Industry Needs Microbiology: Opportunities and Challenges	30