OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Infection and Immunity is 23. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	92
Article of Significant Interest in This Issue	76
Legionella pneumophila inhibits type I interferon signaling to avoid cell-intrinsic host cell defense	72
Effects of Trichinella spiralis and its serine protease inhibitors on autophagy of host small intestinal cells	63
Bacterial surface lipoproteins mediate epithelial microinvasion by Streptococcus pneumoniae	59
Heterologous prime-boost immunization of two-component vaccine candidate PWDVax protected pigs against F18 enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli post-weaning diarrhea	59
Specific interaction between Group B Streptococcus CC17 hypervirulent clone and phagocytes	46
Candida albicans enhances iron uptake to maintain fluconazole resistance	43
Legionella pneumophila Cas2 Promotes the Expression of Small Heat Shock Protein C2 That Is Required for Thermal Tolerance and Optimal Intracellular Infection	43
Mucosal vaccination in a murine gnotobiotic model of Giardia lamblia infection	40
Egress of Listeria monocytogenes from Mesenteric Lymph Nodes Depends on Intracellular Replication and Cell-to-Cell Spread	37
Two MP2CL5 Antigen Vaccines from Naegleria fowleri Stimulate the Immune Response against Meningitis in the BALB/c Model	35
Expression of CD117 (c-Kit) on Circulating B Cells in Pediatric Schistosomiasis	34
para -Aminobenzoic Acid Biosynthesis Is Required for Listeria monocytogenes Growth and Pathogenesis	34
Identification of Babesia microti immunoreactive antigens by phage display cDNA screen	33
Effects of Dihydroartemisinin against Cystic Echinococcosis In Vitro and In Vivo	30
A Member of an Ancient Family of Bacterial Amino Acids Transporters Contributes to Chlamydia Nutritional Virulence and Immune Evasion	30
An rfuABCD -Like Operon and Its Relationship to Riboflavin Utilization and Mammalian Infectivity by Borrelia burgdorferi	28
Surface Glycans Regulate Salmonella Infection-Dependent Directional Switch in Macrophage Galvanotaxis Independent of NanH	28
AB569, a Novel, Topical Bactericidal Gel Formulation, Kills Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Promotes Wound Healing in a Murine Model of Burn Wound Infection	27
Mucosal Infection with Unmasked Candida albicans Cells Impacts Disease Progression in a Host Niche-Specific Manner	26
Contribution of Hfq to gene regulation and virulence in Histophilus somni	23
A Staphylococcal Glucosaminidase Drives Inflammatory Responses by Processing Peptidoglycan Chains to Physiological Lengths	23
Vimentin Regulates Chemokine Expression and NOD2 Activation in Brain Endothelium during Group B Streptococcal Infection	23