OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of General Virology is 6. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Tosoviridae 2023	222
Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus ubiquitin ligases downregulate cell surface expression of l-selectin	137
Diverse microviruses circulating in invertebrates within a lake ecosystem	135
Transcriptional dynamics during Heliothis zea nudivirus 1 infection in an ovarian cell line from Helicoverpa zea	124
Peste des petits ruminants virus non-structural V and C proteins interact with the NF-κB p65 subunit and modulate pro-inflammatory cytokine gene induction	116
Mutational analysis reveals a novel role for hepatitis C virus NS5A domain I in cyclophilin-dependent genome replication	105
Arginyltransferase 1 (ATE1)-mediated proteasomal degradation of viral haemagglutinin protein: a unique host defence mechanism	94
Validation of an antigenic site targeted by monoclonal antibodies against Puumala virus	81
Estimating prevalence of Enterovirus D111 in human and non-human primate populations using cross-sectional serology	77
Out-of-sync evolutionary patterns and mutual interplay of major and minor capsid proteins in norovirus GII.2	68
WIV, a protein domain found in a wide number of arthropod viruses, which probably facilitates infection	57
Establishment of a novel minigenome system for the identification of drugs targeting Nipah virus replication	41
SARS-CoV-2 replicon for high-throughput antiviral screening	40
Development and evaluation of a new non-competitive Luminex immunoassay detecting antibodies against human papillomavirus types 6, 11, 16 and 18	40
VP24 matrix proteins of eight filoviruses downregulate innate immune response by inhibiting the interferon-induced pathway	39
H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza viruses replicate in differentiated bovine airway epithelial cells cultured at air-liquid interface	38
Strain development of A/H1N1pdm09 candidate vaccine viruses for the 2021–22 northern hemisphere influenza season	37
Limited potexvirus diversity in eastern Gulf of Mexico seagrass meadows	34
Digoxin is a potent inhibitor of Bunyamwera virus infection in cell culture	34
Chloroquine and pyrimethamine inhibit the replication of human respiratory syncytial virus A	33
Role of ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in budded virus egress and GP64 surface distribution in Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus	32
Infection in asymptomatic carriers of SARS-CoV-2 can interfere with the achievement of robust immunity on a population scale	31
Molecular characterization of a novel partitivirus with four segments isolated from Fusarium solani, the causal agent of citrus root rot	27
Improved detection of flaviviruses in Australian mosquito populations via replicative intermediates	25
MicroRNAs affect GPCR and Ion channel genes needed for influenza replication	25

Membrane architects: how positive-strand RNA viruses restructure the cell	24
Genetic diversity, recombination and cross-species transmission of a waterbird gammacoronavirus in the wild	23
History and classification of Aigai virus (formerly Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever virus genotype VI)	23
A high frequency of detection of koala retrovirus fragments in Victorian koalas suggests historic integration of KoRV	21
Structure and its transformation of elliptical nege-like virus Tanay virus	20
A temperature-dependent virus-binding assay reveals the presence of neutralizing antibodies in human cytomegalovirus gB vaccine recipients’ sera	20
A structural and functional analysis of opal stop codon translational readthrough during Chikungunya virus replication	20
A Coxsackievirus B1-mediated nonlytic Extracellular Vesicle-to-cell mechanism of virus transmission and its possible control through modulation of EV release	20
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Bromoviridae 2025	20
A natural variant in ANP32B impairs influenza virus replication in human cells	19
Nanobodies in the limelight: Multifunctional tools in the fight against viruses	18
The EMCV protein 2B* is required for efficient cell lysis via both caspase-3-dependent and -independent pathways during infection	18
Disruption of the cGAS/STING axis does not impair sensing of MVA in BHK21 cells	17
Dengue virus 3 genotype I shows natural changes in heparan sulphate binding sites, cell interactions, and neurovirulence in a mouse model	17
Analysis of the genome of grapevine red blotch virus and related grabloviruses indicates diversification prior to the arrival of Vitis vinifera in North America	17
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Tulasviridae 2023	16
cds46, a highly variable carp edema virus gene	16
A reverse genetics system for human rotavirus G2P[4]	16
In silico method for predicting infectious strains of influenza A virus from its genome and protein sequences	16
Polymorphisms in HTLV-1 Tax-responsive elements in HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis patients are associated with reduced proviral load but not with disease progression	16
Multiple RNA virus matrix proteins interact with SLD5 to manipulate host cell cycle	15
Abnormal prion protein, infectivity and neurofilament light-chain in blood of macaques with experimental variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease	15
Embracing the heterogeneity of natural viruses in mouse studies	14
The parapoxvirus Orf virus ORF116 gene encodes an antagonist of the interferon response	13
MERS-CoV infection causes brain damage in human DPP4-transgenic mice through complement-mediated inflammation	13
Two murine cytomegalovirus microRNAs target the major viral immediate early 3 gene	13
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Secoviridae 2022	13
Mosquito-borne arboviruses in Uganda: history, transmission and burden	13
Optimization of the pseudoparticle system for standardized assessments of neutralizing antibodies against hepatitis C virus	13
Genetic evidence for the involvement of Dicer-like 2 and 4 as well as Argonaute 2 in the Nicotiana benthamiana response against Pelargonium line pattern virus	13
The health of influenza surveillance and pandemic preparedness in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic	13
A link between severe hepatitis in children and adenovirus 41 and adeno-associated virus 2 infections	13
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Sunviridae 2023	12
Alternating anti-prion regimens reduce combination drug resistance but do not further extend survival in scrapie-infected mice	11
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Jingchuvirales 2023	11
Immunogenicity, safety and duration of protection afforded by chikungunya virus vaccines undergoing human clinical trials	11
Characterization of a mammalian orthoreovirus isolated from the large flying fox, Pteropus vampyrus, in Indonesia	11
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Sphaerolipoviridae 2023	11
New viruses of Cladosporium sp. expand considerably the taxonomic structure of Gammapartitivirus genus	10
Head-to-head evaluation of seven different seroassays including direct viral neutralisation in a representative cohort for SARS-CoV-2	10
M protein of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis virus, synergistically with the F protein, plays a crucial role in viral neuropathogenicity	10
Selection and T-cell antigenicity of synthetic long peptides derived from SARS-CoV-2	10
Bourbon virus, a newly discovered zoonotic thogotovirus	10
Longitudinal detection of prion shedding in nasal secretions of CWD-infected white-tailed deer	10
Guidance for creating individual and batch latinized binomial virus species names	10
U-73122, a phospholipase C inhibitor, impairs lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus virion infectivity	9
Betasatellite-encoded βC1 protein regulates helper virus accumulation by interfering with the ATP hydrolysis activity of geminivirus-encoded replication initiator protein	9
Genomic characterization of viruses associated with the parasitoid Anagyrus vladimiri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)	9
Simulated vector transmission differentially influences dynamics of two viral variants of deformed wing virus in honey bees (Apis mellifera)	9
Genetic and antigenic characterization of two diarrhoeic dominant rotavirus A genotypes G3P[12] and G14P[12] circulating in the global equine population	9

ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Lispiviridae 2023	9
Evolution of the coronavirus spike protein in the full-length genome and defective viral genome under diverse selection pressures	9
RNA virome diversity and Wolbachia infection in individual Drosophila simulans flies	9
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Phasmaviridae 2024	9
The host range restriction of bat-associated no-known-vector flaviviruses occurs post-entry	9
Forty-nine metagenomic-assembled genomes from an aquatic virome expand Caudoviricetes by 45 potential new families and the newly uncovered Gossevirus of Bamfordvirae	8
MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 membrane proteins are modified with polylactosamine chains	8
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Amnoonviridae 2023	8
The role of sand flies as vectors of viruses other than phleboviruses	8
Transmission dynamics and pathogenesis differ between pheasants and partridges infected with clade 2.3.4.4b H5N8 and H5N1 high-pathogenicity avian influenza viruses	8
Identification and characterization of bisbenzimide compounds that inhibit human cytomegalovirus replication	8
Squash vein yellowing virus from California emerged in the Middle East via intragenic and intergeneric recombination events in the hypervariable potyvirus P1 and ipomovirus P1a genes	8
Comparative syncytia formation dynamics of coronavirus MHV-A59 and pneumovirus hRSV A2 and incorporation into improved kinetic virus replication models	8
Annual (2023) taxonomic update of RNA-directed RNA polymerase-encoding negative-sense RNA viruses (realm Riboviria: kingdom Orthornavirae: phylum Negarnaviricota)	8
Downregulation of KLF5 by EBER1 via the ERK signaling pathway in EBV-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells: implications for latent EBV infection	8
Suppression of innate immunity by the vaccinia virus protein N1 promotes skin microbiota expansion and increased immune infiltration following vaccination	8
Therapeutic efficacy of JNJ-49214698, an RSV fusion inhibitor, in RSV-infected neonatal lambs	8
Cytoplasmic retention of dengue virus capsid protein by metformin impairing nuclear transport	8
Characterization of human cytomegalovirus infection dynamics in human microglia	8
Plasma after both SARS-CoV-2 boosted vaccination and COVID-19 potently neutralizes BQ.1.1 and XBB.1	8
Viruses of free-roaming and hunting dogs in Uganda show elevated prevalence, richness and abundance across a gradient of contact with wildlife	7
A variety of highly divergent eukaryotic ssDNA viruses in sera of pigs	7
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Qinviridae 2023	7
Cell culture co- and superinfection experiments suggest that transmission during captivity contributes to the presence of reptarenavirus S and L segment swarms in boid inclusion body disease-positive	7
Non-canonical nematode endogenous retroviruses resulting from RNA virus glycoprotein gene capture by a metavirus	7
Inhibition of phosphodiesterase 12 results in antiviral activity against several RNA viruses including SARS-CoV-2	7
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Coronaviridae 2023	7
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Cruliviridae 2023	7
Early in vivo transcriptome of Trichoplusia ni ascovirus core genes	7
Sarbecoviruses of British horseshoe bats; sequence variation and epidemiology	7
Characterization of subclinical ZIKV infection in immune-competent guinea pigs and mice	7
Pseudorabies virus infection induces endoplasmic reticulum stress and unfolded protein response in suspension-cultured BHK-21 cells	7
Red knots in Europe: a dead end host species or a new niche for highly pathogenic avian influenza?	7
Limited replication of human cytomegalovirus in a trophoblast cell line	7
Multi-phenotype analysis for enhanced classification of 11 herpes simplex virus 1 strains	7
Repression of the major immediate early promoter of human cytomegalovirus allows transcription from an alternate promoter	6
Diagnosis and analysis of unexplained cases of childhood encephalitis in Australia using metatranscriptomic sequencing	6
Smallpox vaccination campaigns resulted in age-associated population cross-immunity against monkeypox virus	6
Rotavirus exploits SREBP pathway for hyper lipid biogenesis during replication	6
Characterisation of the virome of Culicoides brevitarsis Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a vector of bluetongue virus in Australia	6
lncRNA EDAL restricts rabies lyssavirus replication in a cell-specific and infection route-dependent manner	6
A novel tamanavirus (Flaviviridae) of the European common frog (Rana temporaria) from the UK	6
Drug screening identified that handelin inhibits feline calicivirus infection by inhibiting HSP70 expression in vitro	6
Haplotype determination of the Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus by Nanopore sequencing and linkage of single nucleotide variants	6
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Potyviridae 2022	6
Discovering antiviral restriction factors and pathways using genetic screens	6
Genome-wide identification of lncRNAs associated with viral infection in Spodoptera frugiperda	6
Mechanisms of bunyavirus morphogenesis and egress	6
Decoding huge phage diversity: a taxonomic classification of Lak megaphages	6
Eilat virus (EILV) causes superinfection exclusion against West Nile virus (WNV) in a strain-specific manner in Culex tarsalis mosquitoes	6
ASPP2 binds to hepatitis C virus NS5A protein via an SH3 domain/PxxP motif-mediated interaction and potentiates infection	6
Antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 proteins N, S and E in COVID-19 patients in the normal population and in historical samples	6