OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Virology is 43. 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	173
Deciphering the adsorption machinery of Deep-Blue and Vp4, two myophages targeting members of the Bacillus cereus group	133
Editorial Board	110
KSHV genome harbors both constitutive and lytically induced enhancers	109
Heterologous prime-boost immunization induces protection against dengue virus infection in cynomolgus macaques	93
Elucidating the molecular properties and anti-mycobacterial activity of cysteine peptidase domain of D29 mycobacteriophage endolysin	82
FeLIX is a restriction factor for mammalian retrovirus infection	82
Changes in the chikungunya virus E1 glycoprotein domain II and hinge influence E2 conformation, infectivity, and virus-receptor interactions	80
How structural biology has changed our understanding of icosahedral viruses	79
Adenovirus E1B-55K controls SUMO-dependent degradation of antiviral cellular restriction factors	77
Correction for Goonawardane et al., “Identification of Host Factors Differentially Induced by Clinically Diverse Strains of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus”	76
Expression of a Phage-Encoded Gp21 Protein Protects Pseudomonas aeruginosa against Phage Infection	75
Correction for Sharp et al., “Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection of Chimpanzees”	71
Correction for Elsayed et al., “Intrastructural Help: Harnessing T Helper Cells Induced by Licensed Vaccines for Improvement of HIV Env Antibody Responses to Virus-Like Particle Vaccines”	69
Erratum for Barbosa Bomfim et al., “CGRP inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection of bronchial epithelial cells, and its pulmonary levels correlate with viral clearance in critical COVID-19 patients”	69
Tethered release of the pseudorabies virus deubiquitinase from the capsid promotes enzymatic activity	68
Mitochondrial injury and complement dysregulation are drivers of pathological inflammation in viral myocarditis	64
Lactate-lactylation-HSPA6 axis promotes PRRSV replication by impairing IFN-β production	63
MicroRNA 573 Rescues Endothelial Dysfunction during Dengue Virus Infection under PPARγ Regulation	62
Characterization of the Attachment of Three New Coliphages onto the Ferrichrome Transporter FhuA	58
Endogenous Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) siRNA Transcription May Interfere with Exogenous FeLV Infection	57
A Zinc Finger Motif in the P1 N Terminus, Highly Conserved in a Subset of Potyviruses, Is Associated with the Host Range and Fitness of Telosma Mosaic Virus	56
Recognizing the Top 25 Peer Reviewers in 2022 for the Journal of Virology	54
SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Stabilized in the Closed State Induces Potent Neutralizing Responses	53
HIV-1 Nef Induces Hck/Lyn-Dependent Expansion of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Associated with Elevated Interleukin-17/G-CSF Levels	51

Deletion of the gene for the African swine fever virus BCL-2 family member A179L increases virus uptake and apoptosis but decreases virus spread in macrophages and reduces virulence in pigs	51
Truncation of the Cytoplasmic Tail of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Increases Virion Production by Improving Env Cleavage and Plasma Membrane Localization	51
CCR2 Regulates Vaccine-Induced Mucosal T-Cell Memory to Influenza A Virus	49
Repression of Memo1, a Novel Target of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 E7, Increases Cell Proliferation in Cervical Cancer Cells	49
The M2 Gene Is a Determinant of Reovirus-Induced Myocarditis	48
Crystal Structures of Flavivirus NS5 Guanylyltransferase Reveal a GMP-Arginine Adduct	48
Drosophila melanogaster Toll-9 elicits antiviral immunity against Drosophila C virus	48
p38MAPK- and GSK3-Mediated Phosphorylation of Snakehead Vesiculovirus Phosphoprotein at Threonine 160 Facilitates Viral Replication	48
OASL suppresses infectious bursal disease virus replication by targeting VP2 for degrading through the autophagy pathway	48
Enforced Dimerization of CD45 by the Adenovirus E3/49K Protein Inhibits T Cell Receptor Signaling	47
Reanalysis of single-cell RNA sequencing data does not support herpes simplex virus 1 latency in non-neuronal ganglionic cells in mice	47
Reverse Genetic Assessment of the Roles Played by the Spike Protein and ORF3 in Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Pathogenicity	46
The Human Liver-Expressed Lectin CD302 Restricts Hepatitis C Virus Infection	46
Virology under the Microscope—a Call for Rational Discourse	45
Tetracistronic minigenomes elucidate a functional promoter for Ghana virus and unveils Cedar virus replicase promiscuity for all henipaviruses	44
The Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) G Protein Enhances the Immune Responses to the RSV F Protein in an Enveloped Virus-Like Particle Vaccine Candidate	44
Emerging Chikungunya Virus Variants at the E1-E1 Interglycoprotein Spike Interface Impact Virus Attachment and Inflammation	44
Sirt1 Negatively Regulates Cellular Antiviral Responses by Preventing the Cytoplasmic Translocation of Interferon-Inducible Protein 16 in Human Cells	43