OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Microbial Pathogenesis is 38. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Bifidobacteria antagonize the life cycle of Clostridioides difficile	282
Editorial Board	203
Preparation of bovine coronavirus virus-like particles and its immunogenicity in mice and cattle	174
Propionate reduces the viability of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi in macrophages by propionylation of PhoP K102	125
Basal cell carcinoma is causally associate with the increased COVID-19 susceptibility and hospitalization	107
The effect of Nutrition Bio-shield superfood (NBS) on disease severity and laboratory biomarkers in patients with COVID-19: A randomized clinical trial	106
Myxobolus nekrasovae n. sp. (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) is a new species parasitizing the gills of the gibel carp, Carassius auratus gibelio	93
Systematic investigation of catechin/cyclodextrin encapsulated polymeric nanospheres for the treatment and nursing care of pediatric pneumonia-causing human pathogens	88
Pathological characteristics and congenital immunological responses of pigeons-infected with Neospora caninum	82
Blastocystis species growth inhibition in vitro by plant extracts	70
Phosphorylation of silkworm thymosin promotes the proliferation of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus by facilitating the assembly of microfilaments	67
Unraveling different begomoviruses, DNA satellites and cryptic species of Bemisia tabaci and their endosymbionts in vegetable ecosystem	66
Evolutionary insights into NDM variants: Identification and functional analysis of novel NDM-58 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa	64
Harnessing nanotechnology in HIV therapy: Exploring molecular pathogenesis and treatment strategies with special reference to chemotherapy and immunotherapy	64
Unveiling the cytotoxicity of Trichomonas tenax: Pathogenic mechanisms and implications for oral health	63
Multicenter systematic review of clinical characteristics, diagnostic optimization, and personalized treatment for brain Nocardia infections	57
Editorial Board	55
T. pallidum achieves immune evasion by blocking autophagic flux in microglia through hexokinase 2	54
A chimeric PCV rescued virus with the immunogenic cap gene of PCV3 cloned into the genomic backbone of the nonpathogenic PCV1 induces specific antibodies but with no pathogenic in pigs	54
Contribution of viable but non culturable cells and small colony variants in antibiotic insusceptibility and therapeutic failure against S. aureus and P. aeruginosa biofilm co-infections	52
Lactobacillus reuteri derived from horse alleviates Escherichia coli-induced diarrhea by modulating gut microbiota	52
Antimicrobial lipids loaded on lectin display reduced MIC, curtail pathogenesis and protect zebrafish from reinfection by immunomodulation	52
Genome analysis of manure and soil-dwelling Acinetobacter strains indicates potential health risks associated with antibiotic resistance and virulence factors	52
Salmonella Heidelberg side-step gene loss of respiratory requirements in chicken infection model	50
Marine Streptomyces-derived 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol enhances autophagy to eliminate mycobacteria in human macrophages	50

A subtractive proteomics and immunoinformatics approach towards designing a potential multi-epitope vaccine against pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes	49
Applications of the powerful next-generation sequencing tool for detecting parasitic infections: towards a smart laboratory platform	48
A pilot investigation of the naturally acquired functional antibodies against pneumococcal vaccine serotypes in healthy adults from Bengaluru, India	48
Lipoteichoic acid from a canine probiotic strain Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus possesses anti-biofilm capacity against clinically isolated canine periodontopathic Porphyromonas species	46
MiR-330-3p promotes T cell ferroptosis and IFN-γ production via targeting NAT10 in neurosyphilis	45
Enhanced virulence and pro-inflammatory potential of bile-derived Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in primary sclerosing Cholangitis: Implications for disease pathogenesis	45
Maxing Shigan decoction serves as a key component of Lianhua Qingwen in alleviating lung and gut injury by restoring gut microbiota homeostasis and inhibiting inflammation via TLR4/NF-κB and JAK2/STAT	44
The ESX-3 secretion system in mycobacteria: Evolution, structure, and multifunctional roles in pathogenesis	42
Molecular characterization of two phenotypes of Mixta calida isolated from post-liver transplant drainage fluid	42
Extracts of Achillea millefolium L. inhibited biofilms and biofilm-related virulence factors of pathogenic bacteria isolated from wounds	40
Molecular epidemiological investigation and identification of Mycoplasma gallisepticum in large-scale duck farms	39
Microbiological study of the auditory canal in dairy calves with otitis media	38
Comparative pathogenicity of a genotype XXI.1.2 pigeon Newcastle disease virus isolate in pigeons and chickens	38
Membrane vesicles from selected Clostridioides difficile strains induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition in colonic epithelial cells: insights from in vitro and in vivo studies	38