OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of APMIS is 3. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
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Celebrating a century of APMIS: a legacy of pathology, microbiology, and immunology	63
The expression of keratin 17 and p27 predicts clinical outcomes in colorectal cancer	37
Risk of orthopaedic implant infection during bacteraemia	35
Echinacoside attenuates Klebsiella pneumoniae‐induced pneumonia via inhibition of the TLR4/NF‐κB signaling	25
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Fast processing of gynecologic cancer tissue in Danish Cancer Biobank makes them well‐suited for biomarker studies	23
Phylogeogenomic analysis of the earliest reported sequences of SARS‐CoV‐2 from 161 countries	22
Efficacy of two novel antifungal lipopeptides, AF₄ and AF₅ of bacillomycin D family in murine models of invasive candidiasis, cryptococcosis, and aspergillo	20
Bacterial invasion of the submicron osteocyte lacuna–canaliculi network (OLCN): a part of osteomyelitis disease biology	16
PD‐L1 and PD‐1 expression in thyroid follicular epithelial dysplasia: Hashimoto thyroiditis related atypia and potential papillary carcinoma precursor	16
The Hammer vs Mitigation—A comparative retrospective register study of the Swedish and Danish national responses to the COVID‐19 pandemic in 2020	16
A metatranscriptomic approach to explore longitudinal tissue specimens from non‐healing diabetes related foot ulcers	15
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Evaluation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis and therapeutics in military‐relevant animal infection models	15
Differences in gene expression despite identical histomorphology in sinonasal intestinal‐type adenocarcinoma and metastases from colorectal adenocarcinoma	14
Activity of propyl‐propane‐thiosulfinate and propyl‐propane‐thiosulfonate against carbapenem‐resistant Gram‐negative bacteria	14
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Metabolic syndrome, soluble CD40L, and biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction in people living with HIV	13
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A novel fully human recombinant antibody neutralizing α‐hemolysin of Staphylococcus aureus	12
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Peritumoral histopathologic findings in patients with chronic viral hepatitis‐associated hepatocellular carcinoma	12
Extensive microbiological respiratory tract specimen characterization in critically ill COVID‐19 patients	11

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Circ_0006873 suppresses the osteogenic differentiation of human‐derived mesenchymal stem cells through mediating miR‐20a/SMURF2 axis in vitro	11
Elevated expression of the AIM2 gene in response to Helicobacter pylori along with the decrease of NLRC4 inflammasome is associated with peptic ulcer development	11
Misleading mental models: Ceci n’est pas un biofilm	10
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The effect of gamma and microwave radiation sterilization on periodontological grafts for microbiological evaluation	10
Weight‐based cefuroxime dosing provides comparable orthopedic target tissue concentrations between weight groups – a microdialysis porcine study	10
Immune responses to mRNA‐based vaccines given as a third COVID‐19 vaccine dose in people living with HIV—a literature review	9
Antizyme inhibitor 2 (AZIN2) associates with better prognosis of head and neck minor salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma	9
APMIS pandemic editorial	9
PD‐L1 expression and FGFR‐mutations among Danish patients diagnosed with metastatic urothelial carcinoma: A retrospective and descriptive study	9
Animal models of chronic and recurrent Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection: significance of macrolide treatment	9
Potential impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the national and regional incidence, epidemiology and diagnostic testing of chlamydia and gonorrhoea in Sweden, 2020	8
Centennial celebrations of the Danish Pasteur Society	8
Intestinal metaplasia is a precursor lesion for sinonasal intestinal‐type adenocarcinoma: genomic investigation of a case proving this hypothesis	8
Distinct contribution of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to human neutrophil function and antibiotic efficacy against Staphylococcus aureus	8
APMIS 2022 focus issue on human microbiome in disease and pathology	8
Rifampicin does not reduce moxifloxacin concentrations at the site of infection and may not improve treatment outcome of a one‐stage exchange surgery protocol of implant‐associated osteomyelitis lesio	8
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Emergence and fixation of SARS‐CoV‐2 minority variants in a chronically infected patient receiving therapy in Denmark	7
Real‐world data confirm elexacftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor modulators halves sweat chloride concentration in eligible people with cystic fibrosis	7
Is there a role of epigenetics in gut microbiome and neurological disorders?	7
Evaluation of the cross‐protection of the Vero cell‐derived attenuated influenza vaccines with compound adjuvant, through intranasal immunization	7
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Routine use of MSI testing in colorectal cancer using a proposed algorithm	7
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Analyses of ABO blood groups with susceptibility and symptomatic variations of COVID‐19 infection, a questionnaire‐based survey	7
HERC5: a comprehensive in silico analysis of its diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic potential in cancer	6
FilmArray (BCID2) provides essential and timely results in bloodstream infections in small acute care hospitals without conventional microbiology services	6
Acinetobacter baumannii: insights towards a comprehensive approach for the prevention of outbreaks in health‐care facilities	6
Implant‐associated osteomyelitis: Development, characterisation, and application of a porcine model	6
The infectious capacity of Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Staphylococcus saprophyticus in a porcine model of urinary tract infection	6
Infectious native aortic aneurysm with negative blood cultures: do not forget the pneumococcal urinary antigen test!	6
Performance of automated antimicrobial susceptibility testing for the detection of antimicrobial resistance in gram‐negative bacteria: a NordicAST study	6
High YAP and TEAD4 immunolabelings are associated with poor prognosis in patients with gallbladder cancer	6
Diarrhoea‐causing microorganisms are rare in adult patients undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy for suspected appendicitis: a prospective observational cohort study	6
Cefepime distribution by microdialysis in peritoneal fluid of rats with or without experimental peritonitis	6
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Antimicrobial resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a cystic fibrosis population after introduction of a novel cephalosporin/β‐lactamase inhibitor combination	6
Toll‐like receptors 3, 7, 8, and 9 in gastric cancer	6
Exploring the role of mesenchymal stem cells in modulating immune responses via Treg and Th2 cell activation: insights from mouse model of multiple sclerosis	5
Nuclear overexpression levels of MAGE‐A3 predict poor prognosis in patients with prostate cancer	5
Automated assessment of Ki‐67 proliferation index in neuroendocrine tumors by deep learning	5
An Evaluation Into the Robustness of Grading of Pleural Mesothelioma Outside of Specialist Centres	5
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Good's syndrome: brief overview of an enigmatic immune deficiency	5
Aquaporins in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma	5
Dynamics of a Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis simulation model	5
Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma: in‐depth review of a genetically heterogeneous tumor	5
Mycoplasma genitalium prevalence and macrolide resistance‐associated mutations and coinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis in Southern Jutland, Denmark	5

Anti‐PD‐L1 chimeric antigen receptor natural killer cell: Characterization and functional analysis	5
Reply to “Comment on micro‐ and nanorobots for biofilm eradication”	5
Investigating the role of Candida albicans as a universal substrate for oral bacteria using a transcriptomic approach: implications for interkingdom biofilm control?	5
In vitro determination of the susceptibility of Malassezia furfur biofilm to different commercially used antimicrobials	5
Editorial for PMI Journal 100‐Years Anniversary Focus Issue	5
Mucosal microbiotas and their role in stem cell transplantation	5
Dynamic distribution of systemically administered antibiotics in orthopeadically relevant target tissues and settings	5
A unique case of Fusobacterium nucleatum spondylodiscitis communicating with a pleural empyema through a fistula	4
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Possible inhibition effects of resveratrol on pancreatic tumorigenesis in the azaserine‐rat model	4
Humoral immune response of Galleria mellonella after mono‐ and co‐injection with Hypericum perforatum extract and Candida albicans	4
Bacterial aerobic respiration is a major consumer of oxygen in sputum from patients with acute lower respiratory tract infection	4
Prognostic implications of the tumor immune microenvironment and immune checkpoint pathway in primary central nervous system diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma in the North Indian population	4
The criteria for chronic rhinosinusitis in children with cystic fibrosis are rarely fulfilled after initiation of CFTR modulator treatment	4
The impact of mental models on the treatment and research of chronic infections due to biofilms	4
Vaginal microecology and its role in human papillomavirus infection and human papillomavirus associated cervical lesions	4
Outer membrane vesicles from X‐ray‐irradiated Pseudomonas aeruginosa alleviate lung injury caused by P. aeruginosa infection‐mediated sepsis	4
Diagnostic utility of the combined use of HNF4A and GATA3 in distinction between primary and metastatic breast and gastric carcinomas	4
Anemia in liver transplant recipients: prevalence, severity, risk factors, and survival	4
The autonomic nerves around the vein of Marshall: a postmortem study with clinical implications	4
Appraisal of the PathoDiscovery: an interactive web‐based educational tool for teaching pathophysiology and histopathology	4
Autoimmune vulnerability of beta versus alpha cells might be due to increased 2′,5′ synthetase	4
Louis Pasteur and the birth of microbiology in Denmark	4
Evaluation of five different methods for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori from fecal samples	3
Impact of extracellular enzymes on Staphylococcus aureus host tissue adaptation and infection	3
Lactams Exhibit Potent Antifungal Activity Against Monospecies and Multispecies Interkingdom Biofilms on a Novel Hydrogel Skin Model	3
Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy imaging is a useful adjunct to routine histopathology to identify failure of polyethylene inlays in revision total hip arthroplasty	3
Patients with tinea pedis and onychomycosis are more likely to use disinfectants when washing textiles than controls	3
Association of TLR4 polymorphisms (Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile) with sepsis: a meta‐analysis and trial sequence analysis	3
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Avidity maturation of anti‐spike IgG after vaccination in COVID‐19 convalescent vs COVID‐19 naïve patients	3
The EUCAST Disk Diffusion Method for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Oral Anaerobes	3
Effects of changes in SHP2 expression on liver fibrosis by influencing the apoptosis of hepatic stellate cells	3
Critical Steps in Shotgun Metagenomics‐Based Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections Using Nanopore Sequencing	3
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Peer‐to‐peer validation of Ki‐67 scoring in a pathology quality circle as a tool to assess interobserver variability: are we better than we thought?	3
Estimated incidence of symptomatic Lyme borreliosis cases in five southern coastal counties in Norway, 2022	3
Helicobacter pylori Infection in Colombia: Phylogeny, Resistome, and Virulome	3
Preventive impact of probiotic supplements on heart injury and inflammatory indices in a rat model of myocardial infarction: histopathological and gene expression evaluation	3
Localized large B‐cell lymphoma with MYC and BCL6 rearrangements as an unexpected finding in an appendectomy specimen	3
Fritz Kauffmann: innovator in microbial classification	3
Cytokeratin 13 (CK13) expression in cancer: a tissue microarray study on 10,439 tumors	3
RE: Aetiological profile of acute encephalitis syndrome in Assam, India, during a 4‐year period from 2019 to 2022	3
Bacteriophage therapy and infective endocarditis – is it realistic?	3