OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Virus Genes is 4. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Immune response induced by recombinant pres2/S-protein and a pres2-S-protein fused with a core 18-27 antigen fragment of hepatitis B virus compared to conventional HBV vaccine	75
Characterization of the functional domains of nuclear shuttle protein (NSP) of Indian cassava mosaic virus using green fluorescent protein as reporter	70
The genetic and biological characterization of the first avian paramyxovirus serotype 14 isolated from chicken in China	37
Complete genome sequence of malva-associated soymovirus 1: a novel virus infecting common mallow	22
Correction: First reports of several viruses and a viroid including a novel vitivirus in Japan, found through virome analysis of bulk grape genetic resources	21
Antiviral siRNA delivered using attenuated, anthrax toxin protects cells from the cytopathic effects of Zika virus	19
The H5N1-NS1 protein affects the host cell cycle and apoptosis through interaction with the host lncRNA PIK3CD-AS2	19
Identification and whole-genome characterization of a novel equine papillomavirus	17
Whole-genome characterization of Newcastle disease virus isolates of sub-genotype VII.1.1 from chickens in Ethiopia	17
Aborted infection of human sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (hNTCP) expressing woodchuck hepatocytes with hepatitis B virus (HBV)	16
Domestic cat hepadnavirus genotype B is present in Southern Brazil	15
Genome sequence analysis of H7N3 subtype avian influenza virus originated from wild birds and its potential infectivity in mice	15
New lytic and new temperate Staphylococcus hyicus phages	15
Bioinformatic identification of monkeypox virus phylogenetic gene trees that are representative of its whole-genome phylogenetic tree	14
Sequence analysis of the Spike, RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, and protease genes reveals a distinct evolutionary pattern of SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating in Yogyakarta and Central Java provinces, In	13
MiR-339-5p inhibits replication of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus by targeting viral gene regions	13
First detection and diversity of astroviruses in wild migratory birds of Sakhalin Island, North Pacific	12
Complete genome sequence analysis and biological characteristics of Newcastle disease viruses from different hosts in China	12
Co-circulation of two Mumps virus genotypes in Assam, India	12
Lineage and sublineage analysis of human papillomavirus types 51 and 59 in Iranian women	12
Molecular characterization of a novel variant of infectious bronchitis virus from field outbreaks in backyard chicken population of North East India	12
Nuclear respiratory factor 1 promotes the progression of EBV-associated gastric cancer and maintains EBV latent infection	11
Characterization of two novel fusariviruses co-infecting a single isolate of phytopathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea	11
Characterization of a breakthrough vaccine escape strain associated with overt hepatitis B virus infection	10
Aedes aegypti Totivirus identified in mosquitoes in the Brazilian Amazon region	10

Comparative genomics and evolutionary analysis of dengue virus strains circulating in Pakistan	10
Gushan virus: a newly discovered virus found in mosquitoes of Shandong, China	10
Genotypic characterization of Japanese encephalitis virus circulating in swine population of India: Genotype-III still in dominance	9
Mutations in the S gene of hepatitis B virus in three generations of patients with chronic hepatitis B	9
Pan-serotype reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay targeting 2B-NSP coding region for colorimetric detection of foot-and-mouth disease virus in clinical samples	9
Insights of HIV-1 and HBV transcriptional regulation by viral transactivator Tat and HBx	9
Whole genome sequencing and evolution analyses of Human metapneumovirus	9
Transient expression analysis of promoters of okra enation leaf curl virus in Nicotiana benthamiana, cotton and okra plants	9
Correction to: Characterization of the first Rubus yellow net virus genome from blackberry	9
Exploration of plant transcriptomes reveals five putative novel poleroviruses and an enamovirus	9
Characterization and genomic analysis of a novel bacteriophage BUCT_49532 lysing Klebsiella pneumoniae	9
RNA sequencing of avian paramyxovirus (Paramyxoviridae, Avulavirinae) isolates from wild mallards in Belgium, 2021: complete genomes and coinfections	9
Increased virulence of a novel reassortant H1N3 avian influenza virus in mice as a result of adaptive amino acid substitutions	8
The genome evolution of Marek’s disease viruses in chickens and turkeys in China	8
Isolation and genomic characterization of a cypovirus from Clanis bilineata	8
Complete genome sequence of Xanthomonas phage M29, a new member of Foxunavirus isolated in the Czech Republic	8
Isolation, characterization, and genomic analysis of vB_PaeS_TUMS_P81, a lytic bacteriophage against Pseudomonas aeruginosa	8
VP7, VP4, and NSP4 genes of species a rotaviruses isolated from sewage in Nigeria, 2014/2015: partial sequence characterization and biophysical analysis of NSP4 (enterotoxin)	8
Detectable episodic positive selection in the virion strand a-strain Maize streak virus genes may have a role in its host adaptation	7
Characterization of Phietavirus Henu 2 in the virome of individuals with acute gastroenteritis	7
Cucumber mosaic virus infection does not increase the translocation of the green fluorescent protein from GM rootstock to non-GM scion in transgrafted plants	7
Molecular characterization and genetic analysis of highly pathogenic H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b in seagulls from Dukan Lake, Iraq	7
Phylogenetic analysis of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in Vietnam, 2021	7
Whole genome sequencing and genomic characterization of a DS-1-like G2P[4] group A rotavirus in Japan	7
Molecular and phylogenetic analysis of influenza A and B viruses circulating in Sri Lanka following the COVID-19 pandemic	7
The complete genomic sequence of Magnaporthe oryzae polymycovirus 1	7
Discovery and genome analysis of Yunxiao leafhopper virus 1 in Recilia dorsalis	7
Leucoma salicis nucleopolyhedrovirus (LesaNPV) genome sequence shed new light on the origin of the Alphabaculovirus orpseudotsugatae species	7
Duck sewage source coliphage P762 can lyse STEC and APEC	7
Whole-genome characterization of avian picornaviruses from diarrheic broiler chickens co-infected with multiple picornaviruses in Iran	7
Characterization of two novel reassortant bluetongue virus serotype 1 strains isolated from farmed white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Florida, USA	6
Reverse transcription recombinase-aided amplification assay for avian influenza virus	6
A virus from Aspergillus cibarius with features of alpha- and betachrysoviruses	6
Muramidase, nuclease, or hypothetical protein genes intervene between paired genes encoding DNA packaging terminase and portal proteins in Wolbachia phages and prophages	6
RNA-viromics unveils diverse RNA viral communities in Large-billed crows and Northern Ravens	6
A new polymycovirus infecting a clinical isolate of the entomopathogenic and fungicolous fungus Lecanicillium aphanocladii affects pigmentation, sporulation, and antifungal susceptibility of its host	6
Association of RBD mutations with COVID-19 disease severity in the Iranian population	6
Hantavirus Brno loanvirus is highly specific to the common noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula) and widespread in Central Europe	6
Long non-coding RNA C1RL-AS1 aggravates influenza A virus pneumonia through miR-16-5p/LAMP3	6
SCD1 inhibits HBV replication by regulating autophagy under high lipid conditions	6
The complete genome of equid herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) field isolates from Argentina reveals an interspecific recombinant strain	6
Correction: Elevated oncogene expressions in koala infected with multiple koala retrovirus subtypes: a preliminary study	6
Characterization and genome analysis of Klebsiella phages with lytic activity against Klebsiella pneumoniae	5
Foreign gene expression attenuates a virulent Newcastle disease virus in chickens	5
Phylogenetic analysis and molecular genetic characteristics of West Nile virus lineage 2 isolates circulating in the Russian Federation	5
Genetic characteristics of a novel HIV-1 recombinant lineage (CRF103_01B) and its prevalence in northern China	5
Correction: The complete genomic sequence of Magnaporthe oryzae polymycovirus 1	5
Genetic analysis of human parainfluenza type 2 virus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	5
The arrival of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses H5N8 in Iran through two windows, 2016	5
Characterization of the first Rubus yellow net virus genome from blackberry	5

Phylogenetic and diversity analyses revealed that leek yellow stripe virus population consists of three types: S, L, and N	4
Molecular characterization of human astrovirus infection in children under 5 years of age with acute gastroenteritis in Tehran, Iran, 2021–2022: co-infection with rotavirus	4
Enhancement of bactericidal effects of bacteriophage and gentamicin combination regimen against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains in a mice diabetic wound model	4
Pseudorabies virus as a zoonosis: scientific and public health implications	4
Global population dynamics and evolutionary selection in classical swine fever virus complete genomes: insights from Bayesian coalescent analysis	4
Isolation and characterization of a novel reassortant strain of Orthoreovirus mammalis from diarrheic pig	4
Shrimp classification for white spot syndrome detection through enhanced gated recurrent unit-based wild geese migration optimization algorithm	4
Characterization of DNA methylation and promoter activity of long terminal repeat elements of feline endogenous retrovirus RDRS C2a	4
Factors influencing the prevalence of acute bee paralysis virus in Apis mellifera and insights into its phylogenetic relationships	4
Spillover of Newcastle disease virus to Himalayan Griffon vulture: a possible food-based transmission	4
Characterization of the proteins encoded by a recently emerged cotton-infecting Polerovirus	4
Effect of HDAC9-induced deacetylation of glycolysis-related GAPDH lysine 219 on rotavirus replication in rotavirus-infected Caco-2 cells	4
One-step SYBR green-based real-time RT-PCR assay for detection of foot-and-mouth disease virus circulating in India	4
Antibacterial effects of single phage and phage cocktail against multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from diabetic foot ulcer	4
Transcriptome analysis of Spodoptera RNA-seq data unveils new viruses within the family Rhabdoviridae	4
Characterization, phylogeny and recombination of Rhynchosia yellow mosaic virus infecting Rhynchosia minima, a wild relative of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) from India	4
Epstein–Barr virus miR-BART4-3p regulates cell proliferation, apoptosis, and migration by targeting AXL in gastric carcinoma	4
Molecular characterization and comparison of tomato zonate spot virus isolated in Japan and China	4
Comparative genomics of the Neodiprion sertifer nucleopolyhedrovirus from Turkey with the fewest ORFs among baculoviruses	4
Establishment and application of a duplex fluorescent quantitative PCR assay for H9N2 subtype avian influenza virus and infectious bronchitis virus	4
The virome of the white-winged vampire bat Diaemus youngi is rich in circular DNA viruses	4
Prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus and JC virus in tissue samples of gastric cancer, non-malignant, and controls by polymerase chain reaction in northwest Iran	4
Expression of F1L, a vaccinia virus H3L transmembrane protein analogue of orf virus, and its successful purification as a diagnostic antigen	4