OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Neurovirology 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Possible role of CNS microRNAs in Human Mpox virus encephalitis—a mini-review	54
Successful treatment of HIV-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) with mirtazapine, mefloquine, and IVIG combination therapy: a case report	23
Combined effects of older age and HIV disease on changes in everyday functioning over one year	22
HIV associated motor neuron disease (MND): A case series with systematic review of literature	16
Longitudinal, virological, and serological assessment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients	16
Zika virus infection of retinal cells and the developing mouse eye induces host responses that contrasts to the brain and dengue virus infection	16
Serum mir-142-3p release in children with viral encephalitis and its relationship with nerve injury and inflammatory response	16
Cognitive function and impact on driving after SARS-COV-2 infection in a man with long-standing HIV infection: a case report	15
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in sarcoidosis successfully treated with pembrolizumab	15
Sex-specific mitochondrial DNA changes in neuron-derived extracellular vesicles of African American adults: impact of HIV infection and smoking	15
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, advanced ductal breast carcinoma, systemic sclerosis, and checkpoint inhibitors: a therapeutic dilemma	14
Serum of COVID-19 patients changes neuroinflammation and mitochondrial homeostasis markers in hippocampus of aged rats	14
SARS-CoV-2–associated Guillain–Barre syndrome requires extensive pre- and post-mortem examinations	14
Varicella-zoster virus meningitis coincident with bacteremia caused by liver abscess: a case report	14
Time since HIV diagnosis is linked to amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in older adults with HIV	13
A case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy with hypogammaglobulinemia and a TCF3 mutation	13
HIV-1 and methamphetamine alter galectins -1, -3, and -9 in human monocyte-derived macrophages	13
SARS-CoV-2-associated haemorrhagic encephalitis mimicking Herpes encephalitis	12
Long-term survival from progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in living-donor liver transplant recipient with preformed donor-specific antibody	11
Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Symptomatic Neurosyphilis in People With HIV Compared with Uninfected Individuals	11
Effect of coinfections on neurocognitive functioning among people with clade C HIV infection in Zambia	11
Neurological manifestations of COVID-19 in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study	11
Seropositivity and reactivations of HSV-1, but not of HSV-2 nor VZV, associate with altered blood–brain barrier, beta amyloid, and tau proteins in people living with HIV	10
Upregulation of microRNAs correlates with downregulation of HERV-K expression in Parkinson’s disease	10
Components of metabolic syndrome associated with lower neurocognitive performance in youth with perinatally acquired HIV and youth who are HIV-exposed uninfected	9

Fentanyl dysregulates neuroinflammation and disrupts blood-brain barrier integrity in HIV-1 Tat transgenic mice	9
Herpes simplex encephalitis in patients receiving chemotherapy and whole-brain radiation therapy	9
Genetic polymorphisms in innate immunity genes influence predisposition to tick-borne encephalitis	9
A human-derived 3D brain organoid model to study JC virus infection	9
Detection of human herpesviruses in cerebrospinal fluids collected from patients suspected of neuroinfectious diseases	9
Incidence of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in the pediatric population at the University Hospitals of Strasbourg (HUS) and characterization of confirmed cases	9
HIV-1 Tat drives the Fabp4/NF-κB feedback loop in microglia to mediate inflammatory response and neuronal apoptosis	9
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and peripheral neuropathy in a patient with Good’s syndrome	9
Herpesviruses, polyomaviruses, parvoviruses, papillomaviruses, and anelloviruses in vestibular schwannoma	8
Simian varicella virus infection and reactivation in rhesus macaques trigger cytokine and Aβ40/42 alterations in serum and cerebrospinal fluid	8
Low incidence of advanced neurological burden but high incidence of age-related conditions that are dementia risk factors in aging people living with HIV: a data-linkage 10-year follow-up study	8
Designing a cellular MicroRNA-based approach to silence bat-borne Nipah virus genes	7
HIV-associated multiple intracranial aneurysms and stroke in an adult patient: successful treatment with a combination of glucocorticoid and antiviral agents	7
Correction to: Antiretroviral drugs induce oxidative stress and neuronal damage in the central nervous system	7
A case of ischemic stroke secondary to varicella-zoster virus meningoencephalitis	7
Influence of plasma exosomes from women living with HIV Stratified by HAND on monocyte subpopulations from healthy women without HIV	7
Increased expression of PD-1 in CD8 + CD3 + T cells correlates with EBV viral load in MS patients	7
Differential effects of fentanyl compared to morphine on neuroinflammatory signaling in the brain in EcoHIV-infected mice	7
Evolving etiologies, comorbidities, survival, and costs of care in adult encephalitis	7
Infection of human microglial cell line CHME-3 to study neuropathogenesis of chikungunya virus	6
Refining the risk of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy in people living with HTLV-1: identification of a HAM-like phenotype in a proportion of asymptomatic carriers	6
Comment on “Limited HIV-associated neuropathologies and lack of immune activation in sub-saharan African individuals with late-stage subtype C HIV-1 infection”	6
A rare kind of Guillain-Barre syndrome triggered by acute hepatitis A infection in a pediatric patient: a case report and review of literature	6
In vitro characterization of the antiviral activity of Bat Interferon-Induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 5 (bat IFIT5) against bat-associated rabies virus	6
Expression in skin biopsies supports genetic evidence linking CAMKK2, P2X7R and P2X4R with HIV-associated sensory neuropathy	6
Cerebral and spinal cord changes observed through magnetic resonance imaging in patients with HTLV-1–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis: a systematic review	6
Cognitive deficits in HTLV-1 patients	6
A comprehensive review of COVID-19 biology, diagnostics, therapeutics, and disease impacting the central nervous system	5
Implications of vascular depression for successful cognitive aging in HIV Disease	5
Characterizing Epstein-Barr virus infection of the central nervous system in Zambian adults living with HIV	5
Metformin promotes PEN2 expression to attenuate microglia-mediated neurotoxicity induced by HIV-1 Tat	5
A pilot study of cognition and creativity among persons with HIV disease referred for neuropsychological evaluation	5
Limited evidence for a moderating effect of HIV status on brain age in heavy episodic drinkers	5
Catastrophic tumefactive acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in patient with dengue virus: a case report	5
Cytomegalovirus infection induces Alzheimer’s disease-associated alterations in tau	5
Evaluation of the effects of the Zika Virus-Immunoglobulin G+ complex on murine microglial cells	5
Generating fair, reliable, and accurate neuropsychological test norms for people with HIV in a low- or middle-income country	5
Detection of human neurotropic JCPyV DNA sequence in pediatric anaplastic xanthoastrocytoma	5
Innate immune memory in chronic HIV and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND): potential mechanisms and clinical implications	5
Maintaining the battle against vaccine-preventable neurological diseases in the United States	5
Rapid-progressing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in two patients newly diagnosed with HIV: case series and review of literature	5
Myelin regulatory factor is a target of individual and interactive effects of HIV-1 Tat and morphine in the striatum and pre-frontal cortex	4
The incidence of symptomatic CSF viral escape in patients on antiretroviral therapy in western India: a retrospective cohort study	4
HSV-1 latency-associated transcript miR-H3 and miR-H4 target STXBP1 and GABBR2 genes	4
Higher buccal mitochondrial DNA and mitochondrial common deletion number are associated with markers of neurodegeneration and inflammation in cerebrospinal fluid	4
Neuroimaging and immunological features of neurocognitive function related to substance use in people with HIV	4
Cortico-striatal networking deficits associated with advanced HIV disease and cocaine use	4
Differential expression of cellular prion protein (PrPC) in mouse hepatitis virus induced neuroinflammation	4
Stroke risk after varicella-zoster virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
T-lymphocyte activation markers in patients with HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorder	4

Monkeypox virus replication underlying circadian rhythm networks	4
Cooperative interactions between neurotrophin receptors and CXCR4 regulate macrophage phenotype and susceptibility to activation by HIV	4
The relationship between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and amnestic mild cognitive impairment among older adults living with HIV	4
Cerebral vasculitis caused by Talaromyces marneffei and Aspergillus niger in a HIV-positive patient: a case report and literature review	4
Response to “a fatal case of Guillain-Barré syndrome after infection with COVID-19”	4
Encephalomyelitis in a patient with monkeypox: an unusual complication	4
Mapping ACE2 and TMPRSS2 co-expression in human brain tissue: implications for SARS-CoV-2 neurological manifestations	4
Systematic post-mortem analysis of brain tissue from an HIV-1 subtype C viremic decedent revealed a paucity of infection and pathology	4