Current Opinion in Virology

Papers
(The H4-Index of Current Opinion in Virology is 31. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board187
Mutational escape from cellular immunity in viral hepatitis: variations on a theme146
Colonization of peripheral ganglia by herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2116
The enigmatic roles of Anelloviridae and Redondoviridae in humans91
Hepatitis-B virus: replication cycle, targets, and antiviral approaches91
Interfering with SARS-CoV-2: are interferons friends or foes in COVID-19?77
Transmission patterns of hepatitis E virus75
Adenoviral-vectored next-generation respiratory mucosal vaccines against COVID-1969
Inhaled aerosol viral-vectored vaccines against tuberculosis68
Monoclonal antibodies against rabies: current uses in prophylaxis and in therapy68
Editorial Board63
Editorial overview: Viral pathogenesis56
Human placental models for studying viral infections52
Viral–host interactions during splicing and nuclear export of influenza virus mRNAs50
Structural basis for neutralization of enterovirus49
Virus–host protein interactions as footprints of human cytomegalovirus replication47
Editorial overview: Mechanisms in the molecular interactions of plants with viruses and viroids46
Editorial Board44
Recent progress in development of monoclonal antibodies against human cytomegalovirus43
Time to ‘Mind the Gap’ in novel small molecule drug discovery for direct-acting antivirals for SARS-CoV-242
The two faces of oligoadenylate synthetase-like: effective antiviral protein and negative regulator of innate immunity40
New preventive strategies for respiratory syncytial virus infection in children40
Hepatitis C virus envelope protein dynamics and the link to hypervariable region 139
Emerging technologies in the study of the virome39
Paramyxoviruses from bats: changes in receptor specificity and their role in host adaptation37
Considerations for the discovery and development of 3-chymotrypsin-like cysteine protease inhibitors targeting SARS-CoV-2 infection35
Shopping for phages? Unpacking design rules for therapeutic phage cocktails35
The journey of herpesvirus capsids and genomes to the host cell nucleus35
A complex immune communication between eicosanoids and pulmonary macrophages32
The enigma of picobirnaviruses: viruses of animals, fungi, or bacteria?32
Platelets in the pathogenesis of flavivirus disease32
A review of broadly protective monoclonal antibodies to treat Ebola virus disease31
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