OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases is 39. 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.)

Article	Citations
Role of interferon-induced GTPases in leishmaniasis	1394
Diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic potentials of gut microbiome profiling in human schistosomiasis: A comprehensive systematic review	192
Hematological and Biochemical changes in Schistosoma mansoni infected patients at Haik Primary Hospital, North-East Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study	126
Susceptibility and barriers to infection of Colorado mosquitoes with Rift Valley fever virus	107
Correction: Predictive markers for the early prognosis of dengue severity: A systematic review and meta-analysis	101
Livestock herding and Fulani ethnicity are a combined risk factor for development of early adverse reactions to antivenom treatment: Findings from a cross-sectional study in Nigeria	75
Human Seroprevalence for Dengue, Ross River, and Barmah Forest viruses in Australia and the Pacific: A systematic review spanning seven decades	75
Disentangling snakebite dynamics in Colombia: How does rainfall and temperature drive snakebite temporal patterns?	69
A modelling assessment of short- and medium-term risks of programme interruptions for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis in the DRC	66
A comprehensive analysis of non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccination on Ebolavirus disease outbreak: Stochastic modeling approach	60
Longitudinal assessment of the exposure to Ascaris lumbricoides through copromicroscopy and serology in school children from Jimma Town, Ethiopia	57
Effects of structurally distinct human HDAC6 and HDAC6/HDAC8 inhibitors against S. mansoni larval and adult worm stages	57
Analysis of Cholera Risk in India: Insights from 2017–18 Serosurvey Data Integrated with Epidemiologic data and Societal Determinants from 2015–2019	56
Modeling the efficacy of CRISPR gene drive for snail immunity on schistosomiasis control	55
Bothrops venom-induced hemostasis disorders in the rat: Between Scylla and Charybdis	53
FXR deficiency in hepatocytes disrupts the bile acid homeostasis and inhibits autophagy to promote liver injury in Schistosoma japonicum-infected mice	51
Towards the invasion of wild and rural forested areas in Gabon (Central Africa) by the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus: Potential risks from the one health perspective	51
The molecular epidemiology of a dengue virus outbreak in Taiwan: population wide versus infrapopulation mutation analysis	50
Combining species distribution models and big datasets may provide finer assessments of snakebite impacts	49
Automatic mapping of high-risk urban areas for Aedes aegypti infestation based on building facade image analysis	47
Hypogonadism and associated factors among male Leprosy patients	46
Cost of implementing a doxycycline test-and-treat strategy for onchocerciasis elimination among settled and semi-nomadic groups in Cameroon	46
Detection and analysis of Serpin and RP26 specific antibodies for monitoring Schistosoma haematobium transmission	43
Implementation approaches for leprosy prevention with single-dose rifampicin: A support tool for decision making	43
The first direct detection of spotted fever group Rickettsia spp. diversity in ticks from Ningxia, northwestern China	43

A global call for action to tackle skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) through integration: An ambitious step change	42
Inter-epidemic Rift Valley fever virus infection incidence and risks for zoonotic spillover in northern Tanzania	42
Forecasting the relative abundance of Aedes vector populations to enhance situational awareness for mosquito control operations	42
Exploring one health-based strategies for rabies elimination: Overview and future prospects	41
The discovery of novel variants reveals the genetic diversity and potential origin of Seoul orthohantavirus	41
Impact of a small-scale tsetse fly control operation with deltamethrin impregnated “Tiny Targets” on tsetse density and trypanosomes’ circulation in the Campo sleeping sickness focus of South Cameroon	41
Blastocystis colonization and associations with population parameters in Thai adults	41
Epidemiological observations and management challenges in extrapedal mycetoma: A three-decade review of 420 cases	40
Phylogenetic analysis of Mycobacterium bovis reveals animal and zoonotic tuberculosis spread between Morocco and European countries	40
Expression of Concern: Antivirus effectiveness of ivermectin on dengue virus type 2 in Aedes albopictus	40
Retraction: HSP70 Domain II of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Modulates Immune Response and Protective Potential of F1 and LcrV Antigens of Yersinia pestis in a Mouse Model	40
The cure rate after different treatments for mucosal leishmaniasis in the Americas: A systematic review	39
Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) -308G >a promoter polymorphism (rs1800629) promotes Asians in susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum severe malaria: A meta-analysis	39
Towards the sustainable elimination of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis in Côte d’Ivoire using an integrated approach	39