OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases is 37. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Prevalence of leptospirosis among soldiers: A systematic review	1338
Diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic potentials of gut microbiome profiling in human schistosomiasis: A comprehensive systematic review	167
Role of interferon-induced GTPases in leishmaniasis	167
Blastocystis colonization and associations with population parameters in Thai adults	121
Hematological and Biochemical changes in Schistosoma mansoni infected patients at Haik Primary Hospital, North-East Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study	108
Susceptibility and barriers to infection of Colorado mosquitoes with Rift Valley fever virus	100
Correction: Predictive markers for the early prognosis of dengue severity: A systematic review and meta-analysis	99
Human Seroprevalence for Dengue, Ross River, and Barmah Forest viruses in Australia and the Pacific: A systematic review spanning seven decades	70
Frequency, geographical distribution, clinical characteristics, antivenom utilisation and outcomes of King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) bites in Malaysia	68
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	66
Disentangling snakebite dynamics in Colombia: How does rainfall and temperature drive snakebite temporal patterns?	63
A modelling assessment of short- and medium-term risks of programme interruptions for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis in the DRC	56
An unusually long Rift valley fever inter-epizootic period in Zambia: Evidence for enzootic virus circulation and risk for disease outbreak	52
A comprehensive analysis of non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccination on Ebolavirus disease outbreak: Stochastic modeling approach	52
Effects of structurally distinct human HDAC6 and HDAC6/HDAC8 inhibitors against S. mansoni larval and adult worm stages	51
Longitudinal assessment of the exposure to Ascaris lumbricoides through copromicroscopy and serology in school children from Jimma Town, Ethiopia	50
Modeling the persistence of Opisthorchis viverrini worm burden after mass-drug administration and education campaigns with systematic adherence	50
Analysis of Cholera Risk in India: Insights from 2017–18 Serosurvey Data Integrated with Epidemiologic data and Societal Determinants from 2015–2019	49
Modeling the efficacy of CRISPR gene drive for snail immunity on schistosomiasis control	48
Entomological surveys and insecticide susceptibility profile of Aedes aegypti during the dengue outbreak in Sao Tome and Principe in 2022	48
On-target inhibition of Cryptosporidium parvum by nitazoxanide (NTZ) and paclitaxel (PTX) validated using a novel MDR1-transgenic host cell model and algorithms to quantify the effect on the parasite	48
Bothrops venom-induced hemostasis disorders in the rat: Between Scylla and Charybdis	47
FXR deficiency in hepatocytes disrupts the bile acid homeostasis and inhibits autophagy to promote liver injury in Schistosoma japonicum-infected mice	46
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	43
The molecular epidemiology of a dengue virus outbreak in Taiwan: population wide versus infrapopulation mutation analysis	43

Combining species distribution models and big datasets may provide finer assessments of snakebite impacts	42
Cost of implementing a doxycycline test-and-treat strategy for onchocerciasis elimination among settled and semi-nomadic groups in Cameroon	41
Temperature and time of host-seeking activity impact the efficacy of chemical control interventions targeting the West Nile virus vector, Culex tarsalis	41
Automatic mapping of high-risk urban areas for Aedes aegypti infestation based on building facade image analysis	41
Detection and analysis of Serpin and RP26 specific antibodies for monitoring Schistosoma haematobium transmission	40
Correction: A global genotyping survey of Strongyloides stercoralis and Strongyloides fuelleborni using deep amplicon sequencing	40
Effect of health education in the control of schistosomiasis in Dass Emirate Council of Bauchi State, Nigeria: An intervention study	40
Hypogonadism and associated factors among male Leprosy patients	40
Progress interrogating TRPMPZQ as the target of praziquantel	39
Implementation approaches for leprosy prevention with single-dose rifampicin: A support tool for decision making	39
Phylogenetic analysis of Mycobacterium bovis reveals animal and zoonotic tuberculosis spread between Morocco and European countries	38
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	38
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	37
Expression of Concern: Antivirus effectiveness of ivermectin on dengue virus type 2 in Aedes albopictus	37
Towards the sustainable elimination of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis in Côte d’Ivoire using an integrated approach	37
Intestinal Lactobacillus johnsonii protects against neuroangiostrongyliasis in BALB/c mice through modulation of immune response	37
Rift Valley fever virus 78kDa envelope protein attenuates virus replication in macrophage-derived cell lines and viral virulence in mice	37
Impact of climate and land use on the temporal variability of sand fly density in Sri Lanka: A 2-year longitudinal study	37