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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Role of interferon-induced GTPases in leishmaniasis	1409
Diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic potentials of gut microbiome profiling in human schistosomiasis: A comprehensive systematic review	200
Susceptibility and barriers to infection of Colorado mosquitoes with Rift Valley fever virus	132
Correction: Predictive markers for the early prognosis of dengue severity: A systematic review and meta-analysis	111
Human Seroprevalence for Dengue, Ross River, and Barmah Forest viruses in Australia and the Pacific: A systematic review spanning seven decades	101
A modelling assessment of short- and medium-term risks of programme interruptions for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis in the DRC	75
A comprehensive analysis of non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccination on Ebolavirus disease outbreak: Stochastic modeling approach	75
Analysis of Cholera Risk in India: Insights from 2017–18 Serosurvey Data Integrated with Epidemiologic data and Societal Determinants from 2015–2019	70
Modeling the efficacy of CRISPR gene drive for snail immunity on schistosomiasis control	67
Combining species distribution models and big datasets may provide finer assessments of snakebite impacts	60
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	60
Automatic mapping of high-risk urban areas for Aedes aegypti infestation based on building facade image analysis	59
Cost of implementing a doxycycline test-and-treat strategy for onchocerciasis elimination among settled and semi-nomadic groups in Cameroon	59
Hypogonadism and associated factors among male Leprosy patients	53
Detection and analysis of Serpin and RP26 specific antibodies for monitoring Schistosoma haematobium transmission	52
A global call for action to tackle skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) through integration: An ambitious step change	51
Implementation approaches for leprosy prevention with single-dose rifampicin: A support tool for decision making	51
The discovery of novel variants reveals the genetic diversity and potential origin of Seoul orthohantavirus	50
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	49
Exploring one health-based strategies for rabies elimination: Overview and future prospects	48
Phylogenetic analysis of Mycobacterium bovis reveals animal and zoonotic tuberculosis spread between Morocco and European countries	44
Forecasting the relative abundance of Aedes vector populations to enhance situational awareness for mosquito control operations	44
The first direct detection of spotted fever group Rickettsia spp. diversity in ticks from Ningxia, northwestern China	44
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	43
Expression of Concern: Antivirus effectiveness of ivermectin on dengue virus type 2 in Aedes albopictus	43

High levels of infectiousness of asymptomatic Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infections in wild rodents highlights their importance in the epidemiology of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in Braz	43
Frequency, geographical distribution, clinical characteristics, antivenom utilisation and outcomes of King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) bites in Malaysia	42
Quantifying the relationship between arboviral infection prevalence and human mobility patterns among participants of the Communities Organized to Prevent Arboviruses cohort (COPA) in southern Puerto	42
Prevalence of leptospirosis among soldiers: A systematic review	41
Leishmania RNA virus-1 is similarly detected among metastatic and non-metastatic phenotypes in a prospective cohort of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis	40
Rift Valley fever virus 78kDa envelope protein attenuates virus replication in macrophage-derived cell lines and viral virulence in mice	40
Intestinal Lactobacillus johnsonii protects against neuroangiostrongyliasis in BALB/c mice through modulation of immune response	40
Host population dynamics influence Leptospira spp. transmission patterns among Rattus norvegicus in Boston, Massachusetts, US	39
An unusually long Rift valley fever inter-epizootic period in Zambia: Evidence for enzootic virus circulation and risk for disease outbreak	39
A genomic snapshot of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in Colombia	39
Epidemiological observations and management challenges in extrapedal mycetoma: A three-decade review of 420 cases	39
Species identification and phylogenetic analysis of Leishmania isolated from patients, vectors and hares in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China	37
Estimating the infection burden of COVID-19 in Malaysia	37
Molecular type distribution and fluconazole susceptibility of clinical Cryptococcus gattii isolates from South African laboratory-based surveillance, 2005–2013	37
The cure rate after different treatments for mucosal leishmaniasis in the Americas: A systematic review	37
A critical appraisal of the ENLIST severity scale for erythema nodosum leprosum	37