OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Virus Evolution is 22. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Unveiling the RNA virus landscape of Cotesia chilonis : geographic distribution, diversity, and potential roles in parasitoid–host interactions	114
Experimental evolution of the host range dynamics in two isolates of potato virus Y	92
Human immunodeficiency virus dynamics in secondary lymphoid tissues and the evolution of cytotoxic T lymphocyte escape mutants	79
Evolution of a novel engineered tripartite viral genome of a torradovirus	67
High pathogenic avian influenza A(H5) viruses of clade 2.3.4.4b in Europe—Why trends of virus evolution are more difficult to predict	56
Correction to: Quantifying the value of viral genomics when inferring who infected whom in the 2014–16 Ebola virus outbreak in Guinea	47
Discovery of novel Mamastroviruses in Bactrian camels and dromedaries reveals complex recombination history	39
Plant biosecurity threats detected using metatranscriptomic sequencing of animal gut contents	34
Community-level variability in Bronx COVID-19 hospitalizations associated with differing population immunity during the second year of the pandemic	33
Phylogeographic evaluation of the effectiveness of Canadian travel restrictions in reducing SARS-CoV-2 variant importations and burden	31
Host replacement dynamics shape virulence and genome evolution in a plant RNA virus	31
Evolution of anelloviruses from a circovirus-like ancestor through gradual augmentation of the jelly-roll capsid protein	30
Diverse patterns of intra-host genetic diversity in chronically infected SARS-CoV-2 patients	30
Intrahost evolution leading to distinct lineages in the upper and lower respiratory tracts during SARS-CoV-2 prolonged infection	30
Emergence and transmission dynamics of the FY.4 Omicron variant in Kenya	30
Evolutionary rate of SARS-CoV-2 increases during zoonotic infection of farmed mink	27
Deciphering the evolutionary landscape of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus across East Asia	26
Genome sizes of animal RNA viruses reflect phylogenetic constraints	24
Impact and mitigation of sampling bias to determine viral spread: Evaluating discrete phylogeography through CTMC modeling and structured coalescent model approximations	23
A systematic review on Nipah virus: global molecular epidemiology and medical countermeasures development	23
Deep mutational scanning of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.86 and epistatic emergence of the KP.3 variant	23
EvoLaps 2: Advanced phylogeographic visualization	22
Molecular epidemiology, evolution, and transmission dynamics of raccoon rabies virus in Connecticut	22