OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Pathogens is 52. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Iodobacter fluviatilis, a New Potential Opportunistic Pathogen Associated with Skin Lesions, First Report in Hypophthalmichthys nobilis in China	450
Memory Impairment, Pro-Inflammatory Host Response and Brain Histopathologic Severity in Rats Infected with K. pneumoniae or P. aeruginosa Meningitis	286
Serum Proteomics Reveals Systemic Responses in Didelphis aurita Naturally Infected with Hepatozoon sp.	218
Antimicrobial Resistant Staphylococcus Species Colonization in Dogs, Their Owners, and Veterinary Staff of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Naples, Italy	199
Description of a Current Outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in the United States	130
Detecting Dirofilaria immitis: Current Practices and Novel Diagnostic Methods	119
Mycobacterium marinum Immune Evasion in Zebrafish	116
Anaplasma ovis Prevalence Assessment and Cross Validation Using Multiparametric Screening Approach in Sheep from Central Tunisia	109
Neuropathogenesis of Encephalitic Alphaviruses in Non-Human Primate and Mouse Models of Infection	107
Detection of Periodontal Pathogens from Dental Plaques of Dogs with and without Periodontal Disease	104
Progress of the COVID-19: Persistence, Effectiveness, and Immune Escape of the Neutralizing Antibody in Convalescent Serum	100
HEV Infection in Beta-Thalassemia Patients	99
Impact of Empirical and Definitive Antibiotics on Pediatric Febrile Urinary Tract Infection Caused by ESBL-Producing Enterobacterales	90
A Recombinant Vaccine-like Strain of Lumpy Skin Disease Virus Causes Low-Level Infection of Cattle through Virus-Inoculated Feed	85
Detection of Brucella abortus Vaccine Strain RB51 in Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Milk	85
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Bacterial Infections	85
Structural Requirements in the Hemagglutinin Cleavage Site-Coding RNA Region for the Generation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus	83
NcGRA7 and NcROP40 Play a Role in the Virulence of Neospora caninum in a Pregnant Mouse Model	81
Expression Patterns of miR398, miR167, and miR159 in the Interaction between Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and Pathogenic Fusarium culmorum and Beneficial Trichoderma Fungi	78
Characteristics of Human Babesiosis in Europe	77
Cell Fractionation and the Identification of Host Proteins Involved in Plant–Virus Interactions	77
Oral Microbiota during Childhood and Its Role in Chemotherapy-Induced Oral Mucositis in Children with Cancer	77
Molecular Survey and Spatial Distribution of Rickettsia spp. in Ticks Infesting Free-Ranging Wild Animals in Pakistan (2017–2021)	76
Establishment of a Suitable Diagnostic Workflow to Ensure Sensitive Detection of African Swine Fever Virus Genome in Porcine Semen	71
Sanguinarine Protects Channel Catfish against Aeromonas hydrophila Infection by Inhibiting Aerolysin and Biofilm Formation	70

Molecular Confirmation of Taenia crassiceps Cysticercosis in a Captive Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) in Poland	69
Integrated Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of Acute Kidney Injury Caused by Leptospira Infection	68
Diagnostic Laboratory Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients Infected by Fomites: COVID-19 Outbreak in a South Korean Public Administrative Facility	68
Antimicrobial Activity of a Vaginal Gel Formulation: Considerations Related to Vaginal Infection and Dysbiosis	67
A Unique Case of Fatal Coinfection Caused by Leptospira spp. and Hepatozoon canis in a Red Fox Cub (Vulpes vulpes)	66
Subtyping Options for Microsporum canis Using Microsatellites and MLST: A Case Study from Southern Italy	66
Factors Associated with HIV Drug Resistance in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Analysis of a Complex Adaptive System	63
MCMV Centrifugal Enhancement: A New Spin on an Old Topic	63
Frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Patients with Imminent Preterm Delivery on the Island of Curaçao	63
Bacteria Patterns on Tonsillar Surface and Tonsillar Core Tissue among Patients Scheduled for Tonsillectomy at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania	62
Epidemiology and Control of African Swine Fever in Vietnam: A Scoping Review	61
Challenges of an Emerging Disease: The Evolving Approach to Diagnosing Devil Facial Tumour Disease	60
Amphiphysin AoRvs167-Mediated Membrane Curvature Facilitates Trap Formation, Endocytosis, and Stress Resistance in Arthrobotrys oligospora	59
Reproductive Disorders in Domestic Ruminants: A One Health Concern	59
Characteristics of COVID-19 Infection in a Hospitalized Autoimmune Hepatitis Patient	58
Molecular Epidemiology of Group B Streptococci in Lithuania Identifies Multi-Drug Resistant Clones and Sporadic ST1 Serotypes Ia and Ib	57
Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Factors of Proteus mirabilis Isolated from Dog with Chronic Otitis Externa	56
A Portable Diagnostic Assay, Genetic Diversity, and Isolation of Seoul Virus from Rattus norvegicus Collected in Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea	56
rCsHscB Derived from Clonorchis sinensis: A Carcinogenic Liver Fluke Ameliorates LPS-Induced Acute Hepatic Injury by Repression of Inflammation	56
Cefiderocol against Multi-Drug and Extensively Drug-Resistant Escherichia coli: An In Vitro Study in Poland	54
“Monkeypox: What Do You Know about That?” Italian Adults’ Awareness of a New Epidemic	54
Clinical Evaluation of Three Commercial RT-PCR Kits for Routine COVID-19 Diagnosis	54
Cross-Over Pathogenic Bacteria Detected in Infected Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and Peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) in Bulgaria	53
HepCare Plus: Enhancing Primary Care Identification and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus in High-Risk Individuals	53
Characterization of the Pepper Virome in Oklahoma Reveals Emerging RNA and DNA Viruses	53
The Effect of Pegbovigrastim Injection on Phagocytic and Oxidative Burst Activities of Peripheral Blood Granulocytes and Monocytes in Calves Challenged with Mycoplasma bovis	53
Pathophysiology of Acute Kidney Injury in Malaria and Non-Malarial Febrile Illness: A Prospective Cohort Study	52
Application of Machine Learning Algorithms in Urinary Tract Infections Diagnosis Based on Non-Microbiological Parameters	52
Discovery of Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers for Common Pathogenic Nocardia Through Pan-Genome and Comparative Genome Analysis, with Preliminary Validation	52
Welder’s Anthrax: A Review of an Occupational Disease	52
Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli from Food and Clinical Samples	52