OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of mBio is 54. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
A Histoplasma capsulatum Lipid Metabolic Map Identifies Antifungal Targets	153
Global Annotation, Expression Analysis, and Stability of Candidate sRNAs in Group B Streptococcus	118
Rapid and strain-specific resistance evolution of Staphylococcus aureus against inhibitory molecules secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa	114
Campylobacter jejuni Triggers Signaling through Host Cell Focal Adhesions To Inhibit Cell Motility	109
A DOT1B/Ribonuclease H2 Protein Complex Is Involved in R-Loop Processing, Genomic Integrity, and Antigenic Variation in Trypanosoma brucei	106
The Globular C1q Receptor Is Required for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling during Candida albicans Infection	101
CotG Mediates Spore Surface Permeability in Bacillus subtilis	95
Structural insights into the molecular mechanism of high-level ceftazidime–avibactam resistance conferred by CMY-185	93
Colicin-Mediated Transport of DNA through the Iron Transporter FepA	93
Erratum for Dilucca et al., “Guanylate-Binding Protein-Dependent Noncanonical Inflammasome Activation Prevents Burkholderia thailandensis-Induced Multinucleated Giant Cell Formation”	92
Requirement of microtubules for secretion of a micronemal protein CpTSP4 in the invasive stage of the apicomplexan Cryptosporidium parvum	92
Impact of Polymicrobial Infection on Fitness of Streptococcus gordonii In Vivo	89
Mrs4 loss of function in fungi during adaptation to the cystic fibrosis lung	87
Progression of ampC amplification during de novo amoxicillin resistance development in E. coli	85
On the virome’s hidden diversity: lessons from RHDV	83
Inactivated Vaccine-Induced SARS-CoV-2 Variant-Specific Immunity in Children	83
Deep Divergence and Genomic Diversification of Gut Symbionts of Neotropical Stingless Bees	83
Ligand-displaying Escherichia coli cells and minicells for programmable delivery of toxic payloads via type IV secretion systems	81
Type III interferon drives pathogenicity to Staphylococcus aureus via the airway epithelium	81
The robustness of porin-cytochrome gene clusters from Geobacter metallireducens in extracellular electron transfer	77
Increased intracellular H ₂ S levels enhance iron uptake in Escherichia coli	74
Leveraging biotin-based proximity labeling to identify cellular factors governing early alphaherpesvirus infection	74
Characterization of non-standard viral genomes during arenavirus infections identifies prominent S RNA intergenic region deletions	72
Short-range C-signaling restricts cheating behavior during Myxococcus xanthus development	72
Multiple variables influence the finely calibrated antioxidant defenses of Clostridioides difficile	72

Cryo-Electron Microscopy Structure and Interactions of the Human Cytomegalovirus gHgLgO Trimer with Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha	70
Large diversity in the O-chain biosynthetic cluster within populations of Pelagibacterales	69
A Combination of Receptor-Binding Domain and N-Terminal Domain Neutralizing Antibodies Limits the Generation of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Neutralization-Escape Mutants	68
Non-disruptive matrix turnover is a conserved feature of biofilm aggregate growth in paradigm pathogenic species	68
Dehydration-induced Ae-Aper50 regulates midgut infection in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes	67
Cellular SLC35B4 promotes internalization during influenza A virus entry	67
T Cell-Specific STAT1 Expression Promotes Lytic Replication and Supports the Establishment of Gammaherpesvirus Latent Reservoir in Splenic B Cells	64
Toxoplasma gondii GRA28 Is Required for Placenta-Specific Induction of the Regulatory Chemokine CCL22 in Human and Mouse	64
Evolution towards Virulence in a Burkholderia Two-Component System	64
Spatiotemporal Variations in Antarctic Protistan Communities Highlight Phytoplankton Diversity and Seasonal Dominance by a Novel Cryptophyte Lineage	64
Highly Potent Host-Specific Small-Molecule Inhibitor of Paramyxovirus and Pneumovirus Replication with High Resistance Barrier	63
Multivalent Interactions Drive the Toxoplasma AC9:AC10:ERK7 Complex To Concentrate ERK7 in the Apical Cap	63
Nothing about Us without Us: the Roles of Diverse Stakeholders in Scientific Publishing	63
Identification of determinants that allow maintenance of high-level fluoroquinolone resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii	61
Transcription Factor Repurposing Offers Insights into Evolution of Biosynthetic Gene Cluster Regulation	61
Genome-wide quantification of polycistronic transcription in Leishmania major	61
The New SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Their Epidemiological Impact in Mexico	61
Inbred SJL mice recapitulate human resistance to Cryptococcus infection due to differential immune activation	61
Engineering T-Cell Resistance to HIV-1 Infection via Knock-In of Peptides from the Heptad Repeat 2 Domain of gp41	60
The Potential Role of Passive Antibody-Based Therapies as Treatments for Monkeypox	59
Role of the Yersinia pestis phospholipase D (Ymt) in the initial aggregation step of biofilm formation in the flea	59
A Unique Sequence Is Essential for Efficient Multidrug Efflux Function of the MtrD Protein of Neisseria gonorrhoeae	58
A gut commensal bacterium promotes black soldier fly larval growth and development partly via modulation of intestinal protein metabolism	57
Staphylococcus aureus delta toxin modulates both extracellular membrane vesicle biogenesis and amyloid formation	57
Amplicon sequencing and culture-dependent approaches reveal core bacterial endophytes aiding freezing stress tolerance in alpine Rosaceae plants	56
SARS-CoV-2 infectivity can be modulated through bacterial grooming of the glycocalyx	56
RNA toehold switch-based reporter assay to assess bacterial uptake of antisense oligomers	55
Molecular mechanisms of drug resistance and compensation in SARS-CoV-2 main protease: the interplay between E166 and L50	55
A pangenomic atlas reveals eco-evolutionary dynamics that shape type VI secretion systems in plant-pathogenic Ralstonia	54