OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Emerging Microbes & Infections is 44. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Correction	333
SARS-CoV-2 and HCoV-OC43 regulate host m6A modification via activation of the mTORC1 signalling pathway to facilitate viral replication	316
Human infection with avian-origin H5N6 influenza a virus after exposure to slaughtered poultry	314
CpG oligodeoxynucleotides and pan-serotype inhibitors control neurotropic Dengue infection in novel immune competent neonatal mouse model	163
An attenuated African swine fever virus expressing the E2 glycoprotein of classical swine fever virus protects pigs against challenge of both viruses	138
Plasma miRNA profile at COVID-19 onset predicts severity status and mortality	136
Adjunctive Zoledronate + IL-2 administrations enhance anti-tuberculosis Vγ2Vδ2 T-effector populations, and improve treatment outcome of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis ¹	119
Genomic epidemiology sheds light on the emergence and spread of Mycobacterium bovis Eu2 Clonal Complex in Portugal	115
Emergence of chicken infection with novel reassortant H3N8 avian influenza viruses genetically close to human H3N8 isolate, China	115
A functional approach to analyze the genetic basis for differences in virulence of monkeypox virus clades	113
Phages adapt to recognize an O-antigen polysaccharide site by mutating the “backup” tail protein ORF59, enabling reinfection of phage-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae	108
Immunodominance hierarchy after seasonal influenza vaccination	107
Population genomics of emerging Elizabethkingia anophelis pathogens reveals potential outbreak and rapid global dissemination	97
Aerosolized Zika virus infection in Guinea pigs	90
Humoral and cellular immunogenicity and efficacy of a coxsackievirus A10 vaccine in mice	77
Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac vaccines in preventing SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infections, hospitalizations, and severe complications in the pediatric population in Hong Kong: a case-control study	76
Temporal and coevolutionary analyses reveal the events driving the emergence and circulation of human mamastroviruses	75
Diabetes mellitus promotes the nasal colonization of high virulent Staphylococcus aureus through the regulation of SaeRS two-component system	71
Mast cell activation may contribute to adverse health transitions in COVID-19 patients with frailty	71
Carriage and within-host diversity of mcr-1.1- harbouring Escherichia coli from pregnant mothers: inter- and intra-mother transmission dyn	68
SaeR as a novel target for antivirulence therapy against Staphylococcus aureus	66
Vibrio metschnikovii as an emergent pathogen: analyses of phylogeny and O-antigen and identification of possible virulence characteristics	66
Outer membrane vesicles mediating horizontal transfer of the epidemic bla _OXA-232 carbapenemase gene among Enterobacterales	64
Tribbles pseudokinase 3 promotes enterovirus A71 infection via dual mechanisms	62
Assessment of the Cepheid 3-gene Host Response Fingerstick Blood Test (MTB-HR) on rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis	62

Monoclonal antibody therapy demonstrates increased virulence of a lineage VII strain of Lassa virus in nonhuman primates	61
An ACE2 decamer viral trap as a durable intervention solution for current and future SARS-CoV	61
RNA binding motif 4 inhibits the replication of ebolavirus by directly targeting 3′-leader region of genomic RNA	59
Poor virus-specific T-cell responses early after tick-borne encephalitis virus infection correlate with disease severity	57
Risk factors associated with food consumption and food-handling habits for sporadic listeriosis: a case–control study in China from 2013 to 2022	56
Chromosomal integration and plasmid fusion occurring in ST20 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates coharboring bla _NDM-	56
Evolution of H6N6 viruses in China between 2014 and 2019 involves multiple reassortment events	56
Emergence and ongoing outbreak of ST80 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Guangdong province, China from 2021 to 2023: a multicenter, time-series and genomic e	55
Genetic variation and evolutionary characteristics of Echovirus 11: new variant within genotype D5 associated with neonatal death found in China	54
Hemagglutinin glycosylation pattern-specific effects: implications for the fitness of H9.4.2.5-branched H9N2 avian influenza viruses	54
Plasma immune profiling combined with machine learning contributes to diagnosis and prognosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis	51
Immune correlates of protection of the four-segmented Rift Valley fever virus candidate vaccine in mice	50
Time-resolved scRNA-seq reveals transcription dynamics of polarized macrophages with influenza A virus infection and antigen presentation to T cells	48
Relative effectiveness of a heterologous booster dose with adenovirus type 5 vectored COVID-19 vaccine versus three doses of inactivated COVID-19 vaccine in adults during a nationwide outbreak of omic	48
Inhibition of RAN attenuates influenza a virus replication and nucleoprotein nuclear export	47
Five-year longitudinal surveillance reveals the continual circulation of both alpha- and beta-coronaviruses in Plateau and Gansu pikas ( Ochotona spp.) at Qinghai Lake,	46
Characterizing HIV-1 transmission by genetic cluster analysis among newly diagnosed patients in the China-Myanmar border region from 2020 to 2023	45
Genomic characterization of an emerging Rickettsia barbariae isolated from tick eggs in northwestern China	45
Evolution and biological characteristics of H11 avian influenza viruses isolated from migratory birds and pigeons	45
Genetic microevolution of clinical Candida auris with reduced Amphotericin B sensitivity in China	44