OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of ACS Infectious Diseases is 31. 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
Issue Editorial Masthead	95
Drugs for Vector-Borne Protozoal Diseases in a One Health Scenario. A European Perspective	77
A Mechanistic Understanding of the Modes of Ca²⁺ Ion Binding to the SARS-CoV-1 Fusion Peptide and Their Role in the Dynamics of Host Membrane Penetration	74
Investigations of Thiosemicarbazides as Botulinum Toxin Active-Site Inhibitors: Enzyme, Cellular, and Rodent Intoxication Studies	69
Single-Dose Drug Development Candidate for Schistosomiasis	68
Mycobacterial Small Heat Shock Proteins: Dissecting Their Roles in Pathogenesis and Development of Therapeutics	66
3-Benzylmenadiones and their Heteroaromatic Analogues Target the Apicoplast of Apicomplexa Parasites: Synthesis and Bioimaging Studies	63
Biofilm Dispersal, Reduced Viscoelasticity, and Antibiotic Sensitization via Nitric Oxide-Releasing Biopolymers	63
Call for Papers: Combating Tuberculosis: Obstacles, Innovations, and the Road Ahead	56
Correction to “Target-Based Design of Promysalin Analogs Identifies a New Putative Binding Cleft in Succinate Dehydrogenase”	56
Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel 2-(Benzofuran-2-yl)-chromone Derivatives for In Vivo Imaging of Prion Deposits in the Brain	52
Subminimum Inhibitory Concentrations Tetracycline Antibiotics Induce Biofilm Formation in Minocycline-Resistant Klebsiella pneumonia by Affecting Bacterial Physical and Chemical Properties and	52
Calcimycin Inhibits Cryptococcus neoformans In Vitro and In Vivo by Targeting the Prp8 Intein Splicing	51
Inhibitors of the Structural and Nonstructural Proteins of Alphaviruses	51
β-Lactamase-Mediated Fragmentation: Historical Perspectives and Recent Advances in Diagnostics, Imaging, and Antibacterial Design	51
Broad-Spectrum Small-Molecule Inhibitors Targeting the SAM-Binding Site of Flavivirus NS5 Methyltransferase	47
Engineering an Fc-Fusion of a Capsule Degrading Enzyme for the Treatment of Anthrax	45
Correlating Antibiotic-Induced Dysbiosis to Clostridioides difficile Spore Germination and Host Susceptibility to Infection Using an Ex Vivo Assay	44
Lung Damage Induced by Plasmodium berghei ANKA in Murine Model of Malarial Infection is Mitigated by Dietary Supplementation with DHA-Rich Omega-3	42
Native Mass Spectrometry Reveals Binding Interactions of SARS-CoV-2 PLpro with Inhibitors and Cellular Targets	39
Non-Neutralizing Epitopes Shade Neutralizing Epitopes against Omicron in a Multiple Epitope-Based Vaccine	39
Enhanced Antimicrobial Screening Sensitivity Enabled the Identification of an Ultrashort Peptide KR-8 for Engineering of LL-37mini to Combat Drug-Resistant Pathogens	37
Structural Basis of Metallo-β-lactamase Inhibition byN-Sulfamoylpyrrole-2-carboxylates	36
Rapid Screening to Identify Antivirals against Persistent and Acute Coxsackievirus B3 Infection	36
Conserved Sequences from Dengue Virus Genomes Form Stable G-Quadruplexes	36

Synthesis and Application of Rare Deoxy Amino l-Sugar Analogues to Probe Glycans in Pathogenic Bacteria	35
Pyrido-Dibemequine Metabolites Exhibit Improved Druglike Features, Inhibit Hemozoin Formation in Plasmodium falciparum, and Synergize with Clinical Antimalarials	35
Transcriptomics Analysis Uncovers Transient Ceftazidime Tolerance in Burkholderia Biofilms	35
Diaryl Ureas as an Antiprotozoal Chemotype	35
Genome-Wide Libraries for Protozoan Pathogen Drug Target Screening Using Yeast Surface Display	32
Sialic Acid and Fucose Residues on the SARS-CoV-2 Receptor-Binding Domain Modulate IgG Antibody Reactivity	32
Discovery of a New Antibiotic Demethoxytetronasin Using a Dual-Sided Agar Plate Assay (DAPA)	31
Mitophagy Activation Targeting PINK1 Is an Effective Treatment to Inhibit Zika Virus Replication	31
2-Mercaptomethyl Thiazolidines (MMTZs) Inhibit All Metallo-β-Lactamase Classes by Maintaining a Conserved Binding Mode	31