OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of mSphere is 30. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Comprehensive analysis of repetitive extragenic palindrome sequences identified in bacteria and archaea using a new web-based tool, RepRanger	129
Straining to define a healthy microbiome	110
The Stickland Reaction Precursor trans -4-Hydroxy- l -Proline Differentially Impacts the Metabolism of Clostridioides difficile and Co	89
Type I-E* CRISPR-Cas of Klebsiella pneumoniae upregulates bacterial virulence by targeting endogenous histidine utilization system	80
Community organization and network complexity and stability: contrasting strategies of prokaryotic versus eukaryotic microbiomes in the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea	68
Control of Human Anelloviruses by Cytosine to Uracil Genome Editing	65
Vaborbactam increases meropenem susceptibility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates displaying MexXY and AmpC upregulation	62
Human papillomavirus 16 mitigates Sneathia vaginalis -induced damage to cervical keratinocytes	62
The complete genome sequence of the crayfish pathogen Candidatus Paracoxiella cheracis n.g. n.sp. provides insight into pathogenesis and the phylogeny of the Coxiellacea	54
The GATA-like transcription factor Gat201 determines alkaline-restricted growth in Cryptococcus neoformans	51
Neutrophil prime unique transcriptional responses in intestinal organoids during infection with nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica serovars	50
Phylogenetic lineage dynamics of global parainfluenza virus type 3 post-COVID-19 pandemic	50
miR-451a Regulates Neuronal Apoptosis by Modulating 14-3-3ζ-JNK Axis upon Flaviviral Infection	47
Toward a deeper understanding of dengue: novel method for quantification and isolation of envelope protein epitope-specific antibodies	47
Large-Scale Evaluation of a Rapid Fully Automated Analysis Platform to Detect and Refute Outbreaks Based on MRSA Genome Comparisons	46
ALIBY: ALFA Nanobody-Based Toolkit for Imaging and Biochemistry in Yeast	45
Antibacterial effectors in Dictyostelium discoideum : specific activity against different bacterial species	40
Single-spore germination analyses reveal that calcium released during Clostridioides difficile germination functions in a feedforward loop	40
Virus species names have been standardized; virus names remain unchanged	39
Human Milk Oligosaccharides versus Streptococcus: How a Human-Made Natural Product Protects Us from Pathogens	38
Dynamics and quantitative contribution of the aminoglycoside 6′- N -acetyltransferase type Ib to amikacin resistance	36
Taxonomic and functional assembly cues enrich the endophytic tobacco microbiota across epiphytic compartments	35
Erratum for Markmann et al., “Sex Disparities and Neutralizing-Antibody Durability to SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Convalescent Individuals”	33
B Cell Receptor Repertoire Analysis in Malaria-Naive and Malaria-Experienced Individuals Reveals Unique Characteristics of Atypical Memory B Cells	33
mSphere of Influence: Pertussis Vaccination and Antibodies in Mothers and Infants	33

Structural determination of Rickettsia lipid A without chemical extraction confirms shorter acyl chains in later-evolving spotted fever group pathogens	32
Predicted Functional and Structural Diversity of Receiver Domains in Fungal Two-Component Regulatory Systems	32
Advanced genetic techniques in fungal pathogen research	32
PUPpy: a primer design pipeline for substrain-level microbial detection and absolute quantification	30
The multidrug efflux pump regulator AcrR directly represses motility in Escherichia coli	30
Immunogenicity and Safety of Investigational MenABCWY Vaccine and of 4CMenB and MenACWY Vaccines Administered Concomitantly or Alone: a Phase 2 Randomized Study of Adolescents and Young Adults	30