Announcements

8 December 2022
MDPI Sustainability Foundation: New Look and Nominations for the 2023 Sustainability Awards Now Open

We are pleased to announce that the website of the MDPI Sustainability Foundation has been revamped! For the past couple of months, our UX UI team and front-end developers have been working hard to launch the website in time for the opening of the Sustainability Awards nominations.

The website is not the only thing that has had a remodeling. Indeed, the format of the Emerging Sustainability Leader Award (ESLA) has been updated. ESLA is now a competition open to individual researchers or start-ups founded by researchers under the age of 35. Nominee applications will go through 2 rounds of selection until the final 3 are decided. The finalists will then be invited to give pitch presentations during the Award Ceremony to win either first place (10,000 USD) or runner-up (2 x 5000 USD).

The World Sustainability Award, on the other hand, remains the same: a total prize money of 100,000 USD is up for grabs by senior individual researchers or groups of researchers from the international research community.

Nominations for both the World Sustainability Award and the Emerging Sustainability Leader award are now open! Check out our new website for more information on how to nominate.

5 December 2022
Viruses | Seeking Cooperation with Academic Conferences

Viruses (ISSN: 1999-4915) is an open access journal that provides an advanced forum for studies of viruses. It publishes reviews, regular research papers, communications, conference reports, and short notes. Our aim is to publish papers that have a significant impact on the virology community. We encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible.

The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. We also encourage the publication of timely reviews and commentaries on topics of interest to the virology community. Papers are either published in the open journal or in Special Issues devoted to specific topics of interest to the field. We accept proposals for review articles that are not part of Special Issues.

In order to support the scientific community and contribute to the faster distribution of important scientific research, Viruses has cooperated with various academic conferences and is now seeking cooperation with additional academic conferences. The journal is open to a diverse range of collaborations, such as media partnerships, awards, exhibitions, and publications.

The scope of Viruses includes, but is not limited to, the following:

  • Virus, viruses, virion, virology, virological, viral, viral infections, virologist;
  • Virus classification;
  • Virus-like agents, viroids, prions;
  • Bacteriophage;
  • Vaccines, viral immunology;
  • Antiviral drugs, antiviral therapy, antiviral drug development;
  • Origin of viruses, viral evolution;
  • Virus structures, genomes;
  • Virus dynamics, mathematical and simulation models of virus infections.

We welcome consultations with any conferences related to Viruses. If you are interested in collaborating with Viruses, please contact us at viruses@mdpi.com.

1 December 2022
Editorial Board Members from Viruses Featured in the 2022 Highly Cited Researchers List Published by Clarivate


Recently, ClarivateTM revealed its 2022 list of Highly Cited Researchers™—Individuals at universities, research institutes and commercial organizations.

The scientists who were selected into this year’s list of Highly Cited Researchers have published highly cited papers in the 11-year period from January 2011 to December 2021, with citation frequency in the top 1% of academic subjects and the same year of publication in the Web of ScienceTM database. Based on Web of Science Citation data, 6,938 researchers from across the globe who have demonstrated a disproportionate level of significant and broad influence in their chosen field or fields over the last decade have been awarded Highly Cited Researcher 2022 designations. The list is truly global, spanning 69 countries or regions and spread across a diverse range of research sciences and social sciences.

According to statistics, 8 members of the Editorial Board of Viruses (ISSN: 1999-4915) have been selected into the list of Highly Cited Researchers of Clarivate in 2022. They are being recognized for their high-quality scientific research achievements and outstanding contributions to professional fields. The Viruses journal office sincerely congratulates all elected Editorial Board Members and hopes that they continue to have an academically productive relationship with the journal.

Name

Affiliation

Prof. Dr. Ke Lan

Wuhan University, China

Prof. Dr. Mark J. Mulligan

NYU Langone Vaccine Center, USA

Prof. Dr. Nikos Vasilakis

University of Texas Medical Branch, USA

Prof. Dr. Stanley Perlman

University of Iowa, USA

Prof. Dr. Yu Chen

Wuhan University, China

Prof. Dr. Shibo Jiang

Fudan University, China

Prof. Dr. Stefan Pöhlmann

German Primate Center, Germany

Prof. Dr. Guy Smagghe

Ghent University, Belgium

8 November 2022
Editorial Board Members from Viruses Featured in Stanford’s List of the World’s Top 2% Scientists

Stanford University has recently published an update of the list of the top 2% most widely cited scientists—the World’s Top 2% Scientists.

The time node of the statistical data of this list is from 1960 to 2022, and it is divided into two lists: "Lifetime Scientific Influence Ranking" and "2022 Annual Scientific Influence Ranking". The "Lifetime Scientific Influence Ranking" counts the comprehensive influence performance of scientists during their careers, and the "2022 Annual Influence Ranking" focuses on highlighting the academic influence of scientists in the previous year. This ranking, considered the most prestigious worldwide, is based on the bibliometric information contained in the Scopus database and includes more than 200,000 researchers from the more than 10 million scientists considered to be active worldwide, with 22 scientific fields and 176 subfields taken into account.

We are pleased to share that 83 Editorial Board Members from MDPI’s journal Viruses (ISSN: 1999-4915) were featured in Stanford University’s list of World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2022.

Name

Affiliation

Dr. Akira Ono

University of Michigan, USA

Prof. Dr. Alexander Bukreyev

University of Texas Medical Branch, USA

Prof. Dr. Andrew Pekosz

Johns Hopkins University, USA

Prof. Dr. Alexander Ploss

Princeton University, USA

Prof. Dr. Artur Summerfield

Institute of Virology and Immunology (IVI), Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Ayato Takada

Hokkaido University, Japan

Prof. Dr. Barbara Baker

University of California, USA

Dr. Birke Bartosch

Centre de recherche en cancérologie de Lyon, France

Dr. Krisztián Bányai

Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Hungary

Dr. Covadonga Alonso

Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Spain

Prof. Dr. Charles Grose

University of Iowa, USA

Prof. Dr. Hualan Chen

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

Prof. Dr. Yu Chen

Wuhan University, China

Prof. Dr. Christopher S. Sullivan

The University of Texas at Austin, USA

Prof. Dr. Clinton Jones

Oklahoma State University, USA

Prof. Dr. Craig Meyers

Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, USA

Prof. Dr. Craig E. Cameron

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Dr. Craig McCormick

Dalhousie University, Canada

Prof. Dr. Henryk H. Czosnek

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Dr. Blossom Damania

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Dr. Daniel DiMaio

Yale University, USA

Dr. Daniel L. Rock

the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Prof. Dr. Terje Dokland

University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

Dr. Eric O. Freed

National Cancer Institute, USA

Dr. Eugene V. Ryabov

Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, USDA, USA

Prof. Dr. Giorgio Palù

University of Padova, Italy

Prof. Dr. Guangxiang Luo

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, USA

Prof. Dr. Graciela Andrei

Rega Institute for Medical Research, Belgium

Prof. Dr. Haitao Guo

University of Pittsburgh, USA

Prof. Dr. Guy Smagghe

Ghent University, Belgium

Dr. Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann

The University of Queensland, Australia

Dr. Hernan Garcia-Ruiz

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, USA

Dr. Jason Kindrachuk

University of Manitoba, Canada

Prof. Dr. Jianming Hu

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, USA

Prof. Dr. K. Andrew White

York University, Canada

Prof. Dr. Ke Lan

Wuhan University, China

Dr. Koichi Watashi

National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan

Prof. Dr. Lennart Svensson

Linköping University, Sweden

Prof. Dr. Shuwen Liu

Southern Medical University, China

Dr. Luis Martinez-Sobrido

Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, USA

Dr. Luis Menéndez-Arias

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

Dr. Kenneth Lundstrom

PanTherapeutics, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Michael J. Buchmeier

University of California, USA

Prof. Dr. Marc Kvansakul

La Trobe University, Australia

Prof. Dr. Louis M. Mansky

University of Minnesota, USA

Prof. Dr. Mark J. Mulligan

NYU Grossman School of Medicine, USA

Dr. Markus Thali

University of Vermont, USA

Prof. Dr. Matthias J. Schnell

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, USA

Dr. Maurizia Rossana Brunetto

University Hospital of Pisa, Italy

Prof. Dr. Mikael Skurnik

Medicum, University of Helsinki, Finland

Prof. Dr. Manuel Ramos-Casals

Department of Autoimmune Diseases, ICMID, Hospital Clinic, Spain

Prof. Dr. Niklas Arnberg

Umeå University, Sweden

Prof. Dr. Nikos Vasilakis

University of Texas Medical Branch, USA

Prof. Dr. Norbert Nowotny

University of Veterinary Medicine, Austria

Prof. Dr. Nancy Raab-Traub

University of North Carolina, USA

Prof. Dr. Nobuhiro Suzuki

Okayama University, Japan

Prof. Dr. Oliver T. Fackler

University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany

Prof. Dr. Peng Zhou

Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Prof. Dr. Polly Roy

London School of Hygiene, UK

Dr. Rollie J. Clem

Kansas State University, USA

Prof. Dr. Regina Hofmann-Lehmann

University of Zurich, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Rob Lavigne

KU Leuven, Belgium

Prof. Dr. Robert Thimme

University Hospital Freiburg, Germany

Dr. Romain Paillot

Writtle University College, UK

Prof. Dr. Satya Parida

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy

Prof. Dr. Shibo Jiang

Fudan University, China

Prof. Dr. Shinji Makino

The University of Texas Medical Branch, USA

Prof. Dr. Shannon C. Kenney

University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Prof. Dr. Mark K. Slifka

Oregon Health & Science University, USA

Prof. Dr. Stefan Pöhlmann

Infection Biology Unit, German Primate Center, Germany

Prof. Dr. Stanley Perlman

University of Iowa, USA

Prof. Dr. Akinori Takaoka

Hokkaido University, Japan

Prof. Dr. Hengli Tang

Florida State University, USA

Prof. Dr. Thomas Hohn

University of Basel, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Tina Dalianis

Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Prof. Dr. Toshiki Watanabe

St. Marianna University Graduate School, Japan

Prof. Dr. Enzo Tramontano

University of Cagliari, Italy

Prof. Dr. Bin He

University of Illinois, USA

Dr. Ulrich Desselberger

University of Cambridge, UK

Dr. Volker Nickeleit

The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, USA

Prof. Dr. Volker Lohmann

University of Heidelberg, Germany

Dr. Weiyong Liu

Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Dr. Zongdi Feng

The Ohio State University College of Medicine, USA

The latest Stanford rankings reflect the significant influence and research excellence of the scientists, who are committed to furthering their knowledge for the benefit of the world.

We would like to congratulate our Editorial Board Members on their excellent achievement and thank them for their immense contribution to the scientific progression and development of Viruses.

1 November 2022
Viruses | Editor’s Choice Articles in 2020–2021

We are pleased to invite you to read the Editor’s Choice Articles of Viruses (ISSN: 1999-4915). A list of the high-quality and interesting papers that were specifically recommended by our Editorial Board Members can be found at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/viruses/editors_choice.

The papers list is as follows:

“The Anticoagulant Nafamostat Potently Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 S Protein-Mediated Fusion in a Cell Fusion Assay System and Viral Infection In Vitro in a Cell-Type-Dependent Manner”
by Mizuki Y., Maki K. et al.
Viruses 2020, 12(6), 629; https://doi.org/10.3390/v12060629
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/6/629

“Semipersistently Transmitted, Phloem Limited Plant Viruses Are Inoculated during the First Subphase of Intracellular Stylet Penetrations in Phloem Cells”
by Jaime J., Aránzazu M. and Alberto F.
Viruses 2021, 13(1), 137; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13010137
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/1/137

“Global Metabolic Profiling of Baculovirus Infection in Silkworm Hemolymph Shows the Importance of Amino-Acid Metabolism”
by Min F., Shigang F., Junming X., Mengmeng Z., Hongyun W., Luc S. and Jingchen S.
Viruses 2021, 13(5), 841; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13050841
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/5/841

“Microglial HIV-1 Expression: Role in HIV-1 Associated Neurocognitive Disorders”
by Hailong L., Kristen A. M., Jessica M. I., Charles F. M. and Rosemarie M. B.
Viruses 2021, 13(5), 924; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13050924
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/5/924

“Tracking HIV-1-Infected Cell Clones Using Integration Site-Specific qPCR”
by Leah D. B., Shuang G. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(7), 1235; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071235
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/7/1235

“Modular Evolution of Coronavirus Genomes”
by Yulia V., Andrei D., Jan F. D. and Alexander L.
Viruses 2021, 13(7), 1270; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071270
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/7/1270

“A New Master Donor Virus for the Development of Live-Attenuated Influenza B Virus Vaccines”
by Chantelle L. W., Kevin C., Daniel R. P., Jefferson S., Stivalis C. G., Aitor N. and Luis M. S.
Viruses 2021, 13(7), 1278; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071278
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/7/1278

“Molecular Evolution and Epidemiological Characteristics of SARS COV-2 in (Northwestern) Poland”
by Karol S., Andrzej O. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(7), 1295; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071295
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/7/1295

“Effects of Basic Amino Acids and Their Derivatives on SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza-A Virus Infection”
by Ivonne M., Li-Lan K., Yan-Chung L., Po-Wei S., Ni T. and Wen-Chi S.
Viruses 2021, 13(7), 1301; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071301
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/7/1301

“A Diverse Viral Community from Predatory Wasps in Their Native and Invaded Range, with a New Virus Infectious to Honey Bees“
by Emily J. R., James W. B., Mariana B., Jana D., Oliver Q., Monica A. M. G. and Philip J. L.
Viruses 2021, 13(8), 1431; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13081431
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/8/1431  

“Characterization of the Roles of SGT1/RAR1, EDS1/NDR1, NPR1, and NRC/ADR1/NRG1 in Sw-5b-Mediated Resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus”
by Zhengqiang C., Qian W., Cong T., Hongyu C., Dan M., Xin Q., Xiaohui Z., Lei J. and Xiaorong T.
Viruses 2021, 13(8), 1447; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13081447
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/8/1447

“Understanding the Genetic Diversity of Picobirnavirus: A Classification Update Based on Phylogenetic and Pairwise Sequence Comparison Approaches”

by Lester J. P., Gavin A. C. and Michael G. B.
Viruses 2021, 13(8), 1476; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13081476
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/8/1476

“An Absolutely Conserved Tryptophan in the Stem of the Envelope Protein E of Flaviviruses Is Essential for the Formation of Stable Particles”
by Iris M., Franz X. H. and Karin S.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1727; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091727
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1727

“Examining the Effects of an Anti-Salmonella Bacteriophage Preparation, BAFASAL®, on Ex-Vivo Human Gut Microbiome Composition and Function Using a Multi-Omics Approach”
by Janice M., Xu Z., James B., Krystal W., Zhibin N., Ewelina W., Jarosław D., Alain S. and Daniel F.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1734; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091734
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1734

“Structure-Guided Creation of an Anti-HA Stalk Antibody F11 Derivative That Neutralizes Both F11-Sensitive and -Resistant Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Viruses“
by Osamu K., Yasushi S. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1733; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091733
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1733

“Report of One-Year Prospective Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Dogs and Cats in France with Various Exposure Risks: Confirmation of a Low Prevalence of Shedding, Detection and Complete Sequencing of an Alpha Variant in a Cat”
by Emilie K., Solène D. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1759; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091759
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1759

“Histotype-Dependent Oligodendroglial PrP Pathology in Sporadic CJD: A Frequent Feature of the M2C “Strain”
by Ellen G., Sigrid K., Nuria V. R., Gerda R., Günther R., Thomas S., Ognian K., Marlene L., Herbert B. and Gabor G. K.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1796; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091796
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1796

“The Isolated in Utero Environment Is Conducive to the Emergence of RNA and DNA Virus Variants”
by Daniel U., Ivan T.,  Henry M., Nathalie B. and Uladzimir K.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1827; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091827
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1827

“Phylogenomic Characterization of Lopma Virus and Praja Virus, Two Novel Rodent-Borne Arteriviruses”
by Bert V., Zafeiro Z., Sophie G., Joëlle G. B., Bram V., Philippe L., Piet M. and Magda B.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1842; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091842
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1842

“The Pathobiology of H7N3 Low and High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Viruses from the United States Outbreak in 2020 Differs between Turkeys and Chickens”
by Miriã F. C., Christina M. L. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1851; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091851
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1851

“VP8, the Major Tegument Protein of Bovine Herpesvirus-1, Is Partially Packaged during Early Tegument Formation in a VP22-Dependent Manner”
by Soumya S., Kuan Z. and Sylvia D. L. H.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1854; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091854
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1854

“Reduced Infection Efficiency of Phage NCTC 12673 on Non-Motile Campylobacter jejuni Strains Is Related to Oxidative Stress”
by Jessica C. S., Muhammad A. J., Clay S. C., James B., Annika F., Alain S. and Christine M. S.
Viruses 2021, 13(10), 1955; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13101955
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/10/1955

“Phage Therapy Related Microbial Succession Associated with Successful Clinical Outcome for a Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection”
by Austen T., Justin C., Maile K., Haroldo H. S., Sabrina G., Saima A. and Anthony M.
Viruses 2021, 13(10), 2049; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13102049
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/10/2049

“Spillover of West Caucasian Bat Lyssavirus (WCBV) in a Domestic Cat and Westward Expansion in the Palearctic Region”
by Stefania L., Ettore B. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(10), 2064; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13102064
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/10/2064

“Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2 Infections during Differentiation of Human Cortical Neurons”
by Petra B., Edward T. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(10), 2072; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13102072
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/10/2072

“Comparison of the Proteomes of Porcine Macrophages and a Stable Porcine Cell Line after Infection with African Swine Fever Virus”
by Elisabeth W., Walter F., Luise H., Ulrike B., Sandra B., Thomas C. M. and Axel K.
Viruses 2021, 13(11), 2198; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13112198
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2198

“SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein S1-Mediated Endothelial Injury and Pro-Inflammatory State Is Amplified by Dihydrotestosterone and Prevented by Mineralocorticoid Antagonism”
by Nitin K., Yu Z., Srilakshmi Y., Kristina L. H., Jason S. K., Yogendra K., Andrea T. O. and Santhi K. G.
Viruses 2021, 13(11), 2209; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13112209
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2209

“Downregulation of Cell Surface Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Expression Is Mediated by the Left-End Transcription Unit of Fowl Adenovirus 9”
by Bryan D. G., Juan C. C., Yanlong P. and Éva N.
Viruses 2021, 13(11), 2211; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13112211
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2211

“Impact of Phage CDHS-1 on the Transcription, Physiology and Pathogenicity of a Clostridioides difficile Ribotype 027 Strain, R20291”
by Janet Y. N., Thekra S. A-T., Shaun H. and Martha R. J. C.
Viruses 2021, 13(11), 2262; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13112262
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2262

“Analyses of Leishmania-LRV Co-Phylogenetic Patterns and Evolutionary Variability of Viral Proteins”
by Alexei Y. K., Danyil G., Yulia K., Daniil S. C., Alexander N. L., Evgeny S. G. and Vyacheslav Y.
Viruses 2021, 13(11), 2305; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13112305
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2305

“Heterogeneity of Early Host Response to Infection with Four Low-Pathogenic H7 Viruses with a Different Evolutionary History in the Field”
by Gianpiero Z., Alice B. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(11), 2323; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13112323
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2323

“Plasma Proteome Fingerprints Reveal Distinctiveness and Clinical Outcome of SARS-CoV-2 Infection”
by Wolfgang B., Marcus W. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(12), 2456; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13122456
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/12/2456

“Characterization and Tissue Tropism of Newly Identified Iflavirus and Negeviruses in Glossina morsitans morsitans Tsetse Flies”
by Irene K. M., Hannah-Isadora H. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(12), 2472; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13122472
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/12/2472

 

13 October 2022
Viruses 2022 Early Career Investigator Award—Open for Nominations


We are pleased to announce that Viruses (ISSN: 1999-4915) is now welcoming nominations for the Viruses 2022 Early Career Investigator Award. This prize will be awarded to two early career investigators demonstrating excellence in virology. The nominations will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee chaired by the journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Eric O. Freed.

Prizes:

  • Prize of CHF 1000;
  • Invitation to publish one paper free of charge in the journal in 2023, following peer review;
  • An invitation to speak at the Viruses international virology conference in 2024, and an engraved plaque.

Award Terms and Conditions:

  • Nominees should be early career researchers with untenured positions who are within 10 years of having completed their most recent degree (Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent);
  • Nominees must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the field of virology.

List of Documents for Nomination:

  • A detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list;
  • Signed nomination letters and letters of recommendation from two established senior scientists.

Find more information about the award and how to nominate here.

To request further information, please contact the Viruses Editorial Office (viruses@mdpi.com).

28 September 2022
Peer Review Week 2022 – Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research

Peer Review Week began 19 September 2022 under the theme of “Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research”. Through various blog articles, podcast, and webinar, we discussed this crucial subject throughout the week, celebrating the essential role peer review plays in maintaining research quality.

To begin, we held a Webinar on the topic. Professor Peter W. Choate and Dr. Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi joined Dr. Ioana Craciun, one of MDPI’s scientific officers, for an in-depth discussion.

We invite you to view the event recording:

During the week, the MDPI Blog in a series articles highlighted how good Peer Review safeguards research integrity. The following topics were covered:

In a new edition of Insight Faster, an MDPI podcast, we were delighted to talk to the co-chairs of the Peer Review Week committee, Jayashree Rajagopalan (Senior Manager of Global Community Engagement for CACTUS) and Danielle Padula (Head of Marketing and Community Development at Scholastica) to get their take on this year’s event and its related topics.

You can find the Podcast here.

We hope you enjoy the contents!

14 September 2022
Viruses | Top Cited Papers in 2021

1. “Impaired Humoral Response in Renal Transplant Recipients to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination with BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech)”
by Johannes Korth et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(5), 756; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13050756
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/5/756
Cited by 92 | Viewed by 2845

2. “Domains and Functions of Spike Protein in SARS-Cov-2 in the Context of Vaccine Design”
by Xuhua Xia
Viruses 2021, 13(1), 109; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13010109
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/1/109
Cited by 91 | Viewed by 16009

3. “Neuroinvasion and Encephalitis Following Intranasal Inoculation of SARS-CoV-2 in K18-hACE2 Mice”
by Pratima Kumari et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(1), 132; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13010132
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/1/132
Cited by 82 | Viewed by 30382

4. “Antibody Response to the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Subjects with Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection”
by Federico Gobbi et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(3), 422; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13030422
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/3/422
Cited by 80 | Viewed by 12495

5. “Immune Evasion of SARS-CoV-2 Emerging Variants: What Have We Learnt So Far?”
by Ivana Lazarevic et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(7), 1192; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071192
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/7/1192
Cited by 79 | Viewed by 8279

6. “A Roadmap for Genome-Based Phage Taxonomy”
by Dann Turner et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(3), 506; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13030506
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/3/506
Cited by 75 | Viewed by 5498

7. “Attitudes towards Anti-SARS-CoV2 Vaccination among Healthcare Workers: Results from a National Survey in Italy”
by Francesco Di Gennaro et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(3), 371; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13030371
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/3/371
Cited by 72 | Viewed by 3020

8. “Long-COVID and Post-COVID Health Complications: An Up-to-Date Review on Clinical Conditions and Their Possible Molecular Mechanisms”
by Bruno Silva Andrade et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(4), 700; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13040700
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/4/700
Cited by 69 | Viewed by 12025

9. “Structure-Function Analyses of New SARS-CoV-2 Variants B.1.1.7, B.1.351 and B.1.1.28.1: Clinical, Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Public Health Implications”
by Jasdeep Singh et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(3), 439; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13030439
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/3/439
Cited by 65 | Viewed by 5564

10. “Glycyrrhizin Effectively Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Replication by Inhibiting the Viral Main Protease”
by Lukas van de Sand et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(4), 609; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13040609
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/4/609
Cited by 59 | Viewed by 4984

14 September 2022
Viruses | Top Cited Papers in 2020

1. “Virology, Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Control of COVID-19”
by Yuefei Jin et al.
Viruses 2020, 12(4), 372; https://doi.org/10.3390/v12040372
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/4/372
Cited by 751 | Viewed by 75036

2. “Preliminary Identification of Potential Vaccine Targets for the COVID-19 Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Based on SARS-CoV Immunological Studies”
by Syed Faraz Ahmed et al.
Viruses 2020, 12(3), 254; https://doi.org/10.3390/v12030254
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/3/254
Cited by 687 | Viewed by 59383

3. “Return of the Coronavirus: 2019-nCoV”
by Lisa E. Gralinski et al.
Viruses 2020, 12(2), 135; https://doi.org/10.3390/v12020135
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/2/135
Cited by 684 | Viewed by 91557

4. “Potential Maternal and Infant Outcomes from Coronavirus 2019-nCoV (SARS-CoV-2) Infecting Pregnant Women: Lessons from SARS, MERS, and Other Human Coronavirus Infections”
by David A. Schwartz et al.
Viruses 2020, 12(2), 194; https://doi.org/10.3390/v12020194
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/2/194
Cited by 545 | Viewed by 32959

5. “Systematic Comparison of Two Animal-to-Human Transmitted Human Coronaviruses: SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV”
by Jiabao Xu et al.
Viruses 2020, 12(2), 244; https://doi.org/10.3390/v12020244
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/2/244
Cited by 399 | Viewed by 37502

6. “Protocol and Reagents for Pseudotyping Lentiviral Particles with SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein for Neutralization Assays”
by Katharine H. D. Crawford et al.
Viruses 2020, 12(5), 513; https://doi.org/10.3390/v12050513
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/5/513
Cited by 341 | Viewed by 13192

7. “Challenges in Laboratory Diagnosis of the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2”
by Nadin Younes et al.
Viruses 2020, 12(6), 582; https://doi.org/10.3390/v12060582
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/6/582
Cited by 202 | Viewed by 13646

8. “Structural Genomics of SARS-CoV-2 Indicates Evolutionary Conserved Functional Regions of Viral Proteins”
by Suhas Srinivasan et al.
Viruses 2020, 12(4), 360; https://doi.org/10.3390/v12040360
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/4/360
Cited by 134 | Viewed by 16756

9. “The Anticoagulant Nafamostat Potently Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 S Protein-Mediated Fusion in a Cell Fusion Assay System and Viral Infection In Vitro in a Cell-Type-Dependent Manner”
by Mizuki Yamamoto et al.
Viruses 2020, 12(6), 629; https://doi.org/10.3390/v12060629
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/6/629
Cited by 133 | Viewed by 4236

10. “SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: Viral Genomics, Epidemiology, Vaccines, and Therapeutic Interventions”
by Mohammed Uddin et al.
Viruses 2020, 12(5), 526; https://doi.org/10.3390/v12050526
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/5/526
Cited by 125 | Viewed by 14756

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