| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | A new technique for the assay of infectivity of human adenovirus 5 DNA | Virology | 1973 | 10,866 |
| 2 | Transduction of linked genetic characters of the host by bacteriophage P1 | Virology | 1955 | 3,123 |
| 3 | Classification of papillomaviruses | Virology | 2004 | 2,604 |
| 4 | Rapid bacteriophage sedimentation in the presence of polyethylene glycol and its application to large-scale virus purification | Virology | 1970 | 1,698 |
| 5 | Plaque assay techniques for murine leukemia viruses | Virology | 1970 | 1,602 |
| 6 | Classification of papillomaviruses (PVs) based on 189 PV types and proposal of taxonomic amendments | Virology | 2010 | 1,377 |
| 7 | Agar suspension culture for the selective assay of cells transformed by polyoma virus | Virology | 1964 | 1,363 |
| 8 | Possible Emergence of New Geminiviruses by Frequent Recombination | Virology | 1999 | 1,354 |
| 9 | Polyoma transformation of hamster cell clones—an investigation of genetic factors affecting cell competence | Virology | 1962 | 1,336 |
| 10 | Vpr Is Required for Efficient Replication of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 in Mononuclear Phagocytes | Virology | 1995 | 1,262 |
| 11 | Papillomaviruses in the causation of human cancers — a brief historical account | Virology | 2009 | 1,242 |
| 12 | Identification of biological activities of paramyxovirus glycoproteins. Activation of cell fusion, hemolysis, and infectivity by proteolytic cleavage of an inactive precursor protein of Sendai virus | Virology | 1974 | 1,039 |
| 13 | Hepatitis E virus (HEV): Molecular cloning and sequencing of the full-length viral genome | Virology | 1991 | 978 |
| 14 | Norovirus classification and proposed strain nomenclature | Virology | 2006 | 952 |
| 15 | The Complete DNA Sequence of Autographa californica Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus | Virology | 1994 | 932 |
| 16 | Influenza A Virus Lacking the NS1 Gene Replicates in Interferon-Deficient Systems | Virology | 1998 | 913 |
| 17 | The complete DNA sequence of vaccinia virus | Virology | 1990 | 912 |
| 18 | Human papillomaviruses in the pathogenesis of anogenital cancer | Virology | 1991 | 908 |
| 19 | The polypeptides of adenovirus | Virology | 1968 | 862 |
| 20 | Activation of influenza A viruses by trypsin treatment | Virology | 1975 | 859 |
| 21 | Receptor determinants of human and animal influenza virus isolates: Differences in receptor specificity of the H3 hemagglutinin based on species of origin | Virology | 1983 | 839 |
| 22 | Human papillomavirus type 16 DNA sequence | Virology | 1985 | 822 |
| 23 | Systemic acquired resistance induced by localized virus infections in plants | Virology | 1961 | 802 |
| 24 | Properties of a cryptic high-frequency transducing phage in Staphylococcus aureus | Virology | 1967 | 795 |
| 25 | Characterization of temperature sensitive influenza virus mutants defective in neuraminidase | Virology | 1974 | 779 |
| 26 | Sensitive mutants of bacteriophage λ | Virology | 1961 | 774 |
| 27 | Evidence That Hepatitis C Virus Resistance to Interferon Is Mediated through Repression of the PKR Protein Kinase by the Nonstructural 5A Protein | Virology | 1997 | 764 |
| 28 | Polypeptide components of virions, top component and cores of reovirus type 3 | Virology | 1969 | 735 |
| 29 | Complete Genomes, Phylogenetic Relatedness, and Structural Proteins of Six Strains of the Hepatitis B Virus, Four of Which Represent Two New Genotypes | Virology | 1994 | 734 |
| 30 | Detection of viral genomes in cultured cells and paraffin-embedded tissue sections using biotin-labeled hybridization probes | Virology | 1983 | 711 |
| 31 | Lelystad Virus, the Causative Agent of Porcine Epidemic Abortion and Respiratory Syndrome (PEARS), Is Related to LDV and EAV | Virology | 1993 | 702 |
| 32 | Receptor Specificity in Human, Avian, and Equine H2 and H3 Influenza Virus Isolates | Virology | 1994 | 700 |
| 33 | Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) induces resistance to tobacco mosaic virus in tobacco | Virology | 1979 | 685 |
| 34 | Purification of viral RNA by means of bentonite | Virology | 1961 | 673 |
| 35 | Plaque production by the polyoma virus | Virology | 1959 | 662 |
| 36 | Proteolytic cleavage of the viral glycoproteins and its significance for the virulence of Newcastle disease virus | Virology | 1976 | 659 |
| 37 | On the origin of the human influenza virus subtypes H2N2 and H3N2 | Virology | 1978 | 652 |
| 38 | Variable and hypervariable domains are found in the regions of HCV corresponding to the flavivirus envelope and NS1 proteins and the pestivirus envelope glycoproteins | Virology | 1991 | 641 |
| 39 | Enhancement of the infectivity of influenza A and B viruses by proteolytic cleavage of the hemagglutinin polypeptide | Virology | 1975 | 636 |
| 40 | Genetic Characterization of the Pathogenic Influenza A/Goose/Guangdong/1/96 (H5N1) Virus: Similarity of Its Hemagglutinin Gene to Those of H5N1 Viruses from the 1997 Outbreaks in Hong Kong | Virology | 1999 | 636 |
| 41 | The purification of four strains of poxvirus | Virology | 1962 | 628 |
| 42 | A simple technique for the rescue of early region I mutations into infectious human adenovirus type 5 | Virology | 1988 | 628 |
| 43 | Molecular biology of hepatitis B virus infection | Virology | 2015 | 627 |
| 44 | Transformation of rat cells by DNA of human adenovirus 5 | Virology | 1973 | 621 |
| 45 | Antiviral actions of interferon interferon-regulated cellular proteins and their surprisingly selective antiviral activities | Virology | 1991 | 619 |
| 46 | The DNA sequence of equine herpesvirus-1 | Virology | 1992 | 617 |
| 47 | Sequence and Genomic Organization of Norwalk Virus | Virology | 1993 | 615 |
| 48 | Full-length sequence of a hepatitis C virus genome having poor homology to reported isolates: Comparative study of four distinct genotypes | Virology | 1992 | 603 |
| 49 | The genetics and physiology of bacteriophage T7 | Virology | 1969 | 601 |
| 50 | HIV-1 Gag Proteins: Diverse Functions in the Virus Life Cycle | Virology | 1998 | 600 |
