OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Cell Biology is 46. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
LUBAC regulates ciliogenesis by promoting CP110 removal from the mother centriole	355
Distinct roles of two homologous kinesins in mammalian motile cilia	288
A collective strategy to promote the dissemination of single cancer cells	244
The α-Catenin mechanosensing M region is required for cell adhesion during tissue morphogenesis	144
Sugar-free synapses run on mitochondrial Sirtuin 3	130
Diverse microtubule-binding repeats regulate TPX2 activities at distinct locations within the spindle	127
WDR62 localizes katanin at spindle poles to ensure synchronous chromosome segregation	118
ESCRT-I and PTPN23 mediate microautophagy of ubiquitylated tau aggregates	107
DBF4, not DRF1, is the crucial regulator of CDC7 kinase at replication forks	86
Conformational transitions of the Spindly adaptor underlie its interaction with Dynein and Dynactin	77
Microtubule-driven cell shape changes and actomyosin flow synergize to position the centrosome	76
Kinetochores grip microtubules with directionally asymmetric strength	73
RIM and MUNC13 membrane–binding domains are essential for neuropeptide secretion	66
VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A1	66
Developmental pruning of sensory neurites by mechanical tearing in Drosophila	65
Tubulin isotypes optimize distinct spindle positioning mechanisms during yeast mitosis	65
A function of TPL/TBL1-type corepressors is to nucleate the assembly of the preinitiation complex	62
Reticulons promote formation of ER-derived double-membrane vesicles that facilitate SARS-CoV-2 replication	60
A conserved role for centriolar satellites in translation of centrosomal and ciliary proteins	60
Vps13-like proteins provide phosphatidylethanolamine for GPI anchor synthesis in the ER	58
PP6 regulation of Aurora A–TPX2 limits NDC80 phosphorylation and mitotic spindle size	58
Rac1 promotes kidney collecting duct integrity by limiting actomyosin activity	57
Tld1 is a regulator of triglyceride lipolysis that demarcates a lipid droplet subpopulation	57
Differential metabolism of arsenicals regulates Fps1-mediated arsenite transport	57
Stress granules and mTOR are regulated by membrane atg8ylation during lysosomal damage	56

Migratory autolysosome disposal mitigates lysosome damage	55
GxcM-Fbp17/RacC-WASP signaling regulates polarized cortex assembly in migrating cells via Arp2/3	55
SARS-CoV-2 specific adaptations in N protein inhibit NF-κB activation and alter pathogenesis	54
FGFR2 residence in primary cilia is necessary for epithelial cell signaling	54
Rab GTPases as “eat me” signals for selective autophagy	54
Organization of a cytoskeletal superstructure in the apical domain of intestinal tuft cells	53
PtdIns(3,4)P2, Lamellipodin, and VASP coordinate actin dynamics during phagocytosis in macrophages	53
The phospholipids cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine differentially regulate MDC biogenesis	53
C17orf80 binds the mitochondrial genome to promote its replication	52
Bill Weis (1959–2023): Pioneering structural biologist and biochemist who revolutionized our understanding of cell adhesion and Wnt signaling	52
A gene duplication of a septin reveals a developmentally regulated filament length control mechanism	51
Fast-evolving cofactors regulate the role of HEATR5 complexes in intra-Golgi trafficking	51
ARHGEF17/TEM4 regulates the cell cycle through control of G1 progression	51
Cryo-EM reveals how the mastigoneme assembles and responds to environmental signal changes	50
Phollow the phosphoinositol: Actin dynamics at the B cell immune synapse	50
TIMP-1 is a novel ligand of Amyloid Precursor Protein and triggers a proinflammatory phenotype in human monocytes	49
Astral microtubule cross-linking safeguards uniform nuclear distribution in the Drosophila syncytium	49
Crosstalk within and beyond the Polycomb repressive system	49
Refining S-acylation: Structure, regulation, dynamics, and therapeutic implications	48
E3 ubiquitin ligase Wwp1 regulates ciliary dynamics of the Hedgehog receptor Smoothened	47
Migrasomes: Biogenesis, physiological roles, and therapeutic potentials	46
CYRI-A limits invasive migration through macropinosome formation and integrin uptake regulation	46