OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Cell Biology is 47. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Differential metabolism of arsenicals regulates Fps1-mediated arsenite transport	342
LUBAC regulates ciliogenesis by promoting CP110 removal from the mother centriole	299
Distinct roles of two homologous kinesins in mammalian motile cilia	275
A function of TPL/TBL1-type corepressors is to nucleate the assembly of the preinitiation complex	238
A collective strategy to promote the dissemination of single cancer cells	142
The α-Catenin mechanosensing M region is required for cell adhesion during tissue morphogenesis	126
Developmental pruning of sensory neurites by mechanical tearing in Drosophila	125
Sugar-free synapses run on mitochondrial Sirtuin 3	111
Tld1 is a regulator of triglyceride lipolysis that demarcates a lipid droplet subpopulation	99
Diverse microtubule-binding repeats regulate TPX2 activities at distinct locations within the spindle	93
WDR62 localizes katanin at spindle poles to ensure synchronous chromosome segregation	82
PP6 regulation of Aurora A–TPX2 limits NDC80 phosphorylation and mitotic spindle size	77
Chromosome oscillation promotes Aurora A–dependent Hec1 phosphorylation and mitotic fidelity	73
ESCRT-I and PTPN23 mediate microautophagy of ubiquitylated tau aggregates	70
Tubulin isotypes optimize distinct spindle positioning mechanisms during yeast mitosis	66
DBF4, not DRF1, is the crucial regulator of CDC7 kinase at replication forks	64
Conformational transitions of the Spindly adaptor underlie its interaction with Dynein and Dynactin	62
Microtubule-driven cell shape changes and actomyosin flow synergize to position the centrosome	61
Reticulons promote formation of ER-derived double-membrane vesicles that facilitate SARS-CoV-2 replication	59
VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A1	59
GxcM-Fbp17/RacC-WASP signaling regulates polarized cortex assembly in migrating cells via Arp2/3	57
Vps13-like proteins provide phosphatidylethanolamine for GPI anchor synthesis in the ER	56
Rac1 promotes kidney collecting duct integrity by limiting actomyosin activity	56
Kinetochores grip microtubules with directionally asymmetric strength	56
Rab GTPases as “eat me” signals for selective autophagy	54

Stress granules and mTOR are regulated by membrane atg8ylation during lysosomal damage	54
SARS-CoV-2 specific adaptations in N protein inhibit NF-κB activation and alter pathogenesis	54
TIMP-1 is a novel ligand of Amyloid Precursor Protein and triggers a proinflammatory phenotype in human monocytes	54
Migratory autolysosome disposal mitigates lysosome damage	54
Centriole structural integrity defects are a crucial feature of hydrolethalus syndrome	53
Astral microtubule cross-linking safeguards uniform nuclear distribution in the Drosophila syncytium	53
Liquid–liquid phase separation facilitates the biogenesis of secretory storage granules	53
FGFR2 residence in primary cilia is necessary for epithelial cell signaling	52
PD-LI promotes rear retraction during persistent cell migration by altering integrin β4 dynamics	52
Bill Weis (1959–2023): Pioneering structural biologist and biochemist who revolutionized our understanding of cell adhesion and Wnt signaling	51
Organization of a cytoskeletal superstructure in the apical domain of intestinal tuft cells	51
C17orf80 binds the mitochondrial genome to promote its replication	51
Migrasomes: Biogenesis, physiological roles, and therapeutic potentials	51
Fast-evolving cofactors regulate the role of HEATR5 complexes in intra-Golgi trafficking	49
ARHGEF17/TEM4 regulates the cell cycle through control of G1 progression	49
A gene duplication of a septin reveals a developmentally regulated filament length control mechanism	49
Crosstalk within and beyond the Polycomb repressive system	48
Phollow the phosphoinositol: Actin dynamics at the B cell immune synapse	48
CYRI-A limits invasive migration through macropinosome formation and integrin uptake regulation	48
PtdIns(3,4)P2, Lamellipodin, and VASP coordinate actin dynamics during phagocytosis in macrophages	48
Refining S-acylation: Structure, regulation, dynamics, and therapeutic implications	48
The phospholipids cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine differentially regulate MDC biogenesis	47