OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Cell Biology is 44. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Microtubule-driven cell shape changes and actomyosin flow synergize to position the centrosome	134
Conformational transitions of the Spindly adaptor underlie its interaction with Dynein and Dynactin	123
The α-Catenin mechanosensing M region is required for cell adhesion during tissue morphogenesis	110
A collective strategy to promote the dissemination of single cancer cells	107
Developmental pruning of sensory neurites by mechanical tearing in Drosophila	106
GARLH regulates neuroligin preference for excitatory versus inhibitory synapses	105
PP6 regulation of Aurora A–TPX2 limits NDC80 phosphorylation and mitotic spindle size	104
DBF4, not DRF1, is the crucial regulator of CDC7 kinase at replication forks	104
PAK4 promotes vertex remodeling to maintain epithelial integrity and barrier function	103
Homocysteine disrupts lysosomal function by V-ATPase inhibition	96
Reticulons promote formation of ER-derived double-membrane vesicles that facilitate SARS-CoV-2 replication	96
VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A1	86
Edge-vertex flow enables rapid adhesion reinforcement under tension	84
Cholesterol depletion activates trafficking-coupled sphingolipid synthesis	83
Kinetochores grip microtubules with directionally asymmetric strength	74
PI(3)P regulates mitochondrial dynamics through FGD-dependent actin organization	69
Distinct TRAPP complexes activate Ypt/Rab GTPases in secretion and autophagy	67
Diverse microtubule-binding repeats regulate TPX2 activities at distinct locations within the spindle	63
Tld1 is a regulator of triglyceride lipolysis that demarcates a lipid droplet subpopulation	62
GxcM-Fbp17/RacC-WASP signaling regulates polarized cortex assembly in migrating cells via Arp2/3	61
A function of TPL/TBL1-type corepressors is to nucleate the assembly of the preinitiation complex	60
A conserved role for centriolar satellites in translation of centrosomal and ciliary proteins	59
ESCRT-I and PTPN23 mediate microautophagy of ubiquitylated tau aggregates	58
Sugar-free synapses run on mitochondrial Sirtuin 3	57
The PAX3-FOXO1 fusion gene reduces cell–ECM interactions and TGFβ signaling in rhabdomyosarcoma	57

Lipid droplets: Open questions and conceptual advances around a unique organelle	57
Stress granules and mTOR are regulated by membrane atg8ylation during lysosomal damage	55
Distinct roles of two homologous kinesins in mammalian motile cilia	55
Mechanisms of genome instability from cellular folate stress	54
Phollow the phosphoinositol: Actin dynamics at the B cell immune synapse	52
RIM and MUNC13 membrane–binding domains are essential for neuropeptide secretion	52
Liquid–liquid phase separation facilitates the biogenesis of secretory storage granules	50
PtdIns(3,4)P2, Lamellipodin, and VASP coordinate actin dynamics during phagocytosis in macrophages	50
Rab GTPases as “eat me” signals for selective autophagy	50
C17orf80 binds the mitochondrial genome to promote its replication	49
Bill Weis (1959–2023): Pioneering structural biologist and biochemist who revolutionized our understanding of cell adhesion and Wnt signaling	49
TIMP-1 is a novel ligand of Amyloid Precursor Protein and triggers a proinflammatory phenotype in human monocytes	47
Centriole structural integrity defects are a crucial feature of hydrolethalus syndrome	47
Taperin bundles F-actin at stereocilia pivot points enabling optimal lifelong mechanosensitivity	46
The phospholipids cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine differentially regulate MDC biogenesis	46
SARS-CoV-2 specific adaptations in N protein inhibit NF-κB activation and alter pathogenesis	46
Crosstalk within and beyond the Polycomb repressive system	45
A gene duplication of a septin reveals a developmentally regulated filament length control mechanism	45
Migrasomes: Biogenesis, physiological roles, and therapeutic potentials	45
Stu2 performs an essential kinetochore function independent of its microtubule polymerase activity	44
uPA-mediated remodeling of CCL21 gradients regulates lymphatic migration of dendritic cells	44