OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Cell Biology is 45. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
PP6 regulation of Aurora A–TPX2 limits NDC80 phosphorylation and mitotic spindle size	354
LUBAC regulates ciliogenesis by promoting CP110 removal from the mother centriole	146
Vps13-like proteins provide phosphatidylethanolamine for GPI anchor synthesis in the ER	137
Stress granules and mTOR are regulated by membrane atg8ylation during lysosomal damage	125
A conserved role for centriolar satellites in translation of centrosomal and ciliary proteins	96
Microtubule-driven cell shape changes and actomyosin flow synergize to position the centrosome	83
Lipid droplets: Open questions and conceptual advances around a unique organelle	82
Kinetochores grip microtubules with directionally asymmetric strength	80
The PAX3-FOXO1 fusion gene reduces cell–ECM interactions and TGFβ signaling in rhabdomyosarcoma	79
Tubulin isotypes optimize distinct spindle positioning mechanisms during yeast mitosis	73
DBF4, not DRF1, is the crucial regulator of CDC7 kinase at replication forks	73
Conformational transitions of the Spindly adaptor underlie its interaction with Dynein and Dynactin	72
Sugar-free synapses run on mitochondrial Sirtuin 3	71
RIM and MUNC13 membrane–binding domains are essential for neuropeptide secretion	69
Distinct roles of two homologous kinesins in mammalian motile cilia	67
VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A1	66
A collective strategy to promote the dissemination of single cancer cells	66
Developmental pruning of sensory neurites by mechanical tearing in Drosophila	66
ESCRT-I and PTPN23 mediate microautophagy of ubiquitylated tau aggregates	64
Mechanisms of genome instability from cellular folate stress	63
GxcM-Fbp17/RacC-WASP signaling regulates polarized cortex assembly in migrating cells via Arp2/3	62
A function of TPL/TBL1-type corepressors is to nucleate the assembly of the preinitiation complex	62
Differential metabolism of arsenicals regulates Fps1-mediated arsenite transport	62
Reticulons promote formation of ER-derived double-membrane vesicles that facilitate SARS-CoV-2 replication	61
Diverse microtubule-binding repeats regulate TPX2 activities at distinct locations within the spindle	61

The α-Catenin mechanosensing M region is required for cell adhesion during tissue morphogenesis	61
Tld1 is a regulator of triglyceride lipolysis that demarcates a lipid droplet subpopulation	59
A gene duplication of a septin reveals a developmentally regulated filament length control mechanism	58
C17orf80 binds the mitochondrial genome to promote its replication	57
SARS-CoV-2 specific adaptations in N protein inhibit NF-κB activation and alter pathogenesis	57
Organization of a cytoskeletal superstructure in the apical domain of intestinal tuft cells	56
Rab GTPases as “eat me” signals for selective autophagy	55
PtdIns(3,4)P2, Lamellipodin, and VASP coordinate actin dynamics during phagocytosis in macrophages	55
Bill Weis (1959–2023): Pioneering structural biologist and biochemist who revolutionized our understanding of cell adhesion and Wnt signaling	54
Fast-evolving cofactors regulate the role of HEATR5 complexes in intra-Golgi trafficking	51
Stu2 performs an essential kinetochore function independent of its microtubule polymerase activity	51
Taperin bundles F-actin at stereocilia pivot points enabling optimal lifelong mechanosensitivity	51
Astral microtubule cross-linking safeguards uniform nuclear distribution in the Drosophila syncytium	51
Cryo-EM reveals how the mastigoneme assembles and responds to environmental signal changes	49
The phospholipids cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine differentially regulate MDC biogenesis	49
Refining S-acylation: Structure, regulation, dynamics, and therapeutic implications	48
Mechanisms of nuclear segregation in a multinucleate multibudding yeast	47
Centriole structural integrity defects are a crucial feature of hydrolethalus syndrome	47
Phollow the phosphoinositol: Actin dynamics at the B cell immune synapse	47
Crosstalk within and beyond the Polycomb repressive system	46
Allocation of resources among multiple daughter cells	45
FGFR2 residence in primary cilia is necessary for epithelial cell signaling	45