OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Progress in Biophysics & Molecular Biology is 4. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial for volume 172	86
Editorial for volume 171	65
Commentary on Baverstock; the gene; an appraisal	61
Spectral characterization of cell surface motion for mechanistic investigations of cellular mechanobiology	56
The generation of the flower by self-organisation	55
Editors introduction JBPM volume 174	49
Editorial Board	44
Transforming agents: The power of structural modifications in glioblastoma multiforme therapy	44
Insulin fibrillation: Strategies for inhibition	38
The role of ion channels in immune-related diseases	35
Biological autoluminescence as a perturbance-free method for monitoring oxidation in biosystems	33
Electrical impedance sensing in stem cell research: Insights, applications, and future directions	33
Corrigendum to “The gene: An appraisal” [Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol. (2021) 46–62]	30
Corrigendum to “Investigation of machine learning techniques on proteomics: A comprehensive survey [Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol. 149 (2019) 54–69]	30
The microelectrode array technique - a crucial tool for studying excitable tissue disorders and drug testing: an update on recent advances	30
Clinical significance of circulating tumor cell (CTC)-specific microRNA (miRNA) in breast cancer	29
Editorial Board	28
Origin of life: Drawing the big picture	27
Static magnetic field: A potential tool of controlling stem cells fates for stem cell therapy in osteoporosis	27
An Overview	27
Progress in constitutive modeling of arterial wall tissue mechanics: from theoretical frameworks to clinical application	26
WATER roles in cells: Biological and biophysical perspectives	26
Exploring different computational approaches for effective diagnosis of breast cancer	26
Computational approaches for modeling and structural design of biological systems: A comprehensive review	25
A systematic review and repeatability study on the use of deep learning for classifying and detecting tuberculosis bacilli in microscopic images	24

Amyloid oligomers and their membrane toxicity - A perspective study	23
Consciousness, embodied Quantum Entanglement	22
Responses to commentaries on “The gene: An appraisal”	22
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in hepatocellular carcinoma progression: Biological functions and new therapeutic targets	22
A systematic review of artificial intelligence-based COVID-19 modeling on multimodal genetic information	22
A special role for the genotype? Some comments on Keith Baverstock: “The gene: An appraisal”	21
The quantum cell	21
Trees suck. Notes on the physics of transpiration in trees	20
The holism of cosmology and consciousness	20
Appreciation of Sir Tom Blundell	20
From information to physics to biology	19
The multifaceted roles of ST3GAL family in cancer: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications	18
Advances in the study of epithelial mesenchymal transition in cancer progression: Role of miRNAs	18
Do plants pay attention? A possible phenomenological-empirical approach	18
Different methods, techniques and their limitations in protein structure prediction: A review	18
Smartphone-based diagnostics for biosensing infectious human pathogens	17
Xanthohumol: An underestimated, while potent and promising chemotherapeutic agent in cancer treatment	17
Music, cells and the dimensionality of nature	17
Delineation and functions of HCN channels in neurons	17
Exploring gene regulation and biological processes in insects: Insights from omics data using gene regulatory network models	16
Decrypting the mechanistic basis of CRISPR/Cas9 protein	15
Macromolecular crowding and protein aggregation: Friend, foe or contextual force?	15
Electric Cell-Substrate Impedance Sensing (ECIS) for the analysis of shear stress effects on cell monolayers	15
m6A methylation regulators and ncRNAs in osteosarcoma: Potential therapeutic strategies	14
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels in Pain: Which Channels, Which Blockers, and Where NaV1.7 Fits	14
Advancing targeted therapies in pancreatic cancer: Leveraging molecular abberrations for therapeutic success	14
The epigenetic basis of evolution	14
The Gene: An appraisal	14
Exploring the parallels between nanoparticles and viruses with emphasis on environmental roles and remediation	14
Modulating bone remodeling through magnetic field: Approach targeting metabolic dysregulation in diabetic osteoporosis	13
Editorial Board	13
Tumour-regulatory role of long non-coding RNA HOXA-AS3	13
Lipid droplet - organelle crosstalk and its implication in cancer	13
Overcoming the warming bottleneck in animal vitrification: Volumetric heating and enabling technologies for reproductive cryobanking	13
Unraveling cerebral ultrastructural alterations in TLR4-mediated neuroinflammation via transmission electron microscopy: a systematic preclinical review	12
Virtual article collection on infectious diseases	12
Cell detachment: A review of techniques, challenges, and opportunities for advancing biomedical research and applications	12
Review of historic article: Ebashi, S & Endo, M. 1968 Calcium Ion and Muscle Contraction. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 18, 123–183	12
From bench to Bone: Clinical promise of exosome-enhanced scaffolds in orthopedic regeneration	11
Editorial Board	11
Biophysical mechanisms underlying the effects of static magnetic fields on biological systems	11
Recent advancements to engineer mesenchymal stem cells and their extracellular vesicles for targeting and destroying tumors	11
Recent progress of mechanosensitive mechanism on breast cancer	11
Pacemaker activity and ion channels in the sinoatrial node cells: MicroRNAs and arrhythmia	11
The electron as a self-organising entity in physics and biology	11
Instrumented nanoindentation in musculoskeletal research	11
The effect of magnetic fields on tumor occurrence and progression: Recent advances	10
Editorial Board	10
Advances in the understanding of protein misfolding and aggregation through molecular dynamics simulation	10
Modelling DNA damage-repair and beyond	10

Corrigendum to “The main sources of molecular organization in the cell. Atlas of self-organized and self-regulated dynamic biostructures” [Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol. 195 (2025) 167–191]	10
The main sources of molecular organization in the cell. Atlas of self-organized and self-regulated dynamic biostructures	10
How an emergent cosmology of a nonlocally unified, meaningfully in-formed and holographically manifested Universe can underpin and frame the biological embodiment of quantum entanglement	9
An overview of the intracellular localization of high-Z nanoradiosensitizers	9
Review of historic article: Huxley 1957 Muscle Structure and theories of contraction. Progress in Biophysics and biophysical chemistry, 7, 255–318.	9
Targeting cell-matrix interface mechanobiology by integrating AFM with fluorescence microscopy	9
Editorial Board	9
Review of historic article: Butler, J.A.V., Johns, E.W. and Philips, D. M. P. 1968. Recent investigations on histones and their functions. Progress in Biophysics and molecular biology, 18, 209–244,	9
A review on mechanobiology of cell adhesion networks in different stages of sporadic colorectal cancer to explain its tumorigenesis	9
Editorial for online collection — The gene: An appraisal	8
Exosomes in bone remodeling and breast cancer bone metastasis	8
In vitro study of the expression of autophagy genes ATG101, mTOR and AMPK in breast cancer with treatment of lactoferrin and in silico study of their communication networks and protein interactions	8
Commentary on “A systematic review on machine learning and deep learning techniques in cancer survival prediction”: Validation of survival methods	8
Exercise as a therapeutic strategy against mitochondrial dysfunction in ischemic stroke: Molecular mechanisms and perspectives for personalized treatment	8
Cationic calcium channels activated by cyclic nucleotides in plants: A systematic review using the PRISMA method	8
The role of Actopaxin in tumor metastasis	8
Skeletogenesis and acupuncture points	8
A common pathway to cancer: Oncogenic mutations abolish p53 oscillations	8
Mathematical and physical considerations indicating that the cell genome is a read-write memory	8
The mobius strip, the cell, and soft logic mathematics	8
Evolution, gravity, and the topology of consciousness	7
Autophagy and kidney aging	7
Identification and diagnosis of long COVID-19: A scoping review	7
An insight to the recent advancements in detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using biosensors: A systematic review	7
A review on salt-induced DNA compaction and charge inversion	7
Development as explanation: Understanding phenotypic stability and variability after the failure of genetic determinism	7
Promising application of pulsed electromagnetic fields on tissue repair and regeneration	7
The key role of Piezo1 channels in ferroptosis after spinal cord injury and the therapeutic potential of Piezo1 inhibitors	7
The role of phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein (PEBP) family in various diseases: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential	7
Biological effects of rotating magnetic field: A review from 1969 to 2021	7
Family Constellation therapy: A nascent approach for working with non-local consciousness in a therapeutic container	6
Computational advances in RNA-small molecule binding site prediction	6
Rewiring lipid Metabolism: The central role of CPT1 in metabolic dysfunction	6
Editorial Board	6
Vinculin: A new target for the diagnosis and treatment of disease	6
Cold snapshots of DNA repair: Cryo-EM structures of DNA-PKcs and NHEJ machinery	5
From straight to curved: A historical perspective of DNA shape	5
A hypothesis of teleological evolution, via endogenous acetylcholine, nitric oxide, and calmodulin pathways	5
Editorial Board	5
Shannon's (informational) dissipation as the major engine leading to living dynamic and the origin of self.	5
The role of quantum mechanics in cognition-based evolution	5
Why death and aging ? All memories are imperfect	5
Towards solving the mystery of spiral phyllotaxis	5
Impact of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 in the oncogenic progression of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus	5
Protein folding, cellular stress and cancer	5
Advances in nanomaterials-assisted drug delivery, diagnosis, and action towards drug-resistant Mycobacterium	5
Editorial Board	5
Bioelectric pharmacology of cancer: A systematic review of ion channel drugs affecting the cancer phenotype	4
Electromagnetic radiation and biophoton emission in neuronal communication and neurodegenerative diseases	4
Quantum noise may limit the mechanosensory sensitivity of cilia in the left–right organizer of the vertebrate bodyplan	4
Myelin: A possible proton capacitor for energy storage during sleep and energy supply during wakefulness	4
Exploring the regulatory role of tsRNAs in the TNF signaling pathway: Implications for cancer and non-cancer diseases	4
An update on ATP synthase inhibitors: A unique target for drug development in M. tuberculosis	4
Editorial Board	4
The role of mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel in diseases	4
Editorial Board	4
Editorial Board	4