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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial for volume 172	60
Editorial for volume 171	60
The generation of the flower by self-organisation	57
Commentary on Baverstock; the gene; an appraisal	56
Spectral characterization of cell surface motion for mechanistic investigations of cellular mechanobiology	54
The role of ion channels in immune-related diseases	49
Editorial for volume 169	48
Editors introduction JBPM volume 174	43
Transforming agents: The power of structural modifications in glioblastoma multiforme therapy	36
Editorial Board	36
Corrigendum to “A survey of pathways for mechano-electric coupling in the atria” [Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol. 159 (January 2021) 136–145]	35
Biological autoluminescence as a perturbance-free method for monitoring oxidation in biosystems	33
Insulin fibrillation: Strategies for inhibition	33
Electrical impedance sensing in stem cell research: Insights, applications, and future directions	33
Corrigendum to “Investigation of machine learning techniques on proteomics: A comprehensive survey [Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol. 149 (2019) 54–69]	31
Corrigendum to “The gene: An appraisal” [Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol. (2021) 46–62]	29
The microelectrode array technique - a crucial tool for studying excitable tissue disorders and drug testing: an update on recent advances	26
Clinical significance of circulating tumor cell (CTC)-specific microRNA (miRNA) in breast cancer	25
Origin of life: Drawing the big picture	24
Time delay during the proton tunneling in the base pairs of the DNA double helix	24
An Overview	24
Exploring different computational approaches for effective diagnosis of breast cancer	23
Consciousness, embodied Quantum Entanglement	23
Computational approaches for modeling and structural design of biological systems: A comprehensive review	23
A systematic review and repeatability study on the use of deep learning for classifying and detecting tuberculosis bacilli in microscopic images	23

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in hepatocellular carcinoma progression: Biological functions and new therapeutic targets	22
The holism of cosmology and consciousness	22
Static magnetic field: A potential tool of controlling stem cells fates for stem cell therapy in osteoporosis	22
A systematic review of artificial intelligence-based COVID-19 modeling on multimodal genetic information	22
Amyloid oligomers and their membrane toxicity - A perspective study	22
Responses to commentaries on “The gene: An appraisal”	21
A special role for the genotype? Some comments on Keith Baverstock: “The gene: An appraisal”	21
The multifaceted roles of ST3GAL family in cancer: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications	21
Cyclic nucleotide signaling and pacemaker activity	21
Trees suck. Notes on the physics of transpiration in trees	21
The quantum cell	21
Advances in the study of epithelial mesenchymal transition in cancer progression: Role of miRNAs	20
Correspondence insights into the role of genes in cell functionality. Comments on “The gene: An appraisal” by K. Baverstock	19
Appreciation of Sir Tom Blundell	19
From information to physics to biology	19
Different methods, techniques and their limitations in protein structure prediction: A review	19
Cellular and organismal agency – Not based on genes: A comment on Baverstock	19
Exploring gene regulation and biological processes in insects: Insights from omics data using gene regulatory network models	18
DNA microcircles - The promising tool for in vivo studies of the behavior of non-canonical DNA	18
m6A methylation regulators and ncRNAs in osteosarcoma: Potential therapeutic strategies	18
Smartphone-based diagnostics for biosensing infectious human pathogens	18
Do plants pay attention? A possible phenomenological-empirical approach	18
Music, cells and the dimensionality of nature	17
Decrypting the mechanistic basis of CRISPR/Cas9 protein	17
Xanthohumol: An underestimated, while potent and promising chemotherapeutic agent in cancer treatment	16
The biological effects of radiation-induced liver damage and its natural protective medicine	16
Exploring the human cerebral cortex using confocal microscopy	15
Lipid droplet - organelle crosstalk and its implication in cancer	15
The epigenetic basis of evolution	14
WITHDRAWN: Long non-coding RNA RP5-821D11.7 promotes proliferation, migration, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in glioma and glioma stem-like cells	14
Tumour-regulatory role of long non-coding RNA HOXA-AS3	14
Optical clearing in cardiac imaging: A comparative study	14
Recent progress of mechanosensitive mechanism on breast cancer	13
Advances in the synthesis and application of self-assembling biomaterials	13
Virtual article collection on infectious diseases	13
Cell detachment: A review of techniques, challenges, and opportunities for advancing biomedical research and applications	13
Advancing targeted therapies in pancreatic cancer: Leveraging molecular abberrations for therapeutic success	13
Editorial Board	13
HCN1 channels: A versatile tool for signal processing by primary sensory neurons	13
The Gene: An appraisal	13
Review of historic article: Ebashi, S & Endo, M. 1968 Calcium Ion and Muscle Contraction. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 18, 123–183	12
The electron as a self-organising entity in physics and biology	12
Further illusions: On key evolutionary mechanisms that could never fit with Modern Synthesis	12
Recent advancements to engineer mesenchymal stem cells and their extracellular vesicles for targeting and destroying tumors	12
FTIR based approach to study EnaC mechanosensory functions	12
Regulation of sinus node pacemaking and atrioventricular node conduction by HCN channels in health and disease	12
The first resolution revolution in protein structure analysis: X-ray diffraction of polypeptide conformations and globular protein folds in 1950s and 1960s	11
The effect of magnetic fields on tumor occurrence and progression: Recent advances	11
Editorial Board	11
The main sources of molecular organization in the cell. Atlas of self-organized and self-regulated dynamic biostructures	11

Instrumented nanoindentation in musculoskeletal research	11
The genetic control paradigm in biology: What we say, and what we are entitled to mean	11
Biophysical mechanisms underlying the effects of static magnetic fields on biological systems	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 surprising heart revisited: an early history of the funny current with modern lessons	10
Pacemaker activity and ion channels in the sinoatrial node cells: MicroRNAs and arrhythmia	10
Modelling DNA damage-repair and beyond	10
Editorial Board	10
Advances in the understanding of protein misfolding and aggregation through molecular dynamics simulation	10
Expansion light sheet fluorescence microscopy of extended biological samples: Applications and perspectives	10
Editorial Board	10
Kinetic modelling of voltage-dependent gating in funny channels	10
Regulation of sinoatrial funny channels by cyclic nucleotides: From adrenaline and IK2 to direct binding of ligands to protein subunits	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
f/HCN channels: From a tiny current controlling cardiac pacemaking to a pleiotropic current all over the body	9
Beyond pacemaking: HCN channels in sinoatrial node function	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
The funny current in genetically modified mice	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	8
TUDCA receptors and their role on pancreatic beta cells	8
Exosomes in bone remodeling and breast cancer bone metastasis	8
A common pathway to cancer: Oncogenic mutations abolish p53 oscillations	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
The mobius strip, the cell, and soft logic mathematics	8
Mathematical and physical considerations indicating that the cell genome is a read-write memory	8
An overview of the intracellular localization of high-Z nanoradiosensitizers	8
The role of Actopaxin in tumor metastasis	8
Ih from synapses to networks: HCN channel functions and modulation in neurons	8
Evolution, gravity, and the topology of consciousness	7
Skeletogenesis and acupuncture points	7
Inosine and its methyl derivatives: Occurrence, biogenesis, and function in RNA	7
Fluorescence tissue microscopy	7
Editorial for online collection — The gene: An appraisal	7
The role of phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein (PEBP) family in various diseases: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential	7
Commentary on “A systematic review on machine learning and deep learning techniques in cancer survival prediction”: Validation of survival methods	7
Innovations in ex vivo Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy	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	6
A review on salt-induced DNA compaction and charge inversion	6
The key role of Piezo1 channels in ferroptosis after spinal cord injury and the therapeutic potential of Piezo1 inhibitors	6
Development as explanation: Understanding phenotypic stability and variability after the failure of genetic determinism	6
Editorial Board	6
Promising application of pulsed electromagnetic fields on tissue repair and regeneration	6
Autophagy and kidney aging	6
Family Constellation therapy: A nascent approach for working with non-local consciousness in a therapeutic container	6
It's clearly the heart! Optical transparency, cardiac tissue imaging, and computer modelling	6
Biological effects of rotating magnetic field: A review from 1969 to 2021	5
Protein folding, cellular stress and cancer	5
The role of quantum mechanics in cognition-based evolution	5
The HCN channel as a pharmacological target: Why, where, and how to block it	5
Vinculin: A new target for the diagnosis and treatment of disease	5
Cold snapshots of DNA repair: Cryo-EM structures of DNA-PKcs and NHEJ machinery	5
Shannon's (informational) dissipation as the major engine leading to living dynamic and the origin of self.	5
From straight to curved: A historical perspective of DNA shape	5
A review of regulated self-organizing approaches for tissue regeneration	5
Why death and aging ? All memories are imperfect	5
Autonomic modulation of sinoatrial node: Role of pacemaker current and calcium sensitive adenylyl cyclase isoforms	5
Editorial Board	5
Mesoscale microscopy and image analysis tools for understanding the brain	4
The role of mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel in diseases	4
Exploring the regulatory role of tsRNAs in the TNF signaling pathway: Implications for cancer and non-cancer diseases	4
Latent tuberculosis and computational biology: A less-talked affair	4
Cellular evolution of language	4
Towards solving the mystery of spiral phyllotaxis	4
Removing striping artifacts in light-sheet fluorescence microscopy: a review	4
Quantum noise may limit the mechanosensory sensitivity of cilia in the left–right organizer of the vertebrate bodyplan	4
Editorial Board	4
A hypothesis of teleological evolution, via endogenous acetylcholine, nitric oxide, and calmodulin pathways	4
Electromagnetic radiation and biophoton emission in neuronal communication and neurodegenerative diseases	4
Taurine up-regulated 1: A dual regulator in immune cell-mediated pathogenesis of human diseases	4
Bioelectric pharmacology of cancer: A systematic review of ion channel drugs affecting the cancer phenotype	4