OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of EMBO Journal is 59. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Autophagy in major human diseases	794
Molecular mechanisms and physiological functions of mitophagy	709
m ⁶ A RNA methylation: from mechanisms to therapeutic potential	394
Dynamic EMT: a multi‐tool for tumor progression	385
Syncytia formation by SARS‐CoV‐2‐infected cells	378
TMPRSS2 expression dictates the entry route used by SARS‐CoV‐2 to infect host cells	246
A single‐cell RNA expression atlas of normal, preneoplastic and tumorigenic states in the human breast	224
SARS‐CoV‐2 nucleocapsid protein phase‐separates with RNA and with human hnRNPs	215
Cell death pathways: intricate connections and disease implications	183
Opposing activities of IFITM proteins in SARS‐CoV‐2 infection	168
An organoid‐derived bronchioalveolar model for SARS‐CoV‐2 infection of human alveolar type II‐like cells	158
SARS‐CoV‐2 Alpha, Beta, and Delta variants display enhanced Spike‐mediated syncytia formation	151
SARS‐CoV‐2 sensing by RIG‐I and MDA5 links epithelial infection to macrophage inflammation	151
Cancer evolution: Darwin and beyond	141
ATP and cancer immunosurveillance	131
Blood molecular markers associated with COVID‐19 immunopathology and multi‐organ damage	129
Neutrophils induce paracrine telomere dysfunction and senescence in ROS‐dependent manner	124
On the role of phase separation in the biogenesis of membraneless compartments	124
The calcium transporter ANNEXIN1 mediates cold‐induced calcium signaling and freezing tolerance in plants	113
Ca ²⁺ signals in plant immunity	108
RNA polymerase II speed: a key player in controlling and adapting transcriptome composition	107
Disease‐linked TDP‐43 hyperphosphorylation suppresses TDP‐43 condensation and aggregation	94
The multifaceted role of autophagy in cancer	94
BCL‐2‐family protein tBID can act as a BAX‐like effector of apoptosis	92
Molecular basis of accessible plasma membrane cholesterol recognition by the GRAM domain of GRAMD1b	92

Receptor‐mediated clustering of FIP200 bypasses the role of LC3 lipidation in autophagy	86
Peering into tunneling nanotubes—The path forward	85
Sealing holes in cellular membranes	83
Clock component OsPRR73 positively regulates rice salt tolerance by modulating OsHKT2;1 ‐mediated sodium homeostasis	82
Cell softness regulates tumorigenicity and stemness of cancer cells	82
Liquid–liquid phase separation underpins the formation of replication factories in rotaviruses	78
SARS‐CoV‐2 nucleocapsid suppresses host pyroptosis by blocking Gasdermin D cleavage	78
Structure of a human replisome shows the organisation and interactions of a DNA replication machine	76
Neutralization of SARS‐CoV‐2 by highly potent, hyperthermostable, and mutation‐tolerant nanobodies	76
The extracellular vesicle generation paradox: a bacterial point of view	76
DRP1 interacts directly with BAX to induce its activation and apoptosis	75
Order through destruction: how ER‐associated protein degradation contributes to organelle homeostasis	75
Plant immunity suppression via PHR1‐RALF‐FERONIA shapes the root microbiome to alleviate phosphate starvation	74
Fungal‐induced glycolysis in macrophages promotes colon cancer by enhancing innate lymphoid cell secretion of IL‐22	74
HOIL‐1 ubiquitin ligase activity targets unbranched glucosaccharides and is required to prevent polyglucosan accumulation	73
BRCA2 promotes DNA‐RNA hybrid resolution by DDX5 helicase at DNA breaks to facilitate their repair‡	72
Flavonol‐mediated stabilization of PIN efflux complexes regulates polar auxin transport	69
Gut inflammation triggers C/EBPβ/δ‐secretase‐dependent gut‐to‐brain propagation of Aβ and Tau fibrils in Alzheimer’s disease	68
Ythdf is a N6‐methyladenosine reader that modulates Fmr1 target mRNA selection and restricts axonal growth in Drosophila	66
Interactomes of SARS‐CoV‐2 and human coronaviruses reveal host factors potentially affecting pathogenesis	65
The multi‐scale architecture of mammalian sperm flagella and implications for ciliary motility	64
Modulation of plant root growth by nitrogen source‐defined regulation of polar auxin transport	64
Cholesterol transfer via endoplasmic reticulum contacts mediates lysosome damage repair	64
Paraspeckles are constructed as block copolymer micelles	63
PIF1 helicase promotes break‐induced replication in mammalian cells	62
CDK4/6 inhibitors induce replication stress to cause long‐term cell cycle withdrawal	62
Mapping the origin and fate of myeloid cells in distinct compartments of the eye by single‐cell profiling	61
Syncytia formation by SARS‐CoV‐2‐infected cells	61
Clustering and reverse transcription of HIV‐1 genomes in nuclear niches of macrophages	61
Best practices for the visualization, mapping, and manipulation of R‐loops	61
HDAC6 inhibition restores TDP‐43 pathology and axonal transport defects in human motor neurons with TARDBP mutations	60
Low membrane fluidity triggers lipid phase separation and protein segregation in living bacteria	60
ATAD3B is a mitophagy receptor mediating clearance of oxidative stress‐induced damaged mitochondrial DNA	60
TLR2 and TLR7 mediate distinct immunopathological and antiviral plasmacytoid dendritic cell responses to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection	59