OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of EMBO Journal is 56. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A multifunctional locus controls motor neuron differentiation through short and long noncoding RNAs	1128
The phagosomal solute transporter SLC15A4 promotes inflammasome activity via mTORC1 signaling and autophagy restraint in dendritic cells	508
SOX9 maintains human foetal lung tip progenitor state by enhancing WNT and RTK signalling	181
Unbiased assessment of genome integrity and purging of adverse outcomes at the target locus upon editing of CD4⁺ T‐cells for the treatment of Hyper IgM1	174
A mitochondrial EglN1‐AMPKα axis drives breast cancer progression by enhancing metabolic adaptation to hypoxic stress	161
Mutation in protein disulfide isomerase A3 causes neurodevelopmental defects by disturbing endoplasmic reticulum proteostasis	158
Brassinosteroid signals cooperate with katanin‐mediated microtubule severing to control stamen filament elongation	144
Convergent dopamine and ALK4 signaling to PCBP1 controls FosB alternative splicing and cocaine behavioral sensitization	134
Tunnelling nanotube formation is driven by Eps8/IRSp53‐dependent linear actin polymerization	125
Diversity matters — extending sound intensity coding by inner hair cells via heterogeneous synapses	114
Nascent polypeptide within the exit tunnel stabilizes the ribosome to counteract risky translation	110
Lipid metabolism: new twists to the Yin and Yang of PKM2 in cancer	109
Cryo‐EM structure of the chain‐elongating E3 ubiquitin ligase UBR5	106
PKM2‐TMEM33 axis regulates lipid homeostasis in cancer cells by controlling SCAP stability	106
PGE₂‐EP3 axis promotes brown adipose tissue formation through stabilization of WTAP RNA methyltransferase	103
Cancer‐associated mutations in VAV1 trigger variegated signaling outputs and T‐cell lymphomagenesis	102
Regulation of LRRK2 mRNA stability by ATIC and its substrate AICAR through ARE‐mediated mRNA decay in Parkinson's disease	101
The plant noncoding transcriptome: a versatile environmental sensor	101
Presynaptic targeting of botulinum neurotoxin type A requires a tripartitePSG‐Syt1‐SV2plasma membrane nanocluster for synaptic vesicle entry	99
TDAG51 promotes transcription factor FoxO1 activity during LPS‐induced inflammatory responses	94
Bidirectional interplay between metabolism and epigenetics in hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia	93
A sterol‐PI(4)P exchanger modulates the Tel1/ATM axis of the DNA damage response	91
The SMC5/6 complex recruits the PAF1 complex to facilitate DNA double‐strand break repair in Arabidopsis	89
CROP: a retromer‐PROPPIN complex mediating membrane fission in the endo‐lysosomal system	87
The lysosomal Ragulator complex activates NLRP3 inflammasome in vivo via HDAC6	82

Cardiolipin remodeling enables protein crowding in the inner mitochondrial membrane	82
In vivo reduction of RAD51‐mediated homologous recombination triggers aging but impairs oncogenesis	80
IDH2 stabilizes HIF‐1α‐induced metabolic reprogramming and promotes chemoresistance in urothelial cancer	79
Do we still need animals? Surveying the role of animal‐free models in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease research	79
High‐resolution analysis of the conformational transition of pro‐apoptotic Bak at the lipid membrane	79
Single‐cell transcriptomics of LepR‐positive skeletal cells reveals heterogeneous stress‐dependent stem and progenitor pools	76
Uptake‐independent killing of macrophages by extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis aggregates	75
DGAT1 activity synchronises with mitophagy to protect cells from metabolic rewiring by iron depletion	74
CTCF binding modulates UV damage formation to promote mutation hot spots in melanoma	74
Gut colonization by Bacteroides requires translation by an EF‐G paralog lacking GTPase activity	72
MARCH5‐dependent NLRP3 ubiquitination is required for mitochondrial NLRP3‐NEK7 complex formation and NLRP3 inflammasome activation	72
Evolutionary adaptation of the protein folding pathway for secretability	71
Ribosome biogenesis factors—from names to functions	69
EGFR signaling controls directionality of epithelial multilayer formation upon loss of cell polarity	68
Strigolactones promote plant freezing tolerance by releasing the WRKY41‐mediated inhibition of CBF/DREB1 expression	66
An extended Tudor domain within Vreteno interconnects Gtsf1L and Ago3 for piRNA biogenesis in Bombyx mori	66
Cristae formation is a mechanical buckling event controlled by the inner mitochondrial membrane lipidome	65
Eating your mitochondria—when too much of a good thing turns bad	63
A network of small RNAs regulates sporulation initiation in Clostridioides difficile	62
RZZ‐Spindly and CENP‐E form an integrated platform to recruit dynein to the kinetochore corona	62
Single‐cell transcriptomics stratifies organoid models of metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease	62
cIAPs control RIPK1 kinase activity‐dependent and ‐independent cell death and tissue inflammation	60
The birth of a giant: evolutionary insights into the origin of auxin responses in plants	58
Sir3 heterochromatin protein promotes non‐homologous end joining by direct inhibition of Sae2	58
Interferon‐inducible phospholipids govern IFITM3‐dependent endosomal antiviral immunity	58
The Hippo pathway drives the cellular response to hydrostatic pressure	58
Structure of cytosine transport protein CodB provides insight into nucleobase‐cation symporter 1 mechanism	57
Dynamic EMT: a multi‐tool for tumor progression	57
Characterization of the REC114‐MEI4‐IHO1 complex regulating meiotic DNA double‐strand break formation	57
Regulated splicing of large exons is linked to phase‐separation of vertebrate transcription factors	57
Pharmacological CDK4/6 inhibition reveals a p53‐dependent senescent state with restricted toxicity	56
The glycine arginine‐rich domain of the RNA‐binding protein nucleolin regulates its subcellular localization	56