OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of EMBO Journal is 55. 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
Tunnelling nanotube formation is driven by Eps8/IRSp53‐dependent linear actin polymerization	218
PGE ₂ ‐EP3 axis promotes brown adipose tissue formation through stabil	204
The phagosomal solute transporter SLC15A4 promotes inflammasome activity via mTORC1 signaling and	174
Convergent dopamine and ALK4 signaling to PCBP1 controls FosB	160
Unbiased assessment of genome integrity and purging of adverse outcomes at the target locus upon editing of CD4 ⁺	155
SOX9 maintains human foetal lung tip progenitor state by enhancing WNT and RTK	140
The plant noncoding transcriptome: a versatile environmental sensor	113
A multifunctional locus controls motor neuron differentiation through short and long noncoding RNAs	113
Regulation of LRRK2 mRNA stability by ATIC and its substrate AICAR	109
Cryo‐EM structure of the chain‐elongating E3 ubiquitin ligase UBR5	108
A mitochondrial EglN1‐AMPKα axis drives breast cancer progression by enhancing metabolic adaptation to hypoxic stress	104
TDAG51 promotes transcription factor FoxO1 activity during LPS ‐ind	101
Diversity matters — extending sound intensity coding by inner hair cells via heterogeneous synapses	101
Brassinosteroid signals cooperate with katanin‐mediated microtubule severing to control stamen filament elongation	101
Presynaptic targeting of botulinum neurotoxin type A requires a tripartite PSG‐Syt1 ‐ SV2 plasma m	98
IDH2 stabilizes HIF ‐1α‐induced metabolic reprogramming and promotes chemoresistance in urothelial cancer	96
A sterol‐PI(4)P exchanger modulates the Tel1/ATM axis of the DNA damage response	92
Bidirectional interplay between metabolism and epigenetics in hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia	88
In vivo reduction of RAD51 ‐mediated homologous recombination triggers aging but impairs oncogenesis	87
The SMC5 /6 complex recruits the PAF1 complex to facilitate DNA	86
RZZ‐Spindly and CENP‐E form an integrated platform to recruit dynein to the kinetochore corona	83
Eating your mitochondria—when too much of a good thing turns bad	83
The lysosomal Ragulator complex activates NLRP3 inflammasome in vivo via HDAC	83
Characterization of the REC114‐MEI4‐IHO1 complex regulating meiotic DNA double‐strand break format	82
Uptake‐independent killing of macrophages by extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis aggregates	81

A network of small RNAs regulates sporulation initiation in Clostridioides difficile	78
Gut colonization by Bacteroides requires translation by an EF‐G paralog lacking	76
Interferon‐inducible phospholipids govern IFITM3 ‐dependent endosomal antiviral immunity	75
The Hippo pathway drives the cellular response to hydrostatic pressure	73
Structure of cytosine transport protein CodB provides insight into nucleobase‐cation symporter 1 mechanism	73
An extended Tudor domain within Vreteno interconnects Gtsf1L and Ago3 for piRNA biogenesis in	72
EGFR signaling controls directionality of epithelial multilayer formation upon loss of cell polarity	72
Ribosome biogenesis factors—from names to functions	69
The birth of a giant: evolutionary insights into the origin of auxin responses in plants	69
MARCH5 ‐dependent NLRP3 ubiquitination is required for mitochondrial NLRP3‐NEK7	69
Evolutionary adaptation of the protein folding pathway for secretability	66
Cristae formation is a mechanical buckling event controlled by the inner mitochondrial membrane lipidome	65
Single‐cell transcriptomics stratifies organoid models of metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease	65
cIAPs control RIPK1 kinase activity‐dependent and ‐independent cell death and tissue inflammation	65
Strigolactones promote plant freezing tolerance by releasing the WRKY41 ‐mediated inhibition of CB	65
Assembly and function of the amyloid‐like translational repressor Rim4 is coupled with nutrient conditions	64
Modified Messengers: flatworm stem cells and regeneration are guarded by RNA methylation	63
PTEN deficiency exposes a requirement for an ARF GTPase module for integrin‐dependent invasion in ovarian cancer	63
Autophagy power expands: fuse those cells!	62
Dynamic “Cap”‐abilities of P‐bodies and the XRN1‐EDC4 axis	61
Structure of a bacterial ribonucleoprotein complex central to the control of cell envelope biogenesis	59
A conserved complex of microneme proteins mediates rhoptry discharge in Toxoplasma	58
Lineage commitment of dermal fibroblast progenitors is controlled by Kdm6b‐mediated chromatin demethylation	58
Elp3‐mediated codon‐dependent translation promotes mTORC2 activation and regulates macrophage polarization	57
ARF2‐PIF5 interaction controls transcriptional reprogramming in the ABS3 ‐mediated plant senescence pathway	57
Structure and mechanism of a eukaryotic ceramide synthase complex	56
Stress‐dependent macromolecular crowding in the mitochondrial matrix	56
The CTLA ‐4 immune checkpoint protein regulates PD‐L1 : PD	56
Die another day: phytosulfokine at the molecular trade‐off between growth and defense in plants	56
A rare human centenarian variant of SIRT6 enhances genome stability and interaction with Lamin A	55