OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biochemical Journal is 31. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Colonic ketogenesis, a microbiota-regulated process, contributes to blood ketones and protects against colitis in mice	629
Evidence that Xrn1 is in complex with Gcn1, and is required for full levels of eIF2α phosphorylation	178
A guide to ERK dynamics, part 2: downstream decoding	123
Chemical biology tools for protein labelling: insights into cell–cell communication	111
Insights into the substrate discrimination mechanisms of methyl-CpG-binding domain 4	71
Kinetics of the multitasking high-affinity Win binding site of WDR5 in restricted and unrestricted conditions	68
Tick–human interactions: from allergic klendusity to the α-Gal syndrome	67
The potential role of ischaemia–reperfusion injury in chronic, relapsing diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, Long COVID, and ME/CFS: evidence, mechanisms, and therapeutic implications	67
Mutagenic incorporation of inosine into DNA via T:I mismatch formation by human DNA polymerase eta (polη)	61
Claspin haploinsufficiency leads to defects in fertility, hyperplasia and an increased oncogenic potential	56
A conserved NAG motif is critical to the catalytic activity of galactinol synthase, a key regulatory enzyme of RFO biosynthesis	54
An evolutionary non-conserved motif in Helicobacter pylori arginase mediates positioning of the loop containing the catalytic residue for catalysis	54
Mutation of the RelA(p65) Thr505 phosphosite disrupts the DNA replication stress response leading to CHK1 inhibitor resistance	52
Characterization of uridine-cytidine kinase like-1 nucleoside kinase activity and its role in tumor growth	47
The insulin receptor family and protein kinase B (Akt) are activated in the heart by alkaline pH and α1-adrenergic receptors	47
Loss of the methylarginine reader function of SND1 confers resistance to hepatocellular carcinoma	44
Ferroptosis in plants: regulation of lipid peroxidation and redox status	43
PKA Cβ: a forgotten catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase opens new windows for PKA signaling and disease pathologies	43
Cancer cachexia: molecular mechanism and pharmacological management	41
Binding of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis EccCb1 ATPase double hexameric ring to the EsxAB virulence factor is enhanced by ATP	40
GLI1 interaction with p300 modulates SDF1 expression in cancer-associated fibroblasts to promote pancreatic cancer cells migration	40
Crystal structures of hydroxymethylbilane synthase complexed with a substrate analog: a single substrate-binding site for four consecutive condensation steps	39
Divergent binding mode for a protozoan BRC repeat to RAD51	38
Up-regulation of SLC7A11/xCT creates a vulnerability to selenocystine-induced cytotoxicity	37
Up-regulation of the PI3K/AKT and RHO/RAC/PAK signalling pathways in CHK1 inhibitor resistant Eµ-Myc lymphoma cells	37

PEPT1 is essential for the growth of pancreatic cancer cells: a viable drug target	37
Poly-ADP ribosylation of p21 by tankyrases promotes p21 degradation and regulates cell cycle progression	35
Into the fold: advances in understanding aPKC membrane dynamics	35
Activation and manipulation of inflammasomes and pyroptosis during bacterial infections	34
Binding partners regulate unfolding of myosin VI to activate the molecular motor	32
Casting iron into the cell fate mold	32
Excitation energy transfer kinetics of trimeric, monomeric and subunit-depleted Photosystem I from Synechocystis PCC 6803	31
Integration of machine learning with computational structural biology of plants	31
Conformational plasticity of the ULK3 kinase domain	31
Identification of inhibitors of human ChaC1, a cytoplasmic glutathione degrading enzyme through high throughput screens in yeast	31