OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BioEssays is 25. 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
DNA topoisomerases: Advances in understanding of cellular roles and multi‐protein complexes via structure‐function analysis	108
The genetic structure of SARS‐CoV‐2 does not rule out a laboratory origin	67
From structure to function: Route to understanding lncRNA mechanism	62
Interoception and the origin of feelings: A new synthesis	61
Paraspeckle nuclear condensates: Global sensors of cell stress?	58
Cancer as a prospective sequela of long COVID‐19	55
Cancer progression as a sequence of atavistic reversions	49
Bridging the explanatory gaps: What can we learn from a biological agency perspective?	48
mTORC1 and ferroptosis: Regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic potential	44
Superposition of COVID‐19 waves, anticipating a sustained wave, and lessons for the future	43
Reconciling the seemingly irreconcilable: The WHO's ICF system integrates biological and psychosocial environmental determinants of autism and ADHD	43
DNA adenine methylation in eukaryotes: Enzymatic mark or a form of DNA damage?	40
Noncanonical functions of the serine‐arginine‐rich splicing factor (SR) family of proteins in development and disease	39
Single cell RNA‐sequencing: A powerful yet still challenging technology to study cellular heterogeneity	38
Tumor necrosis: A synergistic consequence of metabolic stress and inflammation	37
BRD4 in physiology and pathology: ‘‘BET’’ on its partners	36
Transmissible cancers in mammals and bivalves: How many examples are there?	34
Accounting for variation in and overuse of antibiotics among humans	33
Epigenetic editing: Dissecting chromatin function in context	33
Early life exposure to air pollution impacts neuronal and glial cell function leading to impaired neurodevelopment	32
A second Warburg‐like effect in cancer metabolism: The metabolic shift of glutamine‐derived nitrogen	30
How everyday sounds can trigger strong emotions: ASMR, misophonia and the feeling of wellbeing	30
Phage lysis‐lysogeny switches and programmed cell death: Danse macabre	26
Metabolomics meets lipidomics: Assessing the small molecule component of metabolism	25
Pushing Raman spectroscopy over the edge: purported signatures of organic molecules in fossil animals are instrumental artefacts	25