OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B-Physical and Biological Scie is 1. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Therapeutic siRNA targeting the cancer cell stemness regulator PRDI-BF1 and RIZ domain zinc finger protein 14	120
Metabolomics of clinical samples reveal the treatment mechanism of lanthanum hydroxide on vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease	36
Progress in 50 years of viroid research—Molecular structure, pathogenicity, and host adaptation	31
Genetic variations in medical research in the past, at present and in the future	31
Optical manipulation of molecular function by chromophore-assisted light inactivation	30
SOCS, SPRED, and NR4a: Negative regulators of cytokine signaling and transcription in immune tolerance	28
Human gastric cancer risk screening: From rat pepsinogen studies to the ABC method	27
Production scheme for diagnostic-therapeutic radioisotopes by accelerator neutrons	22
An interpretation of COVID-19 in Tokyo using a combination of SIR models	18
Development of a cell-free protein synthesis system for practical use	18
Clinical epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology studies with real-world databases	17
Imaging-based chemogenetics for dissecting neural circuits in nonhuman primates	13
Whole-genome sequencing analysis of volvocine green algae reveals the molecular genetic basis for the diversity and evolution of sex	13
Thirty-five years since the discovery of chemotactic cytokines, interleukin-8 and MCAF: A historical overview	12
Kimura’s contributions on Earth polar motion studies	12
Key contributions of a glycolipid to membrane protein integration	11
Perturbed maternal microbiota shapes offspring microbiota during early colonization period in mice	11
Aromatic micelles: toward a third-generation of micelles	11
Chemical biology research in RIKEN NPDepo aimed at agricultural applications	10
Molecular mechanisms of self-incompatibility in Brassicaceae and Solanaceae	10
On the occasion of the 100th volume of the Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B (PJA-B)	10
RET receptor signaling: Function in development, metabolic disease, and cancer	10
Kawai-type multianvil ultrahigh-pressure technology	9
Cohesin organization, dynamics, and subdomain functions revealed by genetic suppressor screening	8
LUBAC-mediated linear ubiquitination: a crucial regulator of immune signaling	8

Projection mapping technologies: A review of current trends and future directions	8
Developments of GNSS buoy for a synthetic geohazard monitoring system	8
Central regulation of body fluid homeostasis	8
Thrombomodulin: A key regulator of intravascular blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, and inflammation, and a treatment for disseminated intravascular coagulation	7
Developments of inverse analysis by Kalman filters and Bayesian methods applied to geotechnical engineering	7
Physical mechanism of core-collapse supernovae that neutrinos drive	7
Motonori Matuyama and reversals of geomagnetic field	6
Improvement of patient care using cancer genomic profiling: SCRUM-/CIRCULATE-Japan experience	6
Functional genomics in plant abiotic stress responses and tolerance: From gene discovery to complex regulatory networks and their application in breeding	6
Invention of the split-anode magnetron	6
Unraveling the mysteries of dendritic spine dynamics: Five key principles shaping memory and cognition	6
Recent volcanic activity at the Asama volcano and long-period seismic signals	5
Synthesis and applications of helical polymers with dynamic and static memories of helicity	5
Chemical elucidation of acute encephalopathy by ingestion of angel-wing mushroom (<i>Pleurocybella porrigens</i>) — involvement of three constituents in onset —	5
Synthesis and applications of high-performance P-chiral phosphine ligands	4
Mannose-binding analysis and biological application of pradimicins	4
Structural determination of mugineic acid, an iron(III)-chelating substance secreted from graminaceous plants for efficient iron uptake	4
Corrigenda to “LUBAC-mediated linear ubiquitination: a crucial regulator of immune signaling”	4
Biomedical advances and future prospects of high-precision three-dimensional radiotherapy and four-dimensional radiotherapy	4
Generation and manipulation of current-induced spin-orbit torques	3
Multiple roles of endocytosis and autophagy in intracellular remodeling during oocyte-to-embryo transition	3
Copolymerization of ethylene with non-vinyl polar monomers	3
Multi-dimensional diffusion process of allele frequencies in population genetics	3
Lipid hydroperoxides in nutrition, health, and diseases	3
Establishment of immune suppression by cancer cells in the tumor microenvironment	2
Proceedings of the Japan Academy — History, database, and trend —	2
Development of liquid crystal displays and related improvements to their performances	2
Cloning of human Type I interferon cDNAs	2
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4: An attractive target for antibody-based immunotherapy	2
Glancing at the birth of a galaxy of scientists from Rikō Majima	2
Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene in <i>Thalassiosira nordenskioeldii</i> strains inhabiting in cold and warm sea waters	2
Origin of an orbiting star around the galactic supermassive black hole	2
Geochemical studies of low molecular weight organic acids in the atmosphere: sources, formation pathways, and gas/particle partitioning	2
Chemical characterization of heavy actinides and light transactinides – Experimental achievements at JAEA	2
Studies on “Ascites sarcoma”	1
Phenine design for nanocarbon molecules	1
Design and synthesis of biologically active carbaglycosylamines: From glycosidase inhibitors to pharmacological chaperones	1
Analysis of the spatial distribution of the landslides triggered by the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, Japan	1
Recent methodological advances towards single-cell proteomics	1
Direct conversion of a general antibody to its catalytic antibody and corresponding applications —Importance and role of Pro95 in CDR-3—	1
Discovery of internal rotation and conformers of 1,2-dichloroethane: the dawn of the concept of conformation	1
Changes in the expression of <i>mexB</i>, <i>mexY</i>, and <i>oprD</i> in clinical <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> isolates	1
Tracing the genealogy of research on the mechanism of blue flower coloration by anthocyanin based on Keita Shibata’s work	1
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of developmental synapse elimination in the cerebellum: Involvement of autism spectrum disorder-related genes	1
The UHRF protein family in epigenetics, development, and carcinogenesis	1
Calmodulin: a highly conserved and ubiquitous Ca<sup>2+</sup> sensor	1
Subaru Telescope —History, active/adaptive optics, instruments, and scientific achievements—	1
Optical coupling of individual air-suspended carbon nanotubes to silicon microcavities	1
At the dawn of novel aromatics: “On the Synthesis of Hinokitiol” by Tetsuo Nozoe <i>et al.</i>	1
Research overview of L-DOPA production using a bacterial enzyme, tyrosine phenol-lyase	1

A new era of isotope ecology: Nitrogen isotope ratio of amino acids as an approach for unraveling modern and ancient food web