OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Matrix Biology is 23. 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
Sox9 deletion causes severe intervertebral disc degeneration characterized by apoptosis, matrix remodeling, and compartment-specific transcriptomic changes	70
Collagen XI regulates the acquisition of collagen fibril structure, organization and functional properties in tendon	47
Collagen XII mediated cellular and extracellular mechanisms regulate establishment of tendon structure and function	45
Decorin deficiency promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition and colon cancer metastasis	44
Decorin regulates cartilage pericellular matrix micromechanobiology	43
Autophagy, tissue repair, and fibrosis: a delicate balance	40
Biglycan and chondroitin sulfate play pivotal roles in bone toughness via retaining bound water in bone mineral matrix	37
TBK1 (TANK-binding kinase 1)-mediated regulation of autophagy in health and disease	37
Role of collagen XII in skin homeostasis and repair	37
Schwann cells contribute to keloid formation	35
Role of autophagy in intervertebral disc and cartilage function: implications in health and disease	34
Microfibrillar-associated protein 4 in health and disease	32
Calponin 1 increases cancer-associated fibroblasts-mediated matrix stiffness to promote chemoresistance in gastric cancer	29
Connexin43 gap junction drives fascia mobilization and repair of deep skin wounds	29
Periostin and matrix stiffness combine to regulate myofibroblast differentiation and fibronectin synthesis during palatal healing	28
A novel mechanism in wound healing: Laminin 332 drives MMP9/14 activity by recruiting syndecan-1 and CD44	27
The C-type lectin CD93 controls endothelial cell migration via activation of the Rho family of small GTPases	27
Mechanisms of procollagen and HSP47 sorting during ER-to-Golgi trafficking	26
Causes and consequences of DNA damage-induced autophagy	26
Distinct extracellular–matrix remodeling events precede symptoms of inflammation	26
Progranulin/EphA2 axis: A novel oncogenic mechanism in bladder cancer	25
Peritoneal restoration by repurposing vitamin D inhibits ovarian cancer dissemination via blockade of the TGF-β1/thrombospondin-1 axis	24
Targeting cellular stress in vitro improves osteoblast homeostasis, matrix collagen content and mineralization in two murine models of osteogenesis imperfecta	23