OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Current Opinion in Cell Biology is 33. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Outside Front Cover	195
Editorial Board	117
Editorial Board	113
Outside Back Cover	76
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes	71
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis	67
Development of a multiciliated cell	64
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology	60
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer	57
Emerging mechanisms and dynamics of three-dimensional genome organisation at zygotic genome activation	56
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling	54
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments	53
Outside Back Cover	53
Barotaxis: How cells live and move under pressure	51
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations	47
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?	46
Quantifying and visualising the nuances of cellular dynamics in vivo using intravital imaging	44
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?	43
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering	43
Evolution and diversification of mitochondrial protein import systems	42
Decoding mechanical cues by molecular mechanotransduction	41
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells	40
Advanced models of human skeletal muscle differentiation, development and disease: Three-dimensional cultures, organoids and beyond	40
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair	38
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues	36

The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system	36
Cellular spartans at the pass: Emerging intricacies of cell competition in early and late tumorigenesis	35
Outside Back Cover	35
Editorial Board	35
Functional analysis of Hikeshi reveals physiological significance of nuclear Hsp70	34
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors	33
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size	33
Publisher’s Note	33
Engines of change: Nonmuscle myosin II in mechanobiology	33
Intravital microscopy to illuminate cell state plasticity during metastasis	33
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic	33