OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Current Opinion in Cell Biology 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Outside Front Cover	77
Editorial Board	76
Outside Back Cover	67
Editorial Board	61
Driving cancer: Motor and adaptor protein dysregulation in endocytic receptor signalling	54
Leveraging phylogenetic diversity: Cellular dynamics in non-model organisms	54
Outside Front Cover	50
Editorial Board	50
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling	48
Separation of powers: A key feature underlying the neuroprotective role of Retromer in age-related neurodegenerative disease?	46
Development of a multiciliated cell	44
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?	40
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer	40
Emerging role of organelles in cell migration	39
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis	39
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology	38
Outside Back Cover	37
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?	36
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments	35
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations	35
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?	34
Editorial Board	34
The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces	33
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering	33
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells	33

Nuclear determinants of mRNA and protein isoforms	33
Cellular spartans at the pass: Emerging intricacies of cell competition in early and late tumorigenesis	32
Functional analysis of Hikeshi reveals physiological significance of nuclear Hsp70	32
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system	32
Editorial Board	31
Outside Back Cover	31
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size	31
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues	31