OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Current Opinion in Cell Biology is 28. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Outside Front Cover	74
Outside Front Cover	63
Editorial Board	58
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes	51
Separation of powers: A key feature underlying the neuroprotective role of Retromer in age-related neurodegenerative disease?	51
Outside Back Cover	49
Development of a multiciliated cell	48
Editorial Board	48
Leveraging phylogenetic diversity: Cellular dynamics in non-model organisms	46
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling	45
Emerging mechanisms and dynamics of three-dimensional genome organisation at zygotic genome activation	43
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis	41
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology	40
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer	40
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?	40
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?	39
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments	39
Outside Back Cover	39
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells	38
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations	37
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?	33
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering	33
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size	32
The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces	32
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells	32

Evolution and diversification of mitochondrial protein import systems	32
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic	30
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system	29
Editorial Board	28
Outside Back Cover	28