OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Cell Biology is 13. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Outside Front Cover	82
Editorial Board	65
Outside Back Cover	61
Editorial Board	53
Leveraging phylogenetic diversity: Cellular dynamics in non-model organisms	52
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis	51
Outside Front Cover	51
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes	48
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology	47
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer	45
Separation of powers: A key feature underlying the neuroprotective role of Retromer in age-related neurodegenerative disease?	42
Driving cancer: Motor and adaptor protein dysregulation in endocytic receptor signalling	42
Emerging mechanisms and dynamics of three-dimensional genome organisation at zygotic genome activation	41
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?	40
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling	39
Development of a multiciliated cell	36
Outside Back Cover	35
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?	33
Evolution and diversification of mitochondrial protein import systems	33
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells	32
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?	31
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering	31
Editorial Board	31
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations	30
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments	29

Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size	29
The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces	29
Editorial Board	28
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic	28
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system	28
Outside Back Cover	28
Functional analysis of Hikeshi reveals physiological significance of nuclear Hsp70	27
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells	27
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues	27
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair	27
Autophagy regulation by signaling	27
Cellular spartans at the pass: Emerging intricacies of cell competition in early and late tumorigenesis	26
Engines of change: Nonmuscle myosin II in mechanobiology	25
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors	25
A molecular systems perspective on calcium oscillations beyond ion fluxes	25
Mitotic signalling in progenitor cells: Integrating cell division with cell specification	25
Reading oscillatory instructions: How cells achieve time-dependent responses to oscillating transcription factors	25
The dynamic nuclear envelope: resilience in health and dysfunction in disease	25
Publisher’s Note	25
Nuclear lipid droplet: Guardian of nuclear membrane lipid homeostasis?	25
Rediscovering the intricacies of secretory granule biogenesis	24
License to drive: Receptor-mediated ER exit of proteins and lipids	24
Outside Back Cover	24
The molecular biophysics of extracellular vimentin and its role in pathogen–host interactions	24
Follow the flow: Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell shape and movement	24
Organizing principles underlying COPII-mediated transport	24
Mechanisms of cellular fitness and cell competition: Towards an integrated view	23
The nature of the root clock at single cell resolution: Principles of communication and similarities with plant and animal pulsatile and circadian mechanisms	23
In situ studies of membrane biology by cryo-electron tomography	23
Shaping up: Recent advances in the study of plant calcium channels	22
Sperm-specific proteins: new implications for diagnostic development and cancer immunotherapy	22
Mechanobiology of myeloid cells	22
Stress-protecting harbors for hematopoietic stem cells	22
Decoding the cell nucleus	22
Outside Front Cover - Journal name, Cover image, Volume issue details, ISSN, Cover Date, Elsevier Logo and Society Logo if required	22
Rethinking tubulin acetylation: From regulation to cellular adaptation	21
Vertex remodeling during epithelial morphogenesis	21
Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites	20
Navigating confinement: Mechanotransduction and metabolic adaptation	20
Regulatory events controlling ER-phagy	20
Mitochondria and cell death signalling	20
Protein folding and quality control during nuclear transport	20
Transmit and protect: The mechanical functions of intermediate filaments	19
Dynamic structure of the cytoplasm	19
Interplay between Notch signaling and mechanical forces during developmental patterning processes	19
Replication-transcription symbiosis in the mammalian nucleus: The art of living together	19
Mechanical regulation of the Notch signaling pathway	19
The multidimensional roles of intermediate filaments - bridging genetic diversity with form, functions, and targets	19
Opening the gate: Complexity and modularity of the nuclear pore scaffold and basket	19
Signaling oscillations: Molecular mechanisms and functional roles	19

Emergence of neuron types	19
Replicating chromatin in the nucleus: A histone variant perspective	18
New directions in epithelial mechanoadaptation	18
Nuclear speckle biology: At the cross-roads of discovery and functional analysis	18
Waves of change: Dynamic actomyosin networks in embryonic development	18
Cellularization across eukaryotes: Conserved mechanisms and novel strategies	17
Impact of organelle architecture on oocyte developmental potential	17
Mechanisms controlling the mechanical properties of the nuclei	17
Outside Back Cover	17
Spatiotemporal regulation of switching front–rear cell polarity	16
Nanoscale mechano-adaption of integrin-based cell adhesions: New tools and techniques lead the way	16
ER and Golgi trafficking in axons, dendrites, and glial processes	16
Outside Front Cover	16
Modeling cytoskeletal and cell dynamics	16
Extracellular matrix dynamics: A key regulator of cell migration across length-scales and systems	16
Cytoskeletal form and function in mammalian oocytes and zygotes	16
Exploring the dynamic behavior of leukocytes with zebrafish	16
Jagged-mediated development and disease: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications for Alagille syndrome	16
Functional organization of RNA polymerase II in nuclear subcompartments	15
SMC complexes: Lifting the lid on loop extrusion	15
Protein quality control at the Golgi	15
Septin dynamics and organization in mammalian cells	15
Myosin 2 – A general contractor for the cytoskeleton	15
Editorial Board	15
Nuclear biophysics: Spatial coordination of transcriptional dynamics?	14
Outside Front Cover	14
Posttranslational modifications of keratins and their associated proteins as therapeutic targets in keratin diseases	14
Macromolecular crowding: Sensing without a sensor	14
Editorial Board	14
Roads and hubs of unconventional protein secretion	14
Multiscale modelling of chromatin organisation: Resolving nucleosomes at near-atomistic resolution inside genes	14
Calcium wave propagation during cell extrusion	14
Biomolecular condensates in epithelial junctions	13
Cadherin-linked morphogen gradient actualizes robust tissue patterning	13
The unique biomechanics of intermediate filaments – From single filaments to cells and tissues	13
The redox-responsive roles of intermediate filaments in cellular stress detection, integration and mitigation	13
The compass to follow: Focal adhesion turnover	13
From brain-sparing to prioritised tumour growth: Insights into tumour-host interactions	13
Editorial Board	13
Outside Back Cover	13
Regulation of immune cell development, differentiation and function by stromal Notch ligands	13
Inter-organ communication in Drosophila: Lipoproteins, adipokines, and immune-metabolic coordination	13