OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Cell Biology is 15. 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
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer	40
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?	40
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis	39
Emerging role of organelles in cell migration	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
Editorial Board	34
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?	34
Nuclear determinants of mRNA and protein isoforms	33
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
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system	32
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
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size	31
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues	31
Editorial Board	31
Outside Back Cover	31
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic	30
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells	30
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair	30
Engines of change: Nonmuscle myosin II in mechanobiology	30
Nuclear lipid droplet: Guardian of nuclear membrane lipid homeostasis?	29
Emerging mechanisms of COPII adaptation for large cargo ER export	29
Functions and regulated material states of cytoskeletal condensates	29
Mitotic signalling in progenitor cells: Integrating cell division with cell specification	29
Reading oscillatory instructions: How cells achieve time-dependent responses to oscillating transcription factors	29
Autophagy regulation by signaling	29
Organizing principles underlying COPII-mediated transport	28
The molecular biophysics of extracellular vimentin and its role in pathogen–host interactions	28
The dynamic nuclear envelope: resilience in health and dysfunction in disease	28
Outside Back Cover	27
Outside Front Cover	27
A molecular systems perspective on calcium oscillations beyond ion fluxes	27
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors	27
ROS and the cell cycle: Cycling in and out of the comfort zone of redox control	26
Outside Front Cover - Journal name, Cover image, Volume issue details, ISSN, Cover Date, Elsevier Logo and Society Logo if required	26
License to drive: Receptor-mediated ER exit of proteins and lipids	26
Decoding the cell nucleus	26
Protein folding and quality control during nuclear transport	25
Signaling oscillations: Molecular mechanisms and functional roles	25
Rethinking tubulin acetylation: From regulation to cellular adaptation	25
In situ studies of membrane biology by cryo-electron tomography	24
Sperm-specific proteins: new implications for diagnostic development and cancer immunotherapy	24
Follow the flow: Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell shape and movement	24
The nature of the root clock at single cell resolution: Principles of communication and similarities with plant and animal pulsatile and circadian mechanisms	23
Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites	23
Mechanobiology of myeloid cells	23
Rediscovering the intricacies of secretory granule biogenesis	22
Dynamic structure of the cytoplasm	22
Mitochondria and cell death signalling	22
A waxy path: Lipid dynamics during tuberculosis	21
Mechanisms of cellular fitness and cell competition: Towards an integrated view	21
Patterns in motion: Choreographing dynamic cell behaviours during tissue repair	21
Vertex remodeling during epithelial morphogenesis	21
Navigating confinement: Mechanotransduction and metabolic adaptation	21
Stress-protecting harbors for hematopoietic stem cells	21
Mechanical regulation of the Notch signaling pathway	21
Emergence of neuron types	20
Replication-transcription symbiosis in the mammalian nucleus: The art of living together	20

The multidimensional roles of intermediate filaments - bridging genetic diversity with form, functions, and targets	20
Transmit and protect: The mechanical functions of intermediate filaments	19
Opening the gate: Complexity and modularity of the nuclear pore scaffold and basket	19
Nuclear speckle biology: At the cross-roads of discovery and functional analysis	19
Interplay between Notch signaling and mechanical forces during developmental patterning processes	19
Replicating chromatin in the nucleus: A histone variant perspective	19
Jagged-mediated development and disease: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications for Alagille syndrome	18
Outside Front Cover	18
Modeling cytoskeletal and cell dynamics	18
New directions in epithelial mechanoadaptation	18
Mechanisms controlling the mechanical properties of the nuclei	18
Cellularization across eukaryotes: Conserved mechanisms and novel strategies	18
Extracellular matrix dynamics: A key regulator of cell migration across length-scales and systems	18
Outside Back Cover	18
ER and Golgi trafficking in axons, dendrites, and glial processes	18
Impact of organelle architecture on oocyte developmental potential	18
Waves of change: Dynamic actomyosin networks in embryonic development	18
Outside Front Cover	17
Nanoscale mechano-adaption of integrin-based cell adhesions: New tools and techniques lead the way	17
Macromolecular crowding: Sensing without a sensor	17
Editorial Board	17
Nuclear biophysics: Spatial coordination of transcriptional dynamics?	17
Septin dynamics and organization in mammalian cells	17
Posttranslational modifications of keratins and their associated proteins as therapeutic targets in keratin diseases	17
Myosin 2 – A general contractor for the cytoskeleton	17
Exploring the dynamic behavior of leukocytes with zebrafish	17
From brain-sparing to prioritised tumour growth: Insights into tumour-host interactions	16
Cadherin-linked morphogen gradient actualizes robust tissue patterning	16
Building the phagocytic cup on an actin scaffold	16
Editorial Board	16
Editorial Board	16
Outside Back Cover	16
Inter-organ communication in Drosophila: Lipoproteins, adipokines, and immune-metabolic coordination	16
Outside Front Cover	16
The compass to follow: Focal adhesion turnover	15
Editorial Board	15
Mechanotransduction: Forcing a change in metabolism	15
Early steps in the birth of four membrane-bound organelles—Peroxisomes, lipid droplets, lipoproteins, and autophagosomes	15
Emerging methods and applications in 3D genomics	15
Regulation of immune cell development, differentiation and function by stromal Notch ligands	15
Structuring of the endolysosomal system by HOPS and CORVET tethering complexes	15
Outside Front Cover	15
The redox-responsive roles of intermediate filaments in cellular stress detection, integration and mitigation	15
The unique biomechanics of intermediate filaments – From single filaments to cells and tissues	15
Biomolecular condensates in epithelial junctions	15
Outside Back Cover	15
Septins in animal tissue architecture: more than just peanuts	15
Membrane fusion and fission during eukaryogenesis	15
A current view on molecular mechanisms and machineries driving unconventional pathways of protein secretion	15