OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Cell Biology is 12. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Outside Front Cover	131
Editorial Board	79
Outside Back Cover	67
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes	62
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis	61
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer	59
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology	52
Separation of powers: A key feature underlying the neuroprotective role of Retromer in age-related neurodegenerative disease?	49
Development of a multiciliated cell	48
Outside Front Cover	47
Editorial Board	46
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling	46
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?	45
Emerging mechanisms and dynamics of three-dimensional genome organisation at zygotic genome activation	42
The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces	40
Outside Back Cover	40
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?	40
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments	40
Evolution and diversification of mitochondrial protein import systems	38
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells	38
Quantifying and visualising the nuances of cellular dynamics in vivo using intravital imaging	38
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations	37
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?	36
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering	35
Barotaxis: How cells live and move under pressure	34

Engines of change: Nonmuscle myosin II in mechanobiology	32
Cellular spartans at the pass: Emerging intricacies of cell competition in early and late tumorigenesis	32
Advanced models of human skeletal muscle differentiation, development and disease: Three-dimensional cultures, organoids and beyond	30
Outside Back Cover	30
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues	29
Editorial Board	29
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system	28
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic	27
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size	27
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair	26
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells	26
Functional analysis of Hikeshi reveals physiological significance of nuclear Hsp70	25
Decoding mechanical cues by molecular mechanotransduction	25
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors	24
Intravital microscopy to illuminate cell state plasticity during metastasis	24
Reading oscillatory instructions: How cells achieve time-dependent responses to oscillating transcription factors	24
Publisher’s Note	24
A molecular systems perspective on calcium oscillations beyond ion fluxes	24
The molecular biophysics of extracellular vimentin and its role in pathogen–host interactions	23
Organizing principles underlying COPII-mediated transport	23
Nuclear lipid droplet: Guardian of nuclear membrane lipid homeostasis?	23
Mitotic signalling in progenitor cells: Integrating cell division with cell specification	23
Stress-protecting harbors for hematopoietic stem cells	22
The cellular and signaling dynamics of salamander limb regeneration	22
Outside Front Cover - Journal name, Cover image, Volume issue details, ISSN, Cover Date, Elsevier Logo and Society Logo if required	22
Decoding the cell nucleus	22
Neocortex expansion in development and evolution—from genes to progenitor cell biology	22
Rethinking tubulin acetylation: From regulation to cellular adaptation	22
The dynamic nuclear envelope: resilience in health and dysfunction in disease	22
Dynamic structure of the cytoplasm	21
Sperm-specific proteins: new implications for diagnostic development and cancer immunotherapy	21
In situ studies of membrane biology by cryo-electron tomography	21
Navigating confinement: Mechanotransduction and metabolic adaptation	21
Follow the flow: Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell shape and movement	21
Rediscovering the intricacies of secretory granule biogenesis	21
Deciphering the chromatin organization and dynamics for muscle stem cell function	21
Signaling oscillations: Molecular mechanisms and functional roles	20
Mitochondria and cell death signalling	20
License to drive: Receptor-mediated ER exit of proteins and lipids	20
Shaping up: Recent advances in the study of plant calcium channels	20
Mechanobiology of myeloid cells	19
Mechanical regulation of the Notch signaling pathway	19
Vertex remodeling during epithelial morphogenesis	19
Regulatory events controlling ER-phagy	19
Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites	19
Opening the gate: Complexity and modularity of the nuclear pore scaffold and basket	18
Emergence of neuron types	18
The nature of the root clock at single cell resolution: Principles of communication and similarities with plant and animal pulsatile and circadian mechanisms	18
Interplay between Notch signaling and mechanical forces during developmental patterning processes	18
New directions in epithelial mechanoadaptation	18

Protein folding and quality control during nuclear transport	18
Replicating chromatin in the nucleus: A histone variant perspective	18
The multidimensional roles of intermediate filaments - bridging genetic diversity with form, functions, and targets	18
Transmit and protect: The mechanical functions of intermediate filaments	17
Replication-transcription symbiosis in the mammalian nucleus: The art of living together	17
Impact of organelle architecture on oocyte developmental potential	17
Spatiotemporal regulation of switching front–rear cell polarity	17
Editorial overview – Differentiation: the driver of development	17
Nuclear speckle biology: At the cross-roads of discovery and functional analysis	17
Mechanisms controlling the mechanical properties of the nuclei	16
Cellularization across eukaryotes: Conserved mechanisms and novel strategies	16
Waves of change: Dynamic actomyosin networks in embryonic development	16
Outside Back Cover	16
ER and Golgi trafficking in axons, dendrites, and glial processes	15
Editorial Board	15
Cytoskeletal form and function in mammalian oocytes and zygotes	15
Jagged-mediated development and disease: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications for Alagille syndrome	15
Extracellular matrix dynamics: A key regulator of cell migration across length-scales and systems	15
Myosin 2 – A general contractor for the cytoskeleton	15
Outside Front Cover	14
Functional organization of RNA polymerase II in nuclear subcompartments	14
Nuclear biophysics: Spatial coordination of transcriptional dynamics?	14
Posttranslational modifications of keratins and their associated proteins as therapeutic targets in keratin diseases	14
Calcium wave propagation during cell extrusion	14
Exploring the dynamic behavior of leukocytes with zebrafish	14
Roads and hubs of unconventional protein secretion	14
Multiscale modelling of chromatin organisation: Resolving nucleosomes at near-atomistic resolution inside genes	13
Septin dynamics and organization in mammalian cells	13
Editorial Board	13
Editorial Board	13
Macromolecular crowding: Sensing without a sensor	13
Nanoscale mechano-adaption of integrin-based cell adhesions: New tools and techniques lead the way	13
Cytoskeletal symmetry breaking in animal cells	13
Outside Front Cover	13
Protein quality control at the Golgi	13
SMC complexes: Lifting the lid on loop extrusion	13
Editorial Board	13
The redox-responsive roles of intermediate filaments in cellular stress detection, integration and mitigation	13
Cadherin-linked morphogen gradient actualizes robust tissue patterning	12
Structuring of the endolysosomal system by HOPS and CORVET tethering complexes	12
The unique biomechanics of intermediate filaments – From single filaments to cells and tissues	12
Building the phagocytic cup on an actin scaffold	12
Biomolecular condensates in epithelial junctions	12
Principles of regeneration revealed by the planarian eye	12
From brain-sparing to prioritised tumour growth: Insights into tumour-host interactions	12
Regulation of immune cell development, differentiation and function by stromal Notch ligands	12