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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Outside Front Cover	195
Editorial Board	117
Editorial Board	113
Outside Back Cover	76
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes	71
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis	67
Development of a multiciliated cell	64
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology	60
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer	57
Emerging mechanisms and dynamics of three-dimensional genome organisation at zygotic genome activation	56
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling	54
Outside Back Cover	53
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments	53
Barotaxis: How cells live and move under pressure	51
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations	47
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?	46
Quantifying and visualising the nuances of cellular dynamics in vivo using intravital imaging	44
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?	43
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering	43
Evolution and diversification of mitochondrial protein import systems	42
Decoding mechanical cues by molecular mechanotransduction	41
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells	40
Advanced models of human skeletal muscle differentiation, development and disease: Three-dimensional cultures, organoids and beyond	40
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair	38
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues	36

The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system	36
Cellular spartans at the pass: Emerging intricacies of cell competition in early and late tumorigenesis	35
Outside Back Cover	35
Editorial Board	35
Functional analysis of Hikeshi reveals physiological significance of nuclear Hsp70	34
Publisher’s Note	33
Engines of change: Nonmuscle myosin II in mechanobiology	33
Intravital microscopy to illuminate cell state plasticity during metastasis	33
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic	33
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors	33
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size	33
Reading oscillatory instructions: How cells achieve time-dependent responses to oscillating transcription factors	32
Nuclear lipid droplet: Guardian of nuclear membrane lipid homeostasis?	31
The dynamic nuclear envelope: resilience in health and dysfunction in disease	31
The cellular and signaling dynamics of salamander limb regeneration	30
Outside Front Cover - Journal name, Cover image, Volume issue details, ISSN, Cover Date, Elsevier Logo and Society Logo if required	28
The molecular biophysics of extracellular vimentin and its role in pathogen–host interactions	28
Neocortex expansion in development and evolution—from genes to progenitor cell biology	28
Decoding the cell nucleus	28
Regulatory events controlling ER-phagy	27
Mechanobiology of myeloid cells	27
Stress-protecting harbors for hematopoietic stem cells	27
Signaling oscillations: Molecular mechanisms and functional roles	26
Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites	26
Follow the flow: Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell shape and movement	25
Sperm-specific proteins: new implications for diagnostic development and cancer immunotherapy	25
Protein folding and quality control during nuclear transport	25
On the choreography of genome folding: A grand pas de deux of cohesin and CTCF	24
Shaping up: Recent advances in the study of plant calcium channels	24
Vertex remodeling during epithelial morphogenesis	23
Rediscovering the intricacies of secretory granule biogenesis	23
In situ studies of membrane biology by cryo-electron tomography	23
Deciphering the chromatin organization and dynamics for muscle stem cell function	23
The nature of the root clock at single cell resolution: Principles of communication and similarities with plant and animal pulsatile and circadian mechanisms	22
The multidimensional roles of intermediate filaments - bridging genetic diversity with form, functions, and targets	22
Mechanical regulation of the Notch signaling pathway	22
Replication-transcription symbiosis in the mammalian nucleus: The art of living together	22
Endoplasmic reticulum composition and form: Proteins in and out	22
Find your coat: Using correlative light and electron microscopy to study intracellular protein coats	21
Replicating chromatin in the nucleus: A histone variant perspective	21
Nuclear speckle biology: At the cross-roads of discovery and functional analysis	21
Editorial overview – Differentiation: the driver of development	20
Opening the gate: Complexity and modularity of the nuclear pore scaffold and basket	20
Spatiotemporal regulation of switching front–rear cell polarity	20
Emergence of neuron types	20
Transmit and protect: The mechanical functions of intermediate filaments	20
Interplay between Notch signaling and mechanical forces during developmental patterning processes	20
Extracellular matrix dynamics: A key regulator of cell migration across length-scales and systems	19
Cellularization across eukaryotes: Conserved mechanisms and novel strategies	19
Mechanisms controlling the mechanical properties of the nuclei	19

Cytoskeletal control of the secretory immune synapse	19
Cytoskeletal form and function in mammalian oocytes and zygotes	19
Outside Back Cover	19
Waves of change: Dynamic actomyosin networks in embryonic development	19
Jagged-mediated development and disease: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications for Alagille syndrome	19
Septin dynamics and organization in mammalian cells	18
ER and Golgi trafficking in axons, dendrites, and glial processes	18
Editorial Board	18
Calcium wave propagation during cell extrusion	18
Outside Front Cover	18
Roads and hubs of unconventional protein secretion	17
Macromolecular crowding: Sensing without a sensor	17
Functional organization of RNA polymerase II in nuclear subcompartments	17
Multiscale modelling of chromatin organisation: Resolving nucleosomes at near-atomistic resolution inside genes	17
Protein quality control at the Golgi	17
Exploring the dynamic behavior of leukocytes with zebrafish	17
SMC complexes: Lifting the lid on loop extrusion	17
Posttranslational modifications of keratins and their associated proteins as therapeutic targets in keratin diseases	17
Editorial Board	16
Cadherin-linked morphogen gradient actualizes robust tissue patterning	16
Emerging methods and applications in 3D genomics	16
Editorial Board	16
Outside Front Cover	16
Editorial Board	16
The redox-responsive roles of intermediate filaments in cellular stress detection, integration and mitigation	15
Building the phagocytic cup on an actin scaffold	15
The unique biomechanics of intermediate filaments – From single filaments to cells and tissues	15
Cytoskeletal symmetry breaking in animal cells	15
Regulation of immune cell development, differentiation and function by stromal Notch ligands	14
Signal integration in forward and reverse neutrophil migration: Fundamentals and emerging mechanisms	14
Principles of regeneration revealed by the planarian eye	14
Biomolecular condensates in epithelial junctions	14
Outside Front Cover	13
The compass to follow: Focal adhesion turnover	13
Early steps in the birth of four membrane-bound organelles—Peroxisomes, lipid droplets, lipoproteins, and autophagosomes	13
Editorial Board	13
Mechanotransduction: Forcing a change in metabolism	13
Editorial Board	13
Membrane fusion and fission during eukaryogenesis	13
Building the brush border, one microvillus at a time	13
GFAP-isoforms in the nervous system: Understanding the need for diversity	13
Spandrels of the cell nucleus	13
Outside Back Cover	13
Genome-wide tracing to decipher nuclear organization	13
Outside Front Cover	13
Tracking and interpreting long-range chromatin interactions with super-resolution live-cell imaging	13
PI4KA and PIKfyve: Essential phosphoinositide signaling enzymes involved in myriad human diseases	13