OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Trends in Cell Biology is 59. 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
Advisory Board and Contents	521
Centrosomes and cancer: balancing tumor-promoting and inhibitory roles	395
Translation is an emerging constraint on protein homeostasis in ageing	308
HELLS: the transcriptional sentinel	301
Understanding human embryogenesis by building programmable stem cell-based models	250
Unlocking Latin America´s scientific potential: challenges and opportunities in a globalized world	231
DNA-PKcs kinase activity orchestrates both end-processing and end-ligation	228
The bidirectional relationship between metabolism and cell cycle control	186
An ATM D-compartmentalization in DNA damage response	175
Modulating cell-free DNA biology as the next frontier in liquid biopsies	169
The postdoctoral blueprint part one: creating a niche	163
(Alternative) transcription start sites as regulators of RNA processing	162
Plasticity of cancer invasion and energy metabolism	158
Optical tweezers across scales in cell biology	154
Cytoplasmic mtDNA clearance suppresses inflammatory immune responses	152
Regulation of lipid droplet dynamics and lipid homeostasis by hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase proteins	138
Subscription and Copyright Information	128
Olfaction: an emerging regulator of longevity and metabolism	124
Advisory Board and Contents	122
Subscription and Copyright Information	116
Where protein structure and cell diversity meet	116
What makes genes burst	111
Bucket lists must be completed during cell death	110
Membrane curvature at the ER–PM contact sites	109
A glitch in the matrix: organ-specific matrisomes in metastatic niches	108

The multifaceted mitochondrial OXA insertase	103
Lessons in longevity from blood stem cells under protein stress	102
Opportunities and challenges for deep learning in cell dynamics research	102
Optimality as a framework for understanding developmental robustness	91
The promiscuous ribosomal P-stalk: a new functional portrait	88
POGK is a domesticated KRAB domain-containing transposable element with tumor suppressive functions in breast cancer	85
Progress and limitations in engineering cellular adhesion for research and therapeutics	81
The emergence of the stem cell niche	80
Deciphering the significance of p53 mutant proteins	79
DDX47 untangles R-loops with only certain other helicases	78
tRNA modifications: insights into their role in human cancers	77
Subscription and Copyright Information	77
Bioelectric regulation of intestinal stem cells	76
Cultured meat: creative solutions for a cell biological problem	75
Diverse routes to mitophagy governed by ubiquitylation and mitochondrial import	74
Multifaceted mitochondrial quality control in brown adipose tissue	74
Visualizing intracellular target antigens in live cells	73
Sublethal engagement of apoptotic pathways in residual cancer	73
Advisory Board and Contents	72
Reimagining journal clubs for inclusive scientific training	71
Moonlighting translation factors: multifunctionality drives diverse gene regulation	69
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein degradation by ER-associated degradation and ER-phagy	68
Reprogramming transcription after DNA damage: recognition, response, repair, and restart	68
Tumor–stromal metabolic crosstalk in pancreatic cancer	67
Mitochondrial transfer at the crossroads of cancer, stromal, and immune cells	67
Built to last: lysosome remodeling and repair in health and disease	67
Wnt signalling in cell division: from mechanisms to tissue engineering	65
Biomolecular condensates: hubs of Hippo-YAP/TAZ signaling in cancer	65
Self-inflicted DNA breaks in cell differentiation and cancer	65
Accessible high-speed image-activated cell sorting	61
Fun in the sun: ribosomes defend against UV irradiation	60
Shared genetic and epigenetic changes link aging and cancer	60
Advisory Board and Contents	59
Unique architectural features of mammalian mitochondrial protein synthesis	59