OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Cell Biology is 23. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Advisory Board and Contents	458
Plasticity of cancer invasion and energy metabolism	324
(Alternative) transcription start sites as regulators of RNA processing	279
The bidirectional relationship between metabolism and cell cycle control	264
HELLS: the transcriptional sentinel	205
DNA-PKcs kinase activity orchestrates both end-processing and end-ligation	204
Modulating cell-free DNA biology as the next frontier in liquid biopsies	195
The postdoctoral blueprint part one: creating a niche	157
Centrosomes and cancer: balancing tumor-promoting and inhibitory roles	147
Unlocking Latin America´s scientific potential: challenges and opportunities in a globalized world	145
An ATM D-compartmentalization in DNA damage response	145
Understanding human embryogenesis by building programmable stem cell-based models	144
Translation is an emerging constraint on protein homeostasis in ageing	141
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Advisory Board and Contents	128
A glitch in the matrix: organ-specific matrisomes in metastatic niches	126
The multifaceted mitochondrial OXA insertase	119
What makes genes burst	114
Regulation of lipid droplet dynamics and lipid homeostasis by hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase proteins	101
Bucket lists must be completed during cell death	101
Opportunities and challenges for deep learning in cell dynamics research	100
Where protein structure and cell diversity meet	96
Olfaction: an emerging regulator of longevity and metabolism	94
Cytoplasmic mtDNA clearance suppresses inflammatory immune responses	94

Optical tweezers across scales in cell biology	93
Primary ciliary signaling: links with the cell cycle	92
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DDX47 untangles R-loops with only certain other helicases	85
Progress and limitations in engineering cellular adhesion for research and therapeutics	82
Lessons in longevity from blood stem cells under protein stress	81
POGK is a domesticated KRAB domain-containing transposable element with tumor suppressive functions in breast cancer	77
Bioelectric regulation of intestinal stem cells	76
tRNA modifications: insights into their role in human cancers	76
Sublethal engagement of apoptotic pathways in residual cancer	73
Deciphering the significance of p53 mutant proteins	72
Diverse routes to mitophagy governed by ubiquitylation and mitochondrial import	70
Multifaceted mitochondrial quality control in brown adipose tissue	70
The emergence of the stem cell niche	70
Cultured meat: creative solutions for a cell biological problem	69
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Advisory Board and Contents	69
Wnt signalling in cell division: from mechanisms to tissue engineering	68
Built to last: lysosome remodeling and repair in health and disease	67
Shared genetic and epigenetic changes link aging and cancer	67
Self-inflicted DNA breaks in cell differentiation and cancer	67
Biomolecular condensates: hubs of Hippo-YAP/TAZ signaling in cancer	65
Reimagining journal clubs for inclusive scientific training	64
Visualizing intracellular target antigens in live cells	64
Tumor–stromal metabolic crosstalk in pancreatic cancer	63
Moonlighting translation factors: multifunctionality drives diverse gene regulation	62
Accessible high-speed image-activated cell sorting	61
Reprogramming transcription after DNA damage: recognition, response, repair, and restart	61
Subscription and Copyright Information	60
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein degradation by ER-associated degradation and ER-phagy	60
Young researchers series #3	58
Young researchers series #3	58
Young researchers series #7	58
Fun in the sun: ribosomes defend against UV irradiation	57
Advisory Board and Contents	57
Targeting SHP1 and SHP2 to suppress tumors and enhance immunosurveillance	55
Meiotic spindle pushed outward by inward organelle packing	54
Filopodia: integrating cellular functions with theoretical models	54
Advisory Board and Contents	54
Revealing new biology from multiplexed, metal-isotope-tagged, single-cell readouts	54
Advisory Board and Contents	53
Embryos burn fat in standby	53
Thermoporter: a new regulatory mechanism for mitochondrial calcium uniporter activity	52
ERMCS Ca2+ transmission fuels cell division	52
Transcription-coupled repair of DNA–protein crosslinks	51
Lysosomal functions of progranulin and implications for treatment of frontotemporal dementia	51
Unique architectural features of mammalian mitochondrial protein synthesis	50
Telomere dynamics as mediators of gut microbiota–host interactions	48
Differentiation of the tumor microenvironment: are CAFs the Organizer?	47
Membrane remodeling and trafficking piloted by SARS-CoV-2	47

Intravital and high-content multiplex imaging of the immune system	46
Mechanical communication in fibrosis progression	45
Putative homeostatic role of cancer driver mutations	43
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Principles of membrane remodeling by dynamic ESCRT-III polymers	43
Advisory Board and Contents	43
Advisory Board and Contents	42
Increased O-GlcNAcylation connects metabolic to transcriptional reprogramming during pathophysiological cell activation	42
Order from chaos: cellular asymmetries explained with modelling	42
Chaperone networks are shaped by cellular differentiation and identity	42
Orientational cell adhesions (OCAs) for tissue morphogenesis	40
The idiosyncrasies of oocytes	40
Phase separation on microtubules: from droplet formation to cellular function?	39
Cell cycle regulation by the ribotoxic stress response	39
ER: a critical hub for STING signaling regulation	39
Oxidative DNA damage and repair at non-coding regulatory regions	39
Modulation of membrane–cytoskeleton interactions: ezrin as key player	38
Versatility of gasdermin D beyond pyroptosis	38
Young researchers series #6	38
Cellular mechanics during division of a genomically minimal cell	37
Sugar symphony: glycosylation in cancer metabolism and stemness	37
Bloodhounds chasing the origin of blood cells	37
Lysosomal enzyme trafficking: from molecular mechanisms to human diseases	37
Patterns in the tapestry of chromatin-bound RB	36
The amoeboid state as part of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition programme	36
Disruption of lineage integrity as a precursor to breast tumor initiation	36
Mechanical regulation of cell-cycle progression and division	36
Advisory Board and Contents	35
Advisory Board and Contents	35
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Regulation of gene expression by glycolytic and gluconeogenic enzymes	35
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Hidden protein functions and what they may teach us	33
Creating inclusive environments in cell biology by casual mentoring	32
New job for an old tool: PI3Kβ phosphorylates OGT to regulate acetyl-CoA in glioblastoma	32
The neuronal-like behaviour of macrophages	31
Death by ribosome	31
The adipocyte supersystem of insulin and cAMP signaling	30
Stress relief: emerging methods to mitigate dissociation-induced artefacts	30
Spatiotemporal dynamic regulation of membraneless organelles by chaperone networks	30
Extracellular vesicle-mediated crosstalk in tumor microenvironment dominates tumor fate	29
Hierarchical folding of the catalytic core during mitochondrial ribosome biogenesis	29
Immune surveillance of senescence: potential application to age-related diseases	29
The peroxisome: an up-and-coming organelle in immunometabolism	29
Spermidine – an old molecule with a new age-defying immune function	29
Young researchers series #2	28
Changing the culture for the future: time to take brain drain in academics seriously	28
Muscle is a stage, and cells and factors are merely players	28
Stress-induced cell depolarization through the MAP kinase–Cdc42 axis	28
Quality control of mitochondrial nucleoids	28
Advisory Board and Contents	28
ER remodeling via lipid metabolism	28
CS proteins and ubiquitination: orchestrating DNA repair with transcription and cell division	27
The Cys/N-degron pathway in the ubiquitin–proteasome system and autophagy	27
The ubiquitin–proteasome system links NADPH metabolism to ferroptosis	26
The many faces of H3.3 in regulating chromatin in embryonic stem cells and beyond	26
Advisory Board and Contents	26
Calcium homeostasis and cancer: insights from endoplasmic reticulum-centered organelle communications	26
The epigenetic landscape of mesenchymal stem cell and extracellular vesicle therapy	26
Advisory Board and Contents	25
Tumor-initiating cells establish a niche to overcome isolation stress	25
Regulated circRNA nuclear export in neuronal differentiation	25
Chromatin-interacting RNA-binding proteins regulate transcription	24
3′UTR heterogeneity and cancer progression	24
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Metabolic regulation of mRNA splicing	23
Emerging roles of intratumor microbiota in cancer metastasis	23
Phase separation of p62: roles and regulations in autophagy	23
Molecular mechanisms of nucleolar DNA damage checkpoint response	23
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The heterogeneity of cellular senescence: insights at the single-cell level	23
The Warburg effect: a signature of mitochondrial overload	23
Glucose metabolism of TAMs in tumor chemoresistance and metastasis	23