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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Advisory Board and Contents	414
(Alternative) transcription start sites as regulators of RNA processing	282
Unlocking Latin America´s scientific potential: challenges and opportunities in a globalized world	264
HELLS: the transcriptional sentinel	236
An ATM D-compartmentalization in DNA damage response	188
DNA-PKcs kinase activity orchestrates both end-processing and end-ligation	181
Modulating cell-free DNA biology as the next frontier in liquid biopsies	176
The postdoctoral blueprint part one: creating a niche	149
Centrosomes and cancer: balancing tumor-promoting and inhibitory roles	138
Plasticity of cancer invasion and energy metabolism	135
The bidirectional relationship between metabolism and cell cycle control	134
Subscription and Copyright Information	132
Translation is an emerging constraint on protein homeostasis in ageing	132
Subscription and Copyright Information	128
Advisory Board and Contents	125
Cytoplasmic mtDNA clearance suppresses inflammatory immune responses	119
A glitch in the matrix: organ-specific matrisomes in metastatic niches	112
Bucket lists must be completed during cell death	111
Olfaction: an emerging regulator of longevity and metabolism	110
Regulation of lipid droplet dynamics and lipid homeostasis by hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase proteins	104
Where protein structure and cell diversity meet	100
Primary ciliary signaling: links with the cell cycle	95
The multifaceted mitochondrial OXA insertase	92
Optical tweezers across scales in cell biology	92
Opportunities and challenges for deep learning in cell dynamics research	90

Multifaceted mitochondrial quality control in brown adipose tissue	86
Subscription and Copyright Information	86
tRNA modifications: insights into their role in human cancers	85
The emergence of the stem cell niche	85
Interphase microtubules in nuclear organization and genome maintenance	83
DDX47 untangles R-loops with only certain other helicases	81
POGK is a domesticated KRAB domain-containing transposable element with tumor suppressive functions in breast cancer	79
Progress and limitations in engineering cellular adhesion for research and therapeutics	75
Bioelectric regulation of intestinal stem cells	75
Sublethal engagement of apoptotic pathways in residual cancer	74
Cultured meat: creative solutions for a cell biological problem	71
Lessons in longevity from blood stem cells under protein stress	70
Diverse routes to mitophagy governed by ubiquitylation and mitochondrial import	70
Deciphering the significance of p53 mutant proteins	69
Subscription and Copyright Information	68
Advisory Board and Contents	68
Self-inflicted DNA breaks in cell differentiation and cancer	67
Moonlighting translation factors: multifunctionality drives diverse gene regulation	66
Visualizing intracellular target antigens in live cells	64
Reimagining journal clubs for inclusive scientific training	64
Tumor–stromal metabolic crosstalk in pancreatic cancer	62
Wnt signalling in cell division: from mechanisms to tissue engineering	61
Reprogramming transcription after DNA damage: recognition, response, repair, and restart	61
Accessible high-speed image-activated cell sorting	60
Shared genetic and epigenetic changes link aging and cancer	59
Biomolecular condensates: hubs of Hippo-YAP/TAZ signaling in cancer	59
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein degradation by ER-associated degradation and ER-phagy	58
Built to last: lysosome remodeling and repair in health and disease	58
Subscription and Copyright Information	57
Young researchers series #3	56
Advisory Board and Contents	56
Young researchers series #7	56
Transcription-coupled repair of DNA–protein crosslinks	56
Young researchers series #3	56
Filopodia: integrating cellular functions with theoretical models	54
Differentiation of the tumor microenvironment: are CAFs the Organizer?	54
Meiotic spindle pushed outward by inward organelle packing	54
Fun in the sun: ribosomes defend against UV irradiation	54
Advisory Board and Contents	53
Embryos burn fat in standby	52
Principles of membrane remodeling by dynamic ESCRT-III polymers	50
Advisory Board and Contents	50
Membrane remodeling and trafficking piloted by SARS-CoV-2	49
Revealing new biology from multiplexed, metal-isotope-tagged, single-cell readouts	48
Unique architectural features of mammalian mitochondrial protein synthesis	48
Thermoporter: a new regulatory mechanism for mitochondrial calcium uniporter activity	48
ERMCS Ca2+ transmission fuels cell division	48
Intravital and high-content multiplex imaging of the immune system	47
Targeting SHP1 and SHP2 to suppress tumors and enhance immunosurveillance	45
Telomere dynamics as mediators of gut microbiota–host interactions	45

Lysosomal functions of progranulin and implications for treatment of frontotemporal dementia	44
Mechanical communication in fibrosis progression	44
Putative homeostatic role of cancer driver mutations	43
Advisory Board and Contents	42
Subscription and Copyright Information	41
Advisory Board and Contents	41
Order from chaos: cellular asymmetries explained with modelling	40
Orientational cell adhesions (OCAs) for tissue morphogenesis	40
Cell cycle regulation by the ribotoxic stress response	39
The idiosyncrasies of oocytes	39
Oxidative DNA damage and repair at non-coding regulatory regions	39
Modulation of membrane–cytoskeleton interactions: ezrin as key player	39
Increased O-GlcNAcylation connects metabolic to transcriptional reprogramming during pathophysiological cell activation	38
Chaperone networks are shaped by cellular differentiation and identity	38
Phase separation on microtubules: from droplet formation to cellular function?	38
ER: a critical hub for STING signaling regulation	38
Versatility of gasdermin D beyond pyroptosis	37
Cellular mechanics during division of a genomically minimal cell	37
Young researchers series #6	37
Bloodhounds chasing the origin of blood cells	36
Sugar symphony: glycosylation in cancer metabolism and stemness	36
Disruption of lineage integrity as a precursor to breast tumor initiation	36
Patterns in the tapestry of chromatin-bound RB	35
The amoeboid state as part of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition programme	35
Mechanical regulation of cell-cycle progression and division	35
Lysosomal enzyme trafficking: from molecular mechanisms to human diseases	34
Subscription and Copyright Information	34
Regulation of gene expression by glycolytic and gluconeogenic enzymes	34
Advisory Board and Contents	34
Hierarchical folding of the catalytic core during mitochondrial ribosome biogenesis	33
Advisory Board and Contents	33
Subscription and Copyright Information	33
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New job for an old tool: PI3Kβ phosphorylates OGT to regulate acetyl-CoA in glioblastoma	32
Creating inclusive environments in cell biology by casual mentoring	32
The adipocyte supersystem of insulin and cAMP signaling	31
Extracellular vesicle-mediated crosstalk in tumor microenvironment dominates tumor fate	31
Spatiotemporal dynamic regulation of membraneless organelles by chaperone networks	31
Spermidine – an old molecule with a new age-defying immune function	30
The neuronal-like behaviour of macrophages	30
Hidden protein functions and what they may teach us	30
Immune surveillance of senescence: potential application to age-related diseases	29
Stress relief: emerging methods to mitigate dissociation-induced artefacts	29
Death by ribosome	29
Redefining actin dynamics of the pointed-end complex in striated muscle	28
The peroxisome: an up-and-coming organelle in immunometabolism	28
Stress-induced cell depolarization through the MAP kinase–Cdc42 axis	28
Advisory Board and Contents	28
Young researchers series #2	28
The many faces of H3.3 in regulating chromatin in embryonic stem cells and beyond	27
ER remodeling via lipid metabolism	27
The epigenetic landscape of mesenchymal stem cell and extracellular vesicle therapy	27
Changing the culture for the future: time to take brain drain in academics seriously	26
The Cys/N-degron pathway in the ubiquitin–proteasome system and autophagy	26
Muscle is a stage, and cells and factors are merely players	26
The ubiquitin–proteasome system links NADPH metabolism to ferroptosis	26
Calcium homeostasis and cancer: insights from endoplasmic reticulum-centered organelle communications	25
Quality control of mitochondrial nucleoids	25
CS proteins and ubiquitination: orchestrating DNA repair with transcription and cell division	25
Regulated circRNA nuclear export in neuronal differentiation	24
Advisory Board and Contents	24
Tumor-initiating cells establish a niche to overcome isolation stress	24
Advisory Board and Contents	24
Glucose metabolism of TAMs in tumor chemoresistance and metastasis	23
Phase separation of p62: roles and regulations in autophagy	23
Metabolic regulation of mRNA splicing	23
Subscription and Copyright Information	23
The heterogeneity of cellular senescence: insights at the single-cell level	23
Molecular mechanisms of nucleolar DNA damage checkpoint response	23