OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Cell Biology is 17. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Advisory Board and Contents	260
Structural insights into actin filament turnover	201
Regulation of lipid droplet dynamics and lipid homeostasis by hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase proteins	200
Advisory Board and Contents	137
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Coordination between Transport and Local Translation in Neurons	126
Lysosomal enzyme trafficking: from molecular mechanisms to human diseases	120
The elegant complexity of mammalian ecto-5′-nucleotidase (CD73)	114
Reflected stemness as a potential driver of the tumour microenvironment	110
Implementing standardized diversity, equity, and inclusion approaches within scientific communities	102
The transcription factor code: a beacon for histone methyltransferase docking	101
Advisory Board and Contents	93
Advisory Board and Contents	93
Subscription and Copyright Information	91
Intracellular phase separation and its role in nickel sensing	90
Multiplicity of stem cell memories of inflammation and tissue repair in epithelia	89
Subscription and Copyright Information	89
WNT-Regulated Transcriptional Enhancers and Stem Cell Plasticity	89
The initiation of mammalian embryonic transcription: to begin at the beginning	88
Translation is an emerging constraint on protein homeostasis in ageing	87
Mechanical regulation of cell-cycle progression and division	83
Mechanisms of cellular mRNA transcript homeostasis	82
Mechanobiological approaches to synthetic morphogenesis: learning by building	80
To fit or not to fit: death decisions from morphogen fields	79
Advisory Board and Contents	76

Elucidating Protein Translocon Dynamics with Single-Molecule Precision	72
Hunger brings down the tumor fort	72
Beyond keratinocyte differentiation: emerging new biology of small proline-rich proteins	72
REV7 directs DNA repair pathway choice	72
An ATM D-compartmentalization in DNA damage response	68
A20: a jack of all trades	68
Young researchers series #6	67
The bidirectional relationship between metabolism and cell cycle control	65
Metabolic immunity against microbes	64
Cancer takes many paths through G1/S	63
Sugar symphony: glycosylation in cancer metabolism and stemness	63
The uncharted territory of NAD+-capped RNA	63
Mitochondrial complexome and import network	63
Advisory Board and Contents	63
Advisory Board and Contents	62
The ciliary impact of nonciliary gene mutations	61
Unfolding by Cdc48/p97: different strokes for different folks	59
Advisory Board and Contents	58
Advisory Board and Contents	56
Cellular mechanics during division of a genomically minimal cell	55
Disruption of lineage integrity as a precursor to breast tumor initiation	55
Polycomb repressive complex 2 in the driver’s seat of childhood and young adult brain tumours	54
DNA-PKcs kinase activity orchestrates both end-processing and end-ligation	54
Advisory Board and Contents	52
Tetraspanins in cell stemness and cancer initiation: markers or active players?	50
Modulating cell-free DNA biology as the next frontier in liquid biopsies	49
Targeting the ubiquitin proteasome system in cancer stem cells	49
p53 and Tumor Suppression: It Takes a Network	49
Extracellular matrix remodeling facilitates obesity-associated cancer progression	47
Chromosome compartmentalization: causes, changes, consequences, and conundrums	47
Lighting ATR/Chk1 by mesoscale TopBP1 condensates	46
Patterns in the tapestry of chromatin-bound RB	45
Alternative careers at the autophagy factory	44
Contribution of metabolic abnormalities to acute myeloid leukemia pathogenesis	44
A long look at short prokaryotic Argonautes	43
Changing places: Chromosomal Passenger Complex relocation in early anaphase	43
Spotlighting adult stem cells: advances, pitfalls, and challenges	43
Epithelial metabolism as a rheostat for intestinal inflammation and malignancy	41
Getting sharper: the brain under the spotlight of super-resolution microscopy	41
The Ubiquitin Ligase TRAIP: Double-Edged Sword at the Replisome	41
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The enigmatic roles of epithelial gasdermin B: Recent discoveries and controversies	40
CDK1, the Other ‘Master Regulator’ of Autophagy	40
Role of N7-methylguanosine (m7G) in cancer	40
Extracellular vesicles and nanoparticles: emerging complexities	39
Lysosomal quality control: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications	38
Plasticity of cancer invasion and energy metabolism	38
Pericytes in the disease spotlight	37
Degradation of nuclear components via different autophagy pathways	36
Universities should standardize faculty application process	36

Regulation of gene expression by glycolytic and gluconeogenic enzymes	36
A novel superfamily of bridge-like lipid transfer proteins	36
Biomolecular Condensates at the Front: Cell Migration Meets Phase Separation	35
Cancer Physical Hallmarks as New Targets for Improved Immunotherapy	35
The amoeboid state as part of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition programme	35
Membrane Protein Quality Control Mechanisms in the Endo-Lysosome System	35
Long-lived mitochondrial proteins and why they exist	34
The role of RAS oncogenes in controlling epithelial mechanics	33
Rewiring cell signalling pathways in pathogenic mtDNA mutations	33
The postdoctoral blueprint part one: creating a niche	33
Membrane curvature as a signal to ensure robustness of diverse cellular processes	32
Bidirectional communication in oogenesis: a dynamic conversation in mice and Drosophila	31
BRCA2 in mammalian meiosis	31
Nucleation, stabilization, and disassembly of branched actin networks	31
LncRNAs in human cancers: signal from noise	31
Targeting ferroptosis to treat colorectal cancer	31
Fine-tuning ALK1 linear polyubiquitination to control angiogenesis	31
Cell–3D matrix interactions: recent advances and opportunities	30
(Alternative) transcription start sites as regulators of RNA processing	30
Deep learning in image-based phenotypic drug discovery	30
Cohesin: behind dynamic genome topology and gene expression reprogramming	30
HELLS: the transcriptional sentinel	29
Forward programming human pluripotent stem cells into microglia	29
Single cell lipid biology	29
RNA polymerase III directly participates in DNA homologous recombination	28
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Translational control of papillomavirus mRNAs in the spotlight	27
Young researchers series #9	27
Advisory Board and Contents	26
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Advisory Board and Contents	26
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Optical tweezers across scales in cell biology	25
Advisory Board and Contents	25
Turning up the Green Light	25
MDM4 exon skipping upon dysfunctional ribosome assembly	24
Putting transcriptional brakes on fibrosis: a negative regulator of TGFβ signaling	24
The culture and application of circulating tumor cell-derived organoids	24
GABAergic signaling beyond synapses: an emerging target for cancer therapy	24
Autocrine amphiregulin signaling sustains castration-resistant Ly6d+ prostate cancer cells	24
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CHRNA2: a new paradigm in beige thermoregulation and metabolism	23
Extracellular vesicle-mediated crosstalk in tumor microenvironment dominates tumor fate	23
Vimentin at the core of wound healing	23
Advisory Board and Contents	22
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Advisory Board and Contents	22
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Inter-membrane control of junctional InsP3 receptors by PIP2	22
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Hidden protein functions and what they may teach us	21
Gaining wisdom from enduring inequities	21
A new time dimension in the fight against metastasis	21
A glitch in the matrix: organ-specific matrisomes in metastatic niches	21
Advisory Board and Contents	21
Subscription and Copyright Information	20
Advisory Board and Contents	20
Olfaction: an emerging regulator of longevity and metabolism	20
Mechanobiology of organelles: illuminating their roles in mechanosensing and mechanotransduction	19
Advancements in kidney organoids and tubuloids to study (dys)function	19
Stray self-nucleic acids: the emerging drivers of neurodegeneration	19
The cell biology of APOE in the brain	19
Bucket lists must be completed during cell death	19
The peroxisome: an up-and-coming organelle in immunometabolism	18
Regulation of lipid droplet dynamics and lipid homeostasis by hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase proteins	17
Newly identified cell types crucial for gut commensal tolerance	17
Mitochondria in cancer: clean windmills or stressed tinkerers?	17
Leveraging computational modeling to explore epithelial and endothelial cell monolayer mechanobiology	17
Fukutin-Related Protein: From Pathology to Treatments	17
Dynamic Plasma Membrane Organization: A Complex Symphony	17
Rhythmic forces shaping the zebrafish cardiac system	17
Reacting to reductive stress at the mitochondrial import gate	17
miRNA dosage control in development and human disease	17