OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Cell Biology is 24. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Advisory Board and Contents	482
Translation is an emerging constraint on protein homeostasis in ageing	344
Unlocking Latin America´s scientific potential: challenges and opportunities in a globalized world	290
Understanding human embryogenesis by building programmable stem cell-based models	279
Centrosomes and cancer: balancing tumor-promoting and inhibitory roles	218
DNA-PKcs kinase activity orchestrates both end-processing and end-ligation	213
An ATM D-compartmentalization in DNA damage response	203
The postdoctoral blueprint part one: creating a niche	167
Modulating cell-free DNA biology as the next frontier in liquid biopsies	156
HELLS: the transcriptional sentinel	152
(Alternative) transcription start sites as regulators of RNA processing	150
Plasticity of cancer invasion and energy metabolism	150
The bidirectional relationship between metabolism and cell cycle control	146
What makes genes burst	142
Optical tweezers across scales in cell biology	141
Olfaction: an emerging regulator of longevity and metabolism	135
Where protein structure and cell diversity meet	130
Advisory Board and Contents	125
Subscription and Copyright Information	117
Subscription and Copyright Information	105
Primary ciliary signaling: links with the cell cycle	103
Opportunities and challenges for deep learning in cell dynamics research	102
A glitch in the matrix: organ-specific matrisomes in metastatic niches	101
Regulation of lipid droplet dynamics and lipid homeostasis by hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase proteins	101
Bucket lists must be completed during cell death	101

Cytoplasmic mtDNA clearance suppresses inflammatory immune responses	98
The multifaceted mitochondrial OXA insertase	97
Lessons in longevity from blood stem cells under protein stress	95
POGK is a domesticated KRAB domain-containing transposable element with tumor suppressive functions in breast cancer	91
The promiscuous ribosomal P-stalk: a new functional portrait	83
Optimality as a framework for understanding developmental robustness	82
DDX47 untangles R-loops with only certain other helicases	82
Subscription and Copyright Information	81
Bioelectric regulation of intestinal stem cells	79
Sublethal engagement of apoptotic pathways in residual cancer	75
tRNA modifications: insights into their role in human cancers	74
Multifaceted mitochondrial quality control in brown adipose tissue	74
Diverse routes to mitophagy governed by ubiquitylation and mitochondrial import	72
Progress and limitations in engineering cellular adhesion for research and therapeutics	72
Cultured meat: creative solutions for a cell biological problem	72
The emergence of the stem cell niche	71
Deciphering the significance of p53 mutant proteins	70
Visualizing intracellular target antigens in live cells	70
Reimagining journal clubs for inclusive scientific training	69
Advisory Board and Contents	69
Subscription and Copyright Information	68
Self-inflicted DNA breaks in cell differentiation and cancer	68
Reprogramming transcription after DNA damage: recognition, response, repair, and restart	67
Moonlighting translation factors: multifunctionality drives diverse gene regulation	67
Accessible high-speed image-activated cell sorting	66
Wnt signalling in cell division: from mechanisms to tissue engineering	64
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein degradation by ER-associated degradation and ER-phagy	63
Biomolecular condensates: hubs of Hippo-YAP/TAZ signaling in cancer	62
Built to last: lysosome remodeling and repair in health and disease	62
Shared genetic and epigenetic changes link aging and cancer	62
Tumor–stromal metabolic crosstalk in pancreatic cancer	61
Fun in the sun: ribosomes defend against UV irradiation	60
Transcription-coupled repair of DNA–protein crosslinks	59
Telomere dynamics as mediators of gut microbiota–host interactions	59
Advisory Board and Contents	59
Membrane remodeling and trafficking piloted by SARS-CoV-2	58
Unique architectural features of mammalian mitochondrial protein synthesis	56
Young researchers series #3	55
Advisory Board and Contents	55
ERMCS Ca2+ transmission fuels cell division	55
Targeting SHP1 and SHP2 to suppress tumors and enhance immunosurveillance	54
Lysosomal functions of progranulin and implications for treatment of frontotemporal dementia	54
Mechanical communication in fibrosis progression	54
Advisory Board and Contents	53
Meiotic spindle pushed outward by inward organelle packing	51
Embryos burn fat in standby	51
Filopodia: integrating cellular functions with theoretical models	50
Young researchers series #7	49
Subscription and Copyright Information	47
Young researchers series #3	47

Revealing new biology from multiplexed, metal-isotope-tagged, single-cell readouts	47
Thermoporter: a new regulatory mechanism for mitochondrial calcium uniporter activity	46
Differentiation of the tumor microenvironment: are CAFs the Organizer?	46
Advisory Board and Contents	45
Intravital and high-content multiplex imaging of the immune system	45
The idiosyncrasies of oocytes	45
Advisory Board and Contents	44
ER: a critical hub for STING signaling regulation	42
Chaperone networks are shaped by cellular differentiation and identity	42
Cell cycle regulation by the ribotoxic stress response	41
Modulation of membrane–cytoskeleton interactions: ezrin as key player	41
Oxidative DNA damage and repair at non-coding regulatory regions	40
Order from chaos: cellular asymmetries explained with modelling	40
Orientational cell adhesions (OCAs) for tissue morphogenesis	40
Increased O-GlcNAcylation connects metabolic to transcriptional reprogramming during pathophysiological cell activation	40
Subscription and Copyright Information	40
Putative homeostatic role of cancer driver mutations	40
Phase separation on microtubules: from droplet formation to cellular function?	40
Bloodhounds chasing the origin of blood cells	39
Sugar symphony: glycosylation in cancer metabolism and stemness	38
Versatility of gasdermin D beyond pyroptosis	38
Disruption of lineage integrity as a precursor to breast tumor initiation	37
Patterns in the tapestry of chromatin-bound RB	37
Cellular mechanics during division of a genomically minimal cell	37
Lysosomal enzyme trafficking: from molecular mechanisms to human diseases	37
Mechanical regulation of cell-cycle progression and division	36
Subscription and Copyright Information	36
Young researchers series #6	36
Regulation of gene expression by glycolytic and gluconeogenic enzymes	36
The amoeboid state as part of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition programme	36
Subscription and Copyright Information	35
New job for an old tool: PI3Kβ phosphorylates OGT to regulate acetyl-CoA in glioblastoma	34
Extracellular vesicle-mediated crosstalk in tumor microenvironment dominates tumor fate	33
The peroxisome: an up-and-coming organelle in immunometabolism	33
Death by ribosome	33
The neuronal-like behaviour of macrophages	33
Subscription and Copyright Information	32
Immune surveillance of senescence: potential application to age-related diseases	32
Stress relief: emerging methods to mitigate dissociation-induced artefacts	32
Advisory Board and Contents	32
Subscription and Copyright Information	31
Creating inclusive environments in cell biology by casual mentoring	31
Advisory Board and Contents	31
Hidden protein functions and what they may teach us	31
Hierarchical folding of the catalytic core during mitochondrial ribosome biogenesis	30
Spatiotemporal dynamic regulation of membraneless organelles by chaperone networks	30
The adipocyte supersystem of insulin and cAMP signaling	30
The many faces of H3.3 in regulating chromatin in embryonic stem cells and beyond	29
The epigenetic landscape of mesenchymal stem cell and extracellular vesicle therapy	29
Spermidine – an old molecule with a new age-defying immune function	29
Quality control of mitochondrial nucleoids	29
Stress-induced cell depolarization through the MAP kinase–Cdc42 axis	28
Changing the culture for the future: time to take brain drain in academics seriously	28
Young researchers series #2	28
The Cys/N-degron pathway in the ubiquitin–proteasome system and autophagy	27
Calcium homeostasis and cancer: insights from endoplasmic reticulum-centered organelle communications	27
ER remodeling via lipid metabolism	27
CS proteins and ubiquitination: orchestrating DNA repair with transcription and cell division	27
Muscle is a stage, and cells and factors are merely players	27
Advisory Board and Contents	27
Regulated circRNA nuclear export in neuronal differentiation	26
The ubiquitin–proteasome system links NADPH metabolism to ferroptosis	26
Subscription and Copyright Information	26
Advisory Board and Contents	25
Tumor-initiating cells establish a niche to overcome isolation stress	25
Glucose metabolism of TAMs in tumor chemoresistance and metastasis	25
Advisory Board and Contents	24
The Warburg effect: a signature of mitochondrial overload	24
Chromatin-interacting RNA-binding proteins regulate transcription	24
Emerging roles of intratumor microbiota in cancer metastasis	24
Phase separation of p62: roles and regulations in autophagy	24
Advisory Board and Contents	24