OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Cell Biology is 27. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Advisory Board and Contents	622
An ATM D-compartmentalization in DNA damage response	515
Translation is an emerging constraint on protein homeostasis in ageing	377
Modulating cell-free DNA biology as the next frontier in liquid biopsies	354
Understanding human embryogenesis by building programmable stem cell-based models	277
KCTD10 resolves co-directional transcription–replication conflicts	267
The bidirectional relationship between metabolism and cell cycle control	234
HELLS: the transcriptional sentinel	205
Centrosomes and cancer: balancing tumor-promoting and inhibitory roles	190
Unlocking Latin America´s scientific potential: challenges and opportunities in a globalized world	186
Plasticity of cancer invasion and energy metabolism	181
(Alternative) transcription start sites as regulators of RNA processing	177
Lysosome: a critical hub for ferroptosis regulation	165
Whi3key old fashioned: a condensate cocktail for cell fate decisions	142
H3K9 trimethylation homeostasis: mechanisms, crosstalk, and cancer relevance	139
Optical tweezers across scales in cell biology	136
Cytoplasmic mtDNA clearance suppresses inflammatory immune responses	134
Membrane curvature at the ER–PM contact sites	132
Subscription and Copyright Information	132
Advisory Board and Contents	131
Subscription and Copyright Information	126
The multifaceted mitochondrial OXA insertase	123
Regulation of lipid droplet dynamics and lipid homeostasis by hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase proteins	123
Where protein structure and cell diversity meet	119
Olfaction: an emerging regulator of longevity and metabolism	108

What makes genes burst	105
Bucket lists must be completed during cell death	98
Opportunities and challenges for deep learning in cell dynamics research	97
POGK is a domesticated KRAB domain-containing transposable element with tumor suppressive functions in breast cancer	96
Progress and limitations in engineering cellular adhesion for research and therapeutics	90
Deciphering the significance of p53 mutant proteins	88
Lessons in longevity from blood stem cells under protein stress	88
DDX47 untangles R-loops with only certain other helicases	86
tRNA modifications: insights into their role in human cancers	85
AMPK: a master regulator of mitochondrial quality and quantity	85
Sublethal engagement of apoptotic pathways in residual cancer	84
Bioelectric regulation of intestinal stem cells	83
Cultured meat: creative solutions for a cell biological problem	81
Optimality as a framework for understanding developmental robustness	80
The promiscuous ribosomal P-stalk: a new functional portrait	80
The emergence of the stem cell niche	79
Diverse routes to mitophagy governed by ubiquitylation and mitochondrial import	78
Multifaceted mitochondrial quality control in brown adipose tissue	77
Visualizing intracellular target antigens in live cells	77
Advisory Board and Contents	75
Reimagining journal clubs for inclusive scientific training	74
Built to last: lysosome remodeling and repair in health and disease	73
Moonlighting translation factors: multifunctionality drives diverse gene regulation	73
Self-inflicted DNA breaks in cell differentiation and cancer	72
Reprogramming transcription after DNA damage: recognition, response, repair, and restart	72
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein degradation by ER-associated degradation and ER-phagy	70
Mitochondrial transfer at the crossroads of cancer, stromal, and immune cells	69
Tumor–stromal metabolic crosstalk in pancreatic cancer	68
Wnt signalling in cell division: from mechanisms to tissue engineering	66
Biomolecular condensates: hubs of Hippo-YAP/TAZ signaling in cancer	64
Fun in the sun: ribosomes defend against UV irradiation	64
Accessible high-speed image-activated cell sorting	64
Young researchers series #3	62
Advisory Board and Contents	61
Young researchers series #3	61
Subscription and Copyright Information	60
Advisory Board and Contents	60
Advisory Board and Contents	60
Young researchers series #7	59
Thermoporter: a new regulatory mechanism for mitochondrial calcium uniporter activity	57
Meiotic spindle pushed outward by inward organelle packing	56
Advisory Board and Contents	54
Telomere dynamics as mediators of gut microbiota–host interactions	54
Subscription and Copyright Information	53
Embryos burn fat in standby	53
Revealing new biology from multiplexed, metal-isotope-tagged, single-cell readouts	51
Targeting SHP1 and SHP2 to suppress tumors and enhance immunosurveillance	50
Transcription-coupled repair of DNA–protein crosslinks	50
Membrane remodeling and trafficking piloted by SARS-CoV-2	50
Filopodia: integrating cellular functions with theoretical models	49

Unique architectural features of mammalian mitochondrial protein synthesis	48
ERMCS Ca2+ transmission fuels cell division	48
Lysosomal functions of progranulin and implications for treatment of frontotemporal dementia	46
Advisory Board and Contents	46
Advisory Board and Contents	46
Subscription and Copyright Information	45
Increased O-GlcNAcylation connects metabolic to transcriptional reprogramming during pathophysiological cell activation	45
Orientational cell adhesions (OCAs) for tissue morphogenesis	45
Chaperone networks are shaped by cellular differentiation and identity	44
Expanding roles of N-glycosylation in the endoplasmic reticulum	43
The idiosyncrasies of oocytes	43
Order from chaos: cellular asymmetries explained with modelling	43
Cell cycle regulation by the ribotoxic stress response	43
Phase separation on microtubules: from droplet formation to cellular function?	42
Disruption of lineage integrity as a precursor to breast tumor initiation	42
Oxidative DNA damage and repair at non-coding regulatory regions	42
Young researchers series #6	42
ER: a critical hub for STING signaling regulation	42
Patterns in the tapestry of chromatin-bound RB	41
Sugar symphony: glycosylation in cancer metabolism and stemness	41
Bloodhounds chasing the origin of blood cells	41
Cellular mechanics during division of a genomically minimal cell	41
Versatility of gasdermin D beyond pyroptosis	41
Lysosomal enzyme trafficking: from molecular mechanisms to human diseases	40
Regulation of gene expression by glycolytic and gluconeogenic enzymes	39
Mechanical regulation of cell-cycle progression and division	39
Subscription and Copyright Information	38
Subscription and Copyright Information	37
Subscription and Copyright Information	37
Subscription and Copyright Information	37
Advisory Board and Contents	37
Advisory Board and Contents	37
Creating inclusive environments in cell biology by casual mentoring	36
The adipocyte supersystem of insulin and cAMP signaling	36
The peroxisome: an up-and-coming organelle in immunometabolism	34
Extracellular vesicle-mediated crosstalk in tumor microenvironment dominates tumor fate	34
Death by ribosome	34
New job for an old tool: PI3Kβ phosphorylates OGT to regulate acetyl-CoA in glioblastoma	34
Spermidine – an old molecule with a new age-defying immune function	34
The neuronal-like behaviour of macrophages	34
Changing the culture for the future: time to take brain drain in academics seriously	33
Immune surveillance of senescence: potential application to age-related diseases	33
The many faces of H3.3 in regulating chromatin in embryonic stem cells and beyond	33
Quality control of mitochondrial nucleoids	31
The ubiquitin–proteasome system links NADPH metabolism to ferroptosis	31
The epigenetic landscape of mesenchymal stem cell and extracellular vesicle therapy	31
The Cys/N-degron pathway in the ubiquitin–proteasome system and autophagy	31
CS proteins and ubiquitination: orchestrating DNA repair with transcription and cell division	30
Targeting mitochondrial dynamics against cancer	30
Muscle is a stage, and cells and factors are merely players	30
ER remodeling via lipid metabolism	29
Subscription and Copyright Information	29
Stress-induced cell depolarization through the MAP kinase–Cdc42 axis	29
Phase separation of p62: roles and regulations in autophagy	29
Calcium homeostasis and cancer: insights from endoplasmic reticulum-centered organelle communications	29
Chromatin-interacting RNA-binding proteins regulate transcription	29
Advisory Board and Contents	28
Metabolic regulation of mRNA splicing	28
Advisory Board and Contents	28
Advisory Board and Contents	28
Subscription and Copyright Information	28
Regulated circRNA nuclear export in neuronal differentiation	27
Molecular mechanisms of nucleolar DNA damage checkpoint response	27
3′UTR heterogeneity and cancer progression	27
Tumor-initiating cells establish a niche to overcome isolation stress	27