OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Cell Biology is 26. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Advisory Board and Contents	603
An ATM D-compartmentalization in DNA damage response	492
The postdoctoral blueprint part one: creating a niche	365
Translation is an emerging constraint on protein homeostasis in ageing	330
Modulating cell-free DNA biology as the next frontier in liquid biopsies	271
Understanding human embryogenesis by building programmable stem cell-based models	260
Centrosomes and cancer: balancing tumor-promoting and inhibitory roles	218
Unlocking Latin America´s scientific potential: challenges and opportunities in a globalized world	198
HELLS: the transcriptional sentinel	185
Plasticity of cancer invasion and energy metabolism	180
The bidirectional relationship between metabolism and cell cycle control	174
(Alternative) transcription start sites as regulators of RNA processing	174
The multifaceted mitochondrial OXA insertase	154
Lysosome: a critical hub for ferroptosis regulation	145
Whi3key old fashioned: a condensate cocktail for cell fate decisions	140
H3K9 trimethylation homeostasis: mechanisms, crosstalk, and cancer relevance	138
Optical tweezers across scales in cell biology	130
Cytoplasmic mtDNA clearance suppresses inflammatory immune responses	128
Subscription and Copyright Information	127
Membrane curvature at the ER–PM contact sites	127
Olfaction: an emerging regulator of longevity and metabolism	126
Advisory Board and Contents	122
Subscription and Copyright Information	119
What makes genes burst	117
Bucket lists must be completed during cell death	117

Where protein structure and cell diversity meet	103
Opportunities and challenges for deep learning in cell dynamics research	102
Regulation of lipid droplet dynamics and lipid homeostasis by hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase proteins	95
Lessons in longevity from blood stem cells under protein stress	93
Progress and limitations in engineering cellular adhesion for research and therapeutics	93
POGK is a domesticated KRAB domain-containing transposable element with tumor suppressive functions in breast cancer	89
DDX47 untangles R-loops with only certain other helicases	86
Multifaceted mitochondrial quality control in brown adipose tissue	84
Bioelectric regulation of intestinal stem cells	84
tRNA modifications: insights into their role in human cancers	83
Optimality as a framework for understanding developmental robustness	83
Deciphering the significance of p53 mutant proteins	82
The promiscuous ribosomal P-stalk: a new functional portrait	80
Diverse routes to mitophagy governed by ubiquitylation and mitochondrial import	79
Cultured meat: creative solutions for a cell biological problem	78
The emergence of the stem cell niche	78
Visualizing intracellular target antigens in live cells	77
Sublethal engagement of apoptotic pathways in residual cancer	77
Advisory Board and Contents	75
Reimagining journal clubs for inclusive scientific training	73
Biomolecular condensates: hubs of Hippo-YAP/TAZ signaling in cancer	72
Wnt signalling in cell division: from mechanisms to tissue engineering	72
Mitochondrial transfer at the crossroads of cancer, stromal, and immune cells	71
Moonlighting translation factors: multifunctionality drives diverse gene regulation	70
Self-inflicted DNA breaks in cell differentiation and cancer	69
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein degradation by ER-associated degradation and ER-phagy	69
Reprogramming transcription after DNA damage: recognition, response, repair, and restart	67
Built to last: lysosome remodeling and repair in health and disease	66
Accessible high-speed image-activated cell sorting	64
Tumor–stromal metabolic crosstalk in pancreatic cancer	64
Fun in the sun: ribosomes defend against UV irradiation	64
Young researchers series #3	63
Young researchers series #3	62
Advisory Board and Contents	62
Advisory Board and Contents	62
Advisory Board and Contents	61
ERMCS Ca2+ transmission fuels cell division	60
Telomere dynamics as mediators of gut microbiota–host interactions	60
Membrane remodeling and trafficking piloted by SARS-CoV-2	59
Filopodia: integrating cellular functions with theoretical models	59
Unique architectural features of mammalian mitochondrial protein synthesis	59
Advisory Board and Contents	55
Subscription and Copyright Information	54
Embryos burn fat in standby	54
Young researchers series #7	52
Thermoporter: a new regulatory mechanism for mitochondrial calcium uniporter activity	51
Revealing new biology from multiplexed, metal-isotope-tagged, single-cell readouts	51
Meiotic spindle pushed outward by inward organelle packing	50
Transcription-coupled repair of DNA–protein crosslinks	49
Subscription and Copyright Information	49

Intravital and high-content multiplex imaging of the immune system	47
Lysosomal functions of progranulin and implications for treatment of frontotemporal dementia	46
Advisory Board and Contents	46
Targeting SHP1 and SHP2 to suppress tumors and enhance immunosurveillance	46
Advisory Board and Contents	46
Oxidative DNA damage and repair at non-coding regulatory regions	45
Orientational cell adhesions (OCAs) for tissue morphogenesis	44
Cell cycle regulation by the ribotoxic stress response	44
Subscription and Copyright Information	44
Order from chaos: cellular asymmetries explained with modelling	43
Chaperone networks are shaped by cellular differentiation and identity	42
Increased O-GlcNAcylation connects metabolic to transcriptional reprogramming during pathophysiological cell activation	42
The idiosyncrasies of oocytes	41
Expanding roles of N-glycosylation in the endoplasmic reticulum	41
Phase separation on microtubules: from droplet formation to cellular function?	41
Disruption of lineage integrity as a precursor to breast tumor initiation	41
Young researchers series #6	41
ER: a critical hub for STING signaling regulation	41
Cellular mechanics during division of a genomically minimal cell	40
Patterns in the tapestry of chromatin-bound RB	40
Versatility of gasdermin D beyond pyroptosis	40
Bloodhounds chasing the origin of blood cells	40
Lysosomal enzyme trafficking: from molecular mechanisms to human diseases	39
Mechanical regulation of cell-cycle progression and division	39
Sugar symphony: glycosylation in cancer metabolism and stemness	39
Subscription and Copyright Information	38
Regulation of gene expression by glycolytic and gluconeogenic enzymes	38
Death by ribosome	37
Subscription and Copyright Information	37
The neuronal-like behaviour of macrophages	36
Immune surveillance of senescence: potential application to age-related diseases	36
Spermidine – an old molecule with a new age-defying immune function	36
Creating inclusive environments in cell biology by casual mentoring	35
Advisory Board and Contents	35
Subscription and Copyright Information	35
Advisory Board and Contents	34
The adipocyte supersystem of insulin and cAMP signaling	34
Extracellular vesicle-mediated crosstalk in tumor microenvironment dominates tumor fate	34
Subscription and Copyright Information	34
New job for an old tool: PI3Kβ phosphorylates OGT to regulate acetyl-CoA in glioblastoma	34
The peroxisome: an up-and-coming organelle in immunometabolism	33
Young researchers series #2	33
Changing the culture for the future: time to take brain drain in academics seriously	33
Muscle is a stage, and cells and factors are merely players	32
The many faces of H3.3 in regulating chromatin in embryonic stem cells and beyond	32
CS proteins and ubiquitination: orchestrating DNA repair with transcription and cell division	32
Targeting mitochondrial dynamics against cancer	31
Quality control of mitochondrial nucleoids	31
The epigenetic landscape of mesenchymal stem cell and extracellular vesicle therapy	31
ER remodeling via lipid metabolism	30
Stress-induced cell depolarization through the MAP kinase–Cdc42 axis	30
Calcium homeostasis and cancer: insights from endoplasmic reticulum-centered organelle communications	29
The Cys/N-degron pathway in the ubiquitin–proteasome system and autophagy	29
The ubiquitin–proteasome system links NADPH metabolism to ferroptosis	29
Chromatin-interacting RNA-binding proteins regulate transcription	28
Advisory Board and Contents	28
Subscription and Copyright Information	28
Molecular mechanisms of nucleolar DNA damage checkpoint response	28
Metabolic regulation of mRNA splicing	27
Advisory Board and Contents	27
Subscription and Copyright Information	27
Advisory Board and Contents	27
3′UTR heterogeneity and cancer progression	26
Regulated circRNA nuclear export in neuronal differentiation	26
Tumor-initiating cells establish a niche to overcome isolation stress	26
The heterogeneity of cellular senescence: insights at the single-cell level	26
Phase separation of p62: roles and regulations in autophagy	26
Emerging roles of intratumor microbiota in cancer metastasis	26