OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Trends in Biochemical Sciences is 45. 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	515
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System reset: topoisomerase 1 clears mitotic DNA for transcriptional memory	217
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Conserved signaling gears that sustain circadian clock robustness	140
Advisory Board and Contents	139
Harnessing the power of peptides: advances and collaborations in biochemistry	135
Adding post-translational modifications and protein–protein interactions to protein schematics	133
CRISPR/Cas9 boosts wheat yield by reducing brassinosteroid signaling	122
Did circular DNA shape the evolution of mammalian genomes?	117
Novel machine learning approaches revolutionize protein knowledge	111
Understanding peptide hormones: from precursor proteins to bioactive molecules	105
Intrinsic and extrinsic regulators of Aux/IAA protein degradation dynamics	104
Multiplayer virtual reality for understanding biomolecular structures	99
Engineered protein inhibitors for precise targeting of matrix metalloproteinases	86
Parallels and crosstalk of ADP-ribosylation and ubiquitination	85
Decoding ceramide function: how localization shapes cellular fate and how to study it	79
Fragment-based drug discovery supports drugging ‘undruggable’ protein–protein interactions	76
Cellular oxidants and the proteostasis network: balance between activation and destruction	76
From lead to market: chemical approaches to transform peptides into therapeutics	72
Subconductance states add complexity to Piezo1 gating model	70
Microtubule nucleation for spindle assembly: one molecule at a time	69
Proteasome-derived peptides: separating the trash from the recycling	67
Challenges of biomolecular science education in Africa and the way forward	66
Bacterial transformation	66

Using graphs and charts in scientific figures	63
The transition phase: preparing to launch a laboratory	63
Transcription-coupled global genomic repair in E. coli	61
Exploring membrane asymmetry and its effects on membrane proteins	61
Mobile peptide and receptor complex mediates systemic stomatal immunity	59
Cotranslational sorting and processing of newly synthesized proteins in eukaryotes	57
Transcription factor IID parks and drives preinitiation complexes at sharp or broad promoters	55
Structural diversity of the CE-clan proteases in bacteria to disarm host ubiquitin defenses	55
Glucokinase: from allosteric glucose sensing to disease variants	55
Determining and interpreting protein lifetimes in mammalian tissues	55
Activation, decommissioning, and dememorization: enhancers in a life cycle	53
Transcription-coupled nucleosome assembly	52
Diverse heterochromatin states restricting cell identity and reprogramming	52
Mitochondrial dynamics and pore formation in regulated cell death pathways	51
The HIF axes in cancer: angiogenesis, metabolism, and immune-modulation	51
Autophagy regulation by phase separation, avidity, and wetting	51
Creative approaches using proximity labeling to gain new biological insights	50
Small RNA and Toll-like receptor interactions: origins and disease mechanisms	49
Orthogonal regulation of protein abundance	46
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