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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Advisory Board and Contents	370
Decoding ceramide function: how localization shapes cellular fate and how to study it	206
The CYTOLD and ERTOLD pathways for lipid droplet–protein targeting	182
From lead to market: chemical approaches to transform peptides into therapeutics	171
Did circular DNA shape the evolution of mammalian genomes?	108
Intrinsic and extrinsic regulators of Aux/IAA protein degradation dynamics	107
Understanding peptide hormones: from precursor proteins to bioactive molecules	104
Adding post-translational modifications and protein–protein interactions to protein schematics	102
Multiplayer virtual reality for understanding biomolecular structures	97
Subscription and Copyright Information	97
System reset: topoisomerase 1 clears mitotic DNA for transcriptional memory	89
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Exploiting enzyme evolution for computational protein design	82
Harnessing the power of peptides: advances and collaborations in biochemistry	81
Advisory Board and Contents	81
Engineered protein inhibitors for precise targeting of matrix metalloproteinases	79
Conserved signaling gears that sustain circadian clock robustness	75
Fragment-based drug discovery supports drugging ‘undruggable’ protein–protein interactions	74
CRISPR/Cas9 boosts wheat yield by reducing brassinosteroid signaling	68
Molecular mechanisms of heat shock factor 1 regulation	67
Cellular oxidants and the proteostasis network: balance between activation and destruction	67
Novel machine learning approaches revolutionize protein knowledge	64
Subconductance states add complexity to Piezo1 gating model	63
Structural diversity of the CE-clan proteases in bacteria to disarm host ubiquitin defenses	63

Transcription factor IID parks and drives preinitiation complexes at sharp or broad promoters	62
The HIF axes in cancer: angiogenesis, metabolism, and immune-modulation	61
Glucokinase: from allosteric glucose sensing to disease variants	60
Microtubule nucleation for spindle assembly: one molecule at a time	59
Structural parasitology of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum	59
Using graphs and charts in scientific figures	57
The transition phase: preparing to launch a laboratory	57
Transcription-coupled global genomic repair in E. coli	56
Diverse heterochromatin states restricting cell identity and reprogramming	53
Mitochondrial dynamics and pore formation in regulated cell death pathways	51
Activation, decommissioning, and dememorization: enhancers in a life cycle	50
Transcription-coupled nucleosome assembly	50
Determining and interpreting protein lifetimes in mammalian tissues	49
Proteasome-derived peptides: separating the trash from the recycling	49
Small RNA and Toll-like receptor interactions: origins and disease mechanisms	48
Cotranslational sorting and processing of newly synthesized proteins in eukaryotes	48
Creative approaches using proximity labeling to gain new biological insights	48
Mitochondrial tRNA processing: a neutral evolutionary ratchet innovation	45
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Exploring membrane asymmetry and its effects on membrane proteins	45