OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Trends in Biochemical Sciences is 48. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
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System reset: topoisomerase 1 clears mitotic DNA for transcriptional memory	156
Adding post-translational modifications and protein–protein interactions to protein schematics	144
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Advisory Board and Contents	139
From lead to market: chemical approaches to transform peptides into therapeutics	135
Multiplayer virtual reality for understanding biomolecular structures	132
Advisory Board and Contents	121
Decoding ceramide function: how localization shapes cellular fate and how to study it	113
The CYTOLD and ERTOLD pathways for lipid droplet–protein targeting	107
Fragment-based drug discovery supports drugging ‘undruggable’ protein–protein interactions	96
Novel machine learning approaches revolutionize protein knowledge	96
Did circular DNA shape the evolution of mammalian genomes?	90
Understanding peptide hormones: from precursor proteins to bioactive molecules	88
Intrinsic and extrinsic regulators of Aux/IAA protein degradation dynamics	86
Cellular oxidants and the proteostasis network: balance between activation and destruction	86
Molecular mechanisms of heat shock factor 1 regulation	85
CRISPR/Cas9 boosts wheat yield by reducing brassinosteroid signaling	85
Transporter Specificity: A Tale of Loosened Elevator-Sliding	83
Exploiting enzyme evolution for computational protein design	81
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The transition phase: preparing to launch a laboratory	77
Determining and interpreting protein lifetimes in mammalian tissues	74
Glucokinase: from allosteric glucose sensing to disease variants	74

Activation, decommissioning, and dememorization: enhancers in a life cycle	73
Transcription-coupled global genomic repair in E. coli	70
Diverse heterochromatin states restricting cell identity and reprogramming	69
Subconductance states add complexity to Piezo1 gating model	67
Structural diversity of the CE-clan proteases in bacteria to disarm host ubiquitin defenses	66
Cotranslational sorting and processing of newly synthesized proteins in eukaryotes	66
Microtubule nucleation for spindle assembly: one molecule at a time	66
Exploring membrane asymmetry and its effects on membrane proteins	65
Transcription-coupled nucleosome assembly	64
Structural parasitology of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum	62
Using graphs and charts in scientific figures	62
Cell entry by SARS-CoV-2	59
Small RNA and Toll-like receptor interactions: origins and disease mechanisms	57
Transcription factor IID parks and drives preinitiation complexes at sharp or broad promoters	55
Creative approaches using proximity labeling to gain new biological insights	55
Apart, together	54
FUS and TDP-43 Phases in Health and Disease	54
Advisory Board and Contents	52
Innovations in the electron transport chain fuel archaeal methane metabolism	51
Seeing the forest through the trees: characterizing the glycoproteome	50
Control of chloroplast degradation and cell death in response to stress	49
The expanding landscape of canonical and non-canonical protein phosphorylation	49
Mitochondrial compartmentalization: emerging themes in structure and function	48