OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Structural Biology is 7. 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
Allosteric inhibition of cytosolic NADP+-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase by oxaloacetate	65
Tropomyosin induces the synthesis of magnesian calcite in sea urchin spines	60
Exploring high-resolution cryo-ET and subtomogram averaging capabilities of contemporary DEDs	45
Deep Learning-based structure modelling illuminates structure and function in uncharted regions of β-solenoid fold space	45
Calcium carbonate deposition in the spicules of the sponge Heteropia glomerosa (Porifera, Calcarea)	41
Characterization of NMDA receptor Allostery modulation	40
Dual-colour super-resolution cryoCLEM in mammalian cells using the fluorescent proteins rsTagRFP and rsEGFP2	39
ContinuousFlex: Software package for analyzing continuous conformational variability of macromolecules in cryo electron microscopy and tomography data	38
High-resolution single-particle imaging at 100–200 keV with the Gatan Alpine direct electron detector	34
Inter-Domain interactions Slow BoNT/A’s onset of action	34
Structure of the type VI secretion protein VgrS from Salmonella Typhimurium	29
Locating cellular contents during cryoFIB milling using cellular secondary-electron imaging	27
Outside Front Cover	26
Multishot tomography for high-resolution in situ subtomogram averaging	24
Focused ion beam-SEM 3D study of osteodentin in the teeth of the Atlantic wolfish Anarhichas lupus	23
Studying protein–protein interactions: Latest and most popular approaches	23
Outside Front Cover	22
Interaction of berberine with different forms of DNA in human telomeric region	21
Outside Front Cover	21
Changes in Arabidopsis thaliana seedling cell wall assembly induced by treatment with Yariv reagent – Molecular features & visualization with immunocytochemistry and a fluorescent Yariv reagent	20
Comprehensive structural overview of the C-terminal ligand-binding domains of the TetR family regulators	20
Transcriptome profiling of DPP stimulated DPSCs identifies the role of autophagy in odontogenic differentiation	18
Editorial Board	17
3D quantification of the lacunocanalicular network on human femoral diaphysis through synchrotron radiation-based nanoCT	16
Dual pattern of cholesterol-induced decoupling of residue-residue interactions of Kir2.2	16

JBP1 and JBP3 have conserved structures but different affinity to base-J	15
From selenium to sulfur: predictive modeling unveils conformational and bonding changes in selenoproteins	15
Insights into the pathogenic mechanisms associated with the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein	15
Nanostructural evolution during carious and demineralisation process of human dentine using small angle X-ray scattering tensor tomography	15
ArtiaX: geometric models, camera paths and image processing tools	14
Structural and kinetic analysis of the monofunctional Staphylococcus aureus PBP1	14
Structure and heterogeneity of a highly cargo-loaded encapsulin shell	13
G-Quadruplex structures within the hfq gene regulate RNA–protein interactions in Acinetobacter baumannii	13
Cryo-EM structure of a eukaryotic zinc transporter at a low pH suggests its Zn2+-releasing mechanism	13
Outside Front Cover	13
Metallic support films reduce optical heating in cryogenic correlative light and electron tomography	12
Focused classifications and refinements in high-resolution single particle cryo-EM analysis	12
Domain crossover in the reductase subunit of NADPH-dependent assimilatory sulfite reductase	12
Crystal structure of the Escherichia coli CusS kinase core	12
New insight on spatial localization and microstructures of calcite-aragonite interfaces in adult shell of Haliotis tuberculata: Investigations of wild and farmed abalones by FTIR and Raman mapping	12
A RhoA structure with switch II flipped outward revealed the conformational dynamics of switch II region	12
Nickel-NTA lipid-monolayer affinity grids allow for high-resolution structure determination by cryo-EM	12
Local defocus estimation in single particle analysis in cryo-electron microscopy	11
Daisy: An integrated repeat protein curation service	11
Common structural features in some of the sequentially distant neurotransmitter transporters N-termini	11
Preferential binding as a driving mechanism of lipid domains formation	10
Outside Front Cover	10
DeepQs: Local quality assessment of cryo-EM density map by deep learning map-model fit score	10
Three dimensional structures of the inner and outer pig petrous bone using FIB-SEM: Implications for development and ancient DNA preservation	10
Structural analysis of the human C5a-C5aR1 complex using cryo-electron microscopy	10
Molecular insights into the binding interactions and energetics of the omicron spike variant with hACE2 and a neutralizing antibody	10
Local microenvironments of capsomer variants in the PBCV-1	10
Identification of structural determinants of nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase (NAMPT) activity and substrate selectivity	10
Tooth acellular extrinsic fibre cementum incremental lines in humans are formed by parallel branched Sharpey’s fibres and not by its mineral phase	10
Deletion within ameloblastin multitargeting domain reduces its interaction with artificial cell membrane	10
Outside Front Cover	9
Outside Front Cover	9
Distribution and size of scallop patterns at the human dentin enamel junction revealed with micro tomography	9
Corrigendum to “High-resolution single particle analysis using a scintillator camera XF416 on CRYOARM300II at 300 kV”. [J. Struct. Biol. 218(1) (2026) 108286]	9
Cell recognition based on atomic force microscopy and modified residual neural network	9
Bacterial NadQ (COG4111) is a Nudix-like, ATP-responsive regulator of NAD biosynthesis	9
2.0 Å cryo-EM structure of the 55 kDa nucleoplasmin domain of AtFKBP53	9
Structural insights into the engagement of lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 with different G proteins	9
Cholesterol crystals in reservosomes of Trypanosoma cruzi	9
A glimpse into the hidden world of the flexible C-terminal protein binding domains of human RAD52	9
Structure and conformational variability of the HER2-trastuzumab-pertuzumab complex	9
Structural analysis of the water channel AQP2 by single-particle cryo-EM	9
Potential implications of the glycosylation patterns in collagen α1(I) and α2(I) chains for fibril assembly and growth	8
Outside Front Cover	8
Sub-micrometric spatial distribution of amorphous and crystalline carbonates in biogenic crystals using coherent Raman microscopy	8
Morphological and genetic mechanisms underlying the plasticity of the coral Porites astreoides across depths in Bermuda	8
Improving CryoEM maps of symmetry-mismatched macromolecular assemblies: A case study on the flagellar motor	8
Journal of Structural Biology – Paper of the Year 2022	8
Editorial Board	8
Mitoxantrone stacking does not define the active or inactive state of USP15 catalytic domain	8

Conformational landscape of the mycobacterial inosine 5′-monophosphate dehydrogenase octamerization interface	8
Outside Front Cover	8
Characterization of heterogeneity in nanodisc samples using Feret signatures	8
A key piece of the puzzle: The central tetramer of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae septin protofilament and its implications for self-assembly	8
MEPSi: A tool for simulating tomograms of membrane-embedded proteins	8
Insight into structural biophysics from solution X-ray scattering	7
Quantitative 3D electron microscopy characterization of mitochondrial structure, mitophagy, and organelle interactions in murine atrial fibrillation	7
3D distribution of biomineral and chitin matrix in the stomatopod dactyl club by high energy XRD-CT	7
The role of tandem repeats in bacterial functional amyloids	7
The crystal structure of the H116Q mutant of NDM-1: An enzyme devoid of zinc ions	7
Cryo-Electron Microscopy: The field of 1,000+ methods	7
Outside Front Cover	7
Bioinformatic and experimental characterization of the RBM15 RNA binding protein	7
A new algorithm for particle weighted subtraction to decrease signals from unwanted components in single particle analysis	7
Identification and demonstration of roGFP2 as an environmental sensor for cryogenic correlative light and electron microscopy	7
Crystal structures of the fatty acid biosynthesis initiation enzymes in Bacillus subtilis	7
Mechanistic study of PDE5A inhibitors from the prepared folium of Epimedium sagittatum maxim	7
Sequence/structural/functional relationships between Ganoderma fungal immunomodulatory proteins (gFIPs) and proteins involved in the modulation of immune response	7
Biochemical, structural and dynamical characterizations of the lactate dehydrogenase from Selenomonas ruminantium provide information about an intermediate evolutionary step prior to complete alloster	7
Announcement: Journal of Structural Biology: Paper of the year	7
Effects of Xylanase A double mutation on substrate specificity and structural dynamics	7
Computational structural biology: Evolution of the field	7
Elucidation of critical pH-dependent structural changes in Botulinum Neurotoxin E	7
Direct control of shell regeneration by the mantle tissue in the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata	7