OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Molecular Cell is 86. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Meet the authors: Susanne Zellner, Martina Schifferer, and Christian Behrends	535
Proteome diversification by mRNA translation in cancer	491
Phage anti-CBASS protein simultaneously sequesters cyclic trinucleotides and dinucleotides	396
PARP enzyme de novo synthesis of protein-free poly(ADP-ribose)	312
STK19 drives transcription-coupled repair by stimulating repair complex stability, RNA Pol II ubiquitylation, and TFIIH recruitment	303
The phosphatase PP1 sustains global transcription by promoting RNA polymerase II pause release	282
mRNA export factors store nascent transcripts within nuclear speckles as an adaptive response to transient global inhibition of transcription	242
Deciphering the fate of replication-induced DNA double-strand breaks	240
DNA nicks in both leading and lagging strand templates can trigger break-induced replication	217
Artificial intelligence in molecular biology	216
Two-ended recombination at a Flp-nickase-broken replication fork	216
Programming of synthetic regulatory DNA for cell-type targeting in humans	216
Convergence of orphan quality control pathways at a ubiquitin chain-elongating ligase	206
Microbial metabolites in cancer: An interview with Wendy S. Garrett and Eran Elinav	199
Black in Cancer: An interview with founders Sigourney Bell and Henry J. Henderson	198
XerD unloads bacterial SMC complexes at the replication terminus	194
Formation of toxic oligomers of polyQ-expanded Huntingtin by prion-mediated cross-seeding	180
The UFM1 system: Working principles, cellular functions, and pathophysiology	178
mTORC1-CTLH E3 ligase regulates the degradation of HMG-CoA synthase 1 through the Pro/N-degron pathway	175
STING channels its proton power	174
Genome-wide quantification of RNA flow across subcellular compartments reveals determinants of the mammalian transcript life cycle	167
Polymerization of ZBTB transcription factors regulates chromatin occupancy	164
Dynamic BTB-domain filaments promote clustering of ZBTB proteins	160
Structure of the Hir histone chaperone complex	158
An IDR-dependent mechanism for nuclear receptor control of Mediator interaction with RNA polymerase II	157

FUBP1 is a general splicing factor facilitating 3′ splice site recognition and splicing of long introns	153
Distinct layers of BRD4-PTEFb reveal bromodomain-independent function in transcriptional regulation	152
Comprehensive interactome profiling of the human Hsp70 network highlights functional differentiation of J domains	151
Cryo-EM structure of the periplasmic tunnel of T7 DNA-ejectosome at 2.7 Å resolution	150
Viscoelasticity and advective flow of RNA underlies nucleolar form and function	145
Co-transcriptional splicing regulates 3′ end cleavage during mammalian erythropoiesis	141
STING: Stay near to STIM(1) neuroprotection	133
A ligation-independent sequencing method reveals tRNA-derived RNAs with blocked 3′ termini	132
RAD51 protects abasic sites to prevent replication fork breakage	131
A non-canonical role: The Hippo pathway regulator MAP4K2 controls autophagy and cell survival upon energy stress	131
Hybridization-proximity labeling reveals spatially ordered interactions of nuclear RNA compartments	126
Meet the author: Vaidotas Stankevičius, Giedrius Vilkaitis, and Saulius Klimašauskas	126
Mitochondrial protein import stress regulates the LC3 lipidation step of mitophagy through NLRX1 and RRBP1	125
AKT constitutes a signal-promoted alternative exon-junction complex that regulates nonsense-mediated mRNA decay	125
Knowing when to stop: Transcription termination on protein-coding genes by eukaryotic RNAPII	125
Stochastic initiation of DNA replication across the human genome	124
The GID ubiquitin ligase complex just reached the next level of complexity	124
Meet the authors: Prashant Rawat and Marc Boehning	124
Transcriptional regulation and exploring uncharted waters: An interview with Dr. James T. Kadonaga	121
25 years of molecular mechanisms	120
A new way of D/Ealing with protein misfolding	118
Diving into chromatin organization and DNA repair: An interview with Dr. Susan M. Gasser	118
Pathways for macrophage uptake of cell-free circular RNAs	118
Meet the authors: Grazia Pellicanò and Rodrigo Bermejo	118
Rising to the challenge of COVID-19: Working on SARS-CoV-2 during the pandemic	117
Intron removal by the spliceosome: A solo job or a team effort?	116
Struggle for survival: new insights into NELF condensation for adaptive transcriptional reprogramming	113
BARBEKO’ing in the lab: Versatile CRISPR screens with barcoded base editors	113
No pains, no gains: how chromosome fragmentation promotes gene amplification	110
At least two to tango: Choreographing chromatin through cooperative footprints	110
Voices on diversity: confronting racial bias	109
SUMOylation of linker histone H1 drives chromatin condensation and restriction of embryonic cell fate identity	108
Mechanisms for HNH-mediated target DNA cleavage in type I CRISPR-Cas systems	108
The new era of quantitative cell imaging—challenges and opportunities	105
m6A RNA methylation regulates promoter- proximal pausing of RNA polymerase II	105
The promoter as a trip navigator: Guiding alternative polyadenylation site destinations	103
Alternative cleavage and polyadenylation generates downstream uncapped RNA isoforms with translation potential	103
Gene architecture directs splicing outcome in separate nuclear spatial regions	102
Two distinct mechanisms of RNA polymerase II elongation stimulation in vivo	101
Persistence of backtracking by human RNA polymerase II	101
Damaged mitochondria recruit the effector NEMO to activate NF-κB signaling	100
Polyphosphate attachment to lysine repeats is a non-covalent protein modification	100
CTCF and R-loops are boundaries of cohesin-mediated DNA looping	100
eIF4G as a switch for heat shock mRNA translation	99
Transposon-taming piRNAs in the germline: Where do they come from?	97
Meet the authors: Shouqiao Hou and Daichao Xu	95
A DNA helicase remodeling proteins: How DNA-protein crosslink repair unfolds via FANCJ	95
Introducing new group leaders: Peiguo Yang	95
Feeding two birds with one scone: The dual roles of SMARCAL1 in antitumor immunity	95
CRISPR base editor screens identify variant function at scale	94

When the +1 nucleosome gets in the way, TFIIH fails but does not fall	94
Driving the wedge: Understanding an improved Cas9 to better engineer others	92
Mitochondria: A “pacemaker” for species-specific development	92
You shall not pass! Unveiling the barriers for cohesin-mediated loop extrusion	91
SPOTting stress at the mitochondrial outer membrane	91
In this issue	90
Inhibiting U1 telescripting: A means to an end for transcription	89
A PARP1-TIMELESS alliance in cancer therapy	88
Thymine DNA glycosylase regulates cell-cycle-driven p53 transcriptional control in pluripotent cells	88
The challenges of investigating RNA function	87
Autophagy preferentially degrades non-fibrillar polyQ aggregates	86