OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets is 22. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Targeting transcription in neuroblastoma: focus on the core regulatory circuit	127
Decoding the expression pattern of MUC3A in gastric adenocarcinoma: unveiling the key to successful immunotherapy	60
IL-36: a therapeutic target for ulcerative colitis?	58
The clinical and immunological features of alopecia areata following SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccines	48
Potential role of indole-3-propionic acid in tuberculosis: current perspectives and future prospects	45
Calcium channelopathies in neurodegenerative disorder: an untold story of RyR and SERCA	42
Interleukin-18 in cancer immunology and immunotherapy	41
CDK7 as a New therapeutic target in pancreatic and lung cancer: current evidence and future perspectives	37
Mitochondrial permeability transition pore: a snapshot of a therapeutic target	37
Glycoproteins and longevity: an interview with Professor Gordan Lauc	36
Molecular basis for targeting TBK1 in CAR-T cell therapies for cancer	35
Novel regulators of airway epithelial barrier function during inflammation: potential targets for drug repurposing	34
Pleural mesothelioma: a snapshot of emerging drug targets and opportunities for non-surgical therapeutic advancement	34
The sigma–1 receptor: a mechanistically–informed therapeutic target for antidepressants	33
MDA-9/Syntenin as a therapeutic cancer metastasis target: current molecular and preclinical understanding	32
The membrane receptor CD44: roles in neurodegenerative diseases	32
The potential of multimolecular G-quadruplex structures for targeted treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	29
Kallikrein-related peptidases: mechanistic understanding for potential therapeutic targeting in cancer	27
Current challenges in the discovery of treatments against Mayaro fever	26
Lipid-laden foam cells in the pathology of atherosclerosis: shedding light on new therapeutic targets	24
Identification of target sites in the VHR (DUSP3) enzyme unlocking potential avenues for future sepsis treatment	24
The collagenases: are they tractable targets for preventing cartilage destruction in osteoarthritis?	23
The challenges and potential of microRNA-based therapy for patients with liver failure syndromes and hepatocellular carcinoma	22
Novel signatures of prostate cancer progression and therapeutic resistance	22
Antagonistic pleiotropy: the example of cardiac insulin-like growth factor signaling, which is essential in youth but detrimental in age	22