OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Developmental Cell is 55. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Rim aperture of yeast autophagic membranes balances cargo inclusion with vesicle maturation	289
Therapeutic modulation of GSTO activity rescues FUS-associated neurotoxicity via deglutathionylation in ALS disease models	271
HOPX-associated molecular programs control cardiomyocyte cell states underpinning cardiac structure and function	257
Partial closure of the γ-tubulin ring complex by CDK5RAP2 activates microtubule nucleation	180
Decomposing a deterministic path to mesenchymal niche formation by two intersecting morphogen gradients	176
Discrete cis-acting element regulates developmentally timed gene-lamina relocation and neural progenitor competence in vivo	165
Restoration of cone-circuit functionality in the regenerating adult zebrafish retina	157
TREX1-dependent DNA damage links nuclear rupture to tumor cell invasion	140
A feedback loop between lamellipodial extension and HGF-ERK signaling specifies leader cells during collective cell migration	137
Diet suppresses glioblastoma initiation in mice by maintaining quiescence of mutation-bearing neural stem cells	124
Rapid and robust optogenetic control of gene expression in Drosophila	123
StBPA1 attenuates surface receptor activation and finely regulates immune responses against bacterial and oomycete pathogens in potato	121
A transcriptional and regulatory map of mouse somite maturation	121
Radially patterned morphogenesis of murine hair follicle placodes ensures robust epithelial budding	119
Control of poly(A)-tail length and translation in vertebrate oocytes and early embryos	114
Epithelial cells adapt to curvature induction via transient active osmotic swelling	114
Spatial patterning controls neuron numbers in the Drosophila visual system	111
SMARCA5 reprograms AKR1B1-mediated fructose metabolism to control leukemogenesis	109
cAMP controls a trafficking mechanism that maintains the neuron specificity and subcellular placement of electrical synapses	106
Epithelial tissue confinement inhibits cell growth and leads to volume-reducing divisions	104
Damage-responsive neuro-glial clusters coordinate the recruitment of dormant neural stem cells in Drosophila	98
Slc25a3-dependent copper transport controls flickering-induced Opa1 processing for mitochondrial safeguard	94
Mechanics of spindle orientation in human mitotic cells is determined by pulling forces on astral microtubules and clustering of cortical dynein	91
Astrocyte-induced mGluR1 activates human lung cancer brain metastasis via glutamate-dependent stabilization of EGFR	83
E3 ubiquitin ligase IPI1 controls rice immunity and flowering via both E3 ligase-dependent and -independent pathways	83

Maternal and embryonic signals cause functional differentiation of luminal epithelial cells and receptivity establishment	82
Organoids from pluripotent stem cells and human tissues: When two cultures meet each other	79
Bifunctional transcription factor GhMYB4 orchestrates transition from elongation to secondary cell wall synthesis trade-off in cotton fiber	78
ORF3a of SARS-CoV-2 promotes lysosomal exocytosis-mediated viral egress	75
Mechanisms of ferroptosis sensitization and resistance	71
Gene copy-number changes and chromosomal instability induced by aneuploidy confer resistance to chemotherapy	71
A human breast atlas integrating single-cell proteomics and transcriptomics	70
How structural interactions and receptor phosphorylation shape strigolactone signaling in rice	70
Neuronal-epithelial cross-talk drives acinar specification via NRG1-ERBB3-mTORC2 signaling	69
YAP1 and PRDM14 converge to promote cell survival and tumorigenesis	69
Fibrous periosteum repairs bone fracture and maintains the healed bone throughout mouse adulthood	68
KCNJ8/ABCC9-containing K-ATP channel modulates brain vascular smooth muscle development and neurovascular coupling	67
Dynamic control of H2A.Zub and H3K27me3 by ambient temperature during cell fate determination in Arabidopsis	65
Tumor-derived MMPs regulate cachexia in a Drosophila cancer model	65
Nuclear lamina phase separation orchestrates stress-induced transcriptional responses in plants	64
Nuclear receptor Nr5a2 promotes diverse connective tissue fates in the jaw	63
SLAM-ITseq identifies that Nrf2 induces liver regeneration through the pentose phosphate pathway	62
The miR-430 locus with extreme promoter density forms a transcription body during the minor wave of zygotic genome activation	61
Adaptive mechanoproperties mediated by the formin FMN1 characterize glioblastoma fitness for invasion	60
Genetic variation associated with condensate dysregulation in disease	60
Single-cell transcriptomic analysis highlights specific cell types manipulated by Fusarium head blight fungus leading to wheat susceptibility	60
Lysosomal catabolic activity promotes the exit of murine totipotent 2-cell state by silencing early-embryonic retrotransposons	59
Pollen-stigma incompatibility within and between species: Tread lightly, sedate the dogs, and don’t wake the guards!	59
MAP9/MAPH-9 supports axonemal microtubule doublets and modulates motor movement	58
SUMO style defense: How post-translational modification via SUMO conjugation promotes plant defense	57
Traveling to the left: A story of PKD1L1-containing vesicles	57
Temperature-responsive N-acetylcytidine mRNA modification controls thermosensory flowering in Arabidopsis	55
A condensates-to-VPS41-associated phagic vacuoles conversion pathway controls autophagy degradation in plants	55
Mannose controls mesoderm specification and symmetry breaking in mouse gastruloids	55
Axon guidance in central nervous system regeneration	55
An Oatp transporter-mediated steroid sink promotes tumor-induced cachexia in Drosophila	55