OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Developmental Cell is 54. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
cAMP controls a trafficking mechanism that maintains the neuron specificity and subcellular placement of electrical synapses	279
Rim aperture of yeast autophagic membranes balances cargo inclusion with vesicle maturation	258
Therapeutic modulation of GSTO activity rescues FUS-associated neurotoxicity via deglutathionylation in ALS disease models	249
HOPX-associated molecular programs control cardiomyocyte cell states underpinning cardiac structure and function	176
Bifunctional transcription factor GhMYB4 orchestrates transition from elongation to secondary cell wall synthesis trade-off in cotton fiber	170
Organoids from pluripotent stem cells and human tissues: When two cultures meet each other	160
TREX1-dependent DNA damage links nuclear rupture to tumor cell invasion	151
Epithelial cells adapt to curvature induction via transient active osmotic swelling	135
Partial closure of the γ-tubulin ring complex by CDK5RAP2 activates microtubule nucleation	131
Epithelial tissue confinement inhibits cell growth and leads to volume-reducing divisions	121
A transcriptional and regulatory map of mouse somite maturation	121
Mechanics of spindle orientation in human mitotic cells is determined by pulling forces on astral microtubules and clustering of cortical dynein	118
Discrete cis-acting element regulates developmentally timed gene-lamina relocation and neural progenitor competence in vivo	111
Restoration of cone-circuit functionality in the regenerating adult zebrafish retina	111
Slc25a3-dependent copper transport controls flickering-induced Opa1 processing for mitochondrial safeguard	109
Decomposing a deterministic path to mesenchymal niche formation by two intersecting morphogen gradients	109
Diet suppresses glioblastoma initiation in mice by maintaining quiescence of mutation-bearing neural stem cells	107
SMARCA5 reprograms AKR1B1-mediated fructose metabolism to control leukemogenesis	106
Radially patterned morphogenesis of murine hair follicle placodes ensures robust epithelial budding	100
Spatial patterning controls neuron numbers in the Drosophila visual system	98
Astrocyte-induced mGluR1 activates human lung cancer brain metastasis via glutamate-dependent stabilization of EGFR	96
A feedback loop between lamellipodial extension and HGF-ERK signaling specifies leader cells during collective cell migration	93
E3 ubiquitin ligase IPI1 controls rice immunity and flowering via both E3 ligase-dependent and -independent pathways	91
Gene copy-number changes and chromosomal instability induced by aneuploidy confer resistance to chemotherapy	88
Damage-responsive neuro-glial clusters coordinate the recruitment of dormant neural stem cells in Drosophila	82

ORF3a of SARS-CoV-2 promotes lysosomal exocytosis-mediated viral egress	81
Control of poly(A)-tail length and translation in vertebrate oocytes and early embryos	81
Maternal and embryonic signals cause functional differentiation of luminal epithelial cells and receptivity establishment	79
A human breast atlas integrating single-cell proteomics and transcriptomics	73
Mechanisms of ferroptosis sensitization and resistance	72
Distinct classes of lagging chromosome underpin age-related oocyte aneuploidy in mouse	69
How structural interactions and receptor phosphorylation shape strigolactone signaling in rice	69
Rapid and robust optogenetic control of gene expression in Drosophila	69
Neuronal-epithelial cross-talk drives acinar specification via NRG1-ERBB3-mTORC2 signaling	68
Nitric oxide controls stomatal development and stress responses by inhibiting MPK6 phosphorylation via S-nitrosylation in Arabidopsis	67
YAP1 and PRDM14 converge to promote cell survival and tumorigenesis	67
Bidirectional activation of stem-like programs between metastatic cancer and alveolar type 2 cells within the niche	64
The miR-430 locus with extreme promoter density forms a transcription body during the minor wave of zygotic genome activation	64
The microtubular preprophase band recruits Myosin XI to the cortical division site to guide phragmoplast expansion during plant cytokinesis	63
Human yolk sac-derived innate lymphoid-biased multipotent progenitors emerge prior to hematopoietic stem cell formation	63
Pollen-stigma incompatibility within and between species: Tread lightly, sedate the dogs, and don’t wake the guards!	61
MAP9/MAPH-9 supports axonemal microtubule doublets and modulates motor movement	60
Lysosomal catabolic activity promotes the exit of murine totipotent 2-cell state by silencing early-embryonic retrotransposons	60
SUMO style defense: How post-translational modification via SUMO conjugation promotes plant defense	60
SLAM-ITseq identifies that Nrf2 induces liver regeneration through the pentose phosphate pathway	59
Traveling to the left: A story of PKD1L1-containing vesicles	59
Nucleolar protein PEXF controls ribosomal RNA synthesis and pluripotency exit	59
Axon guidance in central nervous system regeneration	59
Dynamic control of H2A.Zub and H3K27me3 by ambient temperature during cell fate determination in Arabidopsis	58
Setting up cAMP in plants	57
Can’t smell the virus: SARS-CoV-2, chromatin organization, and anosmia	56
Stepping on the molecular brake: Slowing down proliferation to allow differentiation	56
BMP-gated cell-cycle progression drives anoikis during mesenchymal collective migration	55
Don’t fear the reaper: The role of regulated cell death in tumorigenesis and BH3-mimetics for cancer therapy	54
Xyloglucan side chains enable polysaccharide secretion to the plant cell wall	54
Adaptive mechanoproperties mediated by the formin FMN1 characterize glioblastoma fitness for invasion	54
Nuclear receptor Nr5a2 promotes diverse connective tissue fates in the jaw	54
Seamless knockins in Drosophila via CRISPR-triggered single-strand annealing	54
The endophilin curvature-sensitive motif requires electrostatic guidance to recycle synaptic vesicles in vivo	54