OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Molecular Cancer Research is 29. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
The MEK/ERK Network as a Therapeutic Target in Human Cancer	95
Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition Programs and Cancer Stem Cell Phenotypes: Mediators of Breast Cancer Therapy Resistance	82
Hypoxic Cancer-Secreted Exosomal miR-182-5p Promotes Glioblastoma Angiogenesis by Targeting Kruppel-like Factor 2 and 4	73
Targeting Fatty Acid Oxidation to Promote Anoikis and Inhibit Ovarian Cancer Progression	70
Fibrinogen Alpha Chain Knockout Promotes Tumor Growth and Metastasis through Integrin–AKT Signaling Pathway in Lung Cancer	59
Current Perspectives on Circulating Tumor DNA, Precision Medicine, and Personalized Clinical Management of Cancer	56
The Hippo Pathway Effector YAP Promotes Ferroptosis via the E3 Ligase SKP2	56
The Paradoxical Roles of Orphan Nuclear Receptor 4A (NR4A) in Cancer	52
Convergent Evolution, Evolving Evolvability, and the Origins of Lethal Cancer	45
O-GlcNAc Transferase Regulates Cancer Stem–like Potential of Breast Cancer Cells	41
Circular RNA hsa_circ_0014130 Inhibits Apoptosis in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer by Sponging miR-136-5p and Upregulating BCL2	40
Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Subpopulations With Diverse and Dynamic Roles in the Tumor Microenvironment	39
Exosomal CD47 Plays an Essential Role in Immune Evasion in Ovarian Cancer	39
SOX9 Is Essential for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cell Survival and Metastasis	38
Endogenous PAD4 in Breast Cancer Cells Mediates Cancer Extracellular Chromatin Network Formation and Promotes Lung Metastasis	38
OLR1 Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis via Increased c-Myc Expression and Transcription of HMGA2	38
Mitochondria Participate in Chemoresistance to Cisplatin in Human Ovarian Cancer Cells	36
27-Hydroxycholesterol Impairs Plasma Membrane Lipid Raft Signaling as Evidenced by Inhibition of IL6–JAK–STAT3 Signaling in Prostate Cancer Cells	35
Multi-Omics Analysis Identifies MGA as a Negative Regulator of the MYC Pathway in Lung Adenocarcinoma	34
mDKN-01, a Novel Anti-DKK1 mAb, Enhances Innate Immune Responses in the Tumor Microenvironment	32
Mechanical Stress Signaling in Pancreatic Cancer Cells Triggers p38 MAPK- and JNK-Dependent Cytoskeleton Remodeling and Promotes Cell Migration via Rac1/cdc42/Myosin II	32
Inhibition of O-GlcNAc Transferase Renders Prostate Cancer Cells Dependent on CDK9	32
IGF2 Autocrine-Mediated IGF1R Activation Is a Clinically Relevant Mechanism of Osimertinib Resistance in Lung Cancer	32
Chromosome 6p Amplification in Aqueous Humor Cell-Free DNA Is a Prognostic Biomarker for Retinoblastoma Ocular Survival	31
AXL Inhibition Induces DNA Damage and Replication Stress in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells and Promotes Sensitivity to ATR Inhibitors	31

The NF-κB Pathway Promotes Tamoxifen Tolerance and Disease Recurrence in Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancers	31
miR-106a Regulates Cell Proliferation and Autophagy by Targeting LKB1 in HPV-16–Associated Cervical Cancer	30
Combined Src/EGFR Inhibition Targets STAT3 Signaling and Induces Stromal Remodeling to Improve Survival in Pancreatic Cancer	30
Cell Adhesion Molecules in Plasticity and Metastasis	30
Tumor-Resident Stromal Cells Promote Breast Cancer Invasion through Regulation of the Basal Phenotype	29
Crucial Functions of the JMJD1/KDM3 Epigenetic Regulators in Cancer	29
Metabolic Profiling of Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissues Discriminates Normal Colon from Colorectal Cancer	29
ILT3 (LILRB4) Promotes the Immunosuppressive Function of Tumor-Educated Human Monocytic Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells	29