OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Biology is 37. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Changing turn-over rates regulate abundance of tryptophan, GS biosynthesis, IAA transport and photosynthesis proteins in Arabidopsis growth defense transitions	175
Functional characterization of the second feedback loop in the circadian clock of the Antarctic krill Euphausia superba	78
Telomerase subunit Est2 marks internal sites that are prone to accumulate DNA damage	76
Back to the roots, desiccation and radiation resistances are ancestral characters in bdelloid rotifers	68
CTCF-mediated insulation and chromatin environment modulate Car5b escape from X inactivation	63
Investigating the characteristics of genes and variants associated with self-reported hearing difficulty in older adults in the UK Biobank	63
Single-cell transcriptomics and time-series metabolite profiling reveal the spatiotemporal regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis genes and phytohormone homeostasis by PAP1 in Arabidopsis	62
Polycomb contraction differentially regulates terminal human hematopoietic differentiation programs	60
Experimental demonstration of tethered gene drive systems for confined population modification or suppression	59
DualNetM: an adaptive dual network framework for inferring functional-oriented markers	58
Increased interaction between endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria following sleep deprivation	57
Evolutionary dynamics of mitochondrial genomes and intracellular transfers among diploid and allopolyploid cotton species	57
A whole-body atlas of BMP signaling activity in an adult sea anemone	56
Assessing the role of Piscine orthoreovirus in disease and the associated risk for wild Pacific salmon	54
Fossil-calibrated molecular clock data enable reconstruction of steps leading to differentiated multicellularity and anisogamy in the Volvocine algae	52
Cdk5-mediated JIP1 phosphorylation regulates axonal outgrowth through Notch1 inhibition	50
Flexible and stretchable polymer optical fibers for chronic brain and vagus nerve optogenetic stimulations in free-behaving animals	49
Wolbachia incompatible insect technique program optimization over large spatial scales using a process-based model of mosquito metapopulation dynamics	49
Hibernation reduces GABA signaling in the brainstem to enhance motor activity of breathing at cool temperatures	48
Multidimensional associations between nutrient intake and healthy ageing in humans	48
The Sapria himalayana genome provides new insights into the lifestyle of endoparasitic plants	48
Circannual breeding and methylation are impacted by the equinox in Peromyscus	47
Regulatory and evolutionary impact of DNA methylation in two songbird species and their naturally occurring F1 hybrids	45
The gut symbiont Sphingomonas mediates imidacloprid resistance in the important agricultural insect pest Aphis gossypii Glover	45
Machine learning combined with omics-based approaches reveals T-lymphocyte cellular fate imbalance in abdominal aortic aneurysm	44

Cuticular competing endogenous RNAs regulate insecticide penetration and resistance in a major agricultural pest	44
Reconstructing the ancestral gene pool to uncover the origins and genetic links of Hmong–Mien speakers	41
Integration of large and diverse angiosperm DNA fragments into Asian Gnetum mitogenomes	41
Incomplete lineage sorting and introgression among genera and species of Liliaceae tribe Tulipeae: insights from phylogenomics	40
A muscle exercise research revolution powered by -omics at single cell and nucleus resolution	40
The genome and sex-dependent responses to temperature in the common yellow butterfly, Eurema hecabe	39
Author Correction: Satellitome comparison of two oedipodine grasshoppers highlights the contingent nature of satellite DNA evolution	39
Histone modifications and DNA methylation act cooperatively in regulating symbiosis genes in the sea anemone Aiptasia	39
Personalised modelling of clinical heterogeneity between medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase patients	39
Imprinted Grb10, encoding growth factor receptor bound protein 10, regulates fetal growth independently of the insulin-like growth factor type 1 receptor (Igf1r) and insulin receptor (Insr) genes	38
Astrocytes in CA1 modulate schema establishment in the hippocampal-cortical neuron network	37
Activation function 1 of progesterone receptor is required for progesterone antagonism of oestrogen action in the uterus	37
Single-cell transcriptomic dynamics of scallop heart reveals the heterogeneous response to heat stress	37
Next steps after airing disagreement on a scientific issue with policy implications: a meta-analysis, multi-lab replication and adversarial collaboration	37
Viral predation pressure on coral reefs	37