OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Biology is 36. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
CD4+ and CD8+ regulatory T cell characterization in the rat using a unique transgenic Foxp3-EGFP model	152
Unveiling cell-type-specific microRNA networks through alternative polyadenylation in glioblastoma	148
Fast vocal-motor tracking of escaping prey in echolocating bats	121
YHSeqY3000 panel captures all founding lineages in the Chinese paternal genomic diversity database	85
Expression of a pheromone binding protein affected by timeless gene governs female mating behavior in Bactrocera dorsalis	77
Unveiling the thermotolerance mechanism of Pichia kudriavzevii LC375240 through transcriptomic and genetic analyses	69
PPARα regulates YAP protein levels and activity by affecting its ubiquitination modification	63
Proteomic analysis reveals the alleviation of follicular development defects in offspring mice under DEHP exposure by melatonin	62
CTCF-mediated insulation and chromatin environment modulate Car5b escape from X inactivation	61
Phylotranscriptomics points to multiple independent origins of multicellularity and cellular differentiation in the volvocine algae	60
Cuticular competing endogenous RNAs regulate insecticide penetration and resistance in a major agricultural pest	54
Fossil-calibrated molecular clock data enable reconstruction of steps leading to differentiated multicellularity and anisogamy in the Volvocine algae	53
A primary cell wall cellulose-dependent defense mechanism against vascular pathogens revealed by time-resolved dual transcriptomics	53
Highly flexible metabolism of the marine euglenozoan protist Diplonema papillatum	53
Stress decreases spermatozoa quality and induces molecular alterations in zebrafish progeny	51
Snakes on a plain: biotic and abiotic factors determine venom compositional variation in a wide-ranging generalist rattlesnake	51
Neuromolecular responses in disrupted mutualistic cleaning interactions under future environmental conditions	51
SMYD3 associates with the NuRD (MTA1/2) complex to regulate transcription and promote proliferation and invasiveness in hepatocellular carcinoma cells	50
A conformational change of C-reactive protein drives neutrophil extracellular trap formation in inflammation	50
Evolutionary dynamics of mitochondrial genomes and intracellular transfers among diploid and allopolyploid cotton species	49
Identification of cell subpopulations associated with disease phenotypes from scRNA-seq data using PACSI	47
Species-specific blood–brain barrier permeability in amphibians	46
A whole-body atlas of BMP signaling activity in an adult sea anemone	46
Casein kinase 1α mediates estradiol secretion via CYP19A1 expression in mouse ovarian granulosa cells	44
A high-performance computational workflow to accelerate GATK SNP detection across a 25-genome dataset	44

Hibernation reduces GABA signaling in the brainstem to enhance motor activity of breathing at cool temperatures	39
Author Correction: Novel function of single-target regulator NorR involved in swarming motility and biofilm formation revealed in Vibrio alginolyticus	39
An economical and highly adaptable optogenetics system for individual and population-level manipulation of Caenorhabditis elegans	39
Large-scale data analysis for robotic yeast one-hybrid platforms and multi-disciplinary studies using GateMultiplex	38
Molecular mechanisms underlying the neural correlates of working memory	38
Sex- and social context-dependent differences in mice fine head movement during social interactions	38
Taxonomy-aware, sequence similarity ranking reliably predicts phage–host relationships	37
Flexible and stretchable polymer optical fibers for chronic brain and vagus nerve optogenetic stimulations in free-behaving animals	37
Skin-penetrating nematodes exhibit life-stage-specific interactions with host-associated and environmental bacteria	37
The visual pathway in sea spiders (Pycnogonida) displays a simple serial layout with similarities to the median eye pathway in horseshoe crabs	37
JNK signaling provides a novel therapeutic target for Rett syndrome	37
Anaerobic derivates of mitochondria and peroxisomes in the free-living amoeba Pelomyxa schiedti revealed by single-cell genomics	36