OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Open Biology is 9. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Retraction: ‘HOXD-AS1 confers cisplatin resistance in gastric cancer through epigenetically silencing PDCD4 via recruiting EZH2’ (2019), by Ye et al.	192
Into the second decade	78
Class II transactivator induces expression of MHC-I and MHC-II in transmissible Tasmanian devil facial tumours	57
Comparative mitogenomic analysis and phylogeny of Veneridae with doubly uniparental inheritance	53
Decoding life's inner workings: advances in quantitative bioimaging	51
Limitations of sequence dissimilarity as a predictor of prokaryotic lineage	48
Correction to: ‘Unravelling nicotinic receptor and ligand features underlying neonicotinoid knockdown actions on the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae	47
RNF4 and USP7 cooperate in ubiquitin-regulated steps of DNA replication	46
Evolution and expression of glial cells missing ( GCM1 and GCM2 ) in monotremes suggest an ancient role in	44
Nutrient-sensitive protein O-GlcNAcylation shapes daily biological rhythms	44
Visualization of sympathetic neural innervation in human white adipose tissue	41
Oxidized phospholipid damage signals as modulators of immunity	40
MYH7 R453C induced cardiac remodelling via activating TGF-β/Smad2/3, ERK1/2 and Nox4/ROS/NF-κB signalling pathways	40
Retraction: ‘Long non-coding RNA LINC00152 promotes gallbladder cancer metastasis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition by regulating HIF-1α via miR-138’	40
Autophagy: a novel target in order to overcome drug resistance in pancreatic adenocarcinoma	40
Pleiotropic effects on proliferation and mineralization of primary human adipose tissue-derived stromal cells induced by simvastatin	37
A new view of axon growth and guidance grounded in the stochastic dynamics of actin networks	37
NDUFS3 knockout cancer cells and molecular docking reveal specificity and mode of action of anti-cancer respiratory complex I inhibitors	37
Essential roles of the nucleolus during early embryonic development: a regulatory hub for chromatin organization	36
Every good biologist deserves favour	35
Min oscillations in bacteria as real-time reporter of environmental challenges at the single-cell level	35
Transiently restricting individual amino acids protects Drosophila melanogaster against multiple stressors	34
Integrative analysis of genomic and transcriptomic alterations of AGR2 and AGR3 in cancer	34
SID-2 is a conserved extracellular vesicle protein that is not associated with environmental RNAi in parasitic nematodes	33
Can calmodulin bind to lipids of the cytosolic leaflet of plasma membranes?	32

SLMAP3 is crucial for organogenesis through mechanisms involving primary cilia formation	30
Identification and characterization of host miRNAs that target the mouse mammary tumour virus (MMTV) genome	30
Complement receptor 3-dependent engagement by Candida glabrata β-glucan modulates dendritic cells to induce regulatory T-cell expansion	29
Risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease increase SARS-CoV-2 infectivity of endothelial cells and pericytes	29
Modelling T-cell immunity against hepatitis C virus with liver organoids in a microfluidic coculture system	29
From the divergence of senescent cell fates to mechanisms and selectivity of senolytic drugs	29
The first genetic engineered system for ovothiol biosynthesis in diatoms reveals a mitochondrial localization for the sulfoxide synthase OvoA	28
Correction to ‘Exaggerated trans-membrane charge of ammonium transporters in nutrient-poor marine environments’ (2022) by Kellom et al .	26
The genetic basis and potential molecular mechanism of yellow-albino northern snakehead ( Channa argus )	25
Retraction: ‘Long non-coding RNA LINC00346 contributes to cisplatin resistance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by repressing miR-342-5p’ (2020), by Cui et al.	25
Cigarette smoke-induced oxidative stress activates NRF2 to mediate fibronectin disorganization in vascular formation	25
Zebrafish reveal new roles for Fam83f in hatching and the DNA damage-mediated autophagic response	25
The role of α-sheet structure in amyloidogenesis: characterization and implications	25
In vitro reconstitution of substrate S-acylation by the zDHHC family of protein acyltransferases	23
Pck2 association with the plasma membrane and efficient response of the cell integrity pathway require regulation of PI4P homeostasis by exomer	23
Unravelling nicotinic receptor and ligand features underlying neonicotinoid knockdown actions on the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae	22
Freshwater-adapted polychaetes exhibit a complete enzymatic machinery for synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids	22
A fast-growing dengue virus mutant reveals a dual role of STING in response to infection	22
FLP-15 modulates the amplitude of body-bends during locomotion in Caenorhabditis elegans	21
Studying metabolism with multi-organ chips: new tools for disease modelling, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics	21
Kinesins in Caenorhabditis elegans neuronal morphogenesis	21
Footprints in the Sno: investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms of SNORD116	21
miR-155-3p: processing by-product or rising star in immunity and cancer?	21
Multifunctional roles of Sec13 paralogues in the euglenozoan Trypanosoma brucei	20
Interactions of N- and C-terminal parts of Ana1 permitting centriole duplication but not elongation	19
Proteomic comparison of the organic matrices from parietal and base plates of the acorn barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite	19
C-terminal glycosylation of type IX secretion system cargo proteins in Prevotella intermedia with both short and long secretion signals	19
Reversible bacteriophage resistance by shedding the bacterial cell wall	19
Polycomb-mediated transgenerational epigenetic inheritance of Drosophila eye colour is independent of small RNAs	18
Learning-induced remodelling of inhibitory synapses in the motor cortex	18
The budding yeast GSK-3 homologue Mck1 is an essential component of the spindle position checkpoint	18
Long-read RNA-sequencing reveals transcript-specific regulation in human-derived cortical neurons	17
A circle of life: platelet and megakaryocyte cytoskeleton dynamics in health and disease	17
Transcriptional regulation as a dose-dependent process: insights from transcription factor tuning	17
Light-induced reversible reorganizations in closed Type II reaction centre complexes: physiological roles and physical mechanisms	17
Genome-wide identification of ATP-binding cassette transporter B subfamily, focusing on its structure, evolution and rearrangement in ciliates	17
Stepwise order in protein complex assembly: approaches and emerging themes	16
Interplay between circadian rhythm, ageing and neurodegenerative disorder	16
Selective localization of Mfn2 near PINK1 enables its preferential ubiquitination by Parkin on mitochondria	16
GNL3 is an evolutionarily conserved stem cell gene influencing cell proliferation, animal growth and regeneration in the hydrozoan Hydractinia	15
Prenatal alcohol exposure dysregulates the expression of clock genes and alters rhythmic behaviour in mice	15
Temperature activated transient receptor potential ion channels from Antarctic fishes	15
Neuronal signalling of zinc: from detection and modulation to function	15
Correction to: ‘Sex-specific loss of mitochondrial membrane integrity in the auditory brainstem of a mouse model of Fragile X Syndrome’ (2024), by Caron et al	15
Expression of concern: ‘RNA editing of microRNA prevents RNA-induced silencing complex recognition of target mRNA’ (2015), by Cui Y et al.	15
Aurodox inhibits type III secretion in multiple Gram-negative pathogens	15
HMGB1 and mitochondrial dysfunction: a double-edged sword in ageing	14
Retraction: ‘MALAT1 promotes gastric adenocarcinoma through the MALAT1/miR-181a-5p/AKT3 axis’ (2019), by Lu et al.	14
Whole organism and tissue-specific analysis of pexophagy in Drosophila	14
Spatial transcriptomes and microbiota reveal immune mechanism that respond to pathogen infection in the posterior intestine of Sebastes schlegelii	14

Decoding frontotemporal and cell-type-specific vulnerabilities to neuropsychiatric disorders and psychoactive drugs	14
Effective training of nanopore callers for epigenetic marks with limited labelled data	14
PIEZO1 variant implications for biological understanding and human health	14
Retraction: ‘Long non-coding RNA LINC00467 regulates hepatocellular carcinoma progression by modulating miR-9-5p/PPARA expression’ (2019), by Cai et al.	14
Terminal regions of a protein are a hotspot for low complexity regions and selection	14
MicroRNAs: master regulators in host–parasitic protist interactions	13
GLP-1/GLP-1R axis: from metabolism (obesity and T2DM) to immunity	13
Unravelling axonal transcriptional landscapes: insights from induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical neurons and implications for motor neuron degeneration	13
Mitochondrial chaperonin DNAJC15 promotes vulnerability to ferroptosis of chemoresistant ovarian cancer cells	13
Identification of the modulatory Ca ²⁺ -binding sites of acid-sensing ion channel 1a	13
A distinct phase of cyclin B (Cdc13) nuclear export at mitotic entry in Schizosaccharomyces pombe	13
Exploring the midgut physiology of the non-haematophagous mosquito Toxorhynchites theobaldi	13
The lipid linked oligosaccharide polymerase Wzy and its regulating co-polymerase, Wzz, from enterobacterial common antigen biosynthesis form a complex	13
The evolutionary entanglement of flipons with zinc fingers and retroelements has engendered a large family of Z-DNA and G-quadruplex binding proteins	13
Plant NLR immunity activation and execution: a biochemical perspective	13
Novel in vivo TDP-43 stress reporter models to accelerate drug development in ALS	12
Structural insights into a regulatory mechanism of FIR RRM1–FUSE interaction	12
Polo-like kinase and Aurora B kinase phosphorylate and cooperate with the CIF1-CIF2 complex to promote cytokinesis initiation in Trypanosoma brucei	12
A simple inland culture system provides insights into ascidian post-embryonic developmental physiology	12
Pigment-dispersing factor neuropeptides act as multifunctional hormones and modulators in tardigrades	12
Pseudogenization of NK3 homeobox 2 ( Nkx3.2 ) in monotremes provides insight into unique gastric anatomy and physiology	12
Mapping combinatorial expression of non-clustered protocadherins in the developing brain identifies novel PCDH19-mediated cell adhesion properties	12
Spatial positioning of preimplantation mouse embryo cells is regulated by mTORC1 and m ⁷ G-cap-dependent translation at the 8- to 16-cell transition	11
Daughter centrioles assemble preferentially towards the nuclear envelope in Drosophila syncytial embryos	11
Capturing crop adaptation to abiotic stress using image-based technologies	11
Phosphorylation of ‘SDT-like’ motifs in ATRX mediates its interaction with the MRN complex and is important for ALT pathway suppression	11
The challenge of measuring mosquito flight performance: going beyond sterile insect technique and into transgenic and gene drive-based approaches	11
Lysosomal positioning diseases: beyond substrate storage	11
Insights into the bioluminescence systems of three sea pens (Cnidaria: Anthozoa): from de novo transcriptome analyses to biochemical assays	11
Exploring differential exon usage via short- and long-read RNA sequencing strategies	11
PACS deficiency disrupts Golgi architecture and causes cytokinesis failures and seizure-like phenotype in Drosophila melanogaster	11
Transcriptomic and metabolomic insights into light-mediated unicellular-to-multicellular transition in Dictyostelium discoideum	11
Aspirin and cancer: biological mechanisms and clinical outcomes	11
Distinct molecular profile of the chick organizer as a stem zone during axial elongation	10
Pigment-dispersing factor is present in circadian clock neurons of pea aphids and may mediate photoperiodic signalling to insulin-producing cells	10
Neuroanatomical characterization of the Nmu-Cre knock-in mice reveals an interconnected network of unique neuropeptidergic cells	10
Single-cell expression predicts neuron-specific protein homeostasis networks	10
Plum modulates Myoglianin and regulates synaptic function in D. melanogaster	10
Hypoxia impedes differentiation of cranial neural crest cells into derivatives relevant for craniofacial development	10
Discovery of unique mitotic mechanisms in Paradiplonema papillatum	10
Evolution and assembly of Anopheles aquasalis 's immune genes: primary malaria vector of coastal Central and South America and the Caribbean Islands	10
Examination of gammarid transcriptomes reveals a widespread occurrence of key metabolic genes from epibiont bdelloid rotifers in freshwater species	10
Retraction: ‘Involvement of miR-4262 in paclitaxel resistance through the regulation of PTEN in non-small cell lung cancer’ (2019), by Sun et al.	9
Proposed three-phenylalanine motif involved in magnetoreception signalling of an Actinopterygii protein expressed in mammalian cells	9
TRIM family proteins: roles in proteostasis and neurodegenerative diseases	9
Prebiotic chemistry: a review of nucleoside phosphorylation and polymerization	9
The C-terminus of CFAP410 forms a tetrameric helical bundle that is essential for its localization to the basal body	9
The gender-specific impact of starvation on mitotypes diversity in adults of Drosophila melanogaster	9
Short chain fatty acids: key regulators of the local and systemic immune response in inflammatory diseases and infections	9
The proline-rich antimicrobial peptide B7-005: low bacterial resistance, safe for human cells and effective in zebrafish embryo bacteraemia model	9
Elevated basal AMP-activated protein kinase activity sensitizes colorectal cancer cells to growth inhibition by metformin	9
Phylogenomic diversity of archigregarine apicomplexans	9
Repo-Man/protein phosphatase 1 SUMOylation mediates binding to lamin A and serine 22 dephosphorylation	9
Notch and LIM-homeodomain protein Arrowhead regulate each other in a feedback mechanism to play a role in wing and neuronal development in Drosophila	9
Caprin-1 binding to the critical stress granule protein G3BP1 is influenced by pH	9
High-throughput functional analysis provides novel insight into type VII secretion in Staphylococcus aureus	9
2024: The quest continues	9
Correlative super-resolution analysis of cardiac calcium sparks and their molecular origins in health and disease	9
Retraction: ‘TNF-α-induced NF-κB activation upregulates microRNA-150-3p and inhibits osteogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells by targeting β-catenin’ (2016), by Wang et al.	9
Cooperative motility, force generation and mechanosensing in a foraging non-photosynthetic diatom	9
An EAAT2b/SLC1A2b-mediated chloride leak current enables rapid cone photoreceptor signalling	9
Mapping molecular complexes with super-resolution microscopy and single-particle analysis	9