OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of eLife is 81. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Correction: Highly contiguous assemblies of 101 drosophilid genomes	711
Whole genomes from the extinct Xerces Blue butterfly can help identify declining insect species	429
Multi-tiered actions of Legionella effectors to modulate host Rab10 dynamics	331
Molecular and mechanical signatures contributing to mouse epidermal differentiation and barrier formation	326
Apoptotic signaling clears engineered Salmonella in an organ-specific manner	298
Wiring up for controlled flight	283
Deciding when to move	261
Shining a light on hematopoietic stem cells	247
Imaging of brain electric field networks with spatially resolved EEG	246
Caspases promote cell proliferation after necrosis	216
Outgrowing self-denial	202
Correction: Castration delays epigenetic aging and feminizes DNA methylation at androgen-regulated loci	181
Allosteric regulation of kinase activity in living cells	172
Shared functional organization between pulvinar-cortical and cortico-cortical connectivity and its structural and molecular imaging correlates	165
osl-dynamics, a toolbox for modeling fast dynamic brain activity	160
Septins function in exocytosis via physical interactions with the exocyst complex in fission yeast cytokinesis	157
Evolution of hind limb morphology of Titanosauriformes (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) analyzed via 3D geometric morphometrics reveals wide-gauge posture as an exaptation for gigantism	156
scRNA+TCR-seq reveals the proportion and characteristics of dual TCR Treg cells in mouse lymphoid and non-lymphoid tissues	151
Single-cell profiling reveals the intratumor heterogeneity and immunosuppressive microenvironment in cervical adenocarcinoma	145
Comprehensive mutagenesis maps the effect of all single-codon mutations in the AAV2 rep gene on AAV production	145
Space as a scaffold for rotational generalisation of abstract concepts	144
Companion cells with high florigen production express other small proteins and reveal a nitrogen-sensitive FT repressor	143
Correction: Drp1 is required for AgRP neuronal activity and feeding	140
DeePosit, an AI-based tool for detecting mouse urine and fecal depositions from thermal video clips of behavioral experiments	138
SARS-CoV-2 NSP13 interacts with TEAD to suppress Hippo-YAP signaling	138

Correction: Distinct neurexin-cerebellin complexes control AMPA- and NMDA-receptor responses in a circuit-dependent manner	133
Conduction pathway for potassium through the Escherichia coli pump KdpFABC	132
Removal of developmentally regulated microexons has a minimal impact on larval zebrafish brain morphology and function	131
Courtship behaviour reveals temporal regularity is a critical social cue in mouse communication	131
Chronic hyperactivation of midbrain dopamine neurons causes preferential dopamine neuron degeneration	128
Estradiol elicits distinct firing patterns in arcuate nucleus kisspeptin neurons of females through altering ion channel conductances	128
Rapid and inducible mislocalization of endogenous TDP43 in a novel human model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	128
Resting natural killer cells promote the progress of colon cancer liver metastasis by elevating tumor-derived stem cell factor	127
CTFFIND5 provides improved insight into quality, tilt, and thickness of TEM samples	127
Differential functions of the dorsal and intermediate regions of the hippocampus for optimal goal-directed navigation in VR space	126
EPHA4 signaling dysregulation links abnormal locomotion and the development of idiopathic scoliosis	118
Cingulate cortex shapes early postnatal development of social vocalizations	117
Muscle-resident mesenchymal progenitors sense and repair peripheral nerve injury via the GDNF-BDNF axis	117
Reversing protonation of weakly basic drugs greatly enhances intracellular diffusion and decreases lysosomal sequestration	111
Using adopted individuals to partition indirect maternal genetic effects into prenatal and postnatal effects on offspring phenotypes	110
Paracrine signalling between intestinal epithelial and tumour cells induces a regenerative programme	110
Robust T cell activation requires an eIF3-driven burst in T cell receptor translation	109
Skeletal dysplasia-causing TRPV4 mutations suppress the hypertrophic differentiation of human iPSC-derived chondrocytes	106
Measurements and simulations of microtubule growth imply strong longitudinal interactions and reveal a role for GDP on the elongating end	106
ZAF, the first open source fully automated feeder for aquatic facilities	106
Impact of a human gut microbe on Vibrio cholerae host colonization through biofilm enhancement	106
A neural progenitor mitotic wave is required for asynchronous axon outgrowth and morphology	105
Decoding the activated stem cell phenotype of the neonatally maturing pituitary	103
Airway basal cells show regionally distinct potential to undergo metaplastic differentiation	102
T cells discriminate between groups C1 and C2 HLA-C	102
Spatial transcriptomics reveals metabolic changes underly age-dependent declines in digit regeneration	99
Mg2+-dependent conformational equilibria in CorA and an integrated view on transport regulation	98
High-throughput Plasmodium falciparum hrp2 and hrp3 gene deletion typing by digital PCR to monitor malaria rapid diagnostic test efficacy	98
Recombinant single-cycle influenza virus with exchangeable pseudotypes allows repeated immunization to augment anti-tumour immunity with immune checkpoint inhibitors	97
COVID-19 cluster size and transmission rates in schools from crowdsourced case reports	96
Interplay between external inputs and recurrent dynamics during movement preparation and execution in a network model of motor cortex	96
State-dependent representations of mixtures by the olfactory bulb	94
Regulation of pulmonary surfactant by the adhesion GPCR GPR116/ADGRF5 requires a tethered agonist-mediated activation mechanism	93
Sex differences and sex bias in human circadian and sleep physiology research	93
NMNAT promotes glioma growth through regulating post-translational modifications of P53 to inhibit apoptosis	93
Katanin, kinesin-13, and ataxin-2 inhibit premature interaction between maternal and paternal genomes in C. elegans zygotes	92
Reversal of the adipostat control of torpor during migration in hummingbirds	92
Altered visual cortex excitatory/inhibitory ratio following transient congenital visual deprivation in humans	92
Nutritional state-dependent modulation of insulin-producing cells in Drosophila	91
A new potential strategy for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma treatment by generating serum-based antibodies from tumor-exposed mice	91
Muscarinic receptors mediate motivation via preparatory neural activity in humans	91
Astrocytes mediate two forms of spike timing-dependent depression at entorhinal cortex-hippocampal synapses	90
Activating SRC/MAPK signaling via 5-HT1A receptor contributes to the effect of vilazodone on improving thrombocytopenia	90
The phytoplasma SAP54 effector acts as a molecular matchmaker for leafhopper vectors by targeting plant MADS-box factor SVP	90
NAB2-STAT6 drives an EGR1-dependent neuroendocrine program in solitary fibrous tumors	88
DTX3L ubiquitin ligase ubiquitinates single-stranded nucleic acids	87
Impact of maximal overexpression of a non-toxic protein on yeast cell physiology	87
Immunogenicity and safety of a live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate based on multiple attenuation mechanisms	85
Unraveling the link between neuropathy target esterase NTE/SWS, lysosomal storage diseases, inflammation, abnormal fatty acid metabolism, and leaky brain barrier	84
Differential regulation of the proteome and phosphoproteome along the dorso-ventral axis of the early Drosophila embryo	84

Multisensory integration enhances audiovisual responses in the Mauthner cell	84
Oxydifficidin, a potent Neisseria gonorrhoeae antibiotic due to DedA-assisted uptake and ribosomal protein RplL sensitivity	83
Natural variation in salt-induced changes in root:shoot ratio reveals SR3G as a negative regulator of root suberization and salt resilience in Arabidopsis	82
A direct neural signature of serial dependence in working memory	82
AARS2 ameliorates myocardial ischemia via fine-tuning PKM2-mediated metabolism	81
Identification of nonsense-mediated decay inhibitors that alter the tumor immune landscape	81