OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of IUCrJ is 8. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Nanostructure and dynamics of N-truncated copper amyloid-β peptides from advanced X-ray absorption fine structure	61
Towards improved accuracy of Hirshfeld atom refinement with an alternative electron density partition	59
AutoLEI : A step towards automatic 3D ED data processing	50
Neutron and photon science facilities at a crossroads: embracing innovation in a changing world	46
CSD Communications of the Cambridge Structural Database	43
In situ serial crystallography facilitates 96-well plate structural analysis at low symmetry	41
Community recommendations on cryoEM data archiving and validation	38
Atomic resolution cryo-EM at 200 keV	33
Many locks to one key: N -acetylneuraminic acid binding to proteins	32
AI-enhanced X-ray diffraction analysis: towards real-time mineral phase identification and quantification	27
Cryo-EM-guided subtractive optimization of a novel VCP/p97 inhibitor	27
Characterizing self-assembled structures made with magnetic Janus nanoparticles	26
A new approach for serial electron diffraction data collection	25
Enhancing hydrogen positions in X-ray structures of transition metal hydride complexes with dynamic quantum crystallography	25
Exploring serial crystallography for drug discovery	23
JINXED: just in time crystallization for easy structure determination of biological macromolecules	22
Evaluating the Volta phase plate for improved tomogram alignment in cryo-electron tomography	22
Atomic structure and formation mechanism of a newly discovered charge density wave in the m = 2 monophosphate tungsten bronze	22
Peptide bonds revisited	22
Waterless structures in the Protein Data Bank	22
Micro-structured polymer fixed targets for serial crystallography at synchrotrons and XFELs	22
Unravelling the components of diffuse scattering using deep learning	21
3D-printed sheet jet for stable megahertz liquid sample delivery at X-ray free-electron lasers	21
A new statistical metric for robust target detection in cryo-EM using 2D template matching	19
Instrumentation and methods for efficient time-resolved X-ray crystallography of biomolecular systems with sub-10 ms time resolution	19

The measurement method matters	18
The structure of Chlamydomonas LOV1 as revealed by time-resolved serial synchrotron crystallography	17
The effect of polymorphism on polymer properties: crystal structure, stability and polymerization of the short-chain bio-based nylon 52 monomer 1,5-pentanediamine oxalate	17
Development of a scalar-based geometric parameterization approach for the crystal structure landscape of dithienylethene-based crystalline solids	17
Conformation–aggregation interplay in the simplest aliphatic ethers probed under high pressure	17
Data reduction in protein serial crystallography	16
FLEXR-MSA : electron-density map comparisons of sequence-diverse structures	16
Towards a new level of quantitative treatment of 3D electron diffraction data – in-pattern optical distortions	16
Defect structure of yttria-stabilized hafnia nanoparticles	15
Design and implementation of suspended drop crystallization	15
Unity gives strength: combining Bertaut's and Belov's concepts and the formalism of aperiodic crystals to solve magnetic structures of unprecedented complexity	15
Bone mineral properties and 3D orientation of human lamellar bone around cement lines and the Haversian system	15
Structure of the bacteriophage PhiKZ non-virion RNA polymerase bound to a p119L open promoter analogue	15
A step towards 6D WAXD tensor tomography	15
Photoinduced bidirectional mesophase transition in vesicles containing azobenzene amphiphiles	14
Functional role of a tethered domain as a naturally fused cognate partner is demonstrated in a three-domain copper nitrite reductase	14
Towards the extraction of the crystal cell parameters from pair distribution function profiles	14
Low-energy tetrahedral networks for carbon and silicon from (2+1)-regular bipartite-like graphs	13
Accurate temperature dependence of structure factors of L -alanine and taurine for quantum crystallography	13
Using high pressure to understand the behavior of organic molecular crystals	13
Further adventures of the perovskite family	13
Structural characterization of TIR-domain signalosomes through a combination of structural biology approaches	13
Additive-driven microwave crystallization of tyramine polymorphs and salts: a quantum crystallography perspective	13
The dominant component of strong π-hole interactions: electrostatic attraction versus charge transfer	13
A predicted model-aided reconstruction algorithm for X-ray free-electron laser single-particle imaging	13
Stereochemical aspects of the nucleophilic attack in different classes of L -asparaginases	13
Exploring fibers with X-ray eyes	12
Using multiple computer-predicted structures as molecular replacement models: application to the antiviral mini-protein LCB2	12
Structural dissection of two redox proteins from the shipworm symbiont Teredinibacter turnerae	12
Structure–property relationship of a complex photoluminescent arylacetylide-gold(I) compound. I: a pressure-induced phase transformation caught in the act	12
Understanding structural distortions in hybrid layered perovskites with the n = 1 Ruddlesden–Popper structure	11
Droplet-on-demand tape drive and X-ray emission spectroscopy prototypes for time-resolved serial crystallography on VMXi at Diamond Light Source	11
Discovery of an energy-dependent many-body process in the K β spectrum of manganese metal using extended-range high-energy-resolution fluorescence detect	11
Using deep-learning predictions reveals a large number of register errors in PDB depositions	11
Advancing dynamic quantum crystallography: enhanced models for accurate structures and thermodynamic properties	11
Linking solid-state phenomena via energy differences in `archetype crystal structures'	11
CryoEM structures reveal allosteric regulation of the catalytic activity of the multi-protein human MAT enzyme complexes	11
Crystal structure of a bacterial photoactivated adenylate cyclase determined by serial femtosecond and serial synchrotron crystallography	11
Hirshfeld atom refinement and dynamical refinement of hexagonal ice structure from electron diffraction data	10
High-throughput automated molecular replacement for small-molecule MicroED data	10
IUCrJ in 2025 – welcomes, farewells and special issues	10
3D electron diffraction goes multipolar	10
Cocrystals of a coumarin derivative: an efficient approach towards anti-leishmanial cocrystals against MIL-resistant Leishmania tropica	10
Low-density preference of the ambient and high-pressure polymorphs of DL-menthol	10
Managing negative linear compressibility and thermal expansion through steric hindrance: a case study of 1,2-bis(4′-pyridyl)ethane cocrystals	10
Sometimes Mother Nature only whispers	10
Obtaining single crystals containing cationic porphyrins from aqueous solutions: a systematic approach including nano-crystallization, organic modifiers and gel crystallization	9
The curious case of proton migration under pressure in the malonic acid and 4,4′-bipyridine cocrystal	9
STEM SerialED: achieving high-resolution data for ab initio structure determination of beam-sensitive nanocrystalline materials	9
Magellon – an extensible platform for cryo-EM data visualization, management and processing	9

Structural insights into the antiviral efficacy of AG7404 against human rhinovirus 3C proteases	9
Dynamic X-ray speckle-tracking imaging with high-accuracy phase retrieval based on deep learning	9
High-throughput inclined scanning three-dimensional X-ray diffraction microscopy via dual line–beam X-point scanning	9
SpeckleNN: a unified embedding for real-time speckle pattern classification in X-ray single-particle imaging with limited labeled examples	9
Commentary on `Facing the phase problem' by Wayne Hendrickson	9
Fourth-generation light sources	9
A systematic study of the interplay between guest molecule structure and intermolecular interactions in crystalline sponges	8
True molecular conformation and structure determination by three-dimensional electron diffraction of PAH by-products potentially useful for electronic applications	8
Combining experiment and prediction to explore surface chemistry and dissolution	8
Functional materials design: octahedral tilts in hybrid n = 1 Ruddlesden–Popper phases	8
Benchmarking predictive methods for small-angle X-ray scattering from atomic coordinates of proteins using maximum likelihood consensus data	8
Femtosecond X-rays illuminate disordered states during the early stages of crystallization	8
3D atomic structure determination with ultrashort-pulse MeV electron diffraction	8
Accounting for electron-beam-induced warping of molecular nanocrystals in MicroED structure determination	8
The nature of halogen bonding: insights from interacting quantum atoms and source function studies	8
Modelling fine-sliced three dimensional electron diffraction data with dynamical Bloch-wave simulations	8
Persistence of atoms in molecules: there is room beyond electron densities	8
Making ripples in the comparison of calculated and experimental maps for real-space refinement and assessment by analytic modelling of local resolution	8
Orientational ordering and assembly of silica–nickel Janus particles in a magnetic field	8
Towards automating single-particle cryo-EM data acquisition	8
Structural transformations and stability of benzo[ a ]pyrene under high pressure	8