OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology is 66. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Quantitative analysis of Robertsonian chromosomes inherited by descendants from multiple Rb heterozygotes of Mus m. Domesticus	244
Methods for automating the analysis of live-cell single-molecule FRET data	244
Snail Augments Nuclear Deformability to Promote Lymph Node Metastasis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma	203
Construction of a prognostic assessment model for colon cancer patients based on immune-related genes and exploration of related immune characteristics	195
Corrigendum: Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals the role of phosphorylation-related genes in hepatocellular carcinoma stem cells	173
Characterization of mesenchymal stem cells in pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia	166
Effects of Transcription-Dependent Physical Perturbations on the Chromosome Dynamics in Living Cells	147
Targeting microglia polarization with Chinese herb-derived natural compounds for neuroprotection in ischemic stroke	142
The orobasal organ (of Ackerknecht) is present in prenatal mice	125
mTORC2 protects the heart from high-fat diet-induced cardiomyopathy through mitochondrial fission in Drosophila	123
Posology and Serum-/Xeno-Free Engineered Adipose Stromal Cells Cell Sheets	122
TRPV1 channel in spermatozoa is a molecular target for ROS-mediated sperm dysfunction and differentially expressed in both natural and ART pregnancy failure	116
The tendon interfascicular basement membrane provides a vascular niche for CD146+ cell subpopulations	111
Prolactin drives cortical neuron maturation and dendritic development during murine embryonic stem cell differentiation	109
Pathogenic Variations of Homologous Recombination Gene HSF2BP Identified in Sporadic Patients With Premature Ovarian Insufficiency	105
General Commentary: Synovial sarcoma of the head and neck: A review of reported cases on the clinical characteristics and treatment methods	105
Advances in understanding the regulation of pluripotency fate transition in embryonic stem cells	104
Overexpression of long noncoding RNA 4933425B07Rik leads to renal hypoplasia by inactivating Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway	102
Editorial: The self-renewal and reprogramming of cancer stem cells and their crosstalk with the immune microenvironment	98
Multimodal reasoning agent for enhanced ophthalmic decision-making: a preliminary real-world clinical validation	98
Research progress in deep learning-based fundus image analysis for the diagnosis and prediction of hypertension-related diseases	97
Glucocorticoids Promote Extracellular Matrix Component Remodeling by Activating YAP in Human Retinal Capillary Endothelial Cells	97
Mitoregulin, a tiny protein at the crossroads of mitochondrial functioning, stress, and disease	95
Deficiency of mastl, a mitotic regulator, results in cell detachment from developing tissues of zebrafish embryos	93
Editorial: Autoimmunity, Infection and Cancer, an Inflammatory Relationship With Intimate Implication to Cancer Prevention and Immunotherapy	92

Humanized CD30-Targeted Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells Exhibit Potent Preclinical Activity Against Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Cells	92
Kinase PLK1 regulates the disassembly of the lateral elements and the assembly of the inner centromere during the diakinesis/metaphase I transition in male mouse meiosis	89
Arrhythmic Risk Assessment of Hypokalaemia Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiac Anisotropic Sheets	87
Perspectives on the α5 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in lung cancer progression	85
Role of UDP-glucose ceramide glucosyltransferase in venous malformation	84
Selective vulnerability of human-induced pluripotent stem cells to dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibition during mesenchymal stem/stromal cell purification	83
Limb Mesoderm and Head Ectomesenchyme Both Express a Core Transcriptional Program During Chondrocyte Differentiation	83
Molecular and therapeutic advancements in Capicua (CIC)-rearranged sarcoma	82
Synergy between a cytoplasmic vWFA/VIT protein and a WD40-repeat F-box protein controls development in Dictyostelium	82
Editorial: Mechanistic studies of genome integrity, environmental health, and cancer etiology	82
Differential regulation of MYC expression by PKHD1/Pkhd1 in human and mouse kidneys: phenotypic implications for recessive polycystic kidney disease	82
Weibel-Palade bodies – secretory organelles at the interface of inflammation and hemostasis	79
Modulation of the pre-metastatic bone niche: molecular changes mediated by bone-homing prostate cancer extracellular vesicles	79
Amniotic mesenchymal stem cells attenuate diabetic cardiomyopathy by inhibiting pyroptosis via modulation of the TLR4/NF-κb/NLRP3 pathway	77
OPA1 Modulates Mitochondrial Ca2+ Uptake Through ER-Mitochondria Coupling	76
Iron-mediated oxidative stress induces PD-L1 expression via activation of c-Myc in lung adenocarcinoma	76
Targeted Plasmalogen Supplementation: Effects on Blood Plasmalogens, Oxidative Stress Biomarkers, Cognition, and Mobility in Cognitively Impaired Persons	76
Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Profiles Identify Important Pathophysiologic Factors in the Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy	75
Development, regeneration, and physiological expansion of functional β-cells: Cellular sources and regulators	75
GNA13 promotes brain metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer and EMT through the WNT/β catenin signaling pathway	75
Cell-free regenerative medicine: identifying the best source of mesenchymal stem cells for skin therapy in Systemic Sclerosis	74
Fertility preservation in male cancer patients. Counseling and reproductive outcomes	73
Caloric restriction induced epigenetic effects on aging	72
The Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchor: A Linchpin for Cell Surface Versatility of Trypanosomatids	71
ERK5 Signalling and Resistance to ERK1/2 Pathway Therapeutics: The Path Less Travelled?	71
PLANAtools—An interactive gene expression repository for the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea	71
Integrated proteome sequencing, bulk RNA sequencing and single-cell RNA sequencing to identify potential biomarkers in different grades of intervertebral disc degeneration	71
Dynamic Mitochondrial Proteome Under Polyamines Treatment in Cardiac Aging	71
Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Profiling in CD8 T-Cells and Gamma Delta T-Cells of Asian Indian Patients With Takayasu Arteritis	71
Shank3 related muscular hypotonia is accompanied by increased intracellular calcium concentrations and ion channel dysregulation in striated muscle tissue	69
Mitochondrial DNA abnormalities and metabolic syndrome	69
Evaluation of the effect of GSK-3β on liver cancer based on the PI3K/AKT pathway	68
Morinda officinalis oligosaccharides attenuate mitochondria-associated ferroptosis via the NOX4/mitoGPX4 pathway in myocardial ischemia‒reperfusion injury	68
JAZF1: A metabolic actor subunit of the NuA4/TIP60 chromatin modifying complex	68
Vitamin C Rescues in vitro Embryonic Development by Correcting Impaired Active DNA Demethylation	67
Promoter Hypomethylation of TGFBR3 as a Risk Factor of Alzheimer’s Disease: An Integrated Epigenomic-Transcriptomic Analysis	67
Placental Abnormalities are Associated With Specific Windows of Embryo Culture in a Mouse Model	67
Regeneration of the dermal skeleton and wound epidermis formation depend on BMP signaling in the caudal fin of platyfish	67
Transthyretin Promotes Axon Growth via Regulation of Microtubule Dynamics and Tubulin Acetylation	67
Aquaporin-8 transports hydrogen peroxide to regulate granulosa cell autophagy	67
Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Accelerate Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury by Promoting the Phagocytosis of Macrophages to Clean Myelin Debris	67
Of mice and men: Pinpointing species differences in adipose tissue biology	66
Autophagy Regulates VDAC3 Ubiquitination by FBXW7 to Promote Erastin-Induced Ferroptosis in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia	66
Non-Coding RNA m6A Modification in Cancer: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets	66
Role of microglia in diabetic neuropathic pain	66
Emerin interacts with histone methyltransferases to regulate repressive chromatin at the nuclear periphery	66
Epigenetic Repression of Chloride Channel Accessory 2 Transcription in Cardiac Fibroblast: Implication in Cardiac Fibrosis	66
Low Dose Chronic Angiotensin II Induces Selective Senescence of Kidney Endothelial Cells	66