OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology is 65. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Quantitative analysis of Robertsonian chromosomes inherited by descendants from multiple Rb heterozygotes of Mus m. Domesticus	236
Methods for automating the analysis of live-cell single-molecule FRET data	229
Snail Augments Nuclear Deformability to Promote Lymph Node Metastasis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma	201
Construction of a prognostic assessment model for colon cancer patients based on immune-related genes and exploration of related immune characteristics	200
Corrigendum: Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals the role of phosphorylation-related genes in hepatocellular carcinoma stem cells	186
Characterization of mesenchymal stem cells in pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia	160
Effects of Transcription-Dependent Physical Perturbations on the Chromosome Dynamics in Living Cells	158
Targeting microglia polarization with Chinese herb-derived natural compounds for neuroprotection in ischemic stroke	143
The orobasal organ (of Ackerknecht) is present in prenatal mice	141
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Contributes to Drug Resistance of Lung Cancer Cells Through Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition	120
Posology and Serum-/Xeno-Free Engineered Adipose Stromal Cells Cell Sheets	118
mTORC2 protects the heart from high-fat diet-induced cardiomyopathy through mitochondrial fission in Drosophila	118
TRPV1 channel in spermatozoa is a molecular target for ROS-mediated sperm dysfunction and differentially expressed in both natural and ART pregnancy failure	112
The tendon interfascicular basement membrane provides a vascular niche for CD146+ cell subpopulations	109
Prolactin drives cortical neuron maturation and dendritic development during murine embryonic stem cell differentiation	104
General Commentary: Synovial sarcoma of the head and neck: A review of reported cases on the clinical characteristics and treatment methods	102
Pathogenic Variations of Homologous Recombination Gene HSF2BP Identified in Sporadic Patients With Premature Ovarian Insufficiency	101
Advances in understanding the regulation of pluripotency fate transition in embryonic stem cells	101
Identification of Breast Cancer Immune Subtypes by Analyzing Bulk Tumor and Single Cell Transcriptomes	96
Overexpression of long noncoding RNA 4933425B07Rik leads to renal hypoplasia by inactivating Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway	95
Multimodal reasoning agent for enhanced ophthalmic decision-making: a preliminary real-world clinical validation	94
Editorial: The self-renewal and reprogramming of cancer stem cells and their crosstalk with the immune microenvironment	94
Glucocorticoids Promote Extracellular Matrix Component Remodeling by Activating YAP in Human Retinal Capillary Endothelial Cells	92
Vimentin Tail Segments Are Differentially Exposed at Distinct Cellular Locations and in Response to Stress	92
Research progress in deep learning-based fundus image analysis for the diagnosis and prediction of hypertension-related diseases	91

Engineered exosomes: a promising design platform for overcoming cancer therapy resistance	91
Dynamic Mitochondrial Proteome Under Polyamines Treatment in Cardiac Aging	88
Metabolic biomarkers of neonatal sepsis: identification using metabolomics combined with machine learning	87
Mitoregulin, a tiny protein at the crossroads of mitochondrial functioning, stress, and disease	83
Editorial: Autoimmunity, Infection and Cancer, an Inflammatory Relationship With Intimate Implication to Cancer Prevention and Immunotherapy	83
Deficiency of mastl, a mitotic regulator, results in cell detachment from developing tissues of zebrafish embryos	83
Identification and Quantification of Iron Metabolism Landscape on Therapy and Prognosis in Bladder Cancer	81
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	81
Humanized CD30-Targeted Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells Exhibit Potent Preclinical Activity Against Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Cells	81
Arrhythmic Risk Assessment of Hypokalaemia Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiac Anisotropic Sheets	79
Blimp-1/PRDM1 and Hr3/RORβ specify the blue-sensitive photoreceptor subtype in Drosophila by repressing the hippo pathway	79
Role of UDP-glucose ceramide glucosyltransferase in venous malformation	78
Perspectives on the α5 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in lung cancer progression	78
Limb Mesoderm and Head Ectomesenchyme Both Express a Core Transcriptional Program During Chondrocyte Differentiation	75
Selective vulnerability of human-induced pluripotent stem cells to dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibition during mesenchymal stem/stromal cell purification	75
Synergy between a cytoplasmic vWFA/VIT protein and a WD40-repeat F-box protein controls development in Dictyostelium	74
Differential regulation of MYC expression by PKHD1/Pkhd1 in human and mouse kidneys: phenotypic implications for recessive polycystic kidney disease	74
Liver X Receptors (LXRs) in cancer-an Eagle’s view on molecular insights and therapeutic opportunities	73
Editorial: Mechanistic studies of genome integrity, environmental health, and cancer etiology	73
Widespread distribution of lymphatic vessels in human dura mater remote from sinus veins	73
Molecular and therapeutic advancements in Capicua (CIC)-rearranged sarcoma	72
Integrative Analysis of RNA Expression and Regulatory Networks in Mice Liver Infected by Echinococcus multilocularis	72
Tau Stabilizes Chromatin Compaction	71
Modulation of the pre-metastatic bone niche: molecular changes mediated by bone-homing prostate cancer extracellular vesicles	71
Synergistic Effects of Toll-Like Receptor 1/2 and Toll-Like Receptor 3 Signaling Triggering Interleukin 27 Gene Expression in Chikungunya Virus-Infected Macrophages	71
Caloric restriction induced epigenetic effects on aging	69
Quercetin protects porcine oocytes from in vitro aging by reducing oxidative stress and maintaining the mitochondrial functions	68
Paternal impact on the developmental programming of sexual dimorphism	68
A Selective Review of the Excitatory-Inhibitory Imbalance in Schizophrenia: Underlying Biology, Genetics, Microcircuits, and Symptoms	68
The Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchor: A Linchpin for Cell Surface Versatility of Trypanosomatids	68
Synthetic Analogues of Huwentoxin-IV Spider Peptide With Altered Human NaV1.7/NaV1.6 Selectivity Ratios	68
New strategies for neuro protection in glaucoma	67
Editorial: Immunological imbalance: What is its role in intervertebral disc degeneration?	66
Emerin interacts with histone methyltransferases to regulate repressive chromatin at the nuclear periphery	65
Mechano-biochemical marine stimulation of inversion, gastrulation, and endomesoderm specification in multicellular Eukaryota	65
Resolution of inflammation during rheumatoid arthritis	65
Getting cells into shape by calcium-dependent actin cross-linking proteins	65
Autophagy, innate immunity, and cardiac disease	65
Placental Abnormalities are Associated With Specific Windows of Embryo Culture in a Mouse Model	65
Bacterial Infections Affect Male Fertility: A Focus on the Oxidative Stress-Autophagy Axis	65
A multi-mineral intervention to counter pro-inflammatory activity and to improve the barrier in human colon organoids	65
Editorial: Ethological dynamics in diorama environments	65