OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Science Advances is 27. 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
Hidden white and black feather layers enhance plumage coloration in tanagers and other songbirds	1664
Notch signaling blockade links transcriptome heterogeneity in quiescent neural stem cells with reactivation routes and potential	614
X-ray phase measurements by time-energy correlated photon pairs	476
Fluid dynamical pathways of airborne transmission while waiting in a line	428
Ultrafast tomograms in a flash	367
Diurnal urban rainfall anomalies across different landscapes	315
Donor HLA-DQ genetic and functional divergence affect the control of BK polyoma virus infection after kidney transplantation	312
Global health risks lurking in livestock resistome	308
Role of HAUS7 as a DOCK3 binding partner in facilitating axon regeneration	282
Deep and dynamic metabolic and structural imaging in living tissues	275
Low-dose metformin requires brain Rap1 for its antidiabetic action	274
Identification of the Wnt signal peptide that directs secretion on extracellular vesicles	273
Phylogenetic tracing of midbrain-specific regulatory sequences suggests single origin of eubilaterian brains	271
Time-resolving state-specific molecular dissociation with XUV broadband absorption spectroscopy	266
Motion Hologram: Jointly optimized hologram generation and motion planning for photorealistic 3D displays via reinforcement learning	265
Abiotic molecular oxygen production—Ionic pathway from sulfur dioxide	261
Engineering edgeless human skin with enhanced biomechanical properties	253
The synovial environment steers cartilage deterioration and regeneration	253
Truncated jarid2 and kdm6b transcripts are associated with temperature-induced sex reversal during development in a dragon lizard	252
A biopolymer hydrogel electrostatically reinforced by amino-functionalized bioactive glass for accelerated bone regeneration	251
LC3-associated endocytosis and the functions of Rubicon and ATG16L1	250
Rac1 promotes kidney collecting duct repair by mechanically coupling cell morphology to mitotic entry	245
All eukaryotic SMC proteins induce a twist of −0.6 at each DNA loop extrusion step	245
Autocatalytic assembly of a chimeric aminoacyl-RNA synthetase ribozyme	243
Seeing through arthropod eyes: An AI-assisted, biomimetic approach for high-resolution, multi-task imaging	240

Laws about bodily damage originate from shared intuitions about the value of body parts	239
Real-space investigation of polarons in hematite Fe ₂ O ₃	238
Schrödinger’s red pixel by quasi-bound-states-in-the-continuum	236
Anthropogenic warming has ushered in an era of temperature-dominated droughts in the western United States	235
MiniXL: An open-source, large field-of-view epifluorescence miniscope enabling single-cell resolution and multi-region imaging in mice	234
The potassium transporter TaNHX2 interacts with TaGAD1 to promote drought tolerance via modulating stomatal aperture in wheat	233
Multi-stimulus perception and visualization by an intelligent liquid metal-elastomer architecture	228
Miniature color camera via flat hybrid meta-optics	228
Real-space visualization of order-disorder transition in BaTiO ₃	226
Ultrastrong Staphylococcus aureus adhesion to human skin: Calcium as a key regulator of noncovalent interactions	225
HIV-1 manipulates CD96 on CD4 ⁺ T cells to subvert antiviral immunity	224
Structural and quantum chemical basis for OCP-mediated quenching of phycobilisomes	223
Enhanced NF-κB activation via HIV-1 Tat-TRAF6 cross-talk	223
Mechanistic insights into the roles of the UFM1 E3 ligase complex in ufmylation and ribosome-associated protein quality control	222
Engineered IL-7 synergizes with IL-12 immunotherapy to prevent T cell exhaustion and promote memory without exacerbating toxicity	220
VARP binds SNX27 to promote endosomal supercomplex formation on membranes	218
Targeting OXPHOS de novo purine synthesis as the nexus of FLT3 inhibitor–mediated synergistic antileukemic actions	215
Magnetic fields and relativistic electrons fill entire galaxy cluster	210
Convergent consequences of parthenogenesis on stick insect genomes	210
Small effect of partial melt on electrical anomalies in the asthenosphere	210
If you rise, I fall: Equality is prevented by the misperception that it harms advantaged groups	208
A two-stage mantle plume-sagduction origin of Archean continental crust revealed by water and oxygen isotopes of TTGs	202
Focusing of in-plane hyperbolic polaritons in van der Waals crystals with tailored infrared nanoantennas	198
Structures of neurokinin 1 receptor in complex with G _q and G _s proteins reveal substance P binding mode and unique activation fea	196
Phosphorylation of XPD drives its mitotic role independently of its DNA repair and transcription functions	196
Dynamic phase transitions dictate the size effect and activity of supported gold catalysts	196
Role of hierarchy structure on the mechanical adaptation of self-healing hydrogels under cyclic stretching	195
Attosecond spectroscopy reveals spontaneous symmetry breaking in molecular photoionization	194
Non-adapted bacterial infection suppresses plant reproduction	193
A universal oxygen scavenger for oxidase-based biosensors	192
Diamond-based microwave quantum amplifier	191
Ocean-induced melt volume directly paces ice loss from Pine Island Glacier	190
Repeated climate-driven dispersal and speciation in peripheral populations of Pleistocene mastodons	189
Inflammatory responses to acute carbon monoxide poisoning and the role of plasma gelsolin	189
Rhombohedral-stacked bilayer transition metal dichalcogenides for high-performance atomically thin CMOS devices	188
Correlated x-ray fluorescence and ptychographic nano-tomography on Rembrandt’s The Night Watch reveals unknown lead “layer”	186
Plakophilin-2 truncating variants impair cardiac contractility by disrupting sarcomere stability and organization	186
Hibiscus bullseyes reveal mechanisms controlling petal pattern proportions that influence plant-pollinator interactions	186
Neuromuscular embodiment of feedback control elements in Drosophila flight	185
A DNA circuit that records molecular events	183
Memristive floating-point Fourier neural operator network for efficient scientific modeling	183
Evolutionary epigenomic analyses in mammalian early embryos reveal species-specific innovations and conserved principles of imprinting	179
Oxygen isotopes of anhydrous primary minerals show kinship between asteroid Ryugu and comet 81P/Wild2	178
Multiplexed CRISPR-Cas9 mutagenesis of rice PSBS1 noncoding sequences for transgene-free overexpression	178
Quantifying structural relationships of metal-binding sites suggests origins of biological electron transfer	178
Symmetry disruption commits vault particles to disassembly	177
Spiral self-assembly of lamellar micelles into multi-shelled hollow nanospheres with unique chiral architecture	174
DNA repair during nonreductional meiosis in the asexual rotifer Adineta vaga	173
27-Hydroxycholesterol acts on estrogen receptor α expressed by POMC neurons in the arcuate nucleus to modulate feeding behavior	173
Palimpsest memories stored in memristive synapses	172

Biological export production controls upper ocean calcium carbonate dissolution and CO ₂ buffer capacity	172
Artificial biomarker-based feedback-regulated personalized and precise thrombolysis with lower hemorrhagic risk	171
Elucidating the characteristics and clonal evolutionary trajectory of influenza neuraminidase broadly reactive B cell	171
A molecular switch controls assembly of bacterial focal adhesions	170
The D614G mutation redirects SARS-CoV-2 spike to lysosomes and suppresses deleterious traits of the furin cleavage site insertion mutation	169
Rise in broadly cross-reactive adaptive immunity against human β-coronaviruses in MERS-recovered patients during the COVID-19 pandemic	164
Driving forces of Antarctic krill abundance	164
Overexpression of the scopoletin biosynthetic pathway enhances lignocellulosic biomass processing	164
Genome wide nucleosome landscape shapes 3D chromatin organization	163
Erratum for the Research Article: “Tumor to normal single-cell mRNA comparisons reveal a pan-neuroblastoma cancer cell”	163
A computational mechanism of cue-stimulus integration for pain in the brain	161
Episodic reef growth in the Last Interglacial driven by competing influence of polar ice sheets to sea level rise	161
A conserved molecular template underlies color pattern diversity in estrildid finches	160
Pathways to concealed gun carrying	159
Structural and computational design of a SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen with improved expression and immunogenicity	159
Optimizing the timing of an end-of-outbreak declaration: Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	158
Long noncoding RNA DREAMer bridges the DREAM complex and E2f1 to regulate endoreplication in Drosophila	158
Cpeb1 remodels cell type–specific translational program to promote fear extinction	157
Erratum for the Research Article: “Oscillation of type IV pili regulated by the circadian clock in cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC7942” by Zhang <	157
Erratum for the Research Article: “TREM2 inhibition triggers antitumor cell activity of myeloid cells in glioblastoma” by Sun et al .	155
Diversification of the ruminant skull along an evolutionary line of least resistance	153
Broadband photodetection of intense lasers via exciton-enhanced high-order multiphoton-absorption optoelectronics in 2D hybrid perovskite	153
Daily turnover of active giant virus infection during algal blooms revealed by single-cell transcriptomics	153
Considering intentional stratospheric dehydration for climate benefits	153
Electrostatic nano-mask patterned 180° domain walls in a ferroelectric film	151
Saturn’s F ring is intermittently shepherded by Prometheus	150
Gating of hair cell Ca ²⁺ channels governs the activity of cochlear neurons	150
Erratum for the Research Article: “SMAD4, activated by the TCR-triggered MEK/ERK signaling pathway, critically regulates CD8 ⁺ T cell cytotoxic function” by X. Liu	149
Real-time antiproton annihilation vertexing with submicrometer resolution	149
2D material exciton-polariton transport on 2D photonic crystals	149
Particle-armored liquid robots	148
Distinct armchair and zigzag charge transport through single polycyclic aromatics	148
Multiplexed mapping of the interactome of GPCRs with receptor activity–modifying proteins	147
Mismatched ligand density enables ordered assembly of mixed-dimensional, cross-species materials	146
Epidermal mutation accumulation in photodamaged skin is associated with skin cancer burden and can be targeted through ablative therapy	146
Chaperone-mediated heterotypic phase separation regulates liquid-to-solid phase transitions of tau into amyloid fibrils	146
Spatial analysis of mitochondrial gene expression reveals dynamic translation hubs and remodeling in stress	145
6mA-Sniper: Quantifying 6mA sites in eukaryotes at single-nucleotide resolution	145
Predicting three-component reaction outcomes from ~40,000 miniaturized reactant combinations	144
Signatures of speech and song: “Universal” links despite cultural diversity	143
The molecular mechanism of sialic acid transport mediated by Sialin	143
Complementary corticostriatal circuits orchestrate action repetition and switching	143
Oral iron sulfide prevents acute alcohol intoxication by initiating the endogenous multienzymatic antioxidant defense system	142
RGMa collapses the neuronal actin barrier against disease-implicated protein and exacerbates ALS	142
CMOS-compatible electro-optical SRAM cavity device based on negative differential resistance	142
Dephosphorylation and ion binding in prokaryotic calcium transport	142
Inherent tendency of Synechococcus and heterotrophic bacteria for mutualism on long-term coexistence despite environmental interference	141
Conserved sites on the influenza H1 and H3 hemagglutinin recognized by human antibodies	141
A printed luminescent flier inspired by plant seeds for eco-friendly physical sensing	139
Synthesis of defect-rich La ₂ O ₂ CO ₃ supports for enhanced CO ₂	139
An artificial sodium-selective subnanochannel	139
An annually resolved 5700-year storm archive reveals drivers of Caribbean cyclone frequency	139
Microsecond dynamics control the HIV-1 Envelope conformation	139
Ag-doped non–imperfection-enabled uniform memristive neuromorphic device based on van der Waals indium phosphorus sulfide	138
Coxsackievirus infection induces direct pancreatic β cell killing but poor antiviral CD8 ⁺ T cell responses	138
Zika virus noncoding RNA cooperates with the viral protein NS5 to inhibit STAT1 phosphorylation and facilitate viral pathogenesis	138
Analysis of sloppiness in model simulations: Unveiling parameter uncertainty when mathematical models are fitted to data	138
Quantized critical supercurrent in SrTiO ₃ -based quantum point contacts	137
Quantum imaging of the reconfigurable VO ₂ synaptic electronics for neuromorphic computing	137
Tailoring sub-3.3 Å ultramicropores in advanced carbon molecular sieve membranes for blue hydrogen production	137
Injectable shear-thinning hydrogels promote oligodendrocyte progenitor cell survival and remyelination in the central nervous system	137
Hierarchical twinning governed by defective twin boundary in metallic materials	137
Enhancer dynamics: Unraveling the mechanism of transcriptional bursting	137
A solid-to-solid metallic conversion electrochemistry toward 91% zinc utilization for sustainable aqueous batteries	136
Pancreatic tumor microenvironmental acidosis and hypoxia transform gold nanorods into cell-penetrant particles for potent radiosensitization	135
Acetylcarnitine shuttling links mitochondrial metabolism to histone acetylation and lipogenesis	135
Wnt signaling modulates mechanotransduction in the epidermis to drive hair follicle regeneration	134
Buffering of genetic dominance by allele-specific protein complex assembly	134
The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic superpredator: Inferences from 3D modeling	133
Divergent synthesis of complex withanolides enabled by a scalable route and late-stage functionalization	132
An outsized role for the Labrador Sea in the multidecadal variability of the Atlantic overturning circulation	132
Cerebrospinal fluid flow extends to peripheral nerves further unifying the nervous system	132
Ancient genomes reveal Avar-Hungarian transformations in the 9th-10th centuries CE Carpathian Basin	131
An artificial intelligence enabled chemical synthesis robot for exploration and optimization of nanomaterials	131
Developmentally programmed histone H3 expression regulates cellular plasticity at the parental-to-early embryo transition	131
Spatially resolved single-cell atlas of ascidian endostyle provides insight into the origin of vertebrate pharyngeal organs	131
Compressing slippery surface-assembled amphiphiles for tunable haptic energy harvesters	131
The super elongation complex drives transcriptional addiction in MYCN -amplified neuroblastoma	131
Liquid palladium for high-turnover carbon-carbon bond formation	130
How genomic insights into the evolutionary history of clouded leopards inform their conservation	130

High coherence and low cross-talk in a tileable 3D integrated superconducting circuit architecture	130
Monocytic MDSCs exhibit superior immune suppression via adenosine and depletion of adenosine improves efficacy of immunotherapy	129
Invariable resistance of conductive nanocomposite over 30% strain	129
Molybdate uptake interplay with ROS tolerance modulates bacterial pathogenesis	129
Unmasking of the von Willebrand A-domain surface adhesin CglB at bacterial focal adhesions mediates myxobacterial gliding motility	128
GDF8 inhibition enhances musculoskeletal recovery and mitigates posttraumatic osteoarthritis following joint injury	128
Early IGF-1 receptor inhibition in mice mimics preterm human brain disorders and reveals a therapeutic target	128
Subcellular organization of viral particles during maturation of nucleus-forming jumbo phage	127
Articular fibrocartilage-targeted therapy by microtubule stabilization	127
Cold exposure stimulates cross-tissue metabolic rewiring to fuel glucose-dependent thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue	127
Modularized microrobot with lock-and-detachable modules for targeted cell delivery in bile duct	127
Quantum imaging of biological organisms through spatial and polarization entanglement	127
Direct observations of cross-scale wave-particle energy transfer in space plasmas	127
Dissecting abstract, modality-specific and experience-dependent coding of affect in the human brain	126
Stem cell mTOR signaling directs region-specific cell fate decisions during intestinal nutrient adaptation	126
Maternal chemosignals enhance infant-adult brain-to-brain synchrony	126
HfZrO-based synaptic resistor circuit for a Super-Turing intelligent system	126
Structure and electron transfer pathways of an electron-bifurcating NiFe-hydrogenase	126
Rare earth elements from waste	126
Size-dependent temporal decoupling of morphogenesis and transcriptional programs in pseudoembryos	125
Mechanical tension mobilizes Lgr6 ⁺ epidermal stem cells to drive skin growth	125
Editor’s note and erratum for the Research Article: “Unemployment and underemployment are causes of suicide”	125
Kir7.1 is the physiological target for hormones and steroids that regulate uteroplacental function	125
Underwater metamaterial absorber with impedance-matched composite	125
In vivo mapping of cellular resolution neuropathology in brain ischemia with diffusion MRI	125
Rising dissolved organic carbon concentrations in coastal waters of northwestern Borneo related to tropical peatland conversion	124
Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology	124
Development of xanthone derivatives as effective broad-spectrum antimicrobials: Disrupting cell wall and inhibiting DNA synthesis	124
Sensory-motor circuit is a therapeutic target for dystonia musculorum mice, a model of hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy 6	123
Real-time observation of non-equilibrium phonon-electron energy and angular momentum flow in laser-heated nickel	123
Depolarization block in olfactory sensory neurons expands the dimensionality of odor encoding	123
Structure and dynamics determine G protein coupling specificity at a class A GPCR	123
Spatially entangled photon pairs from lithium niobate nonlocal metasurfaces	123
Endogenous retroviruses mediate transcriptional rewiring in response to oncogenic signaling in colorectal cancer	123
Distributed interfacing by nanoscale photodiodes enables single-neuron light activation and sensory enhancement in 3D spinal explants	121
Dipeptidase-1 governs renal inflammation during ischemia reperfusion injury	121
Enhanced Rap1 small GTPase activity in the ventral hippocampus drives stress-induced anxiety	121
Targeting TRPC channels for control of arthritis-induced bone erosion	120
Cryo-EM visualization of DNA-PKcs structural intermediates in NHEJ	120
Significant loophole-free test of Kochen-Specker contextuality using two species of atomic ions	120
Cellular stiffness sensing through talin 1 in tissue mechanical homeostasis	120
Inhibition of microbial deconjugation of micellar bile acids protects against intestinal permeability and liver injury	119
Imaging local diffusion in microstructures using NV-based pulsed field gradient NMR	118
Spinning and corkscrewing of oceanic macroplankton revealed through in situ imaging	118
Regulation of PD-L1 through direct binding of cholesterol to CRAC motifs	118
Prebunking and credible source corrections increase election credibility: Evidence from the US and Brazil	118
3D DNA origami pincers that multitask on giant unilamellar vesicles	118
A closed-loop catalytic nanoreactor system on a transistor	117
Clusters of lineage-specific genes are anchored by ZNF274 in repressive perinucleolar compartments	117
Chromobacterium biopesticide overcomes insecticide resistance in malaria vector mosquitoes	117
Bone-inspired stress-gaining elastomer enabled by dynamic molecular locking	117
Gender composition predicts gender bias: A meta-reanalysis of hiring discrimination audit experiments	117
Metasurface-based realization of photonic time crystals	117
Fungal-fungal cocultivation leads to widespread secondary metabolite alteration requiring the partial loss-of-function VeA1 protein	116
Blind identification of the spinal cord output in humans with high-density electrode arrays implanted in muscles	116
Atomic Sn–enabled high-utilization, large-capacity, and long-life Na anode	116
Activation of the NRF2 antioxidant program sensitizes tumors to G6PD inhibition	116
Designing a DNA synchronizer for compact single-rail DNA logic circuits	115
The void formation behaviors in working solid-state Li metal batteries	115
Smart ultra-long-lasting sequentially triggerable and artfully implantable nozzle system for on-demand drug delivery for chronotherapy	115
Discovery of an autoinhibited conformation in mesotrypsin reveals a strategy for selective serine protease inhibition	115
Transcriptional regulation of photoprotection in dark-to-light transition—More than just a matter of excess light energy	115
Experimental evidence for long-distance electrodynamic intermolecular forces	114
Anabolic indices of matrix proteins identify regenerative small RNA intrinsic to human cartilage	114
Dissecting the evolutionary role of the Hox gene proboscipedia in Drosophila mouthpart diversification by f	114
Attentional guidance through object associations in visual cortex	114
Engineering is pregnant with possibilities	113
Multicatalysis protocol enables direct and versatile enantioselective reductive transformations of secondary amides	113
Separation and recycling of hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant mixtures with fluoropolymer-coated hollow fiber membranes	113
The genomic landscape of familial glioma	113
De novo macrocyclic peptides for inhibiting, stabilizing, and probing the function of the retromer endosomal trafficking complex	112
Shear shock waves mediate haptic holography via focused ultrasound	112
Ordered planar plating/stripping enables deep cycling zinc metal batteries	112
High-throughput production of kilogram-scale nanofibers by Kármán vortex solution blow spinning	112
Observation of dynamic nuclear polarization echoes	112
AMPK-dependent phosphorylation of MTFR1L regulates mitochondrial morphology	112
Dual activities of ACC synthase: Novel clues regarding the molecular evolution of ACS genes	111
Bound chiral magnonic polariton states for ideal microwave isolation	111
1.63-billion-year-old multicellular eukaryotes from the Chuanlinggou Formation in North China	111
A monolayer crystalline covalent network of polyoxometalate clusters	111
Miniature battery-free epidural cortical stimulators	111
Tree-ring stable isotopes from the European Alps reveal long-term summer drying over the Holocene	110
Modeling mechanical activation of macrophages during pulmonary fibrogenesis for targeted anti-fibrosis therapy	110
Predicting master transcription factors from pan-cancer expression data	110
Emergence and reconfiguration of modular structure for artificial neural networks during continual familiarity detection	109
Anthropogenic forcing has increased the risk of longer-traveling and slower-moving large contiguous heatwaves	109
Soft robotic origami crawler	109
Alcaligenes faecalis corrects aberrant matrix metalloproteinase expression to promote reepithelialization of diabetic wounds	109
Increasing co-occurrence of fine particulate matter and ground-level ozone extremes in the western United States	109
Age-dependent acquisition of pathogenicity by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5	109
A radio pulsar phase from SGR J1935+2154 provides clues to the magnetar FRB mechanism	108
Biodegradable electrospinning superhydrophilic nanofiber membranes for ultrafast oil-water separation	108
Valence electron concentration as key parameter to control the fracture resistance of refractory high-entropy carbides	108
GPCR-mediated calcium and cAMP signaling determines psychosocial stress susceptibility and resiliency	108
Sensing spin wave excitations by spin defects in few-layer-thick hexagonal boron nitride	107