OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Communications Biology is 62. 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
Differential requirements for Smarca5 expression during hematopoietic stem cell commitment	346
Activated-memory T cells influence naïve T cell fate: a noncytotoxic function of human CD8 T cells	298
A global palaeo-science community: an interview with Pal(a)eoPERCS	216
Conformational changes in the catalytic region are responsible for heat-induced activation of hyperthermophilic homoserine dehydrogenase	215
The complex regulation of competence in Staphylococcus aureus under microaerobic conditions	203
A spike-targeting bispecific T cell engager strategy provides dual layer protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in vivo	202
Identification of a guanine-specific pocket in the protein N of SARS-CoV-2	185
Reflecting on the Communications Biology Editor Training Program	183
Densely vascularized thick 3D tissue shows enhanced protein secretion constructed with intermittent positive pressure	169
Endogenous mitochondrial NAD(P)H fluorescence can predict lifespan	144
Evolution of lysine-specific demethylase 1 and REST corepressor gene families and their molecular interaction	137
Author Correction: Longitudinal development of the human white matter structural connectome and its association with brain transcriptomic and cellular architecture	132
Quantitative single-molecule analysis of assembly and Ca2+-dependent disassembly of synaptotagmin oligomers on lipid bilayers	131
IGFBP5 affects cardiomyocyte survival and functional recovery in mice following myocardial ischemia	125
Distinct neural representations of different linguistic components following sign language learning	116
New mouse models for exploring renal tumor extension into the inferior vena cava	114
One-step Cre-loxP organism creation by TAx9	105
Tooth enamel nitrogen isotope composition records trophic position: a tool for reconstructing food webs	102
Function and phylogeny support the independent evolution of an ASIC-like Deg/ENaC channel in the Placozoa	100
Origin of acetylcholine antagonism in ELIC, a bacterial pentameric ligand-gated ion channel	97
The transcription factor PREP1(PKNOX1) regulates nuclear stiffness, the expression of LINC complex proteins and mechanotransduction	95
A juvenile locomotor program promotes vocal learning in zebra finches	95
Neural activity for complex sounds in the marmoset anterior cingulate cortex	94
Author Correction: Large size in aquatic tetrapods compensates for high drag caused by extreme body proportions	94
Author Correction: Extreme conditions affect neuronal oscillations of cerebral cortices in humans in the China Space Station and on Earth	91

GAWMerge expands GWAS sample size and diversity by combining array-based genotyping and whole-genome sequencing	91
LTK mutations responsible for resistance to lorlatinib in non-small cell lung cancer harboring CLIP1-LTK fusion	85
Nanoscale imaging of CD47 informs how plasma membrane modifications shape apoptotic cell recognition	84
Targeting GPR39 in structure-based drug discovery reduces Ang II-induced hypertension	82
A 14,000-year-old genome sheds light on the evolution and extinction of a Pleistocene vulture	80
Phosphodiesterase 4D promotes angiotensin II-induced hypertension in mice via smooth muscle cell contraction	78
A retinoid analogue, TTNPB, promotes clonal expansion of human pluripotent stem cells by upregulating CLDN2 and HoxA1	77
A metagenomic analysis of the phase 2 Anopheles gambiae 1000 genomes dataset reveals a wide diversity of cobionts associated with field collected mosquitoes	77
Author Correction: The cerebellum contributes to generalized seizures by altering activity in the ventral posteromedial nucleus	76
Light cues drive community-wide transcriptional shifts in the hypersaline South Bay Salt Works	74
Microgravity environment grown crystal structure information based engineering of direct electron transfer type glucose dehydrogenase	73
Neural fatigue by passive induction: repeated stimulus exposure results in cognitive fatigue and altered representations in task-relevant networks	73
Probing chromatin condensation dynamics in live cells using interferometric scattering correlation spectroscopy	73
Reward expectation enhances action-related activity of nigral dopaminergic and two striatal output pathways	73
Engineered fungus containing a caterpillar gene kills insects rapidly by disrupting their ecto- and endo-microbiomes	73
Half-millennium evidence suggests that extinction debts of global vertebrates started in the Second Industrial Revolution	72
Ecogenomics reveals viral communities across the Challenger Deep oceanic trench	72
Larix species range dynamics in Siberia since the Last Glacial captured from sedimentary ancient DNA	72
Afucosylated broadly neutralizing antibodies enhance clearance of HIV-1 infected cells through cell-mediated killing	69
Compromise or choose: shared movement decisions in wild vulturine guineafowl	68
Exposure of gut bacterial isolates to the anthelminthic drugs, ivermectin and moxidectin, leads to antibiotic-like phenotypes of growth inhibition and adaptation	68
Comprehensive genomic dependency landscape of a human colon cancer organoid	68
A neurophysiological perspective on the integration between incidental learning and cognitive control	68
Fibroblast growth receptor 1 is regulated by G-quadruplex in metastatic breast cancer	67
Combining genomic and epidemiological data to compare the transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 variants Alpha and Iota	67
The protease calpain2a limits innate immunity by targeting TRAF6 in teleost fish	67
Evolutionary roots of the risk of hip fracture in humans	66
Male caregiving experience alters hippocampal neuroplasticity and transcription independent of reproduction in a biparental species	65
NAD+-dependent Sirt6 is a key regulator involved in telomere shortening of in vitro-cultured preimplantation embryos	65
Identifying the serious clinical outcomes of adverse reactions to drugs by a multi-task deep learning framework	65
Single-dose infusion of engineered viral receptor binding domain confers rapid and durable protection against viral infection	65
The role of environmentally mediated drug resistance in facilitating the spatial distribution of residual disease	65
Single cell multiomics approach to analyze replication timing and gene expression in mouse preimplantation embryos	65
A pore-forming protein drives macropinocytosis to facilitate toad water maintaining	64
Confined environments induce polarized paraspeckle condensates	62
Identification and characterization of CIM-1, a carbapenemase that adds to the family of resistance factors against last resort antibiotics	62
Gliding motility of the diatom Craspedostauros australis coincides with the intracellular movement of raphid-specific myosins	62