OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Communications Biology is 64. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Differential requirements for Smarca5 expression during hematopoietic stem cell commitment	241
A global palaeo-science community: an interview with Pal(a)eoPERCS	237
Conformational changes in the catalytic region are responsible for heat-induced activation of hyperthermophilic homoserine dehydrogenase	234
A spike-targeting bispecific T cell engager strategy provides dual layer protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in vivo	226
Reflecting on the Communications Biology Editor Training Program	200
Author Correction: Longitudinal development of the human white matter structural connectome and its association with brain transcriptomic and cellular architecture	187
Quantitative single-molecule analysis of assembly and Ca2+-dependent disassembly of synaptotagmin oligomers on lipid bilayers	186
Distinct neural representations of different linguistic components following sign language learning	141
New mouse models for exploring renal tumor extension into the inferior vena cava	139
One-step Cre-loxP organism creation by TAx9	137
Origin of acetylcholine antagonism in ELIC, a bacterial pentameric ligand-gated ion channel	135
A juvenile locomotor program promotes vocal learning in zebra finches	126
Author Correction: Large size in aquatic tetrapods compensates for high drag caused by extreme body proportions	122
GAWMerge expands GWAS sample size and diversity by combining array-based genotyping and whole-genome sequencing	116
A retinoid analogue, TTNPB, promotes clonal expansion of human pluripotent stem cells by upregulating CLDN2 and HoxA1	116
Author Correction: The cerebellum contributes to generalized seizures by altering activity in the ventral posteromedial nucleus	112
Light cues drive community-wide transcriptional shifts in the hypersaline South Bay Salt Works	112
Caspofungin binding to iron compromises its antifungal efficacy against Candida albicans	110
Human sperm cooperate to transit highly viscous regions on the competitive pathway to fertilization	110
Viscoelasticity of diverse biological samples quantified by Acoustic Force Microrheology (AFMR)	109
The transcription factor PREP1(PKNOX1) regulates nuclear stiffness, the expression of LINC complex proteins and mechanotransduction	104
Reciprocal expression of MADS-box genes and DNA methylation reconfiguration initiate bisexual cones in spruce	104
RhoA allosterically activates phospholipase Cε via its EF hands	102
3D histology of human heart-forming organoids by X-ray phase-contrast tomography	93
In vitro reconstitution of an efficient nucleotide excision repair system using mesophilic enzymes from Deinococcus radiodurans	90

The complex regulation of competence in Staphylococcus aureus under microaerobic conditions	90
Function and phylogeny support the independent evolution of an ASIC-like Deg/ENaC channel in the Placozoa	87
Exploiting the angiotensin-converting enzyme pathway to augment endogenous opioid signaling	87
Neural activity for complex sounds in the marmoset anterior cingulate cortex	87
Cryo-EM structure of the human Derlin-1/p97 complex reveals a hexameric channel in ERAD	87
Development of a red fluorescent protein-based cGMP indicator applicable for live-cell imaging	86
A human iPSC-derived hepatocyte screen identifies compounds that inhibit production of Apolipoprotein B	86
A neurophysiological perspective on the integration between incidental learning and cognitive control	84
NAD+-dependent Sirt6 is a key regulator involved in telomere shortening of in vitro-cultured preimplantation embryos	84
Single-dose infusion of engineered viral receptor binding domain confers rapid and durable protection against viral infection	83
Male caregiving experience alters hippocampal neuroplasticity and transcription independent of reproduction in a biparental species	81
The role of environmentally mediated drug resistance in facilitating the spatial distribution of residual disease	81
Fibroblast growth receptor 1 is regulated by G-quadruplex in metastatic breast cancer	79
A critical bioenergetic switch is regulated by IGF2 during murine cartilage development	79
Densely vascularized thick 3D tissue shows enhanced protein secretion constructed with intermittent positive pressure	79
The protease calpain2a limits innate immunity by targeting TRAF6 in teleost fish	79
Integrating allostasis and emerging technologies to study complex diseases	78
Genetic differentiation at probe SNPs leads to spurious results in meQTL discovery	78
Evolutionary roots of the risk of hip fracture in humans	77
Sexual behavior is linked to changes in gut microbiome and systemic inflammation that lead to HIV-1 infection in men who have sex with men	76
Bayesian inference of functional asymmetry in the homotrimeric ligand-gated ion channel P2X2	76
Anti-human-TIGIT agonistic antibody ameliorates autoimmune diseases by inhibiting Tfh and Tph cells and enhancing Treg cells	76
Gliding motility of the diatom Craspedostauros australis coincides with the intracellular movement of raphid-specific myosins	74
Uncovering biology by single-cell proteomics	73
Structural insights into tRNA recognition of the human FTSJ1-THADA complex	73
Pentraxin 3 ameliorates glucocorticoid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head via TLR4/NF-κB/FGF21 signaling axis	72
Polymyxins slow down lateral diffusion of proteins and lipopolysaccharide in the E. coli outer membrane	71
Structural analysis of the overoxidized Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase in ROS-induced ALS filament formation	70
Functional study of Bergeyella cardium KP-43 subfamily peptidases as putative T9SS cargo	69
The hepatocyte traffic network in the human hepatitis A virus biological cycle from an evolutionary perspective	69
The N-terminal PA domains of signal-peptide-peptidase-like 2 (SPPL2) proteases impact on TNFα cleavage	68
Author Correction: Preference-independent saliency map in the mouse superior colliculus	68
Opposing neural processing modes alternate rhythmically during sustained auditory attention	66
Author Correction: HMGB2-induced calreticulin translocation required for immunogenic cell death and ferroptosis of cancer cells are controlled by the nuclear exporter XPO1	66
NDRG2 upregulation induces astrocytic apoptosis via AKT inhibition and FoxO3a-Puma activation in depression	66
An automated liquid jet for fluorescence dosimetry and microsecond radiolytic labeling of proteins	66
W546 stacking disruption traps the human porphyrin transporter ABCB6 in an outward-facing transient state	66
Measuring instability in chronic human intracortical neural recordings towards stable, long-term brain-computer interfaces	65
Mouse and human antibodies bind HLA-E-leader peptide complexes and enhance NK cell cytotoxicity	65
A pore-forming protein drives macropinocytosis to facilitate toad water maintaining	64
Evolution of lysine-specific demethylase 1 and REST corepressor gene families and their molecular interaction	64