OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Cell Biology is 47. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
LUBAC regulates ciliogenesis by promoting CP110 removal from the mother centriole	366
Distinct roles of two homologous kinesins in mammalian motile cilia	295
A collective strategy to promote the dissemination of single cancer cells	131
The α-Catenin mechanosensing M region is required for cell adhesion during tissue morphogenesis	129
Sugar-free synapses run on mitochondrial Sirtuin 3	121
Diverse microtubule-binding repeats regulate TPX2 activities at distinct locations within the spindle	111
Rac1 promotes kidney collecting duct integrity by limiting actomyosin activity	90
Reticulons promote formation of ER-derived double-membrane vesicles that facilitate SARS-CoV-2 replication	79
Microtubule-driven cell shape changes and actomyosin flow synergize to position the centrosome	73
RIM and MUNC13 membrane–binding domains are essential for neuropeptide secretion	70
DBF4, not DRF1, is the crucial regulator of CDC7 kinase at replication forks	69
Tubulin isotypes optimize distinct spindle positioning mechanisms during yeast mitosis	68
Developmental pruning of sensory neurites by mechanical tearing in Drosophila	66
VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A1	65
A conserved role for centriolar satellites in translation of centrosomal and ciliary proteins	62
Differential metabolism of arsenicals regulates Fps1-mediated arsenite transport	61
A function of TPL/TBL1-type corepressors is to nucleate the assembly of the preinitiation complex	60
GxcM-Fbp17/RacC-WASP signaling regulates polarized cortex assembly in migrating cells via Arp2/3	58
PP6 regulation of Aurora A–TPX2 limits NDC80 phosphorylation and mitotic spindle size	58
Tld1 is a regulator of triglyceride lipolysis that demarcates a lipid droplet subpopulation	58
ESCRT-I and PTPN23 mediate microautophagy of ubiquitylated tau aggregates	57
Kinetochores grip microtubules with directionally asymmetric strength	57
Vps13-like proteins provide phosphatidylethanolamine for GPI anchor synthesis in the ER	57
Stress granules and mTOR are regulated by membrane atg8ylation during lysosomal damage	56
The PAX3-FOXO1 fusion gene reduces cell–ECM interactions and TGFβ signaling in rhabdomyosarcoma	56

Migratory autolysosome disposal mitigates lysosome damage	56
Conformational transitions of the Spindly adaptor underlie its interaction with Dynein and Dynactin	56
The phospholipids cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine differentially regulate MDC biogenesis	55
Rab GTPases as “eat me” signals for selective autophagy	55
Organization of a cytoskeletal superstructure in the apical domain of intestinal tuft cells	53
ARHGEF17/TEM4 regulates the cell cycle through control of G1 progression	53
Taperin bundles F-actin at stereocilia pivot points enabling optimal lifelong mechanosensitivity	52
Bill Weis (1959–2023): Pioneering structural biologist and biochemist who revolutionized our understanding of cell adhesion and Wnt signaling	52
SARS-CoV-2 specific adaptations in N protein inhibit NF-κB activation and alter pathogenesis	52
Refining S-acylation: Structure, regulation, dynamics, and therapeutic implications	52
Fast-evolving cofactors regulate the role of HEATR5 complexes in intra-Golgi trafficking	51
C17orf80 binds the mitochondrial genome to promote its replication	51
A gene duplication of a septin reveals a developmentally regulated filament length control mechanism	50
PtdIns(3,4)P2, Lamellipodin, and VASP coordinate actin dynamics during phagocytosis in macrophages	50
Astral microtubule cross-linking safeguards uniform nuclear distribution in the Drosophila syncytium	49
Cryo-EM reveals how the mastigoneme assembles and responds to environmental signal changes	49
Crosstalk within and beyond the Polycomb repressive system	49
Phollow the phosphoinositol: Actin dynamics at the B cell immune synapse	48
FGFR2 residence in primary cilia is necessary for epithelial cell signaling	47
PD-LI promotes rear retraction during persistent cell migration by altering integrin β4 dynamics	47
Centriole structural integrity defects are a crucial feature of hydrolethalus syndrome	47
Migrasomes: Biogenesis, physiological roles, and therapeutic potentials	47
Liquid–liquid phase separation facilitates the biogenesis of secretory storage granules	47
TIMP-1 is a novel ligand of Amyloid Precursor Protein and triggers a proinflammatory phenotype in human monocytes	47