OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Cell Biology is 44. 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
Microtubule-driven cell shape changes and actomyosin flow synergize to position the centrosome	382
Lipid droplets: Open questions and conceptual advances around a unique organelle	147
The PAX3-FOXO1 fusion gene reduces cell–ECM interactions and TGFβ signaling in rhabdomyosarcoma	136
Sugar-free synapses run on mitochondrial Sirtuin 3	106
RIM and MUNC13 membrane–binding domains are essential for neuropeptide secretion	89
Developmental pruning of sensory neurites by mechanical tearing in Drosophila	85
ESCRT-I and PTPN23 mediate microautophagy of ubiquitylated tau aggregates	85
Distinct roles of two homologous kinesins in mammalian motile cilia	85
Tld1 is a regulator of triglyceride lipolysis that demarcates a lipid droplet subpopulation	81
GARLH regulates neuroligin preference for excitatory versus inhibitory synapses	80
GxcM-Fbp17/RacC-WASP signaling regulates polarized cortex assembly in migrating cells via Arp2/3	78
Diverse microtubule-binding repeats regulate TPX2 activities at distinct locations within the spindle	77
PP6 regulation of Aurora A–TPX2 limits NDC80 phosphorylation and mitotic spindle size	76
Kinetochores grip microtubules with directionally asymmetric strength	73
Differential metabolism of arsenicals regulates Fps1-mediated arsenite transport	72
Homocysteine disrupts lysosomal function by V-ATPase inhibition	70
Conformational transitions of the Spindly adaptor underlie its interaction with Dynein and Dynactin	69
DBF4, not DRF1, is the crucial regulator of CDC7 kinase at replication forks	68
Mechanisms of genome instability from cellular folate stress	67
A collective strategy to promote the dissemination of single cancer cells	67
Reticulons promote formation of ER-derived double-membrane vesicles that facilitate SARS-CoV-2 replication	66
VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A1	66
Stress granules and mTOR are regulated by membrane atg8ylation during lysosomal damage	65
A function of TPL/TBL1-type corepressors is to nucleate the assembly of the preinitiation complex	65
The α-Catenin mechanosensing M region is required for cell adhesion during tissue morphogenesis	60

A conserved role for centriolar satellites in translation of centrosomal and ciliary proteins	59
Vps13-like proteins provide phosphatidylethanolamine for GPI anchor synthesis in the ER	58
Rab GTPases as “eat me” signals for selective autophagy	57
A gene duplication of a septin reveals a developmentally regulated filament length control mechanism	57
Bill Weis (1959–2023): Pioneering structural biologist and biochemist who revolutionized our understanding of cell adhesion and Wnt signaling	57
Taperin bundles F-actin at stereocilia pivot points enabling optimal lifelong mechanosensitivity	56
C17orf80 binds the mitochondrial genome to promote its replication	55
PD-LI promotes rear retraction during persistent cell migration by altering integrin β4 dynamics	53
Migratory autolysosome disposal mitigates lysosome damage	52
Liquid–liquid phase separation facilitates the biogenesis of secretory storage granules	50
Migrasomes: Biogenesis, physiological roles, and therapeutic potentials	50
Stu2 performs an essential kinetochore function independent of its microtubule polymerase activity	50
Crosstalk within and beyond the Polycomb repressive system	49
Mechanisms of nuclear segregation in a multinucleate multibudding yeast	48
FGFR2 residence in primary cilia is necessary for epithelial cell signaling	48
Allocation of resources among multiple daughter cells	47
Fast-evolving cofactors regulate the role of HEATR5 complexes in intra-Golgi trafficking	46
Tubulin regulates stability and localization of STMN2 by binding preferentially to its soluble form	45
Cryo-EM reveals how the mastigoneme assembles and responds to environmental signal changes	45
The phospholipids cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine differentially regulate MDC biogenesis	44