OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Science is 28. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Mars rover detects long-chain carbon molecules	5247
Are algorithmic bias claims supported?—Response	2139
Magellanic cloud may be two galaxies, not one	1992
We are worthy	1622
Bold ideas, daunting challenges Grace in All Simplicity Robert N. Cahn and Chris Quigg Pegasus, 2023. 400 pp.	1449
News at a glance	1336
In Science Journals	1300
News at a glance	1213
Mars’s magnetic field was long-lived, reversible	1205
A science superpower in the wings?	1161
The first but not the last	1091
Summer reading 2023 In a Flight of Starlings: The Wonders of Complex Systems , Giorgio Parisi , Penguin Press, 2023, 144 pp. <	1003
Twice the tolerance	903
Mouse stem cells grown into embryo mimics	839
Envisioning African Intersex: Challenging Colonial and Racist Legacies in South African Medicine Envisioning African Intersex: Challenging Colonial and Racist Legacies in South African	821
Childhood vaccine crusader shares concerns for future	809
News at a glance	782
Finding my community	770
Spatial thinkers receive their due Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions Temple Grandin Riverh	763
In Other Journals	750
San Andreas fault may shake less than once feared	712
In Science Journals	701
Pakistan’s turtle species at risk of extinction	695
In Science Journals	693
Vote against Amazon deforestation in Brazil	682

China’s research enterprise undergoes shake-up	666
Plans for U.S. bat lab spark outbreak fears	649
In Other Journals	647
Improve trans policies in Brazil’s universities	644
News at a glance	635
Hearing the seas Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water Amorina Kingdon Crown, 2024. 336 pp.	633
New Products	631
Given the same data, ecologists arrive at different conclusions	620
In Science Journals	596
Racing the clock	591
In Other Journals	583
‘America first’ could affect health worldwide	579
A BARRage of firing while asleep	568
Legal rhino horn trade: A thorny proposition	561
Failure to replicate Anatomy of a Train Wreck: The Rise and Fall of Priming Research Ruth Leys University of Chicago Press, 2024. 416 pp.	554
News at a glance	542
Arterial pulses link heart-brain oscillations	539
STEM must meet people where they are	536
WHO and USAID budget cuts hurt the US	531
Funding delays frustrate agricultural researchers	530
Invisible matter, invisible brains?	508
A strange fascination	502
Radiocarbon dates revise histories of Indigenous societies	500
Panama must protect mangroves and peatlands	498
The Asiatic cheetah’s road to extinction	497
Neural implants without brain surgery	496
To reduce ‘reputational bias,’ NIH may revamp grant scoring	479
Roger Searle Payne (1935–2023)	476
Communicating my value	471
Congo’s mpox crisis	471
The cosmic time machine on Long Island winds down	470
Once reluctant, new NIH chief Monica Bertagnolli embraces role	462
Align wildfire prevention with conservation	458
Genomic research data and the justice system—Response	458
Accelerating agricultural innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean: The crucial role of public investment data in science	458
A bacterial toxin disarms gut defenses against inflammation	456
Breaking the silence	455
In Other Journals	450
Airport plan imperils South Korea’s tidal flat	447
In Other Journals	445
John I. Brauman (1937–2024)	442
A computer scientist’s technological gamble This is for Everyone Tim Berners-Lee Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025. 400 pp.	430
Skin side effects stymie advance of HIV vaccine	427
How does cancer affect motivation?	425
Scientists can save nuclear arms control	425
Mammals responded to reduced road traffic	424
Tumors can teem with microbes. But what are they doing there?	424
Erratum for the Report “Synthetic transcription elongation factors license transcription across repressive chromatin” by G. S. Erwin et al .	422
Erratum for the Research Article “Latrophilin GPCRs direct synapse specificity by coincident binding of FLRTs and teneurins” by R. Sando et al .	421
Erratum for the Review “Addressing interconnect challenges for enhanced computing performance” by J.-S. Kim et al .	415

The paradox of conscientious medicine The Conscience of Care Dov Fox Harvard University Press, 2025. 224 pp.	414
The real da Vinci code	413
Regulate worker heat exposure in global trade	410
Architects of molecular cages win Chemistry Nobel	409
Before tunnel collapse, scientists sent warnings	406
Research security policy needs clear guidelines	405
Erratum for the Research Article “Structural basis for strychnine activation of human bitter taste receptor TAS2R46” by W. Xu et al .	405
Toward a low-carbon transition in India	405
Implementing equitable wildfire response plans	403
Harvard court victory leaves scientists feeling vindicated but uncertain	398
Experimental treatments target the brain’s ‘plumbing’	397
A tale of two forms of cohesin in DNA repair	390
Comment on “Human TKTL1 implies greater neurogenesis in frontal neocortex of modern humans than Neanderthals”	388
When less is more in the evolution of language	386
Curing a Black family’s distrust in medicine	386
Fading melodies	379
Investor nominated to head NSF in agency shake-up	375
Realization of three- and four-body interactions between momentum states in a cavity	372
NASA launches spacecraft to a mysterious metal-rich asteroid	371
Fog, a research ‘underdog,’ gets serious attention	371
New origin of life theory may explain biomolecular handedness	370
Lymphoid tissue chemokines limit priming duration to preserve CD8 ⁺ T cell functionality	368
Staving off cell death	358
Sponging away phylogenomic incongruence	356
Halt illegal cyber tiger trade in Asia	352
Revisiting the human sociobiology debate Sociobiology: The New Synthesis Edward O. Wilson Harvard University Press, 1975. 697 pp.	350
Thermal radiation with a twist	350
COVID-19 is surging again—with far fewer serious cases	349
Extending ketamine’s antidepressant effects	348
Molecular evolution of sour tolerance in birds	347
Reliable earthquake precursors?	346
Engineering better artificial chromosomes	345
Researching while Chinese	340
Solid electrolytes redefine ion conduction	340
Organelles share the load	339
In Other Journals	339
Satellite maps of sinking coastlines face scrutiny	335
Mining threatens health of Panama’s environment	334
The increasing effects of light pollution on professional and amateur astronomy	330
The hottest year was even hotter than expected	325
A genome-to-proteome map reveals how natural variants drive proteome diversity and shape fitness	323
Evolutionary convergence of sensory circuits in the pallium of amniotes	321
Measurements of molecular size and shape on a chip	318
Crows “count” the number of self-generated vocalizations	318
A bright, sun-splashed future for renewable energy	312
Virologist accused of starting COVID-19 fights funding ban	310
Transparent fish takes center stage in $1 billion neuroscience initiative	309
Total synthesis of (−)-cylindrocyclophane A facilitated by C−H functionalization	309
Quantum interference in atom-exchange reactions	308
Retrograde endocannabinoid signaling at inhibitory synapses in vivo	308
Glacial melt due to global warming is triggering earthquakes	305
Trypanosome doublet microtubule structures reveal flagellum assembly and motility mechanisms	305
Synchronous recognition of amines in oxidative carbonylation toward unsymmetrical ureas	301
The bumpy road to friction control	300
Macrophage-derived oncostatin M repairs the lung epithelial barrier during inflammatory damage	300
Variability of flowing stream network length across the US	300
A molecular machine directs the synthesis of a catenane	299
Sex and gender essentialism in textbooks	297
COVID-19 and children	294
Auditors can’t save carbon offsets	292
Isotopic and compositional constraints on the source of basalt collected from the lunar farside	292
Evidence of spillover benefits from large-scale marine protected areas to purse seine fisheries	291
Strong damped Lyman-α absorption in young star-forming galaxies at redshifts 9 to 11	290
Assessing ExxonMobil’s global warming projections	290
Monkeys have rhythm	289
Increasing global human exposure to wildland fires despite declining burned area	289
Toward gallium oxide power electronics	289
Origin and fate of the pseudogap in the doped Hubbard model	289
Congo calling	288
Using machine learning to decode animal communication	287
Mental programming of spatial sequences in working memory in the macaque frontal cortex	287
The evolution of two transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils	285
Constraining an exoplanet’s magnetic field using star-planet interactions	283
Mandrel-free fabrication of giant spring-index and stroke muscles for diverse applications	283
Global mean sea level over the past 4.5 million years	282
Cascading impacts of natural disasters in a connected world	282
A silicone-based support material eliminates interfacial instabilities in 3D silicone printing	281
Chemical remodeling of a cellular chaperone to target the active state of mutant KRAS	281
Plastics treaty text must center ecosystems	280
Dinosaur diversity before the asteroid	280

A host-adapted auxotrophic gut symbiont induces mucosal immunodeficiency	279
Spin-down by dynamo action in simulated radiative stellar layers	278
Shot noise in a strange metal	276
Home alone: Remote work, isolation, and mental health	276
Climate-induced range shifts support local plant diversity but don’t reduce extinction risk	273
Prefrontal synaptic regulation of homeostatic sleep pressure revealed through synaptic chemogenetics	273
Covalent inhibitors of the PI3Kα RAS binding domain impair tumor growth driven by RAS and HER2	271
Group 2 innate lymphoid cells promote inhibitory synapse development and social behavior	269
Neuromedin U programs eosinophils to promote mucosal immunity of the small intestine	268
Pervasive incomplete lineage sorting illuminates speciation and selection in primates	268
Recovering lost origins	266
Thermal acclimation of stem respiration implies a weaker carbon-climate feedback	266
The rise and fall of the Amazon Soy Moratorium	264
Advancing science by designing for surprise	262
Wastewater surveillance for public health	261
Strong interactions and isospin symmetry breaking in a supermoiré lattice	261
Cavity-enabled enhancement of ultrafast intramolecular vibrational redistribution over pseudorotation	260
A case for altruistic cities	260
Functional maps of a genomic locus reveal confinement of an enhancer by its target gene	259
Revisiting the mid-Pleistocene transition ocean circulation crisis	259
An unconventional Rubisco small subunit underpins the CO ₂ -concentrating organelle in land plants	258
Large library docking identifies positive allosteric modulators of the calcium-sensing receptor	257
Squirrels in Ivory Coast may be an animal reservoir for mpox	256
Nucleotide metabolic rewiring enables NLRP3 inflammasome hyperactivation in obesity	255
FERONIA orchestrates plasma membrane nanoclusters for plant thermotolerance	254
Data-based tools can prevent crowd crushes	254
Reranking partisan animosity in algorithmic social media feeds alters affective polarization	252
Tech companies liable for illegal wildlife trade	252
Fork coupling directs DNA replication elongation and termination	251
Electric double-layer synthesis of a spongelike, lightweight reticular membrane	250
A statistical test for the benefits of personalizing interventions	250
The hidden logic of emotion	248
Prison release is an opportunity for addiction research	248
Time to support Indigenous science	247
Structure of human PINK1 at a mitochondrial TOM-VDAC array	247
SOX9 switch links regeneration to fibrosis at the single-cell level in mammalian kidneys	245
Molecular cascades and cell type–specific signatures in ASD revealed by single-cell genomics	245
Emission lines due to ionizing radiation from a compact object in the remnant of Supernova 1987A	245
Accessing pluripotent materials through tempering of dynamic covalent polymer networks	244
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for ventilation and indoor air quality	244
Slow rupture in a fluid-rich fault zone initiated the 2024 M _w 7.5 Noto earthquake	244
Controlled colonization of the human gut with a genetically engineered microbial therapeutic	242
Fast and destructive density currents created by ocean-entering volcanic eruptions	241
Kinetic acceleration of MoS ₂ growth by oxy-metal-organic chemical vapor deposition	241
Structural basis for odorant recognition of the insect odorant receptor OR-Orco heterocomplex	240
Emerging patterns in rodent-borne zoonotic diseases	240
More than mitigation: The role of forests in climate adaptation	239
Edge learning using a fully integrated neuro-inspired memristor chip	238
Biocatalytic C–H oxidation meets radical cross-coupling: Simplifying complex piperidine synthesis	237
Indigenizing conservation science for a sustainable Amazon	236
Stereoselective amino acid synthesis by synergistic photoredox-pyridoxal radical biocatalysis	235
Role of protein kinase PLK1 in the epigenetic maintenance of centromeres	235
Induction of broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies by a two-step mechanism informs vaccine design	235
Toward a Cenozoic history of atmospheric CO ₂	233
Atlas of lysosomal aging reveals a metabolite signature shared with lysosomal storage disorders	232
Atomic faulting induced exceptional cryogenic strain hardening in gradient cell–structured alloy	232
Direct targeting and regulation of RNA polymerase II by cell signaling kinases	232
Negative refraction in hyperbolic hetero-bicrystals	232
Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture	232
Vitamin D regulates microbiome-dependent cancer immunity	230
Active-reset protein sensors enable continuous in vivo monitoring of inflammation	230
Deep-sea impacts of climate interventions	229
Unveiling facet-dependent degradation and facet engineering for stable perovskite solar cells	229
Mechanically robust and stretchable organic solar cells plasticized by small-molecule acceptors	228
Scalable fabrication of COF membranes for aliphatic/aromatic separation of crude oil	227
A 10-million-year biogeographic holding pen primed the Great American Biotic Interchange	227
Chiral emission from resonant metasurfaces	226
Ancient Borrelia genomes document the evolutionary history of louse-borne relapsing fever	226
Observing the quantum topology of light	226
The sugar cube: Network control and emergence in stereoediting reactions	225
Circularly polarized electroluminescence from chiral supramolecular semiconductor thin films	224
Confronting risks of mirror life	223
North American bird declines are greatest where species are most abundant	223
Research beneficiaries speak	223
Mimicking polar bear hairs in aerogel fibers	223
Experiencing science The Blind Spot: Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, and Evan Thompson MIT Press, 2024. 328 pp	222
Speaking for myself	222
No longer an island	221
New Products	221
Women-driven community education in Nepal	220
In Other Journals	220
Mechanical properties pattern the skin	219
In Science Journals	219
Shore patrol	218
Russia postpones three scientific ‘megaprojects’	218
Performing science Love + Science David J. Glass In Vitro Productions, New York City Center, New York, NY, USA, 26 May to 6 July 2023.	218
Air pollution sensors can double as biodiversity monitors	217
Transforming urban environments If the Past Teaches, What Does the Future Learn? John T. Murphy and Carole L. Crumley, Eds. TU Delft Publishing, 2022.	216
Lawsuits force changes in U.S. pesticide regs	216
Blurring boundaries	216
Pirates and politics Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia David Graeber Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023. 208 pp.	215
News at a glance	214
News at a glance	214
NextGen Voices call for submissions: The future of scientific societies	212
In Other Journals	212