OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Progress in Biophysics & Molecular Biology is 3. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Commentary on Baverstock; the gene; an appraisal	92
Spectral characterization of cell surface motion for mechanistic investigations of cellular mechanobiology	65
Editorial for volume 172	61
The generation of the flower by self-organisation	59
Editorial for volume 171	59
Editors introduction JBPM volume 174	49
Transforming agents: The power of structural modifications in glioblastoma multiforme therapy	44
Editorial Board	44
Insulin fibrillation: Strategies for inhibition	38
The role of ion channels in immune-related diseases	35
Biological autoluminescence as a perturbance-free method for monitoring oxidation in biosystems	34
Electrical impedance sensing in stem cell research: Insights, applications, and future directions	33
Editorial Board	31
Corrigendum to “The gene: An appraisal” [Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol. (2021) 46–62]	30
Corrigendum to “Investigation of machine learning techniques on proteomics: A comprehensive survey [Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol. 149 (2019) 54–69]	30
Clinical significance of circulating tumor cell (CTC)-specific microRNA (miRNA) in breast cancer	30
The microelectrode array technique - a crucial tool for studying excitable tissue disorders and drug testing: an update on recent advances	29
Origin of life: Drawing the big picture	28
An Overview	27
WATER roles in cells: Biological and biophysical perspectives	27
Exploring different computational approaches for effective diagnosis of breast cancer	26
Progress in constitutive modeling of arterial wall tissue mechanics: from theoretical frameworks to clinical application	26
Amyloid oligomers and their membrane toxicity - A perspective study	26
A systematic review and repeatability study on the use of deep learning for classifying and detecting tuberculosis bacilli in microscopic images	25
Consciousness, embodied Quantum Entanglement	25

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in hepatocellular carcinoma progression: Biological functions and new therapeutic targets	24
Static magnetic field: A potential tool of controlling stem cells fates for stem cell therapy in osteoporosis	23
Molecular mechanisms of α4β7 engagement by HIV-1 and implications for vaccine design	22
Computational approaches for modeling and structural design of biological systems: A comprehensive review	22
The regulated cell death nexus: From molecular mechanisms to NINJ1-mediated membrane rupture	22
A special role for the genotype? Some comments on Keith Baverstock: “The gene: An appraisal”	21
The holism of cosmology and consciousness	21
The quantum cell	21
Responses to commentaries on “The gene: An appraisal”	21
A systematic review of artificial intelligence-based COVID-19 modeling on multimodal genetic information	21
Advances in the study of epithelial mesenchymal transition in cancer progression: Role of miRNAs	20
From information to physics to biology	20
Appreciation of Sir Tom Blundell	19
Different methods, techniques and their limitations in protein structure prediction: A review	19
Do plants pay attention? A possible phenomenological-empirical approach	18
Delineation and functions of HCN channels in neurons	18
The multifaceted roles of ST3GAL family in cancer: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications	18
Trees suck. Notes on the physics of transpiration in trees	17
Xanthohumol: An underestimated, while potent and promising chemotherapeutic agent in cancer treatment	17
Decrypting the mechanistic basis of CRISPR/Cas9 protein	16
Music, cells and the dimensionality of nature	16
Macromolecular crowding and protein aggregation: Friend, foe or contextual force?	16
Electric Cell-Substrate Impedance Sensing (ECIS) for the analysis of shear stress effects on cell monolayers	16
Exploring gene regulation and biological processes in insects: Insights from omics data using gene regulatory network models	15
m6A methylation regulators and ncRNAs in osteosarcoma: Potential therapeutic strategies	15
Voltage-gated sodium channels in pain: Which channels, which blockers, and where NaV1.7 fits	14
Smartphone-based diagnostics for biosensing infectious human pathogens	14
Advancing targeted therapies in pancreatic cancer: Leveraging molecular abberrations for therapeutic success	14
The epigenetic basis of evolution	14
Exploring the parallels between nanoparticles and viruses with emphasis on environmental roles and remediation	14
The electrophysiology of pairs of cardiac atrial and pacemaker cells	14
The Gene: An appraisal	14
Tumour-regulatory role of long non-coding RNA HOXA-AS3	14
Modulating bone remodeling through magnetic field: Approach targeting metabolic dysregulation in diabetic osteoporosis	13
Overcoming the warming bottleneck in animal vitrification: Volumetric heating and enabling technologies for reproductive cryobanking	13
Lipid droplet - organelle crosstalk and its implication in cancer	13
Virtual article collection on infectious diseases	12
Unraveling cerebral ultrastructural alterations in TLR4-mediated neuroinflammation via transmission electron microscopy: a systematic preclinical review	12
Editorial Board	12
Review of historic article: Ebashi, S & Endo, M. 1968 Calcium Ion and Muscle Contraction. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 18, 123–183	12
Cell detachment: A review of techniques, challenges, and opportunities for advancing biomedical research and applications	11
Editorial Board	11
NLRs and STANDs: a class of enthalpy and entropy dual-driven allosteric switches varying information entropies	11
From bench to Bone: Clinical promise of exosome-enhanced scaffolds in orthopedic regeneration	11
The electron as a self-organising entity in physics and biology	11
Recent advancements to engineer mesenchymal stem cells and their extracellular vesicles for targeting and destroying tumors	11
Recent progress of mechanosensitive mechanism on breast cancer	11
Modelling DNA damage-repair and beyond	11
The effect of magnetic fields on tumor occurrence and progression: Recent advances	10
Pacemaker activity and ion channels in the sinoatrial node cells: MicroRNAs and arrhythmia	10

Biophysical mechanisms underlying the effects of static magnetic fields on biological systems	10
The main sources of molecular organization in the cell. Atlas of self-organized and self-regulated dynamic biostructures	10
Instrumented nanoindentation in musculoskeletal research	10
How an emergent cosmology of a nonlocally unified, meaningfully in-formed and holographically manifested Universe can underpin and frame the biological embodiment of quantum entanglement	9
Advances in the understanding of protein misfolding and aggregation through molecular dynamics simulation	9
A common pathway to cancer: Oncogenic mutations abolish p53 oscillations	9
A review on mechanobiology of cell adhesion networks in different stages of sporadic colorectal cancer to explain its tumorigenesis	9
Editorial Board	9
Editorial Board	9
Targeting cell-matrix interface mechanobiology by integrating AFM with fluorescence microscopy	9
Review of historic article: Huxley 1957 Muscle Structure and theories of contraction. Progress in Biophysics and biophysical chemistry, 7, 255–318.	9
Corrigendum to “The main sources of molecular organization in the cell. Atlas of self-organized and self-regulated dynamic biostructures” [Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol. 195 (2025) 167–191]	9
Review of historic article: Butler, J.A.V., Johns, E.W. and Philips, D. M. P. 1968. Recent investigations on histones and their functions. Progress in Biophysics and molecular biology, 18, 209–244,	9
An overview of the intracellular localization of high-Z nanoradiosensitizers	9
Cationic calcium channels activated by cyclic nucleotides in plants: A systematic review using the PRISMA method	8
Exosomes in bone remodeling and breast cancer bone metastasis	8
Skeletogenesis and acupuncture points	8
Mathematical and physical considerations indicating that the cell genome is a read-write memory	8
The mobius strip, the cell, and soft logic mathematics	8
The role of phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein (PEBP) family in various diseases: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential	8
The role of Actopaxin in tumor metastasis	8
Exercise as a therapeutic strategy against mitochondrial dysfunction in ischemic stroke: Molecular mechanisms and perspectives for personalized treatment	8
Commentary on “A systematic review on machine learning and deep learning techniques in cancer survival prediction”: Validation of survival methods	8
In vitro study of the expression of autophagy genes ATG101, mTOR and AMPK in breast cancer with treatment of lactoferrin and in silico study of their communication networks and protein interactions	8
Editorial for online collection — The gene: An appraisal	7
Development as explanation: Understanding phenotypic stability and variability after the failure of genetic determinism	7
Identification and diagnosis of long COVID-19: A scoping review	7
Evolution, gravity, and the topology of consciousness	7
An insight to the recent advancements in detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using biosensors: A systematic review	7
The key role of Piezo1 channels in ferroptosis after spinal cord injury and the therapeutic potential of Piezo1 inhibitors	7
Reframing antibacterial strategies through physical targeting: Mechanisms and future directions	7
The IVIS imaging system: Principle, performance, applications and perspectives in postharvest research	6
A review on salt-induced DNA compaction and charge inversion	6
Promising application of pulsed electromagnetic fields on tissue repair and regeneration	6
Autophagy and kidney aging	6
Computational advances in RNA-small molecule binding site prediction	5
Biological effects of rotating magnetic field: A review from 1969 to 2021	5
Shannon's (informational) dissipation as the major engine leading to living dynamic and the origin of self.	5
The role of quantum mechanics in cognition-based evolution	5
Vinculin: A new target for the diagnosis and treatment of disease	5
Effects of Microgravity on Human Physiology	5
Cold snapshots of DNA repair: Cryo-EM structures of DNA-PKcs and NHEJ machinery	5
Editorial Board	5
Rewiring lipid Metabolism: The central role of CPT1 in metabolic dysfunction	5
Family Constellation therapy: A nascent approach for working with non-local consciousness in a therapeutic container	5
Impact of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 in the oncogenic progression of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus	5
Why death and aging ? All memories are imperfect	5
From straight to curved: A historical perspective of DNA shape	4
Towards solving the mystery of spiral phyllotaxis	4
The role of mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel in diseases	4
Bioelectric pharmacology of cancer: A systematic review of ion channel drugs affecting the cancer phenotype	4
Protein folding, cellular stress and cancer	4
A hypothesis of teleological evolution, via endogenous acetylcholine, nitric oxide, and calmodulin pathways	4
Advances in nanomaterials-assisted drug delivery, diagnosis, and action towards drug-resistant Mycobacterium	4
NRF2–KEAP1 as a redox signal-resolution circuit: Beyond the antioxidant switch	4
Electromagnetic radiation and biophoton emission in neuronal communication and neurodegenerative diseases	4
Editorial Board	4
Editorial Board	4
Exploring the regulatory role of tsRNAs in the TNF signaling pathway: Implications for cancer and non-cancer diseases	4
Serum albumin-ligand interactions: Experimental and computational approaches	4
Editorial Board	3
Siglec-15 as multifunctional molecule involved in osteoclast differentiation, cancer immunity and microbial infection	3
Editorial Board	3
FOCAD/miR-491-5p, downregulated by EGR1, function as tumor suppressor by inhibiting the proliferation and migration of gastric cancer cells	3
Making use of noise in biological systems	3
Taurine up-regulated 1: A dual regulator in immune cell-mediated pathogenesis of human diseases	3
Editorial Board	3
An update on ATP synthase inhibitors: A unique target for drug development in M. tuberculosis	3
Quantum noise may limit the mechanosensory sensitivity of cilia in the left–right organizer of the vertebrate bodyplan	3
Proteostasis impairment and ALS	3
From traditional medicine to modern oncology: Scutellarin, a promising natural compound in cancer treatment	3
Energy-driven innovations in computational de novo protein engineering	3
Myelin: A possible proton capacitor for energy storage during sleep and energy supply during wakefulness	3
Latent tuberculosis and computational biology: A less-talked affair	3
Editorial	3
Systems biology of human aging: A Fibonacci time series model	3
A survey on gene expression data analysis using deep learning methods for cancer diagnosis	3