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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial for volume 172	65
Editorial for volume 171	61
Commentary on Baverstock; the gene; an appraisal	59
Spectral characterization of cell surface motion for mechanistic investigations of cellular mechanobiology	58
The generation of the flower by self-organisation	56
The role of ion channels in immune-related diseases	53
Editorial for volume 169	48
Editors introduction JBPM volume 174	39
Editorial Board	38
Transforming agents: The power of structural modifications in glioblastoma multiforme therapy	38
Corrigendum to “A survey of pathways for mechano-electric coupling in the atria” [Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol. 159 (January 2021) 136–145]	37
Biological autoluminescence as a perturbance-free method for monitoring oxidation in biosystems	34
Insulin fibrillation: Strategies for inhibition	33
Electrical impedance sensing in stem cell research: Insights, applications, and future directions	32
Clinical significance of circulating tumor cell (CTC)-specific microRNA (miRNA) in breast cancer	26
Corrigendum to “The gene: An appraisal” [Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol. (2021) 46–62]	26
Corrigendum to “Investigation of machine learning techniques on proteomics: A comprehensive survey [Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol. 149 (2019) 54–69]	26
Consciousness, embodied Quantum Entanglement	25
The microelectrode array technique - a crucial tool for studying excitable tissue disorders and drug testing: an update on recent advances	25
An Overview	25
Origin of life: Drawing the big picture	25
Exploring different computational approaches for effective diagnosis of breast cancer	24
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in hepatocellular carcinoma progression: Biological functions and new therapeutic targets	23
Static magnetic field: A potential tool of controlling stem cells fates for stem cell therapy in osteoporosis	23
Computational approaches for modeling and structural design of biological systems: A comprehensive review	23

Amyloid oligomers and their membrane toxicity - A perspective study	23
A systematic review of artificial intelligence-based COVID-19 modeling on multimodal genetic information	23
A systematic review and repeatability study on the use of deep learning for classifying and detecting tuberculosis bacilli in microscopic images	23
A special role for the genotype? Some comments on Keith Baverstock: “The gene: An appraisal”	22
The holism of cosmology and consciousness	22
Responses to commentaries on “The gene: An appraisal”	21
Trees suck. Notes on the physics of transpiration in trees	21
The quantum cell	21
Appreciation of Sir Tom Blundell	21
Advances in the study of epithelial mesenchymal transition in cancer progression: Role of miRNAs	20
Do plants pay attention? A possible phenomenological-empirical approach	20
From information to physics to biology	20
The multifaceted roles of ST3GAL family in cancer: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications	19
Different methods, techniques and their limitations in protein structure prediction: A review	18
Delineation and functions of HCN channels in neurons	18
m6A methylation regulators and ncRNAs in osteosarcoma: Potential therapeutic strategies	17
DNA microcircles - The promising tool for in vivo studies of the behavior of non-canonical DNA	17
Music, cells and the dimensionality of nature	16
Xanthohumol: An underestimated, while potent and promising chemotherapeutic agent in cancer treatment	15
Exploring the human cerebral cortex using confocal microscopy	15
Exploring gene regulation and biological processes in insects: Insights from omics data using gene regulatory network models	15
Decrypting the mechanistic basis of CRISPR/Cas9 protein	15
Smartphone-based diagnostics for biosensing infectious human pathogens	15
Tumour-regulatory role of long non-coding RNA HOXA-AS3	14
The epigenetic basis of evolution	14
Advancing targeted therapies in pancreatic cancer: Leveraging molecular abberrations for therapeutic success	14
Recent progress of mechanosensitive mechanism on breast cancer	13
Exploring the parallels between nanoparticles and viruses with emphasis on environmental roles and remediation	13
The Gene: An appraisal	13
Optical clearing in cardiac imaging: A comparative study	13
Editorial Board	13
Lipid droplet - organelle crosstalk and its implication in cancer	13
From bench to Bone: Clinical promise of exosome-enhanced scaffolds in orthopedic regeneration	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	12
Virtual article collection on infectious diseases	12
Further illusions: On key evolutionary mechanisms that could never fit with Modern Synthesis	12
Instrumented nanoindentation in musculoskeletal research	11
The genetic control paradigm in biology: What we say, and what we are entitled to mean	11
Expansion light sheet fluorescence microscopy of extended biological samples: Applications and perspectives	11
Pacemaker activity and ion channels in the sinoatrial node cells: MicroRNAs and arrhythmia	11
The electron as a self-organising entity in physics and biology	11
The main sources of molecular organization in the cell. Atlas of self-organized and self-regulated dynamic biostructures	11
Modelling DNA damage-repair and beyond	11
Recent advancements to engineer mesenchymal stem cells and their extracellular vesicles for targeting and destroying tumors	11
Editorial Board	11
Advances in the understanding of protein misfolding and aggregation through molecular dynamics simulation	10
The effect of magnetic fields on tumor occurrence and progression: Recent advances	10
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]	10
Biophysical mechanisms underlying the effects of static magnetic fields on biological systems	10

Editorial Board	10
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
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
A common pathway to cancer: Oncogenic mutations abolish p53 oscillations	9
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
Editorial Board	9
A review on mechanobiology of cell adhesion networks in different stages of sporadic colorectal cancer to explain its tumorigenesis	9
The mobius strip, the cell, and soft logic mathematics	8
Cationic calcium channels activated by cyclic nucleotides in plants: A systematic review using the PRISMA method	8
The role of Actopaxin in tumor metastasis	8
An overview of the intracellular localization of high-Z nanoradiosensitizers	8
Exosomes in bone remodeling and breast cancer bone metastasis	8
Mathematical and physical considerations indicating that the cell genome is a read-write memory	8
Exercise as a therapeutic strategy against mitochondrial dysfunction in ischemic stroke: Molecular mechanisms and perspectives for personalized treatment	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	7
Skeletogenesis and acupuncture points	7
Fluorescence tissue microscopy	7
Innovations in ex vivo Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy	7
Commentary on “A systematic review on machine learning and deep learning techniques in cancer survival prediction”: Validation of survival methods	7
The role of phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein (PEBP) family in various diseases: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential	7
Editorial for online collection — The gene: An appraisal	7
Inosine and its methyl derivatives: Occurrence, biogenesis, and function in RNA	6
Identification and diagnosis of long COVID-19: A scoping review	6
A review on salt-induced DNA compaction and charge inversion	6
Evolution, gravity, and the topology of consciousness	6
It's clearly the heart! Optical transparency, cardiac tissue imaging, and computer modelling	6
Autophagy and kidney aging	6
The key role of Piezo1 channels in ferroptosis after spinal cord injury and the therapeutic potential of Piezo1 inhibitors	6
Development as explanation: Understanding phenotypic stability and variability after the failure of genetic determinism	6
Promising application of pulsed electromagnetic fields on tissue repair and regeneration	6
Family Constellation therapy: A nascent approach for working with non-local consciousness in a therapeutic container	5
Editorial Board	5
Why death and aging ? All memories are imperfect	5
An insight to the recent advancements in detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using biosensors: A systematic review	5
Vinculin: A new target for the diagnosis and treatment of disease	5
Cold snapshots of DNA repair: Cryo-EM structures of DNA-PKcs and NHEJ machinery	5
Protein folding, cellular stress and cancer	5
Editorial Board	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
From straight to curved: A historical perspective of DNA shape	4
Bioelectric pharmacology of cancer: A systematic review of ion channel drugs affecting the cancer phenotype	4
Exploring the regulatory role of tsRNAs in the TNF signaling pathway: Implications for cancer and non-cancer diseases	4
Editorial Board	4
Electromagnetic radiation and biophoton emission in neuronal communication and neurodegenerative diseases	4
Towards solving the mystery of spiral phyllotaxis	4
The role of mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel in diseases	4
Mesoscale microscopy and image analysis tools for understanding the brain	4
Editorial Board	4
Removing striping artifacts in light-sheet fluorescence microscopy: a review	4
Quantum noise may limit the mechanosensory sensitivity of cilia in the left–right organizer of the vertebrate bodyplan	4
The role of quantum mechanics in cognition-based evolution	4
A hypothesis of teleological evolution, via endogenous acetylcholine, nitric oxide, and calmodulin pathways	4
Editorial Board	3
Taurine up-regulated 1: A dual regulator in immune cell-mediated pathogenesis of human diseases	3
Systems biology of human aging: A Fibonacci time series model	3
Proteostasis impairment and ALS	3
Latent tuberculosis and computational biology: A less-talked affair	3
From traditional medicine to modern oncology: Scutellarin, a promising natural compound in cancer treatment	3
Editorial Board	3
Editorial	3
Myelin: A possible proton capacitor for energy storage during sleep and energy supply during wakefulness	3
Editorial Board	3
An update on ATP synthase inhibitors: A unique target for drug development in M. tuberculosis	3
Siglec-15 as multifunctional molecule involved in osteoclast differentiation, cancer immunity and microbial infection	3
FOCAD/miR-491-5p, downregulated by EGR1, function as tumor suppressor by inhibiting the proliferation and migration of gastric cancer cells	3