OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of EMBO Journal is 54. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Tunnelling nanotube formation is driven by Eps8/IRSp53‐dependent linear actin polymerization	1065
Regulation of LRRK2 mRNA stability by ATIC and its substrate AICAR through ARE‐mediated mRNA decay in Parkinson's disease	483
PGE₂‐EP3 axis promotes brown adipose tissue formation through stabilization of WTAP RNA methyltransferase	286
Convergent dopamine and ALK4 signaling to PCBP1 controls FosB alternative splicing and cocaine behavioral sensitization	174
The phagosomal solute transporter SLC15A4 promotes inflammasome activity via mTORC1 signaling and autophagy restraint in dendritic cells	171
SOX9 maintains human foetal lung tip progenitor state by enhancing WNT and RTK signalling	168
Unbiased assessment of genome integrity and purging of adverse outcomes at the target locus upon editing of CD4⁺ T‐cells for the treatment of Hyper IgM1	164
Nascent polypeptide within the exit tunnel stabilizes the ribosome to counteract risky translation	155
Cancer‐associated mutations in VAV1 trigger variegated signaling outputs and T‐cell lymphomagenesis	148
A multifunctional locus controls motor neuron differentiation through short and long noncoding RNAs	131
Lipid metabolism: new twists to the Yin and Yang of PKM2 in cancer	130
Cryo‐EM structure of the chain‐elongating E3 ubiquitin ligase UBR5	126
A mitochondrial EglN1‐AMPKα axis drives breast cancer progression by enhancing metabolic adaptation to hypoxic stress	124
PKM2‐TMEM33 axis regulates lipid homeostasis in cancer cells by controlling SCAP stability	106
Diversity matters — extending sound intensity coding by inner hair cells via heterogeneous synapses	102
The plant noncoding transcriptome: a versatile environmental sensor	101
Brassinosteroid signals cooperate with katanin‐mediated microtubule severing to control stamen filament elongation	100
Do we still need animals? Surveying the role of animal‐free models in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease research	99
Mutation in protein disulfide isomerase A3 causes neurodevelopmental defects by disturbing endoplasmic reticulum proteostasis	99
In vivo reduction of RAD51‐mediated homologous recombination triggers aging but impairs oncogenesis	98
PrimPol‐mediated repriming facilitates replication traverse of DNA interstrand crosslinks	96
TDAG51 promotes transcription factor FoxO1 activity during LPS‐induced inflammatory responses	95
High‐resolution analysis of the conformational transition of pro‐apoptotic Bak at the lipid membrane	93
Presynaptic targeting of botulinum neurotoxin type A requires a tripartitePSG‐Syt1‐SV2plasma membrane nanocluster for synaptic vesicle entry	93
Distinct roles of α‐ and β‐tubulin polyglutamylation in controlling axonal transport and in neurodegeneration	90

CROP: a retromer‐PROPPIN complex mediating membrane fission in the endo‐lysosomal system	89
Torsin and NEP1R1‐CTDNEP1 phosphatase affect interphase nuclear pore complex insertion by lipid‐dependent and lipid‐independent mechanisms	87
Single‐cell transcriptomics of LepR‐positive skeletal cells reveals heterogeneous stress‐dependent stem and progenitor pools	85
A sterol‐PI(4)P exchanger modulates the Tel1/ATM axis of the DNA damage response	85
The SMC5/6 complex recruits the PAF1 complex to facilitate DNA double‐strand break repair in Arabidopsis	76
IDH2 stabilizes HIF‐1α‐induced metabolic reprogramming and promotes chemoresistance in urothelial cancer	75
The lysosomal Ragulator complex activates NLRP3 inflammasome in vivo via HDAC6	75
Cardiolipin remodeling enables protein crowding in the inner mitochondrial membrane	75
Bidirectional interplay between metabolism and epigenetics in hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia	73
A network of small RNAs regulates sporulation initiation in Clostridioides difficile	71
Eating your mitochondria—when too much of a good thing turns bad	71
Uptake‐independent killing of macrophages by extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis aggregates	70
An extended Tudor domain within Vreteno interconnects Gtsf1L and Ago3 for piRNA biogenesis in Bombyx mori	70
Structure of cytosine transport protein CodB provides insight into nucleobase‐cation symporter 1 mechanism	69
Evolutionary adaptation of the protein folding pathway for secretability	69
CTCF binding modulates UV damage formation to promote mutation hot spots in melanoma	67
ZZ domains keep cytosol to vacuole delivery whiZZing along	66
EGFR signaling controls directionality of epithelial multilayer formation upon loss of cell polarity	65
The glycine arginine‐rich domain of the RNA‐binding protein nucleolin regulates its subcellular localization	65
Gut colonization by Bacteroides requires translation by an EF‐G paralog lacking GTPase activity	65
Regulated splicing of large exons is linked to phase‐separation of vertebrate transcription factors	63
cIAPs control RIPK1 kinase activity‐dependent and ‐independent cell death and tissue inflammation	60
Sir3 heterochromatin protein promotes non‐homologous end joining by direct inhibition of Sae2	59
Pharmacological CDK4/6 inhibition reveals a p53‐dependent senescent state with restricted toxicity	59
Single‐cell transcriptomics stratifies organoid models of metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease	59
Interferon‐inducible phospholipids govern IFITM3‐dependent endosomal antiviral immunity	56
Strigolactones promote plant freezing tolerance by releasing the WRKY41‐mediated inhibition of CBF/DREB1 expression	55
Cristae formation is a mechanical buckling event controlled by the inner mitochondrial membrane lipidome	55
The Hippo pathway drives the cellular response to hydrostatic pressure	54
RZZ‐Spindly and CENP‐E form an integrated platform to recruit dynein to the kinetochore corona	54