OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of EMBO Journal is 55. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
A multifunctional locus controls motor neuron differentiation through short and long noncoding RNAs	175
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
PGE₂‐EP3 axis promotes brown adipose tissue formation through stabilization of WTAP RNA methyltransferase	163
Convergent dopamine and ALK4 signaling to PCBP1 controls FosB alternative splicing and cocaine behavioral sensitization	151
Tunnelling nanotube formation is driven by Eps8/IRSp53‐dependent linear actin polymerization	138
Lipid metabolism: new twists to the Yin and Yang of PKM2 in cancer	129
Cancer‐associated mutations in VAV1 trigger variegated signaling outputs and T‐cell lymphomagenesis	125
Regulation of LRRK2 mRNA stability by ATIC and its substrate AICAR through ARE‐mediated mRNA decay in Parkinson's disease	117
Diversity matters — extending sound intensity coding by inner hair cells via heterogeneous synapses	113
Brassinosteroid signals cooperate with katanin‐mediated microtubule severing to control stamen filament elongation	112
The plant noncoding transcriptome: a versatile environmental sensor	109
A mitochondrial EglN1‐AMPKα axis drives breast cancer progression by enhancing metabolic adaptation to hypoxic stress	105
SOX9 maintains human foetal lung tip progenitor state by enhancing WNT and RTK signalling	104
Cryo‐EM structure of the chain‐elongating E3 ubiquitin ligase UBR5	103
Nascent polypeptide within the exit tunnel stabilizes the ribosome to counteract risky translation	103
PKM2‐TMEM33 axis regulates lipid homeostasis in cancer cells by controlling SCAP stability	103
The phagosomal solute transporter SLC15A4 promotes inflammasome activity via mTORC1 signaling and autophagy restraint in dendritic cells	95
Mutation in protein disulfide isomerase A3 causes neurodevelopmental defects by disturbing endoplasmic reticulum proteostasis	93
Single‐cell transcriptomics of LepR‐positive skeletal cells reveals heterogeneous stress‐dependent stem and progenitor pools	91
TDAG51 promotes transcription factor FoxO1 activity during LPS‐induced inflammatory responses	86
Bidirectional interplay between metabolism and epigenetics in hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia	85
In vivo reduction of RAD51‐mediated homologous recombination triggers aging but impairs oncogenesis	83
The SMC5/6 complex recruits the PAF1 complex to facilitate DNA double‐strand break repair in Arabidopsis	81
CROP: a retromer‐PROPPIN complex mediating membrane fission in the endo‐lysosomal system	80
A sterol‐PI(4)P exchanger modulates the Tel1/ATM axis of the DNA damage response	78

Cardiolipin remodeling enables protein crowding in the inner mitochondrial membrane	76
Do we still need animals? Surveying the role of animal‐free models in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease research	75
High‐resolution analysis of the conformational transition of pro‐apoptotic Bak at the lipid membrane	75
The lysosomal Ragulator complex activates NLRP3 inflammasome in vivo via HDAC6	75
IDH2 stabilizes HIF‐1α‐induced metabolic reprogramming and promotes chemoresistance in urothelial cancer	74
Presynaptic targeting of botulinum neurotoxin type A requires a tripartitePSG‐Syt1‐SV2plasma membrane nanocluster for synaptic vesicle entry	73
Characterization of the REC114‐MEI4‐IHO1 complex regulating meiotic DNA double‐strand break formation	72
Regulated splicing of large exons is linked to phase‐separation of vertebrate transcription factors	71
CTCF binding modulates UV damage formation to promote mutation hot spots in melanoma	70
Gut colonization by Bacteroides requires translation by an EF‐G paralog lacking GTPase activity	68
DGAT1 activity synchronises with mitophagy to protect cells from metabolic rewiring by iron depletion	68
EGFR signaling controls directionality of epithelial multilayer formation upon loss of cell polarity	66
Evolutionary adaptation of the protein folding pathway for secretability	66
An extended Tudor domain within Vreteno interconnects Gtsf1L and Ago3 for piRNA biogenesis in Bombyx mori	64
A network of small RNAs regulates sporulation initiation in Clostridioides difficile	64
cIAPs control RIPK1 kinase activity‐dependent and ‐independent cell death and tissue inflammation	63
Sir3 heterochromatin protein promotes non‐homologous end joining by direct inhibition of Sae2	62
The glycine arginine‐rich domain of the RNA‐binding protein nucleolin regulates its subcellular localization	61
The Hippo pathway drives the cellular response to hydrostatic pressure	61
Structure of cytosine transport protein CodB provides insight into nucleobase‐cation symporter 1 mechanism	61
The birth of a giant: evolutionary insights into the origin of auxin responses in plants	60
Uptake‐independent killing of macrophages by extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis aggregates	59
RZZ‐Spindly and CENP‐E form an integrated platform to recruit dynein to the kinetochore corona	59
Cristae formation is a mechanical buckling event controlled by the inner mitochondrial membrane lipidome	58
MARCH5‐dependent NLRP3 ubiquitination is required for mitochondrial NLRP3‐NEK7 complex formation and NLRP3 inflammasome activation	58
Interferon‐inducible phospholipids govern IFITM3‐dependent endosomal antiviral immunity	58
Ribosome biogenesis factors—from names to functions	57
Eating your mitochondria—when too much of a good thing turns bad	57
Strigolactones promote plant freezing tolerance by releasing the WRKY41‐mediated inhibition of CBF/DREB1 expression	56
Pharmacological CDK4/6 inhibition reveals a p53‐dependent senescent state with restricted toxicity	56
A conserved complex of microneme proteins mediates rhoptry discharge in Toxoplasma	55
Single‐cell transcriptomics stratifies organoid models of metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease	55