OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biophysical Chemistry is 6. 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
Editorial Board	65
The Boltzmann principle in the theory of enzymatic catalysis and conformational mobility of biomolecules	42
Studies on stabilization of collagen using Cr-doped polydopamine complex	38
Interaction of gentamicin and gentamicin-AOT with poly-(lactide-co-glycolate) in a drug delivery system - density functional theory calculations and molecular dynamics simulation	32
Coupling of conformation and CPD damage in nucleosomal DNA	29
Molecular insights into the transport and toxicity of 6-PPD: Interactions with human serum albumin and alpha-glucosidase	25
Intrinsic disorder and structural biology: Searching where the light isn't	23
Editorial Board	23
Free energy landscape of wrapping of lipid nanocluster by polysaccharides	22
The role of hydrophobic patches of de novo designed MSI-78 and VG16KRKP antimicrobial peptides on fragmenting model bilayer membranes	21
In silico investigation on the mutational analysis of BRCA1-BARD1 RING domains and its effect on nucleosome recognition and ubiquitination	20
Unveiling the mechanisms underlying photothermal efficiency of gold shell-isolated nanoparticles (AuSHINs) on ductal mammary carcinoma cells (BT-474)	20
Probing pharmaceutically important amino acids L-isoleucine and L-tyrosine Solubilities: Unraveling the solvation thermodynamics in diverse mixed solvent systems	18
The contrasting roles of co-solvents in protein formulations and food products	18
Effect of cycloastragenol and punicalagin on Prp(106–126) and Aβ(25–35) oligomerization and fibrillizaton	18
A detailed review of genetically encodable RFPs and far-RFPs and their applications in advanced super-resolution imaging techniques	18
Molecular docking and density functional theory studies of flavonoids of Holy basil plant against COX-2 enzyme	18
The effect of various compounds on the COVID mechanisms, from chemical to molecular aspects	17
Investigation of serotonin-receptor interactions, stability and signal transduction pathways via molecular dynamics simulations	16
Selective IR super-resolution imaging of β-keratins at the bulk or interface in feather detected by using a nonlinear optical process	15
Editorial Board	15
How to evict HP1 from H3: Using a complex salt bridge	15
Infrared spectrochemical findings on intermittent fasting-associated gross molecular modifications in rat myocardium	15
Editorial Board	15
Computational pharmacology: New avenues for COVID-19 therapeutics search and better preparedness for future pandemic crises	15

Atomic insights into the inhibition of R3 domain of tau protein by epigallocatechin gallate, quercetin and gallic acid	14
The amyloidogenic peptide stretch in human tau, tau306–311 is a promising injectable hydrogelator	14
Protein folding in vitro and in the cell: From a solitary journey to a team effort	14
Corrigendum to “Effect of disialoganglioside GD3 on the subgel, gel and fluid phases of cationic DODAB vesicles” [biophysical chemistry 326 (2025) 107503]	14
Study of neurotransmitter dopamine interaction with DNA by electrochemical and spectroscopic methods	14
Editorial Board	13
Spectroscopic, quantum chemical, and antibacterial studies on novel push–pull chromophore 3-(4-nitrophenyl)-3H-quinazolin-4-one	13
DODAB vesicles containing lysophosphatidylcholines: The relevance of acyl chain saturation on the membrane structure and thermal properties	13
The influence of N-alkyl chains in benzoyl-thiourea derivatives on urease inhibition: Soil studies and biophysical and theoretical investigations on the mechanism of interaction	13
Transient protonic capacitor: Explaining the bacteriorhodopsin membrane experiment of Heberle et al. 1994	13
Elucidation of benzene sulfonamide derivative binding at a novel interprotomer pocket of wild type and mutants of coxsackievirus B3 viral capsid using molecular dynamics simulations and density functi	12
Biochemical and biophysical properties of a recombinant serine peptidase from Purpureocillium lilacinum	12
Editorial Board	12
A deep learning framework for enhancer prediction using word embedding and sequence generation	11
Editorial Board	11
Isolated auto-citrullinated regions of PADI4 associate to the intact protein without altering their disordered conformation	11
Decoding SARS-CoV-2 variants: Mutations, viral stability, and breakthroughs in vaccines and therapies	11
Characterization of plasmatic proteins adsorption on poly(styrene sodium sulfonate) functionalized silicone surfaces	11
Exploring the aggregation of amyloid-β 42 through Monte Carlo simulations	11
Hydrogen‑deuterium exchange mass spectrometry to study interactions and conformational changes of proteins in paints	11
Elucidating the conformational behavior and membrane-destabilizing capability of the antimicrobial peptide ecPis-4s	11
C-terminal determinants for RNA binding motif 7 protein stability and RNA recognition	11
Different behavior of Ferguson plot between agarose and polyacrylamide gels	11
Aβ42 fibril and non-fibril oligomers characterization using a nanopipette	11
Next-generation antibacterial cryogels: Berberine-infused smart membranes with molecular docking-guided targeting of MRSA and MDR E. coli	11
Hydration parameters (h values) of hydrophobic l-amino acids estimated using the viscosity B-coefficients and partial molar volumes, and the low sensitivity of macromolecular interactions of xanthan g	11
NMR and EPR study of the interaction of tris(3-hydroxy-4-pyridinonato) Ga(III) complexes with liposomes that mimic plant membranes	10
Chemical modifications to mRNA nucleobases impact translation elongation and termination	10
Protonic conductor: Explaining the transient “excess protons” experiment of Pohl's group 2012	10
Binding properties of recombinant LDL receptor and LOX-1 receptor to LDL measured using bio-layer interferometry and atomic force microscopy	10
Fifty-hertz magnetic fields induce DNA damage through activating mPTP associated mitochondrial permeability transition in senescent human fetal lung fibroblasts	10
The effect of lipid saturation on the formation of styrene maleic acid lipid nanoparticles	10
Exploring the physicochemical properties of the integration of Tristearoyl uridine in Langmuir monolayers: An approach to cell membrane modeling for prodrugs	10
Editorial Board	9
Self-assembling of coiled-coil peptides into virus-like particles: Basic principles, properties, design, and applications with special focus on vaccine design and delivery	9
The membrane-binding bacterial toxin long direct repeat D inhibits protein translation	9
Biophysical significance of fluorescence spectroscopy in deciphering nucleic acid dynamics: From fundamental to recent advancements	9
Simulated pressure changes in LacI suggest a link between hydration and functional conformational changes	9
Structural and mechanical behavior of type-I collagen fibrils in presence of induced electrostatic interactions through ionic liquids	9
Organic solvents aggregating and shaping structural folding of protein, a case study of the protease enzyme	9
Local optical probing of proteins of various sizes and charges with FITC label	9
Crystal structure analysis of pyrrolidone carboxyl peptidase from Thermus thermophilus	9
Sugar distributions on gangliosides guide the formation and stability of amyloid-β oligomers	9
Interaction of Myrsinoic acid a with biomembrane models: Differential effects on DPPC and DPPS properties revealed by surface rheology and vibrational spectroscopy	9
Exploring the binding kinetics and behaviors of self-aggregated beta-amyloid oligomers to phase-separated lipid rafts with or without ganglioside-clusters	9
The role of nonlinear axonal membrane capacitance in modulating ion channel cooperativity in action potential dynamics: Studies on Hodgkin-Huxley's model	9
Oxidative damage to βL-crystallin in vitro by iron compounds formed in physiological buffers	8
Structural dynamics of a designed peptide pore under an external electric field	8
The B-box1 domain of PML mediates SUMO E2-E3 complex formation through an atypical interaction with UBC9	8
Isolation of Amyloid-like Protein Aggregates (APA) from white bread and their characterisation	8

Editorial Board	8
Interaction of detergent with complex mimics of bacterial membranes	8
Analyzing the interaction of Helicobacter pylori GAPDH with host molecules and hemin: Inhibition of hemin binding	8
Computational design of a β-wrapin's N-terminal domain with canonical and non-canonical amino acid modifications mimicking curcumin's proposed inhibitory function	8
Effects of curcumin in the interaction with cardiolipin-containg lipid monolayers and bilayers	8
The scientific adventures of Richard Epand	8
A combination of structure-based virtual screening and experimental strategies to identify the potency of caffeic acid ester derivatives as SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro inhibitor from an in-house database	8
A pipeline to evaluate the discrepant interactions between typical nitrogenous disinfection byproduct haloacetonitriles and human hemoglobin	8
Editorial Board	8
Biotransformation of phenytoin in the electrochemically-driven CYP2C19 system	8
The composition of fusogenic lipid mixtures at the air-water modulates the physicochemical properties changes upon interaction with lysicamine	7
Luteoloside inhibits Aβ1–42 fibrillogenesis, disintegrates preformed fibrils, and alleviates amyloid-induced cytotoxicity	7
Molecular dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 omicron variants from Philippine isolates against hesperidin as spike protein inhibitor	7
Editorial Board	7
A semiempirical and machine learning approach for fragment-based structural analysis of non-hydroxamate HDAC3 inhibitors	7
Backbone equilibrium in mismatched DNA influenced by solution conditions	7
Identification of the therapeutic potential of novel TIGIT/PVR interaction blockers based advanced computational techniques and experimental validation	7
Editorial Board	7
Thermodynamics of oligomerization and Helix-to-sheet structural transition of amyloid β-protein on anionic phospholipid vesicles	7
The role of the lipid environment in the activity of G protein coupled receptors	7
Metal-binding and folding thermodynamics of Escherichia coli ribonuclease HI related to its catalytic function	7
Mutations in asparaginase II from E. coli and implications for inactivation and PEGylation	7
Richer than previously probed: An application of 1H NMR reveals one hundred metabolites using only fifty microliter serum	7
Editorial Board	7
Tunnel connects lipid bilayer to occluded odorant-binding site of insect olfactory receptor	7
Differential effects of DTT on HEWL amyloid fibrillation and fibril morphology at different pH	7
ROC-guided virtual screening, molecular dynamics simulation, and bioactivity validation assessment Z195914464 as a 3CL Mpro inhibitor	7
Identification of determinants of lipid and ion transport in TMEM16/anoctamin proteins through a Bayesian statistical analysis	7
Exploring the solubility and intermolecular interactions of biologically significant amino acids l-serine and L-cysteine in binary mixtures of H2O + DMF, H2O + DMSO and H2O + ACN in temperature range	7
RufO, a cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme, recognition to putative substrates and a redox partner: Binding and structural insights	7
Structural modeling, energetic analysis and molecular design of a π-stacking system at the complex interface of pediatric respiratory syncytial virus nucleocapsid with the C-terminal peptide of phosph	6
Synergistic effects of glycerol on the hydration dynamics and rheological properties of collagen	6
Combined effect of the head groups and alkyl chains of archaea lipids when interacting with bacteriorhodopsin	6
Effect of partial O-methylation in dehydrodieugenol on its antitrypanosomal activity - correlation with the toxicity using cell membrane models	6
Editorial Board	6
Mechanistic and biophysical insight into the inhibitory and disaggregase role of antibiotic moxifloxacin on human lysozyme amyloid formation	6
Nearest-neighbour parametrization of DNA single, double and triple mismatches at low sodium concentration	6
Conformational stability and order of Hoogsteen base pair induced by protein binding	6
Editorial Board	6
Probing and gauging of D-Penicillamine xenobiotics in hepatic Wilson disease patients	6
Targeting hydrophobicity in biofilm-associated protein (Bap) as a novel antibiofilm strategy against Staphylococcus aureus biofilm	6
Salvianolic acid B prevents the amyloid transformation of A53T mutant of α-synuclein	6
Unveiling theranostic potential: Insights into cell-free microRNA-protein interactions	6
Cationic liposomes as carriers of natural compounds from plant extract	6
Interaction mechanism of a cysteine protease inhibitor, odanacatib, with human serum albumin: In vitro and bioinformatics studies	6
Copper(II) enhances the antibacterial activity of nitroxoline against MRSA by promoting aerobic glycolysis	6
pH-equilibration of human hair: Kinetics and pH-dependence of the partition ratios for H − and OH -ions based on a Freundlich isotherm	6
The influence of pH on the structure and stability of the Grb2 dimer reveals changes in the inter-domain and molecular interaction: Could it be a modulation mechanism?	6
The effect of human serum albumin glycation on the binding of antidiabetic agent-exenatide; the multispectroscopic studies. Part II	6
Analyzing of L-tryptophan thermodynamics and its solubility in aqueous acetonitrile blends at diverse temperatures	6
Evidence of the different effect of mercury and cadmium on the hIAPP aggregation process	6
Equilibrium solubility, solvent effect, solvation and thermodynamic modeling of 1, 3-dinitropyrazole in solutions of methyl alcohol /ethyl alcohol + water	6
Structural packing of the non-amyloid component core domain in α-synuclein plays a role in the stability of the fibrils	6
Affinity of aromatic amino acid side chains in amino acid solvents	6
Effects of an external static EF on the conformational transition of 5-HT1A receptor: A molecular dynamics simulation study	6
Asymmetrical interactions between nanoparticles and proteins arising from deformation upon adsorption to surfaces	6
Structural and functional insights into Vitamin D receptor mutations: An in-silico investigation of polymorphism-induced resistance	6