OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Cell and Tissue Research is 8. 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
New developments in prion disease research	109
Prion assemblies: structural heterogeneity, mechanisms of formation, and role in species barrier	68
Nescient helix-loop-helix 1 (Nhlh1) is a novel activating transcription factor 5 (ATF5) target gene in olfactory and vomeronasal sensory neurons in mice	51
Orphan gene expressed in flame cone cells uniquely found in seahorse epithelium	50
Genetically engineered cellular models of prion propagation	49
The heterogeneity of erythroid cells: insight at the single-cell transcriptome level	48
Role of capillary rarefaction in age-related changes of external urethral sphincter muscle of female mice	44
Ascl1-expressing cell differentiation in initially developed taste buds and taste organoids	40
Pituitary luteinizing hormone synthesis starts in aromatase (cyp19a1b)-positive cells expressing esr1 and esr2b at the onset of puberty in Takifugu rubripes (fugu)	39
Simvastatin promotes rat Achilles tendon-bone interface healing by promoting osteogenesis and chondrogenic differentiation of stem cells	38
Correction to: Microtubule organization and tubulin post‑translational modifications in intact tissues and during regeneration in calcareous sponges	36
Type 2 vomeronasal receptor expression in the olfactory organ of African lungfish, Protopterus annectens	36
Comparative study on a novel lobule structure of the zebrafish liver and that of the mammalian liver	29
An ultrastructural study of the deep pineal gland of the Sprague Dawley rat using transmission and serial block face scanning electron microscopy: cell types, barriers, and innervation	29
Ontogenetic development of the water channel protein AQP5 in mouse salivary gland tissue	29
Platelet-derived growth factor signaling in porcine testicular tubular somatic cells	28
Protective effect of alogliptin against cyclophosphamide-induced lung toxicity in rats: Impact on PI3K/Akt/FoxO1 pathway and downstream inflammatory cascades	27
Lactate-induced effects on bovine granulosa cells are mediated via PKA signaling	26
Olfactory receptors and human diseases	26
Requirement for PINCH in skeletal myoblast differentiation	25
Ultrastructure of dorsal root ganglia	24
Screening for polystyrene nanoparticle toxicity on kidneys of adult male albino rats using histopathological, biochemical, and molecular examination results	23
Kidney organoids: current knowledge and future directions	22
Huogu injection protects against SONFH by promoting osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs and preventing osteoblast apoptosis	21
Prion strains viewed through the lens of cryo-EM	20

Lipoprotein-induced cell growth and hemocyanin biosynthesis in rhogocytes	20
Hsa-MiR-483 -3p regulates the extracellular matrix proteins via TGFβ2/SMAD4 signaling in the glucocorticoid-responsive human trabecular meshwork cells	20
Parvin is essential for indirect flight muscle (IFM) performance and Zasp52 localisation to the Z-disc in Drosophila melanogaster	20
Engineering strategies towards overcoming bleeding and glial scar formation around neural probes	20
Transcriptomic and ultrastructural evidence indicate that anti-HMGB1 antibodies rescue organic dust-induced mitochondrial dysfunction	20
mTORC1/rpS6 and mTORC2/PKC regulate spermatogenesis through Arp3-mediated actin microfilament organization in Eriocheir sinensis	20
Obesity-driven musculotendinous remodeling impairs tissue resilience to mechanical damage	19
Recent advances in bioengineered scaffold for in vitro meat production	19
Klaus Unsicker: in honor of his eightieth birthday	18
Impact of endogenous and exogenous nitrogen species on macrophage extracellular trap (MET) formation by bone marrow–derived macrophages	18
Effectiveness of exosome mediated miR-126 and miR-146a delivery on cardiac tissue regeneration	18
Neurotoxic stimulation alters prosaposin levels in the salivary systems of rats	18
Mice lacking DCAF2 in placenta die at the gastrulation stage	18
Regeneration in calcareous sponge relies on ‘purse-string’ mechanism and the rearrangements of actin cytoskeleton	17
Long non-coding RNA HOX transcript antisense intergenic RNA depletion protects against alcoholic hepatitis through the microRNA-148a-3p/sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1 axis	17
An in-depth review of the function of RNA-binding protein FXR1 in neurodevelopment	17
Correction to: Sertoli cell–conditioned medium restores spermatogenesis in azoospermic mouse testis	17
A novel decellularized nerve graft for repairing peripheral nerve long gap injury in the rat	17
Biofabrication, biochemical profiling, and in vitro applications of salivary gland decellularized matrices via magnetic bioassembly platforms	16
Inflammatory gene silencing in activated monocytes by a cholesterol tagged-miRNA/siRNA: a novel approach to ameliorate diabetes induced inflammation	16
LncRNA KCNQ10T1 shuttled by bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosome inhibits sepsis via regulation of miR-154-3p/RNF19A axis	16
KDELR2 promotes bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell osteogenic differentiation via GSK3β/β-catenin signaling pathway	15
Discovery of a novel marker for human granulocytes and tissue macrophages: RTL1 revisited	15
Prion disease modelled in Drosophila	15
The ability of remaining glomerular podocytes to adapt to the loss of their neighbours decreases with age	15
Dynamic changes in endoplasmic reticulum morphology and its contact with the plasma membrane in motor neurons in response to nerve injury	15
Region specificity of fibroblast-like cells in the mucosa of the rat large intestine	15
Biological nerve conduit model with de-epithelialized human amniotic membrane and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell sheet for repair of peripheral nerve defects	15
Repetitive and zonal expression profiles of absorption-related genes in the gastrointestinal tract of ascidian Ciona intestinalis type A	15
mTORC1/C2 regulate spermatogenesis in Eriocheir sinensis via alterations in the actin filament network and cell junctions	14
Beyond animal models: revolutionizing neurodegenerative disease modeling using 3D in vitro organoids, microfluidic chips, and bioprinting	14
Caffeine protects against hippocampal alterations in type 2 diabetic rats via modulation of gliosis, inflammation and apoptosis	14
Immune microenvironment: novel perspectives on bone regeneration disorder in osteoradionecrosis of the jaws	14
miR-124-3p regulates the proliferation and differentiation of retinal progenitor cells through SEPT10	14
The role of copper chromite nanoparticles on physical and bio properties of scaffolds based on poly(glycerol-azelaic acid) for application in tissue engineering fields	14
Exploring the contribution of Zfp521/ZNF521 on primary hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells and leukemia progression	14
Modulation of matrix metalloproteases by ciliary neurotrophic factor in human placental development	14
NECL2 regulates blood–testis barrier dynamics in mouse testes	13
Plasma-derived extracellular vesicles transfer microRNA-130a-3p to alleviate myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury by targeting ATG16L1	13
Identification of vagal afferent nerve endings in the mouse colon and their spatial relationship with enterochromaffin cells	13
The dermal papilla dilemma and potential breakthroughs in bioengineering hair follicles	13
Lung organoids: current strategies for generation and transplantation	12
Acknowledgement to reviewers	12
Distribution, quantification, and characterization of substance P enteric neurons in the submucosal and myenteric plexuses of the porcine colon	12
ER morphological analysis associated with interstitial cells of Cajal and smooth muscle cells in the murine stomach	12
Yearning for machine learning: applications for the classification and characterisation of senescence	12
Cholesterol and its reciprocal association with prion infection	12
Novel animal model of soft tissue tumor due to aberrant hedgehog signaling activation in pericyte lineage	12
Tooth-derived stem cells integrated biomaterials for bone and dental tissue engineering	12
Rab11 negatively regulates wingless preventing JNK-mediated apoptosis in Drosophila epithelium during embryonic dorsal closure	12

Therapeutic strategies for identifying small molecules against prion diseases	12
Organoids for modeling prion diseases	12
Developmental roles of glomerular epithelial protein-1 in mice molar morphogenesis	12
Esomeprazole inhibits hypoxia/endothelial dysfunction–induced autophagy in preeclampsia	12
Liquid–liquid phase separation in normal hematopoiesis and hematological diseases	11
Unveiling the role of protein kinase A (PKA) activity in bovine oviductal epithelial cells: implications on apoptotic signaling pathways during the estrous cycle	11
Mechanical stimulation promotes the maturation of cardiomyocyte-like cells from P19 cells and the function in a mouse model of myocardial infarction	11
MicroRNA-29b targets ADAM12 and 19 to regulate the extracellular matrix in lamina cribrosa cells	11
Potential of animal-welfare compliant and sustainably sourced serum from pig slaughter blood	10
Kidney organoids in translational research: disease modeling, drug discovery, and unresolved challenges	10
Oxidative stress in asthma pathogenesis: mechanistic insights and implications for airway smooth muscle dysfunction	10
Morphological and histochemical characteristics of the foregut, midgut, and hindgut, and their alterations during ovarian development in female freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii	10
SPATA33 affects the formation of cell adhesion complex by interacting with CTNNA3 in TM4 cells	10
More than a simple epithelial layer: multifunctional role of echinoderm coelomic epithelium	10
Entry of cannabidiol into the fetal, postnatal and adult rat brain	10
Central nervous system regeneration in ascidians: cell migration and differentiation	10
Tumour necrosis factor alpha, interleukin 1 beta and interferon gamma have detrimental effects on equine tenocytes that cannot be rescued by IL-1RA or mesenchymal stromal cell–derived factors	10
A mammalian gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone homolog RFamide-related peptide 3 regulates pain and anxiety in mice	10
LRP2 contributes to planar cell polarity-dependent coordination of motile cilia function	10
HMGB1 accumulation in cytoplasm mediates noise-induced cochlear damage	10
Histological study of diurnal changes in bacterial settlement in the rat alimentary tract	10
Osteopontin mediates the formation of corpora amylacea-like structures from degenerating neurons in the CA1 region of the rat hippocampus after ischemia	10
Long noncoding RNA XIST inhibition promotes Leydig cell apoptosis by acting as a competing endogenous RNA for microRNA-145a-5p that targets SIRT1 in late-onset hypogonadism	10
MAX deficiency impairs human endometrial decidualization through down-regulating OSR2 in women with recurrent spontaneous abortion	10
Differential expression of villin and advillin by neuroendocrine and tuft cells in the murine lower airways	9
Immortalized cell lines derived from dental/odontogenic tissue	9
RT-QuIC as ultrasensitive method for prion detection	9
The role of vitamin D receptor in predentin mineralization and dental repair after injury	9
Cell biology of prion strains in vivo and in vitro	9
Smarter stem cells: how AI is supercharging iPSC technology	9
Epigenetic memory as crucial contributing factor in directing the differentiation of human iPSC into pancreatic β-cells in vitro	9
Tissue-specific differences impacts therapeutic outcomes of mitochondrial transplantation through regulation of bioenergetics in metabolic syndrome	9
Prion strains: shining new light on old concepts	9
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition process during embryo implantation	9
Exploring Nrf2 as a therapeutic target in testicular dysfunction	9
Cellular heterogeneity in red and melanized focal muscle changes in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) visualized by spatial transcriptomics	9
Correction to: A novel decellularized nerve graft for repairing peripheral nerve long gap injury in the rat	8
The three-dimensional conformation and activity of mitochondria in syncytial male germ line-cysts of medicinal leeches	8
Innexin expression and localization in the Drosophila antenna indicate gap junction or hemichannel involvement in antennal chemosensory sensilla	8
The large milkweed bugs’ Na,K-ATPase β-subunits colocalize with septate junction proteins in a tissue-specific manner	8
Mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury via let-7b-5p	8
Involvement of vimentin- and BLBP-positive glial cells and their MMP expression in axonal regeneration after spinal cord transection in goldfish	8
Neurological confirmation of periplanone-D exploitation as a primary sex pheromone and counteractions of other components in the smoky brown cockroach Periplaneta fuliginosa	8
Correction to: Induction of forkhead box M1 (FoxM1) by EGF through ERK signaling pathway promotes trophoblast cell invasion	8
DjsoxP-1 and Djsox5 are essential for tissue homeostasis and regeneration in Dugesia japonica	8
Suppression of MALAT1 promotes human synovial mesenchymal stem cells enhance chondrogenic differentiation and prevent osteoarthritis of the knee in a rat model via regulating miR-212-5p/MyD88 axis	8
Regeneration of starfish radial nerve cord restores animal mobility and unveils a new coelomocyte population	8
Statistical study of clinical trials with stem cells and their function in skin wound	8
Non-human primates in prion diseases	8
Retraction Note: Guanabenz mitigates the neuropathological alterations and cell death in Alzheimer’s disease	8
Nitric oxide mediated kisspeptin regulation of steroidogenesis and gametogenesis in the catfish, Clarias batrachus	8
The orphan MRGPRF receptor is expressed in entero-endocrine cells of the human gut mucosa	8
Regulation of Aqp1 expression by osmotic balance in fenestrated endothelial cells of the posterior lobe of the pituitary	8
Gene duplication of C-type natriuretic peptide-4 (CNP4) in teleost lineage elicits subfunctionalization of ancestral CNP	8