OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Matrix Biology is 27. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Combined genetic-pharmacologic inactivation of tightly linked ADAMTS proteases in temporally specific windows uncovers distinct roles for versican proteolysis and glypican-6 in cardiac development	62
Optic neuropathy associated with TGFβ dysregulation in mice with a glaucoma-causative mutation of ADAMTS10	60
Basement membrane structure and function: Relating biology to mechanics	48
ADAMTS6 cleaves the large latent TGFβ complex and increases the mechanotension of cells to activate TGFβ	46
Role of extracellular space and matrix remodeling in cardiac amyloidosis	45
Transmembrane and multiplexin collagens in development and pathobiology	44
Thrombospondin-1 promotes mechanical stress-mediated ligamentum flavum hypertrophy through the TGFβ1/Smad3 signaling pathway	42
Beyond the matrisome: New frontiers in ECM research	40
Collagen XVIII regulates extracellular matrix integrity in the developing nephrons and impacts nephron progenitor cell behavior	39
Editorial Board	39
Tumor and stroma COL8A1 secretion induces autocrine and paracrine progression signaling in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma	38
The dynamic kidney matrisome - is the circadian clock in control?	37
Targeting the αVβ3/NgR2 pathway in neuroendocrine prostate cancer	35
A top-down approach to uncover the hidden ligandome of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 in cartilage	35
Obesity impairs skeletal muscle repair through NID-1 mediated extracellular matrix remodeling by mesenchymal progenitors	33
Hyperglycemic environments directly compromise intestinal epithelial barrier function in an organoid model and hyaluronan (∼35 kDa) protects via a layilin dependent mechanism	33
Identification of Periostin as a critical niche for myofibroblast dynamics and fibrosis during tendon healing	32
Basement membrane components define the microenvironment of aggregated fibroblasts in the skin and support their aggregation in vitro	31
Neurocan regulates axon initial segment organization and neuronal activity	30
Temporally and spatially regulated collagen XVIII isoforms are involved in ureteric tree development via the TSP1-like domain	29
Effects of hydrostatic pressure, osmotic pressure, and confinement on extracellular matrix associated responses in the nucleus pulposus cells ex vivo	29
Tumor-associated fibrosis impairs the response to immunotherapy	29
Nanoscale characterization of collagen structural responses to in situ loading in rat Achilles tendons	28
The epidermal integrin-mediated secretome regulates the skin microenvironment during tumorigenesis and repair	28
Age related changes in hyaluronan expression leads to Meibomian gland dysfunction	28

Retraction Notice to “RETRACTED: The angiostatic molecule Multimerin 2 is processed by MMP-9 to allow sprouting angiogenesis”	27
Corrigendum to “Laminin-511-functionalized fibrin gel enables in-gel proliferation of human induced pluripotent stem cells” [Matrix Biology Volume 142, December 2025, Pages 21–32]	27
Editorial Board	27
Fibroblast integrin α11β1 is a collagen assembly receptor in mechanoregulated fibrillar adhesions	27
Molecular and epigenetic ex vivo profiling of testis cancer-associated fibroblasts and their interaction with germ cell tumor cells and macrophages	27
Airway macrophage specific glycocalyx expression and remodeling following viral infection	27