OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Histochemistry and Cell Biology is 5. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
In focus in HCB	74
Somatostatin-immunoreactive neurons of the rat gut during the development	38
Addressing radiotherapy-induced fibrosis: the potential of platelet-rich plasma and infliximab for improved breast cancer management	34
Development of a lip vermilion epithelium reconstruction model using keratinocytes from skin and oral mucosa	31
In focus in HCB	28
MOTS-c modulates pancreatic islet function in rats and pigs in vitro	28
Expression of angiogenic factors in the mammalian senescent cell sustaining Trichinella spp. muscle larvae	26
The effect of COVID-19 on placental functioning in South African pregnancies: investigation of kisspeptin expression and vascular and inflammatory alterations	24
The amelioration effects of ankaferd blood stopper, platelet gel, and Momordica charantia on peripheral nerve injury in the rats: a stereological and ultrastructural study	24
In focus in Vienna: Microscopy and cellular organelles	21
The protective role of vitamin E against the effects of hyperthyroidism on the rat pituitary–ovary axis	21
Fourier analysis of collagen bundle orientation in myocardial infarction scars	19
In vivo ligamentogenesis in embroidered poly(lactic-co-ε-caprolactone) / polylactic acid scaffolds functionalized by fluorination and hexamethylene diisocyanate cross-linked collagen foams	19
Alternative tissue fixation for combined histopathological and molecular analysis in a clinically representative setting	18
MUC6 expression is a preferable prognostic marker for invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung	17
25-Hydroxycholesterol as a negative regulator of diaphragm muscle contractions via estrogen receptor and Ca2+ -dependent pathway	17
Building a FAIR image data ecosystem for microscopy communities	17
The role of oviduct-specific glycoprotein (OVGP1) in modulating biological functions of gametes and embryos	16
Ku70 silencing aggravates oxygen–glucose deprivation/reperfusion-induced injury by activation of the p53 apoptotic pathway in rat cortical astrocytes	15
Icing after skeletal muscle injury decreases M1 macrophage accumulation and TNF-α expression during the early phase of muscle regeneration in rats	15
Localization of aquaglyceroporins in human and murine white adipose tissue	15
Localization of SNARE proteins in the brain and corpus allatum of Bombyx mori	14
Alpha-1 antitrypsin expression is upregulated in multidrug-resistant cancer cells	14
Unveiling the intricacies of exosome biology: from biogenesis to therapeutic applications	13
Blood identified and quantified in formalin fixed paraffin embedded lung sections using eosin fluorescence	13

In focus in HCB	13
MyoAnalyst: an ImageJ plugin for accurate and automatic myofiber segmentation and analysis in skeletal muscle cross sections	13
The dynamic interaction of pediatric ALL cells and MSCs: influencing leukemic cell survival and modulating MSC β-catenin expression	12
Fetal growth at term and placental oxidative stress in a tissue micro-array model: a histological and immunohistochemistry study	12
In focus in HCB	11
Providing open imaging data at scale: An EMBL-EBI perspective	11
Development of optimized differentiation media for murine bone marrow multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells	11
The emerging role of the semaphorin family in cartilage and osteoarthritis	11
In focus in HCB	11
Endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial injury are critical molecular drivers of AlCl3-induced testicular and epididymal distortion and dysfunction: protective role of taurine	11
FOXM1 requires IDH1 for late genes expression in mitotic cells	11
A technique for preparing undecalcified osteochondral fresh frozen sections for elemental mapping and understanding disease etiology	10
Citric acid as a safe alternative to oxalic acid in the Gomori reticulin technique: a comparative study	10
Labour and premature delivery differentially affect the expression of the endocannabinoid system in the human placenta	10
Evidence for the role of Rab11-positive recycling endosomes as intermediates in coronavirus egress from epithelial cells	10
Uridine and uridine nucleotides as novel regulators of NUCB2/nesfatin-1 neuron activation: an immunohistochemical study	10
The secretome from human-derived mesenchymal stem cells augments the activity of antitumor plant extracts in vitro	10
Astrocyte reactivity in the glia limitans superficialis of the rat medial prefrontal cortex following sciatic nerve injury	9
Bioactive and degradable collagen-based hydrogel encapsulated with microspheres containing basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and interleukin (IL)-10 promotes recovery following traumatic spinal co	9
Characterization of primary cilia in different epithelial cells of thyroid gland	9
Curcumin alleviates ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in the rat model via inhibiting the nuclear factor kappa B/hypoxia-inducible factor-1α signaling pathway	9
Air–liquid interface cultures trigger a metabolic shift in intestinal epithelial cells (IPEC-1)	9
A note to our authors: Histochemistry and Cell Biology implements guidelines for the use of large language models (including ChatGPT)	9
Effect of swimming exercise, insulin-associated or not, on inflammatory cytokines, apoptosis, and collagen in diabetic rat placentas	9
In focus in HCB	9
PLAC8 contributes to the malignant behaviors of cervical cancer cells by activating the SOX4-mediated AKT pathway	9
High-fat diet induced obesity alters Dnmt1 and Dnmt3a levels and global DNA methylation in mouse ovary and testis	9
From complexity to clarity: unravelling tumor heterogeneity through the lens of tumor microenvironment for innovative cancer therapy	9
Insights into in vivo follicle formation: a review of in vitro systems	9
The crucial role of SETDB1 in structural and functional transformation of epithelial cells during regeneration after intestinal ischemia reperfusion injury	8
Beneficial effects of curcumin in the diabetic rat ovary: a stereological and biochemical study	8
Local fractal dimension of collagen detects increased spatial complexity in fibrosis	8
In focus in HCB	8
In focus in HCB	8
GIT1 is an untolerized autoantigen involved in immunologic disturbance of spermatogenesis	8
Evidence of cell cycle re-entry in post-mitotic, terminally differentiated feline neurons	8
Developmental function of Piezo1 in mouse submandibular gland morphogenesis	8
In focus in HCB	7
Feasibility and safety of synchrotron-based X-ray phase contrast imaging as a technique complementary to histopathology analysis	7
Behaviors of nucleosomes with mutant histone H4s in euchromatic domains of living human cells	7
Differential cell architecture and microenvironmental responses of pretumoral and tumoral cellular models exposed to coverslip-induced hypoxia	7
An in vitro system for experimentally induced cryptorchidism	7
SOX2 expression in the pathogenesis of premalignant lesions of the uterine cervix: its histo-topographical distribution distinguishes between low- and high-grade CIN	7
Telocytes: history, origin, identification, structure, distribution, and functions	7
In focus in HCB	7
Placental progesterone and its receptor in HIV-infected pre-eclamptic women	7
ADAMTS-1, a multifunctional proteinase, in the uterus of both estrous cycle rats and ovariectomized rats can be regulated via hormones	7
FAK mediates mechanical signaling to maintain epithelial homeostasis through YAP/TAZ-TEADs	7
Quantitative analysis of cancer cell morphology using digital holography technology under high temperature stimulation	6
Distinct TYRO3 and PROS1 expression levels contribute to preeclampsia pathogenesis	6

iRhom2 deficiency reduces sepsis-induced mortality associated with the attenuation of lung macrophages in mice	6
Hyperglycaemia-induced impairment of the autorhythmicity and gap junction activity of mouse embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte-like cells	6
Placental neutrophil reverse trans-migration and maternal serum neutrophil extracellular trap expression in HIV infection co-morbid pre-eclampsia in women of African ancestry	6
Early unhealthy eating habits underlie morpho-functional changes in the liver and adipose tissue in male rats	6
Lercanidipine alleviates doxorubicin-induced lung injury by regulating PERK/CHOP and Bax/Bcl 2/Cyt c pathways	6
Effects of Ran-GTP/importin β inhibition on the meiotic division of porcine oocytes	6
The relationship of immunohistochemical SOX-2 staining with histopathological diagnosis in patients with abnormal colposcopic findings	6
Differential expression of small bowel TGFβ1 and TGFβ3 characterizes intestinal strictures in patients with fibrostenotic Crohn’s disease	6
In focus in HCB	6
Angiopoietins: multifaceted mediators in the pathogenesis of joint-related disorders	6
Dynamic chromosome association with nuclear organelles in living cells	6
Combined resveratrol and vitamin D treatment ameliorate inflammation-related liver fibrosis, ER stress, and apoptosis in a high-fructose diet/streptozotocin-induced T2DM model	5
GLAST versus GFAP as astroglial marker for the subcellular study of cannabinoid CB1 receptors in astrocytes	5
Comparative assessment of human chondroprogenitor viability and molecular phenotype in various parenteral transport media	5
Ultrastructure of spherites in the midgut diverticula and Malpighian tubules of the harvestman Amilenus aurantiacus during the winter diapause	5
Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: vimentin segregates at the invasive front of tumors in a murine xenograft model	5
Phosphoserine-86-HSPB1 (pS86-HSPB1) is cytoplasmic and highly induced in rat myometrium at labour	5
Multiscale fluorescence imaging of living samples	5
In situ sequence-specific visualization of single methylated cytosine on tissue sections using ICON probe and rolling-circle amplification	5
Expression and localization of CD63 in the intracellular vesicles of odontoblasts	5
A novel method for histological examination of hair follicles	5
Increased double-strand breaks in aged mouse male germ cells may result from changed expression of the genes essential for homologous recombination or nonhomologous end joining repair	5
In focus in HCB	5
In focus in HCB	5
Immunocytochemical detection of proteins within cellular structures inaccessible to specific antibodies	5
Selective targeting of lectins and their macropinocytosis in urothelial tumours: translation from in vitro to ex vivo	5
Nestin and osteocrin mRNA increases in human semitendinosus myotendinous junction 7 days after a single bout of eccentric exercise	5
Seasonal vascular plasticity in the mediobasal hypothalamus of the adult ewe	5
Characterization of focal adhesion proteins in rodent hepatic stellate cells	5
Endoplasmic reticulum stress affects mouse salivary protein secretion induced by chronic administration of an α1-adrenergic agonist	5