OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Current Opinion in Cell Biology is 28. 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
Outside Front Cover	74
Outside Front Cover	63
Editorial Board	58
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes	51
Separation of powers: A key feature underlying the neuroprotective role of Retromer in age-related neurodegenerative disease?	51
Outside Back Cover	49
Development of a multiciliated cell	48
Editorial Board	48
Leveraging phylogenetic diversity: Cellular dynamics in non-model organisms	46
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling	45
Emerging mechanisms and dynamics of three-dimensional genome organisation at zygotic genome activation	43
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis	41
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer	40
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?	40
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology	40
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments	39
Outside Back Cover	39
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?	39
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells	38
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations	37
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering	33
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?	33
The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces	32
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells	32
Evolution and diversification of mitochondrial protein import systems	32

Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size	32
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic	30
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system	29
Outside Back Cover	28
Editorial Board	28