OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Current Opinion in Cell Biology is 32. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Outside Front Cover	128
Editorial Board	124
Editorial Board	79
Outside Back Cover	78
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes	74
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling	62
Outside Front Cover	62
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?	60
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis	58
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer	55
Separation of powers: A key feature underlying the neuroprotective role of Retromer in age-related neurodegenerative disease?	49
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology	48
Emerging mechanisms and dynamics of three-dimensional genome organisation at zygotic genome activation	47
Outside Back Cover	46
Development of a multiciliated cell	46
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments	46
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?	44
The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces	43
Barotaxis: How cells live and move under pressure	42
Quantifying and visualising the nuances of cellular dynamics in vivo using intravital imaging	40
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?	40
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering	39
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells	37
Evolution and diversification of mitochondrial protein import systems	37
Cellular spartans at the pass: Emerging intricacies of cell competition in early and late tumorigenesis	36

In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations	36
Functional analysis of Hikeshi reveals physiological significance of nuclear Hsp70	35
Editorial Board	35
Outside Back Cover	35
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells	33
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues	33
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system	32
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic	32
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair	32