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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Outside Front Cover	82
Editorial Board	65
Outside Back Cover	61
Editorial Board	53
Leveraging phylogenetic diversity: Cellular dynamics in non-model organisms	52
Outside Front Cover	51
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis	51
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes	48
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology	47
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer	45
Separation of powers: A key feature underlying the neuroprotective role of Retromer in age-related neurodegenerative disease?	42
Driving cancer: Motor and adaptor protein dysregulation in endocytic receptor signalling	42
Emerging mechanisms and dynamics of three-dimensional genome organisation at zygotic genome activation	41
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?	40
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling	39
Development of a multiciliated cell	36
Outside Back Cover	35
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?	33
Evolution and diversification of mitochondrial protein import systems	33
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells	32
Editorial Board	31
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?	31
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering	31
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations	30
The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces	29

The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments	29
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size	29
Outside Back Cover	28
Editorial Board	28
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic	28
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system	28