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
Evolution and diversification of mitochondrial protein import systems	33
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?	33
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells	32
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering	31
Editorial Board	31
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?	31
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations	30
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size	29

The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces	29
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments	29
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system	28
Outside Back Cover	28
Editorial Board	28
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic	28