OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Cell Biology is 13. 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
Outside Front Cover	62
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling	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
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic	32
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair	32
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system	32
Decoding mechanical cues by molecular mechanotransduction	31
Advanced models of human skeletal muscle differentiation, development and disease: Three-dimensional cultures, organoids and beyond	30
Engines of change: Nonmuscle myosin II in mechanobiology	30
Intravital microscopy to illuminate cell state plasticity during metastasis	28
Publisher’s Note	28
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size	28
The dynamic nuclear envelope: resilience in health and dysfunction in disease	27
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors	27
Nuclear lipid droplet: Guardian of nuclear membrane lipid homeostasis?	27
A molecular systems perspective on calcium oscillations beyond ion fluxes	26
Reading oscillatory instructions: How cells achieve time-dependent responses to oscillating transcription factors	26
Organizing principles underlying COPII-mediated transport	25
Mitotic signalling in progenitor cells: Integrating cell division with cell specification	25
The cellular and signaling dynamics of salamander limb regeneration	25
Decoding the cell nucleus	24
Neocortex expansion in development and evolution—from genes to progenitor cell biology	24
Outside Front Cover - Journal name, Cover image, Volume issue details, ISSN, Cover Date, Elsevier Logo and Society Logo if required	24
The molecular biophysics of extracellular vimentin and its role in pathogen–host interactions	24
Rethinking tubulin acetylation: From regulation to cellular adaptation	23
Mechanical regulation of the Notch signaling pathway	23
In situ studies of membrane biology by cryo-electron tomography	23
Stress-protecting harbors for hematopoietic stem cells	23
Vertex remodeling during epithelial morphogenesis	22
Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites	22
Endoplasmic reticulum composition and form: Proteins in and out	22
Follow the flow: Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell shape and movement	22
Protein folding and quality control during nuclear transport	22
Mechanobiology of myeloid cells	21
Deciphering the chromatin organization and dynamics for muscle stem cell function	21
License to drive: Receptor-mediated ER exit of proteins and lipids	21
The nature of the root clock at single cell resolution: Principles of communication and similarities with plant and animal pulsatile and circadian mechanisms	21
Sperm-specific proteins: new implications for diagnostic development and cancer immunotherapy	21
Navigating confinement: Mechanotransduction and metabolic adaptation	21
Regulatory events controlling ER-phagy	21
Rediscovering the intricacies of secretory granule biogenesis	20
Shaping up: Recent advances in the study of plant calcium channels	20
Mitochondria and cell death signalling	20
Dynamic structure of the cytoplasm	20
Find your coat: Using correlative light and electron microscopy to study intracellular protein coats	20
Signaling oscillations: Molecular mechanisms and functional roles	20
The multidimensional roles of intermediate filaments - bridging genetic diversity with form, functions, and targets	20

Opening the gate: Complexity and modularity of the nuclear pore scaffold and basket	19
New directions in epithelial mechanoadaptation	19
Replication-transcription symbiosis in the mammalian nucleus: The art of living together	19
Replicating chromatin in the nucleus: A histone variant perspective	19
Interplay between Notch signaling and mechanical forces during developmental patterning processes	19
Emergence of neuron types	19
Nuclear speckle biology: At the cross-roads of discovery and functional analysis	18
Waves of change: Dynamic actomyosin networks in embryonic development	18
Transmit and protect: The mechanical functions of intermediate filaments	18
Mechanisms controlling the mechanical properties of the nuclei	18
Spatiotemporal regulation of switching front–rear cell polarity	18
Editorial overview – Differentiation: the driver of development	18
Cytoskeletal form and function in mammalian oocytes and zygotes	17
Jagged-mediated development and disease: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications for Alagille syndrome	17
Cellularization across eukaryotes: Conserved mechanisms and novel strategies	17
Extracellular matrix dynamics: A key regulator of cell migration across length-scales and systems	17
Impact of organelle architecture on oocyte developmental potential	17
Cytoskeletal control of the secretory immune synapse	17
Outside Back Cover	17
Septin dynamics and organization in mammalian cells	16
Outside Front Cover	16
Myosin 2 – A general contractor for the cytoskeleton	16
ER and Golgi trafficking in axons, dendrites, and glial processes	16
Posttranslational modifications of keratins and their associated proteins as therapeutic targets in keratin diseases	16
Editorial Board	16
Nanoscale mechano-adaption of integrin-based cell adhesions: New tools and techniques lead the way	15
Nuclear biophysics: Spatial coordination of transcriptional dynamics?	15
Functional organization of RNA polymerase II in nuclear subcompartments	15
Exploring the dynamic behavior of leukocytes with zebrafish	15
Roads and hubs of unconventional protein secretion	15
Protein quality control at the Golgi	15
Multiscale modelling of chromatin organisation: Resolving nucleosomes at near-atomistic resolution inside genes	14
SMC complexes: Lifting the lid on loop extrusion	14
Calcium wave propagation during cell extrusion	14
Macromolecular crowding: Sensing without a sensor	14
Editorial Board	13
Outside Front Cover	13
Signal integration in forward and reverse neutrophil migration: Fundamentals and emerging mechanisms	13
Inter-organ communication in Drosophila: Lipoproteins, adipokines, and immune-metabolic coordination	13
Emerging methods and applications in 3D genomics	13
Editorial Board	13
The redox-responsive roles of intermediate filaments in cellular stress detection, integration and mitigation	13
Cadherin-linked morphogen gradient actualizes robust tissue patterning	13
Outside Back Cover	13
Regulation of immune cell development, differentiation and function by stromal Notch ligands	13
Editorial Board	13
Cytoskeletal symmetry breaking in animal cells	13
Biomolecular condensates in epithelial junctions	13
From brain-sparing to prioritised tumour growth: Insights into tumour-host interactions	13
Principles of regeneration revealed by the planarian eye	13