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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Outside Front Cover	78
Editorial Board	65
Editorial Board	59
Outside Back Cover	52
Leveraging phylogenetic diversity: Cellular dynamics in non-model organisms	51
Separation of powers: A key feature underlying the neuroprotective role of Retromer in age-related neurodegenerative disease?	49
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?	49
Driving cancer: Motor and adaptor protein dysregulation in endocytic receptor signalling	49
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis	49
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology	46
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes	45
Outside Front Cover	44
Emerging mechanisms and dynamics of three-dimensional genome organisation at zygotic genome activation	43
Development of a multiciliated cell	42
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer	41
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling	40
Outside Back Cover	40
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments	39
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?	38
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations	38
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells	38
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering	34
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?	33
Evolution and diversification of mitochondrial protein import systems	33
The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces	32

Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size	32
Outside Back Cover	30
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system	30
Editorial Board	29
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic	29
Advanced models of human skeletal muscle differentiation, development and disease: Three-dimensional cultures, organoids and beyond	29
Autophagy regulation by signaling	28
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair	28
Engines of change: Nonmuscle myosin II in mechanobiology	28
Functional analysis of Hikeshi reveals physiological significance of nuclear Hsp70	28
Reading oscillatory instructions: How cells achieve time-dependent responses to oscillating transcription factors	27
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells	27
Neocortex expansion in development and evolution—from genes to progenitor cell biology	27
Organizing principles underlying COPII-mediated transport	27
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues	27
A molecular systems perspective on calcium oscillations beyond ion fluxes	27
Cellular spartans at the pass: Emerging intricacies of cell competition in early and late tumorigenesis	27
The cellular and signaling dynamics of salamander limb regeneration	26
Nuclear lipid droplet: Guardian of nuclear membrane lipid homeostasis?	25
Publisher’s Note	25
The dynamic nuclear envelope: resilience in health and dysfunction in disease	25
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors	24
Rediscovering the intricacies of secretory granule biogenesis	24
The molecular biophysics of extracellular vimentin and its role in pathogen–host interactions	24
Deciphering the chromatin organization and dynamics for muscle stem cell function	24
Mitotic signalling in progenitor cells: Integrating cell division with cell specification	24
Protein folding and quality control during nuclear transport	24
In situ studies of membrane biology by cryo-electron tomography	23
Signaling oscillations: Molecular mechanisms and functional roles	23
License to drive: Receptor-mediated ER exit of proteins and lipids	23
The nature of the root clock at single cell resolution: Principles of communication and similarities with plant and animal pulsatile and circadian mechanisms	23
Navigating confinement: Mechanotransduction and metabolic adaptation	22
Shaping up: Recent advances in the study of plant calcium channels	22
Mechanobiology of myeloid cells	22
Sperm-specific proteins: new implications for diagnostic development and cancer immunotherapy	22
Mechanisms of cellular fitness and cell competition: Towards an integrated view	22
Decoding the cell nucleus	22
Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites	21
Outside Front Cover - Journal name, Cover image, Volume issue details, ISSN, Cover Date, Elsevier Logo and Society Logo if required	21
Vertex remodeling during epithelial morphogenesis	21
Dynamic structure of the cytoplasm	21
Stress-protecting harbors for hematopoietic stem cells	21
Follow the flow: Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell shape and movement	20
Regulatory events controlling ER-phagy	20
Rethinking tubulin acetylation: From regulation to cellular adaptation	20
Mechanical regulation of the Notch signaling pathway	20
The multidimensional roles of intermediate filaments - bridging genetic diversity with form, functions, and targets	19
Replication-transcription symbiosis in the mammalian nucleus: The art of living together	19
Nuclear speckle biology: At the cross-roads of discovery and functional analysis	19
Emergence of neuron types	19

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