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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Outside Front Cover	74
Outside Front Cover	63
Editorial Board	58
Separation of powers: A key feature underlying the neuroprotective role of Retromer in age-related neurodegenerative disease?	51
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes	51
Outside Back Cover	49
Editorial Board	48
Development of a multiciliated cell	48
Leveraging phylogenetic diversity: Cellular dynamics in non-model organisms	46
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling	45
Emerging mechanisms and dynamics of three-dimensional genome organisation at zygotic genome activation	43
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis	41
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?	40
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology	40
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer	40
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?	39
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments	39
Outside Back Cover	39
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells	38
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations	37
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?	33
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering	33
Evolution and diversification of mitochondrial protein import systems	32
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size	32
The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces	32

Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells	32
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic	30
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system	29
Outside Back Cover	28
Editorial Board	28
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues	27
Functional analysis of Hikeshi reveals physiological significance of nuclear Hsp70	27
Cellular spartans at the pass: Emerging intricacies of cell competition in early and late tumorigenesis	27
Engines of change: Nonmuscle myosin II in mechanobiology	27
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair	27
Nuclear lipid droplet: Guardian of nuclear membrane lipid homeostasis?	26
Advanced models of human skeletal muscle differentiation, development and disease: Three-dimensional cultures, organoids and beyond	26
Mitotic signalling in progenitor cells: Integrating cell division with cell specification	26
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors	26
A molecular systems perspective on calcium oscillations beyond ion fluxes	26
Reading oscillatory instructions: How cells achieve time-dependent responses to oscillating transcription factors	25
The molecular biophysics of extracellular vimentin and its role in pathogen–host interactions	25
Navigating confinement: Mechanotransduction and metabolic adaptation	24
Neocortex expansion in development and evolution—from genes to progenitor cell biology	24
Dynamic structure of the cytoplasm	24
Organizing principles underlying COPII-mediated transport	24
Publisher’s Note	24
The dynamic nuclear envelope: resilience in health and dysfunction in disease	24
The cellular and signaling dynamics of salamander limb regeneration	24
Follow the flow: Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell shape and movement	23
License to drive: Receptor-mediated ER exit of proteins and lipids	23
Sperm-specific proteins: new implications for diagnostic development and cancer immunotherapy	23
Vertex remodeling during epithelial morphogenesis	23
Rediscovering the intricacies of secretory granule biogenesis	22
Mechanisms of cellular fitness and cell competition: Towards an integrated view	22
In situ studies of membrane biology by cryo-electron tomography	22
Mitochondria and cell death signalling	22
Protein folding and quality control during nuclear transport	21
Shaping up: Recent advances in the study of plant calcium channels	21
Mechanobiology of myeloid cells	21
Mechanical regulation of the Notch signaling pathway	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
Stress-protecting harbors for hematopoietic stem cells	20
Outside Front Cover - Journal name, Cover image, Volume issue details, ISSN, Cover Date, Elsevier Logo and Society Logo if required	20
Rethinking tubulin acetylation: From regulation to cellular adaptation	20
Decoding the cell nucleus	20
Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites	20
Deciphering the chromatin organization and dynamics for muscle stem cell function	20
The multidimensional roles of intermediate filaments - bridging genetic diversity with form, functions, and targets	19
Regulatory events controlling ER-phagy	19
Replication-transcription symbiosis in the mammalian nucleus: The art of living together	19
Signaling oscillations: Molecular mechanisms and functional roles	19
Interplay between Notch signaling and mechanical forces during developmental patterning processes	18
Transmit and protect: The mechanical functions of intermediate filaments	18
Opening the gate: Complexity and modularity of the nuclear pore scaffold and basket	18

Emergence of neuron types	18
New directions in epithelial mechanoadaptation	18
Replicating chromatin in the nucleus: A histone variant perspective	18
Nuclear speckle biology: At the cross-roads of discovery and functional analysis	17
Outside Back Cover	17
Waves of change: Dynamic actomyosin networks in embryonic development	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
Editorial overview – Differentiation: the driver of development	16
ER and Golgi trafficking in axons, dendrites, and glial processes	16
Mechanisms controlling the mechanical properties of the nuclei	16
Jagged-mediated development and disease: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications for Alagille syndrome	16
Cytoskeletal form and function in mammalian oocytes and zygotes	16
Cellularization across eukaryotes: Conserved mechanisms and novel strategies	16
Roads and hubs of unconventional protein secretion	15
Multiscale modelling of chromatin organisation: Resolving nucleosomes at near-atomistic resolution inside genes	15
Nanoscale mechano-adaption of integrin-based cell adhesions: New tools and techniques lead the way	15
Outside Front Cover	15
Impact of organelle architecture on oocyte developmental potential	15
Editorial Board	15
Exploring the dynamic behavior of leukocytes with zebrafish	15
Nuclear biophysics: Spatial coordination of transcriptional dynamics?	15
Myosin 2 – A general contractor for the cytoskeleton	15
Posttranslational modifications of keratins and their associated proteins as therapeutic targets in keratin diseases	14
Functional organization of RNA polymerase II in nuclear subcompartments	14
Macromolecular crowding: Sensing without a sensor	14
Septin dynamics and organization in mammalian cells	14
SMC complexes: Lifting the lid on loop extrusion	14
Protein quality control at the Golgi	14
Calcium wave propagation during cell extrusion	14
Outside Back Cover	13
Editorial Board	13
Editorial Board	13
Building the phagocytic cup on an actin scaffold	13
Cadherin-linked morphogen gradient actualizes robust tissue patterning	13
Outside Front Cover	13
Emerging methods and applications in 3D genomics	13
Biomolecular condensates in epithelial junctions	13
Regulation of immune cell development, differentiation and function by stromal Notch ligands	13