OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Trends in Cell Biology is 56. 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
Advisory Board and Contents	414
(Alternative) transcription start sites as regulators of RNA processing	282
Unlocking Latin America´s scientific potential: challenges and opportunities in a globalized world	264
HELLS: the transcriptional sentinel	236
An ATM D-compartmentalization in DNA damage response	188
DNA-PKcs kinase activity orchestrates both end-processing and end-ligation	181
Modulating cell-free DNA biology as the next frontier in liquid biopsies	176
The postdoctoral blueprint part one: creating a niche	149
Centrosomes and cancer: balancing tumor-promoting and inhibitory roles	138
Plasticity of cancer invasion and energy metabolism	135
The bidirectional relationship between metabolism and cell cycle control	134
Subscription and Copyright Information	132
Translation is an emerging constraint on protein homeostasis in ageing	132
Subscription and Copyright Information	128
Advisory Board and Contents	125
Cytoplasmic mtDNA clearance suppresses inflammatory immune responses	119
A glitch in the matrix: organ-specific matrisomes in metastatic niches	112
Bucket lists must be completed during cell death	111
Olfaction: an emerging regulator of longevity and metabolism	110
Regulation of lipid droplet dynamics and lipid homeostasis by hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase proteins	104
Where protein structure and cell diversity meet	100
Primary ciliary signaling: links with the cell cycle	95
The multifaceted mitochondrial OXA insertase	92
Optical tweezers across scales in cell biology	92
Opportunities and challenges for deep learning in cell dynamics research	90

Multifaceted mitochondrial quality control in brown adipose tissue	86
Subscription and Copyright Information	86
The emergence of the stem cell niche	85
tRNA modifications: insights into their role in human cancers	85
Interphase microtubules in nuclear organization and genome maintenance	83
DDX47 untangles R-loops with only certain other helicases	81
POGK is a domesticated KRAB domain-containing transposable element with tumor suppressive functions in breast cancer	79
Bioelectric regulation of intestinal stem cells	75
Progress and limitations in engineering cellular adhesion for research and therapeutics	75
Sublethal engagement of apoptotic pathways in residual cancer	74
Cultured meat: creative solutions for a cell biological problem	71
Diverse routes to mitophagy governed by ubiquitylation and mitochondrial import	70
Lessons in longevity from blood stem cells under protein stress	70
Deciphering the significance of p53 mutant proteins	69
Advisory Board and Contents	68
Subscription and Copyright Information	68
Self-inflicted DNA breaks in cell differentiation and cancer	67
Moonlighting translation factors: multifunctionality drives diverse gene regulation	66
Visualizing intracellular target antigens in live cells	64
Reimagining journal clubs for inclusive scientific training	64
Tumor–stromal metabolic crosstalk in pancreatic cancer	62
Wnt signalling in cell division: from mechanisms to tissue engineering	61
Reprogramming transcription after DNA damage: recognition, response, repair, and restart	61
Accessible high-speed image-activated cell sorting	60
Shared genetic and epigenetic changes link aging and cancer	59
Biomolecular condensates: hubs of Hippo-YAP/TAZ signaling in cancer	59
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein degradation by ER-associated degradation and ER-phagy	58
Built to last: lysosome remodeling and repair in health and disease	58
Subscription and Copyright Information	57
Young researchers series #3	56
Young researchers series #3	56
Advisory Board and Contents	56
Young researchers series #7	56
Transcription-coupled repair of DNA–protein crosslinks	56