OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Trends in Cell Biology is 59. 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
Advisory Board and Contents	482
Translation is an emerging constraint on protein homeostasis in ageing	344
Unlocking Latin America´s scientific potential: challenges and opportunities in a globalized world	290
Understanding human embryogenesis by building programmable stem cell-based models	279
Centrosomes and cancer: balancing tumor-promoting and inhibitory roles	218
DNA-PKcs kinase activity orchestrates both end-processing and end-ligation	213
An ATM D-compartmentalization in DNA damage response	203
The postdoctoral blueprint part one: creating a niche	167
Modulating cell-free DNA biology as the next frontier in liquid biopsies	156
HELLS: the transcriptional sentinel	152
(Alternative) transcription start sites as regulators of RNA processing	150
Plasticity of cancer invasion and energy metabolism	150
The bidirectional relationship between metabolism and cell cycle control	146
What makes genes burst	142
Optical tweezers across scales in cell biology	141
Olfaction: an emerging regulator of longevity and metabolism	135
Where protein structure and cell diversity meet	130
Advisory Board and Contents	125
Subscription and Copyright Information	117
Subscription and Copyright Information	105
Primary ciliary signaling: links with the cell cycle	103
Opportunities and challenges for deep learning in cell dynamics research	102
Regulation of lipid droplet dynamics and lipid homeostasis by hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase proteins	101
Bucket lists must be completed during cell death	101
A glitch in the matrix: organ-specific matrisomes in metastatic niches	101

Cytoplasmic mtDNA clearance suppresses inflammatory immune responses	98
The multifaceted mitochondrial OXA insertase	97
Lessons in longevity from blood stem cells under protein stress	95
POGK is a domesticated KRAB domain-containing transposable element with tumor suppressive functions in breast cancer	91
The promiscuous ribosomal P-stalk: a new functional portrait	83
DDX47 untangles R-loops with only certain other helicases	82
Optimality as a framework for understanding developmental robustness	82
Subscription and Copyright Information	81
Bioelectric regulation of intestinal stem cells	79
Sublethal engagement of apoptotic pathways in residual cancer	75
Multifaceted mitochondrial quality control in brown adipose tissue	74
tRNA modifications: insights into their role in human cancers	74
Diverse routes to mitophagy governed by ubiquitylation and mitochondrial import	72
Progress and limitations in engineering cellular adhesion for research and therapeutics	72
Cultured meat: creative solutions for a cell biological problem	72
The emergence of the stem cell niche	71
Deciphering the significance of p53 mutant proteins	70
Visualizing intracellular target antigens in live cells	70
Reimagining journal clubs for inclusive scientific training	69
Advisory Board and Contents	69
Subscription and Copyright Information	68
Self-inflicted DNA breaks in cell differentiation and cancer	68
Moonlighting translation factors: multifunctionality drives diverse gene regulation	67
Reprogramming transcription after DNA damage: recognition, response, repair, and restart	67
Accessible high-speed image-activated cell sorting	66
Wnt signalling in cell division: from mechanisms to tissue engineering	64
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein degradation by ER-associated degradation and ER-phagy	63
Built to last: lysosome remodeling and repair in health and disease	62
Shared genetic and epigenetic changes link aging and cancer	62
Biomolecular condensates: hubs of Hippo-YAP/TAZ signaling in cancer	62
Tumor–stromal metabolic crosstalk in pancreatic cancer	61
Fun in the sun: ribosomes defend against UV irradiation	60
Telomere dynamics as mediators of gut microbiota–host interactions	59
Advisory Board and Contents	59
Transcription-coupled repair of DNA–protein crosslinks	59