OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Cell Biology is 25. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Advisory Board and Contents	521
Centrosomes and cancer: balancing tumor-promoting and inhibitory roles	395
Translation is an emerging constraint on protein homeostasis in ageing	308
HELLS: the transcriptional sentinel	301
Understanding human embryogenesis by building programmable stem cell-based models	250
Unlocking Latin America´s scientific potential: challenges and opportunities in a globalized world	231
DNA-PKcs kinase activity orchestrates both end-processing and end-ligation	228
The bidirectional relationship between metabolism and cell cycle control	186
An ATM D-compartmentalization in DNA damage response	175
Modulating cell-free DNA biology as the next frontier in liquid biopsies	169
The postdoctoral blueprint part one: creating a niche	163
(Alternative) transcription start sites as regulators of RNA processing	162
Plasticity of cancer invasion and energy metabolism	158
Optical tweezers across scales in cell biology	154
Cytoplasmic mtDNA clearance suppresses inflammatory immune responses	152
Regulation of lipid droplet dynamics and lipid homeostasis by hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase proteins	138
Subscription and Copyright Information	128
Olfaction: an emerging regulator of longevity and metabolism	124
Advisory Board and Contents	122
Subscription and Copyright Information	116
Where protein structure and cell diversity meet	116
What makes genes burst	111
Bucket lists must be completed during cell death	110
Membrane curvature at the ER–PM contact sites	109
A glitch in the matrix: organ-specific matrisomes in metastatic niches	108

The multifaceted mitochondrial OXA insertase	103
Lessons in longevity from blood stem cells under protein stress	102
Opportunities and challenges for deep learning in cell dynamics research	102
Optimality as a framework for understanding developmental robustness	91
The promiscuous ribosomal P-stalk: a new functional portrait	88
POGK is a domesticated KRAB domain-containing transposable element with tumor suppressive functions in breast cancer	85
Progress and limitations in engineering cellular adhesion for research and therapeutics	81
The emergence of the stem cell niche	80
Deciphering the significance of p53 mutant proteins	79
DDX47 untangles R-loops with only certain other helicases	78
tRNA modifications: insights into their role in human cancers	77
Subscription and Copyright Information	77
Bioelectric regulation of intestinal stem cells	76
Cultured meat: creative solutions for a cell biological problem	75
Multifaceted mitochondrial quality control in brown adipose tissue	74
Diverse routes to mitophagy governed by ubiquitylation and mitochondrial import	74
Visualizing intracellular target antigens in live cells	73
Sublethal engagement of apoptotic pathways in residual cancer	73
Advisory Board and Contents	72
Reimagining journal clubs for inclusive scientific training	71
Moonlighting translation factors: multifunctionality drives diverse gene regulation	69
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein degradation by ER-associated degradation and ER-phagy	68
Reprogramming transcription after DNA damage: recognition, response, repair, and restart	68
Tumor–stromal metabolic crosstalk in pancreatic cancer	67
Mitochondrial transfer at the crossroads of cancer, stromal, and immune cells	67
Built to last: lysosome remodeling and repair in health and disease	67
Wnt signalling in cell division: from mechanisms to tissue engineering	65
Biomolecular condensates: hubs of Hippo-YAP/TAZ signaling in cancer	65
Self-inflicted DNA breaks in cell differentiation and cancer	65
Accessible high-speed image-activated cell sorting	61
Fun in the sun: ribosomes defend against UV irradiation	60
Shared genetic and epigenetic changes link aging and cancer	60
Advisory Board and Contents	59
Unique architectural features of mammalian mitochondrial protein synthesis	59
ERMCS Ca2+ transmission fuels cell division	58
Advisory Board and Contents	57
Embryos burn fat in standby	56
Transcription-coupled repair of DNA–protein crosslinks	56
Advisory Board and Contents	56
Membrane remodeling and trafficking piloted by SARS-CoV-2	56
Advisory Board and Contents	56
Young researchers series #7	54
Subscription and Copyright Information	54
Young researchers series #3	53
Young researchers series #3	52
Revealing new biology from multiplexed, metal-isotope-tagged, single-cell readouts	52
Thermoporter: a new regulatory mechanism for mitochondrial calcium uniporter activity	51
Meiotic spindle pushed outward by inward organelle packing	50
Targeting SHP1 and SHP2 to suppress tumors and enhance immunosurveillance	50
Filopodia: integrating cellular functions with theoretical models	49

Telomere dynamics as mediators of gut microbiota–host interactions	49
Differentiation of the tumor microenvironment: are CAFs the Organizer?	49
Intravital and high-content multiplex imaging of the immune system	48
Mechanical communication in fibrosis progression	48
Advisory Board and Contents	47
Lysosomal functions of progranulin and implications for treatment of frontotemporal dementia	47
Advisory Board and Contents	46
Putative homeostatic role of cancer driver mutations	45
Subscription and Copyright Information	43
Orientational cell adhesions (OCAs) for tissue morphogenesis	43
Increased O-GlcNAcylation connects metabolic to transcriptional reprogramming during pathophysiological cell activation	42
Oxidative DNA damage and repair at non-coding regulatory regions	42
Order from chaos: cellular asymmetries explained with modelling	42
ER: a critical hub for STING signaling regulation	41
The idiosyncrasies of oocytes	40
Cell cycle regulation by the ribotoxic stress response	39
Modulation of membrane–cytoskeleton interactions: ezrin as key player	39
Chaperone networks are shaped by cellular differentiation and identity	39
Versatility of gasdermin D beyond pyroptosis	38
Young researchers series #6	38
Bloodhounds chasing the origin of blood cells	38
Disruption of lineage integrity as a precursor to breast tumor initiation	38
Cellular mechanics during division of a genomically minimal cell	38
Phase separation on microtubules: from droplet formation to cellular function?	38
Sugar symphony: glycosylation in cancer metabolism and stemness	37
Mechanical regulation of cell-cycle progression and division	37
The amoeboid state as part of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition programme	37
Regulation of gene expression by glycolytic and gluconeogenic enzymes	37
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Lysosomal enzyme trafficking: from molecular mechanisms to human diseases	36
Patterns in the tapestry of chromatin-bound RB	36
Creating inclusive environments in cell biology by casual mentoring	35
Subscription and Copyright Information	35
New job for an old tool: PI3Kβ phosphorylates OGT to regulate acetyl-CoA in glioblastoma	34
Immune surveillance of senescence: potential application to age-related diseases	33
Subscription and Copyright Information	33
Advisory Board and Contents	33
The neuronal-like behaviour of macrophages	33
Hierarchical folding of the catalytic core during mitochondrial ribosome biogenesis	32
Advisory Board and Contents	32
Hidden protein functions and what they may teach us	32
Subscription and Copyright Information	32
The peroxisome: an up-and-coming organelle in immunometabolism	31
The adipocyte supersystem of insulin and cAMP signaling	31
Death by ribosome	31
Spermidine – an old molecule with a new age-defying immune function	31
Extracellular vesicle-mediated crosstalk in tumor microenvironment dominates tumor fate	31
Spatiotemporal dynamic regulation of membraneless organelles by chaperone networks	31
Changing the culture for the future: time to take brain drain in academics seriously	30
The many faces of H3.3 in regulating chromatin in embryonic stem cells and beyond	30
Advisory Board and Contents	29
Young researchers series #2	29
The Cys/N-degron pathway in the ubiquitin–proteasome system and autophagy	28
The epigenetic landscape of mesenchymal stem cell and extracellular vesicle therapy	28
Muscle is a stage, and cells and factors are merely players	28
CS proteins and ubiquitination: orchestrating DNA repair with transcription and cell division	28
Quality control of mitochondrial nucleoids	27
ER remodeling via lipid metabolism	26
Advisory Board and Contents	26
The ubiquitin–proteasome system links NADPH metabolism to ferroptosis	26
Stress-induced cell depolarization through the MAP kinase–Cdc42 axis	26
Subscription and Copyright Information	26
Calcium homeostasis and cancer: insights from endoplasmic reticulum-centered organelle communications	26
Regulated circRNA nuclear export in neuronal differentiation	26
Advisory Board and Contents	25
Advisory Board and Contents	25