OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Trends in Biochemical Sciences is 48. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
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Capturing 3D macromolecule structure in 2D images	238
Lipidation status of single membrane-associated ATG8 proteins	214
Hypoxia research, where to now?	150
Synaptoneurolipidomics: lipidomics in the study of synaptic function	147
Decoding ceramide function: how localization shapes cellular fate and how to study it	143
A wrinkle in timers: evolutionary rewiring of conserved biological timekeepers	136
Chromatin Regulation through Ubiquitin and Ubiquitin-like Histone Modifications	131
From lead to market: chemical approaches to transform peptides into therapeutics	131
SRC homology 3 domains: multifaceted binding modules	125
Transporter Specificity: A Tale of Loosened Elevator-Sliding	119
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CRISPR/Cas9 boosts wheat yield by reducing brassinosteroid signaling	105
Fragment-based drug discovery supports drugging ‘undruggable’ protein–protein interactions	94
Oxytocin and vasopressin signaling in health and disease	89
A special series on scientific figure development	88
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Recruiting women faculty through inclusive, family-friendly practices	84
How to compile different types of structural visualizations in one panel	83
Chemical probes for imaging cellular compartmentalization	81
New paradigm for teaching scientific writing in STEM	80
Turning science into cover art	79
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One Ring to Rule them All? Structural and Functional Diversity in the Nuclear Pore Complex	77
A NuRD for all seasons	77

Z-DNA at the crossroads: untangling its role in genome dynamics	72
Creating overview and summary figures	72
Advisory Board and Contents	71
Depicting protein structures as schematics	71
System reset: topoisomerase 1 clears mitotic DNA for transcriptional memory	67
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To Ub or not to Ub: a regulatory question in TGF-β signaling	63
Adding post-translational modifications and protein–protein interactions to protein schematics	63
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RNA levers and switches controlling viral gene expression	62
Wrapping up a special series on scientific figure development	62
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Mps1 kinase functions in mitotic spindle assembly and error correction	57
Physiological media advance cell culture experiments	57
Immunometabolism in atherosclerosis: a new understanding of an old disease	54
Discordant skeletal muscle gene and protein responses to exercise	53
Exploring cross-α amyloids: from functional roles to design innovations	53
Migrasome biogenesis: when biochemistry meets biophysics on membranes	52
Trials and tribulations of statistical significance in biochemistry and omics	51
Size does matter: piRNA and miRNA targeting	49
The Spatial Organization of Sister Chromatids	48
Microbial Prions: Dawn of a New Era	48