OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Trends in Biochemical Sciences is 44. 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	410
Adding post-translational modifications and protein–protein interactions to protein schematics	218
Subscription and Copyright Information	195
Multiplayer virtual reality for understanding biomolecular structures	118
System reset: topoisomerase 1 clears mitotic DNA for transcriptional memory	114
Subscription and Copyright Information	111
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Engineered protein inhibitors for precise targeting of matrix metalloproteinases	104
Conserved signaling gears that sustain circadian clock robustness	104
Intrinsic and extrinsic regulators of Aux/IAA protein degradation dynamics	104
Novel machine learning approaches revolutionize protein knowledge	97
Advisory Board and Contents	95
Harnessing the power of peptides: advances and collaborations in biochemistry	92
Decoding ceramide function: how localization shapes cellular fate and how to study it	87
Understanding peptide hormones: from precursor proteins to bioactive molecules	87
Cellular oxidants and the proteostasis network: balance between activation and destruction	82
Fragment-based drug discovery supports drugging ‘undruggable’ protein–protein interactions	77
The CYTOLD and ERTOLD pathways for lipid droplet–protein targeting	76
CRISPR/Cas9 boosts wheat yield by reducing brassinosteroid signaling	74
From lead to market: chemical approaches to transform peptides into therapeutics	73
Did circular DNA shape the evolution of mammalian genomes?	72
Molecular mechanisms of heat shock factor 1 regulation	68
Exploiting enzyme evolution for computational protein design	68
Transcription-coupled nucleosome assembly	67
Structural diversity of the CE-clan proteases in bacteria to disarm host ubiquitin defenses	66

Proteasome-derived peptides: separating the trash from the recycling	64
Transcription-coupled global genomic repair in E. coli	63
The transition phase: preparing to launch a laboratory	61
Using graphs and charts in scientific figures	58
Transcription factor IID parks and drives preinitiation complexes at sharp or broad promoters	57
Diverse heterochromatin states restricting cell identity and reprogramming	56
Subconductance states add complexity to Piezo1 gating model	55
Autophagy regulation by phase separation, avidity, and wetting	54
Small RNA and Toll-like receptor interactions: origins and disease mechanisms	54
Microtubule nucleation for spindle assembly: one molecule at a time	53
Structural parasitology of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum	51
Mitochondrial dynamics and pore formation in regulated cell death pathways	50
Glucokinase: from allosteric glucose sensing to disease variants	49
Cotranslational sorting and processing of newly synthesized proteins in eukaryotes	47
Exploring membrane asymmetry and its effects on membrane proteins	47
Determining and interpreting protein lifetimes in mammalian tissues	45
Two hearts beat as one: the debate over RAS dimers continues	44
Creative approaches using proximity labeling to gain new biological insights	44
Mitochondrial tRNA processing: a neutral evolutionary ratchet innovation	44
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The HIF axes in cancer: angiogenesis, metabolism, and immune-modulation	44
Seeing the forest through the trees: characterizing the glycoproteome	44
Activation, decommissioning, and dememorization: enhancers in a life cycle	44