OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Cell Research is 31. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
An App knock-in rat model for Alzheimer’s disease exhibiting Aβ and tau pathologies, neuronal death and cognitive impairments	179
Author Correction: Whole-genome sequencing of 508 patients identifies key molecular features associated with poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	144
Receptome profiling identifies KREMEN1 and ASGR1 as alternative functional receptors of SARS-CoV-2	106
An exercise infusion benefits brain function	101
Structural basis of acyl-CoA transport across the peroxisomal membrane by human ABCD1	100
UHRF1: a novel metabolic guardian restricting AMPK activity	98
Heterogeneity in endothelial cells and widespread venous arterialization during early vascular development in mammals	90
Cryo-EM structure of the nuclear ring from Xenopus laevis nuclear pore complex	89
Zipper head mechanism of telomere synthesis by human telomerase	87
Revealing the secret behind Smo cholesterylation	85
Recombinant protein subunit vaccine booster following two-dose inactivated vaccines dramatically enhanced anti-RBD responses and neutralizing titers against SARS-CoV-2 and Variants of Concern	83
Structural insights into the membrane microdomain organization by SPFH family proteins	82
Loss of Spike N370 glycosylation as an important evolutionary event for the enhanced infectivity of SARS-CoV-2	76
EGFR signaling promotes nuclear translocation of plasma membrane protein TSPAN8 to enhance tumor progression via STAT3-mediated transcription	70
Regulators of tubulin polyglutamylation control nuclear shape and cilium disassembly by balancing microtubule and actin assembly	68
Molecular insights into ligand recognition and G protein coupling of the neuromodulatory orphan receptor GPR139	57
Cholesterylation of Smoothened is a calcium-accelerated autoreaction involving an intramolecular ester intermediate	51
How did a novel X-linked gene become essential for male determination?	47
SPFH protein cage — one ring to rule them all	46
Comparison of viral RNA–host protein interactomes across pathogenic RNA viruses informs rapid antiviral drug discovery for SARS-CoV-2	42
Leveraging immunochemotherapy for treating pancreatic cancer	40
Alluminating structure key to stress tolerance	36
Spontaneous necroptosis and autoinflammation are blocked by an inhibitory phosphorylation on MLKL during neonatal development	35
Sanofi-Cell Research outstanding paper award of 2020	32
Crystal structure and catalytic mechanism of the MbnBC holoenzyme required for methanobactin biosynthesis	31

K2P18.1 translates T cell receptor signals into thymic regulatory T cell development