OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Molecular Cell is 90. 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
Meet the authors: Mei-Sheng Xiao, Arun Prasath Damodaran, and Thomas Gonatopoulos-Pournatzis	981
Meet the authors: Shouqiao Hou and Daichao Xu	603
Meet the authors: Meiling Wang, Wenjing Li, and Weixing Zhao	585
TADs do not stay in the loop	546
A DNA helicase remodeling proteins: How DNA-protein crosslink repair unfolds via FANCJ	365
S6K1 Regulates GSK3 under Conditions of mTOR-Dependent Feedback Inhibition of Akt	340
You shall not pass! Unveiling the barriers for cohesin-mediated loop extrusion	326
Mitochondria: A “pacemaker” for species-specific development	324
Hydrogen sulfide: A whiff of trouble for cancer cell survival	311
CRAMP1-dependent histone H1 biogenesis is essential for topoisomerase II inhibitor tolerance	300
Structural determinants of DANGEROUS MIX 3, an alpha/beta hydrolase that triggers NLR-mediated genetic incompatibility in plants	274
The power of two: Combining imaging and sequencing as readouts for in vivo pooled genetic screens	258
eIF4G as a switch for heat shock mRNA translation	252
STING: Stay near to STIM(1) neuroprotection	248
Gene architecture directs splicing outcome in separate nuclear spatial regions	240
Sticky business: Rationalizing CRBN’s zinc-finger targeting by molecular glues	212
TIGR on the loose: A dual-guide RNA system for DNA targeting	207
HelR is a helicase-like protein that protects RNA polymerase from rifamycin antibiotics	205
RNA polymerase and ppGpp deliver a one-two punch to antibiotics	205
The GATOR2 complex maintains lysosomal-autophagic function by inhibiting the protein degradation of MiT/TFEs	201
Nucleosomes specify co-factor access to p53	200
NSD1 mediates antagonism between SWI/SNF and polycomb complexes and is required for transcriptional activation upon EZH2 inhibition	189
HSP90 buffers deleterious genetic variations in BRCA1	189
Developmental and housekeeping transcriptional programs in Drosophila require distinct chromatin remodelers	186
Mapping subcellular localizations of unannotated microproteins and alternative proteins with MicroID	182

POLθ prevents MRE11-NBS1-CtIP-dependent fork breakage in the absence of BRCA2/RAD51 by filling lagging-strand gaps	182
Pooled tagging and hydrophobic targeting of endogenous proteins for unbiased mapping of unfolded protein responses	174
SLC4A7 and mTORC1 raise nucleotide synthesis with bicarbonate	167
Glycerophosphodiesters inhibit lysosomal phospholipid catabolism in Batten disease	166
Viperin triggers ribosome collision-dependent translation inhibition to restrict viral replication	165
Loss of TAX1BP1-Directed Autophagy Results in Protein Aggregate Accumulation in the Brain	164
Liquid phase separation of NEMO induced by polyubiquitin chains activates NF-κB	158
Altered nucleocytoplasmic export of adenosine-rich circRNAs by PABPC1 contributes to neuronal function	156
FUBP1 is a general splicing factor facilitating 3′ splice site recognition and splicing of long introns	153
Cryo-EM structure of the Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 complex reveals the molecular mechanism of scaffolding functions	146
Discovery of a large-scale, cell-state-responsive allosteric switch in the 7SK RNA using DANCE-MaP	146
RNA:DNA hybrids from Okazaki fragments contribute to establish the Ku-mediated barrier to replication-fork degradation	145
The molecular basis of tRNA selectivity by human pseudouridine synthase 3	142
SARS-CoV-2 RNA stabilizes host mRNAs to elicit immunopathogenesis	142
Spatial control of m6A deposition on enhancer and promoter RNAs through co-acetylation of METTL3 and H3K27 on chromatin	140
Energy sensor AMPK gamma regulates translation via phosphatase PPP6C independent of AMPK alpha	136
DNA damage promotes HLA class I presentation by stimulating a pioneer round of translation-associated antigen production	135
Citrulline depletion by ASS1 is required for proinflammatory macrophage activation and immune responses	130
Sister chromatid cohesion halts DNA loop expansion	129
INTAC endonuclease and phosphatase modules differentially regulate transcription by RNA polymerase II	126
Structural basis of SARM1 activation, substrate recognition, and inhibition by small molecules	121
ZBP1 senses spliceosome stress through Z-RNA:DNA hybrid recognition	121
Targeted pseudouridylation: An approach for suppressing nonsense mutations in disease genes	120
Now open: Evolving insights to the roles of lysine acetylation in chromatin organization and function	120
Mitochondrial protein transport: Versatility of translocases and mechanisms	119
MLL::AF9 degradation induces rapid changes in transcriptional elongation and subsequent loss of an active chromatin landscape	119
The phosphatase PP1 sustains global transcription by promoting RNA polymerase II pause release	119
The human SKI complex regulates channeling of ribosome-bound RNA to the exosome via an intrinsic gatekeeping mechanism	118
Silent silencers: Leave no trace	118
Head-on and co-directional RNA polymerase collisions orchestrate bidirectional transcription termination	116
BRCA2 C-terminal clamp restructures RAD51 dimers to bind B-DNA for replication fork stability	116
PLEKHS1 drives PI3Ks and remodels pathway homeostasis in PTEN-null prostate	114
NLRP12 senses heme and PAMPs to drive necrotic cell death and inflammation	113
Structural insights into caspase ADPR deacylization catalyzed by a bacterial effector and host calmodulin	113
Targeted citrullination enables p53 binding to non-canonical sites	112
Palmitoylation licenses RIPK1 kinase activity and cytotoxicity in the TNF pathway	111
Mammalian DNA N6-methyladenosine: Challenges and new insights	111
Excessive MYC-topoisome activity triggers acute DNA damage, MYC degradation, and replacement by a p53-topoisome	111
UDP-GlcUA triggers PKR kinase activity to promote liquid-liquid phase separation of TOP2A and enhances radioimmunotherapy resistance	110
VPS4A is the selective receptor for lipophagy in mice and humans	108
Filament formation activates protease and ring nuclease activities of CRISPR Lon-SAVED	108
The Hippo pathway noncanonically drives autophagy and cell survival in response to energy stress	106
ATR promotes clearance of damaged DNA and damaged cells by rupturing micronuclei	106
Structural basis for product specificities of MLL family methyltransferases	106
POLQ seals post-replicative ssDNA gaps to maintain genome stability in BRCA-deficient cancer cells	106
Using SPIDRs to map the RNA-protein web	105
A domain of all trades: The enzymatic versatility of the NiRAN domain	105
Structural snapshots of R-loop formation by a type I-C CRISPR Cascade	103
Molecular basis of promiscuous chemokine binding and structural mimicry at the C-X-C chemokine receptor, CXCR2	103
Meet the authors: Emily R. Feierman and Erica Korb	99

A new horizon unfolding for insulin signaling in health and disease	98
FBXL12 degrades FANCD2 to regulate replication recovery and promote cancer cell survival under conditions of replication stress	97
Structural basis for promoter recognition and transcription factor binding and release in human mitochondria	97
A disordered linker in the Polycomb protein Polyhomeotic tunes phase separation and oligomerization	96
Mycobacterium abscessus HelR interacts with RNA polymerase to confer intrinsic rifamycin resistance	96
Bacterial ligases reveal fundamental principles of polyubiquitin specificity	96
A new chromatin flavor to cap chromosomes: Where structure, function, and evolution meet	94
Are nanopore technologies ready for the proteomic challenge primetime?	94
Meet the authors: Irene Beusch and Hiten Madhani	93
Hepatic micropeptide modulates mitochondrial RNA processing machinery in hepatocellular carcinoma	92
Introducing new group leaders: Wen Zhou	92
Putative looping factor ZNF143/ZFP143 is an essential transcriptional regulator with no looping function	91
The γ-secretase substrate proteome and its role in cell signaling regulation	91
A new UCP1-independent thermogenic mechanism in peroxisomes	90
An orphan no more: SLC25A45 controls mitochondrial import of methylated amino acids	90