OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology is 93. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
The translation m(o)TOR that propels regeneration	2290
When senescence generates pluripotent stem cells	1211
Tightening the epithelium to control signalling	1209
Transfection reflections: fit-for-purpose delivery of nucleic acids	1188
A dynamic culture system that models the intricacy of the mammary gland	1013
From trans-splicing discovery and onwards, trypanosomes lead the way	957
Re-sizing of nuclear pores	755
Mechanisms of substrate processing during ER-associated protein degradation	744
Histone H1 deamidation regulates DNA double-strand break repair	695
Pore-forming proteins as drivers of membrane permeabilization in cell death pathways	575
Sources, resolution and physiological relevance of R-loops and RNA–DNA hybrids	574
Understanding mechanisms of antioxidant action in health and disease	528
Modulation of cellular processes by histone and non-histone protein acetylation	499
The aetiology and molecular landscape of insulin resistance	493
Exploiting cell cycle-dependent dephosphorylation for mitosis-specific protein recruitment	469
Decoding the Ca2+ signal for salt tolerance	404
Resilience through selective translation	377
The phosphoinositide PI5P inhibits the Hippo pathway effector YAP	376
Damaged mitochondria are discarded via migrasomes	373
N-glycan-dependent protein maturation and quality control in the ER	364
Mechanism and regulation of kinesin motors	349
Publisher Correction: Plant hormone regulation of abiotic stress responses	345
Spindle positioning and its impact on vertebrate tissue architecture and cell fate	340
How proteins sense their cellular environment	337
Establishment of H3K9-methylated heterochromatin and its functions in tissue differentiation and maintenance	329

The emerging mechanisms and functions of microautophagy	327
Endocytosis in the context-dependent regulation of individual and collective cell properties	310
New insights into activation and function of the AMPK	302
The healing role of gasdermin B in IBD	301
C-degron mimicry confers E3 ligase selectivity	296
Bookmarking pluripotency genes	290
Silencing centromeres with age	287
Voices of the new generation: open science is good for science (and for you)	286
The discovery of oncogene-induced senescence	284
Rise and SINE: roles of transcription factors and retrotransposons in zygotic genome activation	277
Telomere function and regulation from mouse models to human ageing and disease	274
Regulation of membrane protein structure and function by their lipid nano-environment	273
CRISPR–Cas applications in agriculture and plant research	273
Mechanisms and roles of podosomes and invadopodia	264
Regulation, functions and transmission of bivalent chromatin during mammalian development	262
Structures and functions of coronavirus replication–transcription complexes and their relevance for SARS-CoV-2 drug design	260
Studying lysosomal function and dysfunction using LysoIP	257
Biology and therapeutic targeting of vascular endothelial growth factor A	253
Curvature-mediated endocytosis	246
The RNA world ‘hypothesis’	236
Big cells, small potential	234
Publisher Correction: Emerging roles and functional mechanisms of PIWI- interacting RNAs	226
Molecular tools for analysing in vivo senescence	219
A quick guide to (transmembrane) planar cell polarity mouse strains	213
Science Twitter — navigating change in science communication	204
Migrasomes promote angiogenesis	200
Improving chemical reprogramming strategies	196
The prospects and opportunities of protein structure prediction with AI	195
Splicing regulation through biomolecular condensates and membraneless organelles	194
Context-dependent TGFβ family signalling in cell fate regulation	190
Why novel mRNA modifications are so challenging and what we can do about it	190
A guide to the biogenesis and functions of endogenous small non-coding RNAs in animals	189
Revolutionizing DNA repair research and cancer therapy with CRISPR–Cas screens	184
Machinery, regulation and pathophysiological implications of autophagosome maturation	182
Circadian clock communication during homeostasis and ageing	175
Molecular mechanisms and consequences of mitochondrial permeability transition	173
FOXO transcription factors as mediators of stress adaptation	168
Transposons: catch them if you can	165
RNA binding — a useful third wheel in transcription	160
New tool for MAPping microtubule dynamics	159
Activation of human endogenous retroviruses and its physiological consequences	156
Mechanisms of mitochondrial respiratory adaptation	155
Energy-driven genome regulation by ATP-dependent chromatin remodellers	154
Context-specific regulation and function of mRNA alternative polyadenylation	150
Does species-specific alternative splicing make us human?	149
Integrated biophysical imaging of cell interactions with 3D extracellular matrices	141
Regulation and function of insulin and insulin-like growth factor receptor signalling	140
Revisiting small RNA movement in plants	138
Targeted protein degradation: from mechanisms to clinic	131
A guide to cell death pathways	128

Transcriptional control of energy metabolism by nuclear receptors	127
How ancient RNA survives and what we can learn from it	124
Mechanisms of autophagy–lysosome dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases	122
Myosin VI assists in fork protection	122
Apical–basal polarity and the control of epithelial form and function	122
New frontiers in quality control: the case of GPI-anchored proteins	121
Cold-induced longevity through proteasome boosting	121
Author Correction: All the sites we cannot see: Sources and mitigation of false negatives in RNA modification studies	120
The centromere as a tag of self-DNA	120
Genomic regulation of transcription and RNA processing by the multitasking Integrator complex	114
Molecular mechanisms underlying nucleotide repeat expansion disorders	112
Resolution in super-resolution microscopy — definition, trade-offs and perspectives	112
The molecular basis for cellular function of intrinsically disordered protein regions	108
The technological landscape and applications of single-cell multi-omics	106
Polarized endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contacts in cell migration	103
DEI conversations: more than a box-ticking exercise	103
Author Correction: Fibroblast and myofibroblast activation in normal tissue repair and fibrosis	102
Fat cells have long-lasting (epigenetic) memory	94
Genome characteristics at the borders	93