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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
The translation m(o)TOR that propels regeneration	2433
When senescence generates pluripotent stem cells	1422
A dynamic culture system that models the intricacy of the mammary gland	1376
From trans-splicing discovery and onwards, trypanosomes lead the way	1372
Re-sizing of nuclear pores	1146
Histone H1 deamidation regulates DNA double-strand break repair	1047
Tightening the epithelium to control signalling	851
Transfection reflections: fit-for-purpose delivery of nucleic acids	847
DNA-repair-driven cell death compels us to rethink cancer therapies	832
Pore-forming proteins as drivers of membrane permeabilization in cell death pathways	651
Sources, resolution and physiological relevance of R-loops and RNA–DNA hybrids	641
Understanding mechanisms of antioxidant action in health and disease	602
Mechanisms of substrate processing during ER-associated protein degradation	599
Modulation of cellular processes by histone and non-histone protein acetylation	581
Exploiting cell cycle-dependent dephosphorylation for mitosis-specific protein recruitment	556
Chemical reprogramming of human blood cells	525
How proteins sense their cellular environment	519
Mechanism and regulation of kinesin motors	441
Resilience through selective translation	433
The phosphoinositide PI5P inhibits the Hippo pathway effector YAP	424
N-glycan-dependent protein maturation and quality control in the ER	391
Decoding the Ca2+ signal for salt tolerance	390
Establishment of H3K9-methylated heterochromatin and its functions in tissue differentiation and maintenance	382
Publisher Correction: Plant hormone regulation of abiotic stress responses	370
New insights into activation and function of the AMPK	361

The emerging mechanisms and functions of microautophagy	355
The healing role of gasdermin B in IBD	354
C-degron mimicry confers E3 ligase selectivity	346
Bookmarking pluripotency genes	341
Silencing centromeres with age	332
The discovery of oncogene-induced senescence	328
Nucleosomes as blueprints of genome architecture	325
Studying lysosomal function and dysfunction using LysoIP	324
Rise and SINE: roles of transcription factors and retrotransposons in zygotic genome activation	312
Regulation, functions and transmission of bivalent chromatin during mammalian development	312
Mechanisms and roles of podosomes and invadopodia	311
CRISPR–Cas applications in agriculture and plant research	307
Telomere function and regulation from mouse models to human ageing and disease	305
Biology and therapeutic targeting of vascular endothelial growth factor A	293
Structures and functions of coronavirus replication–transcription complexes and their relevance for SARS-CoV-2 drug design	290
Regulation of membrane protein structure and function by their lipid nano-environment	274
Curvature-mediated endocytosis	262
Big cells, small potential	261
Molecular tools for analysing in vivo senescence	261
A quick guide to (transmembrane) planar cell polarity mouse strains	250
Publisher Correction: Emerging roles and functional mechanisms of PIWI- interacting RNAs	242
Science Twitter — navigating change in science communication	236
Context-dependent TGFβ family signalling in cell fate regulation	227
Migrasomes promote angiogenesis	225
Improving chemical reprogramming strategies	220
The prospects and opportunities of protein structure prediction with AI	212
A histone variant that manages abiotic stress in plants	207
Snoozing APC/C for a sweet cell cycle entry	206
Splicing regulation through biomolecular condensates and membraneless organelles	195
Circadian clock communication during homeostasis and ageing	187
FOXO transcription factors as mediators of stress adaptation	184
Molecular mechanisms and consequences of mitochondrial permeability transition	183
Revolutionizing DNA repair research and cancer therapy with CRISPR–Cas screens	183
The RNA world ‘hypothesis’	182
A guide to the biogenesis and functions of endogenous small non-coding RNAs in animals	179
Why novel mRNA modifications are so challenging and what we can do about it	178
Transposons: catch them if you can	175
RNA binding — a useful third wheel in transcription	175
New tool for MAPping microtubule dynamics	174
Activation of human endogenous retroviruses and its physiological consequences	162
Mechanisms of mitochondrial respiratory adaptation	162
Context-specific regulation and function of mRNA alternative polyadenylation	160
Energy-driven genome regulation by ATP-dependent chromatin remodellers	157
Does species-specific alternative splicing make us human?	154
Integrated biophysical imaging of cell interactions with 3D extracellular matrices	153
Transcriptional control of energy metabolism by nuclear receptors	152
How ancient RNA survives and what we can learn from it	151
Revisiting small RNA movement in plants	149
Apical–basal polarity and the control of epithelial form and function	148
Molecular machineries and pathways of mitochondrial protein transport	136

Regulation and function of insulin and insulin-like growth factor receptor signalling	134
Targeted protein degradation: from mechanisms to clinic	129
Mechanisms of autophagy–lysosome dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases	127
A guide to cell death pathways	126
Cold-induced longevity through proteasome boosting	125
Myosin VI assists in fork protection	125
New frontiers in quality control: the case of GPI-anchored proteins	124
Genomic regulation of transcription and RNA processing by the multitasking Integrator complex	123
Author Correction: All the sites we cannot see: Sources and mitigation of false negatives in RNA modification studies	117
The centromere as a tag of self-DNA	117
Redox-driven cell death by disulfidptosis and its therapeutic potential	110
Resolution in super-resolution microscopy — definition, trade-offs and perspectives	109
The technological landscape and applications of single-cell multi-omics	108
DEI conversations: more than a box-ticking exercise	102
The molecular basis for cellular function of intrinsically disordered protein regions	102
Polarized endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contacts in cell migration	96
Fat cells have long-lasting (epigenetic) memory	95
Genome characteristics at the borders	94
Anticancer effects of zotatifin are mediated by RNA structure remodelling	93
ATP and ROS signal cell extrusion	93