OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Sequencing technologies to measure translation in single cells	2182
Epigenetic discovery by enzyme activity profiling	1119
The centromere as a tag of self-DNA	1075
Author Correction: All the sites we cannot see: Sources and mitigation of false negatives in RNA modification studies	1061
The translation m(o)TOR that propels regeneration	936
MYC in TOP shape	879
Cold-induced longevity through proteasome boosting	702
Tau oligomers are linked to m6A-RNA	660
Anoikis resistance through blebs	602
Cell quiescence sends argonaute-2 to transposons	535
Myosin VI assists in fork protection	516
Mechanism of sperm mtDNA elimination	473
Chaperoning solid aggregates for autophagy	453
The discovery of simple repeats that cause complex disorders	435
Tightening the epithelium to control signalling	416
Internal-m7G-modified mRNAs quake under stress	413
Senescent cells support limb regeneration	381
Re-sizing of nuclear pores	351
RNF26 and vimentin orchestrate ER stress recovery	345
Targeting viruses in their phase	324
m6A ‘encodes’ a dedicated mRNA decay pathway	321
Modelling tauopathies	321
New guidelines for embryo and stem cell research	304
From organism behaviour to molecular mechanisms	296
From trans-splicing discovery and onwards, trypanosomes lead the way	293

Author Correction: The roles of Polycomb repressive complexes in mammalian development and cancer	277
Smelling your way to longevity	275
Publisher Correction: White adipocyte dysfunction and obesity-associated pathologies in humans	268
A dynamic culture system that models the intricacy of the mammary gland	267
Transfection reflections: fit-for-purpose delivery of nucleic acids	264
In memoriam Judy Campisi: spreading cellular senescence	263
New frontiers in quality control: the case of GPI-anchored proteins	260
Genome doubling — twice the same is not the same	258
The neuronal epigenome is special	256
IL-11 as a master regulator of ageing	256
Solving the Wnt nuclear puzzle	250
When senescence generates pluripotent stem cells	248
Lasker Award for AlphaFold	242
Transitioning through the continuum of differentiation	241
A Tour de force of primary cilium biogenesis	238
Cytokinin receptor turns 20	236
Author Correction: Molecular mechanisms underlying nucleotide repeat expansion disorders	235
Sorting membrane proteins by size in the Golgi	234
Dicing viral RNA in stem cells	233
Publisher Correction: Translating the midbody for cytokinesis	229
Let’s talk about (biological) sex	222
Has translation in the nucleus found its purpose?	218
Mechanisms and functions of protein S-acylation	217
Identification of metabolic networks by genetic co-essentiality analysis	212
Sources, resolution and physiological relevance of R-loops and RNA–DNA hybrids	202
Mechanisms and pathology of protein misfolding and aggregation	197
Heterochromatin definition and function	194
White adipocyte dysfunction and obesity-associated pathologies in humans	189
Selective motor activation in organelle transport along axons	189
Understanding mechanisms of antioxidant action in health and disease	181
Organization, dynamics and mechanoregulation of integrin-mediated cell–ECM adhesions	180
Mechanisms underlying spindle assembly and robustness	177
Pore-forming proteins as drivers of membrane permeabilization in cell death pathways	176
Molecular mechanisms underlying nucleotide repeat expansion disorders	173
Regulation of cellular and systemic sphingolipid homeostasis	169
Unravelling the complexity of gene regulation through multiplexed protein mapping	167
In tumour suppressors, synonymous is not always silent	160
Cell cycle control in cancer	159
The multiple links between actin and mitochondria	159
Mechanisms of substrate processing during ER-associated protein degradation	154
The cell biology of ferroptosis	142
Phosphoinositides as membrane organizers	141
Resolution in super-resolution microscopy — definition, trade-offs and perspectives	140
Genomic regulation of transcription and RNA processing by the multitasking Integrator complex	140
The molecular basis for cellular function of intrinsically disordered protein regions	138
Biochemical and mechanical regulation of actin dynamics	138
Long non-coding RNAs: definitions, functions, challenges and recommendations	130
Plant hormone regulation of abiotic stress responses	122
The aetiology and molecular landscape of insulin resistance	122
Modulation of cellular processes by histone and non-histone protein acetylation	117

The technological landscape and applications of single-cell multi-omics	115
Mechanisms controlling cellular and systemic iron homeostasis	114
The assembly, regulation and function of the mitochondrial respiratory chain	113
Fat cells have long-lasting (epigenetic) memory	111
A SOX9 switch from regeneration to fibrosis	111
A lncRNA builds a glycolytic metabolon	111
CTCF works better under tension	108
DEI conversations: more than a box-ticking exercise	106
Transcriptional networks controlling stromal cell differentiation	104
Decoding the Ca2+ signal for salt tolerance	103
Miniaturizing Cas	102
Early insights into co-translational assembly of protein complexes	100
The phosphoinositide PI5P inhibits the Hippo pathway effector YAP	98
ATP and ROS signal cell extrusion	97
Damaged mitochondria are discarded via migrasomes	91