OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets is 22. 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
Targeting transcription in neuroblastoma: focus on the core regulatory circuit	127
Decoding the expression pattern of MUC3A in gastric adenocarcinoma: unveiling the key to successful immunotherapy	60
IL-36: a therapeutic target for ulcerative colitis?	58
The clinical and immunological features of alopecia areata following SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccines	48
Potential role of indole-3-propionic acid in tuberculosis: current perspectives and future prospects	45
Calcium channelopathies in neurodegenerative disorder: an untold story of RyR and SERCA	42
Interleukin-18 in cancer immunology and immunotherapy	41
CDK7 as a New therapeutic target in pancreatic and lung cancer: current evidence and future perspectives	37
Mitochondrial permeability transition pore: a snapshot of a therapeutic target	37
Glycoproteins and longevity: an interview with Professor Gordan Lauc	36
Molecular basis for targeting TBK1 in CAR-T cell therapies for cancer	35
Novel regulators of airway epithelial barrier function during inflammation: potential targets for drug repurposing	34
Pleural mesothelioma: a snapshot of emerging drug targets and opportunities for non-surgical therapeutic advancement	34
The sigma–1 receptor: a mechanistically–informed therapeutic target for antidepressants	33
MDA-9/Syntenin as a therapeutic cancer metastasis target: current molecular and preclinical understanding	32
The membrane receptor CD44: roles in neurodegenerative diseases	32
The potential of multimolecular G-quadruplex structures for targeted treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	29
Kallikrein-related peptidases: mechanistic understanding for potential therapeutic targeting in cancer	27
Current challenges in the discovery of treatments against Mayaro fever	26
Identification of target sites in the VHR (DUSP3) enzyme unlocking potential avenues for future sepsis treatment	24
Lipid-laden foam cells in the pathology of atherosclerosis: shedding light on new therapeutic targets	24
The collagenases: are they tractable targets for preventing cartilage destruction in osteoarthritis?	23
Novel signatures of prostate cancer progression and therapeutic resistance	22
Antagonistic pleiotropy: the example of cardiac insulin-like growth factor signaling, which is essential in youth but detrimental in age	22
The challenges and potential of microRNA-based therapy for patients with liver failure syndromes and hepatocellular carcinoma	22