OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Developmental Cell is 56. 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
Epithelial cells adapt to curvature induction via transient active osmotic swelling	315
Diet suppresses glioblastoma initiation in mice by maintaining quiescence of mutation-bearing neural stem cells	287
Partial closure of the γ-tubulin ring complex by CDK5RAP2 activates microtubule nucleation	211
Spatial patterning controls neuron numbers in the Drosophila visual system	168
Therapeutic modulation of GSTO activity rescues FUS-associated neurotoxicity via deglutathionylation in ALS disease models	163
Restoration of cone-circuit functionality in the regenerating adult zebrafish retina	152
Bifunctional transcription factor GhMYB4 orchestrates transition from elongation to secondary cell wall synthesis trade-off in cotton fiber	142
StBPA1 attenuates surface receptor activation and finely regulates immune responses against bacterial and oomycete pathogens in potato	140
HOPX-associated molecular programs control cardiomyocyte cell states underpinning cardiac structure and function	139
Control of poly(A)-tail length and translation in vertebrate oocytes and early embryos	139
A pathological role of O-GlcNAcylation-driven TR11B production and function in lung adenocarcinoma	131
Maternal and embryonic signals cause functional differentiation of luminal epithelial cells and receptivity establishment	130
Astrocyte-induced mGluR1 activates human lung cancer brain metastasis via glutamate-dependent stabilization of EGFR	129
A feedback loop between lamellipodial extension and HGF-ERK signaling specifies leader cells during collective cell migration	124
Damage-responsive neuro-glial clusters coordinate the recruitment of dormant neural stem cells in Drosophila	117
SMARCA5 reprograms AKR1B1-mediated fructose metabolism to control leukemogenesis	106
Mechanisms of ferroptosis sensitization and resistance	101
A human breast atlas integrating single-cell proteomics and transcriptomics	95
Decomposing a deterministic path to mesenchymal niche formation by two intersecting morphogen gradients	93
E3 ubiquitin ligase IPI1 controls rice immunity and flowering via both E3 ligase-dependent and -independent pathways	92
Radially patterned morphogenesis of murine hair follicle placodes ensures robust epithelial budding	92
Slc25a3-dependent copper transport controls flickering-induced Opa1 processing for mitochondrial safeguard	91
A transcriptional and regulatory map of mouse somite maturation	89
Epithelial tissue confinement inhibits cell growth and leads to volume-reducing divisions	88
Rim aperture of yeast autophagic membranes balances cargo inclusion with vesicle maturation	88

Mechanics of spindle orientation in human mitotic cells is determined by pulling forces on astral microtubules and clustering of cortical dynein	88
Organoids from pluripotent stem cells and human tissues: When two cultures meet each other	84
Stepping on the molecular brake: Slowing down proliferation to allow differentiation	83
How structural interactions and receptor phosphorylation shape strigolactone signaling in rice	79
Setting up cAMP in plants	79
Nuclear lamina phase separation orchestrates stress-induced transcriptional responses in plants	76
SLAM-ITseq identifies that Nrf2 induces liver regeneration through the pentose phosphate pathway	76
Fibrous periosteum repairs bone fracture and maintains the healed bone throughout mouse adulthood	75
Temperature-responsive N-acetylcytidine mRNA modification controls thermosensory flowering in Arabidopsis	75
Vimentin intermediate filaments coordinate actin stress fibers and podosomes to determine the extracellular matrix degradation by macrophages	73
Mannose controls mesoderm specification and symmetry breaking in mouse gastruloids	70
Single-cell transcriptomic analysis highlights specific cell types manipulated by Fusarium head blight fungus leading to wheat susceptibility	66
Nitric oxide controls stomatal development and stress responses by inhibiting MPK6 phosphorylation via S-nitrosylation in Arabidopsis	64
A condensates-to-VPS41-associated phagic vacuoles conversion pathway controls autophagy degradation in plants	64
Pollen-stigma incompatibility within and between species: Tread lightly, sedate the dogs, and don’t wake the guards!	63
Lysosomal catabolic activity promotes the exit of murine totipotent 2-cell state by silencing early-embryonic retrotransposons	63
Can’t smell the virus: SARS-CoV-2, chromatin organization, and anosmia	63
Axon guidance in central nervous system regeneration	63
SUMO style defense: How post-translational modification via SUMO conjugation promotes plant defense	63
Neuronal-epithelial cross-talk drives acinar specification via NRG1-ERBB3-mTORC2 signaling	62
Nucleolar protein PEXF controls ribosomal RNA synthesis and pluripotency exit	62
MAP9/MAPH-9 supports axonemal microtubule doublets and modulates motor movement	62
Traveling to the left: A story of PKD1L1-containing vesicles	62
The endophilin curvature-sensitive motif requires electrostatic guidance to recycle synaptic vesicles in vivo	61
Single-cell exploration of gonadal somatic cell lineage specification during human sex determination	61
YAP1 and PRDM14 converge to promote cell survival and tumorigenesis	59
Bidirectional activation of stem-like programs between metastatic cancer and alveolar type 2 cells within the niche	59
Don’t fear the reaper: The role of regulated cell death in tumorigenesis and BH3-mimetics for cancer therapy	59
Biophysics of organoids	58
Nuclear receptor Nr5a2 promotes diverse connective tissue fates in the jaw	58
Spatiotemporal mapping of gene expression landscapes and developmental trajectories during zebrafish embryogenesis	57
The miR-430 locus with extreme promoter density forms a transcription body during the minor wave of zygotic genome activation	56
BMP-gated cell-cycle progression drives anoikis during mesenchymal collective migration	56
KCNJ8/ABCC9-containing K-ATP channel modulates brain vascular smooth muscle development and neurovascular coupling	56