OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Developmental Cell is 60. 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
Disruption of H3K36 methylation provokes cellular plasticity to drive aberrant glandular formation and squamous carcinogenesis	384
Organoids from pluripotent stem cells and human tissues: When two cultures meet each other	266
Gut microbiota protect against colorectal tumorigenesis through lncRNA Snhg9	255
Spatiotemporal dynamics of the developing zebrafish enteric nervous system at the whole-organ level	219
Slow muscles guide fast myocyte fusion to ensure robust myotome formation despite the high spatiotemporal stochasticity of fusion events	212
Endothelial and Leptin Receptor+ cells promote the maintenance of stem cells and hematopoiesis in early postnatal murine bone marrow	209
Astrocyte-induced mGluR1 activates human lung cancer brain metastasis via glutamate-dependent stabilization of EGFR	192
Pancreatic alpha and beta cell fate choice is directed by apical-basal polarity dynamics	167
Microvilli control the morphogenesis of the tectorial membrane extracellular matrix	166
Negative elongation factor regulates muscle progenitor expansion for efficient myofiber repair and stem cell pool repopulation	156
An evolutionarily conserved mechanism controls reversible amyloids of pyruvate kinase via pH-sensing regions	155
YAP—deLIVERing the directions and the fuel	144
Cell geometry, signal dampening, and a bimodal transcriptional response underlie the spatial precision of an ERK-mediated embryonic induction	141
Identification of a non-canonical planar cell polarity pathway triggered by light in the developing mouse retina	139
Autophagy-dependent changes in alternative splicing bias translation toward inflammation in senescent cells	117
The Drosophila adult midgut progenitor cells arise from asymmetric divisions of neuroblast-like cells	117
A single-cell transcriptomic map of the developing Atoh1 lineage identifies neural fate decisions and neuronal diversity in the hindbrain	111
Restoration of cone-circuit functionality in the regenerating adult zebrafish retina	107
Guidance by followers ensures long-range coordination of cell migration through α-catenin mechanoperception	106
Tracing embryonic hematopoiesis guides induction of pluripotent stem cells to hematopoietic progenitors	103
Epithelial cells adapt to curvature induction via transient active osmotic swelling	103
The elusive pulmonary neuroendocrine cell: How rare diseases may help solving common diseases	102
DNGR-1-tracing marks an ependymal cell subset with damage-responsive neural stem cell potential	100
Excess neuropeptides in lung signal through endothelial cells to impair gas exchange	99
Therapeutic modulation of GSTO activity rescues FUS-associated neurotoxicity via deglutathionylation in ALS disease models	99

Transcription factor induction of vascular blood stem cell niches in vivo	99
Hedgehog signaling reprograms hair follicle niche fibroblasts to a hyper-activated state	95
CloneSeq: A highly sensitive analysis platform for the characterization of 3D-cultured single-cell-derived clones	93
Defining a TFAP2C-centered transcription factor network during murine peri-implantation	92
Characterization of the human fetal gonad and reproductive tract by single-cell transcriptomics	88
Reconstitution of human adrenocortical specification and steroidogenesis using induced pluripotent stem cells	85
Tumor-induced disruption of the blood-brain barrier promotes host death	84
Low-density-lipoprotein-receptor-related protein 1 mediates Notch pathway activation	84
Pyruvate modulation of redox potential controls mouse sperm motility	83
The developing murine kidney actively negotiates geometric packing conflicts to avoid defects	83
FANCI functions as a repair/apoptosis switch in response to DNA crosslinks	83
Two sides of the Dlk1-Dio3 story in imprinting	81
Paracellular transport: Opening the gates for growth	77
The evolutionarily conserved arginyltransferase 1 mediates a pVHL-independent oxygen-sensing pathway in mammalian cells	76
E3 ubiquitin ligase IPI1 controls rice immunity and flowering via both E3 ligase-dependent and -independent pathways	76
Ubiquitin ligase MARCH5 controls the formation of mitochondria-derived pre-peroxisomes	75
HOPX-associated molecular programs control cardiomyocyte cell states underpinning cardiac structure and function	75
Changes in nuclear pore numbers control nuclear import and stress response of mouse hearts	74
An E-cadherin-actin clutch translates the mechanical force of cortical flow for cell-cell contact to inhibit epithelial cell locomotion	73
Damage-responsive neuro-glial clusters coordinate the recruitment of dormant neural stem cells in Drosophila	73
May the force be with you: Mechanosensitivity shapes dendrite development	72
Lysosomes to the rescue: Anterograde axonal lysosome transport and neuronal proteostasis	69
Shedding light on stem cells: Optogenetics uncover the role of ERK dynamics in pluripotency	68
The membrane surface as a platform that organizes cellular and biochemical processes	67
Deregulation of ER-mitochondria contact formation and mitochondrial calcium homeostasis mediated by VDAC in fragile X syndrome	66
Nuclear import carrier Hikeshi cooperates with HSP70 to promote murine oligodendrocyte differentiation and CNS myelination	66
Response to Matters Arising: Intercellular genetic tracing of cardiac endothelium in the developing heart	65
Rejection of inappropriate synaptic partners in mouse retina mediated by transcellular FLRT2-UNC5 signaling	63
Peripheral but critical: Translation of germ granule mRNAs in zebrafish	63
From nuclear to extracellular PTEN: Multiple roles in tumor suppression and immune modulation	63
Type I gamma phosphatidylinositol phosphate 5-kinase i5 controls cell sensitivity to interferon	62
Single-cell omics identifies inflammatory signaling as a trans-differentiation trigger in mouse embryos	61
A mechanism to PLAse the eye	61
cAMP controls a trafficking mechanism that maintains the neuron specificity and subcellular placement of electrical synapses	60
Giving translation a hand	60
Airway basal stem cells reutilize the embryonic proliferation regulator, Tgfβ-Id2 axis, for tissue regeneration	60