OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Developmental Cell is 55. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
cAMP controls a trafficking mechanism that maintains the neuron specificity and subcellular placement of electrical synapses	269
Rapid and robust optogenetic control of gene expression in Drosophila	254
Rim aperture of yeast autophagic membranes balances cargo inclusion with vesicle maturation	237
Therapeutic modulation of GSTO activity rescues FUS-associated neurotoxicity via deglutathionylation in ALS disease models	212
Mechanics of spindle orientation in human mitotic cells is determined by pulling forces on astral microtubules and clustering of cortical dynein	170
Partial closure of the γ-tubulin ring complex by CDK5RAP2 activates microtubule nucleation	167
Epithelial tissue confinement inhibits cell growth and leads to volume-reducing divisions	156
HOPX-associated molecular programs control cardiomyocyte cell states underpinning cardiac structure and function	149
Spatial patterning controls neuron numbers in the Drosophila visual system	134
Decomposing a deterministic path to mesenchymal niche formation by two intersecting morphogen gradients	127
Slc25a3-dependent copper transport controls flickering-induced Opa1 processing for mitochondrial safeguard	125
Bifunctional transcription factor GhMYB4 orchestrates transition from elongation to secondary cell wall synthesis trade-off in cotton fiber	118
Restoration of cone-circuit functionality in the regenerating adult zebrafish retina	116
Organoids from pluripotent stem cells and human tissues: When two cultures meet each other	115
Mechanisms of ferroptosis sensitization and resistance	109
TREX1-dependent DNA damage links nuclear rupture to tumor cell invasion	108
Epithelial cells adapt to curvature induction via transient active osmotic swelling	108
Astrocyte-induced mGluR1 activates human lung cancer brain metastasis via glutamate-dependent stabilization of EGFR	105
Diet suppresses glioblastoma initiation in mice by maintaining quiescence of mutation-bearing neural stem cells	105
SMARCA5 reprograms AKR1B1-mediated fructose metabolism to control leukemogenesis	104
Damage-responsive neuro-glial clusters coordinate the recruitment of dormant neural stem cells in Drosophila	101
Control of poly(A)-tail length and translation in vertebrate oocytes and early embryos	98
Airway basal stem cells reutilize the embryonic proliferation regulator, Tgfβ-Id2 axis, for tissue regeneration	96
Discrete cis-acting element regulates developmentally timed gene-lamina relocation and neural progenitor competence in vivo	95
E3 ubiquitin ligase IPI1 controls rice immunity and flowering via both E3 ligase-dependent and -independent pathways	92

A feedback loop between lamellipodial extension and HGF-ERK signaling specifies leader cells during collective cell migration	89
A transcriptional and regulatory map of mouse somite maturation	89
Maternal and embryonic signals cause functional differentiation of luminal epithelial cells and receptivity establishment	86
A human breast atlas integrating single-cell proteomics and transcriptomics	80
Gene copy-number changes and chromosomal instability induced by aneuploidy confer resistance to chemotherapy	78
Radially patterned morphogenesis of murine hair follicle placodes ensures robust epithelial budding	76
ORF3a of SARS-CoV-2 promotes lysosomal exocytosis-mediated viral egress	76
How structural interactions and receptor phosphorylation shape strigolactone signaling in rice	70
Neuronal-epithelial cross-talk drives acinar specification via NRG1-ERBB3-mTORC2 signaling	70
Distinct classes of lagging chromosome underpin age-related oocyte aneuploidy in mouse	70
YAP1 and PRDM14 converge to promote cell survival and tumorigenesis	68
Human yolk sac-derived innate lymphoid-biased multipotent progenitors emerge prior to hematopoietic stem cell formation	67
Bidirectional activation of stem-like programs between metastatic cancer and alveolar type 2 cells within the niche	67
Pollen-stigma incompatibility within and between species: Tread lightly, sedate the dogs, and don’t wake the guards!	67
Lysosomal catabolic activity promotes the exit of murine totipotent 2-cell state by silencing early-embryonic retrotransposons	66
MAP9/MAPH-9 supports axonemal microtubule doublets and modulates motor movement	66
SUMO style defense: How post-translational modification via SUMO conjugation promotes plant defense	63
Traveling to the left: A story of PKD1L1-containing vesicles	62
Axon guidance in central nervous system regeneration	62
Adaptive mechanoproperties mediated by the formin FMN1 characterize glioblastoma fitness for invasion	61
A condensates-to-VPS41-associated phagic vacuoles conversion pathway controls autophagy degradation in plants	61
Nucleolar protein PEXF controls ribosomal RNA synthesis and pluripotency exit	59
SLAM-ITseq identifies that Nrf2 induces liver regeneration through the pentose phosphate pathway	59
Stepping on the molecular brake: Slowing down proliferation to allow differentiation	58
Dynamic control of H2A.Zub and H3K27me3 by ambient temperature during cell fate determination in Arabidopsis	58
Don’t fear the reaper: The role of regulated cell death in tumorigenesis and BH3-mimetics for cancer therapy	58
Setting up cAMP in plants	58
Interaction between Ras and Src clones causes interdependent tumor malignancy via Notch signaling in Drosophila	57
Mannose controls mesoderm specification and symmetry breaking in mouse gastruloids	57
KCNJ8/ABCC9-containing K-ATP channel modulates brain vascular smooth muscle development and neurovascular coupling	56
BMP-gated cell-cycle progression drives anoikis during mesenchymal collective migration	55