OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Biology is 37. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Changing turn-over rates regulate abundance of tryptophan, GS biosynthesis, IAA transport and photosynthesis proteins in Arabidopsis growth defense transitions	165
Functional characterization of the second feedback loop in the circadian clock of the Antarctic krill Euphausia superba	137
Telomerase subunit Est2 marks internal sites that are prone to accumulate DNA damage	85
CTCF-mediated insulation and chromatin environment modulate Car5b escape from X inactivation	78
Cuticular competing endogenous RNAs regulate insecticide penetration and resistance in a major agricultural pest	72
Wolbachia incompatible insect technique program optimization over large spatial scales using a process-based model of mosquito metapopulation dynamics	70
Investigating the characteristics of genes and variants associated with self-reported hearing difficulty in older adults in the UK Biobank	61
Author Correction: Satellitome comparison of two oedipodine grasshoppers highlights the contingent nature of satellite DNA evolution	61
A whole-body atlas of BMP signaling activity in an adult sea anemone	59
Circannual breeding and methylation are impacted by the equinox in Peromyscus	57
Multidimensional associations between nutrient intake and healthy ageing in humans	56
Regulatory and evolutionary impact of DNA methylation in two songbird species and their naturally occurring F1 hybrids	56
Incomplete lineage sorting and introgression among genera and species of Liliaceae tribe Tulipeae: insights from phylogenomics	54
A muscle exercise research revolution powered by -omics at single cell and nucleus resolution	54
Integration of large and diverse angiosperm DNA fragments into Asian Gnetum mitogenomes	53
Personalised modelling of clinical heterogeneity between medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase patients	52
Cdk5-mediated JIP1 phosphorylation regulates axonal outgrowth through Notch1 inhibition	51
Increased interaction between endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria following sleep deprivation	50
The gut symbiont Sphingomonas mediates imidacloprid resistance in the important agricultural insect pest Aphis gossypii Glover	49
Evolutionary dynamics of mitochondrial genomes and intracellular transfers among diploid and allopolyploid cotton species	48
Hibernation reduces GABA signaling in the brainstem to enhance motor activity of breathing at cool temperatures	46
The Sapria himalayana genome provides new insights into the lifestyle of endoparasitic plants	45
Fossil-calibrated molecular clock data enable reconstruction of steps leading to differentiated multicellularity and anisogamy in the Volvocine algae	45
Flexible and stretchable polymer optical fibers for chronic brain and vagus nerve optogenetic stimulations in free-behaving animals	45
Reconstructing the ancestral gene pool to uncover the origins and genetic links of Hmong–Mien speakers	45

Single-cell transcriptomics and time-series metabolite profiling reveal the spatiotemporal regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis genes and phytohormone homeostasis by PAP1 in Arabidopsis	44
Back to the roots, desiccation and radiation resistances are ancestral characters in bdelloid rotifers	42
Polycomb contraction differentially regulates terminal human hematopoietic differentiation programs	42
Assessing the role of Piscine orthoreovirus in disease and the associated risk for wild Pacific salmon	42
Experimental demonstration of tethered gene drive systems for confined population modification or suppression	41
An economical and highly adaptable optogenetics system for individual and population-level manipulation of Caenorhabditis elegans	40
Histone modifications and DNA methylation act cooperatively in regulating symbiosis genes in the sea anemone Aiptasia	39
Maternal genetic origin of Chao Lay coastal maritime populations from Thailand	38
Insights into the formation and diversification of a novel chiropteran wing membrane from embryonic development	38
The mrp-3 gene is involved in haem efflux and detoxification in a blood-feeding nematode	38
Single-cell transcriptomic dynamics of scallop heart reveals the heterogeneous response to heat stress	38
Proton export upregulates aerobic glycolysis	37
Temporal dynamics of apoptosis-induced proliferation in pupal wing development: implications for regenerative ability	37
Mutant C. elegans mitofusin leads to selective removal of mtDNA heteroplasmic deletions across generations to maintain fitness	37
Regenerating zebrafish scales express a subset of evolutionary conserved genes involved in human skeletal disease	37