OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA is 4. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
tRNA‐Derived Fragments in Age‐Related Diseases: A Systematic Review	71
Emerging roles of RNA‐binding proteins in fatty liver disease	57
Two Birds With One Stone: RNA Virus Strategies to Manipulate G3BP1 and Other Stress Granule Components	49
Molecular regulation of hypoxia through the lenses of noncoding RNAs and epitranscriptome	47
microRNAs‐based diagnostic and therapeutic applications in liver fibrosis	44
Non‐coding RNAs in diseases with a focus on osteoarthritis	44
Applications of the versatile CRISPR‐Cas13 RNA targeting system	40
RNA nucleotide methylation: 2021 update	39
Poly(A) tale: From A to A; RNA polyadenylation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes	39
Epi‐miRNAs: Modern mediators of methylation status in human cancers	35
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Alternative polyadenylation: An enigma of transcript length variation in health and disease	32
Partners in crime: Proteins implicated in RNA repeat expansion diseases	30
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Rules and impacts of nonsense‐mediated mRNA decay in the degradation of long noncoding RNAs	29
The regulatory role of N⁶‐methyladenosine modification in the interaction between host and microbes	28
Characterization of circular RNAs with advanced sequencing technologies in human complex diseases	28
Measuring the tail: Methods for poly(A) tail profiling	28
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The curious case of the disappearing piRNAs	27
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The Quaking RNA‐binding proteins as regulators of cell differentiation	25
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Intron‐Derived Lariat RNAs Go Stable	24

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To RNA‐binding and beyond: Emerging facets of the role of Rbfox proteins in development and disease	23
The Unusual Role of Ribonuclease L in Innate Immunity	22
Functional and regulatory impact of chimeric RNAs in human normal and cancer cells	21
Role of Assemblysomes in Cellular Stress Responses	20
Exploring the interplay between PARP1 and circRNA biogenesis and function	19
The Role of Non‐Coding RNA in Systemic Sclerosis: From Mechanism to Translation	19
The Phantom Mark: Enigmatic roles of phospho‐Threonine 4 modification of the C‐terminal domain of RNA polymerase II	19
Mechanisms of RNA export and nuclear retention	18
PiRNAs, PiRNA‐Like, and PIWI Proteins in Somatic Cells: From Genetic Regulation to Disease Mechanisms	18
From Junk DNA to Genomic Treasure: Impacts of Transposable Element DNA, RNA, and Protein in Mammalian Development and Disease	18
Pervasive role of the long noncoding RNA DNM3OS in development and diseases	18
Natural Antioxidants as Regulators of Circular RNA Expression and Function	18
tRNA‐derived RNAs: Biogenesis and roles in translational control	17
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Recent insights into the structure, function, and regulation of the eukaryotic transfer RNA splicing endonuclease complex	17
Orchestrated centers for the production of proteins or “translation factories”	16
Roles of non‐coding RNAs in eye development and diseases	16
Regulation of alternative splicing: Functional interplay with epigenetic modifications and its implication to cancer	16
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Sex and the basal mRNA synthesis machinery	15
The “guiding” principles of noncoding RNA function	15
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miR‐135b: A Potential Biomarker for Pathological Diagnosis and Biological Therapy	15
Noncoding RNAs: Emerging regulators of behavioral complexity	15
Roles of minor spliceosome in intron recognition and the convergence with the better understood major spliceosome	15
Beyond reader proteins: RNA binding proteins and RNA modifications in conversation to regulate gene expression	14
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Regulation of microRNA by circular RNA	14
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Deciphering brain cellular and behavioral mechanisms: Insights from single‐cell and spatial RNA sequencing	13
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Eukaryotic splicing machinery in the plant–virus battleground	13
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Developmental roles and molecular mechanisms of Asterix/GTSF1	12
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Micro‐RNAs: A safety net to protect hematopoietic stem cell self‐renewal	12
RNA–protein interactomes as invaluable resources to study RNA viruses: Insights from SARS CoV‐2 studies	12
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Noncoding RNAs in oral cancer	11
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Cyclin‐dependent kinases: Masters of the eukaryotic universe	11
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Regulation and outcomes of localized RNA translation	11
RNA m6A modifications regulate crosstalk between tumor metabolism and immunity	10
Targeting DEAD‐box RNA helicases: The emergence of molecular staples	10
Recent insights into the world of dual‐function bacterial sRNAs	10
RNA splicing regulators play critical roles in neurogenesis	10

Synthetic antibodies for accelerated RNA crystallography	9
Post‐transcriptional regulation of polycistronic microRNAs	9
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Revealing the hidden RBP–RNA interactions with RNA modification enzyme‐based strategies	9
Integrated Biochemical and Computational Methods for Deciphering RNA‐Processing Codes	9
RNA base editors: The emerging approach of RNA therapeutics	9
Untacking small RNA profiling and RNA fragment footprinting: Approaches and challenges in library construction	9
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Alternative splicing: An efficient regulatory approach towards plant developmental plasticity	8
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The role of alternative splicing and splicing factors in diabetes: Current status and future perspectives	8
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The story of rRNA expansion segments: Finding functionality amidst diversity	8
PINTology: A short history of the lncRNA LINC‐PINT in different diseases	8
To initiate or not to initiate: A critical assessment of eIF2A, eIF2D, and MCT‐1·DENR to deliver initiator tRNA to ribosomes	7
SKI complex: A multifaceted cytoplasmic RNA exosome cofactor in mRNA metabolism with links to disease, developmental processes, and antiviral responses	7
Host and viral RNA dysregulation during BK polyomavirus infection in kidney transplant recipients	7
Undervalued and novel roles of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins in autoimmune diseases: Resurgence as potential biomarkers and targets	7
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Challenges in Therapeutically Targeting the RNA‐Recognition Motif	6
Cancer‐derived non‐coding RNAs endow tumor microenvironment with immunosuppressive properties	6
The landscape of lncRNAs in cell granules: Insights into their significance in cancer	6
The emerging roles of CFIm25 (NUDT21/CPSF5) in human biology and disease	6
Exosome‐derived long noncoding RNAs: Mediators of host–Plasmodium parasite communication	6
The Definition of RNA Age Related to RNA Sequence Changes	6
The importance of RNA modifications: From cells to muscle physiology	6
The Functional Diversity of Chromatin‐Associated RNA Binding Proteins in Transcriptional and Post‐Transcriptional Regulation	6
Noncoding RNA mutations in cancer	5
The latest role of nerve‐specific splicing factor PTBP1 in the transdifferentiation of glial cells into neurons	5
Target‐directed microRNA degradation: Mechanisms, significance, and functional implications	5
Unraveling the Role of Topoisomerase 3β (TOP3B) in mRNA Translation and Human Disease	5
Potential applications of N⁶‐methyladenosine modification in the prognosis and treatment of cancers via modulating apoptosis, autophagy, and ferroptosis	5
Translation Reprogramming Caused by tRNA Modifications Represents a New Therapeutic Target for Cancer Treatment	4
Mitochondrial RNA, a new trigger of the innate immune system	4
Keeping development on time: Insights into post‐transcriptional mechanisms driving oscillatory gene expression during vertebrate segmentation	4
RNA thermometers and other regulatory elements: Diversity and importance in bacterial pathogenesis	4
Small‐RNA‐guided histone modifications and somatic genome elimination in ciliates	4
Imprinted small nucleolar RNAs: Missing link in development and disease?	4
A comprehensive checklist of computational resources and methodologies for noncoding RNAs in systems medicine	4
Riboregulation in bacteria: From general principles to novel mechanisms of the trp attenuator and its sRNA and peptide products	4
Spatial analysis toolkits for RNA in situ sequencing	4
The spectrum of pre‐mRNA splicing in autism	4
RNA modifications as emerging therapeutic targets	4
Progress of CRISPR‐based programmable RNA manipulation and detection	4
Functional Landscape of hnRNPA3 in Disease Pathogenesis	4
Caught in the act—Visualizing ribonucleases during eukaryotic ribosome assembly	4
The Central Dogma revisited: Insights from protein synthesis, CRISPR, and beyond	4
Uncovering the impacts of alternative splicing on the proteome with current omics techniques	4
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p53 and RNA viruses: The tug of war	4