OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology is 70. 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
Transglutaminase 2 regulates terminal erythroid differentiation via cross-linking activity	204
Analysis of Multi-Layer RNA Modification Patterns for the Characterization of Tumor Immune Microenvironment in Hepatocellular Carcinoma	196
Editorial: Hearing Loss: Mechanisms and Prevention	171
Differential responses to maternal diabetes in embryo and visceral yolk sac	168
Editorial: Ubiquitin Code: From Cell Biology to Translational Medicine	164
The regulation of transcription elongation in embryonic stem cells	159
KPT6566 induces apoptotic cell death and suppresses the tumorigenicity of testicular germ cell tumors	158
The expanding roles of Nr6a1 in development and evolution	156
Differential regulation of MYC expression by PKHD1/Pkhd1 in human and mouse kidneys: phenotypic implications for recessive polycystic kidney disease	143
Editorial: New insights into extracellular vesicles in cardiovascular disease: Molecular basis, diagnosis and therapy	141
Timing dependent neuronal migration is regulated by Cdk5-mediated phosphorylation of JIP1	140
Ehrlichia chaffeensis TRP120 ubiquitinates tumor suppressor APC to modulate Hippo and Wnt signaling	138
Editorial: Personalized medicine for neuromuscular disorders	131
Identifying transdiagnostic biological subtypes across schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder based on lipidomics profiles	131
Understanding Reproductive Aging in Wildlife to Improve Animal Conservation and Human Reproductive Health	125
Potential role of N6-methyladenosine modification in the development of Parkinson’s disease	123
Extracellular Fluid Flow Induces Shallow Quiescence Through Physical and Biochemical Cues	122
Interplay of Forces and the Immune Response for Functional Tendon Regeneration	122
Switching of behavioral modes and their modulation by a geometrical cue in the ciliate Stentor coeruleus	121
Mesenchymal Stem Cells With Cancer-Associated Fibroblast-Like Phenotype Stimulate SDF-1/CXCR4 Axis to Enhance the Growth and Invasion of B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cells Through Cell-to-Cell	121
Spatiotemporal and Functional Heterogeneity of Hematopoietic Stem Cell-Competent Hemogenic Endothelial Cells in Mouse Embryos	120
Editorial: Regional and molecular fingerprint of adipogenesis in aging and disease	119
Editorial: Development, metabolism, senescence and mechanotransduction of bone	117
Editorial: Mechanistic studies of genome integrity, environmental health, and cancer etiology	115
Editorial: Mesechymal-Like Stem Cells in Osteoarthritis and Inflammation: The Priming Role of the Environment	115

Editorial: Autoimmunity, Infection and Cancer, an Inflammatory Relationship With Intimate Implication to Cancer Prevention and Immunotherapy	109
Discovery of Novel Host Molecular Factors Underlying HBV/HCV Infection	107
Editorial: Post-transcriptional regulation of embryonic and adult myogenesis	102
Structural regulation and dynamic behaviour of organelles during plant meiosis	102
Automation in vitrification and thawing of mouse oocytes and embryos	101
Essential Functions of MLL1 and MLL2 in Retinal Development and Cone Cell Maintenance	97
Editorial: Aptamer-based structural biology, computational modelling, translational research and drug discovery, Volume II	94
Editorial: Inflammasomes: Cornerstone of Immunity	94
Whole-Exome Sequencing Implicates the USP34 rs777591A > G Intron Variant in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Kashi Cohort	93
Editorial: Viruses and Epitranscriptomes: Regulation of Infection and Antiviral Response	89
Editorial: Cytoskeletal Regulation of Immune Response	89
IVF cycle safety when a positive passive air sampling occurs under laminar flow hood in absence of a detectable contamination in the embryo culture	88
Comprehensive analysis of disulfidptosis-related genes and the immune microenvironment in heart failure	88
Nanoparticle accumulation and penetration in 3D tumor models: the effect of size, shape, and surface charge	88
Investigating the role of exosomal long non-coding RNAs in drug resistance within female reproductive system cancers	86
Editorial: Post-transcriptional regulation and its misregulation: From molecular basis to translational medicine	85
Traffic Patterns of the Migrating Endothelium: How Force Transmission Regulates Vascular Malformation and Functional Shunting During Angiogenic Remodelling	85
Editorial: Neuronal cytoskeleton and GTPases in health and diseases	85
Hydrogen, Bicarbonate, and Their Associated Exchangers in Cell Volume Regulation	83
Zebrafish as a Model for Germ Cell Regeneration	83
NOVA1-Mediated SORBS2 Isoform Promotes Colorectal Cancer Migration by Activating the Notch Pathway	83
Targeting hepatic macrophages for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease therapy	82
Overexpression of MUC1 Induces Non-Canonical TGF-β Signaling in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma	82
Role of UDP-glucose ceramide glucosyltransferase in venous malformation	82
IL-13 Alleviates Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis by Improving Fatty Acid Oxidation in Mitochondria	81
Prolactin drives cortical neuron maturation and dendritic development during murine embryonic stem cell differentiation	80
Sorting of complex sphingolipids within the cellular endomembrane systems	79
Ferroptosis and noncoding RNAs: exploring mechanisms in lung cancer treatment	78
Artificial plasticenta: how polystyrene nanoplastics affect in-vitro cultured human trophoblast cells	77
Self-organized patterning of peristaltic waves by suppressive actions in a developing gut	76
Comprehensive analysis of the effects of P4ha1 and P4ha2 deletion on post-translational modifications of fibrillar collagens in mouse skin	76
Plant and animal-derived fusion nanovesicles rescue inflammation-compromised osteogenic potential of periodontal ligament stem cells	76
Opposite Roles of Tumor Cell Proliferation and Immune Cell Infiltration in Postoperative Liver Metastasis of PDAC	75
Deciphering the triad of endothelial glycocalyx, von Willebrand Factor, and P-selectin in inflammation-induced coagulation	74
The evolving landscape of ER-LD contact sites	74
The essential roles of lncRNAs/PI3K/AKT axis in gastrointestinal tumors	74
CAR-macrophage: Breaking new ground in cellular immunotherapy	74
Integrative Analysis of 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine and Transcriptional Profiling Identified 5hmC-Modified lncRNA Panel as Non-Invasive Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Pancreatic Cancer	74
Steroid hormone signaling: multifaceted support of testicular function	74
IMPC-based screening revealed that ROBO1 can regulate osteoporosis by inhibiting osteogenic differentiation	74
The importance of cytoplasmic strings during early human embryonic development	73
Overexpression of PLXDC2 in Stromal Cell-Associated M2 Macrophages Is Related to EMT and the Progression of Gastric Cancer	72
Ferroptosis Is a Potential Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Target for Patients With Cardiomyopathy	72
Origin of Cancer: Cell work is the Key to Understanding Cancer Initiation and Progression	71
CD44 variant exons induce chemoresistance by modulating cell death pathways	70
Mitoregulin, a tiny protein at the crossroads of mitochondrial functioning, stress, and disease	70
Bioinformatic analysis of the LCN2–SLC22A17–MMP9 network in cancer: The role of DNA methylation in the modulation of tumor microenvironment	70