OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Development Growth & Differentiation is 1. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Wnt/β‐catenin signaling: Structure, assembly and endocytosis of the signalosome	49
Stem‐cell‐based therapies for retinal degenerative diseases: Current challenges in the establishment of new treatment strategies	29
Human liver model systems in a dish	22
In vitro systems: A new window to the segmentation clock	19
Development of pluripotent stem cell‐based human tenocytes	17
The TRP channel PKD2 is involved in sensing the mechanical stimulus of adhesion for initiating metamorphosis in the chordate Ciona	14
Neural induction: Historical views and application to pluripotent stem cells	13
Recent progress of animal transplantation studies for treating articular cartilage damage using pluripotent stem cells	13
Pluripotent stem cells for the study of early human embryology	13
The many faces of the E3 ubiquitin ligase, RNF220, in neural development and beyond	12
GONAD: A new method for germline genome editing in mice and rats	12
Genetic variation analyses indicate conserved SARS‐CoV‐2–host interaction and varied genetic adaptation in immune response factors in modern human evolution	12
CRISPR/Cas9 nickase‐mediated efficient and seamless knock‐in of lethal genes in the medaka fish Oryzias latipes	12
A population of neurons that produce hugin and express the diuretic hormone 44 receptor gene projects to the corpora allata in Drosophila melanogaster	11
Modeling neurodevelopment in a dish with pluripotent stem cells	11
Hypothalamic–pituitary organoid generation through the recapitulation of organogenesis	11
Heat shock cognate 70 genes contribute to Drosophila spermatocyte growth progression possibly through the insulin signaling pathway	11
Crosstalk between the mTOR and Hippo pathways	10
Establishment of culture and microinjection methods for false clownfish embryos without parental care	10
The many faces of Sox2 function in neural crest development	9
Rewiring of chromatin state and gene expression by transposable elements	9
Diverse sensory cues for individual recognition	9
Kidney organoids: Research in developmental biology and emerging applications	9
A modified Tet‐ON system minimizing leaky expression for cell‐type specific gene induction in medaka fish	8
A small Rho GTPase OsRacB is required for pollen germination in rice	8

Identification and characterization of a fibroblast growth factor gene in the planarian Dugesia japonica	8
Spatial organization and transitions of spontaneous neuronal activities in the developing sensory cortex	8
Efficient visual screening of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus	8
Optimization of CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated gene disruption in Xenopus laevis using a phenotypic image analysis technique	7
Contribution of sox9b to pigment cell formation in medaka fish	7
Synthetic embryology: Early mammalian embryo modeling systems from cell cultures	7
Temnopleurus reevesii as a new sea urchin model in genetics	6
Reemployment of Kupffer’s vesicle cells into axial and paraxial mesoderm via transdifferentiation	6
TrBase: A genome and transcriptome database of Temnopleurus reevesii	6
Plant secondary cell wall proteome analysis with an inducible system for xylem vessel cell differentiation	6
Prime editing in chicken fibroblasts and primordial germ cells	6
The origin of life: RNA and protein co‐evolution on the ancient Earth	6
Migratory regulation by MTA homologous genes is essential for the uniform distribution of planarian adult pluripotent stem cells	5
In vivo wide‐field voltage imaging in zebrafish with voltage‐sensitive dye and genetically encoded voltage indicator	5
Development of platelet replacement therapy using human induced pluripotent stem cells	5
Quantification of planarian behaviors	5
Cell sorting and germ layer formation in reconstructed starfish embryos	5
An improved iliac lymph node method for production of monoclonal antibodies	5
A geometrical perspective on development	5
Formation of a multi‐layered 3‐dimensional structure of the heterochromatin compartment during early mammalian development	5
Epigenomic dynamics of early Xenopus Embryos	5
Newly raised anti‐c‐Kit antibody visualizes morphology of interstitial cells of Cajal in the developing gut of chicken embryos	5
A role of Hey2 transcription factor for right ventricle development through regulation of Tbx2‐Mycn pathway during cardiac morphogenesis	4
The rise of developmental biology in China	4
An easy and rapid staining method for confocal microscopic observation and reconstruction of three‐dimensional images of echinoderm larvae and juveniles	4
A rapid segmentation method of cell boundary for developing embryos using machine learning with a personal computer	4
Plastic brain structure changes associated with the division of labor and aging in termites	4
Mosaic gene expression analysis of semaphorin–plexin interactions in Caenorhabditis elegans using the IR‐LEGO single‐cell gene induction system	4
Evolutionary diversification of the canonical Wnt signaling effector TCF/LEF in chordates	4
Optogenetic control of medaka behavior with channelrhodopsin	3
Quantitative analysis of the roles of IRM cell adhesion molecules in column formation in the fly brain	3
Intravital staining to detect mineralization in Xenopus tropicalis during and after metamorphosis	3
Developmental biology of the larvaceanOikopleura dioica: Genome resources, functional screening, and imaging	3
The crucial role of CTCF in mitotic progression during early development of sea urchin	3
Involvement of Oct4‐type transcription factor Pou5f3 in posterior spinal cord formation in zebrafish embryos	3
Component analysis of nucleolar protein compartments using Xenopus laevis oocytes	3
The dopamine effect on sea urchin larvae depends on their age	3
Step‐by‐step protocol for alternative injury models in newt cardiac regeneration	3
Preparation of three‐notochord explants for imaging analysis of the cell movements of convergent extension during early Xenopus morphogenesis	3
Individual differences in response to alcohol and nicotine in zebrafish: Gene expression and behavior	3
Can we model autism using zebrafish?	3
Sperm associated antigen 7 is activated by T3 during Xenopus tropicalis metamorphosis via a thyroid hormone response element within the first intron	3
The lipid‐binding START domain regulates the dimerization of ATML1 via modulating the ZIP motif activity in Arabidopsis thaliana	3
Diversity of cortical bone morphology in anuran amphibians	3
Combined method of whole mount and block‐face imaging: Acquisition of 3D data of gene expression pattern from conventional in situ hybridization	3
ccr7 affects both morphogenesis and differentiation during early Xenopus embryogenesis	3
Pluripotent stem cells in developmental biology	3
Back and forth: History of and new insights on the vertebrate lymphatic valve	3
Pluripotent stem cells in the research for extraembryonic cell differentiation	3
Expression of the core promoter factors TATA box binding protein and TATA box binding protein‐related factor 2 in Drosophila germ cells and their distinct functions in germline development	3

Invention sharing is the mother of developmental biology	3
X‐ray micro‐computed tomography of Xenopus tadpole reveals changes in brain ventricular morphology during telencephalon regeneration	3
Versatile Utilities of Amphibians (part 1)	2
Organ‐specific effects on target binding due to knockout of thyroid hormone receptor α during Xenopus metamorphosis	2
Superoxide dismutase C affects Dictyostelium contractile vacuole biogenesis and function	2
Versatile utilities of amphibians (Part 3)	2
Versatile utilities of amphibians (part 2)	2
Step‐by‐step protocols for non‐viral derivation of transgene‐free induced pluripotent stem cells from somatic fibroblasts of multiple mammalian species	2
Highly rapid and diverse sex chromosome evolution in the Odorrana frog species complex	2
Emergent roles of maternal microchimerism in postnatal development	2
Ndst1, a heparan sulfate modification enzyme, regulates neuroectodermal patterning by enhancing Wnt signaling in Xenopus	2
Differential contribution of nuclear size scaling mechanisms between Xenopus species	2
Daughter cells inherit YAP localization from mother cells in early preimplantation embryos	2
Inducible and tissue‐specific cell labeling in Cre‐ER^T2 transgenic Xenopus lines	2
Light‐induced local gene expression in primary chick cell culture system	2
Tracing the developmental origin of tissue stem cells	2
Live visualization of a functional RET‐EGFP chimeric receptor in homozygous knock‐in mice	2
Discrete embryonic character variation uncovers hidden ecological adaptations in lacertid lizards	2
Growth factor dependence of the proliferation and survival of cultured lacrimal gland epithelial cells isolated from late‐embryonic mice	2
Photoperiod‐independent testicular development in the model newt Pleurodeles waltl	2
Cellular responses in the FGF10‐mediated improvement of hindlimb regenerative capacity in Xenopus laevis revealed by single‐cell transcriptomics	2
Dynamic evolutionary history of spiralian‐specific TALE homeobox genes in mollusks	2
A myeloperoxidase enhancer drives myeloid cell‐specific labeling in a transgenic frog line	2
Identification of ancestral gnathostome Gli3 enhancers with activity in mammals	2
Appetizer on soft matter physics concepts in mechanobiology	2
Xenopus: An in vivo model for studying skin response to ultraviolet B irradiation	2
Role of maternal spiralian‐specific homeobox gene SPILE‐E in the specification of blastomeres along the animal–vegetal axis during the early cleavage stages of mollusks	2
Pcgf1 gene disruption reveals primary involvement of epigenetic mechanism in neuronal subtype specification in the enteric nervous system	2
Thyroid hormone‐dependent and independent processes of red blood cell transition from larval to adult type during metamorphosis in Xenopus laevis	2
The developmental hourglass model is applicable to the spinal cord based on single‐cell transcriptomes and non‐conserved cis‐regulatory elements	2
In vitro and in vivo gene transfer in the cloudy catshark Scyliorhinus torazame	2
Digoxigenin‐labeled RNA probes for untranslated regions enable the isoform‐specific gene expression analysis of myosin heavy chains in whole‐mount in situ hybridization	2
The Rx transcription factor is required for determination of the retinal lineage and regulates the timing of neuronal differentiation	2
Hormonal and pheromonal studies on amphibians with special reference to metamorphosis and reproductive behavior	2
Generation of translucent Xenopus tropicalis through triple knockout of pigmentation genes	2
Application of the RNA interference technique to Xenopus embryos: Specific reduction of the β‐catenin gene products by short double‐stranded RNA produced by recombinant human Dicer	2
The homeodomain transcription factorVentx2regulates respiratory progenitor cell number and differentiation timing duringXenopuslung development	2
Ex vivo expansion of primary cells from limb tissue of Pleurodeles waltl	2
Combinatorial genetic strategies for dissecting cell lineages, cell types, and gene function in the mouse brain	1
Involvement of strawberry notch homologue 1 in neurite outgrowth of cortical neurons	1
Establishment of a new method to isolate viable x‐ray‐sensitive cells from planarian by fluorescence‐activated cell sorting	1
Simultaneous activation of genes encoding urea cycle enzymes and gluconeogenetic enzymes coincides with a corticosterone surge period before metamorphosis in Xenopus laevis	1
Versatile utilities of amphibians (part 4)	1
Heparan sulfate proteoglycan molecules, syndecan and perlecan, have distinct roles in the maintenance of Drosophila germline stem cells	1
P‐body dynamics revealed by DDX6 protein knockdown via the auxin‐inducible degron system	1
FGF‐stimulated tendon cells embrace a chondrogenic fate with BMP7 in newt tissue culture	1
Engagement of Foxh1 in chromatin regulation revealed by protein interactome analyses	1
Cell proliferation and neurogenesis in the adult telencephalon of the newt Cynops pyrrhogaster	1
An ImageJ‐based tool for three‐dimensional registration between different types of microscopic images	1
Gene activation of metazoan Fox transcription factors at the onset of metamorphosis in the marine demosponge Amphimedon queenslandica	1
Osteological and histological comparison of the development of the interphalangeal intercalary skeletal element between hyloid and ranoid anurans	1
maea affects head formation through ß‐catenin degradation during early Xenopus laevis development	1
Effective enrichment of stem cells in regenerating Xenopus laevis tadpole tails using the side population method	1
AnAstyanax mexicanus maoknockout line uncovers the developmental roles of monoamine homeostasis in fish brain	1
Detection of hypoxia in the pulmonary tissues of Xenopus laevis over repeated dives	1
Establishment of neural stem cell culture from the central nervous system of the Iberian ribbed newt Pleurodeles waltl	1
Dysregulated TDP‐43 proteostasis perturbs excitability of spinal motor neurons during brainstem‐mediated fictive locomotion in zebrafish	1
A novel agonist for the HGF receptor MET promotes differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into hepatocyte‐like cells	1
Characteristic tetraspanin expression patterns mark various tissues during early Xenopus development	1
Involvement of the scalloped gene in morphogenesis of the wing margin via regulating cell growth in a hemimetabolous insect Gryllus bimaculatus	1
Pluripotent stem cells in developmental biology (part 2)	1
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Appendage‐restricted gene induction using a heated agarose gel for studying regeneration in metamorphosed Xenopus laevis and Pleurodeles waltl	1
Theoretical approaches for understanding the self‐organized formation of the Golgi apparatus	1
Modeling familial and sporadic Parkinson's disease in small fishes	1
Evolutionarily conserved roles of foxg1a in the developing subpallium of zebrafish embryos	1
Involvement of nr2f genes in brain regionalization and eye development during early zebrafish development	1
How do maternal androgens and estrogens affect sex determination in reptiles with temperature‐dependent sex?	1
Involvement of glucose in freeze tolerance in the Japanese tree frog Hyla japonica	1