OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Molecular Evolution 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Origin of Sex-Biased Mental Disorders: Do Males and Females Experience Different Selective Regimes?	64
Consequences of Genetic Recombination on Protein Folding Stability	58
Modified Metabolism and Response to UV Radiation: Gene Expression Variations Along an Elevational Gradient in the Asiatic Toad (Bufo gargarizans)	52
Phylogenetic and Ancestral Sequence Reconstruction of SARS-CoV-2 Reveals Latent Capacity to Bind Human ACE2 Receptor	35
Best Practices in Microbial Experimental Evolution	21
2022 Zuckerkandl Prize	19
Translation Comes First: Ancient and Convergent Selection of Codon Usage Bias Across Prokaryotic Genomes	16
Adaptive Selection in the Evolution of Aquaglyceroporins in Mammals	16
Functional or Vestigial? The Genomics of the Pineal Gland in Xenarthra	15
Multiple Ecological Axes Drive Molecular Evolution of Cone Opsins in Beloniform Fishes	14
Frustration can Limit the Adaptation of Promiscuous Enzymes Through Gene Duplication and Specialisation	13
A Thermodynamic Model for Water Activity and Redox Potential in Evolution and Development	13
Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Landraces Using DArTseq-Derived Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Markers	13
Variables Influencing Differences in Sequence Conservation in the Fission Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe	12
Functional Diversification and the Plant Secondary Cell Wall	12
Exploring Flexibility and Folding Patterns Throughout Time in Voltage Sensors	12
Molecular Evolution of Malacostracan Short Wavelength Sensitive Opsins	12
Molecular Evolution and Local Root Heterogeneous Expression of the Chenopodium quinoa ARF Genes Provide Insights into the Adaptive Domestication of Crops in Complex Environments	11
Nucleobases in Meteorites to Nucleobases in RNA and DNA?	10
Evolution of the N-Terminal Regulation of Cardiac Troponin I for Heart Function of Tetrapods: Lungfish Presents an Example of the Emergence of Novel Submolecular Structure to Lead the Capacity of Adap	10
Context-Dependent Substitution Dynamics in Plastid DNA Across a Wide Range of Taxonomic Groups	9
A Genomic Conceptualization of Species	9
Extreme Sensitivity of Fitness to Environmental Conditions: Lessons from #1BigBatch	9
Long-Term Adaptation to Galactose as a Sole Carbon Source Selects for Mutations Outside the Canonical GAL Pathway	8
Prebiotic N-(2-Aminoethyl)-Glycine (AEG)-Assisted Synthesis of Proto-RNA?	8

Red-on-Yellow Queen: Bio-Layer Interferometry Reveals Functional Diversity Within Micrurus Venoms and Toxin Resistance in Prey Species	8
Untangling Zebrafish Genetic Annotation: Addressing Complexities and Nomenclature Issues in Orthologous Evaluation of TCOF1 and NOLC1	7
Correction: Analysis of Cancer-Resisting Evolutionary Adaptations in Wild Animals and Applications for Human Oncology	7
GC Content Across Insect Genomes: Phylogenetic Patterns, Causes and Consequences	7
Unveiling the Genomic Symphony: Identification Cultivar-Specific Genes and Enhanced Insights on Sweet Sorghum Genomes Through Comprehensive superTranscriptomic Analysis	7
Extant Sequence Reconstruction: The Accuracy of Ancestral Sequence Reconstructions Evaluated by Extant Sequence Cross-Validation	7
Evolution and Functional Diversification of Serine Racemase Homologs in Bacteria	6
Human Riboviruses: A Comprehensive Study	6
The De Novo Emergence of Two Brain Genes in the Human Lineage Appears to be Unsupported	6
Best Practices in Designing, Sequencing, and Identifying Random DNA Barcodes	6
Correction: Stochastic Epigenetic Modification and Evolution of Sex Determination in Vertebrates	6
Models of Fluctuating Selection Between Generations: A Solution for the Theoretical Inconsistency	6
PAReTT: A Python Package for the Automated Retrieval and Management of Divergence Time Data from the TimeTree Resource for Downstream Analyses	6
Informatic Capabilities of Translation and Its Implications for the Origins of Life	6
A New View of the Last Universal Common Ancestor	6
Biothermodynamics of Hemoglobin and Red Blood Cells: Analysis of Structure and Evolution of Hemoglobin and Red Blood Cells, Based on Molecular and Empirical Formulas, Biosynthesis Reactions, and Therm	6
Unusual Evolution of Cephalopod Tryptophan Indole-Lyases	5
Spectrum of Protein Location in Proteomes Captures Evolutionary Relationship Between Species	5
The Multiple Paths to Multiple Life	5
A Possible Aquatic Origin of the Thiaminase TenA of the Human Gut Symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron	5
Amino Acid Specificity of Ancestral Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase Prior to the Last Universal Common Ancestor Commonote commonote	5
Genome Scan for Variable Genes Involved in Environmental Adaptations of Nubian Ibex	5
Cost-Efficiency Optimization Serves as a Conserved Mechanism that Promotes Osteosarcoma in Mammals	5
Unraveling the Drivers of Tumorigenesis in the Context of Evolution: Theoretical Models and Bioinformatics Tools	5
Phylogenetic Analysis and Comparative Genomics of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis Strains in Egypt	5
Analysis of Programmed Cell Death-1 (PD-1) Gene Variations (re11568821 and rs41386349) in HTLV-1 Infection Using One Primer Pair and Proviral Load	5
2023 Zuckerkandl Prize	4
Sampling Strategies for Experimentally Mapping Molecular Fitness Landscapes Using High-Throughput Methods	4
The Evolutionary Fate of Mitochondrial Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases in Amitochondrial Organisms	4
The Role of Selection and Migration in the Evolution of (Auto)Immunity Genes	4
The MultiFurcating Neighbor-Joining Algorithm for Reconstructing Polytomic Phylogenetic Trees	4
Scaling up Functional Analyses of the G Protein-Coupled Receptor Rhodopsin	4
Promiscuous Domains in Eukaryotes and HAT Proteins in FUNGI Have Followed Different Evolutionary Paths	4
A New Perspective on the Maillard Reaction and the Origin of Life	4
How Many Factors Influence Genomic GC Content Among Prokaryotes?	4
The Ancient Origins of Death Domains Support the ‘Original Sin’ Hypothesis for the Evolution of Programmed Cell Death	4
Embracing Complexity: Yeast Evolution Experiments Featuring Standing Genetic Variation	4