OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Genetics is 13. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Pathogens	205
Green Algal Models for Multicellularity	151
Pooled Genome-Scale CRISPR Screens in Single Cells	94
A Functional Dissection of the mRNA and Locally Synthesized Protein Population in Neuronal Dendrites and Axons	93
De Novo Genes	84
Integrating the Study of Polyploidy Across Organisms, Tissues, and Disease	55
Interplay Between Antimicrobial Resistance and Global Environmental Change	53
A Half Century Defining the Logic of Cellular Life	53
Meiotic Drive and Speciation	52
Cold Shock Response in Bacteria	52
The Molecular Substrates of Insect Eusociality	49
Transcription–Replication Conflicts as a Source of Genome Instability	48
Quiescence in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	48
The Epigenetic Control of the Transposable Element Life Cycle in Plant Genomes and Beyond	47
Functional Diversification of Chromatin on Rapid Evolutionary Timescales	46
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Recombination Rate Variation in Social Insects: An Adaptive Perspective	40
Finding Needles in the Haystack: Strategies for Uncovering Noncoding Regulatory Variants	37
Developmental and Genetic Aspects of Desert Crops	36
RNA Repair: Hiding in Plain Sight	36
Mechanisms Underlying the Formation and Evolution of Vertebrate Color Patterns	36
Meiosis: Dances Between Homologs	35
The Complex Genetic Basis and Multilayered Regulatory Control of Yeast Pseudohyphal Growth	33
From Mammals to Insects: Exploring the Genetic and Neural Basis of Eating Behavior	33

Enhancer Function and Evolutionary Roles of Human Accelerated Regions	31
Genetic Approaches for Identifying and Characterizing Effectors in Bacterial Pathogens	31
Regulatory Networks Underlying Plant Responses and Adaptation to Cold Stress	29
Coral Reef Population Genomics in an Age of Global Change	27
Genomic and Epigenetic Foundations of Neocentromere Formation	27
Plant Thermosensors	26
Revelations About Aging and Disease from Unconventional Vertebrate Model Organisms	25
DREAM On: Cell Cycle Control in Development and Disease	22
Apoptotic and Nonapoptotic Cell Death in Caenorhabditis elegans Development	19
Cellular, Molecular, and Genetic Mechanisms of Avian Beak Development and Evolution	18
The Prokaryotic Roots of Eukaryotic Immune Systems	18
The Genetics of Autophagy in Multicellular Organisms	17
Genotype–Phenotype Relationships in the Context of Transcriptional Adaptation and Genetic Robustness	15
Evolution and Plasticity of Genome-Wide Meiotic Recombination Rates	15
Genetic Regulation of RIPK1 and Necroptosis	15
Drosophila sechellia: A Genetic Model for Behavioral Evolution and Neuroecology	15
How to Build a Fire: The Genetics of Autoinflammatory Diseases	14
Mechanisms Underlying Circuit Dysfunction in Neurodevelopmental Disorders	14
Prevalence and Adaptive Impact of Introgression	14
Genome Maintenance in Mammalian Stem Cells	14
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The Nuclear-to-Cytoplasmic Ratio: Coupling DNA Content to Cell Size, Cell Cycle, and Biosynthetic Capacity	13