OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Genetics is 15. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Green Algal Models for Multicellularity	236
Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Pathogens	165
Pooled Genome-Scale CRISPR Screens in Single Cells	104
A Functional Dissection of the mRNA and Locally Synthesized Protein Population in Neuronal Dendrites and Axons	102
De Novo Genes	101
Interplay Between Antimicrobial Resistance and Global Environmental Change	63
A Half Century Defining the Logic of Cellular Life	60
Cold Shock Response in Bacteria	60
Integrating the Study of Polyploidy Across Organisms, Tissues, and Disease	58
Meiotic Drive and Speciation	58
The Molecular Substrates of Insect Eusociality	58
Quiescence in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	55
Transcription–Replication Conflicts as a Source of Genome Instability	53
The Epigenetic Control of the Transposable Element Life Cycle in Plant Genomes and Beyond	52
	50
Functional Diversification of Chromatin on Rapid Evolutionary Timescales	50
	45
Recombination Rate Variation in Social Insects: An Adaptive Perspective	44
RNA Repair: Hiding in Plain Sight	41
Finding Needles in the Haystack: Strategies for Uncovering Noncoding Regulatory Variants	41
Mechanisms Underlying the Formation and Evolution of Vertebrate Color Patterns	40
Developmental and Genetic Aspects of Desert Crops	40
From Mammals to Insects: Exploring the Genetic and Neural Basis of Eating Behavior	36
Meiosis: Dances Between Homologs	36
Genetic Approaches for Identifying and Characterizing Effectors in Bacterial Pathogens	35

Regulatory Networks Underlying Plant Responses and Adaptation to Cold Stress	35
The Complex Genetic Basis and Multilayered Regulatory Control of Yeast Pseudohyphal Growth	35
Genomic and Epigenetic Foundations of Neocentromere Formation	34
Enhancer Function and Evolutionary Roles of Human Accelerated Regions	34
Plant Thermosensors	33
Coral Reef Population Genomics in an Age of Global Change	33
DREAM On: Cell Cycle Control in Development and Disease	28
Revelations About Aging and Disease from Unconventional Vertebrate Model Organisms	27
Cellular, Molecular, and Genetic Mechanisms of Avian Beak Development and Evolution	22
The Prokaryotic Roots of Eukaryotic Immune Systems	19
Genotype–Phenotype Relationships in the Context of Transcriptional Adaptation and Genetic Robustness	19
Genetic Regulation of RIPK1 and Necroptosis	19
Mechanisms Underlying Circuit Dysfunction in Neurodevelopmental Disorders	18
The Genetics of Autophagy in Multicellular Organisms	18
Drosophila sechellia: A Genetic Model for Behavioral Evolution and Neuroecology	18
Apoptotic and Nonapoptotic Cell Death in Caenorhabditis elegans Development	18
Evolution and Plasticity of Genome-Wide Meiotic Recombination Rates	17
Prevalence and Adaptive Impact of Introgression	16
Genome Maintenance in Mammalian Stem Cells	16
How to Build a Fire: The Genetics of Autoinflammatory Diseases	16
The Nuclear-to-Cytoplasmic Ratio: Coupling DNA Content to Cell Size, Cell Cycle, and Biosynthetic Capacity	15
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