OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Genetics is 14. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Pathogens	218
Green Algal Models for Multicellularity	156
Pooled Genome-Scale CRISPR Screens in Single Cells	98
A Functional Dissection of the mRNA and Locally Synthesized Protein Population in Neuronal Dendrites and Axons	97
De Novo Genes	86
Integrating the Study of Polyploidy Across Organisms, Tissues, and Disease	56
A Half Century Defining the Logic of Cellular Life	55
Interplay Between Antimicrobial Resistance and Global Environmental Change	54
The Molecular Substrates of Insect Eusociality	53
Cold Shock Response in Bacteria	53
Quiescence in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	52
Transcription–Replication Conflicts as a Source of Genome Instability	50
The Epigenetic Control of the Transposable Element Life Cycle in Plant Genomes and Beyond	49
Meiotic Drive and Speciation	49
Functional Diversification of Chromatin on Rapid Evolutionary Timescales	48
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Recombination Rate Variation in Social Insects: An Adaptive Perspective	41
Finding Needles in the Haystack: Strategies for Uncovering Noncoding Regulatory Variants	40
Mechanisms Underlying the Formation and Evolution of Vertebrate Color Patterns	39
RNA Repair: Hiding in Plain Sight	38
Developmental and Genetic Aspects of Desert Crops	37
Meiosis: Dances Between Homologs	35
From Mammals to Insects: Exploring the Genetic and Neural Basis of Eating Behavior	34
Genetic Approaches for Identifying and Characterizing Effectors in Bacterial Pathogens	33

The Complex Genetic Basis and Multilayered Regulatory Control of Yeast Pseudohyphal Growth	32
Enhancer Function and Evolutionary Roles of Human Accelerated Regions	32
Regulatory Networks Underlying Plant Responses and Adaptation to Cold Stress	31
Genomic and Epigenetic Foundations of Neocentromere Formation	31
Coral Reef Population Genomics in an Age of Global Change	30
Plant Thermosensors	29
Revelations About Aging and Disease from Unconventional Vertebrate Model Organisms	27
DREAM On: Cell Cycle Control in Development and Disease	23
The Prokaryotic Roots of Eukaryotic Immune Systems	20
The Genetics of Autophagy in Multicellular Organisms	18
Cellular, Molecular, and Genetic Mechanisms of Avian Beak Development and Evolution	18
Genotype–Phenotype Relationships in the Context of Transcriptional Adaptation and Genetic Robustness	17
Genetic Regulation of RIPK1 and Necroptosis	17
Drosophila sechellia: A Genetic Model for Behavioral Evolution and Neuroecology	16
Apoptotic and Nonapoptotic Cell Death in Caenorhabditis elegans Development	16
Evolution and Plasticity of Genome-Wide Meiotic Recombination Rates	15
Mechanisms Underlying Circuit Dysfunction in Neurodevelopmental Disorders	15
Genome Maintenance in Mammalian Stem Cells	14
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How to Build a Fire: The Genetics of Autoinflammatory Diseases	14
Prevalence and Adaptive Impact of Introgression	14
The Nuclear-to-Cytoplasmic Ratio: Coupling DNA Content to Cell Size, Cell Cycle, and Biosynthetic Capacity	14