OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Advisory Board and Contents	402
Advisory Board and Contents	312
Omics studies of DNA G-/C-quadruplexes in plants	257
Emerging regulatory mechanisms of noncoding RNAs in topologically associating domains	152
Beyond the ‘one nucleus, one whole genome’ rule	135
Genetic buffering mechanisms in SNF2-family translocases	128
The complex universe of inactive PARP1	126
A proposed framework for genetic verification and cultivar protection in cannabis	125
Advisory Board and Contents	110
Intron retention: importance, challenges, and opportunities	99
From mobile DNA to medicine: Fusion Conference highlights the therapeutic potential of endogenous retroelements in human disease	99
Crossover recombination between homologous chromosomes in meiosis: recent progress and remaining mysteries	98
The sound of silence: mechanisms and implications of HUSH complex function	88
PCNA cycling dynamics during DNA replication and repair in mammals	88
Assessing autosomal aneuploidy in ancient genomes	87
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Advisory Board and Contents	84
A new hypothesis to explain disease dominance	80
The chromatin roots of abnormal splicing in autism	78
Multi-omic genetic scores advance disease research	76
The molecular evolutionary basis of species formation revisited	76
Evolution of piRNA-guided defense against transposable elements	75
The future of marsupial gene editing: What's in the (tool) pouch?	70
A three-dimensional genomics view for speciation research	68
m6A in the coding sequence: linking deposition, translation, and decay	65

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Finding functional microproteins	63
Cis to trans: small ORF functions emerging through evolution	63
A role for epigenetics in rapid adaptation	59
Advisory Board and Contents	57
Insights into Spt6: a histone chaperone that functions in transcription, DNA replication, and genome stability	57
Advisory Board and Contents	53
Animal origins: looping back in time	53
Advisory Board and Contents	52
Toward DNA-based taxonomy of prokaryotes and microeukaryotes	51
Progress and opportunities through use of genomics in animal production	50
Ionizing radiation damage and repair from 3D-genomic perspective	48
Dynamics of the Streptomyces chromosome: chance and necessity	47
Clonal ants reveal a potentially hidden meiotic feature	47
Gene expression noise in development: genome-wide dynamics	47
The making and breaking of tRNAs by ribonucleases	46
From genetic associations to genes: methods, applications, and challenges	43
Revealing microRNA regulation in single cells	43
Multiscale evolution of the 3D genome	43
DNA base editing in nuclear and organellar genomes	43
Features and biomedical relevance of circular RNA biogenesis	42
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Pioneer factors: roles and their regulation in development	41
Advisory Board and Contents	41
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Genetic architecture of brain morphology and overlap with neuropsychiatric traits	40
In silico genome transplants and the cis-regulatory basis of biodiversity	39
The illusion of clarity in familiar genetics diagrams	39
Leveraging microbiome information for animal genetic improvement	38
Does TFIIH move nucleosomes?	38
Sunflower genetics and genomics: from fundamental evolutionary insights to crop improvement	38
Exploring the world of small proteins in plant biology and bioengineering	38
At the fork: where epigenetic decisions are made	36
Unraveling the diversity and cultural heritage of fruit crops through paleogenomics	36
Wheat genomics: genomes, pangenomes, and beyond	36
Protist genomics: key to understanding eukaryotic evolution	34
Extracellular vesicles as modifiers of epigenomic profiles	34
Dissecting super-enhancer heterogeneity: time to re-examine cancer subtypes?	33
mRNA-binding proteins and cell cycle progression	33
Mapping cellular responses to DNA double-strand breaks using CRISPR technologies	33
Advisory Board and Contents	33
Mendel elucidated: Big Science comes to the humble garden pea	33
Advisory Board and Contents	33
Identifying fate-determining transcription factors with single-cell omics	32
Singling out motor neurons in the age of single-cell transcriptomics	32
Mechanisms of adaptation in rapidly changing environments	32
Directing RNA-modifying machineries towards endogenous RNAs: opportunities and challenges	31
Coordinated pre-mRNA processing at the single-transcript level	30
Advisory Board and Contents	29

Sleeping less with a SIK3 mutation	28
Rare variants and handedness: spotlight on TUBB4B	28
Evolving a favorable distribution for mutation effects	28
Positive-strand RNA virus genome replication organelles: structure, assembly, control	28
Earth Biogenome Project: present status and future plans	28
Clocks at sea: the genome-editing tide is rising	28
The origins and evolution of translation factors	28
Rethinking mitochondrial metabolism: Intraindividual variability meets population constraints	27
Convergent evolution for antibiotic biosynthesis in bacteria and animals	27
The ecology of horizontal gene transfer	27
Cocos nucifera (coconut)	27
Clonal selection parallels between normal and cancer tissues	27
The influence of transposable elements on animal colouration	27
Architectural RNAs: blueprints for functional membraneless organelle assembly	25
Molecular circuits for genomic recording of cellular events	25
Complex genomic rearrangements: an underestimated cause of rare diseases	25
Genetics of human handedness: microtubules and beyond	25
Dosage compensation in non-model insects – progress and perspectives	25
Chromoanagenesis in plants: triggers, mechanisms, and potential impact	24
Mitochondrial-derived microproteins: from discovery to function	24
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Complexities of mammalian transcriptome revealed by targeted RNA enrichment techniques	22
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The versatile relationships between eIF4E and eIF4E-interacting proteins	22
Repetitive elements in aging and neurodegeneration	21
Into the multiverse: advances in single-cell multiomic profiling	21
Complex diseases meet deep phenotyping and generative AI	21
The rare-to-common disease journey: a winding road to new therapies	21
Spliced	21
A new Down syndrome rat model races forward	21
Rethinking molecular evolution through protein language model embeddings	21
Emerging insights into the genetics and evolution of human same-sex sexual behavior	21
Pathway-level convergence: an underexplored aspect of convergent evolution	20
Long-read transcriptome sequencing reveals allele-specific variants at high resolution	20
The impact of IDR phosphorylation on the RNA binding profiles of proteins	20
Current concepts, advances, and challenges in deciphering the human microbiota with metatranscriptomics	19
Bear essentials	19
The ribosome’s comeback: new role in body weight regulation	19
Across the North Sea and beyond	19
Advisory Board and Contents	18
Are phenome-wide association studies feasible in a developing country?	18
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Dynamics of replication timing during mammalian development	18
DNA lesions piece together impossible trees	18
Cross-kingdom RNA communication in plant–bacterial interaction	17
A blind spot in lncRNA discovery	17
Genomic newborn screening: exploring opportunities and navigating pitfalls while ensuring inclusivity	17
Noncanonical DNA structures are drivers of genome evolution	17
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AlphaGenome, a Swiss-army knife for exploring non-coding DNA	16
Genome stability from the perspective of telomere length	16
Optimizing homology-directed repair for gene editing: the potential of single-stranded DNA donors	16
Advisory Board and Contents	16
Computational methods for allele-specific expression in single cells	16
Emerging role of G-quadruplexes in alternative splicing regulation	16
Modeling the origin of cells	16
Mitochondria and G-quadruplex evolution: an intertwined relationship	16
Emerging functions of mitochondria-encoded noncoding RNAs	16
Honeybees’ novel complementary sex-determining system: function and origin	15
The searchable chromosome	15
Opportunities and tradeoffs in single-cell transcriptomic technologies	15
Chromatin accessibility provides a window into the genetic etiology of human brain disease	15
Beyond the gene: decoding alternative isoforms	15
Whole-genome doubling in tissues and tumors	15
Mitochondrial-derived microproteins: from discovery to function	15
The wild side of grape genomics	14
Insights from multi-omics integration in complex disease primary tissues	14
Yes, polygenic sex determination is a thing!	14
Approaches and challenges in genome-wide circular RNA identification and quantification	14
Intragenomic mutational heterogeneity: structural and functional insights from gene evolution	14
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Advancing evolutionary medicine with complete primate genomes and advanced biotechnologies	14