OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Genetics and Molecular Biology is 1. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Putative protective genomic variation in the Lithuanian population	18
Genetic diversity of Moroccan date palm revealed by microsatellite markers	17
Di-n-butyl and di-iso-pentyl phthalates and their mixture increase oxidative stress and embryo-larval malformations in zebrafish (Danio rerio)	14
Evolutionary and structural aspects of Solanaceae RNases T2	13
The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Vincetoxicum mongolicum (Apocynaceae), a perennial medicinal herb	12
Morphological and transcriptional analysis of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum race 7 during early stages of infection in common bean	12
Genetic associations with disease in populations with Indigenous American ancestries	12
The good, the bad and the ugly of transposable elements annotation tools	11
Clusters of oculocutaneous albinism in isolated populations in Brazil: A community genetics challenge	11
Investigating the evolutionary dynamics of diploid number variation in Ctenomys (Ctenomyidae, Rodentia)	10
Adaptive strategies of aquatic mammals: Exploring the role of the HIF pathway and hypoxia tolerance	10
Variability and functional characterization of the Phakopsora pachyrhizi Egh16-like effectors	10
The dual role of sertraline: From antidepressant to antifungal drug with broad metabolic disruption	10
A new Caenorhabditis elegans apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease engaged in rescue from replication stress-induced arrest	8
Implications of the microbiome and metabolic intermediaries produced by bacteria in breast cancer	7
Comparative structural studies on Bovine papillomavirus E6 oncoproteins: Novel insights into viral infection and cell transformation from homology modeling and molecular dynamics simulations	7
What we know so far and what we can expect next: A molecular investigation of plant parasitism	7
Phylogeography and karyotypic evolution of some Deuterodon species from southeastern Brazil (Characiformes, Characidae, Stethaprioninae)	7
Genome editing in maize: Toward improving complex traits in a global crop	7
Identification and characterization of waterlogging-responsive genes in the parental line of maize hybrid An’nong 876	6
Oral microbiota, co-evolution, and implications for health and disease: The case of indigenous peoples	6
All you need is fungi: Exploring secondary metabolites as a source of novel amoebicidal agents	6
TMEM147 is a novel biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma	6
The genomes sequenced for the neotropical stingless bees Scaptotrigona bipunctata and S. depilis strengthen the phylogenomics support for the taxonomy of social bees	6
Exosomes secreted from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells suppress cardiomyocyte hypertrophy through Hippo-YAP pathway in heart failure	6

The rs1800469 T/T and rs1800470 C/C genotypes of the TGFB1 gene confer protection against diabetic retinopathy in a Southern Brazilian population	6
Boosting life sciences research in Brazil: building a case for a local Drosophila stock center	6
Homocysteine and methylmalonic acid in Phenylketonuria patients	5
Interchromosomal translocation in neural progenitor cells exposed to L1 retrotransposition	5
Analysis of parental origin of de novo pathogenic CNVs in patients with intellectual disability	5
Chromosomal characterization of three species of Serrasalmini (Serrasalmidae: Characiformes)	5
DNA damage repair-related methylated genes RRM2 and GAPDH are prognostic biomarkers associated with immunotherapy for lung adenocarcinoma	5
Transcriptome data-based screening of potential host of genetic transformation for a blue-hued Bougainvillea transgene	5
Staphylococcal phages as agents of evolution and innovation: From gene flow to next-generation therapeutics	5
Investigation of genetic markers associated to type 2 diabetes mellitus in Santarém-Pará	5
Phenotypic and molecular basis for genetic variation in jelly palms (Butia sp.): where are we now and where are we headed to?	5
Lack of genotoxicity of iron oxide maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) and magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles to Oreochromis niloticus after acute exposures	4
GJB2 c.35del variant up-regulates GJA1 gene expression and affects differentiation of human stem cells	4
Molecular evolution and structural analyses of proteins involved in metabolic pathways of volatile organic compounds in Petunia hybrida (Solanaceae)	4
Unstable environment of coastal lagoons drives genetic variation in the amphipod Quadrivisio lutzi	4
Soybean genetic engineering in Brazil and South America - A review	4
Cu(bta)(1,10-phen)ClO4 copper complex modulates the carcinogenicity of carboplatin in somatic cells of Drosophila melanogaster	4
Inferring the historical demography of southern African cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) using Bayesian analyses of molecular genetic data	4
Ancient origin of Jingchuvirales derived glycoproteins integrated in arthropod genomes	4
Revealing the role of Peg13: A promising therapeutic target for mitigating inflammation in sepsis	4
Karyotypic characterization of Centromochlus schultzi Rössel 1962 (Auchenipteridae, Centromochlinae) from the Xingu River basin: New inferences on chromosomal evolution in Centromochlus	4
Transcriptional signature of host shift in the seed beetle Zabrotes subfasciatus	4
Modulation of tumor plasticity by senescent cells: Deciphering basic mechanisms and survival pathways to unravel therapeutic options	3
Broken silence: 22,841 predicted deleterious synonymous variants identified in the human exome through computational analysis	3
Capra hircus outliers markers in Brazil: Searching for genomic regions under the action of natural selection	3
Disentangling the causes of high polymorphism sharing in sympatric Petunia species from subtropical highland grasslands: insights from nuclear diversity	3
The mitogenome mutation repertoire affects progression of Parkinson’s Disease	3
Ethnicity-specific associations between the promoter region G-308A polymorphism (rs1800629) of the TNF-α gene and the development of end-stage renal disease: An evidence-based meta-analysis and trial	3
Is there are relationship between polymorphisms TSHR gene frequencies and genetic ancestry markers in patients with Primary Congenital Hypothyroidism?	3
Microcephaly in South Brazil: Are cases of Congenital Zika Syndrome increasing in recent years?	3
Beyond transcription factors: more regulatory layers affecting soybean gene expression under abiotic stress	3
LncRNA AK001796 promotes cell proliferation via acting as a ceRNA of miR-150 in hepatocellular carcinoma	3
Cranial morphological variation of Ctenomys lami (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) in a restricted geographical distribution	2
Genetic diversity of toxigenic Fusarium verticillioides associated with maize grains, India	2
Uncovering a novel mechanism: Butyrate induces estrogen receptor alpha activation independent of estrogen stimulation in MCF-7 breast cancer cells	2
Computational modeling of oxytocin-receptors interactions with the common marmoset Callithrix jacchus Pro8OT variant	2
Neonatal screening for spinal muscular atrophy: A pilot study in Brazil	2
Clinical and epidemiological characterisation of neurofibromatosis type 1: Combined analysis of a reference hospital in Brazil and DataSUS	2
Mismatch uracil DNA glycosylase (Mug) is maintained in the Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis genome and exhibits affinity for uracil but not other types of damage	2
Mutations and insights into the molecular mechanisms of resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to first-line	2
KDELR2 as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker of bladder urothelial carcinoma and its correlation with immune infiltration	2
Association between cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator genotype and clinical outcomes, glucose homeostasis indices and CF-related diabetes risk in adults with CF	2
Social information as an entrainment cue for the circadian clock	2
Characterization of the chemoreceptor repertoire of a highly specialized fly with comparisons to other Drosophila species	2
How are people with orofacial clefts attended in northwest region of São Paulo state, Brazil?	2
Gene expression analysis for feed efficiency trait in liver tissue of lactating Girolando cows	2
A variant W chromosome in Centromochlus heckelii (Siluriformes, Auchenipteridae) and the role of repeated DNA in its heteromorphism	2
Using molecular taxonomy to identify Scinax (Anura: Hylidae): New distribution records and implications for Neotropical biodiversity	2
Position Weight Matrix or Acyclic Probabilistic Finite Automaton: Which model to use? A decision rule inferred for the prediction of transcription factor binding sites	2
ΔNp63α promotes cigarette smoke-induced renal cancer stem cell activity via the Sonic Hedgehog pathway	2

The inhibition of Beclin1-dependent autophagy sensitizes PTC cells to ABT737-induced death	2
The role of chaperone-mediated autophagy in drug resistance	2
Characterization of a novel unliked 12 X-STR typing assay for forensic purposes in an admixed Rio de Janeiro population sample	2
Erratum: Investigating the shared genetic architecture between breast and ovarian cancers	2
Conserved gene clusters in entomopathogenic filamentous fungi	2
Phylomitogenomics of two Neotropical species of long-legged crickets Endecous Saussure, 1878 (Orthoptera: Phalangopsidae)	2
Genome-wide, evolutionary, and functional analyses of ascorbate peroxidase (APX) family in Poaceae species	2
Regulation of long non-coding RNAs by essential oils: Therapeutic implications in human diseases	2
Genome-based taxonomy of Burkholderia sensu lato: Distinguishing closely related species	1
Mitogenomic sequencing of the Brazilian Mastiff and Brazilian Terrier suggests a complex scenario of breed formation for two established Brazilian dog breeds	1
bHLH-regulated routes in anther development in rice and Arabidopsis	1
Molecular identification of Austrodiplostomum sp., an eye parasite among farmed tambaqui in Amazonia	1
The complete chloroplast genome of Dicliptera tinctoria (Nees) Kostel. and comparative analysis of chloroplast genomes in Acanthaceae	1
Vitamin D and estrogen steroid hormones and their immunogenetic roles in Infectious respiratory (TB and COVID-19) diseases	1
Transcriptome analysis reveals gene expression changes of pigs infected with non-lethal African swine fever virus	1
Characterization of CRISPR-Cas systems in the Haemophilus genus CRISPR-Cas in Haemophilus spp.	1
Identification and interaction analysis of hubgenes related to neutrophil ferroptosis in intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis	1
Functional analysis of alternative castor bean DGAT enzymes	1
An overview of actionable and potentially actionable TSC1 and TSC2 germline variants in an online Database	1
Intercepting biological messages: Antibacterial molecules targeting nucleic acids during interbacterial conflicts	1
Accuracy of genotype imputation of a low-density SNP array for the Amazon fish Colossoma macropomum	1
Epigenomic integrative analysis pinpoint master regulator transcription factors associated with tumorigenesis in squamous cell carcinoma of oral tongue	1
Niclosamide is a potential candidate for the treatment of chemo-resistant osteosarcoma	1
Fungal diversity in larval diets of Melipona interrupta: Impacts on queen development and survival	1
In vitro substrate reduction, chaperone and immunomodulation treatments reduce heparan sulfate in mucolipidosis III human fibroblasts	1
Exploring the diversity of AVPR2 in Primates and its evolutionary implications	1
DNA copy number profiles and systems biology connect chromatin remodeling and DNA repair in high-risk neuroblastoma	1
Expression profile of inflammasome genes in individuals with Down syndrome	1
Re-evaluating evidence for giant genomes in amoebae	1
DOF gene family expansion and diversification	1
Shades of white: The Petunia long corolla tube clade evolutionary history	1
Enhancer in cancer pathogenesis and treatment	1
Combined expression of JHDM1D/KDM7A gene and long non-coding RNA RP11-363E7.4 as a biomarker for urothelial cancer prognosis	1
Discovery of novel genetic syndromes in Latin America: Opportunities and challenges	1
Genomic characterization of SNW-1, a novel prophage of the deep-sea vent chemolithoautotroph Sulfurimonas indica NW79	1
Phylogenomic Analysis of Dichrocephala benthamii and Comparative Analysis within Tribe Astereae (Asteraceae)	1
Complete chloroplast genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of Symphytum officinale	1
miRNAs and NFKB1 and TRAF6 target genes: The initial functional study in CD14+ monocytes in rheumatoid arthritis patients	1
Genetic diversity and conservation in Bromeliaceae based on SSR markers	1
Insights into the evolutionary history of the most skilled tool-handling platyrrhini monkey: Sapajus libidinosus from the Serra da Capivara National Park	1
Sampling strategies for sugarcane using either clonal replicates or diverse genotypes can bias the conclusions of RNA-Seq studies	1
Tailed bacteriophages (Caudoviricetes) dominate the microbiome of a diseased stingless bee	1
Global patterns, biases, and advances in phylogeographic and genetic structure studies in Drosophilidae (Insecta: Diptera)	1