OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Nature Reviews Genetics is 68. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Single-cell expression profiling has its roots in in situ techniques	1038
Explaining the male bias in cancers	944
The different faces of transcription factor sensitivity	775
The evolution of modifier genes	723
Disentangling population structure in marine species	561
Weaponized genomics: potential threats to international and human security	524
Imprinted genes and the manipulation of parenting in mammals	500
Enhancing sustainable development through plant genetics	419
Interrogating epigenetic mechanisms with chemically customized chromatin	405
Pleiotropy, epistasis and the genetic architecture of quantitative traits	388
Gene regulatory networks: from correlative models to causal explanations	383
Microorganisms as architects of a sustainable future	327
The evolution of DNA sequencing with microfluidics	309
Harnessing deep learning for population genetic inference	292
Unveiling the expanding protein universe of life	288
Rapid pathogen surveillance: field-ready sequencing solutions	284
The origin of animals and fungi	259
The evolutionary foundations of transcriptional regulation in animals	231
Progress in toxicogenomics to protect human health	230
The epithelial–mesenchymal plasticity landscape: principles of design and mechanisms of regulation	228
The unbearable presence of senescent cells in ageing	227
Long non-coding RNAs as orchestrators of dosage compensation	211
Cis-regulatory elements at cellular resolution	207
Changes in cell-cycle rate drive diverging cell fates	201
RNA polymerase II transcription compartments — from factories to condensates	199

Best practices for single-cell analysis across modalities	199
More than a decade of genetic research on the Denisovans	189
Mapping dosage	188
Mini-colons unlock tumour development outside the body	185
Non-retroviral RNA viruses in eukaryotic genomes	182
Genomic transformations of Eurasian hunter-gatherer populations during the last Ice Age	178
Investigating spatial gene circuits and gene–phenotype mechanisms with Perturb-FISH	173
Harnessing functional annotation to improve the accuracy and transferability of polygenic scores	173
Inhibitors of bacterial immune systems: discovery, mechanisms and applications	162
Annotating genomes at increased scale and resolution	154
Adaptation: by giant leaps or many tiny steps?	149
Advancing the applications of liquid biopsies in oncology	149
Genomic landscape of cancer in racially and ethnically diverse populations	141
Intrinsically disordered regions as facilitators of the transcription factor target search	138
Layering epigenomic and transcriptomic space	135
Revealing gene function with statistical inference at single-cell resolution	121
Targeted genome-modification tools and their advanced applications in crop breeding	118
Epigenomes get personal	115
Predicting the effects of multigene perturbations	113
The hidden diversity of tumours	110
Mate choice through a genomic lens	109
Swapping genes within and beyond our bodies	109
Miller spreads and the power of observation	108
Single cell–cell communication	105
Simultaneous single-cell sequencing of RNA and DNA at scale with DEFND-seq	104
CHIPping away at the genetic aetiology of clonal haematopoiesis	98
ADAR1 inhibits ZBP1 activation by endogenous Z-RNA	96
Cohesin and CTCF emerge as building blocks of 3D genome structure	96
The origin and evolution of Wnt signalling	94
Redefining cellular reprogramming with advanced genomic technologies	94
Clinical use of polygenic risk scores: current status, barriers and future directions	93
Genomic newborn screening for rare diseases	92
Scrambling the genome in cancer: causes and consequences of complex chromosome rearrangements	90
From computational models of the splicing code to regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic implications	86
Global genomic diversity for All of Us	85
Social shifts in spiders	83
Fitness effects of mutations throughout evolution	81
High-throughput biochemistry in RNA sequence space: predicting structure and function	81
Fitness, growth and transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants	80
Why geneticists should care about male infertility	77
Integrating model systems and genomic insights to decipher mechanisms of cancer metastasis	76
Prime editing: redefining precision genome editing	76
Recoding genomes with programmed ribosomal frameshifting	71
Targeting and engineering long non-coding RNAs for cancer therapy	68