OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Nature Reviews Genetics is 69. 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
Single-cell expression profiling has its roots in in situ techniques	1008
Explaining the male bias in cancers	922
The different faces of transcription factor sensitivity	742
The evolution of modifier genes	701
Disentangling population structure in marine species	545
The evolution of DNA sequencing with microfluidics	511
Weaponized genomics: potential threats to international and human security	488
Imprinted genes and the manipulation of parenting in mammals	413
Microorganisms as architects of a sustainable future	386
Gene regulatory networks: from correlative models to causal explanations	379
Harnessing deep learning for population genetic inference	366
Interrogating epigenetic mechanisms with chemically customized chromatin	318
Pleiotropy, epistasis and the genetic architecture of quantitative traits	302
Enhancing sustainable development through plant genetics	284
Unveiling the expanding protein universe of life	280
Rapid pathogen surveillance: field-ready sequencing solutions	278
The origin of animals and fungi	246
The evolutionary foundations of transcriptional regulation in animals	240
Cis-regulatory elements at cellular resolution	230
More than a decade of genetic research on the Denisovans	223
Changes in cell-cycle rate drive diverging cell fates	219
Long non-coding RNAs as orchestrators of dosage compensation	213
RNA polymerase II transcription compartments — from factories to condensates	209
The epithelial–mesenchymal plasticity landscape: principles of design and mechanisms of regulation	206
Progress in toxicogenomics to protect human health	204

Best practices for single-cell analysis across modalities	196
Mapping dosage	192
Mini-colons unlock tumour development outside the body	188
Non-retroviral RNA viruses in eukaryotic genomes	186
Genomic transformations of Eurasian hunter-gatherer populations during the last Ice Age	179
Harnessing functional annotation to improve the accuracy and transferability of polygenic scores	179
Annotating genomes at increased scale and resolution	174
Revealing gene function with statistical inference at single-cell resolution	168
Investigating spatial gene circuits and gene–phenotype mechanisms with Perturb-FISH	166
Targeted genome-modification tools and their advanced applications in crop breeding	163
Intrinsically disordered regions as facilitators of the transcription factor target search	158
Inhibitors of bacterial immune systems: discovery, mechanisms and applications	146
Layering epigenomic and transcriptomic space	145
Genomic landscape of cancer in racially and ethnically diverse populations	137
Epigenomes get personal	135
Predicting the effects of multigene perturbations	131
The hidden diversity of tumours	130
Swapping genes within and beyond our bodies	121
Mate choice through a genomic lens	120
Miller spreads and the power of observation	116
Cohesin and CTCF emerge as building blocks of 3D genome structure	113
Simultaneous single-cell sequencing of RNA and DNA at scale with DEFND-seq	109
Single cell–cell communication	109
CHIPping away at the genetic aetiology of clonal haematopoiesis	106
ADAR1 inhibits ZBP1 activation by endogenous Z-RNA	105
Scrambling the genome in cancer: causes and consequences of complex chromosome rearrangements	104
From computational models of the splicing code to regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic implications	104
Redefining cellular reprogramming with advanced genomic technologies	99
Genomic newborn screening for rare diseases	96
Clinical use of polygenic risk scores: current status, barriers and future directions	93
Global genomic diversity for All of Us	92
The origin and evolution of Wnt signalling	92
Fitness effects of mutations throughout evolution	90
Social shifts in spiders	90
Integrating model systems and genomic insights to decipher mechanisms of cancer metastasis	89
Targeting and engineering long non-coding RNAs for cancer therapy	88
High-throughput biochemistry in RNA sequence space: predicting structure and function	84
Fitness, growth and transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants	82
Why geneticists should care about male infertility	78
Recoding genomes with programmed ribosomal frameshifting	77
The diversification of methods for studying cell–cell interactions and communication	76
Indirect recognition of pathogen virulence proteins to activate plant immune receptors	75
Effects of regulatory variants across pig tissues	75
A digital marker for coronary artery disease	73
Microbial genomics for antimicrobial resistance ecology and action	69
A whole-genome shotgun approach to human reference genome sequencing	69