OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of PLoS Genetics is 41. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Gene-vegetarianism interactions in calcium, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and testosterone identified in genome-wide analysis across 30 biomarkers	295
Constructing and interpreting a large-scale variant effect map for an ultrarare disease gene: Comprehensive prediction of the functional impact of PSAT1 genotypes	198
Sas-Ptp10D shapes germ-line stem cell niche by facilitating JNK-mediated apoptosis	193
FXS causing missense mutations disrupt FMRP granule formation, dynamics, and function	161
A CENH3 mutation promotes meiotic exit and restores fertility in SMG7-deficient Arabidopsis	138
An enhancer screen identifies new suppressors of small-RNA-mediated epigenetic gene silencing	107
Regulation of gliotoxin biosynthesis and protection in Aspergillus species	87
Deficiency in cytosine DNA methylation leads to high chaperonin expression and tolerance to aminoglycosides in Vibrio cholerae	82
Comprehensive analysis of the functional impact of single nucleotide variants of human CHEK2	78
ER-PM membrane contact site regulation by yeast ORPs and membrane stress pathways	77
CryptoCEN: A Co-Expression Network for Cryptococcus neoformans reveals novel proteins involved in DNA damage repair	73
Electrical synapse structure requires distinct isoforms of a postsynaptic scaffold	71
Comprehensive analysis of cis- and trans-acting factors affecting ectopic Break-Induced Replication	69
TransferGWAS of T1-weighted brain MRI data from UK Biobank	66
Transfer learning with false negative control improves polygenic risk prediction	65
Simultaneous estimation of genotype error and uncalled deletion rates in whole genome sequence data	62
TRPS1 modulates chromatin accessibility to regulate estrogen receptor alpha (ER) binding and ER target gene expression in luminal breast cancer cells	61
The kpc-1 3′UTR facilitates dendritic transport and translation efficiency of mRNAs for dendrite arborization of a mechanosensory neuron important for male courtship	60
The HtrA chaperone monitors sortase-assembled pilus biogenesis in Enterococcus faecalis	56
The budding yeast Fkh1 Forkhead associated (FHA) domain promotes a G1-chromatin state and the activity of chromosomal DNA replication origins	56
Cell type-specific weighting-factors to solve solid organs-specific limitations of single cell RNA-sequencing	56
Selective role of the DNA helicase Mcm5 in BMP retrograde signaling during Drosophila neuronal differentiation	55
The RNA binding protein DND1 is elevated in a subpopulation of pro-spermatogonia and targets chromatin modifiers and translational machinery during late gestation	55
Correction: Bacterial recognition by PGRP-SA and downstream signalling by Toll/DIF sustain commensal gut bacteria in Drosophila	53
Correction: Spatial regulation of Drosophila ovarian Follicle Stem Cell division rates and cell cycle transitions	51

Correction: Specific Hsp100 Chaperones Determine the Fate of the First Enzyme of the Plastidial Isoprenoid Pathway for Either Refolding or Degradation by the Stromal Clp Protease in Arabidopsis	51
Correction: Genetic and metabolomic architecture of variation in diet restriction-mediated lifespan extension in Drosophila	50
Divergent role of Mitochondrial Amidoxime Reducing Component 1 (MARC1) in human and mouse	50
Robust inference of bi-directional causal relationships in presence of correlated pleiotropy with GWAS summary data	48
Distinct checkpoint and homolog biorientation pathways regulate meiosis I in Drosophila oocytes	48
F-box protein Fbx23 acts as a transcriptional coactivator to recognize and activate transcription factor Ace1	48
Inferring multi-locus selection in admixed populations	47
Editorial Note: MiR172-APETALA2-like genes integrate vernalization and plant age to control flowering time in wheat	47
Retraction: 24-Hour Rhythms of DNA Methylation and Their Relation with Rhythms of RNA Expression in the Human Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex	47
Genotype-phenotype correlation in neurofibromatosis type-1: NF1 whole gene deletions lead to high tumor-burden and increased tumor-growth	44
Comprehensive patient-level classification and quantification of driver events in TCGA PanCanAtlas cohorts	43
Fission yeast Rad8/HLTF facilitates Rad52-dependent chromosomal rearrangements through PCNA lysine 107 ubiquitination	42
WAPO-A1 is the causal gene of the 7AL QTL for spikelet number per spike in wheat	42
dRTEL1 is essential for the maintenance of Drosophila male germline stem cells	42
The impact of age on genetic risk for common diseases	41
Polygenic and socioeconomic risk for high body mass index: 69 years of follow-up across life	41
RNA editing at a limited number of sites is sufficient to prevent MDA5 activation in the mouse brain	41