OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Heredity is 6. 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
Landscape genetics of a sub-alpine toad: climate change predicted to induce upward range shifts via asymmetrical migration corridors	76
Genomic analysis of differentiation and demography of the formerly conspecific agile (Dipodomys agilis) and Dulzura (D. simulans) kangaroo rats	34
Correction to: Evolution of reproductive parasites with direct fitness benefits	33
AI-informed conservation genomics	32
Genome-wide local ancestry and the functional consequences of admixture in African and European cattle populations	25
Stem cell transcriptional profiles from mouse subspecies reveal cis-regulatory evolution at translation genes	23
Shedding light on variation in reproductive success through studies of population genetic structure in a Southeast Pacific Coast mussel	23
Correction: Intragenomic rDNA variation—the product of concerted evolution, mutation, or something in between?	22
Long-term climatic stability drives accumulation and maintenance of divergent freshwater fish lineages in a temperate biodiversity hotspot	22
Effects of mating system and adaptedness on the evolution of fitness and mtDNA copy number in mitonuclear mismatched C. elegans	21
Dwarfism in Pinus taeda originates from independent somatic mutations co-localized in a shared genomic region	21
Temporal stability of sex ratio distorter prevalence in natural populations of the isopod Armadillidium vulgare	20
Heritability and developmental plasticity of growth in an oviparous lizard	20
Exploring evolutionary mechanisms of genomic divergence in marine intertidal limpets	19
Genetic architecture of dispersal behaviour in the post-harvest pest and model organism Tribolium castaneum	18
Using conservation genetics to prioritise management options for an endangered songbird	17
Elevated rates of nondisjunction in a selfish X chromosome that causes female meiotic drive in Drosophila testacea	17
Holocene climate changes explain the spatial pattern in genetic diversity in populations of Cyperus papyrus from Southeast Africa wetlands	16
Genetic variation at innate and adaptive immune genes – contrasting patterns of differentiation and local adaptation in a wild gull	16
Mitochondrially mediated RNA interference, a retrograde signaling system affecting nuclear gene expression	15
Aneuploidy and ploidy variation conditioned by the B chromosome of maize	15
Covariance between nonrelatives in maize	15
Mitochondrial genomes reveal mid-Pleistocene population divergence, and post-glacial expansion, in Australasian snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)	14
Horizontal transfer of accessory chromosomes in fungi – a regulated process for exchange of genetic material?	14
Weighted kernels improve multi-environment genomic prediction	14

Tests for associations between sexual dimorphism and patterns of quantitative genetic variation in the water strider, Aquarius remigis	14
Marsupials have monoallelic MEST expression with a conserved antisense lncRNA but MEST is not imprinted	14
Too big to purge: persistence of deleterious Mutations in Island populations of the European Barn Owl (Tyto alba)	14
A wide range of chromosome numbers result from unreduced gamete production in Brassica juncea × B. napus (AABC) interspecific hybrids	14
Environmentally induced variation in sperm sRNAs is linked to gene expression and transposable elements in zebrafish offspring	13
Correction: Meiosis at three loci in autotetraploids: Probabilities of gamete modes and genotypes without and with preferential cross-over formation	13
Local adaptation has a role in reducing vulnerability to climate change in a widespread Amazonian forest lizard	12
DNA methylation is associated with codon degeneracy in a species of bumblebee	12
Why put all your eggs in one basket? Evolutionary perspectives on the origins of monogenic reproduction	12
Does chromoanagenesis play a role in the origin of B chromosomes?	12
Tissue-specific differences of gene expression variance in mutation accumulation lines of mice	12
Robust association tests for quantitative traits on the X chromosome	11
Ecotype variation in the endemic tree Callicarpa subpubescens on small oceanic islands: genetic, phenotypic, and environmental insights	11
Breeder turnover creates allelic variation in groups of gray wolves	11
Heterogeneous microgeographic genetic structure of the common cockle (Cerastoderma edule) in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean: biogeographic barriers and environmental factors	11
Maternal effects in the model system Daphnia: the ecological past meets the epigenetic future	11
Different waves of postglacial recolonisation and genomic structure of bank vole populations in NE Poland	11
Infection pattern of male-killing viruses alters phenotypes in the tea tortrix moth Homona magnanima	10
Comparative analysis of gene family evolution demonstrates expansion of digestive, immunity and olfactory functions in the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) lineage	10
Beyond inversions and deletions: the evolutionary and functional insights from translocations, fissions, and fusions in animal genomes	10
Polyandry and non-random fertilisation maintain long-term genetic diversity in an isolated island population of adders (Vipera berus)	10
Multi-population GWAS detects robust marker associations in a newly established six-rowed winter barley breeding program	10
Influence of geographic isolation and the environment on gene flow among phenotypically diverse lizards	10
Population structure and inbreeding in wild house mice (Mus musculus) at different geographic scales	10
Genetic structure and historical gene flow in Araucaria angustifolia populations across two Brazilian regions	10
Egg provisioning explains the penetrance of symbiont-mediated sex allocation distortion in haplodiploids	9
Evidence of long-term purging of mutation burden in killer whale Orcinus orca genomes	9
mariner elements as a model for analyzing the stress response and somatic mobilization activity of transposable elements	9
Balancing selection maintains intraspecific diversity in a deep-sea fish	9
Support for Y-compensation of mother’s curse affecting lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster	9
How partial phenotyping to reduce generation intervals can help to increase annual genetic gain in selected honeybee populations	9
The relationship between genomic variation and genetic load: insights from small island populations	9
Heritability and variance components of seed size in wild species: influences of breeding design and the number of genotypes tested	9
Desert landscape features influencing the microgeographic genetic structure of Nelson’s pocket mouse Chaetodipus nelsoni	9
The genetic origins of species boundaries at subtropical and temperate ecoregions in the North American racers (Coluber constrictor)	8
Routine mitochondrial recombination drives rapid concerted evolution of duplicated control regions in a wild fish	8
Genetic improvement of speed across distance categories in thoroughbred racehorses in Great Britain	8
Investigating the effects of chimerism on the inference of selection: quantifying genomic targets of purifying, positive, and balancing selection in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)	8
Concurrently mapping quantitative trait loci associations from multiple subspecies within hybrid populations	8
Facultative polyandry under heat stress and the evolutionary potential for climate-driven shifts in mating systems	8
Maternal inheritance of primary sex ratios in the dark-winged fungus gnat Lycoriella ingenua	8
Gene expression and alternative splicing contribute to adaptive divergence of ecotypes	8
Genome assembly of Astatotilapia latifasciata uncovers B chromosome–linked chromatin reorganization	8
Ecological divergence despite common mating sites: Genotypes and symbiotypes shed light on cryptic diversity in the black bean aphid species complex	8
Quantitative genetics of trauma induced mortality in Drosophila melanogaster	8
A decision-making framework to maximise the evolutionary potential of populations - Genetic and genomic insights from the common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) at its range limits	7
Chromosomal aberrations and early mortality in a non-mammalian vertebrate: example from pressure-induced triploid Atlantic salmon	7
Genetic diversity and structure in wild Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora A. Froehner) populations in Yangambi (DR Congo) and their relation to forest disturbance	7
Population genomics and conservation management of the threatened black-footed tree-rat (Mesembriomys gouldii) in northern Australia	7
Correction to: Excessive replacement changes drive evolution of global sheep prion protein (PRNP) sequences	7

Transcriptomics and the origin of obligate parthenogenesis	7
Patterns of genetic diversity and structure of a threatened palm species (Euterpe edulis Arecaceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	6
Incorporating spatial and genetic competition into breeding pipelines with the R package gencomp	6
Genetic footprints of a rapid and large-scale range expansion: the case of cyclic common vole in Spain	6
Population genomic diversity and structure in the golden bandicoot: a history of isolation, extirpation, and conservation	6
Patterns of genetic diversity and structure in Pressodonta viridis, Slippershell Mussel, in streams of the U.S. Midwest	6
Rate of de novo mutations in the three-spined stickleback	6
How environment and genetic architecture of unreduced gametes shape the establishment of autopolyploids	6
First large-scale genomic prediction in the honey bee	6
Population genetic diversity and environmental adaptation of Tamarix hispida in the Tarim Basin, arid Northwestern China	6
Selection-driven adaptation to the extreme Antarctic environment in the Emperor penguin	6
Genetic constraints in genes exhibiting splicing plasticity in facultative diapause	6
Accelerated differentiation of neo-W nuclear-encoded mitochondrial genes between two climate-associated bird lineages signals potential co-evolution with mitogenomes	6
Efficiency of mapping epistatic quantitative trait loci	6
Genomic divergence of leopards in the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa: potential drivers for local adaptation	6
Reduced within-population quantitative genetic variation is associated with climate harshness in maritime pine	6
GWAS SVatalog: a visualization tool to aid fine-mapping of GWAS loci with structural variations	6
Divergent mechanisms of reduced growth performance in Betula ermanii saplings from high-altitude and low-latitude range edges	6
Breeding of ornamental orchids with focus on Phalaenopsis: current approaches, tools, and challenges for this century	6
Forest tree breeding using genomic Markov causal models: a new approach to genomic tree breeding improvement	6