Annual Review of Genetics

Papers
(The median citation count of Annual Review of Genetics is 14. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Pathogens226
Green Algal Models for Multicellularity159
De Novo Genes101
A Functional Dissection of the mRNA and Locally Synthesized Protein Population in Neuronal Dendrites and Axons99
Pooled Genome-Scale CRISPR Screens in Single Cells97
A Half Century Defining the Logic of Cellular Life59
Integrating the Study of Polyploidy Across Organisms, Tissues, and Disease59
Cold Shock Response in Bacteria58
Interplay Between Antimicrobial Resistance and Global Environmental Change56
Quiescence in Saccharomyces cerevisiae55
The Molecular Substrates of Insect Eusociality54
Meiotic Drive and Speciation53
Transcription–Replication Conflicts as a Source of Genome Instability53
The Epigenetic Control of the Transposable Element Life Cycle in Plant Genomes and Beyond51
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Functional Diversification of Chromatin on Rapid Evolutionary Timescales49
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Recombination Rate Variation in Social Insects: An Adaptive Perspective42
Finding Needles in the Haystack: Strategies for Uncovering Noncoding Regulatory Variants41
Mechanisms Underlying the Formation and Evolution of Vertebrate Color Patterns40
RNA Repair: Hiding in Plain Sight39
Developmental and Genetic Aspects of Desert Crops38
From Mammals to Insects: Exploring the Genetic and Neural Basis of Eating Behavior35
Meiosis: Dances Between Homologs35
Regulatory Networks Underlying Plant Responses and Adaptation to Cold Stress35
Genetic Approaches for Identifying and Characterizing Effectors in Bacterial Pathogens35
The Complex Genetic Basis and Multilayered Regulatory Control of Yeast Pseudohyphal Growth33
Enhancer Function and Evolutionary Roles of Human Accelerated Regions33
Coral Reef Population Genomics in an Age of Global Change32
Genomic and Epigenetic Foundations of Neocentromere Formation32
Plant Thermosensors31
Revelations About Aging and Disease from Unconventional Vertebrate Model Organisms27
DREAM On: Cell Cycle Control in Development and Disease25
Cellular, Molecular, and Genetic Mechanisms of Avian Beak Development and Evolution22
Genotype–Phenotype Relationships in the Context of Transcriptional Adaptation and Genetic Robustness18
The Prokaryotic Roots of Eukaryotic Immune Systems18
The Genetics of Autophagy in Multicellular Organisms18
Apoptotic and Nonapoptotic Cell Death in Caenorhabditis elegans Development17
Genetic Regulation of RIPK1 and Necroptosis17
Drosophila sechellia: A Genetic Model for Behavioral Evolution and Neuroecology17
Mechanisms Underlying Circuit Dysfunction in Neurodevelopmental Disorders16
Evolution and Plasticity of Genome-Wide Meiotic Recombination Rates16
Prevalence and Adaptive Impact of Introgression15
Genome Maintenance in Mammalian Stem Cells15
How to Build a Fire: The Genetics of Autoinflammatory Diseases15
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Errors of the Egg: The Establishment and Progression of Human Aneuploidy Research in the Maternal Germline14
The Nuclear-to-Cytoplasmic Ratio: Coupling DNA Content to Cell Size, Cell Cycle, and Biosynthetic Capacity14
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