OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Annual Review of Genetics is 36. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Green Algal Models for Multicellularity	236
Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Pathogens	165
Pooled Genome-Scale CRISPR Screens in Single Cells	104
A Functional Dissection of the mRNA and Locally Synthesized Protein Population in Neuronal Dendrites and Axons	102
De Novo Genes	101
Interplay Between Antimicrobial Resistance and Global Environmental Change	63
Cold Shock Response in Bacteria	60
A Half Century Defining the Logic of Cellular Life	60
The Molecular Substrates of Insect Eusociality	58
Integrating the Study of Polyploidy Across Organisms, Tissues, and Disease	58
Meiotic Drive and Speciation	58
Quiescence in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	55
Transcription–Replication Conflicts as a Source of Genome Instability	53
The Epigenetic Control of the Transposable Element Life Cycle in Plant Genomes and Beyond	52
Functional Diversification of Chromatin on Rapid Evolutionary Timescales	50
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	45
Recombination Rate Variation in Social Insects: An Adaptive Perspective	44
Finding Needles in the Haystack: Strategies for Uncovering Noncoding Regulatory Variants	41
RNA Repair: Hiding in Plain Sight	41
Mechanisms Underlying the Formation and Evolution of Vertebrate Color Patterns	40
Developmental and Genetic Aspects of Desert Crops	40
From Mammals to Insects: Exploring the Genetic and Neural Basis of Eating Behavior	36
Meiosis: Dances Between Homologs	36