OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Annual Review of Genetics is 34. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Pathogens	218
Green Algal Models for Multicellularity	156
Pooled Genome-Scale CRISPR Screens in Single Cells	98
A Functional Dissection of the mRNA and Locally Synthesized Protein Population in Neuronal Dendrites and Axons	97
De Novo Genes	86
Integrating the Study of Polyploidy Across Organisms, Tissues, and Disease	56
A Half Century Defining the Logic of Cellular Life	55
Interplay Between Antimicrobial Resistance and Global Environmental Change	54
The Molecular Substrates of Insect Eusociality	53
Cold Shock Response in Bacteria	53
Quiescence in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	52
Transcription–Replication Conflicts as a Source of Genome Instability	50
The Epigenetic Control of the Transposable Element Life Cycle in Plant Genomes and Beyond	49
Meiotic Drive and Speciation	49
Functional Diversification of Chromatin on Rapid Evolutionary Timescales	48
	48
	42
Recombination Rate Variation in Social Insects: An Adaptive Perspective	41
Finding Needles in the Haystack: Strategies for Uncovering Noncoding Regulatory Variants	40
Mechanisms Underlying the Formation and Evolution of Vertebrate Color Patterns	39
RNA Repair: Hiding in Plain Sight	38
Developmental and Genetic Aspects of Desert Crops	37
Meiosis: Dances Between Homologs	35
From Mammals to Insects: Exploring the Genetic and Neural Basis of Eating Behavior	34