OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Developmental Dynamics is 3. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

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Reduced mTORC1‐signaling in retinal ganglion cells leads to vascular retinopathy	50
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Salamander models for elucidating mechanisms of developmental biology, evolution, and regeneration: Part one	30
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Evolving topological order in the postnatal visceral pleura	26
Functional significance of earthworm clitellum in regulating the various biological aspects of cell survival and regeneration	22
Transforming growth factor‐β family biology: From basic mechanisms to roles in development and disease	21
Spontaneous neuronal regeneration in the forebrain of the leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) following neurochemical lesioning	21
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BMP4 regulates asymmetric Pkd2 distribution in mouse nodal immotile cilia and ciliary mechanosensing required for left–right determination	18
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Special Editorial: Thank you and Farewell to Dr. Gary C. Schoenwolf	14
Processes and patterns: Insights on cranial covariation from an Apert syndrome mouse model	14
Cilia kinases in skeletal development and homeostasis	13
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Transcription factor Meis1b regulates craniofacial morphogenesis in zebrafish	12
Rebuilding limbs, one cell at a time	12
The odd‐skipped related gene drumstick is required for leg development in the beetle Tribolium castaneum	11
Glypican‐6 and Glypican‐4 stimulate embryonic stomach growth by regulating Hedgehog and noncanonical Wnt signaling	11
Local fluid shear stress operates a molecular switch to drive fetal semilunar valve extension	11
Betaglycan promoter activity is differentially regulated during myogenesis in zebrafish embryo somites	11
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Rspo1 and Rspo3 are required for sensory lineage neural crest formation in mouse embryos	9
Eph and ephrin signaling in the development of the central auditory system	9
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In ovo electroporation of chicken limb bud ectoderm	7
Fate‐mapping analysis of cochlear cells expressing Atoh1mRNA via a new Atoh1^{3*HA‐P2A‐Cre} knockin mouse strain	7
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Transcription factors regulating vasculogenesis and angiogenesis	6
Chordacentrum mineralization is delayed in zebrafish betaglycan‐null mutants	6
The use of transgenics in the laboratory axolotl	6
The dwarf neon rainbowfish Melanotaenia praecox, a small spiny‐rayed fish with potential as a new Acanthomorpha model fish: II. Establishment of a microinjection procedure for geneti	6
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Regulation of homeostasis and regeneration in the adult intestinal epithelium by the TGF‐β superfamily	6
Identification of unique α4 chain structure and conserved antiangiogenic activity of α3NC1 type IV collagen in zebrafish	6
Diverse contribution of amniogenic somatopleural cells to cardiovascular development: With special reference to thyroid vasculature	6
Grb7 knockout mice develop normally but litters born to knockout females fail to thrive	6
Distinct regulatory states control the elongation of individual skeletal rods in the sea urchin embryo	6
Breeding fat‐tailed dunnarts (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) in captivity: Revised practices to minimize stress whilst maintaining considerations of wild biology	6
The critical role of cardiolipin in metazoan differentiation, development, and maturation	6
Neural induction: New insight into the default model and an extended four‐step model in vertebrate embryos	6
Spatiotemporal imaging and analysis of mouse and human liver bud morphogenesis	6
Localization of cadherins in the postnatal cochlear epithelium and their relation to space formation	6
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Wear and tear of the intestinal visceral musculature by intrinsic and extrinsic factors	5
Expression analysis of genes including Zfhx4 in mice and zebrafish reveals a temporospatial conserved molecular basis underlying craniofacial development	5
The synergistic link between sonic hedgehog signaling pathway and gut–lung axis: Its influential role toward chronic obstructive pulmonary disease progression	5
The cochlea phenotypically differs from the vestibule in the Gfi1^GFP/GFP mouse	5
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Emerging role of Piezo ion channels in cardiovascular development	5

The role of Gdf5 in the development of the zebrafish fin endoskeleton	5
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Embryology of the fat‐tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata): A marsupial model for comparative mammalian developmental and evolutionary biology	5
Stage‐by‐stage exploration of normal embryonic development in the Arabian killifish, Aphanius dispar	5
Analysis pipeline to quantify uterine gland structural variations	5
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Cardiomyocyte maturation and its reversal during cardiac regeneration	5
Heterogeneity and genomic loci of ubiquitous transgenic Cre reporter lines in zebrafish	5
Zebrafish Galectin 3 binding protein is the target antigen of the microglial 4C4 monoclonal antibody	4
Adhesion molecule Amigo2 is involved in the fasciculation process of the fasciculus retroflexus	4
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Repeated ecological and life cycle transitions make salamanders an ideal model for evolution and development	4
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Effects of life history strategies and habitats on limb regeneration in plethodontid salamanders	4
Embryonic development of the camouflaging dwarf cuttlefish, Sepia bandensis	4
Stages of embryonic development in the live‐bearing fish, Gambusia holbrooki	4
The limb dorsoventral axis: Lmx1b's role in development, pathology, evolution, and regeneration	4
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A CRISPR/Cas9 zebrafish lamin A/C mutant model of muscular laminopathy	4
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Trim46 knockout impaired neuronal architecture and caused hypoactive behavior in rats	4
Darwin, Haeckel, and the “Mikluskan gas organ theory”	4
BMP signaling pathway member expression is enriched in enteric neural progenitors and required for zebrafish enteric nervous system development	4
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Mouse models of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and their relevance for human PDA	3
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Development of the vertebra and fin skeleton in the lamprey and its implications for the homology of vertebrate vertebrae	3
Assessing Myf5 and Lbx1 contribution to carapace development by reproducing their turtle‐specific signatures in mouse embryos	3
Early ontogeny of the lesser sandeel (Ammodytes marinus)	3
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Differential retinoic acid sensitivity of oral and pharyngeal teeth in medaka (Oryzias latipes) supports the importance of pouch–cleft contacts in pharyngeal tooth initiation	3
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Coordinated patterning of zebrafish caudal fin symmetry by a central and two peripheral organizers	3
Lack of evidence that fibrillin1 regulates bone morphogenetic protein 4 activity in kidney or lung	3
Requirement of a novel gene, drish, in the zebrafish retinal ganglion cell and primary motor axon development	3
How maternal age and environmental cues influence embryonic developmental pathways and diapause dynamics in a North American annual killifish	3
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Direct development of the catfish pectoral fin: An alternative pectoral fin pattern of teleosts	3
The UFM1 conjugation system in mammalian development	3
Expression dynamics of lymphoid enhancer‐binding factor 1 in terminal Schwann cells, dermal papilla, and interfollicular epidermis	3
Paedomorphic salamanders are larval in form and patterns of limb emergence inform life cycle evolution	3
A comparative analysis of the ontogeny of syngnathids (pipefishes and seahorses) reveals how heterochrony contributed to their diversification	3
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Actin cytoskeletal regulation of ciliogenesis in development and disease	3
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Seasonal heterochrony of reproductive development and gene expression in a polymorphic salamander	3
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Ventricular anisotropic deformation and contractile function of the developing heart of zebrafish in vivo	3
Fgf8 dosage regulates jaw shape and symmetry through pharyngeal‐cardiac tissue relationships	3
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Patterns of senescence and apoptosis during development of branchial arches, epibranchial placodes, and pharyngeal pouches	3
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Characterization of a novel Hoxa5eGFP mouse line	3
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19th International Xenopus Conference Meeting Report: Latest developments and future perspectives	3
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Normal development in Xenopus laevis: A complementary staging table for the skull based on cartilage and bone	3
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