OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Nature Reviews Genetics is 73. 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
The different faces of transcription factor sensitivity	1332
High-resolution 3D genome characterization	910
Explaining the male bias in cancers	845
Single-cell expression profiling has its roots in in situ techniques	819
Tightening the (neural) net for protein structure prediction	748
Disentangling population structure in marine species	652
Enhancing sustainable development through plant genetics	641
The evolution of DNA sequencing with microfluidics	628
SCOPE-ing out eukaryotic 6mA	553
Weaponized genomics: potential threats to international and human security	419
The evolution of modifier genes	367
Getting organized with non-coding RNAs	363
Interrogating epigenetic mechanisms with chemically customized chromatin	358
Imprinted genes and the manipulation of parenting in mammals	331
Means, mechanisms and consequences of adenine methylation in DNA	301
Harnessing deep learning for population genetic inference	278
Mining genomes to illuminate the specialized chemistry of life	266
Pleiotropy, epistasis and the genetic architecture of quantitative traits	213
Genomic insights into conifer evolution	206
Unveiling the expanding protein universe of life	204
Rapid pathogen surveillance: field-ready sequencing solutions	200
The origin of animals and fungi	198
Changes in cell-cycle rate drive diverging cell fates	196
Progress in toxicogenomics to protect human health	190
The epithelial–mesenchymal plasticity landscape: principles of design and mechanisms of regulation	182

More than a decade of genetic research on the Denisovans	182
Testing the super-enhancer concept	175
Best practices for single-cell analysis across modalities	175
CRISPR editing within microbial communities	169
Abiotic stress responses in plants	169
Shared genetic components of multimorbidity	154
Layering epigenomic and transcriptomic space	148
Revealing gene function with statistical inference at single-cell resolution	147
Aneuploidy in the driving seat	145
Mapping dosage	145
Genomic transformations of Eurasian hunter-gatherer populations during the last Ice Age	144
Mini-colons unlock tumour development outside the body	143
Investigating spatial gene circuits and gene–phenotype mechanisms with Perturb-FISH	134
Genomic landscape of cancer in racially and ethnically diverse populations	134
Genetics of substance use disorders in the era of big data	132
Intrinsically disordered regions as facilitators of the transcription factor target search	131
Targeted genome-modification tools and their advanced applications in crop breeding	125
Single cell–cell communication	121
Inhibitors of bacterial immune systems: discovery, mechanisms and applications	121
Epigenomes get personal	119
Predicting the effects of multigene perturbations	119
The hidden diversity of tumours	117
CHIPping away at the genetic aetiology of clonal haematopoiesis	116
Miller spreads and the power of observation	115
Swapping genes within and beyond our bodies	114
Fine-mapping causal variants — why finding ‘the one’ can be futile	113
Mate choice through a genomic lens	113
Cohesin and CTCF emerge as building blocks of 3D genome structure	107
ADAR1 inhibits ZBP1 activation by endogenous Z-RNA	102
Simultaneous single-cell sequencing of RNA and DNA at scale with DEFND-seq	101
From computational models of the splicing code to regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic implications	99
Scrambling the genome in cancer: causes and consequences of complex chromosome rearrangements	99
Retrotransposons: still mobile in humans	98
Genomic newborn screening for rare diseases	97
The origin and evolution of Wnt signalling	95
Social shifts in spiders	91
The final pieces of the human genome	86
Why geneticists should care about male infertility	86
Fitness effects of mutations throughout evolution	84
Global genomic diversity for All of Us	84
Integrating model systems and genomic insights to decipher mechanisms of cancer metastasis	82
The diversification of methods for studying cell–cell interactions and communication	77
Fitness, growth and transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants	76
High-throughput biochemistry in RNA sequence space: predicting structure and function	74
The potential of mitochondrial genome engineering	74
Effects of regulatory variants across pig tissues	74
Targeting and engineering long non-coding RNAs for cancer therapy	74
Indirect recognition of pathogen virulence proteins to activate plant immune receptors	73