OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of PLoS Genetics is 41. 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
Gene-vegetarianism interactions in calcium, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and testosterone identified in genome-wide analysis across 30 biomarkers	305
Constructing and interpreting a large-scale variant effect map for an ultrarare disease gene: Comprehensive prediction of the functional impact of PSAT1 genotypes	207
Sas-Ptp10D shapes germ-line stem cell niche by facilitating JNK-mediated apoptosis	205
FXS causing missense mutations disrupt FMRP granule formation, dynamics, and function	163
An enhancer screen identifies new suppressors of small-RNA-mediated epigenetic gene silencing	110
Comprehensive analysis of the functional impact of single nucleotide variants of human CHEK2	84
ER-PM membrane contact site regulation by yeast ORPs and membrane stress pathways	79
Electrical synapse structure requires distinct isoforms of a postsynaptic scaffold	77
Comprehensive analysis of cis- and trans-acting factors affecting ectopic Break-Induced Replication	75
TransferGWAS of T1-weighted brain MRI data from UK Biobank	71
Transfer learning with false negative control improves polygenic risk prediction	70
Simultaneous estimation of genotype error and uncalled deletion rates in whole genome sequence data	69
TRPS1 modulates chromatin accessibility to regulate estrogen receptor alpha (ER) binding and ER target gene expression in luminal breast cancer cells	67
The kpc-1 3′UTR facilitates dendritic transport and translation efficiency of mRNAs for dendrite arborization of a mechanosensory neuron important for male courtship	62
The HtrA chaperone monitors sortase-assembled pilus biogenesis in Enterococcus faecalis	62
The RNA binding protein DND1 is elevated in a subpopulation of pro-spermatogonia and targets chromatin modifiers and translational machinery during late gestation	61
Selective role of the DNA helicase Mcm5 in BMP retrograde signaling during Drosophila neuronal differentiation	60
Correction: Bacterial recognition by PGRP-SA and downstream signalling by Toll/DIF sustain commensal gut bacteria in Drosophila	59
Correction: Specific Hsp100 Chaperones Determine the Fate of the First Enzyme of the Plastidial Isoprenoid Pathway for Either Refolding or Degradation by the Stromal Clp Protease in Arabidopsis	58
Correction: Spatial regulation of Drosophila ovarian Follicle Stem Cell division rates and cell cycle transitions	56
Correction: Genetic and metabolomic architecture of variation in diet restriction-mediated lifespan extension in Drosophila	56
Distinct checkpoint and homolog biorientation pathways regulate meiosis I in Drosophila oocytes	52
F-box protein Fbx23 acts as a transcriptional coactivator to recognize and activate transcription factor Ace1	52
Inferring multi-locus selection in admixed populations	51
Editorial Note: MiR172-APETALA2-like genes integrate vernalization and plant age to control flowering time in wheat	49

Retraction: 24-Hour Rhythms of DNA Methylation and Their Relation with Rhythms of RNA Expression in the Human Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex	49
dRTEL1 is essential for the maintenance of Drosophila male germline stem cells	48
Fission yeast Rad8/HLTF facilitates Rad52-dependent chromosomal rearrangements through PCNA lysine 107 ubiquitination	48
Considerations for homology-based DNA repair in mosquitoes: Impact of sequence heterology and donor template source	47
Polygenic and socioeconomic risk for high body mass index: 69 years of follow-up across life	47
Unraveling the genetics of arsenic toxicity with cellular morphology QTL	46
Teflon promotes chromosomal recruitment of homolog conjunction proteins during Drosophila male meiosis	44
Do sex hormones confound or mediate the effect of chronotype on breast and prostate cancer? A Mendelian randomization study	44
Kombucha Tea-associated microbes remodel host metabolic pathways to suppress lipid accumulation	43
Biology and engineering of integrative and conjugative elements: Construction and analyses of hybrid ICEs reveal element functions that affect species-specific efficiencies	42
Regulation of gliotoxin biosynthesis and protection in Aspergillus species	42
The Candida glabrata Upc2A transcription factor is a global regulator of antifungal drug resistance pathways	41
miR-309a is a regulator of ovarian development in the oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis	41
Divergent role of Mitochondrial Amidoxime Reducing Component 1 (MARC1) in human and mouse	41
Coordination of cell envelope biology by Escherichia coli MarA protein potentiates intrinsic antibiotic resistance	41
Heat inducible nuclear translocation of Kdm6bb drives temperature dependent sex reversal in Nile tilapia	41
WAPO-A1 is the causal gene of the 7AL QTL for spikelet number per spike in wheat	41