OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of PLoS Genetics is 39. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Gene-vegetarianism interactions in calcium, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and testosterone identified in genome-wide analysis across 30 biomarkers	345
Constructing and interpreting a large-scale variant effect map for an ultrarare disease gene: Comprehensive prediction of the functional impact of PSAT1 genotypes	235
Sas-Ptp10D shapes germ-line stem cell niche by facilitating JNK-mediated apoptosis	227
FXS causing missense mutations disrupt FMRP granule formation, dynamics, and function	171
Electrical synapse structure requires distinct isoforms of a postsynaptic scaffold	89
TRPS1 modulates chromatin accessibility to regulate estrogen receptor alpha (ER) binding and ER target gene expression in luminal breast cancer cells	86
TransferGWAS of T1-weighted brain MRI data from UK Biobank	86
The HtrA chaperone monitors sortase-assembled pilus biogenesis in Enterococcus faecalis	81
Selective role of the DNA helicase Mcm5 in BMP retrograde signaling during Drosophila neuronal differentiation	76
Correction: Bacterial recognition by PGRP-SA and downstream signalling by Toll/DIF sustain commensal gut bacteria in Drosophila	73
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	70
Correction: Spatial regulation of Drosophila ovarian Follicle Stem Cell division rates and cell cycle transitions	70
Correction: Genetic and metabolomic architecture of variation in diet restriction-mediated lifespan extension in Drosophila	69
CryptoCEN: A Co-Expression Network for Cryptococcus neoformans reveals novel proteins involved in DNA damage repair	66
Retraction: 24-Hour Rhythms of DNA Methylation and Their Relation with Rhythms of RNA Expression in the Human Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex	65
Editorial Note: MiR172-APETALA2-like genes integrate vernalization and plant age to control flowering time in wheat	63
Genome wide association joint analysis reveals 99 risk loci for pain susceptibility and pleiotropic relationships with psychiatric, metabolic, and immunological traits	60
The kpc-1 3′UTR facilitates dendritic transport and translation efficiency of mRNAs for dendrite arborization of a mechanosensory neuron important for male courtship	56
Robust inference of bi-directional causal relationships in presence of correlated pleiotropy with GWAS summary data	55
The budding yeast Fkh1 Forkhead associated (FHA) domain promotes a G1-chromatin state and the activity of chromosomal DNA replication origins	53
Unraveling the genetics of arsenic toxicity with cellular morphology QTL	53
Teflon promotes chromosomal recruitment of homolog conjunction proteins during Drosophila male meiosis	52
Cell type-specific weighting-factors to solve solid organs-specific limitations of single cell RNA-sequencing	50
RNA editing increases the nucleotide diversity of SARS-CoV-2 in human host cells	50
Simultaneous estimation of genotype error and uncalled deletion rates in whole genome sequence data	50

An integrative approach to prioritize candidate causal genes for complex traits in cattle	48
dRTEL1 is essential for the maintenance of Drosophila male germline stem cells	44
Divergent role of Mitochondrial Amidoxime Reducing Component 1 (MARC1) in human and mouse	44
Transfer learning with false negative control improves polygenic risk prediction	43
A monocarboxylate transporter rescues frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease models	43
A CENH3 mutation promotes meiotic exit and restores fertility in SMG7-deficient Arabidopsis	42
Inferring multi-locus selection in admixed populations	42
Reversion of a RND transporter pseudogene reveals latent stress resistance potential in Brucella ovis	42
Deficiency in cytosine DNA methylation leads to high chaperonin expression and tolerance to aminoglycosides in Vibrio cholerae	42
Exome-wide association study to identify rare variants influencing COVID-19 outcomes: Results from the Host Genetics Initiative	42
IGSF11 is required for pericentric heterochromatin dissociation during meiotic diplotene	41
Cost-effective solutions for high-throughput enzymatic DNA methylation sequencing	40
Coordination of cell envelope biology by Escherichia coli MarA protein potentiates intrinsic antibiotic resistance	39
Visualizing androgen signaling and assessing its interaction with canonical Wnt signaling pathways in prostate development, morphogenesis, and regeneration	39