OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of EvoDevo 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Shell field morphogenesis in the polyplacophoran mollusk Acanthochitona rubrolineata	112
Histone deacetylases regulate organ-specific growth in a horned beetle	70
Sea cucumbers: an emerging system in evo-devo	57
The Notch pathway in Metazoa: a comparative analysis across cnidarians and beyond	38
Stability in gene expression and body-plan development leads to evolutionary conservation	26
Shedding light on the embryogenesis and eye development of the troglophile cave spider Tegenaria pagana C. L. Koch, 1840 (Araneae: Agelenidae)	18
Linking the evolution of development of stem vascular system in Nyctaginaceae and its correlation to habit and species diversification	15
Correction to: Delayed differentiation of epidermal cells walls can underlie pedomorphosis in plants: the case of pedomorphic petals in the hummingbird-pollinated Caiophora hibiscifolia (Loasaceae, su	13
Expression and possible functions of a horizontally transferred glycosyl hydrolase gene, GH6-1, in Ciona embryogenesis	12
Comparative Hox genes expression within the dimorphic annelid Streblospio benedicti reveals patterning variation during development	12
East African cichlid fishes	11
The evolution of cephalic fins in manta rays and their relatives: functional evidence for initiation of domain splitting and modulation of the Wnt signaling pathway in the pectoral fin AER of the litt	11
The expression of Pax6 and retinal determination genes in the eyeless arachnid A. longisetosus reveals vestigial eye primordia	10
Development of the hyolaryngeal architecture in horseshoe bats: insights into the evolution of the pulse generation for laryngeal echolocation	10
Periderm fate and independence of tooth formation are conserved across osteichthyans	10
Duplication and expression patterns of CYCLOIDEA-like genes in Campanulaceae	9
Distal-less and spalt are distal organisers of pierid wing patterns	9
Germline-related molecular phenotype in Metazoa: conservation and innovation highlighted by comparative transcriptomics	9
Feedback circuits are numerous in embryonic gene regulatory networks and offer a stabilizing influence on evolution of those networks	8
The Cambrian fossil Pikaia, and the origin of chordate somites	8
The role of non-additive gene action on gene expression variation in plant domestication	7
Correction to: Breaking evolutionary and pleiotropic constraints in mammals: on sloths, manatees and homeotic mutations	6
Phloem wedges in Malpighiaceae: origin, structure, diversification, and systematic relevance	5
Single-cell sequencing suggests a conserved function of Hedgehog-signalling in spider eye development	5
Fossils and plant evolution: structural fingerprints and modularity in the evo-devo paradigm	5

The embryology, metamorphosis, and muscle development of Schizocardium karankawa sp. nov. (Enteropneusta) from the Gulf of Mexico	4
Heterochrony and repurposing in the evolution of gymnosperm seed dispersal units	4
Evolution and expression of LEAFY genes in ferns and lycophytes	4
Nematostella vectensis exemplifies the exceptional expansion and diversity of opsins in the eyeless Hexacorallia	4
Case not closed: the mystery of the origin of the carpel	4
Functional evidence supports the potential role of Tbx4-HLEA in the hindlimb degeneration of cetaceans	3
Flower-like meristem conditions and spatial constraints shape architecture of floral pseudanthia in Apioideae	3
Antero-posterior patterning in the brittle star Amphipholis squamata and the evolution of echinoderm body plans	3
Conservation of the dehiscence zone gene regulatory network in dicots and the role of the SEEDSTICK ortholog of California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) in fruit development	3
Transcriptomic analysis of cave, surface, and hybrid samples of the isopod Asellus aquaticus and identification of chromosomal location of candidate genes for cave phenotype evolution	3
Daphnia as a versatile model system in ecology and evolution	3
Brachiopod and mollusc biomineralisation is a conserved process that was lost in the phoronid–bryozoan stem lineage	3
Whole body regeneration and developmental competition in two botryllid ascidians	3