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| Genome-wide association study dissects the genetic architecture of oil biosynthesis in maize kernels | Nature Genetics | 2013 | 510 |
| The draft genome of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and resequencing of 20 diverse accessions | Nature Genetics | 2013 | 503 |
| Metagenomic species profiling using universal phylogenetic marker genes | Nature Methods | 2013 | 340 |
| Historical variations in mutation rate in an epidemic pathogen, Yersinia pestis | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2013 | 284 |
| RNA sequencing reveals the complex regulatory network in the maize kernel | Nature Communications | 2013 | 167 |
| Selection of reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR in bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) | PLoS ONE | 2013 | 163 |
| Genetic signatures reveal high-altitude adaptation in a set of ethiopian populations | Molecular Biology and Evolution | 2013 | 137 |
| Dissecting yield-associated loci in super hybrid rice by resequencing recombinant inbred lines and improving parental genome sequences | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2013 | 129 |
| Human-to-human transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome bunyavirus through contact with infectious blood | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2013 | 115 |
| Comparative genomics of parasitic silkworm microsporidia reveal an association between genome expansion and host adaptation | BMC Genomics | 2013 | 105 |
| Reference-assisted chromosome assembly | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2013 | 96 |
| Extraordinary expansion of a Sorangium cellulosum genome from an alkaline milieu | Scientific Reports | 2013 | 87 |
| The Wilms tumor gene, Wt1, is critical for mouse spermatogenesis via regulation of sertoli cell polarity and is associated with non-obstructive azoospermia in humans | PLoS Genetics | 2013 | 81 |
| De novo assembly and characterization of fruit transcriptome in Litchi chinensis Sonn and analysis of differentially regulated genes in fruit in response to shading | BMC Genomics | 2013 | 79 |
| Exome sequencing identifies SLC24A5 as a candidate gene for nonsyndromic oculocutaneous albinism | Journal of Investigative Dermatology | 2013 | 77 |
| Transcriptional reprogramming of wheat and the hemibiotrophic pathogen Septoria tritici during two phases of the compatible interaction | PLoS ONE | 2013 | 72 |
| The Tarenaya hassleriana genome provides insight into reproductive trait and genome evolution of crucifers | Plant Cell | 2013 | 67 |
| The importance of biobanking in molecular taxonomy, with proposed definitions for vouchers in a molecular context | ZooKeys | 2013 | 54 |
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| The complete mitochondrial genomes of two rice planthoppers, Nilaparvata lugens and Laodelphax striatellus: conserved genome rearrangement in Delphacidae and discovery of new characteristics of atp8 and tRNA genes | BMC Genomics | 2013 | 36 |
| Exome capture sequencing of adenoma reveals genetic alterations in multiple cellular pathways at the early stage of colorectal tumorigenesis | PLoS ONE | 2013 | 31 |
| Comparative genomic analysis of the genus Nocardiopsis provides new insights into its genetic mechanisms of environmental adaptability | PLoS ONE | 2013 | 30 |
