| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Targeted gene expression as a means of altering cell fates and generating dominant phenotypes | Development (Cambridge) | 1993 | 8,292 |
| 2 | Targeted gene expression as a means of altering cell fates and generating dominant phenotypes | Development (Cambridge) | 1993 | 3,976 |
| 3 | NeuN, a neuronal specific nuclear protein in vertebratesxs | Development (Cambridge) | 1992 | 2,029 |
| 4 | Analysis of genetic mosaics in developing and adult Drosophila tissues | Development (Cambridge) | 1993 | 1,837 |
| 5 | Stem cells: attributes, cycles, spirals, pitfalls and uncertainties. Lessons for and from the crypt | Development (Cambridge) | 1990 | 1,477 |
| 6 | The identification of genes with unique and essential functions in the development of the zebrafish, Danio rerio | Development (Cambridge) | 1996 | 1,443 |
| 7 | The cadherins: cell-cell adhesion molecules controlling animal morphogenesis | Development (Cambridge) | 1988 | 1,426 |
| 8 | Role of PDGF-B and PDGFR-β in recruitment of vascular smooth muscle cells and pericytes during embryonic blood vessel formation in the mouse | Development (Cambridge) | 1999 | 1,404 |
| 9 | PDX-1 is required for pancreatic outgrowth and differentiation of the rostral duodenum | Development (Cambridge) | 1996 | 1,345 |
| 10 | Direct evidence for the pancreatic lineage: NGN3+ cells are islet progenitors and are distinct from duct progenitors | Development (Cambridge) | 2002 | 1,336 |
| 11 | Cellular organisation of the Arabidopsis thaliana root | Development (Cambridge) | 1993 | 1,238 |
| 12 | Fate of the mammalian cranial neural crest during tooth and mandibular morphogenesis | Development (Cambridge) | 2000 | 1,224 |
| 13 | TGFβ2 knockout mice have multiple developmental defects that are non-overlapping with other TGFβ knockout phenotypes | Development (Cambridge) | 1997 | 1,221 |
| 14 | A common precursor for hematopoietic and endothelial cells | Development (Cambridge) | 1998 | 1,204 |
| 15 | The Snail genes as inducers of cell movement and survival: implications in development and cancer | Development (Cambridge) | 2005 | 1,194 |
| 16 | MicroRNA functions in animal development and human disease | Development (Cambridge) | 2005 | 1,188 |
| 17 | A genetic screen for mutations affecting embryogenesis in zebrafish | Development (Cambridge) | 1996 | 1,185 |
| 18 | Cdks, cyclins and CKIs: roles beyond cell cycle regulation | Development (Cambridge) | 2013 | 1,164 |
| 19 | Pax-6, a murine paired box gene, is expressed in the developing CNS | Development (Cambridge) | 1991 | 1,114 |
| 20 | Organization and cell differentiation in lateral roots of Arabidopsis thaliana | Development (Cambridge) | 1997 | 1,098 |
| 21 | Defects in mesoderm, neural tube and vascular development in mouse embryos lacking fibronectin | Development (Cambridge) | 1993 | 1,082 |
| 22 | Regulation of development and differentiation by the extracellular matrix | Development (Cambridge) | 1993 | 1,067 |
| 23 | A plasticity window for blood vessel remodelling is defined by pericyte coverage of the preformed endothelial network and is regulated by PDGF-B and VEGF | Development (Cambridge) | 1998 | 1,055 |
| 24 | The mouse Fgf8 gene encodes a family of polypeptides and is expressed in regions that direct outgrowth and patterning in the developing embryo | Development (Cambridge) | 1995 | 1,043 |
| 25 | The WUSCHEL gene is required for shoot and floral meristem integrity in Arabidopsis | Development (Cambridge) | 1996 | 1,031 |
| 26 | Towards an integrated view of Wnt signaling in development | Development (Cambridge) | 2009 | 1,021 |
| 27 | Temporal regulation of shoot development in Arabidopsis thalianaby miR156 and its target SPL3 | Development (Cambridge) | 2006 | 1,002 |
| 28 | Fate of the mammalian cardiac neural crest | Development (Cambridge) | 2000 | 1,001 |
| 29 | Genetic interactions among floral homeotic genes of Arabidopsis | Development (Cambridge) | 1991 | 991 |
| 30 | Isolation of radial glial cells by fluorescent-activated cell sorting reveals a neuronal lineage | Development (Cambridge) | 2000 | 969 |
| 31 | The maternal-to-zygotic transition: a play in two acts | Development (Cambridge) | 2009 | 963 |
| 32 | Satellite cells, connective tissue fibroblasts and their interactions are crucial for muscle regeneration | Development (Cambridge) | 2011 | 960 |
| 33 | Inactivation of the β-catenin gene by Wnt1-Cre-mediated deletion results in dramatic brain malformation and failure of craniofacial development | Development (Cambridge) | 2001 | 953 |
| 34 | Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor during embryonic angiogenesis and endothelial cell differentiation | Development (Cambridge) | 1992 | 951 |
| 35 | Temporal and regional changes in DNA methylation in the embryonic, extraembryonic and germ cell lineages during mouse embryo development | Development (Cambridge) | 1987 | 948 |
| 36 | Cdx2 is required for correct cell fate specification and differentiation of trophectoderm in the mouse blastocyst | Development (Cambridge) | 2005 | 945 |
| 37 | The molecular basis for metameric pattern in the Drosophila embryo | Development (Cambridge) | 1987 | 921 |
| 38 | NeuN, a neuronal specific nuclear protein in vertebrates | Development (Cambridge) | 1992 | 920 |
| 39 | Expression of baculovirus P35 prevents cell death in Drosophila | Development (Cambridge) | 1994 | 916 |
| 40 | Notch signaling: control of cell communication and cell fate | Development (Cambridge) | 2004 | 913 |
| 41 | Effect of single and compound knockouts of estrogen receptors α (ERα) and β (ERβ) on mouse reproductive phenotypes | Development (Cambridge) | 2000 | 906 |
| 42 | Hippo signaling: growth control and beyond | Development (Cambridge) | 2011 | 898 |
| 43 | Multiple roles for activated LEF/TCF transcription complexes during hair follicle development and differentiation | Development (Cambridge) | 1999 | 896 |
| 44 | Defective haematopoiesis and vasculogenesis in transforming growth factor-β1 knock out mice | Development (Cambridge) | 1995 | 889 |
| 45 | Distinct roles for Hedgehog and canonical Wnt signaling in specification,differentiation and maintenance of osteoblast progenitors | Development (Cambridge) | 2006 | 887 |
| 46 | An absolute requirement for Pax7-positive satellite cells in acute injury-induced skeletal muscle regeneration | Development (Cambridge) | 2011 | 887 |
| 47 | LDL receptor-related proteins 5 and 6 in Wnt/β-catenin signaling:Arrows point the way | Development (Cambridge) | 2004 | 885 |
| 48 | The triple origin of skull in higher vertebrates: a study in quail-chick chimeras | Development (Cambridge) | 1993 | 875 |
| 49 | PLCζ: a sperm-specific trigger of Ca2+ oscillations in eggs and embryo development | Development (Cambridge) | 2002 | 860 |
| 50 | Function of the retinoic acid receptors (RARs) during development: (II) Multiple abnormalities at various stages of organogenesis in RAR double mutants | Development (Cambridge) | 1994 | 858 |
