| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Somaclonal variation — a novel source of variability from cell cultures for plant improvement | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1981 | 2,645 |
| 2 | Exploiting EST databases for the development and characterization of gene-derived SSR-markers in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2003 | 2,073 |
| 3 | Linkage disequilibrium in finite populations | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1968 | 1,765 |
| 4 | A high-density microsatellite consensus map for bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2004 | 1,591 |
| 5 | High level of genetic differentiation for allelic richness among populations of the argan tree [Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels] endemic to Morocco | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1996 | 1,330 |
| 6 | GS3, a major QTL for grain length and weight and minor QTL for grain width and thickness in rice, encodes a putative transmembrane protein | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2006 | 1,252 |
| 7 | Sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP), a new marker system based on a simple PCR reaction: its application to mapping and gene tagging in Brassica | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2001 | 1,198 |
| 8 | Development of reliable PCR-based markers linked to downy mildew resistance genes in lettuce | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1993 | 1,169 |
| 9 | Molecular mapping of rice chromosomes | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1988 | 1,040 |
| 10 | A new system of comparing PCR primers applied to ISSR fingerprinting of potato cultivars | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1999 | 960 |
| 11 | Advanced backcross QTL analysis: a method for the simultaneous discovery and transfer of valuable QTLs from unadapted germplasm into elite breeding lines | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1996 | 888 |
| 12 | A new integrated genetic linkage map of the soybean | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2004 | 776 |
| 13 | Mapping and genome organization of microsatellite sequences in rice (Oryza sativa L.) | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2000 | 728 |
| 14 | RAPD variation within and among natural populations of outcrossing buffalograss [Buchloë dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm.] | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1993 | 708 |
| 15 | Phylogenetic analysis of Sorghum and related taxa using internal transcribed spacers of nuclear ribosomal DNA | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1994 | 702 |
| 16 | A Pseudo-Response Regulator is misexpressed in the photoperiod insensitive Ppd-D1a mutant of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2007 | 691 |
| 17 | Microsatellite repeats in grapevine reveal DNA polymorphisms when analysed as sequence-tagged sites (STSs) | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1993 | 690 |
| 18 | Isozymes and classification of Asian rice varieties | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1987 | 657 |
| 19 | A molecular, isozyme and morphological map of the barley (Hordeum vulgare) genome | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1993 | 652 |
| 20 | An evaluation of the utility of SSR loci as molecular markers in maize (Zea mays L.): comparisons with data from RFLPS and pedigree | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1997 | 649 |
| 21 | Induction and analysis of gibberellin sensitive mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) heynh. | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1980 | 629 |
| 22 | Plant breeding: importance of plant secondary metabolites for protection against pathogens and herbivores | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1988 | 605 |
| 23 | RFLP analysis of phylogenetic relationships and genetic variation in the genus Lycopersicon | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1990 | 575 |
| 24 | Detection of genetic diversity in closely related bread wheat using microsatellite markers | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1995 | 566 |
| 25 | The isolation of abscisic acid (ABA) deficient mutants by selection of induced revertants in non-germinating gibberellin sensitive lines of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) heynh. | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1982 | 563 |
| 26 | Construction of an RFLP map of barley | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1991 | 542 |
| 27 | Development of a microsatellite framework map providing genome-wide coverage in rice (Oryza sativa L.) | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1997 | 538 |
| 28 | Development and mapping of microsatellite (SSR) markers in wheat | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2005 | 535 |
| 29 | The significance of genic balance to endosperm development in interspecific crosses | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1980 | 532 |
| 30 | Pyramiding of bacterial blight resistance genes in rice: marker-assisted selection using RFLP and PCR | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1997 | 532 |
| 31 | Diversity arrays technology (DArT) for high-throughput profiling of the hexaploid wheat genome | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2006 | 532 |
| 32 | RFLP-based genetic maps of wheat homoeologous group 7 chromosomes | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1989 | 526 |
| 33 | Next-generation phenotyping: requirements and strategies for enhancing our understanding of genotype–phenotype relationships and its relevance to crop improvement | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2013 | 512 |
| 34 | Mapping QTLs with epistatic effects and QTL×environment interactions by mixed linear model approaches | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1999 | 511 |
| 35 | Citrus phylogeny and genetic origin of important species as investigated by molecular markers | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2000 | 492 |
| 36 | Development of microsatellite markers in peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] and their use in genetic diversity analysis in peach and sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2002 | 492 |
| 37 | Analysis of SSRs derived from grape ESTs | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2000 | 486 |
| 38 | Heat and drought adaptive QTL in a wheat population designed to minimize confounding agronomic effects | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2010 | 484 |
| 39 | Applicability of inter-simple sequence repeat polymorphisms in wheat for use as DNA markers in comparison to RFLP and RAPD markers | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1997 | 475 |
| 40 | Mapping of quantitative trait loci determining agronomic important characters in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2002 | 474 |
| 41 | IRAP and REMAP: two new retrotransposon-based DNA fingerprinting techniques | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1999 | 468 |
| 42 | Over-expression of a LEA gene in rice improves drought resistance under the field conditions | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2007 | 462 |
| 43 | QTLs for Na+ and K+ uptake of the shoots and roots controlling rice salt tolerance | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2004 | 459 |
| 44 | Mapping quantitative trait loci for yield, yield components and morphological traits in an advanced backcross population between Oryza rufipogon and the Oryza sativa cultivar Jefferson | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2003 | 450 |
| 45 | "Perfect" markers for the Rht-B1b and Rht-D1b dwarfing genes in wheat | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2002 | 449 |
| 46 | Survey of plant short tandem DNA repeats | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1994 | 448 |
| 47 | Allelic variation at the VRN-1 promoter region in polyploid wheat | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2004 | 448 |
| 48 | Location of ?-amylase sequences in wheat and its relatives | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1988 | 443 |
| 49 | A reaction norm model for genomic selection using high-dimensional genomic and environmental data | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 2014 | 439 |
| 50 | Chloroplast DNA evolution and the origin of amphidiploid Brassica species | Theoretical and Applied Genetics | 1983 | 437 |
