| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | On the origins of wine yeast | Research in Microbiology | 1999 | 305 |
| 2 | A Melanocortin 1 Receptor Allele Suggests Varying Pigmentation Among Neanderthals | Science | 2007 | 264 |
| 3 | Parthenogenesis in Komodo dragons | Nature | 2006 | 176 |
| 4 | Cations as mediators of the adsorption of nucleic acids on clay surfaces in prebiotic environments | Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres | 2003 | 169 |
| 5 | Evolutionary Formation of New Centromeres in Macaque | Science | 2007 | 136 |
| 6 | Transformation of Bacillus subtilis by DNA bound on clay in non-sterile soil | FEMS Microbiology Ecology | 1994 | 125 |
| 7 | The genetic impact of demographic decline and reintroduction in the wild boar (Sus scrofa): A microsatellite analysis | Molecular Ecology | 2003 | 118 |
| 8 | Effects of sublingual immunotherapy for multiple or single allergens in polysensitized patients | Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology | 2007 | 107 |
| 9 | The Horizontal Transfer of Agrobacterium rhizogenes Genes and the Evolution of the Genus Nicotiana | Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution | 2001 | 99 |
| 10 | Clay-nucleic acid complexes: characteristics and implications for the preservation of genetic material in primeval habitats | Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres | 1999 | 96 |
| 11 | Mate choice in the grey partridge,Perdix perdix: role of physical and behavioural male traits | Animal Behaviour | 1995 | 79 |
| 12 | Biodiversity of cultivable psychrotrophic marine bacteria isolated from Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica) | FEMS Microbiology Letters | 2004 | 72 |
| 13 | Genetic relationship ofSinorhizobium melilotiandSinorhizobium medicaestrains isolated from Caucasian region | FEMS Microbiology Letters | 2003 | 71 |
| 14 | Multidirectional cross-species painting illuminates the history of karyotypic evolution in Perissodactyla | Chromosome Research | 2008 | 68 |
| 15 | Novel Gene Acquisition on Carnivore Y Chromosomes | PLoS Genetics | 2006 | 67 |
| 16 | Population stock structure of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the Atlantic revealed using mtDNA and microsatellite markers | Conservation Genetics | 2013 | 67 |
| 17 | Montmorillonite protection of an UV-irradiated hairpin ribozyme: evolution of the RNA world in a mineral environment | BMC Evolutionary Biology | 2007 | 63 |
| 18 | Relaxin influences the growth of MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Mitogenic and antimitogenic action depends on peptide concentration | Cancer | 1992 | 59 |
| 19 | Crosses between Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces bayanus generate fertile hybrids | Research in Microbiology | 2002 | 56 |
| 20 | Structural changes in the myosin filament and cross-bridges during active force development in single intact frog muscle fibres: stiffness and X-ray diffraction measurements | Journal of Physiology | 2006 | 56 |
| 21 | European Polistes venom allergy | Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology | 2006 | 55 |
| 22 | Chemical mimicry: Male ants disguised by the queen's bouquet | Nature | 2002 | 54 |
| 23 | Specialized mucous glands and their possible adaptive role in the males of some species ofrana (amphibia, anura) | Journal of Morphology | 2002 | 53 |
| 24 | A surface-mediated origin of the RNA world: biogenic activities of clay-adsorbed RNA molecules | Gene | 2005 | 52 |
| 25 | Characterization of the major allergens purified from the venom of the paper wasp Polistes gallicus | Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects | 2003 | 49 |
| 26 | A Physiological and Molecular Analysis of the GenusNicotiana | Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution | 1997 | 48 |
| 27 | Sexually selected vigilance behaviour of the grey partridge is affected by plasma androgen levels | Animal Behaviour | 1997 | 45 |
| 28 | X-ray Interference Studies of Crossbridge Action in Muscle Contraction: Evidence from Muscles During Steady Shortening | Journal of Molecular Biology | 2006 | 45 |
| 29 | Amplification of bacterial DNA bound on clay minerals by the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique | FEMS Microbiology Ecology | 1996 | 43 |
| 30 | Introgression ofchukargenes into a reintroduced red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) population in central Italy | Animal Genetics | 2005 | 42 |
| 31 | A new role for antennation in paper wasps (Hymenoptera,Vespidae): antennal courtship and sex dimorphic glands in antennomeres | Insectes Sociaux | 2005 | 42 |
| 32 | Growth and reproduction in the freshwater crab, Potamon fluviatile (Decapoda, Brachyura) | Freshwater Biology | 1990 | 40 |
| 33 | Cardioprotective activity of endogenous and exogenous nitric oxide on ischaemia reperfusion injury in isolated guinea pig hearts | Inflammation Research | 1999 | 40 |
| 34 | The type of sensitizing allergen can affect the evolution of respiratory allergy | Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology | 2006 | 40 |
| 35 | Light environment and seasonal dynamics of microalgae in the annual sea ice at Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea, Antarctica | Antarctic Science | 2007 | 40 |
| 36 | Ontogenetic differences in the spatial ecology of immature Komodo dragons | Journal of Zoology | 2008 | 39 |
| 37 | Life-History and Spatial Determinants of Somatic Growth Dynamics in Komodo Dragon Populations | PLoS ONE | 2012 | 39 |
| 38 | Interaction between bacteriophage PBS1 and clay minerals and transduction of Bacillus subtilis by clay-phage complexes | Environmental Microbiology | 1999 | 38 |
| 39 | Molecular and physiological characterisation of psychrotrophic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria isolated from Terra Nova Bay (Antarctica) | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2007 | 37 |
| 40 | Catalytic activity of hammerhead ribozymes in a clay mineral environment: Implications for the RNA world | Gene | 2007 | 36 |
| 41 | Reciprocal chromosome painting between three laboratory rodent species | Mammalian Genome | 2006 | 35 |
| 42 | Phylogeography of the last surviving populations of Rhodian and Anatolian fallow deer (Dama dama dama L., 1758) | Biological Journal of the Linnean Society | 0 | 35 |
| 43 | Can Camera Traps Monitor Komodo Dragons a Large Ectothermic Predator? | PLoS ONE | 2013 | 33 |
| 44 | Molecular characterization of rhizosphere and clinical isolates of Burkholderia cepacia | Research in Microbiology | 1995 | 32 |
| 45 | Cardiac responses to abiotic factors in two tropical limpets, occurring at different levels of the shore | Marine Biology | 2001 | 31 |
| 46 | Effects of relaxin on the microvasculature of mouse mammary gland | Histology and Histopathology | 1988 | 31 |
| 47 | The effects of relaxin on the mouse mammary gland. II the epithelium | Journal of Endocrinological Investigation | 1986 | 30 |
| 48 | Island differences in population size structure and catch per unit effort and their conservation implications for Komodo dragons | Biological Conservation | 2007 | 30 |
| 49 | Interleukin‐1 in reproductive strategies | Evolution & Development | 2008 | 30 |
| 50 | Energy maximization and foraging strategies in Potamon fluviatile (Decapoda, Brachyura) | Freshwater Biology | 1989 | 29 |
