Most-cited papers on Developmental Biology

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1. Evolution of the neocortex: a perspective from developmental biology

   2009 · Nature reviews. Neuroscience · Rakić, Pasko

   1,586 cited

2. Methods in developmental biology

   1967 · Medical Entomology and Zoology · Wilt, Fred H., Wessells, Norman K.

   1,580 cited

3. The International Journal of Developmental Biology

   2012 · Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) · Aréchaga, Juan

   1,277 cited

4. Current topics in developmental biology

   1998 · Molecular Reproduction and Development

   1,274 cited

5. The Endocrinology and Developmental Biology of the Prostate*

   1987 · Endocrine Reviews · Cunha, Gerald R., Donjacour, Annemarie A., Cooke, Paul S. et al.

   1,047 cited

6. Behavioral Inhibition: Linking Biology and Behavior within a Developmental Framework

   2004 · Annual Review of Psychology · Fox, Nathan A., Henderson, Heather A., Marshall, Peter J. et al.

   1,037 cited

7. Developmental biology of the pancreas

   1995 · Development · Slack, Jonathan

   961 cited

8. Multiple hormone interactions in the developmental biology of the mammary gland.

   1980 · Physiological Reviews · Topper, Yale J., Freeman, Colette S.

   860 cited

9. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology

   2010 · Grevellec, Armelle, Tucker, Abigail S.

   856 cited

10. Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology 2001

    2002 · Shock · Telser, Alvin

    849 cited

11. Neuroblastoma: developmental biology, cancer genomics and immunotherapy

    2013 · Nature reviews. Cancer · Cheung, Nai‐Kong V., Dyer, Michael A.

    812 cited

12. Embryonic Stem Cells: Prospects for Developmental Biology and Cell Therapy

    2005 · Physiological Reviews · Wobus, Anna M., Boheler, Kenneth R.

    776 cited

13. History, Heterogeneity, Developmental Biology, and Functions of Quiescent Hepatic Stellate Cells

    2001 · Seminars in Liver Disease · Geerts, Albert

    736 cited

14. Evolutionary Developmental Biology

    2021 · Current topics in developmental biology/Current Topics in Developmental Biology

    690 cited

15. Developmental and Functional Biology of the Primate Fetal Adrenal Cortex*

    1997 · Endocrine Reviews · Mesiano, Sam, Jaffe, Robert B.

    673 cited

16. Resynthesizing Evolutionary and Developmental Biology

    1996 · Developmental Biology · Gilbert, Scott F., Opitz, John M., Raff, Rudolf A.

    666 cited

17. Selective plane illumination microscopy techniques in developmental biology

    2009 · Development · Huisken, Jan, Stainier, Didier Y. R.

    635 cited

18. Developmental biology of legume nodulation

    1992 · New Phytologist · Hirsch, Ann M.

    634 cited

19. DEVELOPMENTAL CYCLES AND BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENIC TRYPANOSOMES

    1985 · British Medical Bulletin · Vickerman, Keith

    625 cited

20. Developmental Biology of T Cells in T Cell-Receptor Transgenic Mice

    1990 · Annual Review of Immunology · Boehmer, Harold von

    620 cited

21. MicroCT for developmental biology: A versatile tool for high‐contrast 3D imaging at histological resolutions

    2009 · Developmental Dynamics · Metscher, Brian

    612 cited

22. Developmental Biology

    2023 · Oxford University Press eBooks · Barresi, Michael, Gilbert, Scott F.

    590 cited

23. Developmental biology : a comprehensive synthesis

    1985 · Plenum Press eBooks · Browder, Leon W.

    582 cited

24. Fluctuating asymmetry and developmental instability in evolutionary biology: past, present and future

    2006 · Journal of Evolutionary Biology · Dongen, Stefan Van

    562 cited

25. KRAS, Hedgehog, Wnt and the twisted developmental biology of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

    2010 · Nature reviews. Cancer · Morris, John P., Wang, Sam C., Hebrok, Matthias

    558 cited

26. Ecological developmental biology: integrating epigenetics, medicine, and evolution

    2009 · Choice Reviews Online

    558 cited

27. Cell and Developmental Biology of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Symbiosis

    2013 · Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology · Gutjahr, Caroline, Parniske, Martin

    543 cited

28. Bones and cartilage: developmental and evolutionary skeletal biology

    2006 · Choice Reviews Online

    537 cited