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Most cited papers in Genetics and Plant Breeding

What are the most cited papers in Genetics and Plant Breeding?

The most cited paper in Genetics and Plant Breeding is "genalex 6: genetic analysis in Excel. Population genetic software for teaching and research" (Rod Peakall, Peter E. Smouse, 2005), with 16,827 citations. Next come "STRUCTURE HARVESTER: a website and program for visualizing STRUCTURE output and implementing the Evanno method" (12,797) and "TASSEL: software for association mapping of complex traits in diverse samples" (8,428).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 1,090 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 genalex 6: genetic analysis in Excel. Population genetic software for teaching and research Rod Peakall, Peter E. Smouse · Molecular Ecology Notes 29 Sep 2005 16,827
2 STRUCTURE HARVESTER: a website and program for visualizing STRUCTURE output and implementing the Evanno method Dent A. Earl, Bridgett M. vonHoldt · Conservation Genetics Resources 12 Oct 2011 12,797
3 TASSEL: software for association mapping of complex traits in diverse samples Peter J. Bradbury, Zhiwu S. Zhang, Dallas E. Kroon et al. · Bioinformatics Open access 22 Jun 2007 8,428
4 Inference of Population Structure Using Multilocus Genotype Data: Linked Loci and Correlated Allele Frequencies Daniel Falush, Matthew Stephens, Jonathan K. Pritchard · Genetics Aug 2003 8,144
5 MAPMAKER: An interactive computer package for constructing primary genetic linkage maps of experimental and natural populations Eric S. Lander, Philip Green, Jeff Abrahamson et al. · Genomics Oct 1987 6,709
6 Efficient Methods to Compute Genomic Predictions Paul Michael VanRaden · Journal of Dairy Science Open access 22 Oct 2008 6,507
7 Mapping mendelian factors underlying quantitative traits using RFLP linkage maps. Eric S. Lander, David Botstein · Genetics Open access 1989 5,337
8 Empirical threshold values for quantitative trait mapping. Gary A. Churchill, Rebecca W. Doerge · Genetics Open access Nov 1994 5,055
9 Interpreting findings from Mendelian randomization using the MR-Egger method Stephen Burgess, Simon G. Thompson · European Journal of Epidemiology Open access May 2017 4,939
10 Small Sample Inference for Fixed Effects from Restricted Maximum Likelihood Michael G. Kenward, James Roger · Biometrics Sep 1997 4,612
11 A unified mixed-model method for association mapping that accounts for multiple levels of relatedness Jianming Yu, Gaël Pressoir, William H. Briggs et al. · Nature Genetics 25 Dec 2005 4,360
12 Plant Productivity and Environment J. S. Boyer · Science 29 Oct 1982 3,978
13 Genetics and analysis of quantitative traits James M. Cheverud · American Journal of Physical Anthropology Mar 1999 3,916
14 R/qtl: QTL mapping in experimental crosses Karl W. Broman, Hao Wu, Śaunak Sen et al. · Bioinformatics 30 Apr 2003 3,781
15 Stability Parameters for Comparing Varieties 1 Steve A. Eberhart, Wilbert A. Russell · Crop Science Open access 1966 3,697
16 Genetic Differentiation and Estimation of Gene Flow from F -Statistics Under Isolation by Distance François Rousset · Genetics Apr 1997 3,589
17 INBREEDING DEPRESSION AND ITS EVOLUTIONARY CONSEQUENCES Deborah Charlesworth, Brian Charlesworth · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics Open access Nov 1987 3,370
18 Unrepeatable Repeatabilities: A Common Mistake C. M. Lessells, Peter T. Boag · The Auk Open access 1987 2,970
19 hierfstat , a package for r to compute and test hierarchical F ‐statistics Jérôme Goudet · Molecular Ecology Notes Open access 13 Dec 2004 2,796
20 Using SAS PROC MIXED to Fit Multilevel Models, Hierarchical Models, and Individual Growth Models J. David Singer · Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics Dec 1998 2,716
21 TRY – a global database of plant traits Jens Kattge et al. · Global Change Biology Open access135 authors 26 Apr 2011 2,699
22 Maximum Likelihood Approaches to Variance Component Estimation and to Related Problems David A. Harville · Journal of the American Statistical Association Jun 1977 2,493
23 Seed Banks and Molecular Maps: Unlocking Genetic Potential from the Wild Steven D. Tanksley, Susan R. McCouch · Science 22 Aug 1997 2,414
24 Breeding Technologies to Increase Crop Production in a Changing World Mark A. Tester, Peter Langridge · Science 11 Feb 2010 2,349
25 BIOSYS-1: a FORTRAN program for the comprehensive analysis of electrophoretic data in population genetics and systematics David L. Swofford, Richard Brent Selander · Journal of Heredity Jul 1981 2,338
26 Analyzing developmental trajectories: A semiparametric, group-based approach. Daniel S. Nagin · Psychological Methods Jun 1999 2,326
27 Mixed linear model approach adapted for genome-wide association studies Zhiwu S. Zhang, Elhan S. Ersoz, Chao‐Qiang Lai et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 7 Mar 2010 2,300
28 Marker-assisted selection: an approach for precision plant breeding in the twenty-first century B. C. Y. Collard, D. J. Mackill · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 22 Aug 2007 2,294
29 Ridge Regression and Other Kernels for Genomic Selection with R Package rrBLUP Jeffrey B. Endelman · The Plant Genome Open access Nov 2011 2,294
30 A Correlation and Path‐Coefficient Analysis of Components of Crested Wheatgrass Seed Production 1 Douglas R. Dewey, Kai Lu · Agronomy Journal Sep 1959 2,292
31 Extended Bayesian information criteria for model selection with large model spaces Jie Chen, Zehua Chen · Biometrika 29 Aug 2008 2,114
32 A simple regression method for mapping quantitative trait loci in line crosses using flanking markers Chris Simon Haley, Sara Knott · Heredity Open access Oct 1992 2,089
33 QTL IciMapping: Integrated software for genetic linkage map construction and quantitative trait locus mapping in biparental populations Lei Meng, Huihui Li, Luyan Zhang et al. · The Crop Journal Open access 23 Feb 2015 2,081
34 PedCheck: A Program for Identification of Genotype Incompatibilities in Linkage Analysis Jeffrey R. O'Connell, Daniel E. Weeks · The American Journal of Human Genetics Open access Jul 1998 2,066
35 Heritability in the genomics era — concepts and misconceptions Peter M. Visscher, William George Hill, Naomi R. Wray · Nature Reviews Genetics Review 4 Mar 2008 2,009
36 Efficient Control of Population Structure in Model Organism Association Mapping Hyun Min Kang, Noah Zaitlen, Claire M. Wade et al. · Genetics Open access Mar 2008 1,993
37 Cultivar Evaluation and Mega‐Environment Investigation Based on the GGE Biplot Weikai Yan, L. A. Hunt, Qinglai Sheng et al. · Crop Science May 2000 1,979
38 Quasi-likelihood functions, generalized linear models, and the Gauss—Newton method R. W. M. Wedderburn · Biometrika 1974 1,961
39 Calculating statistical power in Mendelian randomization studies Marie‐Jo Brion, Konstantin Shakhbazov, Peter M. Visscher · International Journal of Epidemiology Open access 23 Oct 2012 1,947
40 Genomic Selection in Plant Breeding: Methods, Models, and Perspectives José Crossa, Paulino Pérez‐Rodríguez, Jaime Cuevas et al. · Trends in Plant Science ReviewOpen access 28 Sep 2017 1,924
41 Characterization of polyploid wheat genomic diversity using a high‐density 90 000 single nucleotide polymorphism array Shichen Wang et al. · Plant Biotechnology Journal Open access 20 Mar 2014 1,924
42 Development of High-Density Genetic Maps for Barley and Wheat Using a Novel Two-Enzyme Genotyping-by-Sequencing Approach Jesse Poland, Patrick J. Brown, Mark E. Sorrells et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 28 Feb 2012 1,891
43 COLONY: a program for parentage and sibship inference from multilocus genotype data Owen R. Jones, Jinliang Wang · Molecular Ecology Resources 21 Oct 2009 1,888
44 Genome-wide association study of 107 phenotypes in Arabidopsis thaliana inbred lines Susanna Atwell et al. · Nature Open access 23 Mar 2010 1,876
45 Invited review: Genomic selection in dairy cattle: Progress and challenges Ben J. Hayes, P.J. Bowman, Amanda Jane Chamberlain et al. · Journal of Dairy Science Open access 22 Jan 2009 1,866
46 A high-density microsatellite consensus map for bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Daryl J. Somers, Peter G. Isaac, Keith J. Edwards · Theoretical and Applied Genetics 28 Jul 2004 1,813
47 An introduction to markers, quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping and marker-assisted selection for crop improvement: The basic concepts B. C. Y. Collard, M. Z. Z. Jahufer, Jan Bert Brouwer et al. · Euphytica Open access 2005 1,800
48 The advantages and limitations of trait analysis with GWAS: a review Arthur Korte, Ashley Farlow · Plant Methods Open access 2013 1,795
49 Genome-Wide Regression and Prediction with the BGLR Statistical Package Paulino Pérez‐Rodríguez, Gustavo de los Campos · Genetics Open access 9 Jul 2014 1,761
50 Structure of Linkage Disequilibrium in Plants Sherry A. Flint-Garcia, Jeffry M. Thornsberry, Edward S. Buckler · Annual Review of Plant Biology Review 12 May 2003 1,759

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