To cite desiR in publications use:

Lazic SE (2015). “Ranking, selecting, and prioritising genes with desirability functions.” PeerJ, 3, e1444. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1444.

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Article{,
    title = {Ranking, selecting, and prioritising genes with
      desirability functions},
    author = {Stanley E. Lazic},
    journal = {PeerJ},
    year = {2015},
    volume = {3},
    pages = {e1444},
    url = {https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1444},
  }