Nature

Papers
(The H4-Index of Nature is 299. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
After COVID, African countries vow to take the fight to malaria8268
Babies collect their own viruses rather than relying on Mum’s2937
Structural insights into how a blood-pressure drug inhibits an ion transporter2181
Daily briefing: Melting Himalayan glaciers will affect more than one billion people1969
How to make the workplace fairer for female researchers1747
Shining a light on mysterious underwater cave creatures1729
Staring at the Sun — close-up images from space rewrite solar science1578
Collegiality pays and biodiversity struggles1506
Webb telescope wows with first image of an exoplanet1372
Daily briefing: Deep-diving seals led scientists to an undiscovered underwater canyon1333
How to keep wildcats wild: ancient DNA offers fresh insights1310
What Xi Jinping’s third term means for science1303
The ebb and flow of the biomedical sciences in the pandemic era1210
African leadership underpins success of malaria drug trial1206
Where baby birds thrive: plush but precarious hangouts1185
Classroom assistance: the scientists turning the tools of their trade to education1173
What triggers severe COVID? Infected immune cells hold clues1134
High-precision genomic tool tackles deadly mutation1116
Himalayan glaciers are losing weight faster than thought1042
Medicine in the blood1041
How the grid came to shape the US landscape1011
UK’s rupture with Horizon Europe is totally unnecessary1011
Prehistoric events might explain European multiple sclerosis risk991
The ‘Asian water tower’ is brimming — with glacial melt water959
Fossils found far from the Equator point to globetrotting tetrapods955
AI & robotics briefing: First non-human on Nature’s 10 list951
Daily briefing: A planetary budget to survive and thrive937
I study small organisms to tackle big climate problems930
Japan launches preprint server — but will scientists use it?878
My life at the helm of a top African cancer-treatment centre841
Daily briefing: Do we really need a room-temperature superconductor?840
The skilled ecosystem engineers with big teeth and paddle tails829
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is redrawing the geopolitics of space806
From process to outcome: working toward health equity803
A chocoholic’s best friends are the birds and the bats793
Neuronal culprits of sickness behaviours790
Bonobo apes pout and throw tantrums — and gain sympathy771
Painkillers are dispensed less freely by night-shift doctors767
Infancy of sterol biosynthesis hints at extinct eukaryotic species760
Soft ‘electronic skin’ mimics our sense of touch751
Community science draws on the power of the crowd746
25th anniversary of the first known feathered dinosaurs743
New pill helps COVID smell and taste loss fade quickly740
I peer into volcanoes to see when they’ll blow737
Lifting the veil on the oldest-known animals735
Daily briefing: Diabetes drug shows promise against Parkinson’s727
Black holes made from light? Impossible, say physicists726
The plastic that biodegrades in your home compost725
Communication tools for scientists who stammer723
Black holes, love and poetry — an artistic exploration of intimacy and adventure713
I’m a Palestinian scientist building a more inclusive future713
Kyoto review: ‘thrilling’ play shows fight for landmark climate treaty709
Soft X-rays capture the dance of the organelles707
Why does fat return after dieting? The microbiome might have a hand701
The impact of protected areas on waterbird populations worldwide689
‘Virgin birth’ genetically engineered into female animals for the first time687
Hello, this is Automatic Antigrief: what problem can I solve for you today?679
US chemical engineer avoids prison after conviction for hiding ties to China675
The race to make a variant-proof COVID vaccine664
Daily briefing: Huge ancient civilization discovered in the Amazon654
Missing genomes, flexible microphone — the week in infographics651
Origami mini-robot does gymnastics for a good cause642
Daily briefing: These polar bears can survive without sea ice631
The AI historian: A new tool to decipher ancient texts630
Daily briefing: Watch spines form in an artificial human embryos628
AI predicts how many earthquake aftershocks will strike — and their strength627
How volcanoes shaped our planet — and why we need to be ready for the next big eruption625
Structure sheds light on a lipid-transport machine in mycobacteria623
Daily briefing: Iron-Age woman had the earliest-known case of Turner syndrome610
Giving thanks for a glovebox: helping to make medicines from natural substances604
Landmark Webb observatory is now officially a telescope600
I advocate an African research agenda for African development600
Daily briefing: COVID ‘super-immunity’ might wane over time596
Daily briefing: How an Alzheimer’s gene ravages the brain592
A guide to the Nature Index590
How 'megastudies' are changing behavioural science583
From the archive: a shared motivation for scientists, and mirages579
How coaching could help tackle toxic research cultures577
Ukrainian mathematician becomes second woman to win prestigious Fields Medal576
Portugal: female science leaders could speed up change563
Armoured dinosaurs of the Southern Hemisphere550
From the archive: biological clocks, and a pollen puzzle about flies549
Ten billion COVID vaccines, deadly bacteria and high-risk research549
How to measure the brain of an octopus549
Daily briefing: Oldest DNA ever found reveals big, furry surprises549
How rich countries skew the fossil record549
In search of body546
Daily briefing: ‘Killer’ T cells still recognize Omicron545
Goodnight, Moon545
The surprising genes behind a fingerprint’s unique swirls541
India’s first Sun mission will investigate the origins of space weather534
Trees are dying much faster in northern Australia — climate change is probably to blame533
A sea change in craft brewing531
Maize under threat, and morality for cars: Books in brief522
Control of human protein-degradation machinery revealed522
A funding adviser’s guide to writing a great grant application521
How a US government shutdown could disrupt science520
The world’s most expensive dinosaur and more — July’s best science images518
How we boosted female faculty numbers in male-dominated departments514
Daily briefing: You’ve got space mail! Asteroid sample delivered to Earth511
China’s mysterious spaceplane returns to Earth — what we know507
AI & robotics briefing: AlphaFold predicts thousands of possible psychedelics504
Laser-induced vibrations probe microscale metamaterials without contacting them504
Daily briefing: Where long COVID is understudied and ignored503
Daily briefing: Mysterious lizard fossil revealed to be mostly black paint502
Daily briefing: Santorini volcano let off a prehistoric mega-blast497
A century of quantum physics496
India’s pioneering mission bolsters idea that Moon’s surface was molten495
First pig kidneys transplanted into people: what scientists think495
Why I use Notion to organize my PhD research494
Kids’ real-world arithmetic skills don’t transfer to the classroom490
Scientists everywhere must be protected484
‘Wind droughts’ driven by climate change put green power at risk482
AI and misinformation are supercharging the risk of nuclear war482
First public statue of female scientist in Italy celebrates astronomer480
Why I co-developed a research career launchpad for first generation students480
UK research assessment is being reformed — but the changes miss the mark478
The world’s biggest animal migration and more — July’s best science images471
Daily briefing: Gaze upon the most detailed Moon maps ever made470
The Correctives465
Mystery of huge ancient engravings of snakes solved at last462
Did ‘alien’ debris hit Earth? Startling claim sparks row at scientific meeting459
Superstar porous materials get salty thanks to computer simulations459
So … you’ve been hacked458
Verbose robots, and why some people love Bach: Books in Brief458
Old electric-vehicle batteries can find new purpose — on the grid454
Do elephants have names for each other?451
Missing data mean we’ll probably never know how many people died of COVID449
Splendid squirrel sneezes at will448
Brain implants help people to recover after severe head injury448
I took my case to Nepal’s highest court to improve conservation447
Cancer’s power harnessed — lymphoma mutations supercharge T cells447
Why a cheap, effective treatment for diarrhoea is underused447
Who needs qubits? Physicists make light-based ‘qumodes’ for quantum computing444
My brief appearance in Downton Abbey: Nature readers share stories of side gigs443
Coral giants sound the alarm for the Great Barrier Reef440
Immune molecule links COVID‑19 with severe inflammatory disorder in children440
Daily briefing: The infinite optimism of polymath Gottfried Leibniz440
Author Correction: Spatiotemporal dissection of the cell cycle with single-cell proteogenomics439
Early-career researchers help Wellcome funding panel438
Iran and India: work together to save cheetahs433
Chile: elect a president to strengthen climate action, not weaken it432
Publisher Correction: Indo-Pacific Walker circulation drove Pleistocene African aridification432
Author Correction: Inherent mosaicism and extensive mutation of human placentas431
Ancient humans used bone tools one million years earlier than thought429
Bioeconomy: game changer for climate action428
Melaku Worede, crop genetics leader (1936–2023)426
Ancient DNA reveals origins of multiple sclerosis in Europe426
Stars hint at an unusual black hole lurking in our Galaxy426
Unlocking the mysteries of the brain’s neocortex420
Moon mission failure: why is it so hard to pull off a lunar landing?418
The astonishing scientists who starved to protect plants during the Second World War414
Daily briefing: Meet the recipient of the first whole-eye transplant414
Daily briefing: Super hot plasma made easy with stabilizing fibres412
How to develop a good writing style411
Cycles410
Tracking the collaborative networks of five leading science nations409
A step-by-step guide to landing your next job in science408
Bone repair supported by flexible films made using an innovative method408
The United States, as a marine superpower, must ratify the high seas biodiversity treaty now408
Why Asia is leading the field in green materials408
Daily briefing: Squid-inspired pills squirt drugs straight into your gut407
A guide to the Nature Index407
Ferocity of Atlantic hurricanes surges as the ocean warms404
France’s research minister has a plan to shake up science403
Publisher Correction: Single-crystalline metal-oxide dielectrics for top-gate 2D transistors402
Author Correction: Life-cycle-coupled evolution of mitosis in close relatives of animals402
Japan needs a fresh approach to innovation401
A sustainable ocean needs thriving ocean societies400
Mysterious radio bursts mostly come from massive galaxies400
Federico Mayor Zaragoza obituary: former UNESCO chief who championed neonatal screening400
All we are is our memories397
Science communication will benefit from research integrity standards397
Months away at sea to protect China’s only population of Bryde’s whales393
‘I thought I had forgotten this horror’: Ukrainian scientists stand in defiance392
New lasso-shaped antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria392
‘They went to the bar at noon’: what this virtual AI village is teaching researchers390
Huge randomized trial of AI boosts discovery — at least for good scientists390
A 27,000-year-old pyramid? Controversy hits an extraordinary archaeological claim390
First sighting of ‘neutrino fog’ sparks excitement – but is it bad news for dark matter?390
Author Correction: Synthetic GPCRs for programmable sensing and control of cell behaviour388
Plasmas primed for rapid pulse production388
A ‘killswitch’ peptide solidifies protein droplets in living cells386
Early grant success attracts more funding: study of 100,000 applicants hints at why386
Taiwan hit by biggest earthquake in 25 years: why scientists weren’t surprised386
World's first wooden satellite could herald era of greener space exploration385
Amazonian deforestation makes the wet season wetter, and the dry season drier385
Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking — some ‘rapidly’384
How flight helped bats become invincible to viruses384
Daily briefing: How scientists balance work and faith383
Marsupial genomes reveal how a skin membrane for gliding evolved382
AI rapidly diagnoses brain tumours during surgery381
US election has profound implications for science in Ukraine380
‘For AI to change how economies work, it has to represent all of us’378
Global conservation priorities for island plant diversity378
Publisher Correction: The future transistors377
Allen J. Bard obituary: electrochemist whose techniques underpin clinical diagnostics, materials discovery and more376
Quantum feat: physicists observe entangled quarks for first time375
Einstein in Oxford: the untold story of an unlikely friendship374
The Nature Podcast festive spectacular 2024374
Build your own receptor: modular system can be tailored to any antigen372
How five researchers fared after their ‘great resignation’ from academia371
Daily briefing: Infamous ‘hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19’ paper has been retracted371
Tweeting your research paper boosts engagement but not citations370
Preprint sites bioRxiv and medRxiv launch new era of independence367
Can giant surveys of scientists fight misinformation on COVID, climate change and more?365
Drowning in seaweed: How to stop invasive Sargassum365
Mind-reading machines are coming — how can we keep them in check?365
‘The wolf is not the bad guy’: working with farmers to protect a reintroduced species365
DNA circuits store data — with heat as their power source364
An innovative way for whales to sing364
Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review363
The genomic origin of the unique chaetognath body plan363
Will ‘Centaurus’ be the next global coronavirus variant? Indian cases offers clues362
Trust and science: the essential elements missing from plastics treaty talks362
Africa: tackle HIV and COVID-19 together360
Isothermal solidification for high-entropy alloy synthesis359
Could immunotherapy finally break through in prostate cancer?358
A journey into the causes and effects of depression358
Flexible perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell with a dual buffer layer357
By the time you hear these bats, it’s too late356
Why coastal megacities should look inland for research collaborations355
First images from world’s largest digital camera leave astronomers in awe354
China–US research collaborations are in decline — this is bad news for everyone354
‘Unacceptable’: a staggering 4.4 billion people lack safe drinking water, study finds353
How the brain’s amygdala reacts when making decisions to avoid losses352
Earth’s capacity to store carbon could max out surprisingly soon350
Daily briefing: Different people’s brains process colours in the same way350
Train clinical AI to reason like a team of doctors349
Architecture, dynamics and biogenesis of GluA3 AMPA glutamate receptors349
Newfound immune cell in mice hints at why inflammation spikes with old age349
Missile defence won’t prevent the health crises that rock global security347
Your time is valuable. Don’t give it away just for ‘exposure’347
Author Correction: Comparative and demographic analysis of orang-utan genomes346
Self-assembling synthetic polymer forms liquid-like droplets346
US to end race-based university admissions: what now for diversity in science?344
Retraction Note: Evidence of near-ambient superconductivity in a N-doped lutetium hydride344
Extreme heat harms health — what is the human body’s limit?342
Retractions can reshape scientists’ careers in unexpected ways342
Ultrashort laser pulse amplified by back-and-forth propagation341
Editors quit top neuroscience journal to protest against open-access charges341
Light from cosmic dawn hints at how interstellar dust is made341
Tree islands boost biodiversity in oil-palm plantations340
Why do obesity drugs seem to treat so many other ailments?340
Seasonality dominates changes in lake-surface extent and aligns with human residence339
Frugal innovation: why low cost doesn’t have to mean low impact338
Cells destroy donated mitochondria to build blood vessels337
Exclusive: Documents raise questions about UCLA’s suspension of ecologist336
Bird brains help scientists to unveil the secrets of speech336
Ancient shackles testify to brutality of Egypt’s gold mines335
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