Nature

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature is 14. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
After COVID, African countries vow to take the fight to malaria7520
Babies collect their own viruses rather than relying on Mum’s2782
Structural insights into how a blood-pressure drug inhibits an ion transporter2120
Titanium alloy gains super strength with a long bake1854
Daily briefing: Melting Himalayan glaciers will affect more than one billion people1714
How to make the workplace fairer for female researchers1707
Shining a light on mysterious underwater cave creatures1551
Staring at the Sun — close-up images from space rewrite solar science1494
Collegiality pays and biodiversity struggles1324
Webb telescope wows with first image of an exoplanet1323
Daily briefing: Deep-diving seals led scientists to an undiscovered underwater canyon1290
How to keep wildcats wild: ancient DNA offers fresh insights1222
What Xi Jinping’s third term means for science1193
The ebb and flow of the biomedical sciences in the pandemic era1167
African leadership underpins success of malaria drug trial1162
Where baby birds thrive: plush but precarious hangouts1158
Classroom assistance: the scientists turning the tools of their trade to education1075
What triggers severe COVID? Infected immune cells hold clues1064
High-precision genomic tool tackles deadly mutation1019
Himalayan glaciers are losing weight faster than thought1006
Medicine in the blood1002
UK’s rupture with Horizon Europe is totally unnecessary987
How the grid came to shape the US landscape977
Prehistoric events might explain European multiple sclerosis risk957
The ‘Asian water tower’ is brimming — with glacial melt water939
Fossils found far from the Equator point to globetrotting tetrapods903
AI & robotics briefing: First non-human on Nature’s 10 list901
Daily briefing: A planetary budget to survive and thrive873
I study small organisms to tackle big climate problems824
Japan launches preprint server — but will scientists use it?800
My life at the helm of a top African cancer-treatment centre797
Daily briefing: Do we really need a room-temperature superconductor?786
The skilled ecosystem engineers with big teeth and paddle tails777
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is redrawing the geopolitics of space764
From process to outcome: working toward health equity751
A chocoholic’s best friends are the birds and the bats750
Neuronal culprits of sickness behaviours741
Bonobo apes pout and throw tantrums — and gain sympathy739
Infancy of sterol biosynthesis hints at extinct eukaryotic species739
Painkillers are dispensed less freely by night-shift doctors739
Soft ‘electronic skin’ mimics our sense of touch737
The sleight-of-hand trick that can simplify scientific computing729
Community science draws on the power of the crowd726
25th anniversary of the first known feathered dinosaurs711
I peer into volcanoes to see when they’ll blow709
New pill helps COVID smell and taste loss fade quickly709
Daily briefing: Diabetes drug shows promise against Parkinson’s701
Lifting the veil on the oldest-known animals701
Black holes made from light? Impossible, say physicists695
The plastic that biodegrades in your home compost693
Communication tools for scientists who stammer681
I’m a Palestinian scientist building a more inclusive future675
Black holes, love and poetry — an artistic exploration of intimacy and adventure674
Kyoto review: ‘thrilling’ play shows fight for landmark climate treaty669
Soft X-rays capture the dance of the organelles666
Why does fat return after dieting? The microbiome might have a hand653
The impact of protected areas on waterbird populations worldwide652
‘Virgin birth’ genetically engineered into female animals for the first time650
Hello, this is Automatic Antigrief: what problem can I solve for you today?649
US chemical engineer avoids prison after conviction for hiding ties to China645
The race to make a variant-proof COVID vaccine636
Daily briefing: Huge ancient civilization discovered in the Amazon633
Missing genomes, flexible microphone — the week in infographics624
Origami mini-robot does gymnastics for a good cause621
Daily briefing: These polar bears can survive without sea ice620
The AI historian: A new tool to decipher ancient texts609
Daily briefing: Watch spines form in an artificial human embryos601
AI predicts how many earthquake aftershocks will strike — and their strength596
How volcanoes shaped our planet — and why we need to be ready for the next big eruption594
Structure sheds light on a lipid-transport machine in mycobacteria590
Daily briefing: Iron-Age woman had the earliest-known case of Turner syndrome587
Giving thanks for a glovebox: helping to make medicines from natural substances585
I advocate an African research agenda for African development583
Landmark Webb observatory is now officially a telescope582
Daily briefing: COVID ‘super-immunity’ might wane over time574
Daily briefing: How an Alzheimer’s gene ravages the brain574
A guide to the Nature Index572
How 'megastudies' are changing behavioural science563
From the archive: a shared motivation for scientists, and mirages558
How coaching could help tackle toxic research cultures555
Ukrainian mathematician becomes second woman to win prestigious Fields Medal541
Portugal: female science leaders could speed up change540
Armoured dinosaurs of the Southern Hemisphere539
How rich countries skew the fossil record538
How to measure the brain of an octopus538
From the archive: biological clocks, and a pollen puzzle about flies535
Daily briefing: Oldest DNA ever found reveals big, furry surprises530
Ten billion COVID vaccines, deadly bacteria and high-risk research527
In search of body526
Goodnight, Moon524
Daily briefing: ‘Killer’ T cells still recognize Omicron523
The surprising genes behind a fingerprint’s unique swirls521
India’s first Sun mission will investigate the origins of space weather516
Trees are dying much faster in northern Australia — climate change is probably to blame513
A sea change in craft brewing512
Control of human protein-degradation machinery revealed509
Maize under threat, and morality for cars: Books in brief505
A funding adviser’s guide to writing a great grant application502
The world’s most expensive dinosaur and more — July’s best science images498
How a US government shutdown could disrupt science498
How we boosted female faculty numbers in male-dominated departments496
China’s mysterious spaceplane returns to Earth — what we know492
Daily briefing: You’ve got space mail! Asteroid sample delivered to Earth492
Laser-induced vibrations probe microscale metamaterials without contacting them489
AI & robotics briefing: AlphaFold predicts thousands of possible psychedelics488
Daily briefing: Where long COVID is understudied and ignored483
Daily briefing: Santorini volcano let off a prehistoric mega-blast479
Daily briefing: Mysterious lizard fossil revealed to be mostly black paint479
A century of quantum physics478
First pig kidneys transplanted into people: what scientists think477
India’s pioneering mission bolsters idea that Moon’s surface was molten476
Why I use Notion to organize my PhD research473
Kids’ real-world arithmetic skills don’t transfer to the classroom471
Scientists everywhere must be protected470
AI and misinformation are supercharging the risk of nuclear war467
‘Wind droughts’ driven by climate change put green power at risk464
First public statue of female scientist in Italy celebrates astronomer462
UK research assessment is being reformed — but the changes miss the mark460
Why I co-developed a research career launchpad for first generation students460
The world’s biggest animal migration and more — July’s best science images459
Daily briefing: Gaze upon the most detailed Moon maps ever made457
The Correctives455
Mystery of huge ancient engravings of snakes solved at last453
Major ocean database that will guide deep-sea mining has flaws, scientists warn452
Superstar porous materials get salty thanks to computer simulations448
Did ‘alien’ debris hit Earth? Startling claim sparks row at scientific meeting445
So … you’ve been hacked441
Verbose robots, and why some people love Bach: Books in Brief440
Old electric-vehicle batteries can find new purpose — on the grid439
Missing data mean we’ll probably never know how many people died of COVID438
Do elephants have names for each other?438
Brain implants help people to recover after severe head injury435
Splendid squirrel sneezes at will435
Cancer’s power harnessed — lymphoma mutations supercharge T cells434
I took my case to Nepal’s highest court to improve conservation433
Who needs qubits? Physicists make light-based ‘qumodes’ for quantum computing430
Why a cheap, effective treatment for diarrhoea is underused430
A whale of an appetite revealed by analysis of prey consumption428
Colour blindness: journals should enable image redisplay428
The United States needs a department of technology and science policy427
Immune molecule links COVID‑19 with severe inflammatory disorder in children426
My brief appearance in Downton Abbey: Nature readers share stories of side gigs426
Coral giants sound the alarm for the Great Barrier Reef425
Daily briefing: The infinite optimism of polymath Gottfried Leibniz421
Author Correction: Spatiotemporal dissection of the cell cycle with single-cell proteogenomics419
Early-career researchers help Wellcome funding panel418
Iran and India: work together to save cheetahs415
Publisher Correction: Indo-Pacific Walker circulation drove Pleistocene African aridification414
Chile: elect a president to strengthen climate action, not weaken it413
Author Correction: Inherent mosaicism and extensive mutation of human placentas411
Ancient humans used bone tools one million years earlier than thought406
Bioeconomy: game changer for climate action404
Melaku Worede, crop genetics leader (1936–2023)403
Stars hint at an unusual black hole lurking in our Galaxy402
Ancient DNA reveals origins of multiple sclerosis in Europe400
Unlocking the mysteries of the brain’s neocortex400
Moon mission failure: why is it so hard to pull off a lunar landing?399
Daily briefing: Meet the recipient of the first whole-eye transplant397
Daily briefing: Super hot plasma made easy with stabilizing fibres396
The astonishing scientists who starved to protect plants during the Second World War396
How to develop a good writing style395
Cycles394
Tracking the collaborative networks of five leading science nations392
The United States, as a marine superpower, must ratify the high seas biodiversity treaty now391
Author Correction: The repertoire of mutational signatures in human cancer391
A step-by-step guide to landing your next job in science390
Why Asia is leading the field in green materials388
Bone repair supported by flexible films made using an innovative method387
A guide to the Nature Index386
Daily briefing: Squid-inspired pills squirt drugs straight into your gut386
France’s research minister has a plan to shake up science385
Ferocity of Atlantic hurricanes surges as the ocean warms385
Publisher Correction: Single-crystalline metal-oxide dielectrics for top-gate 2D transistors384
Author Correction: Life-cycle-coupled evolution of mitosis in close relatives of animals384
Yo-yo dieting accelerates cardiovascular disease by reprogramming the immune system384
Federico Mayor Zaragoza obituary: former UNESCO chief who championed neonatal screening382
Japan needs a fresh approach to innovation382
A sustainable ocean needs thriving ocean societies381
Mysterious radio bursts mostly come from massive galaxies381
What are the best AI tools for research? Nature’s guide381
Science communication will benefit from research integrity standards380
All we are is our memories379
Satellite images reveal untracked human activity on the oceans378
Months away at sea to protect China’s only population of Bryde’s whales377
New lasso-shaped antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria377
First sighting of ‘neutrino fog’ sparks excitement – but is it bad news for dark matter?376
‘I thought I had forgotten this horror’: Ukrainian scientists stand in defiance376
A 27,000-year-old pyramid? Controversy hits an extraordinary archaeological claim375
‘They went to the bar at noon’: what this virtual AI village is teaching researchers375
Huge randomized trial of AI boosts discovery — at least for good scientists375
Plasmas primed for rapid pulse production374
Author Correction: Synthetic GPCRs for programmable sensing and control of cell behaviour374
Early grant success attracts more funding: study of 100,000 applicants hints at why373
Taiwan hit by biggest earthquake in 25 years: why scientists weren’t surprised371
A ‘killswitch’ peptide solidifies protein droplets in living cells371
Signatures of magnetism control by flow of angular momentum370
World's first wooden satellite could herald era of greener space exploration369
Amazonian deforestation makes the wet season wetter, and the dry season drier369
How flight helped bats become invincible to viruses367
Daily briefing: How scientists balance work and faith366
Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking — some ‘rapidly’366
Marsupial genomes reveal how a skin membrane for gliding evolved364
US election has profound implications for science in Ukraine361
AI rapidly diagnoses brain tumours during surgery361
Global conservation priorities for island plant diversity361
To advance equality for women, use the evidence360
‘For AI to change how economies work, it has to represent all of us’360
Publisher Correction: The future transistors359
Build your own receptor: modular system can be tailored to any antigen357
Quantum feat: physicists observe entangled quarks for first time357
The Nature Podcast festive spectacular 2024357
Allen J. Bard obituary: electrochemist whose techniques underpin clinical diagnostics, materials discovery and more357
Einstein in Oxford: the untold story of an unlikely friendship357
How five researchers fared after their ‘great resignation’ from academia356
Daily briefing: Infamous ‘hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19’ paper has been retracted356
Tweeting your research paper boosts engagement but not citations354
How to recover when a climate disaster destroys your city353
Preprint sites bioRxiv and medRxiv launch new era of independence351
‘The wolf is not the bad guy’: working with farmers to protect a reintroduced species350
Drowning in seaweed: How to stop invasive Sargassum350
Ancient-DNA researchers write their own rules349
Diversity and biogeography of the bacterial microbiome in glacier-fed streams347
DNA circuits store data — with heat as their power source347
An innovative way for whales to sing347
Precisely defining disease variant effects in CRISPR-edited single cells347
Can giant surveys of scientists fight misinformation on COVID, climate change and more?346
Mind-reading machines are coming — how can we keep them in check?344
What the Silicon Valley Bank collapse means for science start-ups344
Why do obesity drugs seem to treat so many other ailments?343
Dear Donald Trump: A letter from Nature on how to make science thrive342
Thermal imaging of dust hiding the black hole in NGC 1068342
Structural basis of lipopolysaccharide maturation by the O-antigen ligase341
Very-high-frequency oscillations in the main peak of a magnetar giant flare340
Observation of charge–parity symmetry breaking in baryon decays340
Author Correction: Rewiring cancer drivers to activate apoptosis339
Retuning of hippocampal representations during sleep339
Structure and electromechanical coupling of a voltage-gated Na+/H+ exchanger338
Blebs promote cell survival by assembling oncogenic signalling hubs338
Clonal tracing with somatic epimutations reveals dynamics of blood ageing337
Enhanced silica export in a future ocean triggers global diatom decline335
Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review335
Archaic chaperone–usher pili self-secrete into superelastic zigzag springs334
A DIY ‘bionic pancreas’ is changing diabetes care — what's next?333
Addressing the safety of next-generation batteries332
Venous-plexus-associated lymphoid hubs support meningeal humoral immunity332
A neuronal architecture underlying autonomic dysreflexia330
Identification of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere330
Influence of pump laser fluence on ultrafast myoglobin structural dynamics329
Self-assembly of emulsion droplets through programmable folding329
A next-generation inhalable dry powder COVID vaccine329
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