Nature

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature is 15. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
After COVID, African countries vow to take the fight to malaria9095
Babies collect their own viruses rather than relying on Mum’s3065
Structural insights into how a blood-pressure drug inhibits an ion transporter2242
Daily briefing: Melting Himalayan glaciers will affect more than one billion people2098
How to make the workplace fairer for female researchers1774
Shining a light on mysterious underwater cave creatures1619
Staring at the Sun — close-up images from space rewrite solar science1520
Collegiality pays and biodiversity struggles1412
Webb telescope wows with first image of an exoplanet1392
Daily briefing: Deep-diving seals led scientists to an undiscovered underwater canyon1343
How to keep wildcats wild: ancient DNA offers fresh insights1217
The ebb and flow of the biomedical sciences in the pandemic era1201
African leadership underpins success of malaria drug trial1194
Where baby birds thrive: plush but precarious hangouts1159
Classroom assistance: the scientists turning the tools of their trade to education1076
What triggers severe COVID? Infected immune cells hold clues1071
High-precision genomic tool tackles deadly mutation1030
Himalayan glaciers are losing weight faster than thought1025
Medicine in the blood998
UK’s rupture with Horizon Europe is totally unnecessary975
How the grid came to shape the US landscape963
Prehistoric events might explain European multiple sclerosis risk954
The ‘Asian water tower’ is brimming — with glacial melt water940
Fossils found far from the Equator point to globetrotting tetrapods888
AI & robotics briefing: First non-human on Nature’s 10 list874
Daily briefing: A planetary budget to survive and thrive873
I study small organisms to tackle big climate problems849
Japan launches preprint server — but will scientists use it?829
My life at the helm of a top African cancer-treatment centre826
Daily briefing: Do we really need a room-temperature superconductor?822
The skilled ecosystem engineers with big teeth and paddle tails784
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is redrawing the geopolitics of space779
A chocoholic’s best friends are the birds and the bats778
From process to outcome: working toward health equity778
Neuronal culprits of sickness behaviours774
Bonobo apes pout and throw tantrums — and gain sympathy767
Painkillers are dispensed less freely by night-shift doctors760
Infancy of sterol biosynthesis hints at extinct eukaryotic species759
Community science draws on the power of the crowd758
Soft ‘electronic skin’ mimics our sense of touch758
25th anniversary of the first known feathered dinosaurs746
New pill helps COVID smell and taste loss fade quickly741
I peer into volcanoes to see when they’ll blow737
Lifting the veil on the oldest-known animals733
Daily briefing: Diabetes drug shows promise against Parkinson’s726
Black holes made from light? Impossible, say physicists724
The plastic that biodegrades in your home compost716
Communication tools for scientists who stammer711
I’m a Palestinian scientist building a more inclusive future706
Black holes, love and poetry — an artistic exploration of intimacy and adventure696
Kyoto review: ‘thrilling’ play shows fight for landmark climate treaty688
Soft X-rays capture the dance of the organelles676
Why does fat return after dieting? The microbiome might have a hand671
The impact of protected areas on waterbird populations worldwide670
Hello, this is Automatic Antigrief: what problem can I solve for you today?657
‘Virgin birth’ genetically engineered into female animals for the first time657
US chemical engineer avoids prison after conviction for hiding ties to China653
The race to make a variant-proof COVID vaccine648
Daily briefing: Huge ancient civilization discovered in the Amazon645
Missing genomes, flexible microphone — the week in infographics641
Origami mini-robot does gymnastics for a good cause638
Daily briefing: These polar bears can survive without sea ice636
The AI historian: A new tool to decipher ancient texts629
Daily briefing: Watch spines form in an artificial human embryos625
AI predicts how many earthquake aftershocks will strike — and their strength621
How volcanoes shaped our planet — and why we need to be ready for the next big eruption615
Structure sheds light on a lipid-transport machine in mycobacteria603
Giving thanks for a glovebox: helping to make medicines from natural substances599
Daily briefing: Iron-Age woman had the earliest-known case of Turner syndrome599
I advocate an African research agenda for African development598
Landmark Webb observatory is now officially a telescope586
Daily briefing: How an Alzheimer’s gene ravages the brain583
A guide to the Nature Index580
How coaching could help tackle toxic research cultures574
From the archive: a shared motivation for scientists, and mirages574
Ukrainian mathematician becomes second woman to win prestigious Fields Medal566
How rich countries skew the fossil record565
How to measure the brain of an octopus561
From the archive: biological clocks, and a pollen puzzle about flies556
Daily briefing: Oldest DNA ever found reveals big, furry surprises555
Ten billion COVID vaccines, deadly bacteria and high-risk research554
In search of body552
Goodnight, Moon549
Daily briefing: ‘Killer’ T cells still recognize Omicron545
The surprising genes behind a fingerprint’s unique swirls542
India’s first Sun mission will investigate the origins of space weather542
A sea change in craft brewing538
Control of human protein-degradation machinery revealed534
Maize under threat, and morality for cars: Books in brief533
A funding adviser’s guide to writing a great grant application527
How a US government shutdown could disrupt science526
How we boosted female faculty numbers in male-dominated departments526
The world’s most expensive dinosaur and more — July’s best science images526
Daily briefing: You’ve got space mail! Asteroid sample delivered to Earth522
China’s mysterious spaceplane returns to Earth — what we know521
Laser-induced vibrations probe microscale metamaterials without contacting them519
AI & robotics briefing: AlphaFold predicts thousands of possible psychedelics518
Daily briefing: Where long COVID is understudied and ignored517
Daily briefing: Mysterious lizard fossil revealed to be mostly black paint514
Daily briefing: Santorini volcano let off a prehistoric mega-blast512
A century of quantum physics510
First pig kidneys transplanted into people: what scientists think504
India’s pioneering mission bolsters idea that Moon’s surface was molten498
Kids’ real-world arithmetic skills don’t transfer to the classroom496
Why I use Notion to organize my PhD research496
Scientists everywhere must be protected491
‘Wind droughts’ driven by climate change put green power at risk491
AI and misinformation are supercharging the risk of nuclear war491
First public statue of female scientist in Italy celebrates astronomer490
Why I co-developed a research career launchpad for first generation students482
The world’s biggest animal migration and more — July’s best science images479
Daily briefing: Gaze upon the most detailed Moon maps ever made476
The Correctives473
Mystery of huge ancient engravings of snakes solved at last470
Superstar porous materials get salty thanks to computer simulations467
So … you’ve been hacked463
Did ‘alien’ debris hit Earth? Startling claim sparks row at scientific meeting463
Old electric-vehicle batteries can find new purpose — on the grid462
Verbose robots, and why some people love Bach: Books in Brief462
Do elephants have names for each other?461
Missing data mean we’ll probably never know how many people died of COVID460
Brain implants help people to recover after severe head injury459
Splendid squirrel sneezes at will459
Cancer’s power harnessed — lymphoma mutations supercharge T cells457
Why a cheap, effective treatment for diarrhoea is underused456
I took my case to Nepal’s highest court to improve conservation456
Who needs qubits? Physicists make light-based ‘qumodes’ for quantum computing455
Immune molecule links COVID‑19 with severe inflammatory disorder in children454
My brief appearance in Downton Abbey: Nature readers share stories of side gigs454
Coral giants sound the alarm for the Great Barrier Reef453
Author Correction: Spatiotemporal dissection of the cell cycle with single-cell proteogenomics452
Daily briefing: The infinite optimism of polymath Gottfried Leibniz452
Publisher Correction: Indo-Pacific Walker circulation drove Pleistocene African aridification445
Iran and India: work together to save cheetahs445
Author Correction: Inherent mosaicism and extensive mutation of human placentas443
Ancient humans used bone tools one million years earlier than thought443
Bioeconomy: game changer for climate action435
Melaku Worede, crop genetics leader (1936–2023)433
Ancient DNA reveals origins of multiple sclerosis in Europe430
Stars hint at an unusual black hole lurking in our Galaxy430
Unlocking the mysteries of the brain’s neocortex429
Moon mission failure: why is it so hard to pull off a lunar landing?429
Daily briefing: Meet the recipient of the first whole-eye transplant426
The astonishing scientists who starved to protect plants during the Second World War425
Daily briefing: Super hot plasma made easy with stabilizing fibres423
Cycles422
How to develop a good writing style422
Tracking the collaborative networks of five leading science nations420
A step-by-step guide to landing your next job in science419
The United States, as a marine superpower, must ratify the high seas biodiversity treaty now419
Why Asia is leading the field in green materials418
Bone repair supported by flexible films made using an innovative method417
A guide to the Nature Index416
Daily briefing: Squid-inspired pills squirt drugs straight into your gut415
Ferocity of Atlantic hurricanes surges as the ocean warms414
France’s research minister has a plan to shake up science413
Author Correction: Life-cycle-coupled evolution of mitosis in close relatives of animals412
Publisher Correction: Single-crystalline metal-oxide dielectrics for top-gate 2D transistors410
Federico Mayor Zaragoza obituary: former UNESCO chief who championed neonatal screening410
Japan needs a fresh approach to innovation410
A sustainable ocean needs thriving ocean societies407
Mysterious radio bursts mostly come from massive galaxies407
Science communication will benefit from research integrity standards405
All we are is our memories404
Months away at sea to protect China’s only population of Bryde’s whales403
‘I thought I had forgotten this horror’: Ukrainian scientists stand in defiance402
New lasso-shaped antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria402
First sighting of ‘neutrino fog’ sparks excitement – but is it bad news for dark matter?401
‘They went to the bar at noon’: what this virtual AI village is teaching researchers401
A 27,000-year-old pyramid? Controversy hits an extraordinary archaeological claim401
Plasmas primed for rapid pulse production400
Author Correction: Synthetic GPCRs for programmable sensing and control of cell behaviour400
Early grant success attracts more funding: study of 100,000 applicants hints at why399
A ‘killswitch’ peptide solidifies protein droplets in living cells398
Taiwan hit by biggest earthquake in 25 years: why scientists weren’t surprised397
Amazonian deforestation makes the wet season wetter, and the dry season drier395
World's first wooden satellite could herald era of greener space exploration393
How flight helped bats become invincible to viruses392
Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking — some ‘rapidly’392
Daily briefing: How scientists balance work and faith391
Marsupial genomes reveal how a skin membrane for gliding evolved390
AI rapidly diagnoses brain tumours during surgery390
Global conservation priorities for island plant diversity389
US election has profound implications for science in Ukraine389
‘For AI to change how economies work, it has to represent all of us’387
Twisted system makes nanolasers shine together385
The race to uncover snow’s many mysteries before it disappears forever385
Satellite images show the widespread impact of mining on tropical rivers385
Creative hobbies could slow brain ageing at the molecular level384
Long COVID still has no cure — so these patients are turning to research381
What the Silicon Valley Bank collapse means for science start-ups381
The sleight-of-hand trick that can simplify scientific computing380
Satellite images reveal untracked human activity on the oceans377
Editors quit top neuroscience journal to protest against open-access charges377
Allen J. Bard obituary: electrochemist whose techniques underpin clinical diagnostics, materials discovery and more375
Einstein in Oxford: the untold story of an unlikely friendship375
Publisher Correction: The future transistors375
Quantum feat: physicists observe entangled quarks for first time375
The Nature Podcast festive spectacular 2024374
Build your own receptor: modular system can be tailored to any antigen374
Daily briefing: Infamous ‘hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19’ paper has been retracted373
Tweeting your research paper boosts engagement but not citations372
How five researchers fared after their ‘great resignation’ from academia372
An innovative way for whales to sing371
‘The wolf is not the bad guy’: working with farmers to protect a reintroduced species371
DNA circuits store data — with heat as their power source371
Preprint sites bioRxiv and medRxiv launch new era of independence371
Drowning in seaweed: How to stop invasive Sargassum371
Can giant surveys of scientists fight misinformation on COVID, climate change and more?370
Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review368
Mind-reading machines are coming — how can we keep them in check?368
A neuronal architecture underlying autonomic dysreflexia367
Trust and science: the essential elements missing from plastics treaty talks365
China–US research collaborations are in decline — this is bad news for everyone365
Major ocean database that will guide deep-sea mining has flaws, scientists warn365
First images from world’s largest digital camera leave astronomers in awe364
How the brain’s amygdala reacts when making decisions to avoid losses363
Daily briefing: Different people’s brains process colours in the same way362
Earth’s capacity to store carbon could max out surprisingly soon362
Newfound immune cell in mice hints at why inflammation spikes with old age361
Your time is valuable. Don’t give it away just for ‘exposure’358
Missile defence won’t prevent the health crises that rock global security357
Author Correction: Comparative and demographic analysis of orang-utan genomes356
Retraction Note: Evidence of near-ambient superconductivity in a N-doped lutetium hydride355
Self-assembling synthetic polymer forms liquid-like droplets355
US to end race-based university admissions: what now for diversity in science?354
Retractions can reshape scientists’ careers in unexpected ways354
Stretched skin cells divide without DNA replication353
Clues to why the weight-loss condition cachexia arises when cancer occurs353
Extreme heat harms health — what is the human body’s limit?353
How a tick-borne virus enters human cells352
Tree islands boost biodiversity in oil-palm plantations350
Ultrashort laser pulse amplified by back-and-forth propagation349
Light from cosmic dawn hints at how interstellar dust is made349
These six countries are about to go to the Moon — here’s why348
COP28 climate summit signals the end of fossil fuels — but is it enough?347
Pair density wave state in a monolayer high-Tc iron-based superconductor346
Trees are dying much faster in northern Australia — climate change is probably to blame346
Dear Donald Trump: A letter from Nature on how to make science thrive344
Archaic chaperone–usher pili self-secrete into superelastic zigzag springs343
How your brain controls ageing — and why zombie cells could be key343
It’s not wokeness — it’s human rights341
Author Correction: The repertoire of mutational signatures in human cancer341
A next-generation inhalable dry powder COVID vaccine341
Why universities need to radically rethink exams in the age of AI340
A nanobody specific to prefusion glycoprotein B neutralizes HSV-1 and HSV-2338
Shock cooling of a red-supergiant supernova at redshift 3 in lensed images338
Structure and electromechanical coupling of a voltage-gated Na+/H+ exchanger338
Seasonality dominates changes in lake-surface extent and aligns with human residence337
Frugal innovation: why low cost doesn’t have to mean low impact336
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