Nature

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature is 13. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Hello, this is Automatic Antigrief: what problem can I solve for you today?29490
How volcanoes shaped our planet — and why we need to be ready for the next big eruption3487
US chemical engineer avoids prison after conviction for hiding ties to China2729
The race to make a variant-proof COVID vaccine2378
AI predicts how many earthquake aftershocks will strike — and their strength2079
Daily briefing: Watch spines form in an artificial human embryos1863
From the archive1738
Daily briefing: Made-up words communicate across cultures1695
Mini ‘metavehicles’ zip and swerve on light power1569
Missing genomes, flexible microphone — the week in infographics1494
Clever orangutans invent nutcrackers from scratch1404
The AI historian: A new tool to decipher ancient texts1308
Daily briefing: Huge ancient civilization discovered in the Amazon1260
Giving thanks for a glovebox: helping to make medicines from natural substances1209
Daily briefing: Iron-Age woman had the earliest-known case of Turner syndrome1200
Origami mini-robot does gymnastics for a good cause1193
Daily briefing: These polar bears can survive without sea ice1111
Structure sheds light on a lipid-transport machine in mycobacteria1105
The sickle-cell drug boon1093
I advocate an African research agenda for African development1082
Flood risk rises as people surge into vulnerable regions1070
Landmark Webb observatory is now officially a telescope1048
How the daddy-long-legs gets long legs1042
WHO should lead on genome-editing policy, advisers say964
Daily briefing: How an Alzheimer’s gene ravages the brain936
A guide to the Nature Index914
Daily briefing: COVID ‘super-immunity’ might wane over time911
The world’s most expensive dinosaur and more — July’s best science images860
How we boosted female faculty numbers in male-dominated departments846
A century of quantum physics817
Chronically lonely flies overeat and lose sleep796
India’s pioneering mission bolsters idea that Moon’s surface was molten786
First pig kidneys transplanted into people: what scientists think764
Control of human protein-degradation machinery revealed731
Leader of WHO’s new pandemic hub: improve data flow to extinguish outbreaks717
A sea change in craft brewing710
Trees are dying much faster in northern Australia — climate change is probably to blame710
Maize under threat, and morality for cars: Books in brief706
India’s first Sun mission will investigate the origins of space weather703
How a worrisome coronavirus variant spread unnoticed701
Hunting the strongest accelerators in our Galaxy697
UNESCO embraces open science to shape society’s future697
Coronapod: the biomarker that could change COVID vaccines688
Daily briefing: Mini Moderna dose rouses big immune response675
COVID-19: build on Belgium’s psychosocial findings671
Daily briefing: ‘Killer’ T cells still recognize Omicron668
Ten billion COVID vaccines, deadly bacteria and high-risk research666
In search of body642
The surprising genes behind a fingerprint’s unique swirls642
Goodnight, Moon640
Laser-induced vibrations probe microscale metamaterials without contacting them627
AI & robotics briefing: AlphaFold predicts thousands of possible psychedelics622
Daily briefing: Where long COVID is understudied and ignored622
Twisted system makes nanolasers shine together619
Daily briefing: You’ve got space mail! Asteroid sample delivered to Earth610
Armoured dinosaurs of the Southern Hemisphere606
China’s mysterious spaceplane returns to Earth — what we know606
Portugal: female science leaders could speed up change599
How rich countries skew the fossil record598
From the archive: biological clocks, and a pollen puzzle about flies597
Daily briefing: Oldest DNA ever found reveals big, furry surprises593
Ukrainian mathematician becomes second woman to win prestigious Fields Medal579
How coaching could help tackle toxic research cultures579
How to measure the brain of an octopus578
How 'megastudies' are changing behavioural science573
From the archive: a shared motivation for scientists, and mirages572
How headless worms see the light to steer565
Daily briefing: Santorini volcano let off a prehistoric mega-blast560
Black hole jets bent by magnetic fields560
Daily briefing: ‘Inflammation clock’ shows your immune system’s age560
Daily briefing: Mysterious lizard fossil revealed to be mostly black paint557
A funding adviser’s guide to writing a great grant application555
How a US government shutdown could disrupt science551
The hunt for drugs for mild COVID: scientists seek to treat those at lower risk551
The impact of protected areas on waterbird populations worldwide550
From process to outcome: working toward health equity543
My life at the helm of a top African cancer-treatment centre540
Daily briefing: Do we really need a room-temperature superconductor?537
World Bank grants for global vaccination — why so slow?534
The skilled ecosystem engineers with big teeth and paddle tails534
Japan launches preprint server — but will scientists use it?526
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is redrawing the geopolitics of space525
‘Virgin birth’ genetically engineered into female animals for the first time522
Why does fat return after dieting? The microbiome might have a hand520
ISSCR guidelines uphold human right to science for benefit of all518
The ebb and flow of the biomedical sciences in the pandemic era515
Soft X-rays capture the dance of the organelles514
What triggers severe COVID? Infected immune cells hold clues512
Where baby birds thrive: plush but precarious hangouts511
Classroom assistance: the scientists turning the tools of their trade to education508
High-precision genomic tool tackles deadly mutation505
Himalayan glaciers are losing weight faster than thought504
Kyoto review: ‘thrilling’ play shows fight for landmark climate treaty500
The plastic that biodegrades in your home compost498
Black holes, love and poetry — an artistic exploration of intimacy and adventure496
Audio long-read: why sports concussions are worse for women493
What Xi Jinping’s third term means for science490
African leadership underpins success of malaria drug trial490
Communication tools for scientists who stammer489
After COVID, African countries vow to take the fight to malaria483
Titanium alloy gains super strength with a long bake482
Daily briefing: Melting Himalayan glaciers will affect more than one billion people475
Babies collect their own viruses rather than relying on Mum’s470
Structural insights into how a blood-pressure drug inhibits an ion transporter465
A journey into the causes and effects of depression463
Webb telescope wows with first image of an exoplanet461
I’m a Palestinian scientist building a more inclusive future459
Satellite images show the widespread impact of mining on tropical rivers458
Collegiality pays and biodiversity struggles456
Shining a light on mysterious underwater cave creatures451
How to make the workplace fairer for female researchers451
Daily briefing: Deep-diving seals led scientists to an undiscovered underwater canyon449
Staring at the Sun — close-up images from space rewrite solar science449
Soft ‘electronic skin’ mimics our sense of touch448
How to keep wildcats wild: ancient DNA offers fresh insights448
The sleight-of-hand trick that can simplify scientific computing447
Bonobo apes pout and throw tantrums — and gain sympathy447
Neuronal culprits of sickness behaviours445
France’s research minister has a plan to shake up science445
A chocoholic’s best friends are the birds and the bats445
Painkillers are dispensed less freely by night-shift doctors445
Infancy of sterol biosynthesis hints at extinct eukaryotic species444
Author Correction: Bacterial cGAS senses a viral RNA to initiate immunity443
Prehistoric events might explain European multiple sclerosis risk436
Countries of the Indo-Gangetic Plain must unite against air pollution434
Visuo-frontal interactions during social learning in freely moving macaques433
Light from cosmic dawn hints at how interstellar dust is made428
Signatures of magnetism control by flow of angular momentum427
An innovative way for whales to sing426
Yo-yo dieting accelerates cardiovascular disease by reprogramming the immune system424
Author Correction: Life-cycle-coupled evolution of mitosis in close relatives of animals422
Publisher Correction: Single-crystalline metal-oxide dielectrics for top-gate 2D transistors421
Publisher Correction: The future transistors420
How the grid came to shape the US landscape419
To advance equality for women, use the evidence418
Japan needs a fresh approach to innovation418
Using sound to explore events of the Universe416
Volcano that built an island paradise is attuned to the sea413
Daily briefing: Malaria vaccine made of live parasites shows early success412
Medicine in the blood412
UK’s rupture with Horizon Europe is totally unnecessary411
Daily briefing: Why asthma attacks dropped during the pandemic407
What polar researchers have learnt from the pandemic407
Publisher Correction: Demonstration of reduced neoclassical energy transport in Wendelstein 7-X406
AI rapidly diagnoses brain tumours during surgery405
US election has profound implications for science in Ukraine405
Hydroclimatic vulnerability of peat carbon in the central Congo Basin404
Global conservation priorities for island plant diversity404
Author Correction: Like-minded sources on Facebook are prevalent but not polarizing404
Marsupial genomes reveal how a skin membrane for gliding evolved402
Fossils found far from the Equator point to globetrotting tetrapods400
Daily briefing: How scientists balance work and faith400
China–US research collaborations are in decline — this is bad news for everyone399
Taiwan hit by biggest earthquake in 25 years: why scientists weren’t surprised397
Black holes made from light? Impossible, say physicists397
Planning for life on Mars396
US to end race-based university admissions: what now for diversity in science?393
The ‘Asian water tower’ is brimming — with glacial melt water392
I study small organisms to tackle big climate problems392
Daily briefing: A planetary budget to survive and thrive390
Mind-reading machines are coming — how can we keep them in check?390
AI & robotics briefing: First non-human on Nature’s 10 list390
Do climate lawsuits lead to action? Researchers assess their impact389
Community science draws on the power of the crowd388
25th anniversary of the first known feathered dinosaurs382
‘They went to the bar at noon’: what this virtual AI village is teaching researchers380
Daily briefing: Diabetes drug shows promise against Parkinson’s378
Lifting the veil on the oldest-known animals376
New pill helps COVID smell and taste loss fade quickly374
I peer into volcanoes to see when they’ll blow374
Self-assembling synthetic polymer forms liquid-like droplets374
Melaku Worede, crop genetics leader (1936–2023)374
Stars hint at an unusual black hole lurking in our Galaxy371
Ancient DNA reveals origins of multiple sclerosis in Europe369
Unlocking the mysteries of the brain’s neocortex367
Moon mission failure: why is it so hard to pull off a lunar landing?366
How to develop a good writing style365
Daily briefing: Super hot plasma made easy with stabilizing fibres365
A 27,000-year-old pyramid? Controversy hits an extraordinary archaeological claim365
First sighting of ‘neutrino fog’ sparks excitement – but is it bad news for dark matter?364
Huge randomized trial of AI boosts discovery — at least for good scientists363
Author Correction: TP53 loss creates therapeutic vulnerability in colorectal cancer359
Why Asia is leading the field in green materials358
The United States, as a marine superpower, must ratify the high seas biodiversity treaty now358
Bone repair supported by flexible films made using an innovative method358
A step-by-step guide to landing your next job in science358
A guide to the Nature Index356
Ferocity of Atlantic hurricanes surges as the ocean warms355
Author Correction: The repertoire of mutational signatures in human cancer355
Daily briefing: Squid-inspired pills squirt drugs straight into your gut355
New lasso-shaped antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria355
How five researchers fared after their ‘great resignation’ from academia354
Science’s carbon footprint: how health research can cut emissions346
‘I thought I had forgotten this horror’: Ukrainian scientists stand in defiance346
Huge gaps in detection networks plague emissions monitoring343
Retraction Note: Evidence of near-ambient superconductivity in a N-doped lutetium hydride343
Author Correction: Comparative and demographic analysis of orang-utan genomes342
Tracking the collaborative networks of five leading science nations341
Should Alzheimer’s be diagnosed with a blood test? Proposal sparks controversy341
The astonishing scientists who starved to protect plants during the Second World War339
Cycles339
China made waves with Deepseek, but its real ambition is AI-driven industrial innovation339
Federico Mayor Zaragoza obituary: former UNESCO chief who championed neonatal screening338
Kids’ real-world arithmetic skills don’t transfer to the classroom337
Dysregulation of mTOR signalling is a converging mechanism in lissencephaly337
Author Correction: Synthetic GPCRs for programmable sensing and control of cell behaviour336
A sustainable ocean needs thriving ocean societies335
What are the best AI tools for research? Nature’s guide333
Daily briefing: Meet the recipient of the first whole-eye transplant331
Satellite images reveal untracked human activity on the oceans330
Plasmas primed for rapid pulse production330
Mysterious radio bursts mostly come from massive galaxies329
All we are is our memories329
Science communication will benefit from research integrity standards329
Months away at sea to protect China’s only population of Bryde’s whales328
A DIY ‘bionic pancreas’ is changing diabetes care — what's next?327
Why do obesity drugs seem to treat so many other ailments?327
Author Correction: Rewiring cancer drivers to activate apoptosis326
Frugal innovation: why low cost doesn’t have to mean low impact326
The evolution of private reputations in information-abundant landscapes325
Deglacial increase of seasonal temperature variability in the tropical ocean324
Very-high-frequency oscillations in the main peak of a magnetar giant flare323
First public statue of female scientist in Italy celebrates astronomer323
The world’s biggest animal migration and more — July’s best science images321
UK research assessment is being reformed — but the changes miss the mark321
Why a cheap, effective treatment for diarrhoea is underused321
Addiction: expand diagnostic borders with care318
My brief appearance in Downton Abbey: Nature readers share stories of side gigs318
How wildfires deplete ozone in the stratosphere317
Colour blindness: journals should enable image redisplay316
A whale of an appetite revealed by analysis of prey consumption315
Missing data mean we’ll probably never know how many people died of COVID314
The United States needs a department of technology and science policy314
Who needs qubits? Physicists make light-based ‘qumodes’ for quantum computing314
Author Correction: Neutralizing GDF-15 can overcome anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1 resistance in solid tumours313
Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review313
Immune molecule links COVID‑19 with severe inflammatory disorder in children313
Train clinical AI to reason like a team of doctors312
Old electric-vehicle batteries can find new purpose — on the grid311
Cancer’s power harnessed — lymphoma mutations supercharge T cells311
Tweeting your research paper boosts engagement but not citations311
Do elephants have names for each other?311
Brain implants help people to recover after severe head injury309
I took my case to Nepal’s highest court to improve conservation309
Splendid squirrel sneezes at will309
Give research into solar geoengineering a chance308
Daily briefing: Gaze upon the most detailed Moon maps ever made308
Did ‘alien’ debris hit Earth? Startling claim sparks row at scientific meeting308
Mystery of huge ancient engravings of snakes solved at last308
The Correctives308
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