Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Science is 24. 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
COVID-19 is surging again—with far fewer serious cases4041
No shared language? No problem! People across cultures understand clues from ‘vocal charades’2707
Hitting the limits on propene synthesis2189
Toward a low-carbon transition in India1987
The ghosts in the museum1944
Are algorithmic bias claims supported?—Response1661
NASA launches spacecraft to a mysterious metal-rich asteroid1468
Panama must protect mangroves and peatlands1335
Magellanic cloud may be two galaxies, not one1147
Illuminating the first bacteria1116
Response to Comment on “Individual heterozygosity predicts translocation success in threatened desert tortoises”1099
To move beyond the paradigms of Western medicine Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice Rupa Marya and Raj Patel Farrar, Straus and Giro1077
In Other Journals1009
Stepping out of my comfort zone1002
When less is more in the evolution of language998
Genomic research data and the justice system—Response896
Q&A with Mani L. Bhaumik892
We are worthy888
Tumors can teem with microbes. But what are they doing there?869
Mammals responded to reduced road traffic839
STEM must meet people where they are834
Bold ideas, daunting challenges Grace in All Simplicity Robert N. Cahn and Chris Quigg Pegasus, 2023. 400 pp.820
News at a glance793
In Science Journals783
News at a glance782
Transgenic fish invades Brazilian streams718
Uranus should be NASA’s top target, report finds712
A quantum sense for dark matter697
Catalog of bird shapes yields ecological ‘gold mine’682
Biden’s 2023 budget request for science aims high—again661
Filling the gaps655
Mars’s magnetic field was long-lived, reversible641
A science superpower in the wings?631
Back in person, back to the races629
The pandemic whistleblower626
New Products625
In Science Journals615
Vote against Amazon deforestation in Brazil613
Universities are not political prizes597
New Products588
Lost and found Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation Christopher Kemp Norton, 2022. 256 pp.586
China’s research enterprise undergoes shake-up586
The first but not the last569
Summer reading 2023 In a Flight of Starlings: The Wonders of Complex Systems , Giorgio Parisi , Penguin Press, 2023, 144 pp. <565
Twice the tolerance563
Pandemic spotlight brings attention—and plenty of heat561
Mouse stem cells grown into embryo mimics559
Roger Searle Payne (1935–2023)550
Envisioning African Intersex: Challenging Colonial and Racist Legacies in South African Medicine Envisioning African Intersex: Challenging Colonial and Racist Legacies in South African 545
Childhood vaccine crusader shares concerns for future541
News at a glance539
Finding my community536
Before tunnel collapse, scientists sent warnings529
Spatial thinkers receive their due Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions Temple Grandin Riverh518
In Other Journals507
Embracing the relational nature of existence Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution Carlo Rovelli Translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell 507
San Andreas fault may shake less than once feared488
In Science Journals480
Pakistan’s turtle species at risk of extinction479
Invisible matter, invisible brains?476
Watching a metal filament grow471
Staving off cell death471
Caloric restriction has a new player469
Catalyst versatility468
The hottest year was even hotter than expected463
Arterial pulses link heart-brain oscillations462
Mining threatens health of Panama’s environment458
Viral vulnerability in hepatocytes457
Persistent seeds predict invasiveness454
Mars rover detects long-chain carbon molecules453
Tiny symmetric swimmer evades basic rule of fluid dynamics453
News at a glance448
Control of condensates dictates nucleolar architecture439
Quantum interference in atom-exchange reactions438
The Asiatic cheetah’s road to extinction430
‘America first’ could affect health worldwide429
Racing the clock428
In Other Journals423
Erratum for the Research Article “Latrophilin GPCRs direct synapse specificity by coincident binding of FLRTs and teneurins” by R. Sando et al .421
Erratum for the Report “Synthetic transcription elongation factors license transcription across repressive chromatin” by G. S. Erwin et al .420
Data-based tools can prevent crowd crushes419
Tech companies liable for illegal wildlife trade418
John I. Brauman (1937–2024)416
Revisiting the mid-Pleistocene transition ocean circulation crisis408
A case for altruistic cities407
Sex and gender essentialism in textbooks403
Legal rhino horn trade: A thorny proposition394
Observing the quantum topology of light394
Congo calling392
To reduce ‘reputational bias,’ NIH may revamp grant scoring390
Reliable earthquake precursors?389
Once reluctant, new NIH chief Monica Bertagnolli embraces role386
Redo college intro science386
Hearing the seas Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water Amorina Kingdon Crown, 2024. 336 pp.384
Institutions key to inclusion and equity381
Skin side effects stymie advance of HIV vaccine378
Indonesia’s utopian new capital may not be as green as it looks375
Pain-resolving microglia369
Given the same data, ecologists arrive at different conclusions363
New Products363
Trypanosome doublet microtubule structures reveal flagellum assembly and motility mechanisms361
Circularly polarized electroluminescence from chiral supramolecular semiconductor thin films361
Policy reforms for antibiotic use claims in livestock358
Chinese students fight back against visa rejections357
Richard C. Lewontin (1929–2021)355
Bioinspired methane oxidation in a zeolite354
Plans for U.S. bat lab spark outbreak fears354
Neural implants without brain surgery353
In Other Journals349
“The Descent of Man,” 150 years on348
News at a glance348
In Science Journals348
Improve trans policies in Brazil’s universities348
Erratum for the Review “Addressing interconnect challenges for enhanced computing performance” by J.-S. Kim et al .347
Thermal radiation with a twist344
Congo’s mpox crisis344
RNA drugs custommade for rare diseases face wider test342
A BARRage of firing while asleep340
Communicating my value339
Failure to replicate Anatomy of a Train Wreck: The Rise and Fall of Priming Research Ruth Leys University of Chicago Press, 2024. 416 pp.337
Molecular recorders to track cellular events333
Isotopic and compositional constraints on the source of basalt collected from the lunar farside330
What tore apart The Lancet ’s COVID-19 origin probe?328
Role of protein kinase PLK1 in the epigenetic maintenance of centromeres328
How does cancer affect motivation?327
Squirrels in Ivory Coast may be an animal reservoir for mpox326
Implementing equitable wildfire response plans325
Forest fight323
Strong damped Lyman-α absorption in young star-forming galaxies at redshifts 9 to 11322
Time to support Indigenous science322
Cell division in tissues enables macrophage infiltration322
Bad news for Paxlovid? Resistance may be coming320
Comment on “Human TKTL1 implies greater neurogenesis in frontal neocortex of modern humans than Neanderthals”320
The material properties of chromatin in vivo320
Pandemic-inspired policies316
Gametophyte genome activation occurs at pollen mitosis I in maize316
Spin-down by dynamo action in simulated radiative stellar layers315
Mental programming of spatial sequences in working memory in the macaque frontal cortex315
The histone H3.1 variant regulates TONSOKU-mediated DNA repair during replication313
The increasing effects of light pollution on professional and amateur astronomy311
Preparing for “Disease X”310
Cavity-enabled enhancement of ultrafast intramolecular vibrational redistribution over pseudorotation310
Variability of flowing stream network length across the US310
An engineered protein-phosphorylation toggle network with implications for endogenous network discovery305
Mechanically robust and stretchable organic solar cells plasticized by small-molecule acceptors303
Total synthesis of (−)-cylindrocyclophane A facilitated by C−H functionalization302
Structure of human PINK1 at a mitochondrial TOM-VDAC array300
Light-induced mobile factors from shoots regulate rhizobium-triggered soybean root nodulation299
New origin of life theory may explain biomolecular handedness299
Tethering gene regulation to chromatin organization297
Retinal waves prime visual motion detection by simulating future optic flow297
Solid electrolytes redefine ion conduction297
Muscle repair after physiological damage relies on nuclear migration for cellular reconstruction297
Negative refraction in hyperbolic hetero-bicrystals296
The bumpy road to friction control296
Substrate and product complexes reveal mechanisms of Hedgehog acylation by HHAT293
Evolutionary convergence of sensory circuits in the pallium of amniotes292
Plastics treaty text must center ecosystems291
Origin and fate of the pseudogap in the doped Hubbard model291
Crows “count” the number of self-generated vocalizations288
Particle toxicity’s role in air pollution287
Spatiotemporal imaging of 2D polariton wave packet dynamics using free electrons287
Piecing together an African peace park286
In Other Journals285
Airport plan imperils South Korea’s tidal flat283
Compartment-specific tuning of dendritic feature selectivity by intracellular Ca 2+ release282
Erratum for the Research Article “Structural basis for strychnine activation of human bitter taste receptor TAS2R46” by W. Xu et al .281
SOX9 switch links regeneration to fibrosis at the single-cell level in mammalian kidneys281
Levitodynamics: Levitation and control of microscopic objects in vacuum281
Group 2 innate lymphoid cells promote inhibitory synapse development and social behavior280
Evidence of spillover benefits from large-scale marine protected areas to purse seine fisheries280
Fork coupling directs DNA replication elongation and termination280
Low thermal conductivity in a modular inorganic material with bonding anisotropy and mismatch280
Confronting risks of mirror life280
Tectonic degassing drove global temperature trends since 20 Ma279
The evolution of two transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils278
A silicone-based support material eliminates interfacial instabilities in 3D silicone printing276
Wastewater surveillance for public health275
Assessing ExxonMobil’s global warming projections274
Coherent perfect absorption at an exceptional point273
Tumor necrosis factor induces pathogenic mitochondrial ROS in tuberculosis through reverse electron transport271
Retrograde endocannabinoid signaling at inhibitory synapses in vivo271
Toward a Cenozoic history of atmospheric CO 2270
Accelerating agricultural innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean: The crucial role of public investment data in science269
Keep it simple and switch to pure tellurium269
Active-reset protein sensors enable continuous in vivo monitoring of inflammation267
Engineering better artificial chromosomes267
Large library docking identifies positive allosteric modulators of the calcium-sensing receptor266
Deep-sea impacts of climate interventions266
Shot noise in a strange metal265
Accelerated aging of all-inorganic, interface-stabilized perovskite solar cells265
A host-adapted auxotrophic gut symbiont induces mucosal immunodeficiency264
Synchronous recognition of amines in oxidative carbonylation toward unsymmetrical ureas264
Mimicking polar bear hairs in aerogel fibers262
Emission lines due to ionizing radiation from a compact object in the remnant of Supernova 1987A262
Breaking the silence261
A two-phase model that unifies and extends the classical models of membrane transport260
Edge learning using a fully integrated neuro-inspired memristor chip260
Chemical remodeling of a cellular chaperone to target the active state of mutant KRAS260
Emerging patterns in rodent-borne zoonotic diseases259
Olfactory receptor 2 in vascular macrophages drives atherosclerosis by NLRP3-dependent IL-1 production257
Unveiling facet-dependent degradation and facet engineering for stable perovskite solar cells257
Toward gallium oxide power electronics257
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for ventilation and indoor air quality256
Biocatalytic C–H oxidation meets radical cross-coupling: Simplifying complex piperidine synthesis254
Sabatier principle of metal-support interaction for design of ultrastable metal nanocatalysts253
Inactive (PbI 2 ) 2 RbCl stabilizes perovskite films for efficient solar cells250
Fast and destructive density currents created by ocean-entering volcanic eruptions250
Mineralization generates megapascal contractile stresses in collagen fibrils250
Stereoselective amino acid synthesis by synergistic photoredox-pyridoxal radical biocatalysis248
Allylic C–H amination cross-coupling furnishes tertiary amines by electrophilic metal catalysis248
The sugar cube: Network control and emergence in stereoediting reactions247
Remote steric control for undirected meta -selective C–H activation of arenes247
Nuclear pores dilate and constrict in cellulo247
Structural basis for odorant recognition of the insect odorant receptor OR-Orco heterocomplex246
Atomic faulting induced exceptional cryogenic strain hardening in gradient cell–structured alloy246
Neuromedin U programs eosinophils to promote mucosal immunity of the small intestine246
Prefrontal synaptic regulation of homeostatic sleep pressure revealed through synaptic chemogenetics245
The many faces of anthropogenic subsidence245
Accessing pluripotent materials through tempering of dynamic covalent polymer networks245
Vitamin D regulates microbiome-dependent cancer immunity244
Mandrel-free fabrication of giant spring-index and stroke muscles for diverse applications244
Slow rupture in a fluid-rich fault zone initiated the 2024 M w 7.5 Noto earthquake243
Molecular cascades and cell type–specific signatures in ASD revealed by single-cell genomics243
Spatial-CUT&Tag: Spatially resolved chromatin modification profiling at the cellular level242
Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture242
Using machine learning to decode animal communication241
Pervasive incomplete lineage sorting illuminates speciation and selection in primates241
COVID-19 and children241
Commensal bacteria promote endocrine resistance in prostate cancer through androgen biosynthesis240
Indigenizing conservation science for a sustainable Amazon240
Research beneficiaries speak239
Chiral emission from resonant metasurfaces239
Shifting rules in a brain disorder239
Reprocessible, rubbery, printable polymers239
Experiencing science The Blind Spot: Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, and Evan Thompson MIT Press, 2024. 328 pp239
DNA repair amplifies transcriptional noise238
Eugene N. Parker (1927–2022)238
Imagery and recall of faces237
Mom’s IL-6 rewires baby’s gut immunity237
Deep learning takes on protein folding237
Where can we find the fertilizer?236
Indonesia tightens grip on conservation science236
Polio returns in rich countries, but big outbreaks are unlikely236
Minimize food loss and waste to prevent crises234
Ligand-patterned immune synapses234
Mystery solved?234
Drug development blossoms for rare, fatal bone disease232
Bonding to a quantum corral232
Feral equids’ varied effects on ecosystems—Response232
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