Cell

Papers
(The median citation count of Cell is 17. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
Polyamine: A metabolic compass for T helper cell fate direction9132
Closing the scissor-shaped curve: Strategies to promote gender equality in academia2075
Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-gut microbiome associations1336
A programmable reaction-diffusion system for spatiotemporal cell signaling circuit design1126
Cell Line: 2014–20241112
Bioactive metabolites: The double-edged sword in your food960
Reduction hits the sweet spot: A revised biosynthesis of dolichol941
A microbial future858
Apoptotic cell fragments locally activate tingible body macrophages in the germinal center849
Innate frequency-discrimination hyperacuity in Williams-Beuren syndrome mice833
Proteogenomic characterization of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma807
DNA-based ForceChrono probes for deciphering single-molecule force dynamics in living cells768
A serotonergic axon-cilium synapse drives nuclear signaling to alter chromatin accessibility757
Tracking self-performance in the prefrontal cortex: It’s layered754
Transforming lives through genetics699
Estrogen receptor gets a grip on RNA696
Phosphorylation-Mediated IFN-γR2 Membrane Translocation Is Required to Activate Macrophage Innate Response670
A Ligand-Gated Association between Cytoplasmic Domains of UNC5 and DCC Family Receptors Converts Netrin-Induced Growth Cone Attraction to Repulsion651
Bridging worlds: A STEM journey from Nigeria to the US and back612
SnapShot: Mediator complex structure609
Is genetic ancestry a tool to combat health disparities?600
Ovarian cancer-derived IL-4 promotes immunotherapy resistance598
Scientific misinformation: A perfect storm, missteps, and moving forward583
Judith Campisi (1948–2024)576
Structure and engineering of the type III-E CRISPR-Cas7-11 effector complex570
CAR T therapy extends its reach to autoimmune diseases549
Patterning and folding of intestinal villi by active mesenchymal dewetting538
Central-cell-produced attractants control fertilization recovery537
The power of parent scientists524
EMSY inhibits homologous recombination repair and the interferon response, promoting lung cancer immune evasion517
Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 subvariants, including BA.4 and BA.5517
A bat MERS-like coronavirus circulates in pangolins and utilizes human DPP4 and host proteases for cell entry508
The AD odyssey 2023: Tales of single cell462
Alanyl-tRNA synthetase, AARS1, is a lactate sensor and lactyltransferase that lactylates p53 and contributes to tumorigenesis462
Et tu, Vibrio cholerae? Kin-cannibalism and a bacterial secretion system459
Roll out the barrel! Outer membrane tension resolves an unexpected folding intermediate455
Unlocking the single-cell mysteries of a reef-building coral453
Reply to Over-celling fetal microbial exposure451
Persistent progress439
Awakening: Losing then finding myself in STEMM439
Generating and using real-world data: A worthwhile uphill battle426
Immunology is for everyone424
A glycolytic metabolite bypasses “two-hit” tumor suppression by BRCA2419
Systematic mapping of organism-scale gene-regulatory networks in aging using population asynchrony414
Deep discovery informs difficult deployment in plant microbiome science404
Five decades of advances in cancer research403
Brain-body physiology: Local, reflex, and central communication393
A call from patient-researchers to advance research on long COVID378
Structural basis for the severe adverse interaction of sofosbuvir and amiodarone on L-type Cav channels377
Flying under the radar: TMEM106B(120–254) fibrils break out in diverse neurodegenerative disorders368
Assessing gender disparity among Cell authors360
The brain remembers where and how inflammation struck355
A replication fork determinant for the establishment of sister chromatid cohesion355
When boundaries benefit science and society354
Mechanoreceptor synapses in the brainstem shape the central representation of touch354
How to build a crop plant: Defining the cis-regulatory landscape of maize345
Creating collaboration by breaking down scientific barriers338
Structures of LRP2 reveal a molecular machine for endocytosis337
Pyramidal neurons form active, transient, multilayered circuits perturbed by autism-associated mutations at the inception of neocortex337
Learning from HBCUs: How to produce Black professionals in STEMM335
Incomplete lineage sorting and phenotypic evolution in marsupials331
Christine Guthrie (1945–2022)331
It’s the water! The open and shut case of drug-induced integrin activation329
A cis-regulatory atlas in maize at single-cell resolution327
RNA G-quadruplexes form scaffolds that promote neuropathological α-synuclein aggregation324
SMARCAL1 is a dual regulator of innate immune signaling and PD-L1 expression that promotes tumor immune evasion319
The next decade of protein structure318
Boosting with variant-matched or historical mRNA vaccines protects against Omicron infection in mice312
Underrepresentation of Asian awardees of United States biomedical research prizes311
Evidence in favor of the essentiality of human cell membrane-bound ACE2 and against soluble ACE2 for SARS-CoV-2 infectivity311
Keiji Tanaka (1949–2024)310
Enough with “the shakes”: Fighting Parkinson’s as a Black researcher and a community organizer305
A retroviral link to vertebrate myelination through retrotransposon-RNA-mediated control of myelin gene expression303
Choroid plexus mast cells drive tumor-associated hydrocephalus303
Parallel neural pathways control sodium consumption and taste valence298
GPCR-mediated β-arrestin activation deconvoluted with single-molecule precision293
A plant immune protein enables broad antitumor response by rescuing microRNA deficiency292
Mapping transcriptomic vector fields of single cells285
Pharmacologic modulation of RNA splicing enhances anti-tumor immunity282
In vitro and in vivo functions of SARS-CoV-2 infection-enhancing and neutralizing antibodies280
Spin glasses, error correcting codes, and synchronization of human stem cell organoids279
ZP2 cleavage blocks polyspermy by modulating the architecture of the egg coat279
The cost of competency?278
The coyote in the mirror: Embracing intersectionality to improve human-wildlife interactions275
Science bridges political barriers270
What does Juneteenth mean in STEMM?269
Enhancing translation of science into non-English languages269
Structural basis of TMPRSS2 zymogen activation and recognition by the HKU1 seasonal coronavirus268
Prying the lid open: Atomic-level insights on sialoglycan-TMPRSS2 coordination in HKU1 entry266
A tissue injury sensing and repair pathway distinct from host pathogen defense265
A sound mind in a sound body: Stress-induced glucocorticoids exacerbate gut inflammation260
Functional diversity for body actions in the mesencephalic locomotor region259
Capturing totipotency in human cells through spliceosomal repression258
Menopause—Biology, consequences, supportive care, and therapeutic options257
Structural basis for channel conduction in the pump-like channelrhodopsin ChRmine257
SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 variants lack higher infectivity but do have immune escape256
In vivo structural characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA genome identifies host proteins vulnerable to repurposed drugs256
Extremely potent human monoclonal antibodies from COVID-19 convalescent patients256
Soluble ACE2-mediated cell entry of SARS-CoV-2 via interaction with proteins related to the renin-angiotensin system255
Increased stem cell proliferation in atherosclerosis accelerates clonal hematopoiesis254
Understanding and treating the inflammatory adverse events of cancer immunotherapy253
SARS-CoV-2 evolution in an immunocompromised host reveals shared neutralization escape mechanisms249
Osteoclasts recycle via osteomorphs during RANKL-stimulated bone resorption248
Genetically engineered myeloid cells rebalance the core immune suppression program in metastasis248
The long-term genetic stability and individual specificity of the human gut microbiome242
Glioblastomas acquire myeloid-affiliated transcriptional programs via epigenetic immunoediting to elicit immune evasion240
TOP1 inhibition therapy protects against SARS-CoV-2-induced lethal inflammation240
Wave-like dopamine dynamics as a mechanism for spatiotemporal credit assignment240
Parental genome unification is highly error-prone in mammalian embryos238
Innovation, conservation, and repurposing of gene function in root cell type development237
Simultaneous binding of Guidance Cues NET1 and RGM blocks extracellular NEO1 signaling236
Interdisciplinary approaches are fundamental to decode the biology of adversity234
Founder cells shape brain evolution234
Pan-genome analysis of 33 genetically diverse rice accessions reveals hidden genomic variations233
Protective neutralizing antibodies from human survivors of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever232
Efficient embryonic homozygous gene conversion via RAD51-enhanced interhomolog repair228
Cardioids reveal self-organizing principles of human cardiogenesis228
A selective sweep in the Spike gene has driven SARS-CoV-2 human adaptation225
Integrated analysis of multimodal single-cell data225
The deep population history of northern East Asia from the Late Pleistocene to the Holocene224
Structural analysis of the full-length human LRRK2224
Pan-protective anti-alphavirus human antibodies target a conserved E1 protein epitope222
Preservation of vision after CaMKII-mediated protection of retinal ganglion cells222
Biosensors based on peptide exposure show single molecule conformations in live cells222
Inflammatory adaptation in barrier tissues221
Impaired neural replay of inferred relationships in schizophrenia219
A PICture is worth a thousand words (and ten references)218
Immunogenicity of standard and extended dosing intervals of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine217
A neuropeptide making memories216
Evolutionary assembly of cooperating cell types in an animal chemical defense system215
Lipolysis drives expression of the constitutively active receptor GPR3 to induce adipose thermogenesis215
Protection from SARS-CoV-2 Delta one year after mRNA-1273 vaccination in rhesus macaques coincides with anamnestic antibody response in the lung215
Patterning by contraction214
BacPROTACs mediate targeted protein degradation in bacteria213
Using virtual interviewing to create a more accessible hybrid academic job market213
Efficient treatment and pre-exposure prophylaxis in rhesus macaques by an HIV fusion-inhibitory lipopeptide211
Top-down control of hippocampal signal-to-noise by prefrontal long-range inhibition209
TIR domains as two-tiered enzymes to activate plant immunity208
Getting to the heart of cannabis health risks208
Circular RNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 and emerging variants207
Centromeres organize (epi)genome architecture206
Proper acquisition of cell class identity in organoids allows definition of fate specification programs of the human cerebral cortex206
De novo deletions and duplications at recombination hotspots in mouse germlines205
Recycling of modified H2A-H2B provides short-term memory of chromatin states205
Circular RNAs: Characterization, cellular roles, and applications203
Deciphering breast cancer: from biology to the clinic202
Interval between prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and booster vaccination impacts magnitude and quality of antibody and B cell responses202
All-optical physiology resolves a synaptic basis for behavioral timescale plasticity202
What is a cell type and how to define it?202
Comprehensive maturity of nuclear pore complexes regulates zygotic genome activation201
Structures of the entire human opioid receptor family199
Quorum-sensing- and type VI secretion-mediated spatiotemporal cell death drives genetic diversity in Vibrio cholerae195
Controlling the crowd with a WNK194
By their powers combined, global initiative joins forces for genomic research194
Dynamic mapping of proteome trafficking within and between living cells by TransitID193
Bacterial droplet-based single-cell RNA-seq reveals antibiotic-associated heterogeneous cellular states193
Structural specializations of the sperm tail190
PINK1, Keap1, and Rtnl1 regulate selective clearance of endoplasmic reticulum during development190
Functional partitioning of transcriptional regulators by patterned charge blocks190
Vertebrate-class-specific binding modes of the alphavirus receptor MXRA8190
SON-light activation of glucose regulation189
An early cell shape transition drives evolutionary expansion of the human forebrain188
The ribosome comes to life188
Magnetic soft robotics to manipulate the extracellular matrix in vitro188
Mouse totipotent stem cells captured and maintained through spliceosomal repression188
Small and long non-coding RNAs: Past, present, and future187
Through the looking glass: An adventure into the metastable world of the bacterial cytoplasm186
TERT activation targets DNA methylation and multiple aging hallmarks185
Molecular insights into human phosphatidylserine synthase 1 reveal its inhibition promotes LDL uptake185
Automated profiling of gene function during embryonic development185
Mining human microbiomes reveals an untapped source of peptide antibiotics185
Sex-dependent effects in the aged melanoma tumor microenvironment influence invasion and resistance to targeted therapy184
Genetic tracing of market wildlife and viruses at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic182
Africa in the era of pathogen genomics: Unlocking data barriers182
Intracellular Ebola virus nucleocapsid assembly revealed by in situ cryo-electron tomography181
Structural insights into the diversity and DNA cleavage mechanism of Fanzor181
Laws of thought in living cells181
Microbial transformation of dietary xenobiotics shapes gut microbiome composition180
Memory B cell fitness and anergy has significant links to cancer lethality179
OLAH connects fatty acid metabolism to the severity of respiratory viral disease179
Divergent sensory pathways of sneezing and coughing179
A protein blueprint of the diatom CO2-fixing organelle178
A pontine-medullary loop crucial for REM sleep and its deficit in Parkinson’s disease178
TEX264 drives selective autophagy of DNA lesions to promote DNA repair and cell survival177
The modified RNA base acp3U is an attachment site for N-glycans in glycoRNA177
Lung-resident alveolar macrophages regulate the timing of breast cancer metastasis177
Neoself-antigens are the primary target for autoreactive T cells in human lupus173
TNF-NF-κB-p53 axis restricts in vivo survival of hPSC-derived dopamine neurons173
Unexplored microbial diversity from 2,500 food metagenomes and links with the human microbiome170
In vivo DNA replication dynamics unveil aging-dependent replication stress170
Genomic surveillance as a scalable framework for precision phage therapy against antibiotic-resistant pathogens169
Using artificial intelligence to document the hidden RNA virosphere168
Decoding the brain: From neural representations to mechanistic models168
Private information leakage from single-cell count matrices168
The neuroscience of mental illness: Building toward the future166
Bound by the love for cholesterol: A transporter meets a GPCR165
The chromosome folding problem and how cells solve it164
Lineage-specific 3D genome organization is assembled at multiple scales by IKAROS164
Mechanobiology: How pathogens use mechanics to modulate host interactions164
Germinal centers output clonally diverse plasma cell populations expressing high- and low-affinity antibodies163
APOE3ch alters microglial response and suppresses Aβ-induced tau seeding and spread162
EBV and MS: The evidence is growing stronger162
Structural and functional basis of VLDLR usage by Eastern equine encephalitis virus161
Glycosylated queuosines in tRNAs optimize translational rate and post-embryonic growth161
Neutrophil profiling illuminates anti-tumor antigen-presenting potency160
RNA damage compartmentalization by DHX9 stress granules160
Human iPSC 4R tauopathy model uncovers modifiers of tau propagation159
Type-I-interferon-responsive microglia shape cortical development and behavior159
Short-distance vesicle transport via phase separation159
Establishing a conceptual framework for holistic cell states and state transitions158
Time-series reconstruction of the molecular architecture of human centriole assembly158
Structure-based discovery of CFTR potentiators and inhibitors157
High fat intake sustains sorbitol intolerance after antibiotic-mediated Clostridia depletion from the gut microbiota157
RNA quality control factors nucleate Clr4/SUV39H and trigger constitutive heterochromatin assembly157
A developmental constraint model of cancer cell states and tumor heterogeneity157
Mosaic sarbecovirus nanoparticles elicit cross-reactive responses in pre-vaccinated animals154
Unveiling of a messenger: Gut microbes make a neuroactive signal154
Cryo-EM-based discovery of a pathogenic parvovirus causing epidemic mortality by black wasting disease in farmed beetles154
Zn-regulated GTPase metalloprotein activator 1 modulates vertebrate zinc homeostasis153
An in vitro system to silence mitochondrial gene expression153
Strain-level fitness in the gut microbiome is an emergent property of glycans and a single metabolite153
In vitro human cell-based models: What can they do and what are their limitations?153
The need to diversify genomic studies: Insights from Andean highlanders and Amazonians152
Scientists’ call to action: Microbes, planetary health, and the Sustainable Development Goals152
The power of storytelling in STEM150
MTFP1 controls mitochondrial fusion to regulate inner membrane quality control and maintain mtDNA levels149
An E3 ligase network engages GCN1 to promote the degradation of translation factors on stalled ribosomes149
Modulation of FGF pathway signaling and vascular differentiation using designed oligomeric assemblies148
The expanding world of neuroscience147
Future views on neuroscience and AI147
Systemic immune profiling of Omicron-infected subjects inoculated with different doses of inactivated virus vaccine145
Representational geometry of perceptual decisions in the monkey parietal cortex144
Deciphering osteoarthritis genetics across 826,690 individuals from 9 populations144
XIST directly regulates X-linked and autosomal genes in naive human pluripotent cells144
Fluorescence imaging of large-scale neural ensemble dynamics144
Cell death143
Neural mechanism underlying depressive-like state associated with social status loss143
RNA aggregates harness the danger response for potent cancer immunotherapy142
Gut bacteria convert glucocorticoids into progestins in the presence of hydrogen gas142
Ineffective control of Epstein-Barr-virus-induced autoimmunity increases the risk for multiple sclerosis141
The WDR11 complex is a receptor for acidic-cluster-containing cargo proteins141
Vertebrate centromeres in mitosis are functionally bipartite structures stabilized by cohesin141
A pan-cancer analysis of the microbiome in metastatic cancer141
Allogeneic CD19-targeted CAR-T therapy in patients with severe myositis and systemic sclerosis140
Structural basis for Cas9 off-target activity139
Clonal replacement sustains long-lived germinal centers primed by respiratory viruses139
Influences of rare copy-number variation on human complex traits139
Embryonic origins of adult pluripotent stem cells139
Macrophages at the interface of the co-evolving cancer ecosystem138
A disordered region controls cBAF activity via condensation and partner recruitment138
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