Cell

Papers
(The median citation count of Cell is 21. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Response to: The information theory of aging has not been tested3569
The expanding world of neuroscience2034
Patterning by contraction1187
Keiji Tanaka (1949–2024)1127
Muscle fusogens go viral for gene delivery to skeletal muscle1021
A sound mind in a sound body: Stress-induced glucocorticoids exacerbate gut inflammation895
Mis-splicing-derived neoantigens and cognate TCRs in splicing factor mutant leukemias877
Bound by the love for cholesterol: A transporter meets a GPCR876
In vivo DNA replication dynamics unveil aging-dependent replication stress789
Structure-based discovery of CFTR potentiators and inhibitors783
EBV and MS: The evidence is growing stronger777
Mesoscopic mapping of the brain: From rodents to primates767
Reply to Over-celling fetal microbial exposure725
Channel synapse mediates neurotransmission of airway protective chemoreflexes692
Glucose dissociates DDX21 dimers to regulate mRNA splicing and tissue differentiation689
Vertebrate centromeres in mitosis are functionally bipartite structures stabilized by cohesin660
Apoptotic cell fragments locally activate tingible body macrophages in the germinal center652
Choroid plexus mast cells drive tumor-associated hydrocephalus647
Structures of LRP2 reveal a molecular machine for endocytosis628
De novo assembly of nuclear stress bodies rearranges and enhances NFIL3 to restrain acute inflammatory responses606
From periphery to center stage: 50 years of advancements in innate immunity593
In vitro human cell-based models: What can they do and what are their limitations?561
OLAH connects fatty acid metabolism to the severity of respiratory viral disease532
Interferons in health and disease493
Arrestin-biased allosteric modulator of neurotensin receptor 1 alleviates acute and chronic pain475
Ovarian cancer-derived IL-4 promotes immunotherapy resistance470
Evolution and genetic adaptation of fishes to the deep sea467
Interval between prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and booster vaccination impacts magnitude and quality of antibody and B cell responses457
Learning from HBCUs: How to produce Black professionals in STEMM457
Evolutionary assembly of cooperating cell types in an animal chemical defense system456
PINK1, Keap1, and Rtnl1 regulate selective clearance of endoplasmic reticulum during development454
CAR T therapy extends its reach to autoimmune diseases450
A metabolic balance of GLP-1 and NMDA receptors in the brain447
Prying the lid open: Atomic-level insights on sialoglycan-TMPRSS2 coordination in HKU1 entry441
Procr+ chondroprogenitors sense mechanical stimuli to govern articular cartilage maintenance and regeneration439
Biosensors based on peptide exposure show single molecule conformations in live cells434
Senescence-resistant human mesenchymal progenitor cells counter aging in primates428
Strain-level fitness in the gut microbiome is an emergent property of glycans and a single metabolite422
Structural specializations of the sperm tail418
Structure and infection dynamics of mycobacteriophage Bxb1416
RNA quality control factors nucleate Clr4/SUV39H and trigger constitutive heterochromatin assembly416
Five decades of advances in cancer research413
Recycling of modified H2A-H2B provides short-term memory of chromatin states413
A deep learning strategy to identify cell types across species from high-density extracellular recordings411
Plasmodesmata act as unconventional membrane contact sites regulating intercellular molecular exchange in plants410
A serotonergic axon-cilium synapse drives nuclear signaling to alter chromatin accessibility400
Deciphering osteoarthritis genetics across 826,690 individuals from 9 populations392
Global surveillance and countermeasures for ACE2-using MERS-related coronaviruses with spillover risk391
COVID-19 immune features revealed by a large-scale single-cell transcriptome atlas388
Proper acquisition of cell class identity in organoids allows definition of fate specification programs of the human cerebral cortex385
Synthetic mammalian signaling circuits for robust cell population control376
Macrophages at the interface of the co-evolving cancer ecosystem373
Functional diversification of dietary plant small molecules by the gut microbiome372
Time-resolved single-cell transcriptomics defines immune trajectories in glioblastoma370
Structural basis for Cas9 off-target activity363
Human prefrontal cortex gene regulatory dynamics from gestation to adulthood at single-cell resolution363
Time-resolved fate mapping identifies the intestinal upper crypt zone as an origin of Lgr5+ crypt base columnar cells359
Strain dropouts reveal interactions that govern the metabolic output of the gut microbiome350
Genetic tracing of market wildlife and viruses at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic346
Genomic architecture of autism from comprehensive whole-genome sequence annotation335
A pan-cancer analysis of the microbiome in metastatic cancer334
Deciphering breast cancer: from biology to the clinic326
Local hyperthermia therapy induces browning of white fat and treats obesity326
A gut-retching discovery324
Co-opting templated aggregation to degrade pathogenic tau assemblies and improve motor function321
How do DEI initiatives impact STEMM, and why do we still need them?321
Influence of autozygosity on common disease risk across the phenotypic spectrum317
A mechano-resistance mechanism in skin adapts to terrestrial locomotion306
Sleep is required to consolidate odor memory and remodel olfactory synapses305
A midbrain-thalamus-cortex circuit reorganizes cortical dynamics to initiate movement300
Precision medicine requires understanding how both sex and gender influence health299
The first two blastomeres contribute unequally to the human embryo295
Germinal center responses to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in healthy and immunocompromised individuals294
Parallel and distributed encoding of speech across human auditory cortex290
Gut-liver axis calibrates intestinal stem cell fitness288
DNA hypomethylation silences anti-tumor immune genes in early prostate cancer and CTCs285
Mechanism of IFT-A polymerization into trains for ciliary transport284
Optimizing stem cell infusion timing in the prevention of acute graft-versus-host disease283
Clonal hematopoiesis driven by mutated DNMT3A promotes inflammatory bone loss282
Cryo-EM structures reveal multiple stages of bacterial outer membrane protein folding279
Generation and transmission of interlineage recombinants in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic277
Genomic characterization of metastatic patterns from prospective clinical sequencing of 25,000 patients276
To see is to experience: Aggression neurons light up when witnessing a fight276
Fungal sugars boost vaccine protection275
Pursuing structural biology in China272
The information theory of aging has not been tested269
HypoxyStat, a small-molecule form of hypoxia therapy that increases oxygen-hemoglobin affinity262
It took a long, long time: Ras and the race to cure cancer259
Structural insights into brain thyroid hormone transport via MCT8 and OATP1C1256
A mast cell receptor mediates post-stroke brain inflammation via a dural-brain axis256
Building and supporting identity in peer review255
Insulin Receptor Signaling in Osteoblasts Regulates Postnatal Bone Acquisition and Body Composition255
Ancient hybridization underlies tuberization and radiation of the potato lineage255
A genetic basis for sex differences in Xp11 translocation renal cell carcinoma253
Structural basis of respiratory complex adaptation to cold temperatures253
Atlas of fetal metabolism during mid-to-late gestation and diabetic pregnancy252
Propofol: Milk of Amnesia252
The developmental basis of fingerprint pattern formation and variation250
Spatial CRISPR genomics identifies regulators of the tumor microenvironment249
Engineering RNA export for measurement and manipulation of living cells249
Multi-layered computational gene networks by engineered tristate logics249
An atlas of human vector-borne microbe interactions reveals pathogenicity mechanisms248
Engineering TCR-controlled fuzzy logic into CAR T cells enhances therapeutic specificity247
Unrealized potential from smaller institutions: Four strategies for advancing STEM diversity247
Cell surface fluctuations regulate early embryonic lineage sorting247
A functional cellular framework for sex and estrous cycle-dependent gene expression and behavior245
Microglia maintain structural integrity during fetal brain morphogenesis240
SnapShot: Condensates in plant biology240
Thyroid hormone remodels cortex to coordinate body-wide metabolism and exploration240
snoRNA-facilitated protein secretion revealed by transcriptome-wide snoRNA target identification239
Infodemics: A new challenge for public health237
Hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases237
Nutrition, longevity and disease: From molecular mechanisms to interventions236
Central nervous system regeneration235
Structural basis for human Cav1.2 inhibition by multiple drugs and the neurotoxin calciseptine233
The interferon landscape along the respiratory tract impacts the severity of COVID-19233
Structurally divergent and recurrently mutated regions of primate genomes232
Freedom of expression: A synthetic route to metabolites231
From microbial membrane proteins to the mysteries of emotion230
Celebrating our origins with cell biology229
Intracellular calcium release: A conductor of compartmentalized dendritic plasticity229
Immune checkpoint blockade provokes resident memory T cells to eliminate head and neck cancer228
ExSPECKt the unexpected: NLRP3-caspase-8-dependent cell death in RBCs226
Small-molecule hypoxia therapy in mitochondrial disease224
Gut microbiome ecological topology as next-generation biomarkers for cancer immunotherapy224
Unraveling Mendel’s final mysteries: A genomic retelling of pea genetics224
Fine particle air pollution and lung cancer risk: Extending the long list of health risks220
Encoding and decoding selectivity and promiscuity in the human chemokine-GPCR interaction network217
Engineered cell entry links receptor biology with single-cell genomics216
Contrasting somatic mutation patterns in aging human neurons and oligodendrocytes216
Digital phenotyping from wearables using AI characterizes psychiatric disorders and identifies genetic associations213
Pathogen protein modularity enables elaborate mimicry of a host phosphatase208
An Arabidopsis single-nucleus atlas decodes leaf senescence and nutrient allocation206
Small RNAs are modified with N-glycans and displayed on the surface of living cells205
Novel integrative elements and genomic plasticity in ocean ecosystems204
Prevalent mesenchymal drift in aging and disease is reversed by partial reprogramming203
The genetic history of the Southern Caucasus from the Bronze Age to the Early Middle Ages: 5,000 years of genetic continuity despite high mobility203
Integrative single-cell analysis of cardiogenesis identifies developmental trajectories and non-coding mutations in congenital heart disease202
A conserved mechanism for the retrieval of polyubiquitinated proteins from cilia201
A generative deep learning approach to de novo antibiotic design200
Root microbiota regulates tiller number in rice197
Tumor-associated macrophages trigger MAIT cell dysfunction at the HCC invasive margin197
Stereo-seq V2: Spatial mapping of total RNA on FFPE sections with high resolution196
Multimodal charting of molecular and functional cell states via in situ electro-sequencing193
SnapShot: Cell size control193
Evolution of diapause in the African turquoise killifish by remodeling the ancient gene regulatory landscape193
Ligand-induced ubiquitination unleashes LAG3 immune checkpoint function by hindering membrane sequestration of signaling motifs192
Pan-cancer analysis of post-translational modifications reveals shared patterns of protein regulation191
Lineage tracing reveals the phylodynamics, plasticity, and paths of tumor evolution189
Decreased lipidated ApoE-receptor interactions confer protection against pathogenicity of ApoE and its lipid cargoes in lysosomes189
Open-ST: High-resolution spatial transcriptomics in 3D189
PIEZO2 in somatosensory neurons controls gastrointestinal transit188
Structural snapshots of TRPV1 reveal mechanism of polymodal functionality186
Dysregulation of ILC3s unleashes progression and immunotherapy resistance in colon cancer184
Ultrafast distant wound response is essential for whole-body regeneration183
An NK-like CAR T cell transition in CAR T cell dysfunction183
Tracing the origin of alveolar stem cells in lung repair and regeneration183
Virome characterization of game animals in China reveals a spectrum of emerging pathogens183
Spatiotemporal transcriptomic atlas of mouse organogenesis using DNA nanoball-patterned arrays183
Mining metatranscriptomes reveals a vast world of viroid-like circular RNAs182
TGF-β signaling in health and disease181
Sensational channels180
Small STEPs toward a big change180
Exploring RNA-guided DNA scissors in eukaryotes: Are Fanzors counterparts of CRISPR-Cas12s?178
Induced epigenetic changes memorized across generations in mice178
Rescue of a lysosomal storage disorder caused by Grn loss of function with a brain penetrant progranulin biologic177
A general chemical principle for creating closure-stabilizing integrin inhibitors177
ATG8-Binding UIM Proteins Define a New Class of Autophagy Adaptors and Receptors176
Paul Berg and the origins of recombinant DNA176
Overcoming drug resistance in cancer174
Jumbo phage killer immune system targets early infection of nucleus-forming phages174
Dual-specificity RNA aptamers enable manipulation of target-specific O-GlcNAcylation and unveil functions of O-GlcNAc on β-catenin174
Nothing about us without us: Sharing results with communities that provide genomic data174
Snapshot: Choroid plexus brain barrier174
Hippocampal neurons construct a map of an abstract value space172
Spindle-shaped archaeal viruses evolved from rod-shaped ancestors to package a larger genome171
Biophysical forces mediated by respiration maintain lung alveolar epithelial cell fate170
Mechanism of DNA capture by the MukBEF SMC complex and its inhibition by a viral DNA mimic170
Comprehensive human proteome profiles across a 50-year lifespan reveal aging trajectories and signatures169
Unraveling mitochondrial influence on mammalian pluripotency via enforced mitophagy168
Emergence of an early SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in the United States165
Structural insights into auxin influx mediated by the Arabidopsis AUX1164
Humanized mouse liver reveals endothelial control of essential hepatic metabolic functions164
Proteome-scale movements and compartment connectivity during the eukaryotic cell cycle161
Structural visualization of the tubulin folding pathway directed by human chaperonin TRiC/CCT161
High-resolution analyses of associations between medications, microbiome, and mortality in cancer patients161
A family of conserved bacterial virulence factors dampens interferon responses by blocking calcium signaling161
Amyloplast sedimentation repolarizes LAZYs to achieve gravity sensing in plants160
Vaccine induction of heterologous HIV-1-neutralizing antibody B cell lineages in humans159
Spatiotemporal and genetic cell lineage tracing of endodermal organogenesis at single-cell resolution157
Structural basis of poxvirus fusion regulation and anti-A16/G9 antibody-mediated neutralization and protection157
Human microglial state dynamics in Alzheimer’s disease progression157
Viral DNA polymerase structures reveal mechanisms of antiviral drug resistance156
Potent and broad HIV-1 neutralization in fusion peptide-primed SHIV-infected macaques156
Extrachromosomal DNA replication and maintenance couple with DNA damage pathway in tumors156
Chromosome-level organization of the regulatory genome in the Drosophila nervous system156
Neurulation of the cynomolgus monkey embryo achieved from 3D blastocyst culture155
Comparative landscape of genetic dependencies in human and chimpanzee stem cells154
GPR35 promotes neutrophil recruitment in response to serotonin metabolite 5-HIAA153
ITPRIPL1 binds CD3ε to impede T cell activation and enable tumor immune evasion152
Systematic profiling reveals betaine as an exercise mimetic for geroprotection152
The human proteome with direct physical access to DNA152
The genetic history of Scandinavia from the Roman Iron Age to the present151
Spatial proteomics in neurons at single-protein resolution151
ER stress transforms random olfactory receptor choice into axon targeting precision150
Atlas of the aging mouse brain reveals white matter as vulnerable foci150
A conserved family of immune effectors cleaves cellular ATP upon viral infection149
Targeted A-to-G base editing in human mitochondrial DNA with programmable deaminases148
A widely distributed gene cluster compensates for uricase loss in hominids147
Lrp1 is a host entry factor for Rift Valley fever virus147
Differential mosquito attraction to humans is associated with skin-derived carboxylic acid levels146
Comparison of protection against mpox following mRNA or modified vaccinia Ankara vaccination in nonhuman primates146
Phage therapy: From biological mechanisms to future directions146
A multi-tissue metabolome atlas of primate pregnancy145
Cancer neuroscience: State of the field, emerging directions145
A replisome-associated histone H3-H4 chaperone required for epigenetic inheritance144
Bispecific dendritic-T cell engager potentiates anti-tumor immunity143
A neutrophil response linked to tumor control in immunotherapy143
Systematic identification of anticancer drug targets reveals a nucleus-to-mitochondria ROS-sensing pathway142
Compromised nuclear envelope integrity drives TREX1-dependent DNA damage and tumor cell invasion142
How to build the virtual cell with artificial intelligence: Priorities and opportunities142
Macrophages in health and disease141
Dynamic CD8+ T cell responses to cancer immunotherapy in human regional lymph nodes are disrupted in metastatic lymph nodes141
Immunotherapy-related cognitive impairment after CAR T cell therapy in mice141
Cancer biomarkers: Emerging trends and clinical implications for personalized treatment141
Chromatin remodeling of histone H3 variants by DDM1 underlies epigenetic inheritance of DNA methylation140
Engineered virus-like particles for efficient in vivo delivery of therapeutic proteins139
Resmetirom for treatment of MASH139
mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine boosters induce neutralizing immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant139
The extracellular matrix integrates mitochondrial homeostasis138
Cooperative sensing of mitochondrial DNA by ZBP1 and cGAS promotes cardiotoxicity137
Designing antibodies as therapeutics137
Structural studies put phage defense mystery on the RADAR136
Cervicovaginal microbiome and natural history of Chlamydia trachomatis in adolescents and young women136
Before you call the midwife136
Problem choice and decision trees in science and engineering136
Cholinergic neuronal activity promotes diffuse midline glioma growth through muscarinic signaling135
Transport mechanism and pharmacology of the human GlyT1135
Schwann cell-secreted PGE2 promotes sensory neuron excitability during development135
Saturation mutagenesis-reinforced functional assays for disease-related genes135
Fecal microbial load is a major determinant of gut microbiome variation and a confounder for disease associations134
Lysine vitcylation is a vitamin C-derived protein modification that enhances STAT1-mediated immune response134
Staphylococcus scratches its itch132
Learning lessons from lipids to make COVID-19 vaccines131
Harnessing social media to challenge scientific misinformation129
Emergency drug use in a pandemic: Harsh lessons from COVID-19128
Seven days in the life cycle of Homo sapiens128
Mast cells regulate the brain-dura interface and CSF dynamics128
Microbial colonization programs are structured by breastfeeding and guide healthy respiratory development128
Human monoclonal antibodies targeting A35 protect from death caused by mpox128
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