Cell

Papers
(The TQCC of Cell is 68. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Keiji Tanaka (1949–2024)4153
Muscle fusogens go viral for gene delivery to skeletal muscle2232
A sound mind in a sound body: Stress-induced glucocorticoids exacerbate gut inflammation1262
Learning from HBCUs: How to produce Black professionals in STEMM1208
CAR T therapy extends its reach to autoimmune diseases920
In vitro human cell-based models: What can they do and what are their limitations?907
Patterning by contraction892
Mesoscopic mapping of the brain: From rodents to primates883
Shaping pit structure in vessel walls sustains xylem hydraulics and grain yield856
Prying the lid open: Atomic-level insights on sialoglycan-TMPRSS2 coordination in HKU1 entry822
A metabolic balance of GLP-1 and NMDA receptors in the brain799
Evolutionary assembly of cooperating cell types in an animal chemical defense system798
From periphery to center stage: 50 years of advancements in innate immunity767
Bound by the love for cholesterol: A transporter meets a GPCR751
Recycling of modified H2A-H2B provides short-term memory of chromatin states734
Structure and infection dynamics of mycobacteriophage Bxb1727
Synthetic mammalian signaling circuits for robust cell population control726
Interval between prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and booster vaccination impacts magnitude and quality of antibody and B cell responses723
A deep learning strategy to identify cell types across species from high-density extracellular recordings670
OLAH connects fatty acid metabolism to the severity of respiratory viral disease610
Response to: The information theory of aging has not been tested596
De novo assembly of nuclear stress bodies rearranges and enhances NFIL3 to restrain acute inflammatory responses570
Five decades of advances in cancer research569
Apoptotic cell fragments locally activate tingible body macrophages in the germinal center562
Global surveillance and countermeasures for ACE2-using MERS-related coronaviruses with spillover risk520
Procr+ chondroprogenitors sense mechanical stimuli to govern articular cartilage maintenance and regeneration514
Strain dropouts reveal interactions that govern the metabolic output of the gut microbiome502
Genomic architecture of autism from comprehensive whole-genome sequence annotation498
Strain-level fitness in the gut microbiome is an emergent property of glycans and a single metabolite489
Channel synapse mediates neurotransmission of airway protective chemoreflexes487
Structures of LRP2 reveal a molecular machine for endocytosis485
Interferons in health and disease483
Vertebrate centromeres in mitosis are functionally bipartite structures stabilized by cohesin481
Structure-based discovery of CFTR potentiators and inhibitors481
Plasmodesmata act as unconventional membrane contact sites regulating intercellular molecular exchange in plants474
Local hyperthermia therapy induces browning of white fat and treats obesity466
Time-resolved fate mapping identifies the intestinal upper crypt zone as an origin of Lgr5+ crypt base columnar cells464
EBV and MS: The evidence is growing stronger462
Time-resolved single-cell transcriptomics defines immune trajectories in glioblastoma451
Mis-splicing-derived neoantigens and cognate TCRs in splicing factor mutant leukemias448
RNA quality control factors nucleate Clr4/SUV39H and trigger constitutive heterochromatin assembly437
PINK1, Keap1, and Rtnl1 regulate selective clearance of endoplasmic reticulum during development429
Structural basis for Cas9 off-target activity429
Genetic tracing of market wildlife and viruses at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic422
Evolution and genetic adaptation of fishes to the deep sea418
Glucose dissociates DDX21 dimers to regulate mRNA splicing and tissue differentiation409
Structural specializations of the sperm tail401
Senescence-resistant human mesenchymal progenitor cells counter aging in primates401
Functional diversification of dietary plant small molecules by the gut microbiome398
Choroid plexus mast cells drive tumor-associated hydrocephalus388
Human prefrontal cortex gene regulatory dynamics from gestation to adulthood at single-cell resolution387
Macrophages at the interface of the co-evolving cancer ecosystem371
Arrestin-biased allosteric modulator of neurotensin receptor 1 alleviates acute and chronic pain363
A pan-cancer analysis of the microbiome in metastatic cancer362
In vivo DNA replication dynamics unveil aging-dependent replication stress354
A serotonergic axon-cilium synapse drives nuclear signaling to alter chromatin accessibility353
Ovarian cancer-derived IL-4 promotes immunotherapy resistance347
Deciphering breast cancer: from biology to the clinic340
Proper acquisition of cell class identity in organoids allows definition of fate specification programs of the human cerebral cortex334
The expanding world of neuroscience325
Pursuing structural biology in China324
Mechanism of IFT-A polymerization into trains for ciliary transport318
A genetic basis for sex differences in Xp11 translocation renal cell carcinoma318
HypoxyStat, a small-molecule form of hypoxia therapy that increases oxygen-hemoglobin affinity318
Fungal sugars boost vaccine protection315
To see is to experience: Aggression neurons light up when witnessing a fight314
A gut-retching discovery310
Insulin Receptor Signaling in Osteoblasts Regulates Postnatal Bone Acquisition and Body Composition307
How do DEI initiatives impact STEMM, and why do we still need them?307
Precision medicine requires understanding how both sex and gender influence health305
Structural insights into brain thyroid hormone transport via MCT8 and OATP1C1303
The information theory of aging has not been tested296
DNA hypomethylation silences anti-tumor immune genes in early prostate cancer and CTCs294
A mast cell receptor mediates post-stroke brain inflammation via a dural-brain axis294
A mechano-resistance mechanism in skin adapts to terrestrial locomotion289
Cell surface fluctuations regulate early embryonic lineage sorting287
Structural basis of respiratory complex adaptation to cold temperatures286
Ancient hybridization underlies tuberization and radiation of the potato lineage284
Gut-liver axis calibrates intestinal stem cell fitness282
It took a long, long time: Ras and the race to cure cancer281
Multi-layered computational gene networks by engineered tristate logics278
A functional cellular framework for sex and estrous cycle-dependent gene expression and behavior277
Influence of autozygosity on common disease risk across the phenotypic spectrum277
An atlas of human vector-borne microbe interactions reveals pathogenicity mechanisms276
SnapShot: Condensates in plant biology275
Thyroid hormone remodels cortex to coordinate body-wide metabolism and exploration274
Structurally divergent and recurrently mutated regions of primate genomes273
Optimizing stem cell infusion timing in the prevention of acute graft-versus-host disease272
Engineering TCR-controlled fuzzy logic into CAR T cells enhances therapeutic specificity271
Cryo-EM structures reveal multiple stages of bacterial outer membrane protein folding269
Engineering RNA export for measurement and manipulation of living cells264
snoRNA-facilitated protein secretion revealed by transcriptome-wide snoRNA target identification264
Genomic characterization of metastatic patterns from prospective clinical sequencing of 25,000 patients262
Propofol: Milk of Amnesia260
Structural basis for human Cav1.2 inhibition by multiple drugs and the neurotoxin calciseptine259
Infodemics: A new challenge for public health258
Microglia maintain structural integrity during fetal brain morphogenesis258
A midbrain-thalamus-cortex circuit reorganizes cortical dynamics to initiate movement257
Co-opting templated aggregation to degrade pathogenic tau assemblies and improve motor function250
Clonal hematopoiesis driven by mutated DNMT3A promotes inflammatory bone loss249
The first two blastomeres contribute unequally to the human embryo248
Spatial CRISPR genomics identifies regulators of the tumor microenvironment247
Atlas of fetal metabolism during mid-to-late gestation and diabetic pregnancy246
Sleep is required to consolidate odor memory and remodel olfactory synapses243
Germinal center responses to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in healthy and immunocompromised individuals243
Central nervous system regeneration236
Nutrition, longevity and disease: From molecular mechanisms to interventions233
The developmental basis of fingerprint pattern formation and variation232
Hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases229
Small-molecule hypoxia therapy in mitochondrial disease227
SnapShot: Cell size control225
Gut microbiome ecological topology as next-generation biomarkers for cancer immunotherapy224
Celebrating our origins with cell biology223
ExSPECKt the unexpected: NLRP3-caspase-8-dependent cell death in RBCs222
Intracellular calcium release: A conductor of compartmentalized dendritic plasticity221
Prevalent mesenchymal drift in aging and disease is reversed by partial reprogramming220
Immune checkpoint blockade provokes resident memory T cells to eliminate head and neck cancer218
The genetic history of the Southern Caucasus from the Bronze Age to the Early Middle Ages: 5,000 years of genetic continuity despite high mobility217
A conserved mechanism for the retrieval of polyubiquitinated proteins from cilia217
Novel integrative elements and genomic plasticity in ocean ecosystems214
Pan-cancer analysis of post-translational modifications reveals shared patterns of protein regulation214
Pathogen protein modularity enables elaborate mimicry of a host phosphatase214
Evolution of diapause in the African turquoise killifish by remodeling the ancient gene regulatory landscape214
A generative deep learning approach to de novo antibiotic design213
Engineered cell entry links receptor biology with single-cell genomics212
An NK-like CAR T cell transition in CAR T cell dysfunction212
Decreased lipidated ApoE-receptor interactions confer protection against pathogenicity of ApoE and its lipid cargoes in lysosomes211
Encoding and decoding selectivity and promiscuity in the human chemokine-GPCR interaction network210
Unraveling Mendel’s final mysteries: A genomic retelling of pea genetics209
Ultrafast distant wound response is essential for whole-body regeneration206
Digital phenotyping from wearables using AI characterizes psychiatric disorders and identifies genetic associations206
Virome characterization of game animals in China reveals a spectrum of emerging pathogens202
Integrative single-cell analysis of cardiogenesis identifies developmental trajectories and non-coding mutations in congenital heart disease198
Contrasting somatic mutation patterns in aging human neurons and oligodendrocytes196
Multimodal charting of molecular and functional cell states via in situ electro-sequencing194
Stereo-seq V2: Spatial mapping of total RNA on FFPE sections with high resolution194
Mining metatranscriptomes reveals a vast world of viroid-like circular RNAs194
Fine particle air pollution and lung cancer risk: Extending the long list of health risks189
Small RNAs are modified with N-glycans and displayed on the surface of living cells187
Freedom of expression: A synthetic route to metabolites187
PIEZO2 in somatosensory neurons controls gastrointestinal transit186
Lineage tracing reveals the phylodynamics, plasticity, and paths of tumor evolution185
Root microbiota regulates tiller number in rice185
Ligand-induced ubiquitination unleashes LAG3 immune checkpoint function by hindering membrane sequestration of signaling motifs184
Spatiotemporal transcriptomic atlas of mouse organogenesis using DNA nanoball-patterned arrays184
Tumor-associated macrophages trigger MAIT cell dysfunction at the HCC invasive margin183
TGF-β signaling in health and disease183
Tracing the origin of alveolar stem cells in lung repair and regeneration182
Open-ST: High-resolution spatial transcriptomics in 3D181
An Arabidopsis single-nucleus atlas decodes leaf senescence and nutrient allocation179
Paul Berg and the origins of recombinant DNA179
ITPRIPL1 binds CD3ε to impede T cell activation and enable tumor immune evasion178
Potent and broad HIV-1 neutralization in fusion peptide-primed SHIV-infected macaques177
Resmetirom for treatment of MASH175
Extrachromosomal DNA replication and maintenance couple with DNA damage pathway in tumors174
Nothing about us without us: Sharing results with communities that provide genomic data174
Vaccine induction of heterologous HIV-1-neutralizing antibody B cell lineages in humans172
A multi-tissue metabolome atlas of primate pregnancy172
Amyloplast sedimentation repolarizes LAZYs to achieve gravity sensing in plants172
Stress-induced sympathetic hyperactivation drives hair follicle necrosis to trigger autoimmunity172
Systematic identification of anticancer drug targets reveals a nucleus-to-mitochondria ROS-sensing pathway171
ER stress transforms random olfactory receptor choice into axon targeting precision170
High-resolution analyses of associations between medications, microbiome, and mortality in cancer patients169
Structural basis of poxvirus fusion regulation and anti-A16/G9 antibody-mediated neutralization and protection169
The genetic history of Scandinavia from the Roman Iron Age to the present169
Time-resolved reprogramming of single somatic cells into totipotent states during plant regeneration168
Intrinsic heterogeneity of primary cilia revealed through spatial proteomics168
A family of conserved bacterial virulence factors dampens interferon responses by blocking calcium signaling167
Chromatin remodeling of histone H3 variants by DDM1 underlies epigenetic inheritance of DNA methylation167
A general chemical principle for creating closure-stabilizing integrin inhibitors166
A neutrophil response linked to tumor control in immunotherapy166
Atlas of the aging mouse brain reveals white matter as vulnerable foci165
Comparative landscape of genetic dependencies in human and chimpanzee stem cells165
Systematic profiling reveals betaine as an exercise mimetic for geroprotection165
Dual-specificity RNA aptamers enable manipulation of target-specific O-GlcNAcylation and unveil functions of O-GlcNAc on β-catenin164
Biophysical forces mediated by respiration maintain lung alveolar epithelial cell fate163
Induced epigenetic changes memorized across generations in mice161
GPR35 promotes neutrophil recruitment in response to serotonin metabolite 5-HIAA161
Exploring RNA-guided DNA scissors in eukaryotes: Are Fanzors counterparts of CRISPR-Cas12s?160
Small STEPs toward a big change160
Sensational channels160
ATG8-Binding UIM Proteins Define a New Class of Autophagy Adaptors and Receptors159
Unraveling mitochondrial influence on mammalian pluripotency via enforced mitophagy159
Rescue of a lysosomal storage disorder caused by Grn loss of function with a brain penetrant progranulin biologic157
A replisome-associated histone H3-H4 chaperone required for epigenetic inheritance156
The human proteome with direct physical access to DNA156
Structural visualization of the tubulin folding pathway directed by human chaperonin TRiC/CCT155
Viral DNA polymerase structures reveal mechanisms of antiviral drug resistance155
Immunotherapy-related cognitive impairment after CAR T cell therapy in mice154
Structural insights into auxin influx mediated by the Arabidopsis AUX1154
Spatiotemporal and genetic cell lineage tracing of endodermal organogenesis at single-cell resolution152
Proteome-scale movements and compartment connectivity during the eukaryotic cell cycle152
Neurulation of the cynomolgus monkey embryo achieved from 3D blastocyst culture152
Ancient host-associated microbes obtained from mammoth remains152
A widely distributed gene cluster compensates for uricase loss in hominids152
Comparison of protection against mpox following mRNA or modified vaccinia Ankara vaccination in nonhuman primates151
Differential mosquito attraction to humans is associated with skin-derived carboxylic acid levels151
Jumbo phage killer immune system targets early infection of nucleus-forming phages151
Humanized mouse liver reveals endothelial control of essential hepatic metabolic functions150
Spatial proteomics in neurons at single-protein resolution150
A conserved family of immune effectors cleaves cellular ATP upon viral infection149
Bispecific dendritic-T cell engager potentiates anti-tumor immunity149
Mechanism of DNA capture by the MukBEF SMC complex and its inhibition by a viral DNA mimic148
The extracellular matrix integrates mitochondrial homeostasis148
mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine boosters induce neutralizing immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant148
Overcoming drug resistance in cancer148
Snapshot: Choroid plexus brain barrier147
Cancer neuroscience: State of the field, emerging directions147
Targeted A-to-G base editing in human mitochondrial DNA with programmable deaminases145
Macrophages in health and disease145
Engineered virus-like particles for efficient in vivo delivery of therapeutic proteins144
Comprehensive human proteome profiles across a 50-year lifespan reveal aging trajectories and signatures144
Designing antibodies as therapeutics143
Phage therapy: From biological mechanisms to future directions143
Cooperative sensing of mitochondrial DNA by ZBP1 and cGAS promotes cardiotoxicity142
Spindle-shaped archaeal viruses evolved from rod-shaped ancestors to package a larger genome142
Dynamic CD8+ T cell responses to cancer immunotherapy in human regional lymph nodes are disrupted in metastatic lymph nodes142
How to build the virtual cell with artificial intelligence: Priorities and opportunities141
Chromosome-level organization of the regulatory genome in the Drosophila nervous system141
Cancer biomarkers: Emerging trends and clinical implications for personalized treatment141
Human microglial state dynamics in Alzheimer’s disease progression141
Problem choice and decision trees in science and engineering140
Seven days in the life cycle of Homo sapiens139
Opposing GPCR signaling programs protein intake setpoint in Drosophila139
Structural studies put phage defense mystery on the RADAR139
Cervicovaginal microbiome and natural history of Chlamydia trachomatis in adolescents and young women139
Cytoplasmic division cycles without the nucleus and mitotic CDK/cyclin complexes139
Harnessing social media to challenge scientific misinformation138
Staphylococcus scratches its itch138
Hematopoietic stem cell niche generation and maintenance are distinguishable by an epitranscriptomic program137
Learning lessons from lipids to make COVID-19 vaccines137
Mast cells regulate the brain-dura interface and CSF dynamics137
Global identification of SWI/SNF targets reveals compensation by EP400136
Saturation mutagenesis-reinforced functional assays for disease-related genes136
A percolation phase transition controls complement protein coating of surfaces135
Medication effects on the gut microbiome in allo-HCT134
Human monoclonal antibodies targeting A35 protect from death caused by mpox133
Transport mechanism and pharmacology of the human GlyT1133
Fibroblastic reticular cells generate protective intratumoral T cell environments in lung cancer132
Schwann cell-secreted PGE2 promotes sensory neuron excitability during development131
Before you call the midwife130
How NINJ1 mediates plasma membrane rupture and why NINJ2 cannot130
Hormonal gatekeeping via the blood-brain barrier governs caste-specific behavior in ants130
Mucus-degrading Bacteroides link carbapenems to aggravated graft-versus-host disease130
Integrative spatial analysis reveals a multi-layered organization of glioblastoma130
Time-resolved reprogramming of single somatic cells into totipotent states during plant regeneration129
Integrated Proteogenomic Characterization of Human High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer128
DrugMap: A quantitative pan-cancer analysis of cysteine ligandability128
Bone marrow hematopoiesis drives multiple sclerosis progression128
Microbial colonization programs are structured by breastfeeding and guide healthy respiratory development128
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