Nature Reviews Genetics

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Reviews Genetics is 2. 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
The different faces of transcription factor sensitivity1290
High-resolution 3D genome characterization896
Explaining the male bias in cancers803
Single-cell expression profiling has its roots in in situ techniques774
Tightening the (neural) net for protein structure prediction721
Disentangling population structure in marine species640
Enhancing sustainable development through plant genetics604
The evolution of DNA sequencing with microfluidics599
SCOPE-ing out eukaryotic 6mA514
Weaponized genomics: potential threats to international and human security387
The evolution of modifier genes349
Genomic prediction of neoantigens: immunogenomics before NGS348
Getting organized with non-coding RNAs332
Mining genomes to illuminate the specialized chemistry of life313
Interrogating epigenetic mechanisms with chemically customized chromatin304
Imprinted genes and the manipulation of parenting in mammals284
Means, mechanisms and consequences of adenine methylation in DNA270
Pleiotropy, epistasis and the genetic architecture of quantitative traits254
Harnessing deep learning for population genetic inference236
Genomic insights into conifer evolution208
Unveiling the expanding protein universe of life199
Rapid pathogen surveillance: field-ready sequencing solutions196
Progress in toxicogenomics to protect human health193
More than a decade of genetic research on the Denisovans191
The epithelial–mesenchymal plasticity landscape: principles of design and mechanisms of regulation183
Testing at scale during the COVID-19 pandemic181
Changes in cell-cycle rate drive diverging cell fates177
The origin of animals and fungi176
Testing the super-enhancer concept168
Best practices for single-cell analysis across modalities167
Abiotic stress responses in plants163
CRISPR editing within microbial communities158
Shared genetic components of multimorbidity149
Layering epigenomic and transcriptomic space143
Intrinsically disordered regions as facilitators of the transcription factor target search139
Revealing gene function with statistical inference at single-cell resolution138
Genomic landscape of cancer in racially and ethnically diverse populations134
Inhibitors of bacterial immune systems: discovery, mechanisms and applications134
Mapping dosage131
Aneuploidy in the driving seat128
Genomic transformations of Eurasian hunter-gatherer populations during the last Ice Age128
Mini-colons unlock tumour development outside the body125
Genetics of substance use disorders in the era of big data124
Single cell–cell communication118
Targeted genome-modification tools and their advanced applications in crop breeding118
Predicting the effects of multigene perturbations117
Epigenomes get personal116
CHIPping away at the genetic aetiology of clonal haematopoiesis113
The hidden diversity of tumours113
Miller spreads and the power of observation110
Swapping genes within and beyond our bodies109
Retrotransposons: still mobile in humans108
From computational models of the splicing code to regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic implications102
Fine-mapping causal variants — why finding ‘the one’ can be futile101
Mate choice through a genomic lens101
Cohesin and CTCF emerge as building blocks of 3D genome structure101
Scrambling the genome in cancer: causes and consequences of complex chromosome rearrangements99
The origin and evolution of Wnt signalling97
ADAR1 inhibits ZBP1 activation by endogenous Z-RNA97
Social shifts in spiders95
Genomic newborn screening for rare diseases95
The final pieces of the human genome89
Why geneticists should care about male infertility86
Global genomic diversity for All of Us84
Fitness effects of mutations throughout evolution84
Fitness, growth and transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants82
Integrating model systems and genomic insights to decipher mechanisms of cancer metastasis82
Targeting and engineering long non-coding RNAs for cancer therapy79
The potential of mitochondrial genome engineering75
High-throughput biochemistry in RNA sequence space: predicting structure and function73
Indirect recognition of pathogen virulence proteins to activate plant immune receptors72
The diversification of methods for studying cell–cell interactions and communication72
Exon junction complex modulates m6A distribution72
Effects of regulatory variants across pig tissues72
A digital marker for coronary artery disease69
A whole-genome shotgun approach to human reference genome sequencing66
Mosaic variegated aneuploidy in development, ageing and cancer65
Sex-specific morphs: the genetics and evolution of intra-sexual variation65
Divergence and conservation of the meiotic recombination machinery64
Navigating the pitfalls of mapping DNA and RNA modifications64
Genomic data sharing: you don’t know what you’ve got (till it’s gone)64
Integrating non-mammalian model organisms in the diagnosis of rare genetic diseases in humans61
Genomics for monitoring and understanding species responses to global climate change60
Chromosomal instability as a driver of cancer progression60
The expanding diagnostic toolbox for rare genetic diseases60
Genetics of circadian rhythms and sleep in human health and disease59
Genomic surveillance for antimicrobial resistance — a One Health perspective58
Laterally mobile chromosomes57
Using cell-free DNA to infer gene expression56
Programmable DNA rearrangements using bridge RNAs56
How ancient genes form animal body plans55
SCENT defines non-coding disease mechanisms using single-cell multi-omics54
Prioritizing the detection of rare pathogenic variants in population screening53
The evolutionary tale of lactase persistence in humans53
microRNAs as systemic regulators of ageing52
Widespread occurrence of circular RNA in eukaryotes49
A developmental exit from totipotency49
New insights into genome folding by loop extrusion from inducible degron technologies46
Challenges and best practices in omics benchmarking44
Translating genomic advances into biodiversity conservation44
Context-specific functions of chromatin remodellers in development and disease43
Theranostic cells: emerging clinical applications of synthetic biology42
Biobanking with genetics shapes precision medicine and global health41
Author Correction: Transposable elements: McClintock’s legacy revisited38
Profiling the total transcriptome of single nuclei in archived samples with snRandom-seq36
The lives of cells, recorded36
Global cooperation for a global pandemic35
Publisher Correction: Germline risk of clonal haematopoiesis35
Context-specific regulatory variants in precision medicine and agriculture35
Multifunctional histone variants in genome function34
Integrating ELSI study teams in paediatric genomic research efforts34
The FinnGen study: disease insights from a ‘bottlenecked’ population34
Packaging and delivery of genome-editing tools33
tRNA dysregulation and disease31
Methods and applications for single-cell and spatial multi-omics31
The nexus between RNA-binding proteins and their effectors31
In vivo editing of blood stem cells30
Homozygosity mapping: a game-changer for autosomal recessive diseases29
De novo genes: from non-genic to genic29
The continuum of transcription factor affinities29
Publisher Correction: Sociotechnical safeguards for genomic data privacy28
Corrupted USB1 fails to process microRNAs required for blood development28
Mary Lyon and the birth of X-inactivation research28
The regulatory landscape of chromatin accessibility26
First glimpse of enhancers in gene regulation26
Stem cell-derived organoid models: defying the Hayflick limit26
The genetic basis of human height26
Ancient migration and the modern genome26
Single-cell genomics meets human genetics24
From genotype to phenotype: genetics of mammalian long non-coding RNAs in vivo23
Biological roles of adenine methylation in RNA21
EpiDamID, a new single-cell multi-omics tool20
Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections linked to HLA-B*15:0120
Impact of genetic ancestry on viral infection response20
Tandem repeats in the long-read sequencing era19
The gene variant that helped put Latinxs in the 1000 genomes project19
The human genetic epidemiology of COVID-1919
Endogenous retroviruses: unveiling new targets for cancer immunotherapy18
Publisher Correction: The relationship between genome structure and function18
Plant pattern recognition receptors: from evolutionary insight to engineering18
Genetic variation across and within individuals17
Sequencing-based analysis of microbiomes16
Cytoplasmic mRNA decay and quality control machineries in eukaryotes16
Interplay between chromatin marks in development and disease15
A vast potential genome editor toolbox15
Prime editing for precise and highly versatile genome manipulation15
Current advances in primate genomics: novel approaches for understanding evolution and disease14
Tracking haplotypes to quantify genome erosion14
Ribosomal protein genes as sensors of aneuploidy14
BANKSY: scalable cell typing and domain segmentation for spatial omics14
Cryptic initiation drives transcriptional junk in ageing13
Tracking protein binding to cis-regulatory elements with PRINT13
The genetics of obesity: from discovery to biology13
DNA replication in cell fate reprogramming12
How the waxing and waning of a mutation determines HIV treatment success11
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: translating genetic discoveries into therapies11
Nuclear genome influences mitochondrial DNA11
Genome-wide association testing beyond SNPs11
Live long & prosper: evidence of evolutionary forces on lifespan11
Methods and applications of genome-wide profiling of DNA damage and rare mutations10
Plant pangenomes for crop improvement, biodiversity and evolution9
Tandem repeat variation of human centromeres8
Efficient computation reveals rare CRISPR–Cas systems8
Neighbourly modulation of transcript isoforms8
Spatial miRNomics: towards the integration of microRNAs in spatial biology8
Dissecting the genetics of ovarian ageing8
Exploring biodiversity through museomics7
Opportunities and challenges of macrogenetic studies7
Genetics of glycosylation in mammalian development and disease7
Gregor Mendel and the concepts of dominance and recessiveness7
The regulation and function of post-transcriptional RNA splicing7
DNA methylation-based predictors of health: applications and statistical considerations7
Chromatin loops facilitate co-regulation of paralogues7
Deafness: from genetic architecture to gene therapy7
Viral protection from viruses6
Detecting pregnancy complications from blood6
Single-cell omics meets organoid cultures6
Transcriptional coupling of long-distance genes6
Beyond genetics for cancer evolution6
Gene regulatory network inference in the era of single-cell multi-omics6
Dynamic alternative DNA structures in biology and disease6
Foreseeing the principles of genome architecture5
Pharmacogenomics: current status and future perspectives5
Connecting noncoding variants to human traits5
To the rescue by blocking cryptic splicing5
The design and engineering of synthetic genomes5
Publisher Correction: How germ granules promote germ cell fate5
Chromatin context affects DNA repair pathway5
RNA barcoding: the catalyst for the single-cell revolution5
Alu sequences promote long-distance relationships4
Drug delivery systems for RNA therapeutics4
Human-specific genetics: new tools to explore the molecular and cellular basis of human evolution4
Genetics of human telomere biology disorders4
Fetal growth: a family affair4
An evolving hypothesis in autoimmune disease genetics4
Navigating the pitfalls of applying machine learning in genomics4
Context-specific Polycomb mechanisms in development4
The biological and clinical significance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants4
Systemic cell–cell communication in cancer4
Not all co-repressors are equal3
Understanding human placentation through spatial multiomics3
Selection on structural variation in the amylase locus3
Germline risk of clonal haematopoiesis3
The root cause of shoot-borne roots3
A TAD refined for gene regulation3
Engineering an oscillating gene circuit to delay cellular ageing3
Tuning mutagenesis by functional outcome3
Mitochondrial DNA variants in genomic data: diagnostic uplifts and predictive implications3
Metabolic engineering of plant medicines3
Charting the world’s microbiomes3
Sex differences of oestradiol-mediated gene expression3
Identifying off-target effects of genome editing with Tracking-seq3
Adapting systems biology to address the complexity of human disease in the single-cell era3
A call to action to scale up research and clinical genomic data sharing3
Ethical governance for genomic data science in the cloud2
Genetic prediction of multi-omic traits2
Fighting fibrosis with transient CAR T cells2
The complex non-genetic inheritance of complex traits2
DNA methylation in mammalian development and disease2
Sequencing and characterizing short tandem repeats in the human genome2
The effects of loss of Y chromosome on male health2
Author Correction: The origin of human mutation in light of genomic data2
A body-wide view of somatic mutations2
Histone post-translational modifications — cause and consequence of genome function2
Measuring biological age using omics data2
Target-directed microRNA degradation in Drosophila2
Human organs-on-chips for disease modelling, drug development and personalized medicine2
Base editing takes a shot at disease in non-human primates2
Sequencing to save the Kākāpō2
The origin of human mutation in light of genomic data2
Predictive evidence of the relevance of epigenetics to PTSD2
DNA Typewriter2
Oncogenesis by phase separation2
Nuclear receptors — studying genes to understand hormones2
Maverick — top gun of horizontal gene transfer2
Mapping vertebrate brain evolution2
Computational methods for analysing multiscale 3D genome organization2
Including diverse populations enhances the discovery of type 2 diabetes loci2
Illuminating the human yolk sac through single-cell omics2
The maternal-to-zygotic transition: reprogramming of the cytoplasm and nucleus2
The genetics of human performance2
SIMPLE-seq to decode DNA methylation dynamics in single cells2
Biomarker benchmarking2
Variant calling and benchmarking in an era of complete human genome sequences2
Towards gene therapy for Tay-Sachs disease2
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