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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Tightening the (neural) net for protein structure prediction1098
Single-cell expression profiling has its roots in in situ techniques1039
Explaining the male bias in cancers892
The different faces of transcription factor sensitivity831
SCOPE-ing out eukaryotic 6mA777
The evolution of modifier genes637
Weaponized genomics: potential threats to international and human security596
Disentangling population structure in marine species488
Enhancing sustainable development through plant genetics455
The evolution of DNA sequencing with microfluidics449
Microorganisms as architects of a sustainable future424
Imprinted genes and the manipulation of parenting in mammals366
Harnessing deep learning for population genetic inference340
Interrogating epigenetic mechanisms with chemically customized chromatin323
Means, mechanisms and consequences of adenine methylation in DNA313
Pleiotropy, epistasis and the genetic architecture of quantitative traits271
Genomic insights into conifer evolution265
Rapid pathogen surveillance: field-ready sequencing solutions237
Unveiling the expanding protein universe of life237
The origin of animals and fungi230
Cis-regulatory elements at cellular resolution225
Changes in cell-cycle rate drive diverging cell fates216
Progress in toxicogenomics to protect human health207
The evolutionary foundations of transcriptional regulation in animals198
More than a decade of genetic research on the Denisovans194
The epithelial–mesenchymal plasticity landscape: principles of design and mechanisms of regulation191
RNA polymerase II transcription compartments — from factories to condensates190
Best practices for single-cell analysis across modalities189
Mapping dosage188
Investigating spatial gene circuits and gene–phenotype mechanisms with Perturb-FISH187
Mini-colons unlock tumour development outside the body178
Layering epigenomic and transcriptomic space174
Harnessing functional annotation to improve the accuracy and transferability of polygenic scores170
Genomic transformations of Eurasian hunter-gatherer populations during the last Ice Age167
Genomic landscape of cancer in racially and ethnically diverse populations167
Non-retroviral RNA viruses in eukaryotic genomes156
Intrinsically disordered regions as facilitators of the transcription factor target search149
Inhibitors of bacterial immune systems: discovery, mechanisms and applications149
Revealing gene function with statistical inference at single-cell resolution147
Targeted genome-modification tools and their advanced applications in crop breeding146
Epigenomes get personal146
Predicting the effects of multigene perturbations142
The hidden diversity of tumours139
Swapping genes within and beyond our bodies135
Mate choice through a genomic lens133
Miller spreads and the power of observation132
Single cell–cell communication131
Simultaneous single-cell sequencing of RNA and DNA at scale with DEFND-seq130
Retrotransposons: still mobile in humans127
Fine-mapping causal variants — why finding ‘the one’ can be futile122
Cohesin and CTCF emerge as building blocks of 3D genome structure118
The origin and evolution of Wnt signalling114
Redefining cellular reprogramming with advanced genomic technologies104
CHIPping away at the genetic aetiology of clonal haematopoiesis104
ADAR1 inhibits ZBP1 activation by endogenous Z-RNA103
Clinical use of polygenic risk scores: current status, barriers and future directions102
From computational models of the splicing code to regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic implications100
Scrambling the genome in cancer: causes and consequences of complex chromosome rearrangements99
Genomic newborn screening for rare diseases98
Global genomic diversity for All of Us97
Social shifts in spiders95
The final pieces of the human genome94
Fitness effects of mutations throughout evolution93
Integrating model systems and genomic insights to decipher mechanisms of cancer metastasis92
High-throughput biochemistry in RNA sequence space: predicting structure and function90
Why geneticists should care about male infertility82
Fitness, growth and transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants81
Targeting and engineering long non-coding RNAs for cancer therapy80
The diversification of methods for studying cell–cell interactions and communication80
Effects of regulatory variants across pig tissues78
Indirect recognition of pathogen virulence proteins to activate plant immune receptors77
Exon junction complex modulates m6A distribution76
A digital marker for coronary artery disease76
A whole-genome shotgun approach to human reference genome sequencing74
Genomic data sharing: you don’t know what you’ve got (till it’s gone)73
Mosaic variegated aneuploidy in development, ageing and cancer71
Sex-specific morphs: the genetics and evolution of intra-sexual variation67
Microbial genomics for antimicrobial resistance ecology and action64
The expanding diagnostic toolbox for rare genetic diseases63
Navigating the pitfalls of mapping DNA and RNA modifications62
Integrating non-mammalian model organisms in the diagnosis of rare genetic diseases in humans61
Genetics of circadian rhythms and sleep in human health and disease61
Genomic surveillance for antimicrobial resistance — a One Health perspective57
Genomics for monitoring and understanding species responses to global climate change57
Chromosomal instability as a driver of cancer progression56
Divergence and conservation of the meiotic recombination machinery56
Programmable DNA rearrangements using bridge RNAs55
Using cell-free DNA to infer gene expression54
SCENT defines non-coding disease mechanisms using single-cell multi-omics51
The evolutionary tale of lactase persistence in humans50
A developmental exit from totipotency48
microRNAs as systemic regulators of ageing46
How ancient genes form animal body plans46
Prioritizing the detection of rare pathogenic variants in population screening45
Harnessing evolution to infer protein networks45
Functional synonymous mutations and their evolutionary consequences43
New insights into genome folding by loop extrusion from inducible degron technologies42
Biobanking with genetics shapes precision medicine and global health42
Context-specific functions of chromatin remodellers in development and disease40
Translating genomic advances into biodiversity conservation39
Profiling the total transcriptome of single nuclei in archived samples with snRandom-seq36
Challenges and best practices in omics benchmarking36
Author Correction: Transposable elements: McClintock’s legacy revisited36
Global cooperation for a global pandemic35
Packaging and delivery of genome-editing tools34
Nascent transcription quantification with scFLUENT-seq34
Towards improved fine-mapping of candidate causal variants34
Integrating ELSI study teams in paediatric genomic research efforts32
The FinnGen study: disease insights from a ‘bottlenecked’ population32
The lives of cells, recorded32
Context-specific regulatory variants in precision medicine and agriculture32
Cell-type deconvolution methods for spatial transcriptomics31
tRNA dysregulation and disease29
The nexus between RNA-binding proteins and their effectors29
Multifunctional histone variants in genome function29
Methods and applications for single-cell and spatial multi-omics28
Predicting gene expression from DNA sequence using deep learning models28
In vivo editing of blood stem cells27
Publisher Correction: Sociotechnical safeguards for genomic data privacy26
Corrupted USB1 fails to process microRNAs required for blood development26
Mary Lyon and the birth of X-inactivation research26
Ancient migration and the modern genome25
The continuum of transcription factor affinities25
The regulatory landscape of chromatin accessibility25
The genetic basis of human height25
Single-cell genomics meets human genetics23
Stem cell-derived organoid models: defying the Hayflick limit22
De novo genes: from non-genic to genic22
First glimpse of enhancers in gene regulation22
Biological roles of adenine methylation in RNA21
Spatial architecture of development and disease19
The gene variant that helped put Latinxs in the 1000 genomes project19
EpiDamID, a new single-cell multi-omics tool19
Tandem repeats in the long-read sequencing era18
Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections linked to HLA-B*15:0118
Endogenous retroviruses: unveiling new targets for cancer immunotherapy17
Making sense of the polygenicity of complex traits17
Genetic variation across and within individuals17
Plant pattern recognition receptors: from evolutionary insight to engineering16
The human genetic epidemiology of COVID-1916
Forensic genetics in the omics era16
Cytoplasmic mRNA decay and quality control machineries in eukaryotes15
Tracking haplotypes to quantify genome erosion15
Prime editing for precise and highly versatile genome manipulation15
Sequencing-based analysis of microbiomes15
BANKSY: scalable cell typing and domain segmentation for spatial omics14
Current advances in primate genomics: novel approaches for understanding evolution and disease14
Tracking protein binding to cis-regulatory elements with PRINT13
Determining variant effects with pooled prime editing13
DNA replication in cell fate reprogramming13
How the waxing and waning of a mutation determines HIV treatment success13
Nuclear genome influences mitochondrial DNA13
Live long & prosper: evidence of evolutionary forces on lifespan12
Methods and applications of genome-wide profiling of DNA damage and rare mutations12
Cryptic initiation drives transcriptional junk in ageing12
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: translating genetic discoveries into therapies11
Prompt-based bioinformatics: a new interface for multi-omics analysis11
From clonality to complexity: a journey through microbial ecology and evolution11
Genome-wide association testing beyond SNPs11
Neighbourly modulation of transcript isoforms10
Dissecting pleiotropy to gain mechanistic insights into human disease10
Measuring the effects of regulatory variants in an endogenous context10
Efficient computation reveals rare CRISPR–Cas systems10
High-resolution imaging of RNA and proteins in thick tissues using cycleHCR10
Plant pangenomes for crop improvement, biodiversity and evolution10
Prospects for personalized cancer treatment in the era of single-cell sequencing9
Spatial miRNomics: towards the integration of microRNAs in spatial biology9
Tandem repeat variation of human centromeres9
Chromatin loops facilitate co-regulation of paralogues8
Deafness: from genetic architecture to gene therapy8
Genetics of glycosylation in mammalian development and disease8
DNA methylation-based predictors of health: applications and statistical considerations8
Exploring biodiversity through museomics8
An uneasy truce between population health and the gene pools within our bodies7
Single-cell omics meets organoid cultures7
Harnessing artificial intelligence to advance CRISPR-based genome editing technologies7
Gregor Mendel and the concepts of dominance and recessiveness7
The regulation and function of post-transcriptional RNA splicing7
Harnessing lateral gene transfer and endosymbiosis for adaptation7
Dynamic alternative DNA structures in biology and disease7
Viral protection from viruses7
Gene regulatory network inference in the era of single-cell multi-omics7
Connecting noncoding variants to human traits6
Publisher Correction: How germ granules promote germ cell fate6
Transcriptional coupling of long-distance genes6
RNA barcoding: the catalyst for the single-cell revolution6
Detecting pregnancy complications from blood6
Beyond genetics for cancer evolution6
Methodological opportunities in genomic data analysis to advance health equity6
Alu sequences promote long-distance relationships5
An evolutionary continuum between non-coding and coding DNA5
Systemic cell–cell communication in cancer5
Pharmacogenomics: current status and future perspectives5
To the rescue by blocking cryptic splicing5
The design and engineering of synthetic genomes5
Author Correction: Evolution and regulation of animal sex chromosomes4
Drug delivery systems for RNA therapeutics4
Charting the world’s microbiomes4
Identifying off-target effects of genome editing with Tracking-seq4
Context-specific Polycomb mechanisms in development4
Human-specific genetics: new tools to explore the molecular and cellular basis of human evolution4
Understanding human placentation through spatial multiomics4
Selection on structural variation in the amylase locus4
An evolving hypothesis in autoimmune disease genetics4
Genetics of human telomere biology disorders4
Not all co-repressors are equal4
Tuning mutagenesis by functional outcome4
Engineering an oscillating gene circuit to delay cellular ageing4
A TAD refined for gene regulation3
CROWN-seq reveals m6Am landscapes and transcription start site diversity3
Predictive evidence of the relevance of epigenetics to PTSD3
The evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as humans migrated out of Africa3
The effects of loss of Y chromosome on male health3
Revealing secrets of human genetic variation with population databases3
Adapting systems biology to address the complexity of human disease in the single-cell era3
Metabolic engineering of plant medicines3
When cellular reprogramming meets AI: towards de novo cell design3
Regulatory genomics at biobank scales3
Sequencing and characterizing short tandem repeats in the human genome3
SIMPLE-seq to decode DNA methylation dynamics in single cells3
DNA Typewriter3
Collaborating at the nexus of genomics, humanities, social science and stakeholders3
Sex differences of oestradiol-mediated gene expression3
Tracing the evolution of sequencing into the era of genomic medicine3
The root cause of shoot-borne roots3
A crossroads in the timeline of human evolution3
Variant calling and benchmarking in an era of complete human genome sequences3
Is enhancer-driven gene regulation all wrapped up?3
Biomarker benchmarking3
Nuclear receptors — studying genes to understand hormones3
A call to action to scale up research and clinical genomic data sharing3
RNA splicing — a central layer of gene regulation3
From genome to drug: the hidden story of diversity2
A TRIP to understand gene regulation2
Molecular mechanisms of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance2
Mapping trait-associated cells with spatial transcriptomics2
From Mendel’s laws to non-Mendelian inheritance2
Ethical governance for genomic data science in the cloud2
The complex non-genetic inheritance of complex traits2
Evolution and regulation of animal sex chromosomes2
Locking in a synthetic genetic code2
Non-coding RNAs in disease: from mechanisms to therapeutics2
Regulatory genome annotation2
Genome-scale models in human metabologenomics2
Spatial epigenomics in single cells2
X-linked competition — implications for human development and disease2
Thoughts on a legacy2
A diverse and inclusive human pangenome2
Stochastic transitions as a major source of cancer heterogeneity2
Temporal modelling using single-cell transcriptomics2
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