Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Papers
(The H4-Index of Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology is 92. 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 translation m(o)TOR that propels regeneration2240
When senescence generates pluripotent stem cells1163
Tightening the epithelium to control signalling1130
Transfection reflections: fit-for-purpose delivery of nucleic acids1127
A dynamic culture system that models the intricacy of the mammary gland976
From trans-splicing discovery and onwards, trypanosomes lead the way913
Re-sizing of nuclear pores721
Pore-forming proteins as drivers of membrane permeabilization in cell death pathways703
Sources, resolution and physiological relevance of R-loops and RNA–DNA hybrids655
Mechanisms of substrate processing during ER-associated protein degradation553
The aetiology and molecular landscape of insulin resistance545
Modulation of cellular processes by histone and non-histone protein acetylation498
Understanding mechanisms of antioxidant action in health and disease473
How proteins sense their cellular environment459
Exploiting cell cycle-dependent dephosphorylation for mitosis-specific protein recruitment450
Decoding the Ca2+ signal for salt tolerance431
Resilience through selective translation391
Damaged mitochondria are discarded via migrasomes363
The phosphoinositide PI5P inhibits the Hippo pathway effector YAP355
Endocytosis in the context-dependent regulation of individual and collective cell properties350
Mechanism and regulation of kinesin motors330
The emerging mechanisms and functions of microautophagy329
Establishment of H3K9-methylated heterochromatin and its functions in tissue differentiation and maintenance324
Publisher Correction: Plant hormone regulation of abiotic stress responses317
New insights into activation and function of the AMPK312
Spindle positioning and its impact on vertebrate tissue architecture and cell fate311
The healing role of gasdermin B in IBD287
CRISPR–Cas applications in agriculture and plant research286
Rise and SINE: roles of transcription factors and retrotransposons in zygotic genome activation283
Telomere function and regulation from mouse models to human ageing and disease282
C-degron mimicry confers E3 ligase selectivity279
Bookmarking pluripotency genes278
Silencing centromeres with age277
Voices of the new generation: open science is good for science (and for you)273
Studying lysosomal function and dysfunction using LysoIP272
The discovery of oncogene-induced senescence272
Regulation, functions and transmission of bivalent chromatin during mammalian development269
Regulation of membrane protein structure and function by their lipid nano-environment259
Structures and functions of coronavirus replication–transcription complexes and their relevance for SARS-CoV-2 drug design254
Biology and therapeutic targeting of vascular endothelial growth factor A254
Mechanisms and roles of podosomes and invadopodia248
Curvature-mediated endocytosis248
The RNA world ‘hypothesis’247
Big cells, small potential244
Publisher Correction: Emerging roles and functional mechanisms of PIWI- interacting RNAs244
Molecular tools for analysing in vivo senescence227
A quick guide to (transmembrane) planar cell polarity mouse strains226
Science Twitter — navigating change in science communication222
Revolutionizing DNA repair research and cancer therapy with CRISPR–Cas screens217
Context-dependent TGFβ family signalling in cell fate regulation206
Migrasomes promote angiogenesis198
Splicing regulation through biomolecular condensates and membraneless organelles198
The prospects and opportunities of protein structure prediction with AI196
Improving chemical reprogramming strategies189
A guide to the biogenesis and functions of endogenous small non-coding RNAs in animals187
Why novel mRNA modifications are so challenging and what we can do about it186
Circadian clock communication during homeostasis and ageing183
FOXO transcription factors as mediators of stress adaptation183
Machinery, regulation and pathophysiological implications of autophagosome maturation182
Molecular mechanisms and consequences of mitochondrial permeability transition178
Transposons: catch them if you can172
New tool for MAPping microtubule dynamics168
RNA binding — a useful third wheel in transcription168
Activation of human endogenous retroviruses and its physiological consequences161
Mechanisms of mitochondrial respiratory adaptation148
Context-specific regulation and function of mRNA alternative polyadenylation148
Replication stress as a trigger for cell extrusion148
Energy-driven genome regulation by ATP-dependent chromatin remodellers148
Does species-specific alternative splicing make us human?146
Integrated biophysical imaging of cell interactions with 3D extracellular matrices143
Revisiting small RNA movement in plants142
Regulation and function of insulin and insulin-like growth factor receptor signalling140
Apical–basal polarity and the control of epithelial form and function135
Transcriptional control of energy metabolism by nuclear receptors132
Mechanisms of autophagy–lysosome dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases127
A guide to cell death pathways118
Targeted protein degradation: from mechanisms to clinic117
Myosin VI assists in fork protection116
How ancient RNA survives and what we can learn from it116
A Tour de force of primary cilium biogenesis115
Cold-induced longevity through proteasome boosting115
New frontiers in quality control: the case of GPI-anchored proteins114
Resolution in super-resolution microscopy — definition, trade-offs and perspectives111
The centromere as a tag of self-DNA110
Author Correction: All the sites we cannot see: Sources and mitigation of false negatives in RNA modification studies109
Genomic regulation of transcription and RNA processing by the multitasking Integrator complex108
The molecular basis for cellular function of intrinsically disordered protein regions107
Molecular mechanisms underlying nucleotide repeat expansion disorders105
The technological landscape and applications of single-cell multi-omics104
DEI conversations: more than a box-ticking exercise103
Polarized endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contacts in cell migration95
Microenvironmental determinants of endothelial cell heterogeneity94
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