Nature Methods

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Methods is 27. 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
Chromoscope: interactive multiscale visualization for structural variation in human genomes6287
Subcellular omics: a new frontier pushing the limits of resolution, complexity and throughput1091
Interpreting and comparing neural activity across systems by geometric deep learning786
Tamir Gonen727
Robust fluorescent proteins for high-resolution microscopy and biochemical techniques716
Modeling locomotion from environment to neurons696
More dimensions of the 3D genome678
How noncoding RNAs began to leave the junkyard675
Exoskeleton empowers large-scale neural recordings in freely roaming mice607
Analyzing submicron spatial transcriptomics data at their original resolution603
GWAS and eQTL disparity535
Maximum-likelihood model fitting for quantitative analysis of SMLM data503
Annotating unknown metabolites439
Denoising Search doubles the number of metabolite and exposome annotations in human plasma using an Orbitrap Astral mass spectrometer423
MARBLE: interpretable representations of neural population dynamics using geometric deep learning417
Line-scanning speeds up Brillouin microscopy328
A complete, telomere-to-telomere human genome sequence presents new opportunities for evolutionary genomics322
Detecting and correcting false transients in calcium imaging306
Ultralong transients enhance sensitivity and resolution in Orbitrap-based single-ion mass spectrometry300
The Simularium Viewer: an interactive online tool for sharing spatiotemporal biological models287
Antibody stabilization for thermally accelerated deep immunostaining282
Genome-wide profiling of prime editor off-target sites in vitro and in vivo using PE-tag264
SurfDock is a surface-informed diffusion generative model for reliable and accurate protein–ligand complex prediction259
Fast and efficient template-mediated synthesis of genetic variants259
Tapioca: a platform for predicting de novo protein–protein interactions in dynamic contexts248
DeepMainmast: integrated protocol of protein structure modeling for cryo-EM with deep learning and structure prediction246
Unlocking the power of spatial omics with AI244
Recovery of missing single-cell RNA-sequencing data with optimized transcriptomic references241
MiLoPYP: self-supervised molecular pattern mining and particle localization in situ236
Large Stokes shift fluorescent RNAs for dual-emission fluorescence and bioluminescence imaging in live cells231
Mass spectrometry imaging: the rise of spatially resolved single-cell omics222
Understanding the invisible hands of sample preparation for cryo-EM220
Efficient targeted insertion of large DNA fragments without DNA donors220
SEAM is a spatial single nuclear metabolomics method for dissecting tissue microenvironment217
BIONIC: biological network integration using convolutions216
Best practices and tools for reporting reproducible fluorescence microscopy methods209
LiftPose3D, a deep learning-based approach for transforming two-dimensional to three-dimensional poses in laboratory animals204
When labs welcome under-represented groups198
Using machine learning to predict the structure of proteins that bind to DNA and RNA198
ENTERing the world of immune cells196
BATTLES: high-throughput screening of antigen recognition under force196
Quest: my postdoc home187
Non-invasive metabolic imaging of brown adipose tissue186
Setting standards for stem cells186
Sensitive protein analysis with plexDIA186
From GWAS to single-cell MPRA184
Publisher Correction: Museum of spatial transcriptomics183
Differentiating visceral sensory ganglion organoids from induced pluripotent stem cells175
wwPDB biocuration: on the front line of structural biology172
Tardigrades169
Trawling the ocean virome165
Long-read sequencing in the era of epigenomics and epitranscriptomics162
De novo protein design with a denoising diffusion network independent of pretrained structure prediction models161
Comparing classifier performance with baselines159
The placozoan Trichoplax158
Image-seq: spatially resolved single-cell sequencing guided by in situ and in vivo imaging158
Peer review demystified: part 2158
Author Correction: Learning single-cell perturbation responses using neural optimal transport157
Learning consistent subcellular landmarks to quantify changes in multiplexed protein maps156
How developmental cell atlases inform stem cell embryo models156
One cell, two cell, dead cell, true cell155
Genomics 2 Proteins portal: a resource and discovery tool for linking genetic screening outputs to protein sequences and structures155
UDA-seq: universal droplet microfluidics-based combinatorial indexing for massive-scale multimodal single-cell sequencing154
Indexing and searching petabase-scale nucleotide resources152
A fluorogenic chemically induced dimerization technology for controlling, imaging and sensing protein proximity152
The crustacean Parhyale150
Profiling RNA at chromatin targets in situ by antibody-targeted tagmentation148
quantms: a cloud-based pipeline for quantitative proteomics enables the reanalysis of public proteomics data148
VascuViz: a multimodality and multiscale imaging and visualization pipeline for vascular systems biology146
LIVECell—A large-scale dataset for label-free live cell segmentation144
Detection of m6A from direct RNA sequencing using a multiple instance learning framework143
Adaptable, turn-on maturation (ATOM) fluorescent biosensors for multiplexed detection in cells143
The tidyomics ecosystem: enhancing omic data analyses142
StayGold variants for molecular fusion and membrane-targeting applications141
Time-resolved cryo-EM using a combination of droplet microfluidics with on-demand jetting139
The LGBTQ+ job hunt136
Deciphering subcellular organization with multiplexed imaging and deep learning135
Neural networks built with biomolecules132
A method for quantitative and base-resolution sequencing of pseudouridine130
A graph neural network that combines scRNA-seq and protein–protein interaction data129
Image processing tools for petabyte-scale light sheet microscopy data126
Enabling global image data sharing in the life sciences126
Inside the chase after those elusive proteoforms123
Analyzing single-cell bisulfite sequencing data with MethSCAn122
HyU: Hybrid Unmixing for longitudinal in vivo imaging of low signal-to-noise fluorescence122
Tackling tumor complexity with single-cell proteomics122
DAQ-Score Database: assessment of map–model compatibility for protein structure models from cryo-EM maps122
The future of bioimage analysis: a dialog between mind and machine120
Method of the Year 2024: spatial proteomics119
Ultra-high-throughput single-cell RNA sequencing and perturbation screening with combinatorial fluidic indexing119
Propensity score weighting118
SODB facilitates comprehensive exploration of spatial omics data117
Nano3P-seq: transcriptome-wide analysis of gene expression and tail dynamics using end-capture nanopore cDNA sequencing117
Efficient combinatorial targeting of RNA transcripts in single cells with Cas13 RNA Perturb-seq115
Comparison of transformations for single-cell RNA-seq data114
What makes a Nature Methods paper113
Science while parenting113
Combining compact human protein domains with CRISPR systems for robust gene activation113
Multimodal large language models for bioimage analysis110
Publisher Correction: ELI trifocal microscope: a precise system to prepare target cryo-lamellae for in situ cryo-ET study109
Permittivity tensor imaging: modular label-free imaging of 3D dry mass and 3D orientation at high resolution109
CAD we share? Publishing reproducible microscope hardware108
Building an automated three-dimensional flight agent for neural network reconstruction107
Method of the Year: protein structure prediction105
Mackenzie Weygandt Mathis105
Genomics beyond complete genomes104
Vector choices, vector surprises103
A guide to the optogenetic regulation of endogenous molecules102
Dissecting cell membrane tension dynamics and its effect on Piezo1-mediated cellular mechanosensitivity using force-controlled nanopipettes101
RNA-Puzzles Round V: blind predictions of 23 RNA structures100
Learning single-cell perturbation responses using neural optimal transport98
Automated high-speed 3D imaging of organoid cultures with multi-scale phenotypic quantification98
The evolution of embryo models97
Metrics reloaded: recommendations for image analysis validation96
Spatial mapping of protein composition and tissue organization: a primer for multiplexed antibody-based imaging96
Profiling the epigenetic landscape of the antigen receptor repertoire: the missing epi-immunogenomics data96
Principles and challenges of modeling temporal and spatial omics data95
Caveat fluorophore: an insiders’ guide to small-molecule fluorescent labels95
Lighting up oxytocin dynamics in the brain with MTRIAOT95
What makes an author94
Author Correction: CrY2H-seq: a massively multiplexed assay for deep-coverage interactome mapping94
Assessment of 3D MINFLUX data for quantitative structural biology in cells93
Repurposing large-format microarrays for scalable spatial transcriptomics93
The bearded dragon Pogona vitticeps92
Publisher Correction: Fast and flexible analysis of linked microbiome data with mako92
Author Correction: Deep learning improves macromolecule identification in 3D cellular cryo-electron tomograms91
Modeling morphogenesis90
Trapping virus in a shell90
First-gen scientists leap hurdles and give back90
Scalable and unbiased sequence-informed embedding of single-cell ATAC-seq data with CellSpace89
The impact of AlphaFold2 one year on89
Learning the immunological repertoire89
Segmentation metric misinterpretations in bioimage analysis88
Deep 3D histology powered by tissue clearing, omics and AI87
Post-translational modification-centric base editor screens to assess phosphorylation site functionality in high throughput87
Statistical inference with a manifold-constrained RNA velocity model uncovers cell cycle speed modulations86
An exceptionally photostable mScarlet3 mutant85
Mapping effective connectivity by virtually perturbing a surrogate brain84
A versatile polypharmacology platform promotes cytoprotection and viability of human pluripotent and differentiated cells84
Towards higher-resolution and in vivo understanding of lncRNA biogenesis and function84
Regression modeling of time-to-event data with censoring83
gEAR: Gene Expression Analysis Resource portal for community-driven, multi-omic data exploration83
A deconvolution algorithm to achieve super-resolution stimulated Raman scattering imaging83
Estimation of skeletal kinematics in freely moving rodents82
A three-photon head-mounted microscope for imaging all layers of visual cortex in freely moving mice82
A genetically encoded sensor for in vivo imaging of orexin neuropeptides82
METLIN-CCS: an ion mobility spectrometry collision cross section database82
DIP-MS: ultra-deep interaction proteomics for the deconvolution of protein complexes81
RoboEM: automated 3D flight tracing for synaptic-resolution connectomics80
A-SOiD, an active-learning platform for expert-guided, data-efficient discovery of behavior79
Jasmine and Iris: population-scale structural variant comparison and analysis79
ScanNet: an interpretable geometric deep learning model for structure-based protein binding site prediction79
ShareLoc — an open platform for sharing localization microscopy data79
The SplitsTree App: interactive analysis and visualization using phylogenetic trees and networks78
Systematic assessment of long-read RNA-seq methods for transcript identification and quantification78
Incorporating the image formation process into deep learning improves network performance78
Spike sorting with Kilosort478
CAVE: Connectome Annotation Versioning Engine78
Smart parallel automated cryo-electron tomography77
Dictys: dynamic gene regulatory network dissects developmental continuum with single-cell multiomics77
Sequencing RNA isoforms in brain tissue76
Towards a full picture of the total transcriptome75
A new member of the spatial omics family75
A diamond microscope74
Augmented translation via multitailed mRNA73
Predicted protein structures expand the CATH database73
A peek into early human embryogenesis73
Spatial Omics DataBase (SODB): increasing accessibility to spatial omics data72
Mapping deformations and increasing quantitative accuracy in expansion microscopy72
Inferring how animals deform improves cell tracking72
Author Correction: Programmable RNA editing with compact CRISPR–Cas13 systems from uncultivated microbes71
Open microscopy in the life sciences: quo vadis?71
Neural engineering with photons as synaptic transmitters70
Single-cell multiomics to probe relationships between histone modifications and transcription70
Expanding capabilities and infrastructure for cryo-EM70
Author Correction: Towards community-driven metadata standards for light microscopy: tiered specifications extending the OME model70
Gapr for large-scale collaborative single-neuron reconstruction69
Summer school in wartime69
Microscopes are coming for your job69
A structural learning method to uncover how information between single cells flows68
ScanNet uncovers binding motifs in protein structures with deep learning68
Entering the era of deep single-cell proteomics67
Chemical space exploration with quantum computing67
JIPipe: visual batch processing for ImageJ66
The big picture in science66
Hydrogel-based molecular tension fluorescence microscopy for investigating receptor-mediated rigidity sensing66
Molecular pixelation: spatial proteomics of single cells by sequencing66
Image restoration of degraded time-lapse microscopy data mediated by near-infrared imaging65
Data sharing is the future65
Microbial-enrichment method enables high-throughput metagenomic characterization from host-rich samples63
Seeing data as t-SNE and UMAP do63
Peptide sequencing based on host–guest interaction-assisted nanopore sensing63
POLCAM: instant molecular orientation microscopy for the life sciences63
Accurate prediction of protein–nucleic acid complexes using RoseTTAFoldNA63
Structure prediction for orphan proteins63
SQANTI3: curation of long-read transcriptomes for accurate identification of known and novel isoforms62
Long-read mapping to repetitive reference sequences using Winnowmap262
Using AI in bioimage analysis to elevate the rate of scientific discovery as a community62
Protein structure predictions to atomic accuracy with AlphaFold61
Three-dimensional adaptive optical nanoscopy for thick specimen imaging at sub-50-nm resolution61
In vitro modeling of the human dopaminergic system using spatially arranged ventral midbrain–striatum–cortex assembloids61
Small data methods in omics: the power of one60
Selective-plane-activation structured illumination microscopy59
Massively parallel evaluation and computational prediction of the activities and specificities of 17 small Cas9s59
Multi-animal pose estimation, identification and tracking with DeepLabCut59
Year in review 202358
Spotting T and B cell receptors58
Development of the human head58
Base editing in mitochondrial DNA58
In situ electro-sequencing57
A flexible system for tissue-specific gene expression in mice using adeno-associated virus57
A closer look at FluoroCubes57
Peter Sorger57
A data analysis framework for combining multiple batches increases the power of isobaric proteomics experiments56
Hydrogel fibers that enable optogenetic pain inhibition during locomotion56
Fluorescent actinometers for fast and simple quantitative measurement of light intensity56
Completing human genomes56
Multiplexed profiling of intracellular protein abundance, activity, interactions and druggability with LABEL-seq56
Next-generation expansion microscopy55
A genome-scale approach for determining the function of phosphorylation sites55
SVDSS: structural variation discovery in hard-to-call genomic regions using sample-specific strings from accurate long reads54
Recovering true FRET efficiencies from smFRET investigations requires triplet state mitigation54
3D reconstruction of spatial expression54
Immune intestine interfaces in vitro54
Not if but when nanopore protein sequencing meets single-cell proteomics53
A pairwise distance distribution correction (DDC) algorithm to eliminate blinking-caused artifacts in SMLM53
Challenges and perspectives in computational deconvolution of genomics data53
Miniature three-photon microscopy maximized for scattered fluorescence collection53
Clear optically matched panoramic access channel technique (COMPACT) for large-volume deep brain imaging53
DL4MicEverywhere: deep learning for microscopy made flexible, shareable and reproducible52
FIOLA: an accelerated pipeline for fluorescence imaging online analysis52
TREX reveals proteins that bind to specific RNA regions in living cells52
Next-generation MRI scanner designed for ultra-high-resolution human brain imaging at 7 Tesla52
Diving deeper in the 3D genome51
Cryo-electron tomography on focused ion beam lamellae transforms structural cell biology51
Parallel cryo electron tomography on in situ lamellae51
Dissecting gene regulation with multimodal sequencing51
The Cell Tracking Challenge: 10 years of objective benchmarking51
Jie Xiao50
A method to map single-cell lineages in the mouse brain by CRISPR-based barcoding50
Adventures in AI50
Nanopores distinguish RNA modifications50
Optimal transport for single-cell genomics49
HYBRiD: a simple method for clearing and visualizing mammalian bodies49
A celebration of structural biology49
Combined sequencing of genomes and epigenomes49
SCUBA-D: a freshly trained diffusion model generates high-quality protein structures49
Enhancing functional gene set analysis with large language models49
3D holograms of embryos48
Identification of phosphosites that alter protein thermal stability48
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