Nature Methods

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Methods is 28. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Interpreting and comparing neural activity across systems by geometric deep learning7173
Tamir Gonen1273
Robust fluorescent proteins for high-resolution microscopy and biochemical techniques901
Modeling locomotion from environment to neurons899
More dimensions of the 3D genome831
Exoskeleton empowers large-scale neural recordings in freely roaming mice824
Analyzing submicron spatial transcriptomics data at their original resolution817
Annotating unknown metabolites705
Chromoscope: interactive multiscale visualization for structural variation in human genomes688
How noncoding RNAs began to leave the junkyard629
Tapioca: a platform for predicting de novo protein–protein interactions in dynamic contexts614
The Simularium Viewer: an interactive online tool for sharing spatiotemporal biological models562
Detecting and correcting false transients in calcium imaging544
Line-scanning speeds up Brillouin microscopy428
Fast and efficient template-mediated synthesis of genetic variants421
GWAS and eQTL disparity399
A complete, telomere-to-telomere human genome sequence presents new opportunities for evolutionary genomics386
BIONIC: biological network integration using convolutions348
Maximum-likelihood model fitting for quantitative analysis of SMLM data348
MRIcroGL: voxel-based visualization for neuroimaging319
Denoising Search doubles the number of metabolite and exposome annotations in human plasma using an Orbitrap Astral mass spectrometer314
Prediction of protein subcellular localization in single cells285
DeepMainmast: integrated protocol of protein structure modeling for cryo-EM with deep learning and structure prediction276
MARBLE: interpretable representations of neural population dynamics using geometric deep learning263
SurfDock is a surface-informed diffusion generative model for reliable and accurate protein–ligand complex prediction259
MiLoPYP: self-supervised molecular pattern mining and particle localization in situ242
Subcellular omics: a new frontier pushing the limits of resolution, complexity and throughput237
Large Stokes shift fluorescent RNAs for dual-emission fluorescence and bioluminescence imaging in live cells235
Antibody stabilization for thermally accelerated deep immunostaining233
Recovery of missing single-cell RNA-sequencing data with optimized transcriptomic references230
Unlocking the power of spatial omics with AI228
Ultralong transients enhance sensitivity and resolution in Orbitrap-based single-ion mass spectrometry228
Efficient targeted insertion of large DNA fragments without DNA donors223
Mass spectrometry imaging: the rise of spatially resolved single-cell omics219
SEAM is a spatial single nuclear metabolomics method for dissecting tissue microenvironment215
Genome-wide profiling of prime editor off-target sites in vitro and in vivo using PE-tag213
Using machine learning to predict the structure of proteins that bind to DNA and RNA210
ENTERing the world of immune cells210
BATTLES: high-throughput screening of antigen recognition under force205
Quest: my postdoc home196
Non-invasive metabolic imaging of brown adipose tissue192
Setting standards for stem cells189
Sensitive protein analysis with plexDIA189
Trawling the ocean virome189
From GWAS to single-cell MPRA186
Bat organoids at bat185
Learning consistent subcellular landmarks to quantify changes in multiplexed protein maps182
Indexing and searching petabase-scale nucleotide resources179
Comparing classifier performance with baselines179
Genomics 2 Proteins portal: a resource and discovery tool for linking genetic screening outputs to protein sequences and structures179
When labs welcome under-represented groups178
The crustacean Parhyale173
Road trip home to start a lab171
The tidyomics ecosystem: enhancing omic data analyses167
Profiling RNA at chromatin targets in situ by antibody-targeted tagmentation167
VascuViz: a multimodality and multiscale imaging and visualization pipeline for vascular systems biology163
The placozoan Trichoplax162
Differentiating visceral sensory ganglion organoids from induced pluripotent stem cells161
Publisher Correction: Museum of spatial transcriptomics160
Author Correction: Learning single-cell perturbation responses using neural optimal transport159
One cell, two cell, dead cell, true cell157
How developmental cell atlases inform stem cell embryo models157
Peer review demystified: part 2152
Time-resolved cryo-EM using a combination of droplet microfluidics with on-demand jetting151
Tracking gene transfer using RNA tools148
Tardigrades147
Image-seq: spatially resolved single-cell sequencing guided by in situ and in vivo imaging146
FISHnet: detecting chromatin domains in single-cell sequential Oligopaints imaging data144
De novo protein design with a denoising diffusion network independent of pretrained structure prediction models137
Long-read sequencing in the era of epigenomics and epitranscriptomics136
quantms: a cloud-based pipeline for quantitative proteomics enables the reanalysis of public proteomics data135
Adaptable, turn-on maturation (ATOM) fluorescent biosensors for multiplexed detection in cells134
A fluorogenic chemically induced dimerization technology for controlling, imaging and sensing protein proximity131
StayGold variants for molecular fusion and membrane-targeting applications129
UDA-seq: universal droplet microfluidics-based combinatorial indexing for massive-scale multimodal single-cell sequencing128
Detection of m6A from direct RNA sequencing using a multiple instance learning framework125
The LGBTQ+ job hunt123
Deciphering subcellular organization with multiplexed imaging and deep learning122
A method for quantitative and base-resolution sequencing of pseudouridine121
Neural networks built with biomolecules121
The future of bioimage analysis: a dialog between mind and machine120
Decoding post-transcriptional regulatory networks by RNA-linked CRISPR screening in human cells120
A graph neural network that combines scRNA-seq and protein–protein interaction data120
Inside the chase after those elusive proteoforms118
Principles and challenges of modeling temporal and spatial omics data118
Science while parenting115
DAQ-Score Database: assessment of map–model compatibility for protein structure models from cryo-EM maps115
What makes a Nature Methods paper114
Combining compact human protein domains with CRISPR systems for robust gene activation113
Publisher Correction: ELI trifocal microscope: a precise system to prepare target cryo-lamellae for in situ cryo-ET study112
Mackenzie Weygandt Mathis111
Building an automated three-dimensional flight agent for neural network reconstruction111
Genomics beyond complete genomes110
Vector choices, vector surprises107
Propensity score weighting105
Interpretable representation learning for 3D multi-piece intracellular structures using point clouds105
Profiling the epigenetic landscape of the antigen receptor repertoire: the missing epi-immunogenomics data104
Tackling tumor complexity with single-cell proteomics103
Image processing tools for petabyte-scale light sheet microscopy data103
Enabling global image data sharing in the life sciences103
Analyzing single-cell bisulfite sequencing data with MethSCAn102
Comparison of transformations for single-cell RNA-seq data101
Automated high-speed 3D imaging of organoid cultures with multi-scale phenotypic quantification101
Caveat fluorophore: an insiders’ guide to small-molecule fluorescent labels100
SODB facilitates comprehensive exploration of spatial omics data100
Efficient combinatorial targeting of RNA transcripts in single cells with Cas13 RNA Perturb-seq100
Permittivity tensor imaging: modular label-free imaging of 3D dry mass and 3D orientation at high resolution99
RNA-Puzzles Round V: blind predictions of 23 RNA structures99
CAD we share? Publishing reproducible microscope hardware98
Nano3P-seq: transcriptome-wide analysis of gene expression and tail dynamics using end-capture nanopore cDNA sequencing98
The evolution of embryo models97
Deep learning-assisted analysis of single-particle tracking for automated correlation between diffusion and function97
Multimodal large language models for bioimage analysis96
Spatial mapping of protein composition and tissue organization: a primer for multiplexed antibody-based imaging96
Dissecting cell membrane tension dynamics and its effect on Piezo1-mediated cellular mechanosensitivity using force-controlled nanopipettes96
Learning single-cell perturbation responses using neural optimal transport95
Metrics reloaded: recommendations for image analysis validation95
Method of the Year 2024: spatial proteomics95
HyU: Hybrid Unmixing for longitudinal in vivo imaging of low signal-to-noise fluorescence95
Lighting up oxytocin dynamics in the brain with MTRIAOT93
Method of the Year: protein structure prediction93
Author Correction: Deep learning improves macromolecule identification in 3D cellular cryo-electron tomograms92
Publisher Correction: Fast and flexible analysis of linked microbiome data with mako92
Modeling morphogenesis92
Author Correction: CrY2H-seq: a massively multiplexed assay for deep-coverage interactome mapping92
First-gen scientists leap hurdles and give back91
DIP-MS: ultra-deep interaction proteomics for the deconvolution of protein complexes90
Characterizing protein sequence determinants of nuclear condensates by high-throughput pooled imaging with CondenSeq90
Incorporating the image formation process into deep learning improves network performance90
What makes an author89
Segmentation metric misinterpretations in bioimage analysis88
Mapping effective connectivity by virtually perturbing a surrogate brain87
Learning the immunological repertoire86
A deconvolution algorithm to achieve super-resolution stimulated Raman scattering imaging85
Repurposing large-format microarrays for scalable spatial transcriptomics85
Regression modeling of time-to-event data with censoring85
Scalable and unbiased sequence-informed embedding of single-cell ATAC-seq data with CellSpace85
The bearded dragon Pogona vitticeps83
ShareLoc — an open platform for sharing localization microscopy data83
Assessment of 3D MINFLUX data for quantitative structural biology in cells83
Illuminating life processes by vibrational probes82
An exceptionally photostable mScarlet3 mutant82
Post-translational modification-centric base editor screens to assess phosphorylation site functionality in high throughput82
CAVE: Connectome Annotation Versioning Engine81
Deep 3D histology powered by tissue clearing, omics and AI81
DSI Studio: an integrated tractography platform and fiber data hub for accelerating brain research80
Unravelling cellular interactions using flow cytometry80
Surfice: visualizing neuroimaging meshes, tractography streamlines and connectomes80
Author Correction: iPipet: sample handling using a tablet79
Smart parallel automated cryo-electron tomography79
Towards higher-resolution and in vivo understanding of lncRNA biogenesis and function79
BEAST X for Bayesian phylogenetic, phylogeographic and phylodynamic inference78
Statistical inference with a manifold-constrained RNA velocity model uncovers cell cycle speed modulations78
Estimation of skeletal kinematics in freely moving rodents78
A three-photon head-mounted microscope for imaging all layers of visual cortex in freely moving mice77
A genetically encoded sensor for in vivo imaging of orexin neuropeptides77
The impact of AlphaFold2 one year on77
RoboEM: automated 3D flight tracing for synaptic-resolution connectomics77
Spike sorting with Kilosort477
Systematic assessment of long-read RNA-seq methods for transcript identification and quantification76
A-SOiD, an active-learning platform for expert-guided, data-efficient discovery of behavior75
ScanNet: an interpretable geometric deep learning model for structure-based protein binding site prediction75
Dictys: dynamic gene regulatory network dissects developmental continuum with single-cell multiomics74
The SplitsTree App: interactive analysis and visualization using phylogenetic trees and networks74
Sequencing RNA isoforms in brain tissue74
METLIN-CCS: an ion mobility spectrometry collision cross section database74
Towards a full picture of the total transcriptome74
Jasmine and Iris: population-scale structural variant comparison and analysis74
A new member of the spatial omics family73
A diamond microscope72
Augmented translation via multitailed mRNA72
Predicted protein structures expand the CATH database71
A peek into early human embryogenesis71
Mapping deformations and increasing quantitative accuracy in expansion microscopy71
Author Correction: Programmable RNA editing with compact CRISPR–Cas13 systems from uncultivated microbes70
Spatial Omics DataBase (SODB): increasing accessibility to spatial omics data70
Neural engineering with photons as synaptic transmitters69
Author Correction: Towards community-driven metadata standards for light microscopy: tiered specifications extending the OME model69
Using AI in bioimage analysis to elevate the rate of scientific discovery as a community68
Summer school in wartime68
Small data methods in omics: the power of one66
Selective-plane-activation structured illumination microscopy66
Self-supervised learning of molecular representations65
ScanNet uncovers binding motifs in protein structures with deep learning65
Molecular pixelation: spatial proteomics of single cells by sequencing65
A structural learning method to uncover how information between single cells flows65
POLCAM: instant molecular orientation microscopy for the life sciences65
Structure prediction for orphan proteins64
The big picture in science64
Gapr for large-scale collaborative single-neuron reconstruction63
JIPipe: visual batch processing for ImageJ63
Author Correction: Segment Anything for Microscopy63
Microscopes are coming for your job62
Data sharing is the future62
Entering the era of deep single-cell proteomics62
Guinea pigs as embryo models62
Chemical space exploration with quantum computing62
Barcoded CRISPR screens reveal RNA regulatory networks62
Inferring how animals deform improves cell tracking61
Hydrogel-based molecular tension fluorescence microscopy for investigating receptor-mediated rigidity sensing61
Machine learning-trained protein domain insertion for the design of switchable proteins60
Deep-learning-based gene perturbation effect prediction does not yet outperform simple linear baselines60
Massively parallel evaluation and computational prediction of the activities and specificities of 17 small Cas9s60
Microbial-enrichment method enables high-throughput metagenomic characterization from host-rich samples60
Combating hallucination in digital pathology60
Peptide sequencing based on host–guest interaction-assisted nanopore sensing60
Open microscopy in the life sciences: quo vadis?59
Protein structure predictions to atomic accuracy with AlphaFold59
In vitro modeling of the human dopaminergic system using spatially arranged ventral midbrain–striatum–cortex assembloids59
SQANTI3: curation of long-read transcriptomes for accurate identification of known and novel isoforms59
Multi-animal pose estimation, identification and tracking with DeepLabCut59
Accurate prediction of protein–nucleic acid complexes using RoseTTAFoldNA58
Image restoration of degraded time-lapse microscopy data mediated by near-infrared imaging58
GeneAgent: self-verification language agent for gene-set analysis using domain databases58
Long-read mapping to repetitive reference sequences using Winnowmap258
Base editing in mitochondrial DNA57
Seeing data as t-SNE and UMAP do57
Development of the human head57
Spotting T and B cell receptors57
A closer look at FluoroCubes56
In situ electro-sequencing56
Completing human genomes55
Peter Sorger55
Next-generation expansion microscopy55
Fluorescent actinometers for fast and simple quantitative measurement of light intensity55
FIOLA: an accelerated pipeline for fluorescence imaging online analysis55
A genome-scale approach for determining the function of phosphorylation sites55
A flexible system for tissue-specific gene expression in mice using adeno-associated virus55
Immune intestine interfaces in vitro55
Miniature three-photon microscopy maximized for scattered fluorescence collection54
SVDSS: structural variation discovery in hard-to-call genomic regions using sample-specific strings from accurate long reads54
Cryo-electron tomography on focused ion beam lamellae transforms structural cell biology54
Extended culture of 2D gastruloids to model human mesoderm development54
A data analysis framework for combining multiple batches increases the power of isobaric proteomics experiments54
Year in review 202354
Hydrogel fibers that enable optogenetic pain inhibition during locomotion54
TREX reveals proteins that bind to specific RNA regions in living cells54
CarboTag: a modular approach for live and functional imaging of plant cell walls53
Recovering true FRET efficiencies from smFRET investigations requires triplet state mitigation53
Not if but when nanopore protein sequencing meets single-cell proteomics53
Multiplexed profiling of intracellular protein abundance, activity, interactions and druggability with LABEL-seq53
3D reconstruction of spatial expression53
DL4MicEverywhere: deep learning for microscopy made flexible, shareable and reproducible53
From 2D to 3D and beyond: the evolution and impact of in vitro tumor models in cancer research52
Challenges and perspectives in computational deconvolution of genomics data52
Next-generation MRI scanner designed for ultra-high-resolution human brain imaging at 7 Tesla52
Parallel cryo electron tomography on in situ lamellae52
Diving deeper in the 3D genome51
The Cell Tracking Challenge: 10 years of objective benchmarking51
Dissecting gene regulation with multimodal sequencing50
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