Nature Reviews Microbiology

Papers
(The H4-Index of Nature Reviews Microbiology is 93. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Adapting to host life3603
Honey bee symbiont gives larvae a boost1217
Gender justice and prioritizing women and girls in the HIV response1212
Viruses on the move1106
Viral spillback1099
Author Correction: Anti-trypanosomatid drug discovery: progress and challenges1083
Gut–brain axis in ageing971
Microorganisms lock up carbon in soil787
Measles is resurging in the Americas and the world is watching775
Sticky Candida auris660
Finding the lock to fit the key: Ebola virus entry641
Schistosomes go single cell602
Impacts of climate extremes on plant pathogens, microbiomes and plant health580
Commensalism and pathogenesis of Candida albicans at the mucosal interface535
Genetics, ecology and evolution of phage satellites528
The soil plastisphere520
Ending the COVID-19 pandemic499
Designer viral receptors490
Parasitic control of wolf behaviour488
Viruses unveil the mechanisms of nuclear entry455
Scavenging a pyrimidine to thrive446
Taking the jump to humans422
Indirect intervention394
The intruders that stole the master key380
A microbial metabolite to master inflammation366
Microorganisms, climate change, and the Sustainable Development Goals: progress and challenges361
Harnessing the microbiome for cancer therapy343
Pioneering microbiome engineering340
Sewer biofilms and SARS-CoV-2319
Microbial secondary metabolites: advancements to accelerate discovery towards application311
Prevention, treatment and cure of HIV infection309
The human skin microbiome: from metagenomes to therapeutics306
Bacteria like it soft299
Phages get snappy298
Rediscovering plasmid-dependent phages276
Translating eco-evolutionary biology into therapy to tackle antibiotic resistance276
Phage host range: determinants, dynamics and applications273
Microbial adaptability in changing environments270
Microbiota in disease-transmitting vectors269
SARS-CoV-2 viral load and shedding kinetics263
The role of bacterial metabolism in antimicrobial resistance249
Bacterial siderophores: diversity, uptake pathways and applications239
Avian influenza takes flight in humans by evading restriction223
Copper contraceptive induces dysbiosis221
Engineered Mycoplasma fight lung infections221
Anti-defence islands in plasmids220
A molecular decoy for phage defence214
Defending against plasmids214
How flaviviruses infect both humans and insects199
Challenges and strategies for addressing antibacterial drug resistance in LMICs199
Microplastics impair seabird gut microbiomes197
Bacterial small molecule metabolites implicated in gastrointestinal cancer development188
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus outbreak in cattle: the knowns and unknowns185
Coronavirus research: knowledge gaps and research priorities184
The gut microbiome in solid-organ and haematopoietic-stem-cell transplantation182
The coral microbiome in sickness, in health and in a changing world176
The gut–airway microbiome axis in health and respiratory diseases173
Enterocloster undermine cancer immunotherapy171
A manipulating pair166
Outgrowing antibiotic action165
PrEPping the skin164
A gut bacterium trims mucosal immunity161
Uropathogenic E. coli creates a memory157
Whisperings from not so silent mutations154
Intelligent bacteria for IBD153
A soothing bite for chikungunya149
Addressing the fungal diagnostic gap in LMICs142
Co-evolution of immunity and seasonal influenza viruses140
A transcription factor that links domains139
Author Correction: Pathogenesis, epidemiology and control of Group A Streptococcus infection139
Present and future distribution of human pathogens in global soils138
Aspergillus fumigatus biology, immunopathogenicity and drug resistance135
Biosynthesis and function of magnetic organelles in magnetotactic bacteria133
Illuminating microbial defence systems in extreme environments133
The biofilm life cycle: expanding the conceptual model of biofilm formation130
Extracellular niche establishment by plant pathogens126
The rapid emergence of antifungal-resistant human-pathogenic fungi123
H. pylori evolution during disease121
In tandem towards resistance121
From soil to battling antimicrobial resistance120
Blurred lines in the mycorrhiza world115
Anthropogenic impacts on the terrestrial subsurface biosphere114
Metagenomics distilled: new k-mer-based methods111
Climate change and antimicrobial resistance111
Immune evasion and provocation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis107
Spreading out of the lung103
The microbial carbon pump and climate change103
Cross-kingdom defence proteins103
Off to a new host100
The rising mpox crisis100
Bee-saving symbionts97
Skin-deep AMR hotspots in nursing homes96
Blasting away a fungal pathogen95
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