Nature Protocols

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Protocols 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Automated cGMP optical labeling of FDA-approved antibodies for human use1300
Patient-derived ependymoma and medulloblastoma tumoroids: generation, biobanking and drug screening1141
Author Correction: cfSNV: a software tool for the sensitive detection of somatic mutations from cell-free DNA950
Isoform-specific RNA structure determination using Nano-DMS-MaP684
Expansion of human pluripotent stem cell–induced nephron progenitor cells (iNPCs) and the generation of nephron organoids from iNPCs493
Open-vessel polymerization of N-carboxyanhydride (NCA) for polypeptide synthesis491
Open thoracic surgical implantation of cardiac pacemakers in rats481
GLORI for absolute quantification of transcriptome-wide m6A at single-base resolution327
ChromEMT: visualizing and reconstructing chromatin ultrastructure and 3D organization in situ308
Fabrication of focused electron beam induced deposition tips for high-speed atomic force microscopy using benchtop scanning electron microscopy296
Author Correction: Z-REX: shepherding reactive electrophiles to specific proteins expressed tissue specifically or ubiquitously, and recording the resultant functional electrophile-induced redox respo252
GPSeq maps the radial organization of eukaryotic genomes along the nuclear periphery–center axis249
Purification and functional characterization of novel human skeletal stem cell lineages240
Spontaneous and experimental models of lymph node metastasis239
Reproducible strategy for excisional skin-wound-healing studies in mice235
Generating human bone marrow organoids for disease modeling and drug discovery220
Inducible CRISPR–Cas9 screening platform to interrogate non-proliferative cellular states216
Visualization of metabolites and microbes at high spatial resolution using MALDI mass spectrometry imaging and in situ fluorescence labeling204
Design and application of the transformer base editor in mammalian cells and mice171
Head-mounted central venous access during optical recordings and manipulations of neural activity in mice170
How to isolate channel-forming membrane proteins using the E. coli expression system150
Fabrication of thin-film electrodes and organic electrochemical transistors for neural implants149
High-throughput fabrication of antimicrobial phage microgels and example applications in food decontamination143
Precise tracking of nanoparticles in plant roots139
Rapid reaction optimization by robust and economical quantitative benchtop 19F NMR spectroscopy129
Simplified ischemia-free liver transplantation with continuous normothermic machine perfusion129
Three-dimensional human neural culture on a chip recapitulating neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration128
Photoimmunotechnology as a powerful biological tool for molecular-based elimination of target cells and microbes, including bacteria, fungi and viruses123
Preparation of C4′-modified nucleoside analogs118
Preparation and biomedical applications of single-metal atom catalysts117
Quantitative molecular imaging using deep magnetic resonance fingerprinting114
SubCellBarCode: integrated workflow for robust spatial proteomics by mass spectrometry112
Spatially resolved epigenome sequencing via Tn5 transposition and deterministic DNA barcoding in tissue111
Small RNA structural biochemistry in a post-sequencing era111
Fabrication of electron tunneling probes for measuring single-protein conductance110
Bioengineering human intestinal mucosal grafts using patient-derived organoids, fibroblasts and scaffolds106
Publisher Correction: In vivo pulse labeling of isochronic cohorts of cells in the central nervous system using FlashTag93
Author Correction: Chromatin integration labeling for mapping DNA-binding proteins and modifications with low input92
Author Correction: Reliable detection of somatic mutations in solid tissues by laser-capture microdissection and low-input DNA sequencing92
Sonicated inks and focused-ultrasound writing enable deep-penetration acoustic volumetric printing92
Publisher Correction: Rapid reaction optimization by robust and economical quantitative benchtop 19F NMR spectroscopy91
Expansion and fluctuations-enhanced microscopy for nanoscale molecular profiling of cells and tissues90
Metabolomics using anion-exchange chromatography mass spectrometry for the analysis of cells, tissues and biofluids88
Large-scale growth of C. elegans and isolation of membrane protein complexes88
Collections from Nature Protocols86
Expansion of human hepatocytes and their application in three-dimensional culture and genetic manipulation83
Gene expression and chromatin state mapped in space83
A practical guide to identifying associations between tandem repeats and complex human traits using consensus genotypes from multiple tools80
Achieving transient and reversible optical transparency in live mice with tartrazine80
A ‘print–pause–print’ protocol for 3D printing microfluidics using multimaterial stereolithography80
Generation and long-term culture of human cerebellar organoids from pluripotent stem cells79
Generation of iPSC-derived human forebrain organoids assembling bilateral eye primordia79
A versatile tissue-rolling technique for spatial-omics analyses of the entire murine gastrointestinal tract79
mRNA lipid nanoparticle formulation, characterization and evaluation76
Preparation of selective organ-targeting (SORT) lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) using multiple technical methods for tissue-specific mRNA delivery75
Preparation and quantitative analysis of multicenter luminescence materials for sensing function75
Unraveling cell–cell communication with NicheNet by inferring active ligands from transcriptomics data74
Establishment of human induced trophoblast stem cells via reprogramming of fibroblasts73
A new era for coral functional genomics72
Drosophila melanogaster as a model host for studying Pseudomonas aeruginosa feeding infection71
Fibrous polyisocyanide hydrogels for 3D cell culture applications71
A modular method for high-throughput measurement of ion channel currents in cardiac myocytes70
Sonoafterglow nanoprobes for deep-tissue imaging of peroxynitrite69
Honey bee functional genomics using symbiont-mediated RNAi69
Scalable growth of vertical graphene nanosheets by thermal chemical vapor deposition67
Structural connectome construction using constrained spherical deconvolution in multi-shell diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging66
Comprehensive synthesis of Ti3C2Tx from MAX phase to MXene66
Mitochondrial single-cell ATAC-seq for high-throughput multi-omic detection of mitochondrial genotypes and chromatin accessibility64
Sequential orthogonal assays for longitudinal and endpoint characterization of three-dimensional spheroids64
Plant sperm cell sequencing for genome phasing and determination of meiotic crossover points64
Manufacturing synthetic viscoelastic antigen-presenting cells for immunotherapy61
Identification of immunogenic commensal antigens using phage display61
Publisher Correction: A reconstituted cell-free assay for the evaluation of the intrinsic activity of purified human ribosomes60
Screening high-quality lignins extracted from biomass to prepare biobased wood adhesives60
A bifunctional molecule-assisted synthesis of mimics for use in probing the ubiquitination system58
Scalable tissue labeling and clearing of intact human organs58
High-throughput single-cell transcriptomics of bacteria using combinatorial barcoding58
Divergent synthesis of amino acid-linked O-GalNAc glycan core structures57
Surface nanocoating of bacteria as a versatile platform to develop living therapeutics56
Integrating genome-wide CRISPR screens and in silico drug profiling for targeted antidote development56
CONIPHER: a computational framework for scalable phylogenetic reconstruction with error correction55
Enhancing consistency in brain imaging research for population neuroimaging54
Electrochemical molecular intercalation and exfoliation of solution-processable two-dimensional crystals54
Author Correction: Capture-C: a modular and flexible approach for high-resolution chromosome conformation capture54
Web-based multi-omics integration using the Analyst software suite54
Integrating optical neuroscience tools into touchscreen operant systems52
Identification and validation of microbial biomarkers from cross-cohort datasets using xMarkerFinder52
Genome-wide analysis of the biophysical properties of chromatin and nuclear proteins in living cells with Hi-D51
Use of synthetic circular RNA spike-ins (SynCRS) for normalization of circular RNA sequencing data50
Establishing a long-term versatile culture system for functional mouse mammary organoids from single cells49
Enzyme-free targeted DNA demethylation using CRISPR–dCas9-based steric hindrance to identify DNA methylation marks causal to altered gene expression48
In vitro reconstitution of COPII vesicles from Arabidopsis thaliana suspension-cultured cells48
Profiling native pulmonary basement membrane stiffness using atomic force microscopy48
Filter-aided expansion proteomics for the spatial analysis of single cells and organelles in FFPE tissue samples47
GlYcoLISA: antigen-specific and subclass-specific IgG Fc glycosylation analysis based on an immunosorbent assay with an LC–MS readout46
A scalable protocol for the radiosynthesis of clinical grade lutetium-177-labeled theranostic agents46
Design and simulation of DNA, RNA and hybrid protein–nucleic acid nanostructures with oxView45
Comprehensive microcrystal electron diffraction sample preparation for cryo-EM44
A guide to precise measurements of isotope abundance by ESI-Orbitrap MS43
A guide to building a low-cost centrifuge force microscope module for single-molecule force experiments43
Sonication-assisted protein extraction improves proteomic detection of membrane-bound and DNA-binding proteins from tumor tissues43
Seed amplification assay for the detection of pathologic alpha-synuclein aggregates in cerebrospinal fluid42
Easy and accurate protein structure prediction using ColabFold42
Construction of complex bacteriogenic protocells from living material assembly41
Optimal 13C NMR investigation of intrinsically disordered proteins at 1.2 GHz41
Analyzing somatic mutations by single-cell whole-genome sequencing40
Capturing acyl–enzyme intermediates with genetically encoded 2,3-diaminopropionic acid for hydrolase substrate identification40
CRISPR screens in human neural organoids and assembloids40
Droplet-based functional CRISPR screening of cell–cell interactions by SPEAC-seq40
Directional conjugation of monoclonal antibodies to nanoparticles using metal-free click chemistry40
Spatial analysis of tissue immunity and vascularity by light sheet fluorescence microscopy40
High-confidence and high-throughput quantification of synapse engulfment by oligodendrocyte precursor cells40
A graphic and command line protocol for quick and accurate comparisons of protein and nucleic acid structures with US-align39
Magnetoencephalography in human neuroscience research: planning, piloting, implementation and quality assurance39
Purifying recombinant proteins from Nicotiana benthamiana for structural studies39
Outcome devaluation as a method for identifying goal-directed behaviors in rats39
An optimized culture system for efficient derivation of porcine expanded potential stem cells from preimplantation embryos and by reprogramming somatic cells39
Standardized production of hPSC-derived cardiomyocyte aggregates in stirred spinner flasks38
Constructing and interpreting volcano plots and activity maps to navigate homogeneous catalyst landscapes38
CellPhoneDB v5: inferring cell–cell communication from single-cell multiomics data38
Annotating genetic variants to target genes using H-MAGMA38
Physical dynamic double-network hydrogels as dressings to facilitate tissue repair37
Preparation of near-infrared AIEgen-active fluorescent probes for mapping amyloid-β plaques in brain tissues and living mice37
Author Correction: PepSeq: a fully in vitro platform for highly multiplexed serology using customizable DNA-barcoded peptide libraries36
CRISPR-Combo–mediated orthogonal genome editing and transcriptional activation for plant breeding36
Microfluidic gradients create a stem cell model of the human central nervous system36
RNA sample optimization for cryo-EM analysis35
Printed photonic crystal biochips for rapid and sensitive detection of biomarkers in various body fluids35
Fabrication of liquid cell for in situ transmission electron microscopy of electrochemical processes35
Circular Vectors as an efficient, fully synthetic, cell-free approach for preparing small circular DNA as a plasmid substitute for guide RNA expression in CRISPR–Cas9 genome editing35
Surface photovoltage microscopy for mapping charge separation on photocatalyst particles35
Addendum: Micro-CT acquisition and image processing to track and characterize pulmonary nodules in mice34
Author Correction: Production and use of antigen tetramers to study antigen-specific B cells34
A multi-glycomic platform for the analysis of food carbohydrates34
YCharOS protocol for antibody validation34
Direct analysis of biotransformations with mass spectrometry—DiBT-MS34
High-throughput multiplex voltage-clamp/current-clamp evaluation of acutely isolated neurons34
Using tunable hydrogel microparticles to measure cellular forces33
Improving accuracy and reproducibility of mass spectrometry characterization of protein coronas on nanoparticles33
Activation of mechanoluminescent nanotransducers by focused ultrasound enables light delivery to deep-seated tissue in vivo33
Spatially resolved genome-wide joint profiling of epigenome and transcriptome with spatial-ATAC-RNA-seq and spatial-CUT&Tag-RNA-seq33
Quantitative imaging of apoplastic pH in plant roots via confocal microscopy32
Multilevel characterization of genome editor nuclease activity with BreakTag32
Biomarker analysis from complex biofluids by an on-chip chemically modified light-controlled vertical nanopillar array device32
Co-fractionation–mass spectrometry to characterize native mitochondrial protein assemblies in mammalian neurons and brain31
Synthesis of N-heterocycles through alcohol dehydrogenative coupling31
Bioengineering mini-colons for ex vivo colorectal cancer research31
Visualizing epigenetic modifications and their spatial proximities in single cells using three DNA-encoded amplifying FISH imaging strategies: BEA-FISH, PPDA-FISH and Cell-TALKING31
m6A-SAC-seq for quantitative whole transcriptome m6A profiling31
Preparation of placenta-tropic mRNA lipid nanoparticles for pregnancy disorders31
Mapping T cell dynamics to molecular profiles through behavior-guided transcriptomics31
Preparation of targeted lipid nanoparticles for precision nucleic acid delivery31
A clinically relevant model of focal embolic cerebral ischemia by thrombus and thrombolysis in rhesus monkeys30
Single-nucleus chromatin accessibility and gene expression co-profiling by ISSAAC-seq30
Derivation, expansion and cryopreservation of primary fetal organoids from second and third trimester human amniotic fluid cells30
A detailed guide to assessing genome assembly based on long-read sequencing data using Inspector30
Harnessing intermediate-scale bioreactors for next-generation macrophage production and application30
Fabrication of optically transparent ultrasound transducers to integrate light and sound in multimodal biomedical systems30
A consensus platform for antibody characterization29
Generation of ‘semi-guided’ cortical organoids with complex neural oscillations29
Tutorial: a guide to diffusion MRI and structural connectomics29
Oscillatory brain state-dependent stimulation with transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with electroencephalography29
A proposed framework to evaluate the quality and reliability of targeted metabolomics assays from the UK Consortium on Metabolic Phenotyping (MAP/UK)29
Electrocatalytic reactions involving aqueous nitrate and nitrite29
Nano3P-seq: charting the coding and noncoding transcriptome at single-molecule resolution28
DARLIN mouse for in vivo lineage tracing at high efficiency and clonal diversity28
The HADDOCK2.4 web server for integrative modeling of biomolecular complexes28
Graphene–molecule–graphene single-molecule junctions to detect electronic reactions at the molecular scale28
Luciferase- and HaloTag-based reporter assays to measure small-molecule-induced degradation pathway in living cells28
A comprehensive framework for statistical testing of brain dynamics27
Determining chromatin architecture with Micro Capture-C27
scGPT: end-to-end protocol for fine-tuned retinal cell type annotation27
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