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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Author Correction: Z-REX: shepherding reactive electrophiles to specific proteins expressed tissue specifically or ubiquitously, and recording the resultant functional electrophile-induced redox respo1161
Author Correction: cfSNV: a software tool for the sensitive detection of somatic mutations from cell-free DNA582
Isoform-specific RNA structure determination using Nano-DMS-MaP512
Open thoracic surgical implantation of cardiac pacemakers in rats485
Design and application of the transformer base editor in mammalian cells and mice411
Generation of heart-forming organoids from human pluripotent stem cells379
Reproducible strategy for excisional skin-wound-healing studies in mice372
Generating human bone marrow organoids for disease modeling and drug discovery355
Expansion of human pluripotent stem cell–induced nephron progenitor cells (iNPCs) and the generation of nephron organoids from iNPCs288
Spontaneous and experimental models of lymph node metastasis265
ChromEMT: visualizing and reconstructing chromatin ultrastructure and 3D organization in situ251
Routine culture and study of adult human brain cells from neurosurgical specimens248
Inducible CRISPR–Cas9 screening platform to interrogate non-proliferative cellular states240
Open-vessel polymerization of N-carboxyanhydride (NCA) for polypeptide synthesis235
GLORI for absolute quantification of transcriptome-wide m6A at single-base resolution195
Visualization of metabolites and microbes at high spatial resolution using MALDI mass spectrometry imaging and in situ fluorescence labeling189
Purification and functional characterization of novel human skeletal stem cell lineages188
Author Correction: Reliable detection of somatic mutations in solid tissues by laser-capture microdissection and low-input DNA sequencing185
Head-mounted central venous access during optical recordings and manipulations of neural activity in mice177
Author Correction: Chromatin integration labeling for mapping DNA-binding proteins and modifications with low input167
Publisher Correction: Rapid reaction optimization by robust and economical quantitative benchtop 19F NMR spectroscopy167
How to isolate channel-forming membrane proteins using the E. coli expression system166
Preparation and biomedical applications of single-metal atom catalysts164
Spatially resolved epigenome sequencing via Tn5 transposition and deterministic DNA barcoding in tissue159
Expansion and fluctuations-enhanced microscopy for nanoscale molecular profiling of cells and tissues139
Publisher Correction: In vivo pulse labeling of isochronic cohorts of cells in the central nervous system using FlashTag138
Fabrication of thin-film electrodes and organic electrochemical transistors for neural implants138
SubCellBarCode: integrated workflow for robust spatial proteomics by mass spectrometry136
Small RNA structural biochemistry in a post-sequencing era129
Three-dimensional human neural culture on a chip recapitulating neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration126
Fabrication of electron tunneling probes for measuring single-protein conductance120
Precise tracking of nanoparticles in plant roots118
Quantitative molecular imaging using deep magnetic resonance fingerprinting116
Sonicated inks and focused-ultrasound writing enable deep-penetration acoustic volumetric printing110
Metabolomics using anion-exchange chromatography mass spectrometry for the analysis of cells, tissues and biofluids108
Photoimmunotechnology as a powerful biological tool for molecular-based elimination of target cells and microbes, including bacteria, fungi and viruses107
Hyperosmolar blood–brain barrier opening using intra-arterial injection of hyperosmotic mannitol in mice under real-time MRI guidance103
Bioengineering human intestinal mucosal grafts using patient-derived organoids, fibroblasts and scaffolds103
Generation and characterization of hair-bearing skin organoids from human pluripotent stem cells102
Rapid reaction optimization by robust and economical quantitative benchtop 19F NMR spectroscopy101
High-throughput fabrication of antimicrobial phage microgels and example applications in food decontamination100
Chromatin accessibility profiling by ATAC-seq98
Large-scale growth of C. elegans and isolation of membrane protein complexes93
Collections from Nature Protocols89
A practical guide to identifying associations between tandem repeats and complex human traits using consensus genotypes from multiple tools88
Gene expression and chromatin state mapped in space87
Expansion of human hepatocytes and their application in three-dimensional culture and genetic manipulation84
Sequential orthogonal assays for longitudinal and endpoint characterization of three-dimensional spheroids82
Generation and long-term culture of human cerebellar organoids from pluripotent stem cells79
Sonoafterglow nanoprobes for deep-tissue imaging of peroxynitrite79
Fibrous polyisocyanide hydrogels for 3D cell culture applications78
mRNA lipid nanoparticle formulation, characterization and evaluation77
Structural connectome construction using constrained spherical deconvolution in multi-shell diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging75
Achieving transient and reversible optical transparency in live mice with tartrazine74
A versatile tissue-rolling technique for spatial-omics analyses of the entire murine gastrointestinal tract74
Establishment of human induced trophoblast stem cells via reprogramming of fibroblasts73
Unraveling cell–cell communication with NicheNet by inferring active ligands from transcriptomics data73
Scalable growth of vertical graphene nanosheets by thermal chemical vapor deposition73
Generation of iPSC-derived human forebrain organoids assembling bilateral eye primordia71
Preparation of selective organ-targeting (SORT) lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) using multiple technical methods for tissue-specific mRNA delivery70
Mitochondrial single-cell ATAC-seq for high-throughput multi-omic detection of mitochondrial genotypes and chromatin accessibility70
Honey bee functional genomics using symbiont-mediated RNAi68
Preparation and quantitative analysis of multicenter luminescence materials for sensing function66
Comprehensive synthesis of Ti3C2Tx from MAX phase to MXene66
A ‘print–pause–print’ protocol for 3D printing microfluidics using multimaterial stereolithography66
Publisher Correction: A reconstituted cell-free assay for the evaluation of the intrinsic activity of purified human ribosomes64
Integrating genome-wide CRISPR screens and in silico drug profiling for targeted antidote development64
Identification of immunogenic commensal antigens using phage display64
Plant sperm cell sequencing for genome phasing and determination of meiotic crossover points62
Manufacturing synthetic viscoelastic antigen-presenting cells for immunotherapy61
Divergent synthesis of amino acid-linked O-GalNAc glycan core structures60
A bifunctional molecule-assisted synthesis of mimics for use in probing the ubiquitination system60
CONIPHER: a computational framework for scalable phylogenetic reconstruction with error correction60
Electrochemical molecular intercalation and exfoliation of solution-processable two-dimensional crystals59
Scalable tissue labeling and clearing of intact human organs59
Genome-wide quantification of transcription factor binding at single-DNA-molecule resolution using methyl-transferase footprinting59
All-optical interrogation of neural circuits in behaving mice58
Chemometric analysis in Raman spectroscopy from experimental design to machine learning–based modeling57
Web-based multi-omics integration using the Analyst software suite55
Surface nanocoating of bacteria as a versatile platform to develop living therapeutics54
Author Correction: Capture-C: a modular and flexible approach for high-resolution chromosome conformation capture53
Filter-aided expansion proteomics for the spatial analysis of single cells and organelles in FFPE tissue samples53
Use of synthetic circular RNA spike-ins (SynCRS) for normalization of circular RNA sequencing data53
Enhancing consistency in brain imaging research for population neuroimaging53
High-throughput single-cell transcriptomics of bacteria using combinatorial barcoding53
Seed amplification assay for the detection of pathologic alpha-synuclein aggregates in cerebrospinal fluid52
Genome-wide analysis of the biophysical properties of chromatin and nuclear proteins in living cells with Hi-D52
A guide to building a low-cost centrifuge force microscope module for single-molecule force experiments52
Identification and validation of microbial biomarkers from cross-cohort datasets using xMarkerFinder51
Accurate determination of protein:ligand standard binding free energies from molecular dynamics simulations51
Design and simulation of DNA, RNA and hybrid protein–nucleic acid nanostructures with oxView51
Enzyme-free targeted DNA demethylation using CRISPR–dCas9-based steric hindrance to identify DNA methylation marks causal to altered gene expression50
Easy and accurate protein structure prediction using ColabFold50
Comprehensive microcrystal electron diffraction sample preparation for cryo-EM50
In vitro reconstitution of COPII vesicles from Arabidopsis thaliana suspension-cultured cells49
Profiling native pulmonary basement membrane stiffness using atomic force microscopy49
Integrating optical neuroscience tools into touchscreen operant systems49
GlYcoLISA: antigen-specific and subclass-specific IgG Fc glycosylation analysis based on an immunosorbent assay with an LC–MS readout47
A scalable protocol for the radiosynthesis of clinical grade lutetium-177-labeled theranostic agents47
A graphic and command line protocol for quick and accurate comparisons of protein and nucleic acid structures with US-align46
Capturing acyl–enzyme intermediates with genetically encoded 2,3-diaminopropionic acid for hydrolase substrate identification46
In vivo and ex vivo electrophysiological study of the mouse heart to characterize the cardiac conduction system, including atrial and ventricular vulnerability46
A guide to precise measurements of isotope abundance by ESI-Orbitrap MS46
Droplet-based functional CRISPR screening of cell–cell interactions by SPEAC-seq46
Sonication-assisted protein extraction improves proteomic detection of membrane-bound and DNA-binding proteins from tumor tissues46
Outcome devaluation as a method for identifying goal-directed behaviors in rats45
Purifying recombinant proteins from Nicotiana benthamiana for structural studies45
Annotating genetic variants to target genes using H-MAGMA44
High-confidence and high-throughput quantification of synapse engulfment by oligodendrocyte precursor cells44
Construction of complex bacteriogenic protocells from living material assembly43
CellPhoneDB v5: inferring cell–cell communication from single-cell multiomics data43
Spatial analysis of tissue immunity and vascularity by light sheet fluorescence microscopy42
An optimized culture system for efficient derivation of porcine expanded potential stem cells from preimplantation embryos and by reprogramming somatic cells41
Constructing and interpreting volcano plots and activity maps to navigate homogeneous catalyst landscapes41
Optimal 13C NMR investigation of intrinsically disordered proteins at 1.2 GHz41
Author Correction: PepSeq: a fully in vitro platform for highly multiplexed serology using customizable DNA-barcoded peptide libraries40
Analyzing somatic mutations by single-cell whole-genome sequencing40
Preparation and use of wireless reprogrammable multilateral optogenetic devices for behavioral neuroscience40
Applications of and considerations for using CRISPR–Cas9-mediated gene conversion systems in rodents39
Printed photonic crystal biochips for rapid and sensitive detection of biomarkers in various body fluids38
Standardized production of hPSC-derived cardiomyocyte aggregates in stirred spinner flasks37
Preparation of near-infrared AIEgen-active fluorescent probes for mapping amyloid-β plaques in brain tissues and living mice37
RNA sample optimization for cryo-EM analysis36
Microfluidic gradients create a stem cell model of the human central nervous system35
Physical dynamic double-network hydrogels as dressings to facilitate tissue repair35
High-resolution in situ structure determination by cryo-electron tomography and subtomogram averaging using emClarity35
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
CRISPR-Combo–mediated orthogonal genome editing and transcriptional activation for plant breeding35
Fabrication of liquid cell for in situ transmission electron microscopy of electrochemical processes35
Surface photovoltage microscopy for mapping charge separation on photocatalyst particles33
Stabilization and structure determination of integral membrane proteins by termini restraining33
Addendum: Micro-CT acquisition and image processing to track and characterize pulmonary nodules in mice32
Improving accuracy and reproducibility of mass spectrometry characterization of protein coronas on nanoparticles32
Author Correction: Production and use of antigen tetramers to study antigen-specific B cells32
Spatially resolved genome-wide joint profiling of epigenome and transcriptome with spatial-ATAC-RNA-seq and spatial-CUT&Tag-RNA-seq31
Co-fractionation–mass spectrometry to characterize native mitochondrial protein assemblies in mammalian neurons and brain31
Derivation, expansion and cryopreservation of primary fetal organoids from second and third trimester human amniotic fluid cells31
Biomarker analysis from complex biofluids by an on-chip chemically modified light-controlled vertical nanopillar array device31
High-throughput multiplex voltage-clamp/current-clamp evaluation of acutely isolated neurons30
Direct analysis of biotransformations with mass spectrometry—DiBT-MS30
Visualizing epigenetic modifications and their spatial proximities in single cells using three DNA-encoded amplifying FISH imaging strategies: BEA-FISH, PPDA-FISH and Cell-TALKING30
Synthesis of N-heterocycles through alcohol dehydrogenative coupling30
YCharOS protocol for antibody validation30
Mapping T cell dynamics to molecular profiles through behavior-guided transcriptomics30
m6A-SAC-seq for quantitative whole transcriptome m6A profiling30
A multi-glycomic platform for the analysis of food carbohydrates29
Activation of mechanoluminescent nanotransducers by focused ultrasound enables light delivery to deep-seated tissue in vivo29
DARLIN mouse for in vivo lineage tracing at high efficiency and clonal diversity29
A detailed guide to assessing genome assembly based on long-read sequencing data using Inspector28
A consensus platform for antibody characterization28
Purification of mammalian telomeric DNA for single-molecule analysis28
Tutorial: a guide to diffusion MRI and structural connectomics28
Nano3P-seq: charting the coding and noncoding transcriptome at single-molecule resolution28
Luciferase- and HaloTag-based reporter assays to measure small-molecule-induced degradation pathway in living cells28
A proposed framework to evaluate the quality and reliability of targeted metabolomics assays from the UK Consortium on Metabolic Phenotyping (MAP/UK)28
A clinically relevant model of focal embolic cerebral ischemia by thrombus and thrombolysis in rhesus monkeys28
Universal platform for the generation of thermostabilized GPCRs that crystallize in LCP28
Protocols and risks: when less is more27
Graphene–molecule–graphene single-molecule junctions to detect electronic reactions at the molecular scale27
Inferring cellular and molecular processes in single-cell data with non-negative matrix factorization using Python, R and GenePattern Notebook implementations of CoGAPS27
Generation of ‘semi-guided’ cortical organoids with complex neural oscillations27
A new era begins at Nature Protocols27
The HADDOCK2.4 web server for integrative modeling of biomolecular complexes27
Fabrication and use of silicon hollow-needle arrays to achieve tissue nanotransfection in mouse tissue in vivo27
Determining chromatin architecture with Micro Capture-C27
Labeling, isolation and characterization of cell-type-specific exosomes derived from mouse skin tissue27
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