Communications Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Communications Biology is 5. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
A global palaeo-science community: an interview with Pal(a)eoPERCS297
Reflecting on the Communications Biology Editor Training Program268
New mouse models for exploring renal tumor extension into the inferior vena cava187
One-step Cre-loxP organism creation by TAx9185
A retinoid analogue, TTNPB, promotes clonal expansion of human pluripotent stem cells by upregulating CLDN2 and HoxA1165
Bayesian inference of functional asymmetry in the homotrimeric ligand-gated ion channel P2X2160
Functional study of Bergeyella cardium KP-43 subfamily peptidases as putative T9SS cargo150
Modulation of ATM enhances DNA repair in G2/M phase of cell cycle and averts senescence in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy149
Microgravity environment grown crystal structure information based engineering of direct electron transfer type glucose dehydrogenase147
BIN1 regulates actin-membrane interactions during IRSp53-dependent filopodia formation142
A neurophysiological perspective on the integration between incidental learning and cognitive control136
Identification and characterization of CIM-1, a carbapenemase that adds to the family of resistance factors against last resort antibiotics134
The complex regulation of competence in Staphylococcus aureus under microaerobic conditions132
Netrin-1 disrupt high-fat-diet-induced adipogenesis via the PPARγ and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways117
Quantum chemistry rules retinoid biology115
Author Correction: Extreme conditions affect neuronal oscillations of cerebral cortices in humans in the China Space Station and on Earth114
Author Correction: The cerebellum contributes to generalized seizures by altering activity in the ventral posteromedial nucleus110
Author Correction: Longitudinal development of the human white matter structural connectome and its association with brain transcriptomic and cellular architecture110
Densely vascularized thick 3D tissue shows enhanced protein secretion constructed with intermittent positive pressure109
Author Correction: HMGB2-induced calreticulin translocation required for immunogenic cell death and ferroptosis of cancer cells are controlled by the nuclear exporter XPO1105
Author Correction: Preference-independent saliency map in the mouse superior colliculus105
Author Correction: On the replicability of diffusion weighted MRI-based brain-behavior models101
A metagenomic analysis of the phase 2 Anopheles gambiae 1000 genomes dataset reveals a wide diversity of cobionts associated with field collected mosquitoes101
Origin of acetylcholine antagonism in ELIC, a bacterial pentameric ligand-gated ion channel101
Light cues drive community-wide transcriptional shifts in the hypersaline South Bay Salt Works99
Genomic ancestry, diet and microbiomes of Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers from San Teodoro cave98
Cannabidiol modulates spontaneous recovery through distinct and conserved transcriptomic signatures in mPFC subregions98
Comprehensive metabolic profiling across five lifespan stages in murine hippocampus and cortex reveals sex-related variation in age-related cognitive decline94
Psychedelic concentrations of nitrous oxide reduce functional differentiation in frontoparietal and somatomotor cortical networks94
Deciphering multiway multiscale brain network connectivity from birth to 6 months94
GAWMerge expands GWAS sample size and diversity by combining array-based genotyping and whole-genome sequencing94
Single cell multiomics approach to analyze replication timing and gene expression in mouse preimplantation embryos94
A 14,000-year-old genome sheds light on the evolution and extinction of a Pleistocene vulture93
Polymyxins slow down lateral diffusion of proteins and lipopolysaccharide in the E. coli outer membrane93
Reward expectation enhances action-related activity of nigral dopaminergic and two striatal output pathways91
Quantitative single-molecule analysis of assembly and Ca2+-dependent disassembly of synaptotagmin oligomers on lipid bilayers90
Environment-specificity and universality of the microbial growth law90
Altering chemotaxis as a strategy to enhance the foraging range of motility-restricted bacteria89
Evolutionary roots of the risk of hip fracture in humans86
3D histology of human heart-forming organoids by X-ray phase-contrast tomography85
Evolution of lysine-specific demethylase 1 and REST corepressor gene families and their molecular interaction84
Dynamic face-related eye movement representations in the human ventral pathway83
Exposure of gut bacterial isolates to the anthelminthic drugs, ivermectin and moxidectin, leads to antibiotic-like phenotypes of growth inhibition and adaptation83
LTK mutations responsible for resistance to lorlatinib in non-small cell lung cancer harboring CLIP1-LTK fusion80
A calcitonin receptor-expressing subregion of the medial preoptic area is involved in alloparental tolerance in common marmosets79
IGFBP5 affects cardiomyocyte survival and functional recovery in mice following myocardial ischemia79
Nanoscale imaging of CD47 informs how plasma membrane modifications shape apoptotic cell recognition78
RhoA allosterically activates phospholipase Cε via its EF hands78
Structural analysis of the overoxidized Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase in ROS-induced ALS filament formation77
Half-millennium evidence suggests that extinction debts of global vertebrates started in the Second Industrial Revolution77
The protease calpain2a limits innate immunity by targeting TRAF6 in teleost fish76
Integrative functional analysis uncovers metabolic differences between Candida species76
Transcriptional and functional profiles of muscarinic receptor-expressing neurons in primate lateral prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices75
VISTA uncovers missing gene expression and spatial-induced information for spatial transcriptomic data analysis75
Integrative multi-omics analysis reveals the translational landscape of the plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita75
A genetic mouse model of lean-NAFLD unveils sexual dimorphism in the liver-heart axis75
Inhibition of falcilysin from Plasmodium falciparum by interference with its closed-to-open dynamic transition75
Learning to stand with sensorimotor delays generalizes across directions and from hand to leg effectors74
Neural activity for complex sounds in the marmoset anterior cingulate cortex74
Longitudinal microstructural changes in 18 amygdala nuclei resonate with cortical circuits and phenomics74
Comprehensive analysis of non-tumor lung, liver, and kidney transcriptomes in canine metastatic osteosarcoma72
MSC-derived exosomal circMYO9B accelerates diabetic wound healing by promoting angiogenesis through the hnRNPU/CBL/KDM1A/VEGFA axis71
A complete genome sequence enables efficient genetic mapping of adaptive traits in a phytoseiid predatory mite (Amblyseius andersoni)71
Time-dependent cell-state selection identifies transiently expressed genes regulating ILC2 activation71
Humpback whale masked hearing thresholds in noise measured with modified behavioral observation audiometry70
The hepatocyte traffic network in the human hepatitis A virus biological cycle from an evolutionary perspective70
Function and phylogeny support the independent evolution of an ASIC-like Deg/ENaC channel in the Placozoa69
Compromise or choose: shared movement decisions in wild vulturine guineafowl69
Fibroblast growth receptor 1 is regulated by G-quadruplex in metastatic breast cancer68
Engineered fungus containing a caterpillar gene kills insects rapidly by disrupting their ecto- and endo-microbiomes67
White eye-rings coevolved with diurnal behaviors as a trait enhancing visual appeal in rodents67
Male caregiving experience alters hippocampal neuroplasticity and transcription independent of reproduction in a biparental species67
Transcriptional analyses identify pericyte-centered signaling programs altered by sex and brain region in Alzheimer’s Disease67
Feeding Spodoptera exigua larvae with gut-derived Escherichia sp. increases larval juvenile hormone levels inhibiting cannibalism66
Caspofungin binding to iron compromises its antifungal efficacy against Candida albicans66
NDRG2 upregulation induces astrocytic apoptosis via AKT inhibition and FoxO3a-Puma activation in depression66
Trait responses, nonconsumptive effects, and the physiological basis of Helicoverpa armigera to bat predation risk66
Development of a red fluorescent protein-based cGMP indicator applicable for live-cell imaging65
Machine and Deep Learning Reveal Sequence Determinants Encoding Bivalent Histone Modifications65
Self-supervised machine learning for live cell imagery segmentation65
Heating the orphans: structural asymmetry and thermal energy resolve the delta receptor paradox64
Exploiting the angiotensin-converting enzyme pathway to augment endogenous opioid signaling64
Chlamydia trachomatis orchestrates multifaceted host cell manipulation for immune evasion64
Pentraxin 3 ameliorates glucocorticoid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head via TLR4/NF-κB/FGF21 signaling axis63
Confined environments induce polarized paraspeckle condensates63
Structural insights into tRNA recognition of the human FTSJ1-THADA complex63
Multiscale adaptations underlie bite force variation in rodents63
Distinct neural representations of different linguistic components following sign language learning63
Sporozoite egress from Plasmodium oocysts requires a trimeric NF-Y–like complex62
Gliding motility of the diatom Craspedostauros australis coincides with the intracellular movement of raphid-specific myosins62
Injury to tissue caused by device penetration of the skin triggers formation of extracellular traps62
NAD+-dependent Sirt6 is a key regulator involved in telomere shortening of in vitro-cultured preimplantation embryos62
Small EV in plasma of triple negative breast cancer patients induce intrinsic apoptosis in activated T cells61
Semantic associative abilities and executive control functions predict novelty and appropriateness of idea generation61
Brainprints: identifying individuals from magnetoencephalograms61
Targeting GPR39 in structure-based drug discovery reduces Ang II-induced hypertension61
Anti-human-TIGIT agonistic antibody ameliorates autoimmune diseases by inhibiting Tfh and Tph cells and enhancing Treg cells61
Integrated analysis of GWAS and molQTLs reveals cell-specific genetic variants in the porcine immune system61
Single-cell phenotypic profiling and backtracing exposes and predicts clinically relevant subpopulations in isogenic Staphylococcus aureus communities61
Whole brain modelling for simulating pharmacological interventions on patients with disorders of consciousness61
Endogenous mitochondrial NAD(P)H fluorescence can predict lifespan60
Cross-species validation of a human age-related hearing loss candidate KLHDC7B as essential for mammalian hearing60
Decadal stability in coral cover could mask hidden changes on reefs in the East Asian Seas60
Light sheet fluorescence microscopy of cleared human eyes60
Exosomal miR-212-5p promotes tendon repair via targeting FOXO1 to activate PP1A/YAP1 signaling59
Ovo, an open-source ecosystem for de novo protein design59
Balanced polymorphism underlies long-standing adaptation for seasonal camouflage in the least weasel59
Afucosylated broadly neutralizing antibodies enhance clearance of HIV-1 infected cells through cell-mediated killing59
Reciprocal expression of MADS-box genes and DNA methylation reconfiguration initiate bisexual cones in spruce59
Glycan shield of the ebolavirus envelope glycoprotein GP59
Single-dose infusion of engineered viral receptor binding domain confers rapid and durable protection against viral infection59
An automated liquid jet for fluorescence dosimetry and microsecond radiolytic labeling of proteins59
Genetic differentiation at probe SNPs leads to spurious results in meQTL discovery59
Viscoelasticity of diverse biological samples quantified by Acoustic Force Microrheology (AFMR)59
Targeting fatty acid synthase reduces aortic atherosclerosis and inflammation59
Single-cell catalogue of immune cells from Japanese individuals59
Methylation-modulated PFTK1 regulates gefitinib resistance via Wnt/β-catenin signaling in EGFR mutant non-small-cell lung cancer cells59
Human intraparietal sulcal morphology relates to individual differences in language and memory performance58
Age-dependent effects of vaping on the prefrontal cortex, ventral tegmental area, and nucleus accumbens58
PopSVG enables scalable detection of spatially variable genes in population-level spatial transcriptomics57
RNA demethylase FTO participates in malignant progression of gastric cancer by regulating SP1-AURKB-ATM pathway57
Identifying the serious clinical outcomes of adverse reactions to drugs by a multi-task deep learning framework57
Snowprint: a predictive tool for genetic biosensor discovery57
Measuring instability in chronic human intracortical neural recordings towards stable, long-term brain-computer interfaces57
Regulation of developmental gatekeeping and cell fate transition by the calpain protease DEK1 in Physcomitrium patens57
Detecting genetic interactions with visible neural networks56
A spike-targeting bispecific T cell engager strategy provides dual layer protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in vivo55
Ferritin light-chain contributes to hair cells function and survival55
Extracellular vesicles from hypertrophic cardiomyocytes promote breast cancer progression55
Towards a systematization of brain oscillatory activity in actions55
Genetically diverse populations hold the keys to climatic adaptation in the Western barn owl (Tyto alba)55
An optrode array for spatiotemporally-precise large-scale optogenetic stimulation of deep cortical layers in non-human primates55
Probing chromatin condensation dynamics in live cells using interferometric scattering correlation spectroscopy55
Distinct responses to non-autonomous UPRER mediated by glutamatergic and octopaminergic neurons54
Intermittent antibiotic treatment of bacterial biofilms favors the rapid evolution of resistance54
Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 promotes inflammation in senescence and aging54
Integrating allostasis and emerging technologies to study complex diseases54
Vegetation type conversion in Northeast China under permafrost change54
Sabinineoside B alleviates metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease by targeting PPAR α54
BAX-dependent mitochondrial outer membrane rupture in cochlear hair cells facilitates cisplatin ototoxicity53
Tracking momentary fluctuations in human attention with a cognitive brain-machine interface53
Hydrostatic pressure drives sprouting angiogenesis via adherens junction remodelling and YAP signalling53
Acinetobacter baumannii OmpA-like porins: functional characterization of bacterial physiology, antibiotic-resistance, and virulence53
EVATOM: an optical, label-free, machine learning assisted embryo health assessment tool52
Multiscale brain development across the human lifespan52
Computational design of highly efficient thermostable MHET hydrolases and dual enzyme system for PET recycling52
Human sperm cooperate to transit highly viscous regions on the competitive pathway to fertilization52
Differential requirements for Smarca5 expression during hematopoietic stem cell commitment52
Uncovering biology by single-cell proteomics52
The N-terminal PA domains of signal-peptide-peptidase-like 2 (SPPL2) proteases impact on TNFα cleavage51
Comprehensive genomic dependency landscape of a human colon cancer organoid51
Temporal synchrony and spatial similarity of interbrain subnetworks predict dyadic social interaction51
Post-ischemic ubiquitination at the postsynaptic density reversibly influences the activity of ischemia-relevant kinases51
W546 stacking disruption traps the human porphyrin transporter ABCB6 in an outward-facing transient state51
Temporal transcriptomic and chromatin dynamics underlying class-level recognition in cleaner wrasse51
Maintaining mitochondrial DNA copy number mitigates ROS-induced oocyte decline and female reproductive aging51
Ancient Mycobacterium leprae genomes reveal a potential origin and dispersal of the ancestral Branch 051
Changes in dynamic transitions between integrated and segregated states underlie visual hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease50
Tooth enamel nitrogen isotope composition records trophic position: a tool for reconstructing food webs50
The role of environmentally mediated drug resistance in facilitating the spatial distribution of residual disease50
Opposing neural processing modes alternate rhythmically during sustained auditory attention49
Neural fatigue by passive induction: repeated stimulus exposure results in cognitive fatigue and altered representations in task-relevant networks49
Sexual behavior is linked to changes in gut microbiome and systemic inflammation that lead to HIV-1 infection in men who have sex with men49
A data-driven crop model for maize yield prediction49
Cryo-EM structure of the human Derlin-1/p97 complex reveals a hexameric channel in ERAD49
A critical bioenergetic switch is regulated by IGF2 during murine cartilage development49
Task-specific odorant receptor expression in worker antennae indicates that sensory filters regulate division of labor in ants48
Optimisation of cell fate determination for cultivated muscle differentiation48
A human iPSC-derived hepatocyte screen identifies compounds that inhibit production of Apolipoprotein B48
Arg/Lys-containing IDRs are cryptic binding domains for ATP and nucleic acids that interplay to modulate LLPS48
Combined acid hydrolysis and fermentation improves bioactivity of citrus flavonoids in vitro and in vivo48
Ecogenomics reveals viral communities across the Challenger Deep oceanic trench48
Unclogged pores: designer channels for protein translocation47
Infra-slow scale-free dynamics modulate the connection of neural and behavioral variability during attention47
Diversification and extinction of Hemiptera in deep time47
High-intensity physiological activation disrupts the neural signatures of conflict processing47
Protracted neurobehavioral and microRNA deficits by acute nicotine dependence in mice47
TLR2 and TLR4 bridge physiological and pathological inflammation in the reproductive system47
SEC24D depletion induces osteogenic differentiation deficiency by inactivating the ATF6/TGF-β/Runx2 regulatory loop47
Metagenomic analysis of antimicrobial resistance, virulence, and mobile genetic elements in the gut microbiota of Caprinae species47
Glymphatic and lymphatic communication with systemic responses during physiological and pathological conditions in the central nervous system47
Metagenomic data from cerebrospinal fluid permits tracing the origin and spread of Neisseria meningitidis CC4821 in China46
SpatialPrompt: spatially aware scalable and accurate tool for spot deconvolution and domain identification in spatial transcriptomics46
Molecular mechanisms limiting the AAV gene therapy treatment window in mouse models of blue cone monochromacy46
The long noncoding RNA LUCAT1 regulates endometrial receptivity via the miR-495-3p/S100P axis46
Multifaceted effects of variable biotic interactions on population stability in complex interaction webs46
MIM-CyCIF: masked imaging modeling for enhancing cyclic immunofluorescence (CyCIF) with panel reduction and imputation46
PPE50 variants as novel phylogeographic signatures of host-pathogen co-evolution in tuberculosis46
Mouse Slfn8 and Slfn9 genes complement human cells lacking SLFN11 during the replication stress response46
Explicit description of viral capsid subunit shapes by unfolding dihedrons46
Peer Review Week 2022: an interview with Franziska Denk and Katryn Stacey about their views on research integrity as scientists and reviewers45
HES1 potentiates high salt stress response as an enhancer of NFAT5-DNA binding45
A temporal classifier predicts histopathology state and parses acute-chronic phasing in inflammatory bowel disease patients45
A small bacteriophage protein determines the hierarchy over co-residential jumbo phage in Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis45
The design of unit cells by combining the self-reproduction systems and metabolic cushioning loads45
Mechanistic insights into the structure and function of the RecA C-terminal tail45
Genomic adaptation of the picoeukaryote Pelagomonas calceolata to iron-poor oceans revealed by a chromosome-scale genome sequence45
Autoregulation ensures vertical transmission of the linear prophage GIL0145
Combining soft-bodied and three-dimensional fossils to reveal evolutionary modifications in early lingulellotretid brachiopods45
Rat hippocampal CA1 region represents learning-related action and reward events with shorter latency than the lateral entorhinal cortex45
So close yet so far apart: distinct flanking sequence recognition by DNMT3A and DNMT3B44
Neural encoding with unsupervised spiking convolutional neural network44
Early transcriptional divergence underlies cell fate bias in bovine embryos44
Elucidation of the structure and molecular mechanisms of the aspartate antiporter44
Scalable and multimodal brain angiogenesis and blood-brain barrier genetics by somatic mutagenesis44
A moonlighting role for LysM peptidoglycan binding domains underpins Enterococcus faecalis daughter cell separation44
A coordinated attack by a bacterial secretion system and a small molecule drives prey specificity44
Reconstructing the post-glacial spread of the sand fly Phlebotomus mascittii Grassi, 1908 (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Europe44
Epigenetic landscape of the H3K27me3 mark in macrophages transformed by Theileria annulata44
Hypoxia-induced circPLOD2a/b promotes the aggressiveness of glioblastoma by suppressing XIRP1 through binding to HuR44
Human subsistence and signatures of selection on chemosensory genes44
Circular RNA RSU1 promotes retinal vascular dysfunction by regulating miR-345-3p/TAZ44
Characterising a stress-sensitive default mode network (DMN) deficit in major psychiatric disorders43
Bone mineral loss damages renal tubules in mice43
The long noncoding RNA LAL contributes to salinity tolerance by modulating LHCB1s’ expression in Medicago truncatula43
Adrenergic signalling to astrocytes in anterior cingulate cortex contributes to pain-related aversive memory in rats43
Detailed analysis of distorted retinal and its interaction with surrounding residues in the K intermediate of bacteriorhodopsin43
Pygmaclypeatus daziensis, a unique lower Cambrian arthropod with two different compound eye systems43
Anticipatory postural control emerges from a predictive and optimized strategy for movement preparation43
Polarity protein Par6 facilitates the processive phosphorylation of Lgl via a dynamic interaction with aPKC43
Evaluating a therapeutic window for precision medicine by integrating genomic profiles and p53 network dynamics43
Mitochondrial DNA is a target of HBV integration43
Structural basis underlying the synergism of NADase and SLO during group A Streptococcus infection43
The formation of KV2.1 macro-clusters is required for sex-specific differences in L-type CaV1.2 clustering and function in arterial myocytes42
ALS mutations do not alter perineuronal net formation in human stem cell-derived motor neurons42
Complexity and weak integration promote the diversity of reef fish oral jaws42
Bee swimming is adaptive but disrupted by insecticide42
Adaptive mechanisms facilitate robust performance in noise and in reverberation in an auditory categorization model42
Life-history stage influences immune investment and oxidative stress in response to environmental heterogeneity in Antarctic fur seals42
Molting in early Cambrian armored lobopodians42
Mapping the temporal landscape of breast cancer using epigenetic entropy42
Spectrin-beta 2 facilitates the selective accumulation of GABAA receptors at somatodendritic synapses42
A behavioral modulation mechanism involving the phytopathogen Fusarium verticillioides and the stem borer Diatraea saccharalis is conserved in maize42
Single-cell transcriptome-wide Mendelian randomization during CD4+ T cell activation reveals immune-mediated mechanisms and drug targets for neuropsychiatric disorders42
Bridging glucose metabolism and intrinsic functional organization of the human cortex42
Identification of Δ-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate derived biomarkers for hyperprolinemia type II42
Testing the form-function paradigm: body shape correlates with kinematics but not energetics in selectively-bred birds41
The latitudinal variation in amphibian speciation rates revisited41
Associations between fMRI signal amplitude, hemispheric asymmetry, and task performance41
Neddylation regulates the development and function of glutamatergic neurons41
Analysis of biased allelic enhancer activity of schizophrenia-linked common variants41
Profiling brain morphology for autism spectrum disorder with two cross-culture large-scale consortia41
Programmable self-replicating JEV nanotherapeutics redefine RNA delivery in ALS41
Single-nucleus multi-omics analysis of mouse small-intestinal Lgr5+ cell populations reveals Foxa3-induced Paneth cell-lineage differentiation41
Identification of conserved frontal neurophysiological markers of cognitive flexibility in humans and rats41
Effect and mechanism of father’s companionship on defensive attack behavior of adult male offspring mice41
Small GTP-binding protein GDP dissociation stimulator influences cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury via PERK-dependent ER stress41
Secretory phospholipase A2-IIA targets bacterial extracellular vesicles to modulate immune signaling41
Both abundant and rare fungi colonizing Fagus sylvatica ectomycorrhizal root-tips shape associated bacterial communities41
Brain-aligning of semantic vectors improves neural decoding of visual stimuli40
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