Nature

Papers
(The H4-Index of Nature is 294. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Hello, this is Automatic Antigrief: what problem can I solve for you today?6766
How volcanoes shaped our planet — and why we need to be ready for the next big eruption2891
US chemical engineer avoids prison after conviction for hiding ties to China2645
The race to make a variant-proof COVID vaccine2049
AI predicts how many earthquake aftershocks will strike — and their strength1724
Daily briefing: Watch spines form in an artificial human embryos1693
Missing genomes, flexible microphone — the week in infographics1678
The AI historian: A new tool to decipher ancient texts1501
Daily briefing: Huge ancient civilization discovered in the Amazon1478
Giving thanks for a glovebox: helping to make medicines from natural substances1312
Daily briefing: Iron-Age woman had the earliest-known case of Turner syndrome1270
Origami mini-robot does gymnastics for a good cause1253
Daily briefing: These polar bears can survive without sea ice1183
Structure sheds light on a lipid-transport machine in mycobacteria1155
I advocate an African research agenda for African development1145
Landmark Webb observatory is now officially a telescope1129
Daily briefing: How an Alzheimer’s gene ravages the brain1126
A guide to the Nature Index1013
Daily briefing: COVID ‘super-immunity’ might wane over time1006
The world’s most expensive dinosaur and more — July’s best science images999
How we boosted female faculty numbers in male-dominated departments980
A century of quantum physics973
India’s pioneering mission bolsters idea that Moon’s surface was molten971
First pig kidneys transplanted into people: what scientists think966
Control of human protein-degradation machinery revealed944
Trees are dying much faster in northern Australia — climate change is probably to blame920
A sea change in craft brewing873
Maize under threat, and morality for cars: Books in brief845
India’s first Sun mission will investigate the origins of space weather809
Daily briefing: ‘Killer’ T cells still recognize Omicron779
Ten billion COVID vaccines, deadly bacteria and high-risk research773
The surprising genes behind a fingerprint’s unique swirls767
In search of body761
Goodnight, Moon757
Laser-induced vibrations probe microscale metamaterials without contacting them739
AI & robotics briefing: AlphaFold predicts thousands of possible psychedelics734
Daily briefing: Where long COVID is understudied and ignored731
Twisted system makes nanolasers shine together728
Daily briefing: You’ve got space mail! Asteroid sample delivered to Earth727
China’s mysterious spaceplane returns to Earth — what we know723
Armoured dinosaurs of the Southern Hemisphere720
Portugal: female science leaders could speed up change709
How rich countries skew the fossil record706
From the archive: biological clocks, and a pollen puzzle about flies699
Daily briefing: Oldest DNA ever found reveals big, furry surprises696
How coaching could help tackle toxic research cultures694
Ukrainian mathematician becomes second woman to win prestigious Fields Medal687
How to measure the brain of an octopus680
How 'megastudies' are changing behavioural science677
From the archive: a shared motivation for scientists, and mirages673
Daily briefing: Mysterious lizard fossil revealed to be mostly black paint669
Daily briefing: Santorini volcano let off a prehistoric mega-blast669
A funding adviser’s guide to writing a great grant application653
How a US government shutdown could disrupt science648
The impact of protected areas on waterbird populations worldwide645
From process to outcome: working toward health equity637
My life at the helm of a top African cancer-treatment centre633
Daily briefing: Do we really need a room-temperature superconductor?632
The skilled ecosystem engineers with big teeth and paddle tails630
Japan launches preprint server — but will scientists use it?626
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is redrawing the geopolitics of space618
The ebb and flow of the biomedical sciences in the pandemic era614
Why does fat return after dieting? The microbiome might have a hand614
‘Virgin birth’ genetically engineered into female animals for the first time614
Soft X-rays capture the dance of the organelles613
What triggers severe COVID? Infected immune cells hold clues612
Where baby birds thrive: plush but precarious hangouts611
Classroom assistance: the scientists turning the tools of their trade to education609
High-precision genomic tool tackles deadly mutation595
Himalayan glaciers are losing weight faster than thought588
Kyoto review: ‘thrilling’ play shows fight for landmark climate treaty582
The plastic that biodegrades in your home compost580
Black holes, love and poetry — an artistic exploration of intimacy and adventure579
African leadership underpins success of malaria drug trial578
What Xi Jinping’s third term means for science576
Communication tools for scientists who stammer572
After COVID, African countries vow to take the fight to malaria567
Titanium alloy gains super strength with a long bake565
Daily briefing: Melting Himalayan glaciers will affect more than one billion people556
Babies collect their own viruses rather than relying on Mum’s555
Structural insights into how a blood-pressure drug inhibits an ion transporter548
Webb telescope wows with first image of an exoplanet547
I’m a Palestinian scientist building a more inclusive future536
Satellite images show the widespread impact of mining on tropical rivers534
Collegiality pays and biodiversity struggles529
How to make the workplace fairer for female researchers527
Shining a light on mysterious underwater cave creatures527
Staring at the Sun — close-up images from space rewrite solar science527
Daily briefing: Deep-diving seals led scientists to an undiscovered underwater canyon524
How to keep wildcats wild: ancient DNA offers fresh insights524
Soft ‘electronic skin’ mimics our sense of touch516
The sleight-of-hand trick that can simplify scientific computing513
Bonobo apes pout and throw tantrums — and gain sympathy512
A chocoholic’s best friends are the birds and the bats511
Neuronal culprits of sickness behaviours510
Painkillers are dispensed less freely by night-shift doctors510
France’s research minister has a plan to shake up science509
Infancy of sterol biosynthesis hints at extinct eukaryotic species507
Prehistoric events might explain European multiple sclerosis risk505
Yo-yo dieting accelerates cardiovascular disease by reprogramming the immune system502
Author Correction: Life-cycle-coupled evolution of mitosis in close relatives of animals490
Publisher Correction: Single-crystalline metal-oxide dielectrics for top-gate 2D transistors489
Japan needs a fresh approach to innovation485
How the grid came to shape the US landscape485
Medicine in the blood478
Publisher Correction: Demonstration of reduced neoclassical energy transport in Wendelstein 7-X476
UK’s rupture with Horizon Europe is totally unnecessary476
AI rapidly diagnoses brain tumours during surgery475
US election has profound implications for science in Ukraine474
Global conservation priorities for island plant diversity472
Marsupial genomes reveal how a skin membrane for gliding evolved470
Fossils found far from the Equator point to globetrotting tetrapods468
Black holes made from light? Impossible, say physicists468
Daily briefing: How scientists balance work and faith468
I study small organisms to tackle big climate problems465
The ‘Asian water tower’ is brimming — with glacial melt water463
Daily briefing: A planetary budget to survive and thrive462
AI & robotics briefing: First non-human on Nature’s 10 list461
Do climate lawsuits lead to action? Researchers assess their impact460
25th anniversary of the first known feathered dinosaurs456
Community science draws on the power of the crowd456
‘They went to the bar at noon’: what this virtual AI village is teaching researchers448
Lifting the veil on the oldest-known animals446
Daily briefing: Diabetes drug shows promise against Parkinson’s446
New pill helps COVID smell and taste loss fade quickly445
I peer into volcanoes to see when they’ll blow443
Melaku Worede, crop genetics leader (1936–2023)442
Ancient DNA reveals origins of multiple sclerosis in Europe441
Stars hint at an unusual black hole lurking in our Galaxy441
Unlocking the mysteries of the brain’s neocortex440
Moon mission failure: why is it so hard to pull off a lunar landing?440
Daily briefing: Super hot plasma made easy with stabilizing fibres438
A 27,000-year-old pyramid? Controversy hits an extraordinary archaeological claim438
How to develop a good writing style435
Huge randomized trial of AI boosts discovery — at least for good scientists434
First sighting of ‘neutrino fog’ sparks excitement – but is it bad news for dark matter?434
A step-by-step guide to landing your next job in science431
The United States, as a marine superpower, must ratify the high seas biodiversity treaty now426
Why Asia is leading the field in green materials424
A guide to the Nature Index423
Bone repair supported by flexible films made using an innovative method423
Daily briefing: Squid-inspired pills squirt drugs straight into your gut423
Ferocity of Atlantic hurricanes surges as the ocean warms421
Author Correction: The repertoire of mutational signatures in human cancer419
New lasso-shaped antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria419
‘I thought I had forgotten this horror’: Ukrainian scientists stand in defiance417
Tracking the collaborative networks of five leading science nations416
The astonishing scientists who starved to protect plants during the Second World War416
Cycles416
Federico Mayor Zaragoza obituary: former UNESCO chief who championed neonatal screening414
Kids’ real-world arithmetic skills don’t transfer to the classroom414
Author Correction: Synthetic GPCRs for programmable sensing and control of cell behaviour412
A sustainable ocean needs thriving ocean societies410
What are the best AI tools for research? Nature’s guide409
Daily briefing: Meet the recipient of the first whole-eye transplant405
Plasmas primed for rapid pulse production404
Science communication will benefit from research integrity standards404
Satellite images reveal untracked human activity on the oceans404
All we are is our memories403
Mysterious radio bursts mostly come from massive galaxies400
Months away at sea to protect China’s only population of Bryde’s whales398
A DIY ‘bionic pancreas’ is changing diabetes care — what's next?396
Deglacial increase of seasonal temperature variability in the tropical ocean390
Author Correction: Rewiring cancer drivers to activate apoptosis390
Taiwan hit by biggest earthquake in 25 years: why scientists weren’t surprised389
A ‘killswitch’ peptide solidifies protein droplets in living cells386
Early grant success attracts more funding: study of 100,000 applicants hints at why385
Signatures of magnetism control by flow of angular momentum384
Why I use Notion to organize my PhD research383
Scientists everywhere must be protected382
‘For AI to change how economies work, it has to represent all of us’381
Bioeconomy: game changer for climate action381
AI and misinformation are supercharging the risk of nuclear war379
Why I co-developed a research career launchpad for first generation students378
‘Wind droughts’ driven by climate change put green power at risk378
Why do obesity drugs seem to treat so many other ailments?377
China made waves with Deepseek, but its real ambition is AI-driven industrial innovation375
Daily briefing: The pros and cons of DeepSeek375
First public statue of female scientist in Italy celebrates astronomer374
UK research assessment is being reformed — but the changes miss the mark373
The world’s biggest animal migration and more — July’s best science images370
Colour blindness: journals should enable image redisplay370
Why a cheap, effective treatment for diarrhoea is underused370
A whale of an appetite revealed by analysis of prey consumption370
My brief appearance in Downton Abbey: Nature readers share stories of side gigs370
The United States needs a department of technology and science policy368
Who needs qubits? Physicists make light-based ‘qumodes’ for quantum computing368
Missing data mean we’ll probably never know how many people died of COVID367
Do elephants have names for each other?366
Old electric-vehicle batteries can find new purpose — on the grid366
Immune molecule links COVID‑19 with severe inflammatory disorder in children366
I took my case to Nepal’s highest court to improve conservation365
Cancer’s power harnessed — lymphoma mutations supercharge T cells365
Splendid squirrel sneezes at will363
The Correctives362
Daily briefing: Gaze upon the most detailed Moon maps ever made362
Brain implants help people to recover after severe head injury362
Did ‘alien’ debris hit Earth? Startling claim sparks row at scientific meeting361
So … you’ve been hacked361
Mystery of huge ancient engravings of snakes solved at last361
Verbose robots, and why some people love Bach: Books in Brief360
Superstar porous materials get salty thanks to computer simulations360
Major ocean database that will guide deep-sea mining has flaws, scientists warn359
Allen J. Bard obituary: electrochemist whose techniques underpin clinical diagnostics, materials discovery and more358
Ancient humans used bone tools one million years earlier than thought358
Extreme heat harms health — what is the human body’s limit?357
Coral giants sound the alarm for the Great Barrier Reef357
Author Correction: Spatiotemporal dissection of the cell cycle with single-cell proteogenomics354
Plastics treaty — research must inform action353
Early-career researchers help Wellcome funding panel353
Iran and India: work together to save cheetahs352
Publisher Correction: Indo-Pacific Walker circulation drove Pleistocene African aridification351
Chile: elect a president to strengthen climate action, not weaken it350
Author Correction: Inherent mosaicism and extensive mutation of human placentas349
Daily briefing: The infinite optimism of polymath Gottfried Leibniz348
Daily briefing: Infamous ‘hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19’ paper has been retracted347
Quantum feat: physicists observe entangled quarks for first time347
Build your own receptor: modular system can be tailored to any antigen347
The Nature Podcast festive spectacular 2024347
Einstein in Oxford: the untold story of an unlikely friendship346
World's first wooden satellite could herald era of greener space exploration346
Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking — some ‘rapidly’344
What the Silicon Valley Bank collapse means for science start-ups344
Amazonian deforestation makes the wet season wetter, and the dry season drier343
RSV wave hammers hospitals — but vaccines and treatments are coming342
How flight helped bats become invincible to viruses341
A pan-serotype dengue virus inhibitor targeting the NS3–NS4B interaction341
Host genetic regulation of human gut microbial structural variation341
Hydroclimatic vulnerability of peat carbon in the central Congo Basin339
Protected areas slow declines unevenly across the tetrapod tree of life339
Unconventional domain tessellations in moiré-of-moiré lattices338
High temporal variability not trend dominates Mediterranean precipitation335
Structural basis of lipopolysaccharide maturation by the O-antigen ligase335
Shock cooling of a red-supergiant supernova at redshift 3 in lensed images335
A solid-state electrolysis process for upcycling aluminium scrap334
Bitter taste TAS2R14 activation by intracellular tastants and cholesterol334
Visuo-frontal interactions during social learning in freely moving macaques332
Parental histone transfer caught at the replication fork332
The γδ IEL effector API5 masks genetic susceptibility to Paneth cell death332
Repeated Omicron exposures override ancestral SARS-CoV-2 immune imprinting332
Dysregulation of mTOR signalling is a converging mechanism in lissencephaly331
Synaptic architecture of leg and wing premotor control networks in Drosophila329
Hippocampal representations drift in stable multisensory environments328
Structural basis for the activity of the type VII CRISPR–Cas system328
To advance equality for women, use the evidence328
Addiction: expand diagnostic borders with care327
Self-assembly of emulsion droplets through programmable folding327
Intrinsic dopamine and acetylcholine dynamics in the striatum of mice327
Identification of trypsin-degrading commensals in the large intestine326
Rock organic carbon oxidation CO2 release offsets silicate weathering sink326
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