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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Hello, this is Automatic Antigrief: what problem can I solve for you today?6024
How volcanoes shaped our planet — and why we need to be ready for the next big eruption2855
US chemical engineer avoids prison after conviction for hiding ties to China2544
The race to make a variant-proof COVID vaccine1976
AI predicts how many earthquake aftershocks will strike — and their strength1660
Daily briefing: Watch spines form in an artificial human embryos1648
From the archive1617
Daily briefing: Made-up words communicate across cultures1463
Missing genomes, flexible microphone — the week in infographics1451
The AI historian: A new tool to decipher ancient texts1305
Daily briefing: Huge ancient civilization discovered in the Amazon1223
Giving thanks for a glovebox: helping to make medicines from natural substances1212
Daily briefing: Iron-Age woman had the earliest-known case of Turner syndrome1176
Origami mini-robot does gymnastics for a good cause1142
Daily briefing: These polar bears can survive without sea ice1139
Structure sheds light on a lipid-transport machine in mycobacteria1122
I advocate an African research agenda for African development1071
Landmark Webb observatory is now officially a telescope1048
Daily briefing: How an Alzheimer’s gene ravages the brain994
A guide to the Nature Index956
Daily briefing: COVID ‘super-immunity’ might wane over time955
The world’s most expensive dinosaur and more — July’s best science images946
How we boosted female faculty numbers in male-dominated departments941
A century of quantum physics940
First pig kidneys transplanted into people: what scientists think936
India’s pioneering mission bolsters idea that Moon’s surface was molten936
Control of human protein-degradation machinery revealed902
Leader of WHO’s new pandemic hub: improve data flow to extinguish outbreaks840
Trees are dying much faster in northern Australia — climate change is probably to blame809
A sea change in craft brewing761
Maize under threat, and morality for cars: Books in brief759
India’s first Sun mission will investigate the origins of space weather749
Daily briefing: ‘Killer’ T cells still recognize Omicron731
Ten billion COVID vaccines, deadly bacteria and high-risk research729
The surprising genes behind a fingerprint’s unique swirls724
In search of body720
Goodnight, Moon709
Laser-induced vibrations probe microscale metamaterials without contacting them706
AI & robotics briefing: AlphaFold predicts thousands of possible psychedelics703
Daily briefing: Where long COVID is understudied and ignored699
Twisted system makes nanolasers shine together697
China’s mysterious spaceplane returns to Earth — what we know693
Daily briefing: You’ve got space mail! Asteroid sample delivered to Earth693
Armoured dinosaurs of the Southern Hemisphere686
Portugal: female science leaders could speed up change685
How rich countries skew the fossil record681
From the archive: biological clocks, and a pollen puzzle about flies677
Daily briefing: Oldest DNA ever found reveals big, furry surprises670
How coaching could help tackle toxic research cultures663
Ukrainian mathematician becomes second woman to win prestigious Fields Medal651
How to measure the brain of an octopus646
How 'megastudies' are changing behavioural science643
From the archive: a shared motivation for scientists, and mirages641
Daily briefing: Santorini volcano let off a prehistoric mega-blast638
Daily briefing: Mysterious lizard fossil revealed to be mostly black paint636
A funding adviser’s guide to writing a great grant application632
How a US government shutdown could disrupt science625
The hunt for drugs for mild COVID: scientists seek to treat those at lower risk619
The impact of protected areas on waterbird populations worldwide612
My life at the helm of a top African cancer-treatment centre610
From process to outcome: working toward health equity610
The skilled ecosystem engineers with big teeth and paddle tails606
Daily briefing: Do we really need a room-temperature superconductor?606
Japan launches preprint server — but will scientists use it?604
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is redrawing the geopolitics of space602
‘Virgin birth’ genetically engineered into female animals for the first time586
Why does fat return after dieting? The microbiome might have a hand584
Soft X-rays capture the dance of the organelles581
The ebb and flow of the biomedical sciences in the pandemic era581
What triggers severe COVID? Infected immune cells hold clues580
Where baby birds thrive: plush but precarious hangouts579
Classroom assistance: the scientists turning the tools of their trade to education574
High-precision genomic tool tackles deadly mutation573
Kyoto review: ‘thrilling’ play shows fight for landmark climate treaty572
Himalayan glaciers are losing weight faster than thought572
The plastic that biodegrades in your home compost568
Black holes, love and poetry — an artistic exploration of intimacy and adventure562
African leadership underpins success of malaria drug trial559
What Xi Jinping’s third term means for science558
Communication tools for scientists who stammer555
Titanium alloy gains super strength with a long bake548
After COVID, African countries vow to take the fight to malaria548
Daily briefing: Melting Himalayan glaciers will affect more than one billion people546
Babies collect their own viruses rather than relying on Mum’s539
Structural insights into how a blood-pressure drug inhibits an ion transporter537
Webb telescope wows with first image of an exoplanet530
I’m a Palestinian scientist building a more inclusive future523
Satellite images show the widespread impact of mining on tropical rivers523
Shining a light on mysterious underwater cave creatures521
Collegiality pays and biodiversity struggles521
How to make the workplace fairer for female researchers515
Staring at the Sun — close-up images from space rewrite solar science513
Daily briefing: Deep-diving seals led scientists to an undiscovered underwater canyon512
How to keep wildcats wild: ancient DNA offers fresh insights504
Soft ‘electronic skin’ mimics our sense of touch503
The sleight-of-hand trick that can simplify scientific computing500
Bonobo apes pout and throw tantrums — and gain sympathy499
A chocoholic’s best friends are the birds and the bats499
Neuronal culprits of sickness behaviours498
Painkillers are dispensed less freely by night-shift doctors498
France’s research minister has a plan to shake up science497
Infancy of sterol biosynthesis hints at extinct eukaryotic species494
Prehistoric events might explain European multiple sclerosis risk492
Yo-yo dieting accelerates cardiovascular disease by reprogramming the immune system491
Author Correction: Life-cycle-coupled evolution of mitosis in close relatives of animals489
Publisher Correction: Single-crystalline metal-oxide dielectrics for top-gate 2D transistors486
How the grid came to shape the US landscape484
Japan needs a fresh approach to innovation478
Medicine in the blood478
UK’s rupture with Horizon Europe is totally unnecessary476
Publisher Correction: Demonstration of reduced neoclassical energy transport in Wendelstein 7-X468
AI rapidly diagnoses brain tumours during surgery467
US election has profound implications for science in Ukraine465
Global conservation priorities for island plant diversity463
Marsupial genomes reveal how a skin membrane for gliding evolved462
Fossils found far from the Equator point to globetrotting tetrapods460
Daily briefing: How scientists balance work and faith459
Black holes made from light? Impossible, say physicists457
US to end race-based university admissions: what now for diversity in science?455
I study small organisms to tackle big climate problems453
The ‘Asian water tower’ is brimming — with glacial melt water452
Daily briefing: A planetary budget to survive and thrive451
AI & robotics briefing: First non-human on Nature’s 10 list450
Community science draws on the power of the crowd448
Do climate lawsuits lead to action? Researchers assess their impact448
25th anniversary of the first known feathered dinosaurs447
‘They went to the bar at noon’: what this virtual AI village is teaching researchers442
Daily briefing: Diabetes drug shows promise against Parkinson’s440
Lifting the veil on the oldest-known animals437
New pill helps COVID smell and taste loss fade quickly435
Self-assembling synthetic polymer forms liquid-like droplets433
I peer into volcanoes to see when they’ll blow433
Melaku Worede, crop genetics leader (1936–2023)431
Stars hint at an unusual black hole lurking in our Galaxy430
Ancient DNA reveals origins of multiple sclerosis in Europe429
Unlocking the mysteries of the brain’s neocortex428
Moon mission failure: why is it so hard to pull off a lunar landing?426
Daily briefing: Super hot plasma made easy with stabilizing fibres425
A 27,000-year-old pyramid? Controversy hits an extraordinary archaeological claim425
How to develop a good writing style424
First sighting of ‘neutrino fog’ sparks excitement – but is it bad news for dark matter?423
Huge randomized trial of AI boosts discovery — at least for good scientists421
Bone repair supported by flexible films made using an innovative method420
A step-by-step guide to landing your next job in science420
Why Asia is leading the field in green materials420
The United States, as a marine superpower, must ratify the high seas biodiversity treaty now420
A guide to the Nature Index419
Daily briefing: Squid-inspired pills squirt drugs straight into your gut415
Author Correction: The repertoire of mutational signatures in human cancer413
Ferocity of Atlantic hurricanes surges as the ocean warms413
New lasso-shaped antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria412
‘I thought I had forgotten this horror’: Ukrainian scientists stand in defiance410
Author Correction: Comparative and demographic analysis of orang-utan genomes409
Should Alzheimer’s be diagnosed with a blood test? Proposal sparks controversy405
Tracking the collaborative networks of five leading science nations404
Cycles403
The astonishing scientists who starved to protect plants during the Second World War402
Federico Mayor Zaragoza obituary: former UNESCO chief who championed neonatal screening399
Kids’ real-world arithmetic skills don’t transfer to the classroom398
Author Correction: Synthetic GPCRs for programmable sensing and control of cell behaviour396
A sustainable ocean needs thriving ocean societies395
Daily briefing: Meet the recipient of the first whole-eye transplant393
What are the best AI tools for research? Nature’s guide393
Satellite images reveal untracked human activity on the oceans390
Plasmas primed for rapid pulse production390
Science communication will benefit from research integrity standards390
All we are is our memories388
Months away at sea to protect China’s only population of Bryde’s whales387
Author Correction: Rewiring cancer drivers to activate apoptosis387
Mysterious radio bursts mostly come from massive galaxies387
A DIY ‘bionic pancreas’ is changing diabetes care — what's next?387
Deglacial increase of seasonal temperature variability in the tropical ocean386
Publisher Correction: The future transistors385
Taiwan hit by biggest earthquake in 25 years: why scientists weren’t surprised384
A ‘killswitch’ peptide solidifies protein droplets in living cells381
The evolution of private reputations in information-abundant landscapes380
First public statue of female scientist in Italy celebrates astronomer378
Early grant success attracts more funding: study of 100,000 applicants hints at why378
UK research assessment is being reformed — but the changes miss the mark373
The world’s biggest animal migration and more — July’s best science images373
Why a cheap, effective treatment for diarrhoea is underused371
My brief appearance in Downton Abbey: Nature readers share stories of side gigs370
A whale of an appetite revealed by analysis of prey consumption369
Colour blindness: journals should enable image redisplay369
Who needs qubits? Physicists make light-based ‘qumodes’ for quantum computing367
Missing data mean we’ll probably never know how many people died of COVID367
The United States needs a department of technology and science policy367
Immune molecule links COVID‑19 with severe inflammatory disorder in children364
Old electric-vehicle batteries can find new purpose — on the grid363
Do elephants have names for each other?361
Cancer’s power harnessed — lymphoma mutations supercharge T cells360
I took my case to Nepal’s highest court to improve conservation360
Brain implants help people to recover after severe head injury358
Splendid squirrel sneezes at will358
Daily briefing: Gaze upon the most detailed Moon maps ever made357
The Correctives356
Did ‘alien’ debris hit Earth? Startling claim sparks row at scientific meeting355
Mystery of huge ancient engravings of snakes solved at last354
Superstar porous materials get salty thanks to computer simulations353
So … you’ve been hacked353
Stretched skin cells divide without DNA replication352
Major ocean database that will guide deep-sea mining has flaws, scientists warn352
Verbose robots, and why some people love Bach: Books in Brief352
Ancient humans used bone tools one million years earlier than thought351
Allen J. Bard obituary: electrochemist whose techniques underpin clinical diagnostics, materials discovery and more350
Drowning in seaweed: How to stop invasive Sargassum349
Extreme heat harms health — what is the human body’s limit?348
Coral giants sound the alarm for the Great Barrier Reef348
Author Correction: Spatiotemporal dissection of the cell cycle with single-cell proteogenomics348
Plastics treaty — research must inform action346
Early-career researchers help Wellcome funding panel346
Iran and India: work together to save cheetahs345
Publisher Correction: Indo-Pacific Walker circulation drove Pleistocene African aridification344
Chile: elect a president to strengthen climate action, not weaken it343
Build your own receptor: modular system can be tailored to any antigen342
Daily briefing: The infinite optimism of polymath Gottfried Leibniz342
Daily briefing: Infamous ‘hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19’ paper has been retracted342
Author Correction: Inherent mosaicism and extensive mutation of human placentas342
The Nature Podcast festive spectacular 2024341
Quantum feat: physicists observe entangled quarks for first time340
Einstein in Oxford: the untold story of an unlikely friendship340
What the Silicon Valley Bank collapse means for science start-ups339
World's first wooden satellite could herald era of greener space exploration339
RSV wave hammers hospitals — but vaccines and treatments are coming338
Amazonian deforestation makes the wet season wetter, and the dry season drier338
Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking — some ‘rapidly’338
Arctic sea ice hits 2021 minimum337
Speeding up ginseng growth to aid drug discovery337
How flight helped bats become invincible to viruses337
Disaster relief needs community trust — authorities must earn it337
Frugal innovation: why low cost doesn’t have to mean low impact336
Seasonality dominates changes in lake-surface extent and aligns with human residence335
Planning for life on Mars334
Science’s carbon footprint: how health research can cut emissions334
Exclusive: Documents raise questions about UCLA’s suspension of ecologist333
Bird brains help scientists to unveil the secrets of speech332
Cells destroy donated mitochondria to build blood vessels332
Preprint sites bioRxiv and medRxiv launch new era of independence330
Creating an ‘all comers’ research group in quantitative history329
Ancient shackles testify to brutality of Egypt’s gold mines329
Young physicists say ethics rules are being ignored329
Use space technology to help tackle public-health events328
Dazzling auroras are just a warm-up as more solar storms are likely, scientists say328
COVID death tolls: scientists acknowledge errors in WHO estimates328
Will ‘Centaurus’ be the next global coronavirus variant? Indian cases offers clues328
‘Big leap’ for Parkinson’s treatment: symptoms improve in stem-cell trials325
‘Dark matter’, 'Big Bang' and ‘spin’: how physics terms can confuse researchers325
Plastic polymers split into reusable monomers using an electrical heating method324
A protein tunnel that shuttles lipids around the cell323
Long COVID still has no cure — so these patients are turning to research322
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