Nature

Article	Citations
After COVID, African countries vow to take the fight to malaria	13089
Babies collect their own viruses rather than relying on Mum’s	3546
Structural insights into how a blood-pressure drug inhibits an ion transporter	2840
Daily briefing: Melting Himalayan glaciers will affect more than one billion people	1910
How to make the workplace fairer for female researchers	1876
Shining a light on mysterious underwater cave creatures	1480
Staring at the Sun — close-up images from space rewrite solar science	1473
Webb telescope wows with first image of an exoplanet	1459
Daily briefing: Deep-diving seals led scientists to an undiscovered underwater canyon	1390
How to keep wildcats wild: ancient DNA offers fresh insights	1265
The ebb and flow of the biomedical sciences in the pandemic era	1236
Where baby birds thrive: plush but precarious hangouts	1217
Classroom assistance: the scientists turning the tools of their trade to education	1194
High-precision genomic tool tackles deadly mutation	1174
Himalayan glaciers are losing weight faster than thought	1122
UK’s rupture with Horizon Europe is totally unnecessary	1100
How the grid came to shape the US landscape	1065
Prehistoric events might explain European multiple sclerosis risk	1037
The ‘Asian water tower’ is brimming — with glacial melt water	1029
Fossils found far from the Equator point to globetrotting tetrapods	998
Daily briefing: A planetary budget to survive and thrive	988
I study small organisms to tackle big climate problems	958
Japan launches preprint server — but will scientists use it?	948
My life at the helm of a top African cancer-treatment centre	935
Daily briefing: Do we really need a room-temperature superconductor?	929

From process to outcome: working toward health equity	925
A chocoholic’s best friends are the birds and the bats	911
Bonobo apes pout and throw tantrums — and gain sympathy	888
Painkillers are dispensed less freely by night-shift doctors	881
Soft ‘electronic skin’ mimics our sense of touch	874
Community science draws on the power of the crowd	871
25th anniversary of the first known feathered dinosaurs	837
New pill helps COVID smell and taste loss fade quickly	831
I peer into volcanoes to see when they’ll blow	808
Lifting the veil on the oldest-known animals	799
Daily briefing: Diabetes drug shows promise against Parkinson’s	780
Black holes made from light? Impossible, say physicists	773
The plastic that biodegrades in your home compost	768
I’m a Palestinian scientist building a more inclusive future	758
Communication tools for scientists who stammer	758
Kyoto review: ‘thrilling’ play shows fight for landmark climate treaty	755
Black holes, love and poetry — an artistic exploration of intimacy and adventure	755
Why does fat return after dieting? The microbiome might have a hand	749
‘Virgin birth’ genetically engineered into female animals for the first time	747
US chemical engineer avoids prison after conviction for hiding ties to China	746
The race to make a variant-proof COVID vaccine	739
Daily briefing: Huge ancient civilization discovered in the Amazon	732
Origami mini-robot does gymnastics for a good cause	726
Daily briefing: These polar bears can survive without sea ice	709
Daily briefing: Watch spines form in an artificial human embryos	703
AI predicts how many earthquake aftershocks will strike — and their strength	689
How volcanoes shaped our planet — and why we need to be ready for the next big eruption	687
Structure sheds light on a lipid-transport machine in mycobacteria	686
Daily briefing: Iron-Age woman had the earliest-known case of Turner syndrome	680
Giving thanks for a glovebox: helping to make medicines from natural substances	669
I advocate an African research agenda for African development	664
Daily briefing: How an Alzheimer’s gene ravages the brain	652
A guide to the Nature Index	648
From the archive: a shared motivation for scientists, and mirages	647
How coaching could help tackle toxic research cultures	640
Ukrainian mathematician becomes second woman to win prestigious Fields Medal	639
How to measure the brain of an octopus	633
From the archive: biological clocks, and a pollen puzzle about flies	617
Daily briefing: Oldest DNA ever found reveals big, furry surprises	615
India’s first Sun mission will investigate the origins of space weather	614
A funding adviser’s guide to writing a great grant application	609
How a US government shutdown could disrupt science	608
The world’s most expensive dinosaur and more — July’s best science images	593
How we boosted female faculty numbers in male-dominated departments	590
Laser-induced vibrations probe microscale metamaterials without contacting them	589
China’s mysterious spaceplane returns to Earth — what we know	589
Daily briefing: You’ve got space mail! Asteroid sample delivered to Earth	589
Daily briefing: Where long COVID is understudied and ignored	588
AI & robotics briefing: AlphaFold predicts thousands of possible psychedelics	588
Daily briefing: Mysterious lizard fossil revealed to be mostly black paint	586

Daily briefing: Santorini volcano let off a prehistoric mega-blast	584
A century of quantum physics	583
India’s pioneering mission bolsters idea that Moon’s surface was molten	575
Why I use Notion to organize my PhD research	572
Kids’ real-world arithmetic skills don’t transfer to the classroom	570
Scientists everywhere must be protected	569
AI and misinformation are supercharging the risk of nuclear war	567
‘Wind droughts’ driven by climate change put green power at risk	564
Why I co-developed a research career launchpad for first generation students	562
The world’s biggest animal migration and more — July’s best science images	556
Daily briefing: Gaze upon the most detailed Moon maps ever made	556
The Correctives	549
Mystery of huge ancient engravings of snakes solved at last	546
Superstar porous materials get salty thanks to computer simulations	543
Did ‘alien’ debris hit Earth? Startling claim sparks row at scientific meeting	539
So … you’ve been hacked	539
Verbose robots, and why some people love Bach: Books in Brief	534
Missing data mean we’ll probably never know how many people died of COVID	533
Do elephants have names for each other?	533
Splendid squirrel sneezes at will	532
Brain implants help people to recover after severe head injury	530
Cancer’s power harnessed — lymphoma mutations supercharge T cells	529
I took my case to Nepal’s highest court to improve conservation	528
Why a cheap, effective treatment for diarrhoea is underused	527
Who needs qubits? Physicists make light-based ‘qumodes’ for quantum computing	525
My brief appearance in Downton Abbey: Nature readers share stories of side gigs	521
Immune molecule links COVID‑19 with severe inflammatory disorder in children	517
Daily briefing: The infinite optimism of polymath Gottfried Leibniz	515
Coral giants sound the alarm for the Great Barrier Reef	515
Iran and India: work together to save cheetahs	514
Ancient humans used bone tools one million years earlier than thought	511
Bioeconomy: game changer for climate action	508
Melaku Worede, crop genetics leader (1936–2023)	506
Stars hint at an unusual black hole lurking in our Galaxy	504
Ancient DNA reveals origins of multiple sclerosis in Europe	500
Unlocking the mysteries of the brain’s neocortex	492
Moon mission failure: why is it so hard to pull off a lunar landing?	489
Daily briefing: Meet the recipient of the first whole-eye transplant	488
Daily briefing: Super hot plasma made easy with stabilizing fibres	487
The astonishing scientists who starved to protect plants during the Second World War	487
How to develop a good writing style	484
Cycles	483
The United States, as a marine superpower, must ratify the high seas biodiversity treaty now	481
Why Asia is leading the field in green materials	479
A step-by-step guide to landing your next job in science	479
Bone repair supported by flexible films made using an innovative method	477
A guide to the Nature Index	476
Daily briefing: Squid-inspired pills squirt drugs straight into your gut	475
France’s research minister has a plan to shake up science	474
Japan needs a fresh approach to innovation	466
Federico Mayor Zaragoza obituary: former UNESCO chief who championed neonatal screening	465
A sustainable ocean needs thriving ocean societies	464
Mysterious radio bursts mostly come from massive galaxies	464
Months away at sea to protect China’s only population of Bryde’s whales	463
All we are is our memories	463
New lasso-shaped antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria	461
First sighting of ‘neutrino fog’ sparks excitement – but is it bad news for dark matter?	458
‘They went to the bar at noon’: what this virtual AI village is teaching researchers	457
A 27,000-year-old pyramid? Controversy hits an extraordinary archaeological claim	456
A ‘killswitch’ peptide solidifies protein droplets in living cells	456
Early grant success attracts more funding: study of 100,000 applicants hints at why	456
Taiwan hit by biggest earthquake in 25 years: why scientists weren’t surprised	452
How flight helped bats become invincible to viruses	451
Daily briefing: How scientists balance work and faith	450
Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking — some ‘rapidly’	450
Marsupial genomes reveal how a skin membrane for gliding evolved	449
AI rapidly diagnoses brain tumours during surgery	448
US election has profound implications for science in Ukraine	446
Global conservation priorities for island plant diversity	446
‘For AI to change how economies work, it has to represent all of us’	445
How the brain’s amygdala reacts when making decisions to avoid losses	443
First images from world’s largest digital camera leave astronomers in awe	443
Daily briefing: Different people’s brains process colours in the same way	442
Earth’s capacity to store carbon could max out surprisingly soon	439
Your time is valuable. Don’t give it away just for ‘exposure’	438
Newfound immune cell in mice hints at why inflammation spikes with old age	438
Self-assembling synthetic polymer forms liquid-like droplets	438
Retractions can reshape scientists’ careers in unexpected ways	436
How a tick-borne virus enters human cells	434
Ultrashort laser pulse amplified by back-and-forth propagation	431

Tree islands boost biodiversity in oil-palm plantations	431
It’s not wokeness — it’s human rights	427
Titanium alloy gains super strength with a long bake	425
‘Big leap’ for Parkinson’s treatment: symptoms improve in stem-cell trials	424
A DIY ‘bionic pancreas’ is changing diabetes care — what's next?	423
Huge randomized trial of AI boosts discovery — at least for good scientists	422
Forget formalism: mathematics was built on infighting and emotional turmoil	422
Ferocity of Atlantic hurricanes surges as the ocean warms	419
Should Alzheimer’s be diagnosed with a blood test? Proposal sparks controversy	419
Planning for life on Mars	419
Twisted system makes nanolasers shine together	418
The race to uncover snow’s many mysteries before it disappears forever	416
Satellite images show the widespread impact of mining on tropical rivers	416
Creative hobbies could slow brain ageing at the molecular level	414
What the Silicon Valley Bank collapse means for science start-ups	414
The sleight-of-hand trick that can simplify scientific computing	413
Satellite images reveal untracked human activity on the oceans	411
Quantum feat: physicists observe entangled quarks for first time	410
Allen J. Bard obituary: electrochemist whose techniques underpin clinical diagnostics, materials discovery and more	410
Einstein in Oxford: the untold story of an unlikely friendship	409
The Nature Podcast festive spectacular 2024	409
Build your own receptor: modular system can be tailored to any antigen	408
Daily briefing: Infamous ‘hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19’ paper has been retracted	405
Preprint sites bioRxiv and medRxiv launch new era of independence	404
‘The wolf is not the bad guy’: working with farmers to protect a reintroduced species	403
DNA circuits store data — with heat as their power source	402
Mind-reading machines are coming — how can we keep them in check?	400
Can giant surveys of scientists fight misinformation on COVID, climate change and more?	400
Trust and science: the essential elements missing from plastics treaty talks	399
An RNA splicing system that excises DNA transposons from animal mRNAs	397
By the time you hear these bats, it’s too late	396
Why coastal megacities should look inland for research collaborations	395
How wildfires deplete ozone in the stratosphere	394
A breathalyser-style test for detecting pancreatic cancer	394
Five important financial moves for PhD students	391
UK research assessment is being reformed — but the changes miss the mark	390
Nature’s 10: Ten people who shaped science in 2025	386
Asteroids, antibiotics and ants: a year of remarkable science	385
Seasonality dominates changes in lake-surface extent and aligns with human residence	385
Exclusive: Documents raise questions about UCLA’s suspension of ecologist	383
Bird brains help scientists to unveil the secrets of speech	382
Ancient shackles testify to brutality of Egypt’s gold mines	381
Storm of seizures in a baby’s brain calms after trial therapy	380
Blood of man who’s had 200 snake bites helps make a potent antivenom	380
Creating an ‘all comers’ research group in quantitative history	377
Canada’s election: what Mark Carney’s win means for science	377
‘Dark matter’, 'Big Bang' and ‘spin’: how physics terms can confuse researchers	376
Young physicists say ethics rules are being ignored	375
Dazzling auroras are just a warm-up as more solar storms are likely, scientists say	372
Plastic polymers split into reusable monomers using an electrical heating method	371
Cell classification should be based on more than just DNA	368
A protein tunnel that shuttles lipids around the cell	367
Journal targeted by paper mill still grappling with the aftermath years later	366
‘Landmark’ evolution study shows how rice inherits tolerance to cold without DNA changes	365
Einstein hated entanglement — and five other quantum myths	362
Addiction: expand diagnostic borders with care	361
Controversial geoengineering projects to test Earth-cooling tech funded by UK agency	360
Google Scholar-based tool gives extra credit to first and last authors	360
Speeding up ginseng growth to aid drug discovery	360
Continuous-wave narrow-linewidth vacuum ultraviolet laser source	357
World's first wooden satellite could herald era of greener space exploration	356
China made waves with Deepseek, but its real ambition is AI-driven industrial innovation	356
See the intricate worlds of parasites and algae — March’s best science images	352
Tweeting your research paper boosts engagement but not citations	352
Do climate lawsuits lead to action? Researchers assess their impact	349
In situ tumour arrays reveal early environmental control of cancer immunity	348
Publisher Correction: The future transistors	348
Light from cosmic dawn hints at how interstellar dust is made	347
Author Correction: Autoimmune response to C9orf72 protein in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	347
Plastics treaty — research must inform action	347
Dogs have deep genetic roots in ice-age Europe	346
A fellowship of the rings in plant defence	344
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Evidence of near-ambient superconductivity in a N-doped lutetium hydride	344
Science’s carbon footprint: how health research can cut emissions	344
Retraction Note: Evidence of near-ambient superconductivity in a N-doped lutetium hydride	343
Neuronal culprits of sickness behaviours	343
What Xi Jinping’s third term means for science	342
COVID death tolls: scientists acknowledge errors in WHO estimates	341
Audio long read: Will blockbuster obesity drugs revolutionize addiction treatment?	341
The Moon belongs to all of us — not just countries that can afford to reach it	341
Shared genetic risk in psychiatric disorders	340
Author Correction: Comparative and demographic analysis of orang-utan genomes	338
Author Correction: Spatiotemporal dissection of the cell cycle with single-cell proteogenomics	337
Author Correction: Synthetic GPCRs for programmable sensing and control of cell behaviour	336
Author Correction: Life-cycle-coupled evolution of mitosis in close relatives of animals	336
Author Correction: Like-minded sources on Facebook are prevalent but not polarizing	336
Author Correction: Neutralizing GDF-15 can overcome anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1 resistance in solid tumours	335
Author Correction: The oldest known lepidosaur and origins of lepidosaur feeding adaptations	333
Use space technology to help tackle public-health events	332
Shape-shifting electrodes tune optical-frequency converter	331
RSV wave hammers hospitals — but vaccines and treatments are coming	331
A troubleshooting guide to your flat-pack planet	329
Yo-yo dieting accelerates cardiovascular disease by reprogramming the immune system	328
Making progress on global health will need high-quality evidence	328
Ancient pottery reveals early evidence of mathematical thinking	325