Current Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Current Biology is 15. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
The tumor microenvironment1061
A Novel Bat Coronavirus Closely Related to SARS-CoV-2 Contains Natural Insertions at the S1/S2 Cleavage Site of the Spike Protein414
Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis392
Ferroptosis316
The origins and potential future of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in the evolving COVID-19 pandemic242
Effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on human sleep and rest-activity rhythms222
Sleep in university students prior to and during COVID-19 Stay-at-Home orders204
Turtles and Tortoises Are in Trouble173
A genome-scale phylogeny of the kingdom Fungi173
Trophic Interactions and the Drivers of Microbial Community Assembly170
Effects of lockdown on human sleep and chronotype during the COVID-19 pandemic166
Causal Evidence for a Role of Theta and Alpha Oscillations in the Control of Working Memory157
Global Patterns and Drivers of Bee Distribution155
On the evolutionary epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2154
Climate and Urbanization Drive Mosquito Preference for Humans150
Phylogenomic Evidence for the Monophyly of Bryophytes and the Reductive Evolution of Stomata139
Turning the tide of parachute science135
Growth–defense trade-offs in plants131
Widespread introgression across a phylogeny of 155 Drosophila genomes127
Copper biology120
Measuring biological diversity119
The Regulation of Drosophila Sleep111
Sleep Disturbance Forecasts β-Amyloid Accumulation across Subsequent Years110
Two Distinct Types of Eye-Head Coupling in Freely Moving Mice108
Complete Connectomic Reconstruction of Olfactory Projection Neurons in the Fly Brain107
Odorant Receptor Inhibition Is Fundamental to Odor Encoding105
Increased LRRK2 kinase activity alters neuronal autophagy by disrupting the axonal transport of autophagosomes103
Representational drift in the mouse visual cortex102
Dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens core signals perceived saliency102
The tectum/superior colliculus as the vertebrate solution for spatial sensory integration and action97
A Role for Astroglial Calcium in Mammalian Sleep and Sleep Regulation95
Airborne environmental DNA for terrestrial vertebrate community monitoring94
Nuclear Deformation Causes DNA Damage by Increasing Replication Stress94
Bright Spots in Coastal Marine Ecosystem Restoration91
The cytoskeleton in phagocytosis and macropinocytosis89
Non-retroviral Endogenous Viral Element Limits Cognate Virus Replication in Aedes aegypti Ovaries84
Membrane Curvature Catalyzes Lipid Droplet Assembly83
Mushroom Bodies Are Required for Learned Visual Navigation, but Not for Innate Visual Behavior, in Ants83
Cellular functions of actin- and microtubule-associated septins82
Global potential and limits of mangrove blue carbon for climate change mitigation80
Noradrenergic circuit control of non-REM sleep substates80
Durotaxis76
Stable Introduction of Plant-Virus-Inhibiting Wolbachia into Planthoppers for Rice Protection76
Tempo and Pattern of Avian Brain Size Evolution75
Visual Imagery and Perception Share Neural Representations in the Alpha Frequency Band75
Bacterial and archaeal symbioses with protists75
Unique spatiotemporal fMRI dynamics in the awake mouse brain74
Phasic Activation of Dorsal Raphe Serotonergic Neurons Increases Pupil Size74
Newly Explored Faecalibacterium Diversity Is Connected to Age, Lifestyle, Geography, and Disease73
Neutrophil Swarming in Damaged Tissue Is Orchestrated by Connexins and Cooperative Calcium Alarm Signals73
Actin-based force generation and cell adhesion in tissue morphogenesis72
Precision and the Bayesian brain72
Connectomics Analysis Reveals First-, Second-, and Third-Order Thermosensory and Hygrosensory Neurons in the Adult Drosophila Brain72
A WOX/Auxin Biosynthesis Module Controls Growth to Shape Leaf Form72
How Mechanical Forces Shape Plant Organs72
A Vagal-NTS Neural Pathway that Stimulates Feeding72
Vertical Lobes of the Mushroom Bodies Are Essential for View-Based Navigation in Australian Myrmecia Ants71
Mapping Cortical Integration of Sensory and Affective Pain Pathways70
The Function and Evolution of Motile DNA Replication Systems in Ciliates70
Microtubule-Mediated Wall Anisotropy Contributes to Leaf Blade Flattening70
Arabidopsis pavement cell morphogenesis requires FERONIA binding to pectin for activation of ROP GTPase signaling69
The evolutionary emergence of land plants69
Vagus nerve stimulation induces widespread cortical and behavioral activation68
State-Dependent TMS over Prefrontal Cortex Disrupts Fear-Memory Reconsolidation and Prevents the Return of Fear68
FERONIA receptor kinase-regulated reactive oxygen species mediate self-incompatibility in Brassica rapa67
Reward Association Enhances Stimulus-Specific Representations in Primary Visual Cortex67
The Molecular Basis of Host Selection in a Crucifer-Specialized Moth67
Mechano-transduction via the pectin-FERONIA complex activates ROP6 GTPase signaling in Arabidopsis pavement cell morphogenesis67
The Mechanosensitive Ion Channel MSL10 Potentiates Responses to Cell Swelling in Arabidopsis Seedlings67
The role of large wild animals in climate change mitigation and adaptation66
Serotonin neurons modulate learning rate through uncertainty66
Diversity and ecology of protists revealed by metabarcoding66
Emergent properties in the responses of tropical corals to recurrent climate extremes66
Potential for Powered Flight Neared by Most Close Avialan Relatives, but Few Crossed Its Thresholds66
Enduring Behavioral Effects Induced by Birth by Caesarean Section in the Mouse65
Perceptual history propagates down to early levels of sensory analysis65
Deeply Altered Genome Architecture in the Endoparasitic Flowering Plant Sapria himalayana Griff. (Rafflesiaceae)65
Astroglial Calcium Signaling Encodes Sleep Need in Drosophila64
Natural behavior is the language of the brain64
Vast Differences in Strain-Level Diversity in the Gut Microbiota of Two Closely Related Honey Bee Species63
The Central Role of Interbacterial Antagonism in Bacterial Life63
Neuropeptide repertoire and 3D anatomy of the ctenophore nervous system63
Energy compensation and adiposity in humans63
Nitrogen Mediates Flowering Time and Nitrogen Use Efficiency via Floral Regulators in Rice63
The phyllosphere62
Measuring biodiversity from DNA in the air62
Genomes of the Venus Flytrap and Close Relatives Unveil the Roots of Plant Carnivory61
The Mammalian Crumbs Complex Defines a Distinct Polarity Domain Apical of Epithelial Tight Junctions61
Scavenger receptors60
A Novel Bat Coronavirus Closely Related to SARS-CoV-2 Contains Natural Insertions at the S1/S2 Cleavage Site of the Spike Protein60
Generative Feedback Explains Distinct Brain Activity Codes for Seen and Mental Images59
WAVE regulatory complex59
Low-Dimensional Spatiotemporal Dynamics Underlie Cortex-wide Neural Activity58
Domestication of the Emblematic White Cheese-Making Fungus Penicillium camemberti and Its Diversification into Two Varieties58
An ancient viral epidemic involving host coronavirus interacting genes more than 20,000 years ago in East Asia58
Control of Orienting Movements and Locomotion by Projection-Defined Subsets of Brainstem V2a Neurons57
An Aphid-Secreted Salivary Protease Activates Plant Defense in Phloem57
Symbiont Digestive Range Reflects Host Plant Breadth in Herbivorous Beetles56
PIN-LIKES Coordinate Brassinosteroid Signaling with Nuclear Auxin Input in Arabidopsis thaliana56
Mouse spontaneous behavior reflects individual variation rather than estrous state56
Integrin adhesion complexes56
Mucus56
SCO-Spondin Defects and Neuroinflammation Are Conserved Mechanisms Driving Spinal Deformity across Genetic Models of Idiopathic Scoliosis56
Trading-off and trading-up in the world of bacteria–phage evolution55
Ventral Tegmental Dopamine Neurons Control the Impulse Vector during Motivated Behavior55
Induction of Multichotomous Branching by CLAVATA Peptide in Marchantia polymorpha55
Conserved Functions of Ether Lipids and Sphingolipids in the Early Secretory Pathway55
Tuning alpha rhythms to shape conscious visual perception55
Host Genotype and Colonist Arrival Order Jointly Govern Plant Microbiome Composition and Function55
Low Prevalence of Lactase Persistence in Bronze Age Europe Indicates Ongoing Strong Selection over the Last 3,000 Years55
The Reissner Fiber Is Highly Dynamic In Vivo and Controls Morphogenesis of the Spine55
A Molecular Signal Integration Network Underpinning Arabidopsis Seed Germination55
When Natural Behavior Engages Working Memory55
The claustrum55
Input Connectivity Reveals Additional Heterogeneity of Dopaminergic Reinforcement in Drosophila55
Lightening the Perceived Prosthesis Weight with Neural Embodiment Promoted by Sensory Feedback54
Asymptomatic Infection of Marburg Virus Reservoir Bats Is Explained by a Strategy of Immunoprotective Disease Tolerance54
Sex Chromosome Degeneration by Regulatory Evolution54
Highly Efficient Knockout of a Squid Pigmentation Gene54
Returning to the Fold for Lessons in Mitochondrial Crista Diversity and Evolution54
Parallel Evolution in the Integration of a Co-obligate Aphid Symbiosis54
Evidence for Hierarchical Cognitive Control in the Human Cerebellum53
Island songbirds as windows into evolution in small populations53
Evolutionary Ecology and Interplay of Prokaryotic Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems53
Stress Disrupts Human Hippocampal-Prefrontal Function during Prospective Spatial Navigation and Hinders Flexible Behavior52
Variable kinship patterns in Neolithic Anatolia revealed by ancient genomes52
Anterior Cingulate Cortex and the Control of Dynamic Behavior in Primates52
The Genetic Basis of Morphological Diversity in Domesticated Goldfish52
Mutualisms and (A)symmetry in Plant–Pollinator Interactions51
White and Amber Light at Night Disrupt Sleep Physiology in Birds51
Wave-like Patterns of Plant Phenology Determine Ungulate Movement Tactics51
Evolutionary Dynamics of the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint in Eukaryotes51
Valence and State-Dependent Population Coding in Dopaminergic Neurons in the Fly Mushroom Body51
A neuro-metabolic account of why daylong cognitive work alters the control of economic decisions51
Lipid peroxidation increases membrane tension, Piezo1 gating, and cation permeability to execute ferroptosis51
Mycorrhizal mycelium as a global carbon pool50
Molecular mechanisms underlying microtubule growth dynamics50
Natural genetic variation drives microbiome selection in the Caenorhabditis elegans gut50
Arp2/3 and Mena/VASP Require Profilin 1 for Actin Network Assembly at the Leading Edge50
Oil Body Formation in Marchantia polymorpha Is Controlled by MpC1HDZ and Serves as a Defense against Arthropod Herbivores50
CLASP Mediates Microtubule Repair by Restricting Lattice Damage and Regulating Tubulin Incorporation50
A Circuit Encoding Absolute Cold Temperature in Drosophila50
Cortical State Fluctuations during Sensory Decision Making50
Narrow mutational signatures drive acquisition of multidrug resistance in the fungal pathogen Candida glabrata50
Whole-genome analysis of giraffe supports four distinct species49
Stable high-density and maternally inherited Wolbachia infections in Anopheles moucheti and Anopheles demeilloni mosquitoes49
Adaptation to Extreme Antarctic Environments Revealed by the Genome of a Sea Ice Green Alga49
A neuropeptidergic circuit gates selective escape behavior of Drosophila larvae49
Real-time dialogue between experimenters and dreamers during REM sleep49
Reciprocal Fitness Feedbacks Promote the Evolution of Mutualistic Cooperation49
Distributed cell assemblies spanning prefrontal cortex and striatum49
Paternal Origins and Migratory Episodes of Domestic Sheep49
Decreasing body lengths in North Atlantic right whales49
Ghrelin Signaling Affects Feeding Behavior, Metabolism, and Memory through the Vagus Nerve49
A functionally divergent SOC1 homolog improves soybean yield and latitudinal adaptation49
A Disynaptic Circuit in the Globus Pallidus Controls Locomotion Inhibition48
Cytokinins initiate secondary growth in the Arabidopsis root through a set of LBD genes48
Neural adaptation48
Human footprint and protected areas shape elephant range across Africa48
A neural population selective for song in human auditory cortex48
Spatially Restricted Immune Responses Are Required for Maintaining Root Meristematic Activity upon Detection of Bacteria48
A Paradoxical Kind of Sleep in Drosophila melanogaster48
Diverse mechanisms of centromere specification48
Genomics of New Ciliate Lineages Provides Insight into the Evolution of Obligate Anaerobiosis48
Pandemics and the great evolutionary mismatch47
A Putative Bet-Hedging Strategy Buffers Budding Yeast against Environmental Instability47
Friendly mediates membrane depolarization-induced mitophagy in Arabidopsis47
Mouse Visual Cortex Is Modulated by Distance Traveled and by Theta Oscillations47
Self-Generated Whisker Movements Drive State-Dependent Sensory Input to Developing Barrel Cortex47
Increased Mutation Rate Is Linked to Genome Reduction in Prokaryotes46
Continent-wide Shifts in Song Dialects of White-Throated Sparrows46
Natal imprinting to the Earth’s magnetic field in a pelagic seabird46
Auditory Corticothalamic Neurons Are Recruited by Motor Preparatory Inputs46
Synaptic Connectivity between the Cortex and Claustrum Is Organized into Functional Modules46
Multiple roles for actin in secretory and endocytic pathways46
Mucin Glycans Signal through the Sensor Kinase RetS to Inhibit Virulence-Associated Traits in Pseudomonas aeruginosa46
Lateral Gene Transfer of Anion-Conducting Channelrhodopsins between Green Algae and Giant Viruses46
The Evolutionary Assembly of Neuronal Machinery46
Pre-extinction Demographic Stability and Genomic Signatures of Adaptation in the Woolly Rhinoceros46
Vision and Locomotion Combine to Drive Path Integration Sequences in Mouse Retrosplenial Cortex45
Prolonged, Controlled Daytime versus Delayed Eating Impacts Weight and Metabolism45
Environmental genomics of Late Pleistocene black bears and giant short-faced bears45
Biodiversity across space and time in the fossil record45
Mechanochemical feedback mediates tissue bending required for seedling emergence45
Human-mediated impacts on biodiversity and the consequences for zoonotic disease spillover45
Selective responses to faces, scenes, and bodies in the ventral visual pathway of infants45
Disentangling tropicalization and deborealization in marine ecosystems under climate change44
Grassland biodiversity44
The gut microbiome44
Ancient Bacterial Genomes Reveal a High Diversity of Treponema pallidum Strains in Early Modern Europe44
Zebrafish Retinal Ganglion Cells Asymmetrically Encode Spectral and Temporal Information across Visual Space44
Acto-myosin network geometry defines centrosome position44
Oxytocin Influences Male Sexual Activity via Non-synaptic Axonal Release in the Spinal Cord44
Nucleus accumbens neurons expressing dopamine D1 receptors modulate states of consciousness in sevoflurane anesthesia44
Chemosynthetic symbioses44
Overcoming the genetic compensation response of soybean florigens to improve adaptation and yield at low latitudes44
Mechanotransduction activates RhoA in the neighbors of apoptotic epithelial cells to engage apical extrusion44
The hippocampus constructs narrative memories across distant events44
Evidence of hippocampal learning in human infants44
Cell-type-specific Hox regulatory strategies orchestrate tissue identity43
A Plasma Membrane Nanodomain Ensures Signal Specificity during Osmotic Signaling in Plants43
High genetic diversity and low differentiation reflect the ecological versatility of the African leopard43
Spatially Distributed Representation of Taste Quality in the Gustatory Insular Cortex of Behaving Mice43
Rare long-range cortical connections enhance human information processing43
Multiple Metabolic Innovations and Losses Are Associated with Major Transitions in Land Plant Evolution43
Mammals, wildlife trade, and the next global pandemic43
Rhesus macaques build new social connections after a natural disaster43
Decoding Natural Sounds in Early “Visual” Cortex of Congenitally Blind Individuals43
How ants shape biodiversity43
Rapid Aversive and Memory Trace Learning during Route Navigation in Desert Ants43
Early-Life Social Experience Shapes Social Avoidance Reactions in Larval Zebrafish42
The Corazonin-PTTH Neuronal Axis Controls Systemic Body Growth by Regulating Basal Ecdysteroid Biosynthesis in Drosophila melanogaster42
A Peptide Pair Coordinates Regular Ovule Initiation Patterns with Seed Number and Fruit Size42
Genomic basis of high-altitude adaptation in Tibetan Prunus fruit trees42
Dynamic Representation of Taste-Related Decisions in the Gustatory Insular Cortex of Mice42
Rho of Plants GTPases and Cytoskeletal Elements Control Nuclear Positioning and Asymmetric Cell Division during Physcomitrella patens Branching42
Why extinction estimates from extant phylogenies are so often zero42
A phylogenomically informed five-order system for the closest relatives of land plants42
MKLP2 Is a Motile Kinesin that Transports the Chromosomal Passenger Complex during Anaphase42
Tissue-Autonomous Phenylpropanoid Production Is Essential for Establishment of Root Barriers41
Reprogramming an energetic AKT-PAK5 axis boosts axon energy supply and facilitates neuron survival and regeneration after injury and ischemia41
Provision of High Meat Content Food and Object Play Reduce Predation of Wild Animals by Domestic Cats Felis catus41
The many roles of myosins in filopodia, microvilli and stereocilia41
Ovipositor Extrusion Promotes the Transition from Courtship to Copulation and Signals Female Acceptance in Drosophila melanogaster41
Live Imaging of a Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Reveals Distinct Roles for Two ESCRT-III Homologs in Ensuring a Robust and Symmetric Division41
Flight-induced compass representation in the monarch butterfly heading network41
Evidence for Two Main Domestication Trajectories in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Linked to Distinct Bread-Making Processes41
Model-based decision making and model-free learning41
Pathogenic Allodiploid Hybrids of Aspergillus Fungi41
Arginine Biosynthesis by a Bacterial Symbiont Enables Nitric Oxide Production and Facilitates Larval Settlement in the Marine-Sponge Host41
Coral Gametogenesis Collapse under Artificial Light Pollution41
Floral Pigmentation Has Responded Rapidly to Global Change in Ozone and Temperature41
The evolution of insect biodiversity41
Sensory cilia act as a specialized venue for regulated extracellular vesicle biogenesis and signaling40
ARL8 Relieves SKIP Autoinhibition to Enable Coupling of Lysosomes to Kinesin-140
Egg-Surface Bacteria Are Indirectly Associated with Oviposition Aversion in Bactrocera dorsalis40
Morphological stasis masks ecologically divergent coral species on tropical reefs40
Specialized Predation Drives Aberrant Morphological Integration and Diversity in the Earliest Ants40
Transient deactivation of dorsal premotor cortex or parietal area 5 impairs feedback control of the limb in macaques40
How China expanded its protected areas to conserve biodiversity40
A population of descending neurons that regulates the flight motor of Drosophila40
Divergent Strategies for Learning in Males and Females40
Directionality of Plasmodesmata-Mediated Transport in Arabidopsis Leaves Supports Auxin Channeling40
Genomic adaptations to an endolithic lifestyle in the coral-associated alga Ostreobium40
Axis Specification in Zebrafish Is Robust to Cell Mixing and Reveals a Regulation of Pattern Formation by Morphogenesis39
BONZAI Proteins Control Global Osmotic Stress Responses in Plants39
Investigating the risks of removing wild meat from global food systems39
Identification of the sex-determining factor in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha reveals unique evolution of sex chromosomes in a haploid system39
Opposing, Polarity-Driven Nuclear Migrations Underpin Asymmetric Divisions to Pattern Arabidopsis Stomata39
Loss of Small-RNA-Directed DNA Methylation in the Plant Cell Cycle Promotes Germline Reprogramming and Somaclonal Variation39
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