Nature Genetics

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Genetics is 6. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Deciphering the evolutionary dynamics of extrachromosomal DNA in human cancer1489
Mapping dog behavior1435
Epigenetic memory in 3D1164
Temperature-induced RNA recoding in octopus981
Toward advances in retinoblastoma genetics in Kenya881
DNA polymerase ε produces elevated C-to-T mutations at methylated CpG dinucleotides722
Role of gene–gene loops in fine-tuning cross-regulation495
Problems with dystopian representations in genetic futurism484
Machine learning drives genetic discovery for binge eating disorder464
Identifying individuals at extreme risk of venous thromboembolism using polygenic risk scores422
GeneMAP enables discovery of metabolic gene function412
Telomere-to-telomere sheep genome assembly identifies variants associated with wool fineness410
Understanding liver repair through space and time397
Rare coding variant analysis for human diseases across biobanks and ancestries395
Complete genomes of six ape species393
An atlas of genetic determinants of forearm fracture382
Reactivation of embryonic genetic programs in tissue regeneration and disease373
Genome-wide RNA polymerase stalling shapes the transcriptome during aging365
Functional dissection of human cardiac enhancers and noncoding de novo variants in congenital heart disease329
Crosstalk between RNA m6A and DNA methylation regulates transposable element chromatin activation and cell fate in human pluripotent stem cells315
Cicer super-pangenome provides insights into species evolution and agronomic trait loci for crop improvement in chickpea305
Dominant variants in major spliceosome U4 and U5 small nuclear RNA genes cause neurodevelopmental disorders through splicing disruption304
The BAF chromatin remodeler synergizes with RNA polymerase II and transcription factors to evict nucleosomes287
Mitochondrial DNA mosaicism in normal human somatic cells286
Dynamics of DNA hydroxymethylation and methylation during mouse embryonic and germline development267
Integrated single-cell chromatin and transcriptomic analyses of human scalp identify gene-regulatory programs and critical cell types for hair and skin diseases258
Mendelian randomization analyses support causal relationships between blood metabolites and the gut microbiome256
Polygenic prediction of educational attainment within and between families from genome-wide association analyses in 3 million individuals250
Genome-wide meta-analysis of insomnia prioritizes genes associated with metabolic and psychiatric pathways244
In vitro reconstitution of chromatin domains shows a role for nucleosome positioning in 3D genome organization243
A chromatin-regulated biphasic circuit coordinates IL-1β-mediated inflammation242
Renal plasticity revealed through reversal of polycystic kidney disease in mice240
Mutational signatures in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma from eight countries with varying incidence240
A biology-aware mutation rate model for human germline237
Shared genetics of substance use disorders236
Identification of two intrinsic epithelial subtypes of colorectal cancer227
Genes influence complex traits through environments that vary between geographic regions226
Histone gene editing probes functions of H3K27 modifications in mammals225
Synthetic surrogates improve power for genome-wide association studies of partially missing phenotypes in population biobanks224
Somatic mutations in the stomach215
Epigenomic contributions to tumor cell heterogeneity and plasticity213
Pushing the boundaries of rare disease diagnostics with the help of the first Undiagnosed Hackathon208
Finding causal genes underlying risk for coronary artery disease201
Author Correction: EMPReSS: standardized phenotype screens for functional annotation of the mouse genome199
Genetic and non-genetic HLA disruption is widespread in lung and breast tumors188
Finding cancer mutagens using signature analysis184
Author Correction: The NAT1–bHLH110–CER1/CER1L module regulates heat stress tolerance in rice180
Safeguard repressor locks hepatocyte identity and blocks liver cancer177
Author Correction: Pangenome graphs and their applications in biodiversity genomics177
The Federated European Genome–Phenome Archive as a global network for sharing human genomics data176
Interpreting cis-regulatory interactions from large-scale deep neural networks173
An alternative model for maternal mtDNA inheritance169
K27M in canonical and noncanonical H3 variants occurs in distinct oligodendroglial cell lineages in brain midline gliomas168
Bayesian estimation of gene constraint from an evolutionary model with gene features167
When RNA methylation meets DNA methylation166
Establishing African genomics and bioinformatics programs through annual regional workshops163
Human subcutaneous and visceral adipocyte atlases uncover classical and nonclassical adipocytes and depot-specific patterns161
Solanum americanum genome-assisted discovery of immune receptors that detect potato late blight pathogen effectors161
Genome-wide association analyses of breast cancer in women of African ancestry identify new susceptibility loci and improve risk prediction159
HIC2 controls developmental hemoglobin switching by repressing BCL11A transcription158
Genome-wide analysis of 53,400 people with irritable bowel syndrome highlights shared genetic pathways with mood and anxiety disorders156
RNA polymerase II dynamics shape enhancer–promoter interactions154
APOBEC3B regulates R-loops and promotes transcription-associated mutagenesis in cancer153
Increasing diversity in genomics requires investment in equitable partnerships and capacity building152
Single duplex DNA sequencing with CODEC detects mutations with high sensitivity150
Meta-analysis of genome-wide associations and polygenic risk prediction for atrial fibrillation in more than 180,000 cases149
H3K27me3 conditions chemotolerance in triple-negative breast cancer146
Recent ultra-rare inherited variants implicate new autism candidate risk genes146
APOBEC mutagenesis is a common process in normal human small intestine145
Systematic prioritization of functional variants and effector genes underlying colorectal cancer risk141
Genetic variation influencing DNA methylation provides insights into molecular mechanisms regulating genomic function140
HLA autoimmune risk alleles restrict the hypervariable region of T cell receptors140
Cancer cell states recur across tumor types and form specific interactions with the tumor microenvironment139
A generalized linear mixed model association tool for biobank-scale data137
Suppressing a phosphohydrolase of cytokinin nucleotide enhances grain yield in rice137
Redefining teleost phylogeny136
Genome-wide analysis in over 1 million individuals of European ancestry yields improved polygenic risk scores for blood pressure traits136
Mutation rates across species136
Bottleneck size and selection level reproducibly impact evolution of antibiotic resistance132
Somatic recombination of repetitive elements132
An eRNA transcription checkpoint for diverse signal-dependent enhancer activation programs130
Equity, ethics and the promise of partnership in genomic medicine130
Sarcoma predisposition128
Systematic perturbation screens identify regulators of inflammatory macrophage states and a role for TNF mRNA m6A modification128
Sox2 expression can be regulated across boundaries generated by CTCF–cohesin loops128
Acetylation of histone H2B marks active enhancers and predicts CBP/p300 target genes128
Genetic and biological insights into spontaneous coronary artery dissection127
ChIP-DIP maps binding of hundreds of proteins to DNA simultaneously and identifies diverse gene regulatory elements127
Single-cell multiomics analysis reveals dynamic clonal evolution and targetable phenotypes in acute myeloid leukemia with complex karyotype126
The genetic origins of multiple sclerosis126
Defining and pursuing diversity in human genetic studies126
Epigenetic scars of Brca1 loss point toward breast cancer cell of origin124
Defining genome access of transcription factors123
Polygenic basis for seedless grapes123
Indirect paths from genetics to education121
New genes helped acorn barnacles adapt to a sessile lifestyle119
Planting the milestones of human genetics in Senegal117
Improving estimates of loss-of-function constraint for short genes115
Mathematical modeling of neuroblastoma associates evolutionary patterns with outcomes114
Dissecting tumor transcriptional heterogeneity from single-cell RNA-seq data by generalized binary covariance decomposition113
Deep learning-based phenotype imputation on population-scale biobank data increases genetic discoveries113
Schizophrenia risk conferred by rare protein-truncating variants is conserved across diverse human populations112
Disease prediction with multi-omics and biomarkers empowers case–control genetic discoveries in the UK Biobank112
Integrating population genetics, stem cell biology and cellular genomics to study complex human diseases111
Consensus prediction of cell type labels in single-cell data with popV111
Federated analysis of autosomal recessive coding variants in 29,745 developmental disorder patients from diverse populations109
Genome-wide analysis of cis-regulatory changes underlying metabolic adaptation of cavefish109
A mutation rate model at the basepair resolution identifies the mutagenic effect of polymerase III transcription108
A complete telomere-to-telomere assembly of the maize genome108
Single-cell multi-omics identifies chronic inflammation as a driver of TP53-mutant leukemic evolution106
Precise modulation of transcription factor levels identifies features underlying dosage sensitivity106
Prioritization of autoimmune disease-associated genetic variants that perturb regulatory element activity in T cells105
Adipose tissue eQTL meta-analysis highlights the contribution of allelic heterogeneity to gene expression regulation and cardiometabolic traits105
GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture104
Sequencing genetic and epigenetic bases103
Genomics of the oldest domesticated wheat103
Disrupted β-cell-specific gene silencing causes congenital hyperinsulinism103
The language of genetics103
High-throughput screening identifies modulators of gene bursting102
Profiling oncogenic extra-chromosomal DNA in cancer102
Publisher Correction: A phenotypic spectrum of autism is attributable to the combined effects of rare variants, polygenic risk and sex101
Transposable element evolution in mammals101
In silico saturation mutagenesis of cancer genes101
Deciphering the regulatory logic of a chromatin domain boundary101
Potential approaches to create ultimate genotypes in crops and livestock99
Extraordinary collateral mutagenesis induced by CX-546199
Age-associated transcriptional stress due to accelerated elongation and increased stalling of RNAPII99
Human genetic diversity alters off-target outcomes of therapeutic gene editing98
Custom microfluidic chip design enables cost-effective three-dimensional spatiotemporal transcriptomics with a wide field of view98
Exome sequencing identifies breast cancer susceptibility genes and defines the contribution of coding variants to breast cancer risk96
Mapping interindividual dynamics of innate immune response at single-cell resolution95
Base editing as a therapeutic strategy for somatic repeat expansion diseases94
Epigenetic variation impacts individual differences in the transcriptional response to influenza infection94
The elite haplotype OsGATA8-H coordinates nitrogen uptake and productive tiller formation in rice94
Genetics of sexually dimorphic adipose distribution in humans94
Cell-type-specific consequences of mosaic structural variants in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells93
Loss of Kmt2c or Kmt2d primes urothelium for tumorigenesis and redistributes KMT2A–menin to bivalent promoters93
A single-cell transcriptome atlas of human euploid and aneuploid blastocysts91
Bipotent transitional liver progenitor cells contribute to liver regeneration91
LINE1 are spliced in non-canonical transcript variants to regulate T cell quiescence and exhaustion91
Immune selection determines tumor antigenicity and influences response to checkpoint inhibitors91
A spatially resolved atlas of the human lung characterizes a gland-associated immune niche91
A compendium of genetic regulatory effects across pig tissues90
The ZmWAKL–ZmWIK–ZmBLK1–ZmRBOH4 module provides quantitative resistance to gray leaf spot in maize90
Discovery and systematic characterization of risk variants and genes for coronary artery disease in over a million participants90
Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention90
Dissecting endometriosis by single-cell transcriptomic and genomic analysis89
Sickle-cell anemia gene therapy89
Potato genome diversity88
A one-stop shop for 3D spatial transcriptomics88
A ΔNp63–MED12 axis drives basal-like identity in pancreatic cancer88
Deep learning model improves COPD risk prediction and gene discovery88
Intermediate cells with activated JAK/STAT signaling in prostate regeneration and diseases87
X chromosome dosage shapes renal cell carcinoma risk87
Publisher Correction: Solanum americanum genome-assisted discovery of immune receptors that detect potato late blight pathogen effectors86
Applying compressed Perturb-seq to genetic screens85
Decoding complex patterns of oncogene amplification85
LINE1 mediates long-range DNA interactions85
Functional analysis of cancer-associated germline risk variants84
Our ancestry dictates clonal architecture and skin cancer susceptibility84
Enhancer contacts during embryonic development show diverse interaction modes and modest yet significant increases upon gene activation84
Tumor heterogeneity impairs immunogenicity in mismatch repair deficient tumors83
Wheat tandem kinase RWT4 directly binds a fungal effector to activate defense82
Chloroplast and whole-genome sequencing shed light on the evolutionary history and phenotypic diversification of peanuts81
A single-cell-type transcriptomics map of human tissues81
Pathogen perception and deception in plant immunity by kinase fusion proteins81
Single-cell analysis of somatic mutations in human bronchial epithelial cells in relation to aging and smoking79
The disordered N-terminal domain of DNMT3A recognizes H2AK119ub and is required for postnatal development78
Most large structural variants in cancer genomes can be detected without long reads77
Converging evidence from exome sequencing and common variants implicates target genes for osteoporosis77
Mapping extrachromosomal DNA amplifications during cancer progression77
Analysis of rare genetic variation underlying cardiometabolic diseases and traits among 200,000 individuals in the UK Biobank77
Genetic insights into depression76
GWAS of random glucose in 476,326 individuals provide insights into diabetes pathophysiology, complications and treatment stratification75
Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses improve resolution of genes and pathways influencing lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk75
Large-scale gene expression alterations introduced by structural variation drive morphotype diversification in Brassica oleracea75
Understanding the genetic complexity of puberty timing across the allele frequency spectrum74
Author Correction: Distinct dynamics and functions of H2AK119ub1 and H3K27me3 in mouse preimplantation embryos74
Exploring the genetic overlap between twelve psychiatric disorders74
The role of APOBEC3B in lung tumor evolution and targeted cancer therapy resistance74
Integrating de novo and inherited variants in 42,607 autism cases identifies mutations in new moderate-risk genes73
Genetic contribution to heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes73
Meningioma DNA methylation groups identify biological drivers and therapeutic vulnerabilities72
Phospholipid modifier PLAAT3 links defective PPARγ-dependent signaling to lipodystrophy71
DNA methylation provides molecular links underlying complex traits71
A molecular map of T cell activation gives insights into immune disease71
Diverse mutations in autism-related genes and their expression in the developing brain71
Author Correction: Exome sequencing identifies breast cancer susceptibility genes and defines the contribution of coding variants to breast cancer risk70
Engineering extrachromosomal DNA70
Decoding the zebrafish genome70
Publisher Correction: Dual function NFI factors control fetal hemoglobin silencing in adult erythroid cells70
Author Correction: LINE-1 transcription activates long-range gene expression69
How cauliflower got its curd69
Tissue-specific enhancer–gene maps from multimodal single-cell data identify causal disease alleles68
Activating the dark genome to illuminate cancer vaccine targets68
SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing rates determine the sensitivity of genomic surveillance programs68
Author Correction: Genome-wide analyses of ADHD identify 27 risk loci, refine the genetic architecture and implicate several cognitive domains68
Borzoi decodes the complex DNA signals governing gene regulation68
Variably methylated retrotransposons are refractory to a range of environmental perturbations68
Charles David Allis (1951–2023)68
Multiomic analysis of homologous recombination-deficient end-stage high-grade serous ovarian cancer67
Author Correction: Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology67
Gene discovery and biological insights into anxiety disorders from a large-scale multi-ancestry genome-wide association study67
CHOIR improves significance-based detection of cell types and states from single-cell data66
The contribution of genetic determinants of blood gene expression and splicing to molecular phenotypes and health outcomes66
Single-cell mtDNA dynamics in tumors is driven by coregulation of nuclear and mitochondrial genomes65
RNA Pol II enters the ring of cohesin-mediated loop extrusion64
Structural polymorphism and diversity of human segmental duplications64
Proteogenomic analysis of human cerebrospinal fluid identifies neurologically relevant regulation and implicates causal proteins for Alzheimer’s disease63
Genome synteny reveals hidden enhancer conservation63
Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of major depression aids locus discovery, fine mapping, gene prioritization and causal inference63
Aberrant splicing prediction across human tissues63
Single-cell and bulk transcriptome sequencing identifies two epithelial tumor cell states and refines the consensus molecular classification of colorectal cancer63
Repairing a deleterious domestication variant in a floral regulator gene of tomato by base editing63
Pervasive biases in proxy genome-wide association studies based on parental history of Alzheimer’s disease63
Cellular states are coupled to genomic and viral heterogeneity in HPV-related oropharyngeal carcinoma62
New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias62
Mapping the dynamic genetic regulatory architecture of HLA genes at single-cell resolution62
The Ruminant Telomere-to-Telomere (RT2T) Consortium62
CARMA is a new Bayesian model for fine-mapping in genome-wide association meta-analyses61
RNA m6A regulates transcription via DNA demethylation and chromatin accessibility61
Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses identify novel genetic mechanisms in rheumatoid arthritis61
Annotating and prioritizing human non-coding variants with RegulomeDB v.261
Genome-wide prediction of disease variant effects with a deep protein language model60
Landscape of mSWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex perturbations in neurodevelopmental disorders59
Large-scale integration of the plasma proteome with genetics and disease59
Genetic analysis of right heart structure and function in 40,000 people59
Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of checkpoint blockade response in advanced non-small cell lung cancer59
Whole-exome imputation within UK Biobank powers rare coding variant association and fine-mapping analyses59
Genome assembly and genetic dissection of a prominent drought-resistant maize germplasm59
The genomic landscape of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia58
A phenotypic spectrum of autism is attributable to the combined effects of rare variants, polygenic risk and sex58
Single-cell mapping of HTT somatic repeat expansions57
Publisher Correction: Functional innovation through new genes as a general evolutionary process57
A mass balance principle for finding loose ends in cancer genomes57
The evolving cancer genome57
Integration of genetic data with dynamic gene regulatory elements identifies autoimmune effector cell states56
Metastable epialleles are stable in their instability56
Stepwise de novo establishment of inactive X chromosome architecture in early development56
Publisher Correction: Epigenomic contributions to tumor cell heterogeneity and plasticity56
Single-cell technologies meet Hi-C56
Publisher Correction: Reference component analysis of single-cell transcriptomes elucidates cellular heterogeneity in human colorectal tumors56
Prevalent putative chromatin bivalency and partial resetting of H3K27me3 in plant sperm55
Blood DNA virome associates with autoimmune diseases and COVID-1955
DNA loop extrusion is asymmetric but can switch direction55
Brain metastasis prediction55
Disentangling extrachromosomal circular DNA heterogeneity in single cells with scEC&T-seq54
Connecting clinical and genetic heterogeneity in ADHD53
Author Correction: Bipotent transitional liver progenitor cells contribute to liver regeneration52
G6PD deficiency and diabetes complications52
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