Nature Biotechnology

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Biotechnology is 19. 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
Single-cell RNA-seq keeps cells alive2488
Fungal architecture is a thing, and it’s eye-catching1981
Fluorescence microscopy resolution increases to near-atomic level1455
Synthetic biologics provide a path to target bHLH transcription factors1300
AI’s plastic recycling859
Author Correction: LAMP-Seq enables sensitive, multiplexed COVID-19 diagnostics using molecular barcoding780
Integrating medicine, engineering and business to educate early-stage researchers in cardiovascular device development709
Cancer Moonshot aims at liquid biopsies692
People661
TRGT-ing the dark genome to accurately characterize tandem repeats at scale582
Denmark invests in mucosal vaccines559
Wireless microelectronic fibers to discover gut and brain pathways555
Overcoming unpredictability in biotech patents by tailored claiming aligned with genuine enablement535
Drug pipeline 1Q22 — a raft of new modalities … and clinical blowups523
Dreaming ideal protein structures426
Framework for predicting alloreactivity in hematopoietic cell transplants413
Bite-sized solutions391
Engineering innate immune cells for cancer immunotherapy386
An optimized toolkit for prime editing368
Author Correction: An injectable bone marrow–like scaffold enhances T cell immunity after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation368
A small and highly sensitive red/far-red optogenetic switch for applications in mammals366
Multi-omics single-cell data integration and regulatory inference with graph-linked embedding352
Safer non-viral DNA delivery using lipid nanoparticles loaded with endogenous anti-inflammatory lipids350
Orchestration of secondary metabolite production in Streptomyces species342
Enhancing prime editing in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells by modulating nucleotide metabolism332
Engineered serum markers for non-invasive monitoring of gene expression in the brain330
Democratizing knowledge representation with BioCypher321
The lysosomal degraders300
Variant to function mapping at single-cell resolution through network propagation297
Dual SORT LNPs for multi-organ base editing297
High-efficiency transgene integration by homology-directed repair in human primary cells using DNA-PKcs inhibition292
In vivo development of immune tissue in human intestinal organoids transplanted into humanized mice280
Systematic discovery of recombinases for efficient integration of large DNA sequences into the human genome277
Reflective multi-immersion microscope objectives inspired by the Schmidt telescope276
People271
Author Correction: Precise base editing in rice, wheat and maize with a Cas9-cytidine deaminase fusion262
Behind the graduate mental health crisis in science257
Cellular shuttles put mislocalized proteins in their right place254
Diffusion model expands RoseTTAFold’s power244
A competitive precision CRISPR method to identify the fitness effects of transcription factor binding sites232
Biopharma dives into tumor-seeking radioactive drugs230
An oncolytic virus–T cell chimera for cancer immunotherapy211
Chem-map profiles drug binding to chromatin in cells211
Generative models for protein structures and sequences210
Automated reconstruction of whole-embryo cell lineages by learning from sparse annotations201
The world’s first CRISPR therapy is approved: who will receive it?200
Predicting transcriptional outcomes of novel multigene perturbations with GEARS197
Droplet-based transcriptome profiling of individual synapses196
Single-cell nanobody-based profiles of multiple epigenetic modalities and chromatin velocity195
Artificial intelligence-guided design of lipid nanoparticles for pulmonary gene therapy195
AI predicts cancer relapse from slides194
Biotech news from around the world190
Live cell imaging of signaling networks using a conventional microscope190
3Q22 — more malaise in the markets187
Light-sheet microscopy at high resolution186
The need for need-finding in medical education184
Author Correction: The cost of drug patent expiration date errors183
Biotech news from around the world179
People175
Gains in early-onset dementia with progranulin open new paths for drug discovery173
HSV-1’s contribution as a vector for gene therapy172
Who will oversee the ethical limits of human embryo research?172
Next-generation psychedelics: should new agents skip the trip?171
Retraction Note: Rescue of the spinal muscular atrophy phenotype in a mouse model by early postnatal delivery of SMN171
Slaughter-free meat hits the grocery shelf171
Assessing workforce needs for the emerging CAR-T cell therapy industry170
Cancer diagnostics169
Hallucinating functional protein sequences169
Delix Therapeutics : psychedelics without the trip165
Towards the non-invasive imaging of brain networks and functions at high resolution163
Computationally designed enzymes show potent catalytic activity162
FDA approves first MASH drug162
Grand challenges in bioinformatics education and training162
Decoding gene regulation with CRISPR perturbations160
Adrestia Therapeutics — Gene networks to the rescue160
A language model beats alphafold2 on orphans159
Nanotechnology offers alternative ways to fight COVID-19 pandemic with antivirals159
Engineered phage with antibacterial CRISPR–Cas selectively reduce E. coli burden in mice156
Orna Therapeutics: circular logic156
Spatiotemporal multiplexed immunofluorescence imaging of living cells and tissues with bioorthogonal cycling of fluorescent probes155
Protection of cell therapeutics from antibody-mediated killing by CD64 overexpression154
Delivering 3 billion doses of Comirnaty in 2021152
Precise DNA cleavage using CRISPR-SpRYgests152
Engineered pegRNAs improve prime editing efficiency151
Detection of mosaic and population-level structural variants with Sniffles2151
Prediction of peptide mass spectral libraries with machine learning151
Large-scale discovery of chromatin dysregulation induced by oncofusions and other protein-coding variants150
A strategy to load, rethread and read protein sequences through a nanopore149
Drug pipeline 4Q22 — sticking around148
2022 – toughing out the trough148
Chemigenetic kinase biosensors illuminate cell signaling networks147
Improving non-viral knock-in with modified single-stranded DNAs and small molecules147
Top 20 translational researchers of 2020146
Baby’s first genome146
Platform solutions for commercial challenges to expanding patient access and making gene editing sustainable145
A circularly permuted CasRx platform for efficient, site-specific RNA editing145
Biotech news from around the world144
100,000 whole-genome sequences’ diagnostic bonus141
Lab-made antibody stops malaria139
Forum: Boyden and Danzl139
Growth of biotech clusters over several decades through pioneering, variety and entrepreneurial science138
The devolution of biosimilars regulations138
Are ecological processes that select beneficial traits in agricultural microbes nature’s intellectual property rights?137
Control of mammalian gene expression by modulation of polyA signal cleavage at 5′ UTR136
COVID vaccine IP waiver agreed134
Synthetic virology: the experts speak132
Moderna feud with NIH over COVID vaccine132
Enzymatic synthesis of RNA oligonucleotides131
Consternation follows Marks’ FDA departure131
Prediction of prime editing insertion efficiencies using sequence features and DNA repair determinants129
Rapid, scalable assessment of SARS-CoV-2 cellular immunity by whole-blood PCR128
Precision RNA base editing with engineered and endogenous effectors128
Microbiome-friendly phages join the campaign for better antimicrobials125
Data sharing in the age of deep learning124
Genome engineering with Cas9 and AAV repair templates generates frequent concatemeric insertions of viral vectors124
Spatial host–microbiome sequencing reveals niches in the mouse gut123
Tension-tuned receptors for synthetic mechanotransduction and intercellular force detection122
CoSpar identifies early cell fate biases from single-cell transcriptomic and lineage information121
Epicardioid single-cell genomics uncovers principles of human epicardium biology in heart development and disease117
A fully integrated wearable ultrasound system to monitor deep tissues in moving subjects117
Chromatin Velocity reveals epigenetic dynamics by single-cell profiling of heterochromatin and euchromatin117
How will generative AI disrupt data science in drug discovery?114
Contamination source modeling with SCRuB improves cancer phenotype prediction from microbiome data113
Modular cytokine receptor-targeting chimeras for targeted degradation of cell surface and extracellular proteins112
Antivirals112
Publisher Correction: Treg engineers take aim at autoimmunity110
Base editors110
Forum: Drug delivery roundtable with Langer and Whitehead108
Author Correction: Bioinstructive implantable scaffolds for rapid in vivo manufacture and release of CAR-T cells108
Systema: a framework for evaluating genetic perturbation response prediction beyond systematic variation106
The strength and importance of government-funded patents for approved drugs106
Sensitive detection of gene transfer in a microbial community105
TCR cell therapies vanquish solid tumors — finally104
2024: research in review104
People104
Stem cells104
Ionis wins FDA nod for triglyceride-lowering rare disease drug103
How will AI affect patent disclosures?102
An organoid model with all three pancreatic lineages resembles fetal pancreas100
Relieving patent-eligibility barriers in biotech with a preparation or treatment method100
A genome-wide view of disordered proteins99
Reply to: Methodological concerns and lack of evidence for single-synapse RNA-seq99
Author Correction: Engineering circular RNA for enhanced protein production98
CRISPR beef cattle get FDA green light97
Spotlight on cancer immunotherapies96
Thinking about a move from academia to industry? Look before you leap96
Septerna: making another run on GPCRs95
Genotoxins from gut bacteria95
Senolytics under scrutiny in the quest to slow aging95
Author Correction: Precise, predictable multi-nucleotide deletions in rice and wheat using APOBEC–Cas994
Next-generation patient models for colorectal cancer research92
Tracking gene order provides a new perspective on intraspecific evolution in microbiotas92
A community effort to optimize sequence-based deep learning models of gene regulation91
Tuning plant phenotypes by precise, graded downregulation of gene expression90
Facile repurposing of peptide–MHC-restricted antibodies for cancer immunotherapy90
Intestinal mucosal barrier repair and immune regulation with an AI-developed gut-restricted PHD inhibitor90
Five questions with César de la Fuente89
High-throughput discovery of MHC class I- and II-restricted T cell epitopes using synthetic cellular circuits89
AI-enhanced protein design makes proteins that have never existed89
Human respiratory airway progenitors derived from pluripotent cells generate alveolar epithelial cells and model pulmonary fibrosis89
Children with rare genetic diseases get CRISPR Cures center88
Discovery of drug–omics associations in type 2 diabetes with generative deep-learning models87
Generation of accurate, expandable phylogenomic trees with uDance87
The GA4GH Phenopacket schema defines a computable representation of clinical data87
Mapping medically relevant RNA isoform diversity in the aged human frontal cortex with deep long-read RNA-seq87
Multifunctional microelectronic fibers enable wireless modulation of gut and brain neural circuits86
High-precision cytosine base editors by evolving nucleic-acid-recognition hotspots in deaminase86
Spatial genomics of AAV vectors reveals mechanism of transcriptional crosstalk that enables targeted delivery of large genetic cargo86
Conformation-locking antibodies for the discovery and characterization of KRAS inhibitors86
Precise integration of large DNA sequences in plant genomes using PrimeRoot editors84
Accelerated identification of disease-causing variants with ultra-rapid nanopore genome sequencing84
Hypoimmune induced pluripotent stem cells survive long term in fully immunocompetent, allogeneic rhesus macaques84
Efficient prime editing in mouse brain, liver and heart with dual AAVs83
Post-translational modifications reshape the antigenic landscape of the MHC I immunopeptidome in tumors82
People82
Fashion’s microbial dyeing machines82
3Q23 — VCs feed ‘older children’ as IPO markets stagnate82
Biotech news from around the world81
Measuring the impact of chromatin context on transcription factor binding affinities81
2H23 biotech job picture81
Starving tumors with fat81
Clarifying US regulations on xenotransplantation80
Microfluidics80
Base editor restores CD3δ-dependent SCID mutation80
Discovering the crucial function of long noncoding RNAs79
Microbiomics79
Bridge RNAs direct programmable DNA rearrangements78
Publisher Correction: Top 20 translational researchers of 202078
The instant spray-on dress78
Redefining antibody patent protection using paratope mapping and CDR-scanning77
Biotech patenting 202176
Deep tissue multi-photon imaging using adaptive optics with direct focus sensing and shaping76
Startup grows egg proteins in potato fields76
Scalable single-cell RNA sequencing from full transcripts with Smart-seq3xpress76
High-yield genome engineering in primary cells using a hybrid ssDNA repair template and small-molecule cocktails75
How to grow cement75
Combining reference genomes into a pangenome graph improves accuracy and reduces bias75
Single-molecule live-cell RNA imaging with CRISPR–Csm75
Fighting fibrosis74
Using artificial intelligence to develop gene therapy for the lungs74
Lipid nanoparticle-mediated mRNA delivery to CD34+ cells in rhesus monkeys74
Wearable ultrasound for continuous deep-tissue monitoring74
Eli Lilly in $650M pact to boost muscle73
Combination therapy patents: a new front in evergreening73
The DxConnect Virtual Biobank connects diagnostic researchers to clinical samples73
De novo detection of somatic mutations in high-throughput single-cell profiling data sets73
Fresh from the biotech pipeline: FDA approvals settle in 2024, but what next?73
Uniform volumetric single-cell processing for organ-scale molecular phenotyping73
Resurrecting a miniature Cas9 ancestor for genome and epigenome editing72
The reverse transcriptase domain of prime editors contributes to DNA repair in mammalian cells72
Capturing the diversity of protein modifications on presented tumor antigens72
Bio-leather gears up to wow fashion industry72
A resource of RNA-binding protein motifs across eukaryotes reveals evolutionary dynamics and gene-regulatory function71
A shifting market environment and strategies fueling innovation in prostate cancer treatment70
Prime editing70
Chikungunya vaccine approved70
Linking CRISPR–Cas9 double-strand break profiles to gene editing precision with BreakTag69
Make science disruptive again69
Generation of a live attenuated influenza A vaccine by proteolysis targeting69
The challenges and promise of sweat sensing68
Embryonic stem cells across bird species68
Ultra-fast label-free quantification and comprehensive proteome coverage with narrow-window data-independent acquisition68
Evolution of an adenine base editor into a small, efficient cytosine base editor with low off-target activity67
Curated variation benchmarks for challenging medically relevant autosomal genes67
Challenges for developing broad-based mucosal vaccines for respiratory viruses67
RNA interference in the era of nucleic acid therapeutics66
Public biotech in 2021 — the numbers66
A germ-free humanized mouse model shows the contribution of resident microbiota to human-specific pathogen infection66
A highly photostable and bright green fluorescent protein66
Drag-and-drop genome insertion of large sequences without double-strand DNA cleavage using CRISPR-directed integrases66
Biotech news from around the world65
Second-quarter biotech job picture65
Visualizing protein nanostructures in intact brain64
Biotech news from around the world64
Forum: Locke and Sykes63
People63
Biomedical imaging62
First in vivo base editing lowers cholesterol61
A retrotransposon for site-specific gene transfer60
Insulin — the new battleground for drug pricing60
Wasp gut microbes yield beer with extra tang59
A multi-kingdom genetic barcoding system for precise clone isolation59
The long game of tenure59
Identification of patient-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cell neoantigens through HLA-unbiased genetic screens59
Sizing up beta cells made from stem cells59
Ocean-grown bioplastics58
The emerging landscape of engineered bacteria cancer therapies58
Radiopharmaceuticals58
DARPins score against COVID-1958
CRISPR comes a-knock-in to reprogram antibodies in vivo57
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