Nature Reviews Genetics

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Reviews Genetics is 2. 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
Tightening the (neural) net for protein structure prediction965
Enhancing sustainable development through plant genetics950
Single-cell expression profiling has its roots in in situ techniques778
Explaining the male bias in cancers749
The different faces of transcription factor sensitivity671
SCOPE-ing out eukaryotic 6mA541
The evolution of modifier genes495
Harnessing deep learning for population genetic inference437
Weaponized genomics: potential threats to international and human security413
Interrogating epigenetic mechanisms with chemically customized chromatin401
Getting organized with non-coding RNAs373
Disentangling population structure in marine species325
Imprinted genes and the manipulation of parenting in mammals308
The evolution of DNA sequencing with microfluidics263
Means, mechanisms and consequences of adenine methylation in DNA255
Pleiotropy, epistasis and the genetic architecture of quantitative traits246
Genomic insights into conifer evolution234
Unveiling the expanding protein universe of life210
Rapid pathogen surveillance: field-ready sequencing solutions209
The origin of animals and fungi203
Cis-regulatory elements at cellular resolution197
Changes in cell-cycle rate drive diverging cell fates197
The evolutionary foundations of transcriptional regulation in animals191
RNA polymerase II transcription compartments — from factories to condensates191
Best practices for single-cell analysis across modalities180
Progress in toxicogenomics to protect human health173
More than a decade of genetic research on the Denisovans173
The epithelial–mesenchymal plasticity landscape: principles of design and mechanisms of regulation169
Non-retroviral RNA viruses in eukaryotic genomes168
Harnessing functional annotation to improve the accuracy and transferability of polygenic scores162
Mapping dosage160
Investigating spatial gene circuits and gene–phenotype mechanisms with Perturb-FISH160
Layering epigenomic and transcriptomic space154
Mini-colons unlock tumour development outside the body152
Genomic landscape of cancer in racially and ethnically diverse populations151
Genomic transformations of Eurasian hunter-gatherer populations during the last Ice Age151
CRISPR editing within microbial communities137
Revealing gene function with statistical inference at single-cell resolution135
Intrinsically disordered regions as facilitators of the transcription factor target search132
Inhibitors of bacterial immune systems: discovery, mechanisms and applications132
Targeted genome-modification tools and their advanced applications in crop breeding130
Epigenomes get personal127
Predicting the effects of multigene perturbations126
CHIPping away at the genetic aetiology of clonal haematopoiesis121
The hidden diversity of tumours118
Swapping genes within and beyond our bodies114
Mate choice through a genomic lens112
Miller spreads and the power of observation111
Single cell–cell communication110
Scrambling the genome in cancer: causes and consequences of complex chromosome rearrangements108
Cohesin and CTCF emerge as building blocks of 3D genome structure107
Simultaneous single-cell sequencing of RNA and DNA at scale with DEFND-seq103
Fine-mapping causal variants — why finding ‘the one’ can be futile102
ADAR1 inhibits ZBP1 activation by endogenous Z-RNA99
Retrotransposons: still mobile in humans97
From computational models of the splicing code to regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic implications96
Genomic newborn screening for rare diseases95
The origin and evolution of Wnt signalling93
Global genomic diversity for All of Us91
Social shifts in spiders89
The final pieces of the human genome88
Fitness effects of mutations throughout evolution86
The potential of mitochondrial genome engineering84
Integrating model systems and genomic insights to decipher mechanisms of cancer metastasis84
Targeting and engineering long non-coding RNAs for cancer therapy82
High-throughput biochemistry in RNA sequence space: predicting structure and function82
Why geneticists should care about male infertility81
Fitness, growth and transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants79
The diversification of methods for studying cell–cell interactions and communication77
Effects of regulatory variants across pig tissues74
Indirect recognition of pathogen virulence proteins to activate plant immune receptors73
Exon junction complex modulates m6A distribution71
A digital marker for coronary artery disease68
A whole-genome shotgun approach to human reference genome sequencing67
Mosaic variegated aneuploidy in development, ageing and cancer67
Divergence and conservation of the meiotic recombination machinery67
Sex-specific morphs: the genetics and evolution of intra-sexual variation64
Genomic data sharing: you don’t know what you’ve got (till it’s gone)63
Navigating the pitfalls of mapping DNA and RNA modifications62
Genetics of circadian rhythms and sleep in human health and disease61
The expanding diagnostic toolbox for rare genetic diseases60
Chromosomal instability as a driver of cancer progression59
Integrating non-mammalian model organisms in the diagnosis of rare genetic diseases in humans58
Genomics for monitoring and understanding species responses to global climate change56
Genomic surveillance for antimicrobial resistance — a One Health perspective54
Programmable DNA rearrangements using bridge RNAs52
Using cell-free DNA to infer gene expression50
SCENT defines non-coding disease mechanisms using single-cell multi-omics49
Laterally mobile chromosomes49
A developmental exit from totipotency48
The evolutionary tale of lactase persistence in humans48
microRNAs as systemic regulators of ageing47
Prioritizing the detection of rare pathogenic variants in population screening47
How ancient genes form animal body plans46
New insights into genome folding by loop extrusion from inducible degron technologies44
Functional synonymous mutations and their evolutionary consequences41
Biobanking with genetics shapes precision medicine and global health40
Challenges and best practices in omics benchmarking39
Context-specific functions of chromatin remodellers in development and disease39
Profiling the total transcriptome of single nuclei in archived samples with snRandom-seq38
Translating genomic advances into biodiversity conservation38
Context-specific regulatory variants in precision medicine and agriculture37
Author Correction: Transposable elements: McClintock’s legacy revisited37
Global cooperation for a global pandemic34
Cell-type deconvolution methods for spatial transcriptomics33
The FinnGen study: disease insights from a ‘bottlenecked’ population33
tRNA dysregulation and disease33
Integrating ELSI study teams in paediatric genomic research efforts32
Packaging and delivery of genome-editing tools31
The nexus between RNA-binding proteins and their effectors30
The lives of cells, recorded30
Towards improved fine-mapping of candidate causal variants30
Predicting gene expression from DNA sequence using deep learning models29
Multifunctional histone variants in genome function29
Methods and applications for single-cell and spatial multi-omics28
In vivo editing of blood stem cells28
Homozygosity mapping: a game-changer for autosomal recessive diseases25
Publisher Correction: Sociotechnical safeguards for genomic data privacy24
Corrupted USB1 fails to process microRNAs required for blood development23
Mary Lyon and the birth of X-inactivation research23
Stem cell-derived organoid models: defying the Hayflick limit22
Ancient migration and the modern genome22
The regulatory landscape of chromatin accessibility22
The genetic basis of human height21
First glimpse of enhancers in gene regulation21
De novo genes: from non-genic to genic20
The continuum of transcription factor affinities19
From genotype to phenotype: genetics of mammalian long non-coding RNAs in vivo19
Spatial architecture of development and disease18
Biological roles of adenine methylation in RNA18
EpiDamID, a new single-cell multi-omics tool18
Single-cell genomics meets human genetics18
Impact of genetic ancestry on viral infection response17
Endogenous retroviruses: unveiling new targets for cancer immunotherapy15
The gene variant that helped put Latinxs in the 1000 genomes project15
Tandem repeats in the long-read sequencing era15
Sequencing-based analysis of microbiomes14
Genetic variation across and within individuals14
Publisher Correction: The relationship between genome structure and function14
Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections linked to HLA-B*15:0114
Cytoplasmic mRNA decay and quality control machineries in eukaryotes14
Making sense of the polygenicity of complex traits14
Interplay between chromatin marks in development and disease14
Prime editing for precise and highly versatile genome manipulation13
The human genetic epidemiology of COVID-1913
Plant pattern recognition receptors: from evolutionary insight to engineering13
A vast potential genome editor toolbox12
BANKSY: scalable cell typing and domain segmentation for spatial omics12
Tracking haplotypes to quantify genome erosion12
DNA replication in cell fate reprogramming11
How the waxing and waning of a mutation determines HIV treatment success11
Tracking protein binding to cis-regulatory elements with PRINT11
Current advances in primate genomics: novel approaches for understanding evolution and disease11
Prompt-based bioinformatics: a new interface for multi-omics analysis11
Nuclear genome influences mitochondrial DNA10
Determining variant effects with pooled prime editing10
Cryptic initiation drives transcriptional junk in ageing10
Live long & prosper: evidence of evolutionary forces on lifespan9
Spatial miRNomics: towards the integration of microRNAs in spatial biology9
High-resolution imaging of RNA and proteins in thick tissues using cycleHCR9
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: translating genetic discoveries into therapies9
Genome-wide association testing beyond SNPs9
Tandem repeat variation of human centromeres9
Efficient computation reveals rare CRISPR–Cas systems9
Methods and applications of genome-wide profiling of DNA damage and rare mutations9
Plant pangenomes for crop improvement, biodiversity and evolution9
Neighbourly modulation of transcript isoforms9
Genetics of glycosylation in mammalian development and disease8
Prospects for personalized cancer treatment in the era of single-cell sequencing8
Measuring the effects of regulatory variants in an endogenous context8
Deafness: from genetic architecture to gene therapy7
Chromatin loops facilitate co-regulation of paralogues6
Gregor Mendel and the concepts of dominance and recessiveness6
The regulation and function of post-transcriptional RNA splicing6
Exploring biodiversity through museomics6
DNA methylation-based predictors of health: applications and statistical considerations6
Harnessing lateral gene transfer and endosymbiosis for adaptation5
Single-cell omics meets organoid cultures5
Transcriptional coupling of long-distance genes5
Gene regulatory network inference in the era of single-cell multi-omics5
An uneasy truce between population health and the gene pools within our bodies5
Publisher Correction: How germ granules promote germ cell fate5
Beyond genetics for cancer evolution5
Dynamic alternative DNA structures in biology and disease5
Detecting pregnancy complications from blood5
Viral protection from viruses5
Foreseeing the principles of genome architecture5
An evolving hypothesis in autoimmune disease genetics4
To the rescue by blocking cryptic splicing4
RNA barcoding: the catalyst for the single-cell revolution4
The design and engineering of synthetic genomes4
Author Correction: Evolution and regulation of animal sex chromosomes4
Navigating the pitfalls of applying machine learning in genomics4
Connecting noncoding variants to human traits4
Methodological opportunities in genomic data analysis to advance health equity4
Systemic cell–cell communication in cancer4
Human-specific genetics: new tools to explore the molecular and cellular basis of human evolution4
Pharmacogenomics: current status and future perspectives4
An evolutionary continuum between non-coding and coding DNA4
Alu sequences promote long-distance relationships4
Engineering an oscillating gene circuit to delay cellular ageing3
Genetics of human telomere biology disorders3
A TAD refined for gene regulation3
The root cause of shoot-borne roots3
A crossroads in the timeline of human evolution3
The maternal-to-zygotic transition: reprogramming of the cytoplasm and nucleus3
CROWN-seq reveals m6Am landscapes and transcription start site diversity3
When cellular reprogramming meets AI: towards de novo cell design3
Tuning mutagenesis by functional outcome3
Sex differences of oestradiol-mediated gene expression3
Context-specific Polycomb mechanisms in development3
Charting the world’s microbiomes3
Variant calling and benchmarking in an era of complete human genome sequences3
SIMPLE-seq to decode DNA methylation dynamics in single cells3
Sequencing and characterizing short tandem repeats in the human genome3
A call to action to scale up research and clinical genomic data sharing3
Adapting systems biology to address the complexity of human disease in the single-cell era3
Selection on structural variation in the amylase locus3
Understanding human placentation through spatial multiomics3
Not all co-repressors are equal3
Drug delivery systems for RNA therapeutics3
RNA splicing — a central layer of gene regulation3
Metabolic engineering of plant medicines3
Biomarker benchmarking3
The effects of loss of Y chromosome on male health3
Tracing the evolution of sequencing into the era of genomic medicine3
Identifying off-target effects of genome editing with Tracking-seq3
DNA Typewriter2
Predictive evidence of the relevance of epigenetics to PTSD2
Revealing secrets of human genetic variation with population databases2
The complex non-genetic inheritance of complex traits2
Mapping vertebrate brain evolution2
DNA methylation in mammalian development and disease2
A clinical milestone for CRISPR in sickle-cell disease2
Human organs-on-chips for disease modelling, drug development and personalized medicine2
Fighting fibrosis with transient CAR T cells2
Is enhancer-driven gene regulation all wrapped up?2
Sequencing to save the Kākāpō2
Author Correction: Functional genomics data: privacy risk assessment and technological mitigation2
Genetic prediction of multi-omic traits2
Ethical governance for genomic data science in the cloud2
Maverick — top gun of horizontal gene transfer2
The evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as humans migrated out of Africa2
Collaborating at the nexus of genomics, humanities, social science and stakeholders2
Regulatory genomics at biobank scales2
Illuminating the human yolk sac through single-cell omics2
Target-directed microRNA degradation in Drosophila2
Measuring biological age using omics data2
Computational methods for analysing multiscale 3D genome organization2
Including diverse populations enhances the discovery of type 2 diabetes loci2
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