Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Papers
(The H4-Index of Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology is 95. 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
When senescence generates pluripotent stem cells2472
The translation m(o)TOR that propels regeneration1497
Re-sizing of nuclear pores1444
Transfection reflections: fit-for-purpose delivery of nucleic acids1197
From trans-splicing discovery and onwards, trypanosomes lead the way899
A dynamic culture system that models the intricacy of the mammary gland895
DNA-repair-driven cell death compels us to rethink cancer therapies860
Tightening the epithelium to control signalling687
Histone H1 deamidation regulates DNA double-strand break repair657
Pore-forming proteins as drivers of membrane permeabilization in cell death pathways634
Mechanisms of substrate processing during ER-associated protein degradation633
Sources, resolution and physiological relevance of R-loops and RNA–DNA hybrids627
Understanding mechanisms of antioxidant action in health and disease611
Modulation of cellular processes by histone and non-histone protein acetylation574
Exploiting cell cycle-dependent dephosphorylation for mitosis-specific protein recruitment471
Decoding the Ca2+ signal for salt tolerance466
The double life of a transcription factor in the cytoplasm461
Chemical reprogramming of human blood cells415
Publisher Correction: Plant hormone regulation of abiotic stress responses402
Resilience through selective translation386
How proteins sense their cellular environment377
The phosphoinositide PI5P inhibits the Hippo pathway effector YAP377
New insights into activation and function of the AMPK376
N-glycan-dependent protein maturation and quality control in the ER372
Mechanism and regulation of kinesin motors371
The advent of confocal laser scanning microscopy in biological research351
Establishment of H3K9-methylated heterochromatin and its functions in tissue differentiation and maintenance350
The emerging mechanisms and functions of microautophagy342
C-degron mimicry confers E3 ligase selectivity331
The healing role of gasdermin B in IBD331
Rise and SINE: roles of transcription factors and retrotransposons in zygotic genome activation330
Nucleosomes as blueprints of genome architecture322
Studying lysosomal function and dysfunction using LysoIP321
Bookmarking pluripotency genes318
Silencing centromeres with age304
The discovery of oncogene-induced senescence303
Coordination of cardiogenesis in vivo and in vitro290
Telomere function and regulation from mouse models to human ageing and disease289
Mechanisms and roles of podosomes and invadopodia274
Regulation, functions and transmission of bivalent chromatin during mammalian development272
Biology and therapeutic targeting of vascular endothelial growth factor A271
CRISPR–Cas applications in agriculture and plant research259
Regulation of membrane protein structure and function by their lipid nano-environment249
Structures and functions of coronavirus replication–transcription complexes and their relevance for SARS-CoV-2 drug design235
Curvature-mediated endocytosis234
Big cells, small potential230
Molecular tools for analysing in vivo senescence221
A quick guide to (transmembrane) planar cell polarity mouse strains221
Publisher Correction: Emerging roles and functional mechanisms of PIWI- interacting RNAs214
Improving chemical reprogramming strategies199
Migrasomes promote angiogenesis198
Science Twitter — navigating change in science communication195
Snoozing APC/C for a sweet cell cycle entry193
A guide to the biogenesis and functions of endogenous small non-coding RNAs in animals191
The RNA world ‘hypothesis’190
A histone variant that manages abiotic stress in plants189
Circadian clock communication during homeostasis and ageing188
Splicing regulation through biomolecular condensates and membraneless organelles185
The prospects and opportunities of protein structure prediction with AI180
Why novel mRNA modifications are so challenging and what we can do about it177
Context-dependent TGFβ family signalling in cell fate regulation169
FOXO transcription factors as mediators of stress adaptation167
Molecular mechanisms and consequences of mitochondrial permeability transition163
Revolutionizing DNA repair research and cancer therapy with CRISPR–Cas screens163
Transposons: catch them if you can161
New tool for MAPping microtubule dynamics159
RNA binding — a useful third wheel in transcription158
Energy-driven genome regulation by ATP-dependent chromatin remodellers154
Context-specific regulation and function of mRNA alternative polyadenylation144
Activation of human endogenous retroviruses and its physiological consequences141
Mechanisms of mitochondrial respiratory adaptation140
Does species-specific alternative splicing make us human?135
Regulation and function of insulin and insulin-like growth factor receptor signalling131
Transcriptional control of energy metabolism by nuclear receptors131
How ancient RNA survives and what we can learn from it131
Integrated biophysical imaging of cell interactions with 3D extracellular matrices131
Revisiting small RNA movement in plants129
Molecular machineries and pathways of mitochondrial protein transport128
Apical–basal polarity and the control of epithelial form and function127
Mechanisms of autophagy–lysosome dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases121
A guide to cell death pathways119
Targeted protein degradation: from mechanisms to clinic113
Myosin VI assists in fork protection110
New frontiers in quality control: the case of GPI-anchored proteins110
Cold-induced longevity through proteasome boosting110
The centromere as a tag of self-DNA106
Author Correction: All the sites we cannot see: Sources and mitigation of false negatives in RNA modification studies105
Redox-driven cell death by disulfidptosis and its therapeutic potential100
Resolution in super-resolution microscopy — definition, trade-offs and perspectives99
Genomic regulation of transcription and RNA processing by the multitasking Integrator complex99
The molecular basis for cellular function of intrinsically disordered protein regions98
The technological landscape and applications of single-cell multi-omics96
Polarized endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contacts in cell migration95
ATP and ROS signal cell extrusion95
DEI conversations: more than a box-ticking exercise95
Fat cells have long-lasting (epigenetic) memory95
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