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(The median citation count of Science China-Life Sciences is 3. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
RNA ac4C modification in cancer biology: from regulatory mechanisms to clinical applications316
What the genome of the leafy seadragon teaches us about rapid evolution of camouflage and adaptations to life in the kelp forest299
New insights from a plant immune receptor may help design of disease resistant crops274
Enlarged fins of Tibetan catfish provide new evidence of adaptation to high plateau187
Unveiling potential sex-determining genes and sex-specific markers in autotetraploid Carassius auratus156
Dissecting the cell microenvironment of ovarian endometrioma through single-cell RNA sequencing133
Nanowire-mediated miRNA delivery133
Dietary carbohydrate intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: a 16-year prospective cohort study119
Green manuring relocates microbiomes in driving the soil functionality of nitrogen cycling to obtain preferable grain yields in thirty years118
Genetic mutations across multiple pathways drive filamentous growth and virulence in the emerging fungal pathogen Candida auris113
Danhong Injection targets CaMKII through Dihydrotanshinone I to alleviate cardiomyocyte death and inflammation in viral myocarditis104
Quantitative characterization of filamentous fungal promoters on a single-cell resolution to discover cryptic natural products101
Advances in genotypic antimicrobialresistance testing: a comprehensive review98
The genetic basis and process of inbreeding depression in an elite hybrid rice95
Movie therapy for children with amblyopia: restoring binocular vision with brain plasticity80
New loci for refractive errors and ocular biometric parameters in young Chinese Han adults72
Cytokines-activated nuclear IKKα-FAT10 pathway induces breast cancer tamoxifen-resistance71
Convergent and conserved roads lead to Rome: now archaea fill the gap of transcription termination68
Inhibition of KDM6B prevents osteoarthritis by blocking growth plate-like H3K27me3 loss in bivalent genes65
Loss of Tet hydroxymethylase activity causes mouse embryonic stem cell differentiation bias and developmental defects60
Vibration mechanics involved in buzz pollination lead to size-dependent associations between bumblebees and Pedicularis flowers59
Toward a comprehensive map of Rab-mediated cargo transport to migrasomes57
m6A reader YTHDF2 governs the onset of atrial fibrillation by modulating Cacna1c translation54
Pseudo-chromosome—length genome assembly for a deep-sea eel Ilyophis brunneus sheds light on the deep-sea adaptation53
Microbe-induced gene silencing explores interspecies RNAi and opens up possibilities of crop protection52
Metatranscriptomic analysis of host response and vaginal microbiome of patients with severe COVID-1951
Burch colposuspension for stress urinary incontinence: a 14-year prospective follow-up50
Integration of perioperative features and intragraft TCF7L2 expression to predict lipid metabolic disorder in liver transplant recipients48
FHL2 deficiency aggravates Candida albicans infection through decreased myelopoiesis47
Enlarged DNA unwinding by Nme2Cas9 permits a broadened base editing window beyond the protospacer47
An artificial immune switch system: engineering durable, broad-spectrum disease resistance in plants46
Predicting Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus-Streptococcus thermophilus interactions based on a highly accurate semi-supervised learning method45
Ser68 phosphoregulation is essential for CENP-A deposition, centromere function and viability in mice45
NAP-seq: unveiling the hidden world of noncapped RNAs44
Multi-omics study reveals a light-dependent regulatory network of flavonoid biosynthesis in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)44
Unraveling the diversity of bile acid modifications by integrative mass spectrometry approaches42
CRISPR screening identifies protein methylation and ubiquitination modifications that modulate aflatoxin B1 cytotoxicity41
PanSci: decoding panoramas of ageing41
Systems metabolic engineering of Phaffia rhodozyma for ultra-high astaxanthin production through multiple strategies40
Attenuation of plant immune kinases by U-box type E3 ubiquitin ligases40
Activating the cGAS-STING pathway in hypoxic microenvironment: blocking ADSL’s ER localization39
Precision regulation of plant aromatic amino acid homeostasis39
Integrative analysis based on CRISPR screen identifies apilimod as a potential therapeutic agent for cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury treatment39
Nematode-induced trap formation regulated by the histone H3K4 methyltransferase AoSET1 in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora37
Phase separation of a master transcription factor targeted by a natural compound regulates fungal ergosterol homeostasis37
Effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection in early pregnancy on placental development36
A neural m6A pathway regulates behavioral aggregation in migratory locusts36
Interplant communication: an emerging battlefield in plant-aphid-virus interactions36
Ginsenoside Rb1 inhibits oxidative stress-induced ovarian granulosa cell injury through Akt-FoxO1 interaction35
Plant and fungal species interactions differ between aboveground and belowground habitats in mountain forests of eastern China35
Genetically encoded redox biosensor system for H2O2 measurement in four subcellular compartments in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells34
Mobile ARGONAUTE 1d binds 22-nt miRNAs to generate phasiRNAs important for low-temperature male fertility in rice34
Low-affinity SPL binding sites contribute to subgenome expression divergence in allohexaploid wheat33
Critical roles of non-coding RNAs in lifecycle and biology of Marek’s disease herpesvirus32
Human TRMT1 catalyzes m2G or m22G formation on tRNAs in a substrate-dependent manner32
The genomic and immunogenomic landscape of mechanics pathway informs clinical prognosis and response to mechanotherapy31
A shared role of the myocardin-family transcriptional coactivators in cardiomyocyte maturation31
Cereal-legume intercropping stimulates straw decomposition and promotes soil organic carbon stability30
Peripheral blood RNA modifications as a novel diagnostic signature for polycystic ovary syndrome30
Advances and applications in single-cell and spatial genomics30
Nitrogen addition promotes soil carbon accumulation globally30
Versatile plant genome engineering using anti-CRISPR-Cas12a systems29
Longitudinal plasma proteomic evidence linking SARS-CoV-2 infection to increased β-amyloid pathology29
Animal burrows as critical thermal refuges in the age of climate change29
Enhancing sheepgrass through genomic exploration and targeted editing29
Studying bona fide SARS-CoV-2 biology in a BSL-2 biosafety environment using a split-virus-genome system29
HIV encephalopathy is contributed by macrophages and microglia29
Antibody-based targeted protein degradation for membrane and extracellular proteins: emerging strategies and breakthroughs28
Chemical defense mediates population density-driven on anuran brain size evolution28
Altered 3D genome reorganization mediates precocious myeloid differentiation of aged hematopoietic stem cells in inflammation28
Design of a novel chimeric peptide via dual blockade of CD47/SIRPα and PD-1/PD-L1 for cancer immunotherapy28
From modeling to therapy: the efficient and precise tools for mitochondrial base editing27
Explore the nucleolus: unveiling the hidden layer with super-resolution microscopy27
Analysis of non-coding small RNA similarity/sharing between plant and animal genomes26
Upgraded durian genome reveals the role of chromosome reshuffling during ancestral karyotype evolution, lignin biosynthesis regulation, and stress tolerance26
Decoding the fish genome opens a new era in important trait research and molecular breeding in China26
Natural polymorphisms of COOL1 contribute to cold tolerance adaptation in maize26
Priming crops for heat stress with prime editing26
One-step base editing in multiple genes by direct embryo injection for pig trait improvement26
Redox state of NAD modulates the activation of Na-bicarbonate cotransporter NBCe1-B via IRBIT and L-IRBIT26
Piceatannol enhances Beclin-1 activity to suppress tumor progression and its combination therapy strategy with everolimus in gastric cancer26
RNA modifications: bridging the gap between molecular mechanisms and clinical applications25
Thermotolerance in rice25
Convergent selection of a gene in cereals leads to grain yield upgradation24
Green revolution gene drives adaptation of Arabidopsis to the extremely high altitude24
In-depth urinary and exosome proteome profiling analysis identifies novel biomarkers for diabetic kidney disease24
A hidden translatome in tumors—the coding lncRNAs24
An iron-dependent form of non-canonical ferroptosis induced by labile iron24
A synthetic microbial community used as a bioinoculant can overcome rice production constraints in acid soils24
Lentiviral vectors for gene therapy of α-thalassemia24
Coronavirus transmissible gastroenteritis virus antagonizes the antiviral effect of the microRNA miR-27b via the IRE1 pathway23
Potential oligonucleotide drugs in Bencao sRNA Atlas (II)23
A new model system for cotton indoor genetic and genomic research23
PDGFR kinase inhibitor protects against septic death via regulation of BTLA23
Erratum to: A thorough analysis of diabetes research in China from 1995 to 2015: current scenario and future scope23
Insulin-like growth factor binding proteins 7 prevents dental pulp-derived mesenchymal stem cell senescence via metabolic downregulation of p2123
Tree of life and conservation of gymnosperms in China22
Activating translation by phase separation: a novel mechanism for driving spermiogenesis22
Erratum to: Local administration of liposomal-based Plekhf1 gene therapy attenuates pulmonary fibrosis by modulating macrophage polarization21
PIWI-specific insertion module: a newly identified regulatory element essential for longer piRNAs loading and male fertility21
Distinct roles of H3K27me3 and H3K36me3 in vernalization response, maintenance, and resetting in winter wheat21
Gut microbiome and postbiotics: bridging the dietary nutrition and feed efficiency in food-producing animals21
The OsRqc1-OsVms1 module regulates the temperature threshold in thermo-sensitive genic male-sterile rice lines21
Targeting LTA4H facilitates the reshaping of the immune microenvironment mediated by CCL5 and sensitizes ovarian cancer to Cisplatin21
Nitrogen addition and mowing alter drought resistance and recovery of grassland communities21
Hot breath, quick exit: aphids flee mammalian heat via TRPA121
The discovery of type IV interferon system revolutionizes interferon family and opens up a new frontier in jawed vertebrate immune defense20
Crop antiviral defense: Past and future perspective20
PRC2 primes bivalent genes for transcription induction independent of histone methyltransferase activity20
Gene-knockout by iSTOP enables rapid reproductive disease modeling and phenotyping in germ cells of the founder generation20
Surveillance of emerging infectious diseases for biosecurity20
Building the Chordata Olfactory Receptor Database using more than 400,000 receptors annotated by Genome2OR20
Ancient genomes reveal the genetic inheritance and recent introgression in Chinese indigenous pigs20
Optimized inner ear organoids for efficient hair cell generation and ototoxicity response modeling20
LncRNA CFAR promotes cardiac fibrosis via the miR-449a-5p/LOXL3/mTOR axis20
CD146, a therapeutic target involved in cell plasticity20
Low-dose exposure to microplastics retards meiotic maturation via HDAC3 insufficiency19
Genomic analysis of modern maize inbred lines reveals diversity and selective breeding effects19
CARs: a new approach for the treatment of autoimmune diseases19
OsRLCK160 contributes to flavonoid accumulation and UV-B tolerance by regulating OsbZIP48 in rice19
Ribo-seq provides additional evidence for cytoplasm-translated mitochondrial DNA-encoded ORFs19
The discovery of tiny RNAs that have crucial roles19
Deamidation enables pathogenic SMAD6 variants to activate the BMP signaling pathway19
Intra-articular injection of stromal vascular fraction for knee degenerative joint disease: a concise review of preclinical and clinical evidence19
Galacto-oligosaccharides enrich galactosidase-encoded rather than all Lachnospiraceae bacteria to redress abnormal gut microbiota and lipid metabolism in pregnancy19
Development and performance evaluation of a culture-independent nanopore amplicon-based sequencing method for accurate typing and antimicrobial resistance profiling in Neisseria gonorrhoeae19
Overcoming genotypic dependency and bypassing immature embryos in wheat transformation by using morphogenic regulators19
Distinct and shared endothermic strategies in the heat producing tissues of tuna and other teleosts19
Identification and validation of key biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets for primary open-angle glaucoma18
Diversity and connectedness of brine shrimp viruses in global hypersaline ecosystems18
Profile of Dr. Shaorong Gao18
Transient chemical-mediated epigenetic modulation confers unrestricted lineage potential on human primed pluripotent stem cells18
Occurrence and distribution of geminiviruses in China18
Efficient generation of all ESC-derived mice carrying a homozygous lethal mutation through eight-cell embryo injection18
Genetic advancements and future directions in ruminant livestock breeding: from reference genomes to multiomics innovations18
A paternal protein facilitates sperm RNA delivery to regulate zygotic development18
Zooming on T cells in cancer18
Antithetical impacts of deleterious LRP1B mutations in non-squamous and squamous NSCLCs on predicting benefits from immune checkpoint inhibitor alone or with chemotherapy over chemotherapy alone: retr17
Innate and adaptive immune abnormalities underlying autoimmune diseases: the genetic connections17
Advances in regulation and function of stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 in cancer, from bench to bed17
Cryo-EM structures reveal the dynamic transformation of human alpha-2-macroglobulin working as a protease inhibitor17
Developing a robust genome editing tool based on an endogenous type I-B CRISPR-Cas system in Saccharopolyspora spinosa17
Decoupled responses of soil microbial diversity and ecosystem functions to successive degeneration processes in alpine pioneer community17
Nucleolar stress promotes and cooperates with ferroptosis to suppress cancer growth17
GLA deficiency causes cardiac hypertrophy via enhanced autophagy17
Wheat stripe rust resistance gene Yr9, derived from rye, is a CC-NBS-LRR gene in a highly conserved NLR cluster17
Integrating spatial transcriptomics and single-nucleus RNA-seq revealed the specific inhibitory effects of TGF-β on intramuscular fat deposition17
Identification of EPOR and JAK2 double heterozygous variants in twin cases with familial erythrocytosis16
Cell-supporting cytoskeletons and phagocytic acquisition of compatible solutes emerge as common strategies for high-salt adaptation in different ciliates16
Low-dose lactate promotes neuroinflammation and induces the side effect of colitis16
Rice GWAS-to-Gene uncovers the polygenic basis of traits16
m6A modification of plant virus enables host recognition by NMD factors in plants16
G9a/GLP catalyzes H3K14me1 and H3K14me2 in vivo and in vitro16
Compound muscle action potential (CMAP) scan examination of paretic and contralateral muscles reveals motor unit alterations after stroke16
The effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on human embryo early development: a multicenter prospective cohort study16
Mapping and analysis of a spatiotemporal H3K27ac and gene expression spectrum in pigs16
LPS-related muscle loss is associated with the alteration of Bacteroidetes abundance, systemic inflammation, and mitochondrial morphology in a weaned piglet model16
The spatial transcriptomic landscape of human gingiva in health and periodontitis16
Profile of Dr. Jiaojun Zhu16
Atmospheric humidity regulates same-sex mating in Candida albicans through the trehalose and osmotic signaling pathways16
Autophagy mediates a direct synergistic interaction during co-transmission of two distinct arboviruses by insect vectors16
When smoke meets gut: deciphering the interactions between tobacco smoking and gut microbiota in disease development16
A twist in the tale: global insights into archaeal box C/D RNA-guided 2′-O-methylation16
Individual and joint exposures to PM2.5 constituents and mortality risk among the oldest-old in China15
Cracking the chitin code: how a single pair of LysM receptors deciphers symbiosis and immunity in Marchantia15
Potential oligonucleotide drugs in Bencao sRNA Atlas15
Enhancement of in vitro transcribed (IVT) mRNA translation efficiency through engineered poly(A) tails15
Unraveling the origins of PGY-sRNA-6, BZL-sRNA-20, and XKC-sRNA-h315
Multifactorial and multiplexed epigenomic profiling of five DNA modifications in plants with mDIP-seq15
Enhancing whole yeast genome rearrangements through multiple LoxPsym sequences15
Plant synthetic epigenomic engineering for crop improvement15
MtLICK1/2: gatekeepers of symbiosis and immunity in Medicago truncatula15
Structure of a histone hexamer bound by the chaperone domains of SPT16 and MCM215
Applications and grants of the National Natural Science Foundation of China’s General Program and Young Scientists Fund in immunology research: a 10-year review (2013–2022)14
Morphological and physiological responses to aridity in narrowly- and widely-distributed plant species in drylands14
Loop CD20/CD19 CAR-T cells eradicate B-cell malignancies efficiently14
Erratum to: FSIP1 enhances the therapeutic sensitivity to CDK4/6 inhibitors in triple-negative breast cancer patients by activating the Nanog pathway14
Local field potentials, spiking activity, and receptive fields in human visual cortex14
Functional characterization of novel NPRL3 mutations identified in three families with focal epilepsy14
Yield and quality properties of silage maize and their influencing factors in China14
SUB1 promotes colorectal cancer metastasis by activating NF-κB signaling via UBR5-mediated ubiquitination of UBXN114
Strategic codon selection for enhanced genetic code expansion14
MYC promotes global transcription in part by controlling P-TEFb complex formation via DNA-binding independent inhibition of CDK9 SUMOylation14
Exploring the R-ISS stage-specific regular networks in the progression of multiple myeloma at single-cell resolution14
SETD3-mediated histidine methylation of MCM7 regulates DNA replication by facilitating chromatin loading of MCM14
Harnessing the Streptomyces-originating type I-E CRISPR/Cas system for efficient genome editing in Streptomyces14
TIP60 acetylation of Bub1 regulates centromeric H2AT120 phosphorylation for faithful chromosome segregation14
Mechanical transmission enables EMT cancer cells to drive epithelial cancer cell migration to guide tumor spheroid disaggregation14
Autoinhibition and cofactors of a helper NLR14
Dietary iron regulates intestinal goblet cell function and alleviates Salmonella typhimurium invasion in mice13
Progress and gaps in antimicrobial resistance research within One Health sectors in China: a systematic analysis13
Transformation of cognition from mechanical to biological aqueous outflow pump may be a breakthrough in solving the problem of intraocular pressure regulation in glaucoma13
Whole grain black rice: a paradigm shift from mainly calories to a nutritious food that benefits human health13
Prioritization of risk genes in colorectal cancer by integrative analysis of multi-omics data and gene networks13
Effector modularity promotes functional diversification and evolutionary processes13
A novel β2-AR agonist, Higenamine, induces β-arrestin-biased signaling13
Functional microglia derived from human pluripotent stem cells empower retinal organs13
Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus encodes additional small proteins with specific subcellular localizations and virulence function13
Biosynthesis of melanin from lignin hydrolysates by metabolically engineered Cupriavidus necator13
Structural characterization of SARS-CoV-2 dimeric ORF9b reveals potential fold-switching trigger mechanism13
Microbial bile acid modifications: current understandings, key problems, and future perspectives12
Recent advances in RNA structurome12
Distant cousins come to ABP1’s rescue12
Functional cancer-cell-nociceptive neuronal circuits drive gastric tumor progression12
A new era of mass data storage in artificial chromosome12
GMNN mutations cause female infertility characterized by preimplantation embryo arrest through regulating DNA re-replication12
Treating incurable non-communicable diseases by targeting iron metabolism and ferroptosis12
Redox-stress response resistance (RRR) mediated by hyperoxidation of peroxiredoxin 2 in senescent cells12
Sequencing and characterizing human mitochondrial genomes in the biobank-based genomic research paradigm12
Computer-aided engineering of CRISPR-Cas proteins for enhanced human genome editing12
The repression of oncoprotein SET by the tumor suppressor p53 reveals a p53-SET-PP2A feedback loop for cancer therapy12
Base editor-mediated large-scale screening of functional mutations in bacteria for industrial phenotypes12
Automatic quantification, grading and five-year prediction of myopic fundus tessellation: a multi-center, longitudinal deep learning study12
Reversing anther thermotolerance by manipulating the cis-elements in the promoter of a high-temperature upregulated gene Casein Kinase I in upland cotton12
From oral structure to molecular evidence: new insights into the evolutionary phylogeny of the ciliate order Sessilida (Protista, Ciliophora), with the establishment of two new families and new contri12
Crosstalk between brassinosteroid signaling and variable nutrient environments12
Global multifaceted biodiversity patterns, centers, and conservation needs in angiosperms12
Amino acids TORC (talk) to anabolism through uncharged tRNA12
Combined effects of climate and land-use changes on the alpha and beta functional diversities of terrestrial mammals in China12
Unraveling phylogenetic conflicts and adaptive evolution in Chiroptera using large-scale mitogenomes and nuclear genes12
Promotion of Arabidopsis immune responses by a rhizosphere fungus via supply of pipecolic acid to plants and selective augment of phytoalexins11
Benyuan Charity Fund-Young Investigator Exploration Award11
Stroma-specific IL-15 coordinates epithelial IL-15Rα to promote intestinal epithelial repair11
Development of regenerative therapies targeting fibrotic endometrium in intrauterine adhesion or thin endometrium to restore uterine function11
Single-base resolution mapping of 2′-O-methylation sites by an exoribonuclease-enriched chemical method11
Truncated glycoprotein E of varicella-zoster virus is an ideal immunogen for Escherichia coli-based vaccine design11
DDX21 is a new player in co-transcriptional RNA modification and functions11
An improved hybrid bream derived from a hybrid lineage of Megalobrama amblycephala (♀)×Culter alburnus (♂)11
Recent advances in tissue stem cells11
The role of corneal endothelium in macular corneal dystrophy development and recurrence11
Genome-wide signatures of the geographic expansion and breeding of soybean11
A comprehensive review on natural phenolic compounds as alternatives to in-feed antibiotics11
Generation of transient totipotent blastomere-like stem cells by short-term high-dose Pladienolide B treatment11
Imaging-guided non-invasive in vivo acoustic printing: a new “surgery-as-printing” paradigm for precision medicine11
Single-nucleus transcriptome profiling of wild boar and domestic pig intestines reveals the spatiotemporal dynamics of immunity and nutrient absorption11
SNX25-mediated regulation of NGF by Periploca sepium periplosides from Xiangjiapi in macrophage-dependent anti-nociception11
Therapeutic hypothermia for acute ischemic stroke: from preclinical studies to clinical trials11
WNT2/2B double homologous knockout blocks lung development and formation in pigs11
Assessing the ecological effects of the World’s Largest Forestry Eco-engineering: Three-North Protective Forest Program within the initially scheduled range from 1978 to 202211
Molecular mechanisms of DNA lesion and repair during antibody somatic hypermutation11
Birth-and-death evolution of ribonuclease 9 genes in Cetartiodactyla11
Extracellular vesicles in cancer progression: mechanisms and significance11
Dynamic landscape and regulation of m5C methylation in human tissues11
Local administration of liposomal-based Plekhf1 gene therapy attenuates pulmonary fibrosis by modulating macrophage polarization10
Phosphorylation of a conserved TBXT threonine residue is vital to vertebral development10
Population genomic landscapes and insights for conservation of the critically endangered island-endemic Chinese pangolin in Taiwan10
TurboID-based proximity labeling identifies novel germline proteins that maintain E granule integrity and small RNA homeostasis in C. elegans10
Unravelling the genetic basis for skeletal muscle mitochondrial DNA copy number variations in pigs10
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated promoterless gene targeting reduces lysosome storage in MPS VII mice10
Identification of two migratory colon ILC2 populations differentially expressing IL-17A and IL-5/IL-1310
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