Nature Reviews Microbiology

Papers
(The H4-Index of Nature Reviews Microbiology 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Adapting to host life3226
Honey bee symbiont gives larvae a boost1033
Schistosomes go single cell1005
Gender justice and prioritizing women and girls in the HIV response995
Viruses on the move898
Gut–brain axis in ageing884
Author Correction: Anti-trypanosomatid drug discovery: progress and challenges827
Measles is resurging in the Americas and the world is watching819
Viral spillback819
Finding the lock to fit the key: Ebola virus entry796
Sticky Candida auris773
Commensalism and pathogenesis of Candida albicans at the mucosal interface647
Genetics, ecology and evolution of phage satellites639
The soil plastisphere518
Ending the COVID-19 pandemic510
Designer viral receptors501
Parasitic control of wolf behaviour476
Viruses unveil the mechanisms of nuclear entry458
Pioneering microbiome engineering452
Scavenging a pyrimidine to thrive451
Taking the jump to humans442
Indirect intervention428
The intruders that stole the master key425
A microbial metabolite to master inflammation405
The endosymbiotic box of protective tricks405
Sewer biofilms and SARS-CoV-2400
Microorganisms, climate change, and the Sustainable Development Goals: progress and challenges383
The human skin microbiome: from metagenomes to therapeutics368
Microbiome-based therapeutics368
Prevention, treatment and cure of HIV infection360
Microbial secondary metabolites: advancements to accelerate discovery towards application359
Bacteria like it soft347
Phages get snappy341
Rediscovering plasmid-dependent phages321
Microbiota in disease-transmitting vectors321
Translating eco-evolutionary biology into therapy to tackle antibiotic resistance304
Bacterial siderophores: diversity, uptake pathways and applications297
Microbial adaptability in changing environments287
SARS-CoV-2 viral load and shedding kinetics280
The role of bacterial metabolism in antimicrobial resistance273
Avian influenza takes flight in humans by evading restriction268
Copper contraceptive induces dysbiosis245
Engineered Mycoplasma fight lung infections241
How flaviviruses infect both humans and insects238
Anti-defence islands in plasmids233
Defending against plasmids230
A molecular decoy for phage defence229
Fitting into your niche225
Microplastics impair seabird gut microbiomes222
Challenges and strategies for addressing antibacterial drug resistance in LMICs216
Coronavirus research: knowledge gaps and research priorities213
The gut–airway microbiome axis in health and respiratory diseases208
Bacterial small molecule metabolites implicated in gastrointestinal cancer development196
The coral microbiome in sickness, in health and in a changing world192
Antigenic evolution will lead to new SARS-CoV-2 variants with unpredictable severity189
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus outbreak in cattle: the knowns and unknowns178
Enterocloster undermine cancer immunotherapy174
A manipulating pair167
Outgrowing antibiotic action166
PrEPping the skin162
A gut bacterium trims mucosal immunity159
Uropathogenic E. coli creates a memory158
Illuminating microbial defence systems in extreme environments156
Intelligent bacteria for IBD150
A soothing bite for chikungunya150
Author Correction: Pathogenesis, epidemiology and control of Group A Streptococcus infection148
Whisperings from not so silent mutations146
A transcription factor that links domains145
Addressing the fungal diagnostic gap in LMICs145
Biosynthesis and function of magnetic organelles in magnetotactic bacteria144
Bacterial DNA excision repair pathways144
Aspergillus fumigatus biology, immunopathogenicity and drug resistance141
The rapid emergence of antifungal-resistant human-pathogenic fungi136
Co-evolution of immunity and seasonal influenza viruses136
Extracellular niche establishment by plant pathogens135
The biofilm life cycle: expanding the conceptual model of biofilm formation130
In tandem towards resistance129
H. pylori evolution during disease129
From soil to battling antimicrobial resistance126
Metagenomics distilled: new k-mer-based methods124
Blurred lines in the mycorrhiza world123
The microbial carbon pump and climate change121
Anthropogenic impacts on the terrestrial subsurface biosphere119
Spreading out of the lung116
Immune evasion and provocation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis116
Cross-kingdom defence proteins110
Off to a new host110
The rising mpox crisis106
A tale of two codes105
Bee-saving symbionts104
Capturing glycans101
Skin-deep AMR hotspots in nursing homes100
Blasting away a fungal pathogen99
Author Correction: Examining the healthy human microbiome concept97
Microbial solutions must be deployed against climate catastrophe96
Monitoring pathogens in wastewater95
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