Nature Protocols

Papers
(The H4-Index of Nature Protocols is 66. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Automated cGMP optical labeling of FDA-approved antibodies for human use1300
Patient-derived ependymoma and medulloblastoma tumoroids: generation, biobanking and drug screening1141
Author Correction: cfSNV: a software tool for the sensitive detection of somatic mutations from cell-free DNA950
Isoform-specific RNA structure determination using Nano-DMS-MaP684
Expansion of human pluripotent stem cell–induced nephron progenitor cells (iNPCs) and the generation of nephron organoids from iNPCs493
Open-vessel polymerization of N-carboxyanhydride (NCA) for polypeptide synthesis491
Open thoracic surgical implantation of cardiac pacemakers in rats481
GLORI for absolute quantification of transcriptome-wide m6A at single-base resolution327
ChromEMT: visualizing and reconstructing chromatin ultrastructure and 3D organization in situ308
Fabrication of focused electron beam induced deposition tips for high-speed atomic force microscopy using benchtop scanning electron microscopy296
Author Correction: Z-REX: shepherding reactive electrophiles to specific proteins expressed tissue specifically or ubiquitously, and recording the resultant functional electrophile-induced redox respo252
GPSeq maps the radial organization of eukaryotic genomes along the nuclear periphery–center axis249
Purification and functional characterization of novel human skeletal stem cell lineages240
Spontaneous and experimental models of lymph node metastasis239
Reproducible strategy for excisional skin-wound-healing studies in mice235
Generating human bone marrow organoids for disease modeling and drug discovery220
Inducible CRISPR–Cas9 screening platform to interrogate non-proliferative cellular states216
Visualization of metabolites and microbes at high spatial resolution using MALDI mass spectrometry imaging and in situ fluorescence labeling204
Design and application of the transformer base editor in mammalian cells and mice171
Head-mounted central venous access during optical recordings and manipulations of neural activity in mice170
How to isolate channel-forming membrane proteins using the E. coli expression system150
Fabrication of thin-film electrodes and organic electrochemical transistors for neural implants149
High-throughput fabrication of antimicrobial phage microgels and example applications in food decontamination143
Precise tracking of nanoparticles in plant roots139
Simplified ischemia-free liver transplantation with continuous normothermic machine perfusion129
Rapid reaction optimization by robust and economical quantitative benchtop 19F NMR spectroscopy129
Three-dimensional human neural culture on a chip recapitulating neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration128
Photoimmunotechnology as a powerful biological tool for molecular-based elimination of target cells and microbes, including bacteria, fungi and viruses123
Preparation of C4′-modified nucleoside analogs118
Preparation and biomedical applications of single-metal atom catalysts117
Quantitative molecular imaging using deep magnetic resonance fingerprinting114
SubCellBarCode: integrated workflow for robust spatial proteomics by mass spectrometry112
Small RNA structural biochemistry in a post-sequencing era111
Spatially resolved epigenome sequencing via Tn5 transposition and deterministic DNA barcoding in tissue111
Fabrication of electron tunneling probes for measuring single-protein conductance110
Bioengineering human intestinal mucosal grafts using patient-derived organoids, fibroblasts and scaffolds106
Publisher Correction: In vivo pulse labeling of isochronic cohorts of cells in the central nervous system using FlashTag93
Sonicated inks and focused-ultrasound writing enable deep-penetration acoustic volumetric printing92
Author Correction: Chromatin integration labeling for mapping DNA-binding proteins and modifications with low input92
Author Correction: Reliable detection of somatic mutations in solid tissues by laser-capture microdissection and low-input DNA sequencing92
Publisher Correction: Rapid reaction optimization by robust and economical quantitative benchtop 19F NMR spectroscopy91
Expansion and fluctuations-enhanced microscopy for nanoscale molecular profiling of cells and tissues90
Large-scale growth of C. elegans and isolation of membrane protein complexes88
Metabolomics using anion-exchange chromatography mass spectrometry for the analysis of cells, tissues and biofluids88
Collections from Nature Protocols86
Expansion of human hepatocytes and their application in three-dimensional culture and genetic manipulation83
Gene expression and chromatin state mapped in space83
Achieving transient and reversible optical transparency in live mice with tartrazine80
A ‘print–pause–print’ protocol for 3D printing microfluidics using multimaterial stereolithography80
A practical guide to identifying associations between tandem repeats and complex human traits using consensus genotypes from multiple tools80
Generation of iPSC-derived human forebrain organoids assembling bilateral eye primordia79
A versatile tissue-rolling technique for spatial-omics analyses of the entire murine gastrointestinal tract79
Generation and long-term culture of human cerebellar organoids from pluripotent stem cells79
mRNA lipid nanoparticle formulation, characterization and evaluation76
Preparation of selective organ-targeting (SORT) lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) using multiple technical methods for tissue-specific mRNA delivery75
Preparation and quantitative analysis of multicenter luminescence materials for sensing function75
Unraveling cell–cell communication with NicheNet by inferring active ligands from transcriptomics data74
Establishment of human induced trophoblast stem cells via reprogramming of fibroblasts73
A new era for coral functional genomics72
Fibrous polyisocyanide hydrogels for 3D cell culture applications71
Drosophila melanogaster as a model host for studying Pseudomonas aeruginosa feeding infection71
A modular method for high-throughput measurement of ion channel currents in cardiac myocytes70
Honey bee functional genomics using symbiont-mediated RNAi69
Sonoafterglow nanoprobes for deep-tissue imaging of peroxynitrite69
Scalable growth of vertical graphene nanosheets by thermal chemical vapor deposition67
Comprehensive synthesis of Ti3C2Tx from MAX phase to MXene66
Structural connectome construction using constrained spherical deconvolution in multi-shell diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging66
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