Nature Protocols

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Protocols is 28. 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
Author Correction: Z-REX: shepherding reactive electrophiles to specific proteins expressed tissue specifically or ubiquitously, and recording the resultant functional electrophile-induced redox respo1206
Author Correction: cfSNV: a software tool for the sensitive detection of somatic mutations from cell-free DNA676
Inducible CRISPR–Cas9 screening platform to interrogate non-proliferative cellular states548
Isoform-specific RNA structure determination using Nano-DMS-MaP520
Design and application of the transformer base editor in mammalian cells and mice431
Routine culture and study of adult human brain cells from neurosurgical specimens406
Open thoracic surgical implantation of cardiac pacemakers in rats396
Spontaneous and experimental models of lymph node metastasis305
Expansion of human pluripotent stem cell–induced nephron progenitor cells (iNPCs) and the generation of nephron organoids from iNPCs305
Reproducible strategy for excisional skin-wound-healing studies in mice276
GLORI for absolute quantification of transcriptome-wide m6A at single-base resolution274
Purification and functional characterization of novel human skeletal stem cell lineages269
Open-vessel polymerization of N-carboxyanhydride (NCA) for polypeptide synthesis206
Visualization of metabolites and microbes at high spatial resolution using MALDI mass spectrometry imaging and in situ fluorescence labeling204
ChromEMT: visualizing and reconstructing chromatin ultrastructure and 3D organization in situ204
Generating human bone marrow organoids for disease modeling and drug discovery201
Author Correction: Reliable detection of somatic mutations in solid tissues by laser-capture microdissection and low-input DNA sequencing190
Head-mounted central venous access during optical recordings and manipulations of neural activity in mice187
Author Correction: Chromatin integration labeling for mapping DNA-binding proteins and modifications with low input186
Publisher Correction: Rapid reaction optimization by robust and economical quantitative benchtop 19F NMR spectroscopy183
Preparation and biomedical applications of single-metal atom catalysts169
Publisher Correction: In vivo pulse labeling of isochronic cohorts of cells in the central nervous system using FlashTag161
Sonicated inks and focused-ultrasound writing enable deep-penetration acoustic volumetric printing149
Metabolomics using anion-exchange chromatography mass spectrometry for the analysis of cells, tissues and biofluids146
Photoimmunotechnology as a powerful biological tool for molecular-based elimination of target cells and microbes, including bacteria, fungi and viruses146
Small RNA structural biochemistry in a post-sequencing era145
Expansion and fluctuations-enhanced microscopy for nanoscale molecular profiling of cells and tissues138
Fabrication of thin-film electrodes and organic electrochemical transistors for neural implants133
SubCellBarCode: integrated workflow for robust spatial proteomics by mass spectrometry132
Three-dimensional human neural culture on a chip recapitulating neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration128
How to isolate channel-forming membrane proteins using the E. coli expression system123
Precise tracking of nanoparticles in plant roots116
Bioengineering human intestinal mucosal grafts using patient-derived organoids, fibroblasts and scaffolds114
High-throughput fabrication of antimicrobial phage microgels and example applications in food decontamination113
Spatially resolved epigenome sequencing via Tn5 transposition and deterministic DNA barcoding in tissue108
Fabrication of electron tunneling probes for measuring single-protein conductance107
Quantitative molecular imaging using deep magnetic resonance fingerprinting104
Rapid reaction optimization by robust and economical quantitative benchtop 19F NMR spectroscopy104
Generation and characterization of hair-bearing skin organoids from human pluripotent stem cells103
Large-scale growth of C. elegans and isolation of membrane protein complexes97
Chromatin accessibility profiling by ATAC-seq97
Collections from Nature Protocols96
A practical guide to identifying associations between tandem repeats and complex human traits using consensus genotypes from multiple tools95
Gene expression and chromatin state mapped in space94
Sequential orthogonal assays for longitudinal and endpoint characterization of three-dimensional spheroids93
Scalable growth of vertical graphene nanosheets by thermal chemical vapor deposition87
Generation of iPSC-derived human forebrain organoids assembling bilateral eye primordia85
Generation and long-term culture of human cerebellar organoids from pluripotent stem cells84
mRNA lipid nanoparticle formulation, characterization and evaluation84
A ‘print–pause–print’ protocol for 3D printing microfluidics using multimaterial stereolithography82
Achieving transient and reversible optical transparency in live mice with tartrazine82
Mitochondrial single-cell ATAC-seq for high-throughput multi-omic detection of mitochondrial genotypes and chromatin accessibility82
Fibrous polyisocyanide hydrogels for 3D cell culture applications79
A versatile tissue-rolling technique for spatial-omics analyses of the entire murine gastrointestinal tract78
Sonoafterglow nanoprobes for deep-tissue imaging of peroxynitrite78
Expansion of human hepatocytes and their application in three-dimensional culture and genetic manipulation77
Unraveling cell–cell communication with NicheNet by inferring active ligands from transcriptomics data76
Establishment of human induced trophoblast stem cells via reprogramming of fibroblasts76
Comprehensive synthesis of Ti3C2Tx from MAX phase to MXene74
Honey bee functional genomics using symbiont-mediated RNAi72
Structural connectome construction using constrained spherical deconvolution in multi-shell diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging71
Preparation and quantitative analysis of multicenter luminescence materials for sensing function70
Identification of immunogenic commensal antigens using phage display69
Publisher Correction: A reconstituted cell-free assay for the evaluation of the intrinsic activity of purified human ribosomes69
Manufacturing synthetic viscoelastic antigen-presenting cells for immunotherapy69
Preparation of selective organ-targeting (SORT) lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) using multiple technical methods for tissue-specific mRNA delivery69
Integrating genome-wide CRISPR screens and in silico drug profiling for targeted antidote development67
A bifunctional molecule-assisted synthesis of mimics for use in probing the ubiquitination system66
Plant sperm cell sequencing for genome phasing and determination of meiotic crossover points64
Scalable tissue labeling and clearing of intact human organs64
High-throughput single-cell transcriptomics of bacteria using combinatorial barcoding63
All-optical interrogation of neural circuits in behaving mice63
CONIPHER: a computational framework for scalable phylogenetic reconstruction with error correction63
Surface nanocoating of bacteria as a versatile platform to develop living therapeutics62
Electrochemical molecular intercalation and exfoliation of solution-processable two-dimensional crystals61
Divergent synthesis of amino acid-linked O-GalNAc glycan core structures61
Web-based multi-omics integration using the Analyst software suite60
Author Correction: Capture-C: a modular and flexible approach for high-resolution chromosome conformation capture60
Use of synthetic circular RNA spike-ins (SynCRS) for normalization of circular RNA sequencing data60
Sonication-assisted protein extraction improves proteomic detection of membrane-bound and DNA-binding proteins from tumor tissues59
Filter-aided expansion proteomics for the spatial analysis of single cells and organelles in FFPE tissue samples59
Enhancing consistency in brain imaging research for population neuroimaging59
Identification and validation of microbial biomarkers from cross-cohort datasets using xMarkerFinder56
Genome-wide analysis of the biophysical properties of chromatin and nuclear proteins in living cells with Hi-D56
Integrating optical neuroscience tools into touchscreen operant systems56
A guide to precise measurements of isotope abundance by ESI-Orbitrap MS55
A scalable protocol for the radiosynthesis of clinical grade lutetium-177-labeled theranostic agents54
Enzyme-free targeted DNA demethylation using CRISPR–dCas9-based steric hindrance to identify DNA methylation marks causal to altered gene expression54
Profiling native pulmonary basement membrane stiffness using atomic force microscopy54
Design and simulation of DNA, RNA and hybrid protein–nucleic acid nanostructures with oxView53
A guide to building a low-cost centrifuge force microscope module for single-molecule force experiments53
GlYcoLISA: antigen-specific and subclass-specific IgG Fc glycosylation analysis based on an immunosorbent assay with an LC–MS readout53
Comprehensive microcrystal electron diffraction sample preparation for cryo-EM52
In vitro reconstitution of COPII vesicles from Arabidopsis thaliana suspension-cultured cells52
Easy and accurate protein structure prediction using ColabFold51
Seed amplification assay for the detection of pathologic alpha-synuclein aggregates in cerebrospinal fluid51
Accurate determination of protein:ligand standard binding free energies from molecular dynamics simulations50
Capturing acyl–enzyme intermediates with genetically encoded 2,3-diaminopropionic acid for hydrolase substrate identification50
An optimized culture system for efficient derivation of porcine expanded potential stem cells from preimplantation embryos and by reprogramming somatic cells50
In vivo and ex vivo electrophysiological study of the mouse heart to characterize the cardiac conduction system, including atrial and ventricular vulnerability50
Spatial analysis of tissue immunity and vascularity by light sheet fluorescence microscopy49
Preparation and use of wireless reprogrammable multilateral optogenetic devices for behavioral neuroscience48
High-confidence and high-throughput quantification of synapse engulfment by oligodendrocyte precursor cells48
Annotating genetic variants to target genes using H-MAGMA48
Construction of complex bacteriogenic protocells from living material assembly48
Analyzing somatic mutations by single-cell whole-genome sequencing47
A graphic and command line protocol for quick and accurate comparisons of protein and nucleic acid structures with US-align44
CRISPR screens in human neural organoids and assembloids44
Purifying recombinant proteins from Nicotiana benthamiana for structural studies44
Optimal 13C NMR investigation of intrinsically disordered proteins at 1.2 GHz44
Droplet-based functional CRISPR screening of cell–cell interactions by SPEAC-seq43
Directional conjugation of monoclonal antibodies to nanoparticles using metal-free click chemistry43
Outcome devaluation as a method for identifying goal-directed behaviors in rats41
CellPhoneDB v5: inferring cell–cell communication from single-cell multiomics data40
Constructing and interpreting volcano plots and activity maps to navigate homogeneous catalyst landscapes40
Author Correction: PepSeq: a fully in vitro platform for highly multiplexed serology using customizable DNA-barcoded peptide libraries39
RNA sample optimization for cryo-EM analysis39
Fabrication of liquid cell for in situ transmission electron microscopy of electrochemical processes38
Preparation of near-infrared AIEgen-active fluorescent probes for mapping amyloid-β plaques in brain tissues and living mice38
CRISPR-Combo–mediated orthogonal genome editing and transcriptional activation for plant breeding38
Microfluidic gradients create a stem cell model of the human central nervous system38
Printed photonic crystal biochips for rapid and sensitive detection of biomarkers in various body fluids37
Stabilization and structure determination of integral membrane proteins by termini restraining37
Standardized production of hPSC-derived cardiomyocyte aggregates in stirred spinner flasks36
Surface photovoltage microscopy for mapping charge separation on photocatalyst particles36
High-resolution in situ structure determination by cryo-electron tomography and subtomogram averaging using emClarity36
Circular Vectors as an efficient, fully synthetic, cell-free approach for preparing small circular DNA as a plasmid substitute for guide RNA expression in CRISPR–Cas9 genome editing36
Author Correction: Production and use of antigen tetramers to study antigen-specific B cells35
High-throughput multiplex voltage-clamp/current-clamp evaluation of acutely isolated neurons35
Physical dynamic double-network hydrogels as dressings to facilitate tissue repair35
Derivation, expansion and cryopreservation of primary fetal organoids from second and third trimester human amniotic fluid cells35
YCharOS protocol for antibody validation34
Using tunable hydrogel microparticles to measure cellular forces34
Bioengineering mini-colons for ex vivo colorectal cancer research33
Co-fractionation–mass spectrometry to characterize native mitochondrial protein assemblies in mammalian neurons and brain33
Addendum: Micro-CT acquisition and image processing to track and characterize pulmonary nodules in mice33
Mapping T cell dynamics to molecular profiles through behavior-guided transcriptomics33
Multilevel characterization of genome editor nuclease activity with BreakTag33
A multi-glycomic platform for the analysis of food carbohydrates32
m6A-SAC-seq for quantitative whole transcriptome m6A profiling32
Synthesis of N-heterocycles through alcohol dehydrogenative coupling32
Visualizing epigenetic modifications and their spatial proximities in single cells using three DNA-encoded amplifying FISH imaging strategies: BEA-FISH, PPDA-FISH and Cell-TALKING31
Activation of mechanoluminescent nanotransducers by focused ultrasound enables light delivery to deep-seated tissue in vivo31
Direct analysis of biotransformations with mass spectrometry—DiBT-MS30
Biomarker analysis from complex biofluids by an on-chip chemically modified light-controlled vertical nanopillar array device30
Generation of ‘semi-guided’ cortical organoids with complex neural oscillations30
Spatially resolved genome-wide joint profiling of epigenome and transcriptome with spatial-ATAC-RNA-seq and spatial-CUT&Tag-RNA-seq30
Determining chromatin architecture with Micro Capture-C30
Improving accuracy and reproducibility of mass spectrometry characterization of protein coronas on nanoparticles30
Luciferase- and HaloTag-based reporter assays to measure small-molecule-induced degradation pathway in living cells30
A consensus platform for antibody characterization29
A detailed guide to assessing genome assembly based on long-read sequencing data using Inspector29
Universal platform for the generation of thermostabilized GPCRs that crystallize in LCP29
Graphene–molecule–graphene single-molecule junctions to detect electronic reactions at the molecular scale29
Purification of mammalian telomeric DNA for single-molecule analysis29
DARLIN mouse for in vivo lineage tracing at high efficiency and clonal diversity29
A clinically relevant model of focal embolic cerebral ischemia by thrombus and thrombolysis in rhesus monkeys29
Nano3P-seq: charting the coding and noncoding transcriptome at single-molecule resolution29
A proposed framework to evaluate the quality and reliability of targeted metabolomics assays from the UK Consortium on Metabolic Phenotyping (MAP/UK)29
Tutorial: a guide to diffusion MRI and structural connectomics29
The HADDOCK2.4 web server for integrative modeling of biomolecular complexes29
Patient-derived and mouse endo-ectocervical organoid generation, genetic manipulation and applications to model infection28
NanoVar: a comprehensive workflow for structural variant detection to uncover the genome’s hidden patterns28
scGPT: end-to-end protocol for fine-tuned retinal cell type annotation28
A new era begins at Nature Protocols28
Labeling, isolation and characterization of cell-type-specific exosomes derived from mouse skin tissue28
Solution-based self-assembly synthesis of two-dimensional-ordered mesoporous conducting polymer nanosheets with versatile properties28
Inferring cellular and molecular processes in single-cell data with non-negative matrix factorization using Python, R and GenePattern Notebook implementations of CoGAPS28
Preparation, maintenance and propagation of synchronous cultures of photoactive Chlamydomonas cells28
Bioconjugates of photon-upconversion nanoparticles for cancer biomarker detection and imaging28
Photothermal nanofiber-mediated photoporation for gentle and efficient intracellular delivery of macromolecules28
Pan-evolutionary and regulatory genome architecture delineated by an integrated macro- and microsynteny approach28
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