Communications Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Communications Biology is 4. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Reflecting on the Communications Biology Editor Training Program915
Inferring single-cell and spatial microRNA activity from transcriptomics data268
A multi-tissue longitudinal proteomics study to evaluate the suitability of post-mortem samples for pathophysiological research256
Single-cell RNA-seq data augmentation using generative Fourier transformer239
Arabidopsis conditional photosynthesis mutants abc1k1 and var2 accumulate partially processed thylakoid preproteins and are defective in chloroplast biogenesis168
Positively charged cytoplasmic residues in corin prevent signal peptidase cleavage and endoplasmic reticulum retention167
Uncovering narrative aging: an underlying neural mechanism compensated through spatial constructional ability167
Small molecules and heat treatments reverse vernalization via epigenetic modification in Arabidopsis167
DDX1 is required for non-spliceosomal splicing of tRNAs but not of XBP1 mRNA166
A global palaeo-science community: an interview with Pal(a)eoPERCS163
Viral genomic features predict Orthopoxvirus reservoir hosts161
Proteomic analyses reveal the key role of gene co-option in the evolution of the scaly-foot snail scleritome146
Resveratrol does not mimic the positive effects of calorie restriction on lifespan in Microcebus murinus142
Identification of coevolving positions by ancestral reconstruction138
Elucidating shared genetic association between female body mass index and preeclampsia131
Defective X-chromosome inactivation and cancer risk in women127
Nuclear mechano-confinement induces geometry-dependent HP1α condensate alterations127
RBPMS inhibits bladder cancer metastasis by downregulating MYC pathway through alternative splicing of ANKRD10126
One-step Cre-loxP organism creation by TAx9124
Integrated transcriptomic profiling reveals a STING-mediated Type II Interferon signature in SOD1-mutant amyotrophic lateral sclerosis models116
Distinct neural representations of different linguistic components following sign language learning116
Diversification and extinction of Hemiptera in deep time115
Densely vascularized thick 3D tissue shows enhanced protein secretion constructed with intermittent positive pressure109
New mouse models for exploring renal tumor extension into the inferior vena cava106
Developmental air pollution exposure augments airway hyperreactivity, alters transcriptome, and DNA methylation in female adult progeny104
Infusing structural assumptions into dimensionality reduction for single-cell RNA sequencing data to identify small gene sets99
The eukaryotic-like characteristics of small GTPase, roadblock and TRAPPC3 proteins from Asgard archaea99
A miniature dialysis-culture device allows high-density human-induced pluripotent stem cells expansion from growth factor accumulation98
Direct and indirect pathways for heterosynaptic interaction underlying developmental synapse elimination in the mouse cerebellum97
Newly detected data from Haestasaurus and review of sauropod skin morphology suggests Early Jurassic origin of skin papillae96
Development of an arteriolar niche and self-renewal of breast cancer stem cells by lysophosphatidic acid/protein kinase D signaling95
Generation of transgenic mice expressing a FRET biosensor, SMART, that responds to necroptosis92
Oxygen tension modulates the mitochondrial genetic bottleneck and influences the segregation of a heteroplasmic mtDNA variant in vitro90
Structural and dynamical investigation of histone H2B in well-hydrated nucleosome core particles by solid-state NMR89
The lexicon of antimicrobial peptides: a complete set of arginine and tryptophan sequences87
DLST-dependence dictates metabolic heterogeneity in TCA-cycle usage among triple-negative breast cancer86
The ATF2/miR-3913-5p/CREB5 axis is involved in the cell proliferation and metastasis of colorectal cancer86
The origins of haplotype 58 (H58) Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi85
Cryo-EM structure of transmembrane AAA+ protease FtsH in the ADP state84
The purine metabolite inosine monophosphate accelerates myelopoiesis and acute pancreatitis progression81
Asymmetric conformations of cleaved HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein trimers in styrene-maleic acid lipid nanoparticles78
Neurocognitive biases from the lab to real life77
Gut mycobiota alterations in patients with COVID-19 and H1N1 infections and their associations with clinical features76
Neck and capsid architecture of the robust Agrobacterium phage Milano71
Multiple ageing effects on testicular/epididymal germ cells lead to decreased male fertility in mice71
SLAPSHOT reveals rapid dynamics of extracellularly exposed proteome in response to calcium-activated plasma membrane phospholipid scrambling71
Efficient end-to-end learning for cell segmentation with machine generated weak annotations69
A data-driven crop model for maize yield prediction68
Vibrio cholerae senses human enteric α-defensin 5 through a CarSR two-component system to promote bacterial pathogenicity68
Integrative multi-omics analysis reveals the translational landscape of the plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita67
Neuroeconomically dissociable forms of mental accounting are altered in a mouse model of diabetes67
Chromatin environment-dependent effects of DOT1L on gene expression in male germ cells67
Disability shouldn’t limit accessibility in science67
TDP-43 nuclear retention is antagonized by hypo-phosphorylation of its C-terminus in the cytoplasm66
A hammerhead ribozyme selects mechanically stable conformations for catalysis against viral RNA65
Author Correction: Comparative genomics reveal a novel phylotaxonomic order in the genus Fusobacterium64
Identification of selective SWI/SNF dependencies in enzalutamide-resistant prostate cancer64
The medial and lateral orbitofrontal cortex jointly represent the cognitive map of task space63
Pivotal roles of Plasmodium falciparum lysophospholipid acyltransferase 1 in cell cycle progression and cytostome internalization63
Enhanced genome editing with a Streptococcus equinus Cas962
Zika virus modulates human fibroblasts to enhance transmission success in a controlled lab-setting62
A review of quorum-sensing and its role in mediating interkingdom interactions in the ocean62
Protein structure and interactions elucidated with in-cell NMR for different cell cycle phases and in 3D human tissue models62
Constant learning - an interview with Lilian Kabeche on setting up an inclusive and welcoming lab61
Genomic hallmarks of endocrine therapy resistance in ER/PR+HER2- breast tumours61
Urinary bacteriophage cooperation with bacterial pathogens during human urinary tract infections supports lysogenic phage therapy61
A signal transmission strategy driven by gap-regulated exonuclease hydrolysis for hierarchical molecular networks60
Human immune and gut microbial parameters associated with inter-individual variations in COVID-19 mRNA vaccine-induced immunity60
Compromise or choose: shared movement decisions in wild vulturine guineafowl59
Computational design of highly efficient thermostable MHET hydrolases and dual enzyme system for PET recycling59
Eigenmode-based approach reveals a decline in brain structure–function liberality across the human lifespan59
Nuclear preservation in the cartilage of the Jehol dinosaur Caudipteryx58
Shedding of N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-V is regulated by maturity of cellular N-glycan58
Physiological and pathophysiological functions of NLRP6: pro- and anti-inflammatory roles58
Confined environments induce polarized paraspeckle condensates57
Inhibition of VMAT2 by β2-adrenergic agonists, antagonists, and the atypical antipsychotic ziprasidone57
Critical scaling of whole-brain resting-state dynamics56
Transposons contribute to the acquisition of cell type-specific cis-elements in the brain55
Iron commensalism of mesenchymal glioblastoma promotes ferroptosis susceptibility upon dopamine treatment55
Disrupting iron homeostasis can potentiate colistin activity and overcome colistin resistance mechanisms in Gram-Negative Bacteria54
Development of an epigenetic clock resistant to changes in immune cell composition53
Gliding motility of the diatom Craspedostauros australis coincides with the intracellular movement of raphid-specific myosins53
Age-related differences in network controllability are mitigated by redundancy in large-scale brain networks53
Two novel genomes of fireflies with different degrees of sexual dimorphism reveal insights into sex-biased gene expression and dosage compensation53
Microgravity environment grown crystal structure information based engineering of direct electron transfer type glucose dehydrogenase53
Training the trainers: an interview with Carol Ibe on the importance of building networks for agricultural research in African countries52
PTOV1 interacts with ZNF449 to promote colorectal cancer development52
Conformational changes in the catalytic region are responsible for heat-induced activation of hyperthermophilic homoserine dehydrogenase52
En route to precision medicine for mental health: World Mental Health Day 202152
Neuronal correlates of endogenous selective attention in the endbrain of crows52
HIF1A facilitates hypoxia-induced changes in H3K27ac modification to promote myometrial contractility52
Oh lazy sister, where art thou?52
BABEL: using deep learning to translate between single-cell datasets51
Nurturing gut-brain research: an interview with Helen Vuong on the maternal microbiome in neurodevelopment51
Scientific QUEERies: an interview with Scott Cocker and Kyle Shanebeck on improving LGBTQ2S+ visibility in STEM51
Diverse but unique astrocytic phenotypes during embryonic stem cell differentiation, culturing and development50
Single-cell transcriptomics of the goldfish retina reveals genetic divergence in the asymmetrically evolved subgenomes after allotetraploidization50
Meta-analysis identifies native priority as a mechanism that supports the restoration of invasion-resistant plant communities50
Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus Probio-M9 extends the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans50
Molecular mechanism of proteolytic cleavage-dependent activation of CadC-mediated response to acid in E. coli50
Combined acid hydrolysis and fermentation improves bioactivity of citrus flavonoids in vitro and in vivo49
Age-associated aberrations of the cumulus-oocyte interaction and in the zona pellucida structure reduce fertility in female mice49
Co-transcriptional splicing efficiency is a gene-specific feature that can be regulated by TGFβ49
Relay and higher-order thalamic nuclei show an intertwined functional association with cortical-networks49
Dog brains are sensitive to infant- and dog-directed prosody49
A MYCN-driven de-differentiation profile identifies a subgroup of aggressive retinoblastoma48
Wildfires disproportionately affected jaguars in the Pantanal48
Inhibition of the medial amygdala disrupts escalated aggression in lactating female mice after repeated exposure to male intruders48
Rooting through single-cell sequencing in phloem pole cells48
miR-124 coordinates metabolic regulators acting at early stages of human neurogenesis48
Frontoparietal network activation is associated with motor recovery in ischemic stroke patients48
Environmental conditions dictate differential evolution of vancomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus48
Integration of epigenetic and genetic profiles identifies multiple sclerosis disease-critical cell types and genes48
14-3-3 proteins inactivate DAPK2 by promoting its dimerization and protecting key regulatory phosphosites48
Multifaceted regulation of siderophore synthesis by multiple regulatory systems in Shewanella oneidensis48
Predicting the potential for zoonotic transmission and host associations for novel viruses48
FOXG1 promotes osteogenesis of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells by activating autophagy through regulating USP1447
Toxic plants act as indiscriminate protectors of insects47
Intranasally administrated fusion-inhibitory lipopeptides block SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice and enable long-term protective immunity47
Neural representation of sensorimotor features in language-motor areas during auditory and visual perception46
Double and single stranded detection of 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine with nanopore sequencing46
USP35 promotes the growth of ER positive breast cancer by inhibiting ferroptosis via BRD4-SLC7A11 axis46
Human cytomegalovirus UL82 promotes cell cycle progression of colorectal cancer by upregulating AGR246
Aging disrupts the link between network centrality and functional properties of prefrontal neurons during memory-guided behavior46
Single cell transcriptome profiling reveals pathogenesis of bullous pemphigoid46
Higher-order structures of the foot-and-mouth disease virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase required for genome replication45
KDM5C and KDM5D mutations have different consequences in clear cell renal cell carcinoma cells45
Machine learning with label-free Raman microscopy to investigate ferroptosis in comparison with apoptosis and necroptosis45
Precise control of embolic stroke with magnetized red blood cells in mice45
DNA methylation differences between cord and adult white blood cells reflect postnatal immune cell maturation45
An integrated multi-omics analysis identifies protein biomarkers and potential drug targets for psoriatic arthritis45
Multiple kinesins speed up cargo transport in crowded environments by sharing load45
Expression of divergent methyl/alkyl coenzyme M reductases from uncultured archaea45
Functional compartmentalization of hepatic mitochondrial subpopulations during MASH progression45
NK cell depletion in bispecific antibody therapy is associated with lack of HIV control after ART interruption45
Activated endothelial cells induce a distinct type of astrocytic reactivity45
Coevolution of the Tlx homeobox gene with medusa development (Cnidaria: Medusozoa)44
Androgen receptor variant shows heterogeneous expression in prostate cancer according to differentiation stage44
Mouse and human antibodies bind HLA-E-leader peptide complexes and enhance NK cell cytotoxicity44
Cuticular hydrocarbons are associated with mating success and insecticide resistance in malaria vectors44
Sperm membrane proteins DCST1 and DCST2 are required for sperm-egg interaction in mice and fish44
Lévy walk dynamics explain gamma burst patterns in primate cerebral cortex44
Complex population structure of the Atlantic puffin revealed by whole genome analyses43
Decreased left heart flow in fetal lambs causes left heart hypoplasia and pro-fibrotic tissue remodeling43
Paradoxical pharmacological dissociations result from drugs that enhance delta oscillations but preserve consciousness43
Activation-inducible CAR expression enables precise control over engineered CAR T cell function43
Author Correction: Chromosomal scale assembly of parasitic wasp genome reveals symbiotic virus colonization43
A draft genome of Drung cattle reveals clues to its chromosomal fusion and environmental adaptation43
Author Correction: Accumulation of formaldehyde causes motor deficits in an in vivo model of hindlimb unloading43
Self-supervised machine learning for live cell imagery segmentation43
In vitro reconstitution of an efficient nucleotide excision repair system using mesophilic enzymes from Deinococcus radiodurans42
Engineering eukaryote-like regulatory circuits to expand artificial control mechanisms for metabolic engineering in Saccharomyces cerevisiae42
Silencing the G-protein coupled receptor 3-salt inducible kinase 2 pathway promotes human β cell proliferation42
Neutrophil-derived reactive oxygen species promote tumor colonization42
Ancient origin of fucosylated xyloglucan in charophycean green algae42
The interaction between endogenous GABA, functional connectivity, and behavioral flexibility is critically altered with advanced age42
Publisher Correction: 3D test sample for the calibration and quality control of stimulated emission depletion (STED) and confocal microscopes42
Genetic and pharmacological interrogation of cancer vulnerability using a multiplexed cell line screening platform42
A functional SNP rs895819 on pre-miR-27a is associated with bipolar disorder by targeting NCAM142
MicroRNA expression profile in Lampetra morii upon Vibrio anguillarum infection and miR-4561 characterization targeting lip42
Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the brown anole (Anolis sagrei), an emerging model species41
Mycelium chemistry differs markedly between ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi41
Phenome-wide analysis of Taiwan Biobank reveals novel glycemia-related loci and genetic risks for diabetes41
Gender disparities in altmetric attention scores for cardiovascular research41
Interaction effects of the 5-HTT and MAOA-uVNTR gene variants on pre-attentive EEG activity in response to threatening voices41
Density fluctuations, homeostasis, and reproduction effects in bacteria41
Author Correction: A yeast-optimized single-cell transcriptomics platform elucidates how mycophenolic acid and guanine alter global mRNA levels41
UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase as a target for regulating carbon flux distribution and antioxidant capacity in Phaeodactylum tricornutum41
Sulfur amino acid supplementation displays therapeutic potential in a C. elegans model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy41
Selective therapeutic strategy for p53-deficient cancer by targeting dysregulation in DNA repair41
Author Correction: MRI tractography reveals the human olfactory nerve map connecting the olfactory epithelium and olfactory bulb41
Single-cell reconstruction reveals input patterns and pathways into corticotropin-releasing factor neurons in the central amygdala in mice40
In vivo pharmacokinetic enhancement of monomeric Fc and monovalent bispecific designs through structural guidance40
Neural activities in music frogs reveal call variations and phylogenetic relationships within the genus Nidirana40
Acute and chronic inflammation alter immunometabolism in a cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction (DTHR) mouse model40
USP39 is essential for mammalian epithelial morphogenesis through upregulation of planar cell polarity components40
Conformational plasticity of the HIV-1 gp41 immunodominant region is recognized by multiple non-neutralizing antibodies40
Neural signatures associated with temporal compression in the verbal retelling of past events40
Coral fluorescence: a prey-lure in deep habitats40
Non-glycosylated IGF2 prohormones are more mitogenic than native IGF240
Structures of distant diphtheria toxin homologs reveal functional determinants of an evolutionarily conserved toxin scaffold40
Salinity tolerance mechanisms of an Arctic Pelagophyte using comparative transcriptomic and gene expression analysis40
Chord: an ensemble machine learning algorithm to identify doublets in single-cell RNA sequencing data40
Endoglycosidase assay using enzymatically synthesized fluorophore-labeled glycans as substrates to uncover enzyme substrate specificities40
Confidence modulates the decodability of scene prediction during partially-observable maze exploration in humans40
Integrative multi-omic analysis identifies genetically influenced DNA methylation biomarkers for breast and prostate cancers39
Personalized visual encoding model construction with small data39
In vitro characterisation of the MS2 RNA polymerase complex reveals host factors that modulate emesviral replicase activity39
A calcitonin receptor-expressing subregion of the medial preoptic area is involved in alloparental tolerance in common marmosets39
Genetic architecture of band neutrophil fraction in Iceland39
DEVOLUTION—A method for phylogenetic reconstruction of aneuploid cancers based on multiregional genotyping data39
The dynamics of γδ T cell responses in nonhuman primates during SARS-CoV-2 infection39
Origin of acetylcholine antagonism in ELIC, a bacterial pentameric ligand-gated ion channel39
Age-related demethylation of the TDP-43 autoregulatory region in the human motor cortex39
Reformulation of Trivers–Willard hypothesis for parental investment39
Author Correction: Associative learning and extinction of conditioned threat predictors across sensory modalities39
Targeting colonic macrophages improves glycemic control in high-fat diet-induced obesity39
A juvenile locomotor program promotes vocal learning in zebra finches39
A whole-ecosystem experiment reveals flow-induced shifts in a stream community39
Lysine-selective molecular tweezers are cell penetrant and concentrate in lysosomes38
Automated phenotyping of postoperative delirium-like behaviour in mice reveals the therapeutic efficacy of dexmedetomidine38
Genetic variants associated with platelet count are predictive of human disease and physiological markers38
Tyramide-conjugated DNA barcodes enable signal amplification for multiparametric CODEX imaging38
Structural dynamics of RAF1-HSP90-CDC37 and HSP90 complexes reveal asymmetric client interactions and key structural elements38
Membrane-mediated interaction of non-conventional snake three-finger toxins with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors38
Arabidopsis nitrate-induced aspartate oxidase gene expression is necessary to maintain metabolic balance under nitrogen nutrient fluctuation38
Systems-wide analysis revealed shared and unique responses to moderate and acute high temperatures in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii38
Reward expectation enhances action-related activity of nigral dopaminergic and two striatal output pathways38
Hippocampal subfield plasticity is associated with improved spatial memory38
Half-millennium evidence suggests that extinction debts of global vertebrates started in the Second Industrial Revolution38
Adaptive optimization of the OXPHOS assembly line partially compensates lrpprc-dependent mitochondrial translation defects in mice38
Author Correction: Accumulation of formaldehyde causes motor deficits in an in vivo model of hindlimb unloading38
Combining genomic and epidemiological data to compare the transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 variants Alpha and Iota38
Electron cryotomography of SARS-CoV-2 virions reveals cylinder-shaped particles with a double layer RNP assembly38
Protein structure determination in human cells by in-cell NMR and a reporter system to optimize protein delivery or transexpression37
Loss of adipose ATF3 promotes adipose tissue lipolysis and the development of MASH37
Structural insight into the activation mechanism of MrgD with heterotrimeric Gi-protein revealed by cryo-EM37
Climate, currents and species traits contribute to early stages of marine species redistribution37
Poly ADP-ribosylation of SET8 leads to aberrant H4K20 methylation in mammalian nuclear genome37
Single-cell transcriptomes reveal a molecular link between diabetic kidney and retinal lesions37
Author Correction: Hidden paths to endless forms most wonderful: ecology latently shapes evolution of multicellular development in predatory bacteria37
A modeling framework for determining modulation of neural-level tuning from non-invasive human fMRI data37
L1CAM is required for early dissemination of fallopian tube carcinoma precursors to the ovary37
Widespread bacterial diversity within the bacteriome of fungi37
A 16th century Escherichia coli draft genome associated with an opportunistic bile infection37
Towards 3D basic theories of plant forms37
A proof-of-concept study on the genomic evolution of Sars-Cov-2 in molnupiravir-treated, paxlovid-treated and drug-naïve patients37
A memory-driven auditory program ensures selective and precise vocal imitation in zebra finches37
The intra-mitochondrial O-GlcNAcylation system rapidly modulates OXPHOS function and ROS release in the heart36
Functional evolutionary convergence of long noncoding RNAs involved in embryonic development36
Cleaner fish are sensitive to what their partners can and cannot see36
Considering hormone-sensitive cancers as a single disease in the UK biobank reveals shared aetiology36
Author Correction: Large size in aquatic tetrapods compensates for high drag caused by extreme body proportions36
Identifying the serious clinical outcomes of adverse reactions to drugs by a multi-task deep learning framework36
Sex-specific single cell-level transcriptomic signatures of Rett syndrome disease progression36
The transcription factor PREP1(PKNOX1) regulates nuclear stiffness, the expression of LINC complex proteins and mechanotransduction36
FBW7 couples structural integrity with functional output of primary cilia36
Author Correction: Molecular basis for integrin adhesion receptor binding to p21-activated kinase 4 (PAK4)36
Learning induces coordinated neuronal plasticity of metabolic demands and functional brain networks36
Modelling human liver fibrosis in the context of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis using a microphysiological system36
Artificial intelligence-assisted cryoEM structure of Bfr2-Lcp5 complex observed in the yeast small subunit processome36
Perceptual decisions interfere more with eye movements than with reach movements36
Author Correction: An in situ activity assay for lysyl oxidases36
A metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver acinus biomimetic induces pancreatic islet dysfunction in a coupled microphysiology system36
EVATOM: an optical, label-free, machine learning assisted embryo health assessment tool36
Activated-memory T cells influence naïve T cell fate: a noncytotoxic function of human CD8 T cells35
Mitigating the non-specific uptake of immunomagnetic microparticles enables the extraction of endothelium from human fat35
A molecular barcode and web-based data analysis tool to identify imported Plasmodium vivax malaria35
Proactive strategies for an inclusive faculty search process35
Rapid and biased evolution of canalization during adaptive divergence revealed by dominance in gene expression variability during Arctic charr early development35
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