Communications Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Communications Biology is 5. 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
Differential requirements for Smarca5 expression during hematopoietic stem cell commitment241
A global palaeo-science community: an interview with Pal(a)eoPERCS237
Conformational changes in the catalytic region are responsible for heat-induced activation of hyperthermophilic homoserine dehydrogenase234
A spike-targeting bispecific T cell engager strategy provides dual layer protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in vivo226
Reflecting on the Communications Biology Editor Training Program200
Author Correction: Longitudinal development of the human white matter structural connectome and its association with brain transcriptomic and cellular architecture187
Quantitative single-molecule analysis of assembly and Ca2+-dependent disassembly of synaptotagmin oligomers on lipid bilayers186
Distinct neural representations of different linguistic components following sign language learning141
New mouse models for exploring renal tumor extension into the inferior vena cava139
One-step Cre-loxP organism creation by TAx9137
Origin of acetylcholine antagonism in ELIC, a bacterial pentameric ligand-gated ion channel135
A juvenile locomotor program promotes vocal learning in zebra finches126
Author Correction: Large size in aquatic tetrapods compensates for high drag caused by extreme body proportions122
GAWMerge expands GWAS sample size and diversity by combining array-based genotyping and whole-genome sequencing116
A retinoid analogue, TTNPB, promotes clonal expansion of human pluripotent stem cells by upregulating CLDN2 and HoxA1116
Author Correction: The cerebellum contributes to generalized seizures by altering activity in the ventral posteromedial nucleus112
Light cues drive community-wide transcriptional shifts in the hypersaline South Bay Salt Works112
Caspofungin binding to iron compromises its antifungal efficacy against Candida albicans110
Human sperm cooperate to transit highly viscous regions on the competitive pathway to fertilization110
Viscoelasticity of diverse biological samples quantified by Acoustic Force Microrheology (AFMR)109
Reciprocal expression of MADS-box genes and DNA methylation reconfiguration initiate bisexual cones in spruce104
The transcription factor PREP1(PKNOX1) regulates nuclear stiffness, the expression of LINC complex proteins and mechanotransduction104
RhoA allosterically activates phospholipase Cε via its EF hands102
3D histology of human heart-forming organoids by X-ray phase-contrast tomography93
The complex regulation of competence in Staphylococcus aureus under microaerobic conditions90
In vitro reconstitution of an efficient nucleotide excision repair system using mesophilic enzymes from Deinococcus radiodurans90
Cryo-EM structure of the human Derlin-1/p97 complex reveals a hexameric channel in ERAD87
Function and phylogeny support the independent evolution of an ASIC-like Deg/ENaC channel in the Placozoa87
Exploiting the angiotensin-converting enzyme pathway to augment endogenous opioid signaling87
Neural activity for complex sounds in the marmoset anterior cingulate cortex87
A human iPSC-derived hepatocyte screen identifies compounds that inhibit production of Apolipoprotein B86
Development of a red fluorescent protein-based cGMP indicator applicable for live-cell imaging86
NAD+-dependent Sirt6 is a key regulator involved in telomere shortening of in vitro-cultured preimplantation embryos84
A neurophysiological perspective on the integration between incidental learning and cognitive control84
Single-dose infusion of engineered viral receptor binding domain confers rapid and durable protection against viral infection83
The role of environmentally mediated drug resistance in facilitating the spatial distribution of residual disease81
Male caregiving experience alters hippocampal neuroplasticity and transcription independent of reproduction in a biparental species81
The protease calpain2a limits innate immunity by targeting TRAF6 in teleost fish79
Fibroblast growth receptor 1 is regulated by G-quadruplex in metastatic breast cancer79
A critical bioenergetic switch is regulated by IGF2 during murine cartilage development79
Densely vascularized thick 3D tissue shows enhanced protein secretion constructed with intermittent positive pressure79
Genetic differentiation at probe SNPs leads to spurious results in meQTL discovery78
Integrating allostasis and emerging technologies to study complex diseases78
Evolutionary roots of the risk of hip fracture in humans77
Sexual behavior is linked to changes in gut microbiome and systemic inflammation that lead to HIV-1 infection in men who have sex with men76
Bayesian inference of functional asymmetry in the homotrimeric ligand-gated ion channel P2X276
Anti-human-TIGIT agonistic antibody ameliorates autoimmune diseases by inhibiting Tfh and Tph cells and enhancing Treg cells76
Gliding motility of the diatom Craspedostauros australis coincides with the intracellular movement of raphid-specific myosins74
Uncovering biology by single-cell proteomics73
Structural insights into tRNA recognition of the human FTSJ1-THADA complex73
Pentraxin 3 ameliorates glucocorticoid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head via TLR4/NF-κB/FGF21 signaling axis72
Polymyxins slow down lateral diffusion of proteins and lipopolysaccharide in the E. coli outer membrane71
Structural analysis of the overoxidized Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase in ROS-induced ALS filament formation70
The hepatocyte traffic network in the human hepatitis A virus biological cycle from an evolutionary perspective69
Functional study of Bergeyella cardium KP-43 subfamily peptidases as putative T9SS cargo69
Author Correction: Preference-independent saliency map in the mouse superior colliculus68
The N-terminal PA domains of signal-peptide-peptidase-like 2 (SPPL2) proteases impact on TNFα cleavage68
W546 stacking disruption traps the human porphyrin transporter ABCB6 in an outward-facing transient state66
Opposing neural processing modes alternate rhythmically during sustained auditory attention66
Author Correction: HMGB2-induced calreticulin translocation required for immunogenic cell death and ferroptosis of cancer cells are controlled by the nuclear exporter XPO166
NDRG2 upregulation induces astrocytic apoptosis via AKT inhibition and FoxO3a-Puma activation in depression66
An automated liquid jet for fluorescence dosimetry and microsecond radiolytic labeling of proteins66
Mouse and human antibodies bind HLA-E-leader peptide complexes and enhance NK cell cytotoxicity65
Measuring instability in chronic human intracortical neural recordings towards stable, long-term brain-computer interfaces65
Evolution of lysine-specific demethylase 1 and REST corepressor gene families and their molecular interaction64
A pore-forming protein drives macropinocytosis to facilitate toad water maintaining64
A metagenomic analysis of the phase 2 Anopheles gambiae 1000 genomes dataset reveals a wide diversity of cobionts associated with field collected mosquitoes63
Integrative functional analysis uncovers metabolic differences between Candida species63
Detecting genetic interactions with visible neural networks62
Combining genomic and epidemiological data to compare the transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 variants Alpha and Iota62
Single cell multiomics approach to analyze replication timing and gene expression in mouse preimplantation embryos62
RNA demethylase FTO participates in malignant progression of gastric cancer by regulating SP1-AURKB-ATM pathway61
Comprehensive genomic dependency landscape of a human colon cancer organoid61
Afucosylated broadly neutralizing antibodies enhance clearance of HIV-1 infected cells through cell-mediated killing61
Neural fatigue by passive induction: repeated stimulus exposure results in cognitive fatigue and altered representations in task-relevant networks61
Diversification and extinction of Hemiptera in deep time61
Tracking momentary fluctuations in human attention with a cognitive brain-machine interface61
Microgravity environment grown crystal structure information based engineering of direct electron transfer type glucose dehydrogenase61
IGFBP5 affects cardiomyocyte survival and functional recovery in mice following myocardial ischemia60
MSC-derived exosomal circMYO9B accelerates diabetic wound healing by promoting angiogenesis through the hnRNPU/CBL/KDM1A/VEGFA axis59
Author Correction: On the replicability of diffusion weighted MRI-based brain-behavior models59
Whole brain modelling for simulating pharmacological interventions on patients with disorders of consciousness59
Endogenous mitochondrial NAD(P)H fluorescence can predict lifespan59
Distinct responses to non-autonomous UPRER mediated by glutamatergic and octopaminergic neurons58
Compromise or choose: shared movement decisions in wild vulturine guineafowl58
Learning to stand with sensorimotor delays generalizes across directions and from hand to leg effectors58
Injury to tissue caused by device penetration of the skin triggers formation of extracellular traps58
Human intraparietal sulcal morphology relates to individual differences in language and memory performance57
Infra-slow scale-free dynamics modulate the connection of neural and behavioral variability during attention57
BIN1 regulates actin-membrane interactions during IRSp53-dependent filopodia formation56
Age-dependent effects of vaping on the prefrontal cortex, ventral tegmental area, and nucleus accumbens56
Identification of a guanine-specific pocket in the protein N of SARS-CoV-256
DAF-2c signaling promotes taste avoidance after starvation in Caenorhabditis elegans by controlling distinct phospholipase C isozymes55
Glycan shield of the ebolavirus envelope glycoprotein GP55
Confined environments induce polarized paraspeckle condensates54
Arg/Lys-containing IDRs are cryptic binding domains for ATP and nucleic acids that interplay to modulate LLPS54
Biophysical mechanism underlying compensatory preservation of neural synchrony over the adult lifespan54
Identifying the serious clinical outcomes of adverse reactions to drugs by a multi-task deep learning framework54
Environment-specificity and universality of the microbial growth law54
Targeting GPR39 in structure-based drug discovery reduces Ang II-induced hypertension54
Semantic associative abilities and executive control functions predict novelty and appropriateness of idea generation53
Hydrostatic pressure drives sprouting angiogenesis via adherens junction remodelling and YAP signalling53
Author Correction: Extreme conditions affect neuronal oscillations of cerebral cortices in humans in the China Space Station and on Earth53
Dynamic face-related eye movement representations in the human ventral pathway53
Engineered fungus containing a caterpillar gene kills insects rapidly by disrupting their ecto- and endo-microbiomes53
Cross-species experiments reveal widespread cochlear neural damage in normal hearing53
Cross-species validation of a human age-related hearing loss candidate KLHDC7B as essential for mammalian hearing53
Self-supervised machine learning for live cell imagery segmentation53
High-intensity physiological activation disrupts the neural signatures of conflict processing53
Brainprints: identifying individuals from magnetoencephalograms53
Feeding Spodoptera exigua larvae with gut-derived Escherichia sp. increases larval juvenile hormone levels inhibiting cannibalism52
Methylation-modulated PFTK1 regulates gefitinib resistance via Wnt/β-catenin signaling in EGFR mutant non-small-cell lung cancer cells52
An optrode array for spatiotemporally-precise large-scale optogenetic stimulation of deep cortical layers in non-human primates52
Changes in dynamic transitions between integrated and segregated states underlie visual hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease52
Tooth enamel nitrogen isotope composition records trophic position: a tool for reconstructing food webs52
Humpback whale masked hearing thresholds in noise measured with modified behavioral observation audiometry52
Reward expectation enhances action-related activity of nigral dopaminergic and two striatal output pathways52
Ecogenomics reveals viral communities across the Challenger Deep oceanic trench52
Maintaining mitochondrial DNA copy number mitigates ROS-induced oocyte decline and female reproductive aging51
Targeting fatty acid synthase reduces aortic atherosclerosis and inflammation51
Integrative multi-omics analysis reveals the translational landscape of the plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita51
Exosomal miR-212-5p promotes tendon repair via targeting FOXO1 to activate PP1A/YAP1 signaling51
Inhibition of falcilysin from Plasmodium falciparum by interference with its closed-to-open dynamic transition51
LTK mutations responsible for resistance to lorlatinib in non-small cell lung cancer harboring CLIP1-LTK fusion51
Acinetobacter baumannii OmpA-like porins: functional characterization of bacterial physiology, antibiotic-resistance, and virulence51
Snowprint: a predictive tool for genetic biosensor discovery51
Nanoscale imaging of CD47 informs how plasma membrane modifications shape apoptotic cell recognition51
Genomic ancestry, diet and microbiomes of Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers from San Teodoro cave51
A calcitonin receptor-expressing subregion of the medial preoptic area is involved in alloparental tolerance in common marmosets50
Modulation of ATM enhances DNA repair in G2/M phase of cell cycle and averts senescence in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy50
Time-dependent cell-state selection identifies transiently expressed genes regulating ILC2 activation50
Structure-based rational design of an enhanced fluorogen-activating protein for fluorogens based on GFP chromophore50
A genetic mouse model of lean-NAFLD unveils sexual dimorphism in the liver-heart axis50
Short-chain fatty acids promote the effect of environmental signals on the gut microbiome and metabolome in mice49
Combined acid hydrolysis and fermentation improves bioactivity of citrus flavonoids in vitro and in vivo49
Post-ischemic ubiquitination at the postsynaptic density reversibly influences the activity of ischemia-relevant kinases49
Single-cell phenotypic profiling and backtracing exposes and predicts clinically relevant subpopulations in isogenic Staphylococcus aureus communities49
Trait responses, nonconsumptive effects, and the physiological basis of Helicoverpa armigera to bat predation risk49
Activated-memory T cells influence naïve T cell fate: a noncytotoxic function of human CD8 T cells48
Small EV in plasma of triple negative breast cancer patients induce intrinsic apoptosis in activated T cells48
Identification and characterization of CIM-1, a carbapenemase that adds to the family of resistance factors against last resort antibiotics48
Larix species range dynamics in Siberia since the Last Glacial captured from sedimentary ancient DNA48
Decadal stability in coral cover could mask hidden changes on reefs in the East Asian Seas48
Docking-guided rational engineering of a macrolide glycosyltransferase glycodiversifies epothilone B47
Sand flies: Basic information on the vectors of leishmaniasis and their interactions with Leishmania parasites47
Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 promotes inflammation in senescence and aging47
Phosphodiesterase 4D promotes angiotensin II-induced hypertension in mice via smooth muscle cell contraction47
Quantum chemistry rules retinoid biology47
Psychedelic concentrations of nitrous oxide reduce functional differentiation in frontoparietal and somatomotor cortical networks47
EVATOM: an optical, label-free, machine learning assisted embryo health assessment tool47
Exposure of gut bacterial isolates to the anthelminthic drugs, ivermectin and moxidectin, leads to antibiotic-like phenotypes of growth inhibition and adaptation47
Glymphatic and lymphatic communication with systemic responses during physiological and pathological conditions in the central nervous system46
A pictorial account of the human embryonic heart between 3.5 and 8 weeks of development46
Task-specific odorant receptor expression in worker antennae indicates that sensory filters regulate division of labor in ants46
Half-millennium evidence suggests that extinction debts of global vertebrates started in the Second Industrial Revolution45
Optimisation of cell fate determination for cultivated muscle differentiation45
Probing chromatin condensation dynamics in live cells using interferometric scattering correlation spectroscopy45
Longitudinal microstructural changes in 18 amygdala nuclei resonate with cortical circuits and phenomics45
Regulation of developmental gatekeeping and cell fate transition by the calpain protease DEK1 in Physcomitrium patens45
Computational design of highly efficient thermostable MHET hydrolases and dual enzyme system for PET recycling45
Towards a systematization of brain oscillatory activity in actions45
A 14,000-year-old genome sheds light on the evolution and extinction of a Pleistocene vulture45
Eco-evolutionary model on spatial graphs reveals how habitat structure affects phenotypic differentiation44
Modulation of the monomer-dimer equilibrium and catalytic activity of SARS-CoV-2 main protease by a transition-state analog inhibitor44
A data-driven crop model for maize yield prediction44
Dynamic finite-element simulations reveal early origin of complex human birth pattern44
Author Correction: Cycloalkane-modified amphiphilic polymers provide direct extraction of membrane proteins for CryoEM analysis44
Small GTP-binding protein GDP dissociation stimulator influences cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury via PERK-dependent ER stress43
Effect and mechanism of father’s companionship on defensive attack behavior of adult male offspring mice43
Author Correction: Biogeographic implication of temperature-induced plant cell wall lignification43
Light sheet fluorescence microscopy of cleared human eyes43
Molting in early Cambrian armored lobopodians43
Transcription factor ELF-1 protects against colitis by maintaining intestinal epithelium homeostasis43
Environmental stress reduces shark residency to coral reefs43
SEC24D depletion induces osteogenic differentiation deficiency by inactivating the ATF6/TGF-β/Runx2 regulatory loop43
Analysis of biased allelic enhancer activity of schizophrenia-linked common variants43
TLR2 and TLR4 bridge physiological and pathological inflammation in the reproductive system43
Unclogged pores: designer channels for protein translocation43
Protracted neurobehavioral and microRNA deficits by acute nicotine dependence in mice43
A selectivity filter mutation provides insights into gating regulation of a K+ channel43
PPE50 variants as novel phylogeographic signatures of host-pathogen co-evolution in tuberculosis43
Plant-pollinator trait matching affects pollen transfer but not feeding efficiency of Australian honeyeaters (Aves, Meliphagidae)43
Intermittent antibiotic treatment of bacterial biofilms favors the rapid evolution of resistance43
Adaptive mechanisms facilitate robust performance in noise and in reverberation in an auditory categorization model43
Author Correction: Harnessing the acceptor substrate promiscuity of Clostridium botulinum Maf glycosyltransferase to glyco-engineer mini-flagellin protein chimeras43
Author Correction: The ROS–FOXO pathway mediates broad-spectrum detoxification of acaricides in Tetranychus cinnabarinus43
Publisher Correction: Activation energies of both constructive and destructive cellular biochemistry determine maximum growth temperature in archaea42
LkARF7 and LkARF19 overexpression promote adventitious root formation in a heterologous poplar model by positively regulating LkBBM142
Long-term hematopoietic stem cells as a parasite niche during treatment failure in visceral leishmaniasis42
Statistical parametrization of cell cytoskeleton reveals lung cancer cytoskeletal phenotype with partial EMT signature42
Multi-layer networks reveal changes in plant-bird interactions driven by invasive species42
REliable PIcking by Consensus (REPIC): a consensus methodology for harnessing multiple cryo-EM particle pickers42
Functional divergence between the two cerebral hemispheres contributes to human fluid intelligence42
Identification of Δ-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate derived biomarkers for hyperprolinemia type II42
Combining soft-bodied and three-dimensional fossils to reveal evolutionary modifications in early lingulellotretid brachiopods42
Mapping the temporal landscape of breast cancer using epigenetic entropy42
Trans-ethnic GWAS meta-analysis of idiopathic spermatogenic failure highlights the immune-mediated nature of Sertoli cell-only syndrome42
The formation of KV2.1 macro-clusters is required for sex-specific differences in L-type CaV1.2 clustering and function in arterial myocytes41
Laterality, sexual dimorphism, and human vagal projectome heterogeneity shape neuromodulation to vagus nerve stimulation41
Retinoic acid receptor alpha inhibits ferroptosis by promoting thioredoxin and protein phosphatase 1F in lung adenocarcinoma41
Associative conditioning in gene regulatory network models increases integrative causal emergence41
Reconstructing the post-glacial spread of the sand fly Phlebotomus mascittii Grassi, 1908 (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Europe41
On the functional brain networks involved in tool-related action understanding41
TCP1 promotes the progression of malignant tumours by stabilizing c-Myc through the AKT/GSK-3β and ERK signalling pathways41
Circular RNA RSU1 promotes retinal vascular dysfunction by regulating miR-345-3p/TAZ41
Mouse Slfn8 and Slfn9 genes complement human cells lacking SLFN11 during the replication stress response41
The SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant exhibits comparable fitness to the D614G strain in a Syrian hamster model41
Semi-field and surveillance data define the natural diapause timeline for Culex pipiens across the United States41
Exome sequencing of families from Ghana reveals known and candidate hearing impairment genes40
Nox4 expression in osteo-progenitors controls bone development in mice during early life40
zmm28 transgenic maize increases both N uptake- and N utilization-efficiencies40
Endothelial ROBO4 suppresses PTGS2/COX-2 expression and inflammatory diseases40
Topologically associating domain boundaries are required for normal genome function40
SpatialPrompt: spatially aware scalable and accurate tool for spot deconvolution and domain identification in spatial transcriptomics40
Higher handgrip strength is linked to higher salience ventral attention functional network segregation in older adults40
Cerebellar climbing fibers multiplex movement and reward signals during a voluntary movement task in mice40
Plant hairy roots for the production of extracellular vesicles with antitumor bioactivity40
Spotted lanternfly predicted to establish in California by 2033 without preventative management40
Neddylation regulates the development and function of glutamatergic neurons40
MFG-E8 promotes osteogenic transdifferentiation of smooth muscle cells and vascular calcification by regulating TGF-β1 signaling40
P62/SQSTM1 binds with claudin-2 to target for selective autophagy in stressed intestinal epithelium40
Ultrasonic antifouling devices negatively impact Cuvier’s beaked whales near Guadalupe Island, México40
The subcortical and neurochemical organization of the ventral and dorsal attention networks40
Structure, function and substrate preferences of archaeal S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine hydrolases39
Prenatal maternal stress in rats alters the epigenetic and transcriptomic landscape of the maternal-fetal interface across four generations39
AI-driven discovery of antiretroviral drug bictegravir and etravirine as inhibitors against monkeypox and related poxviruses39
Genetic evidence for differential functions of figla and nobox in zebrafish ovarian differentiation and folliculogenesis39
Limited evidence that body size shrinking and shape-shifting alleviate thermoregulatory pressures in a warmer world39
Shifts in isoform usage underlie transcriptional differences in regulatory T cells in type 1 diabetes39
Mapk7 enhances osteogenesis and suppresses adipogenesis by activating Lrp6/β-catenin signaling axis in mesenchymal stem cells39
A temporal classifier predicts histopathology state and parses acute-chronic phasing in inflammatory bowel disease patients39
HES1 potentiates high salt stress response as an enhancer of NFAT5-DNA binding39
AA15 lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase is required for efficient chitinous cuticle turnover during insect molting39
The long noncoding RNA LAL contributes to salinity tolerance by modulating LHCB1s’ expression in Medicago truncatula38
High-pressure crystallography shows noble gas intervention into protein-lipid interaction and suggests a model for anaesthetic action38
Author Correction: Geometric deep learning improves generalizability of MHC-bound peptide predictions38
The neuroprotective mechanism of lithium after ischaemic stroke38
A small bacteriophage protein determines the hierarchy over co-residential jumbo phage in Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis38
Autoregulation ensures vertical transmission of the linear prophage GIL0138
Tissue damaging toxins in snake venoms: mechanisms of action, pathophysiology and treatment strategies38
Life-history stage influences immune investment and oxidative stress in response to environmental heterogeneity in Antarctic fur seals38
Estimating the total variance explained by whole-brain imaging for zero-inflated outcomes38
The latitudinal variation in amphibian speciation rates revisited37
Human subsistence and signatures of selection on chemosensory genes37
Author Correction: GATA4 binding to the Sox9 enhancer mXYSRa/Enh13 is critical for testis differentiation in mouse37
Expanding Yarrowia lipolytica’s metabolic potential for detoxification of cyanogenic glycosides in edible plants37
Identification of conserved frontal neurophysiological markers of cognitive flexibility in humans and rats37
Evaluation of cell type annotation reliability using a large language model-based identifier37
Elucidation of the structure and molecular mechanisms of the aspartate antiporter37
Multi-omics reveal neuroprotection of Acer truncatum Bunge Seed extract on hypoxic-ischemia encephalopathy rats under high-altitude37
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