Most-cited articles by year
Nucleic Acids Research
Oxford University Press · ISSN 0305-1048 · 56,160 works in OpenAlex · h-index 869
Lists by publication year
Each list ranks the articles Nucleic Acids Research published that year by citations counted in OpenAlex on the snapshot date. Ranks are frozen once published.
- 2024Top 50 of 1,245 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2023Top 50 of 1,212 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2022Top 50 of 1,187 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2021Top 50 of 1,262 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2020Top 50 of 1,286 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2019Top 50 of 1,233 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2018Top 50 of 1,312 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2017Top 50 of 1,348 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2016Top 50 of 1,403 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
About these lists
Nucleic Acids Research published between 1,187 and 1,403 eligible articles a year in the years covered, so each list shows the top 50. Every entry shows its rank, the share of the year’s cohort it beats, its citation count and, where OpenAlex has one, the abstract. Authors can claim an entry for a badge and a CV line, or ask to have their name withheld.
Read the methodology for cohort rules, exclusions and the snapshot policy.
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