| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Molecular mechanisms of epithelial–mesenchymal transition | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2014 | 6,331 |
| 2 | Untangling the ErbB signalling network | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2001 | 5,977 |
| 3 | Membrane lipids: where they are and how they behave | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2008 | 5,565 |
| 4 | Lipid rafts and signal transduction | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2000 | 5,519 |
| 5 | Signal integration in the endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein response | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2007 | 5,491 |
| 6 | Shedding light on the cell biology of extracellular vesicles | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2018 | 5,024 |
| 7 | The versatility and universality of calcium signalling | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2000 | 4,933 |
| 8 | Calcium signalling: dynamics, homeostasis and remodelling | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2003 | 4,720 |
| 9 | Regulation of microRNA biogenesis | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2014 | 4,396 |
| 10 | Soluble protein oligomers in neurodegeneration: lessons from the Alzheimer's amyloid β-peptide | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2007 | 4,267 |
| 11 | The BCL-2 protein family: opposing activities that mediate cell death | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2008 | 3,898 |
| 12 | Biomolecular condensates: organizers of cellular biochemistry | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2017 | 3,771 |
| 13 | Complex networks orchestrate epithelial–mesenchymal transitions | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2006 | 3,547 |
| 14 | Myofibroblasts and mechano-regulation of connective tissue remodelling | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2002 | 3,539 |
| 15 | Cellular senescence: when bad things happen to good cells | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2007 | 3,502 |
| 16 | mTOR: from growth signal integration to cancer, diabetes and ageing | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2011 | 3,464 |
| 17 | AMPK: a nutrient and energy sensor that maintains energy homeostasis | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2012 | 3,463 |
| 18 | Intrinsically unstructured proteins and their functions | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2005 | 3,403 |
| 19 | Self-eating and self-killing: crosstalk between autophagy and apoptosis | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2007 | 3,105 |
| 20 | Remodelling the extracellular matrix in development and disease | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2014 | 3,082 |
| 21 | The unfolded protein response: controlling cell fate decisions under ER stress and beyond | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2012 | 3,080 |
| 22 | Rab proteins as membrane organizers | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2001 | 3,011 |
| 23 | ROS as signalling molecules: mechanisms that generate specificity in ROS homeostasis | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2007 | 2,930 |
| 24 | Biogenesis of small RNAs in animals | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2009 | 2,885 |
| 25 | Principles of bioactive lipid signalling: lessons from sphingolipids | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2008 | 2,820 |
| 26 | STATs: transcriptional control and biological impact | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2002 | 2,788 |
| 27 | Rab GTPases as coordinators of vesicle traffic | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2009 | 2,771 |
| 28 | VEGF receptor signalling ? in control of vascular function | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2006 | 2,698 |
| 29 | Growth of the plant cell wall | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2005 | 2,685 |
| 30 | Mechanisms of mitophagy | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2011 | 2,638 |
| 31 | TGFβ signalling in context | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2012 | 2,619 |
| 32 | Regulation of cell death: the calcium–apoptosis link | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2003 | 2,604 |
| 33 | Matrix metalloproteinases and the regulation of tissue remodelling | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2007 | 2,519 |
| 34 | Control of apoptosis by the BCL-2 protein family: implications for physiology and therapy | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2014 | 2,444 |
| 35 | Met, metastasis, motility and more | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2003 | 2,399 |
| 36 | Seven-transmembrane receptors | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2002 | 2,357 |
| 37 | Reactive oxygen species (ROS) as pleiotropic physiological signalling agents | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2020 | 2,341 |
| 38 | New insights into the mechanisms of epithelial–mesenchymal transition and implications for cancer | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2019 | 2,319 |
| 39 | Gene regulation by long non-coding RNAs and its biological functions | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2021 | 2,319 |
| 40 | Critical nodes in signalling pathways: insights into insulin action | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2006 | 2,299 |
| 41 | The third dimension bridges the gap between cell culture and live tissue | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2007 | 2,276 |
| 42 | Transcriptional regulation by the phosphorylation-dependent factor CREB | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2001 | 2,257 |
| 43 | MicroRNA biogenesis: coordinated cropping and dicing | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2005 | 2,256 |
| 44 | AMPK: guardian of metabolism and mitochondrial homeostasis | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2018 | 2,247 |
| 45 | SNAREs — engines for membrane fusion | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2006 | 2,220 |
| 46 | Notch signalling: a simple pathway becomes complex | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2006 | 2,218 |
| 47 | Environmental sensing through focal adhesions | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2009 | 2,205 |
| 48 | Multifunctional strands in tight junctions | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2001 | 2,198 |
| 49 | Molecular mechanisms of mTOR-mediated translational control | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2009 | 2,198 |
| 50 | Focal adhesion kinase: in command and control of cell motility | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology | 2005 | 2,193 |
