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. 2023 Jun 5;10(3):034701. doi: 10.1063/4.0000186

TABLE II.

Ten most cited COVID-19 publications in structural biology as of February 15, 2023.

Title Authors PMID PDB ID Date Number of citations
Structure, function, and antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein. Walls et al. 32 155 444 6VXX 6VYB April 2020 4891
Structure of the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain bound to the ACE2 receptor. Lan et al. 32 225 176 6M0J March 2020 3009
Structural basis for the recognition of SARS-CoV-2 by full-length human ACE2. Yan et al. 32 132 184 6M17 6M18 6M1D March 2020 2795
Structural basis of receptor recognition by SARS-CoV-2. Shang et al. 32 225 175 6VW1 March 2020 1998
Structure of Mpro from SARS-CoV-2 and discovery of its inhibitors. Jin et al. 32 272 481 6LU7 7BQY April 2020 1959
Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 main protease provides a basis for design of improved α-ketoamide inhibitors. Zhang et al. 32 198 291 6Y2G 6Y2F 6Y2E 6Y7M March 2020 1686
Structural and Functional Basis of SARS-CoV-2 Entry by Using Human ACE2. Wang et al. 32 275 855 6LZG May 2020 1645
Human neutralizing antibodies elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection. Ju et al. 32 454 513 7BWJ May 2020 890
Cross-neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by a human monoclonal SARS-CoV antibody. Pinto et al. 32 422 645 6WPS 6WS6 6WPT May 2020 880
A highly conserved cryptic epitope in the receptor binding domains of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV. Yuan et al. 32 245 784 6W41 April 2020 811