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. 2024 Mar 27;17(4):347–362. doi: 10.15283/ijsc23170

Table 2.

List of top 15 cited articles in scRNA-seq

Study Value Citations LC/GC ratio Year

Local Global
Integrating single-cell transcriptomic data across different conditions, technologies, and species (14) Presents a methodology for the comprehensive analysis and integration of scRNA-seq data, enabling the identification of shared populations across data sets and downstream analysis 443 4,123 10.74 2018
Comprehensive integration of single-cell data (15) Develops a strategy to “anchor” various datasets simultaneously, allowing scientists to integrate single-cell across different modalities 352 4,308 8.17 2019
The dynamics and regulators of cell fate decisions are revealed by pseudotemporal ordering of single cells (16) Introduces Monocle, an unsupervised algorithm that enhances the resolution of transcriptome dynamics in cellular processes such as differentiation 297 2,415 12.3 2014
SC3: consensus clustering of single-cell RNA-seq data (17) Proposes a consensus clustering algorithm specifically designed for scRNA-seq data, improving the accuracy of cell type identification 188 683 27.53 2017
Full-length RNA-seq from single cells using Smart-seq2 (18) Describes an improved protocol for full-length RNA sequencing from single cells, enabling more detailed transcriptome analyses, especially for stem cell research 182 1,942 9.37 2014
Smart-seq2 for sensitive full-length transcriptome profiling in single cells (19) Enhances the sensitivity and accuracy of single-cell transcriptome profiling with the Smart-seq2 technology 172 1,216 14.14 2013
Comparative analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing methods (20) Offers a comparative study of various scRNA-seq methodologies, evaluating six prominent methods 152 728 20.88 2017
Computational and analytical challenges in single-cell transcriptomics (21) Discusses the key computational and analytical challenges in single-cell transcriptomics, proposing solutions to address these issues 144 691 20.84 2015
Quantitative single-cell RNA-seq with unique molecular identifiers (22) Introduces a quantitative approach to scRNA-seq that uses unique molecular identifiers, improving data accuracy 138 729 18.93 2014
Single-cell transcriptomics of 20 mouse organs creates a Tabula Muris (23) Presents a comprehensive single-cell transcriptomic atlas of mouse, providing insights into organ-specific cell types and states 129 925 13.95 2018
Current best practices in single-cell RNA-seq analysis: a tutorial (24) Offers a guide on best practices for analysing scRNA-seq data, from preprocessing to downstream analysis 119 610 19.51 2019
Splatter: simulation of single-cell RNA sequencing data (25) Provides a tool for simulating scRNA-seq data, aiding in the development and testing of analytical methods 118 324 36.42 2017
Single-cell RNA sequencing technologies and bioinformatics pipelines (26) Reviews the latest technologies and bioinformatics pipelines for scRNA-seq, highlighting their advantages and limitations 110 665 16.54 2018
Recovering gene interactions from single-cell data using data diffusion (27) Proposes a data diffusion approach called MAGIC a method that shares information across similar cells to denoise the cell count matrix and fill in missing transcripts 109 590 18.47 2018
Scater: pre-processing, quality control, normalization and visualization of single-cell RNA-seq data in R (28) Introduces an R package for comprehensive preprocessing, quality control, normalization, and visualization of scRNA-seq data 106 620 17.1 2017

Analyses thetop 15 locally cited articles and their contribution in the field of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq) analysis, considering both their global citations and the local/global citation (LC/GC) ratio. The “LC/GC ratio” field signifies the ratio between local and global citations, providing a measure of the extent to which these articles are cited within their immediate research community relative to their global reach. Additionally, the “Year” field indicates the year of publication foreach article. The analysis of these parameters provides valuable information on the local and global recognition of the top 15 articles in scRNA-Seq analysis, allowing for a comprehensive understanding of their significance within the field.