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Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century

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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-025-01125-9
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A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.

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Pearson, H., Ledford, H., Hutson, M., & Van Noorden, R. (2025, April 17). Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century. Nature. Nature Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-01125-9

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