Cells | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2024 in the “Cell Methods” Section

In order to be published in the “Cell Methods” Section of Cells (ISSN: 2073-4409), we seek papers that develop new robust, reproducible methods that can advance scientific progress. We also welcome papers that present a new tool or set of reagents that will be of significant utility and interest to the community. Areas of interest include innovations in sequencing, bioimaging/opto-genetic technologies, genome editing, single-molecule approaches, computational methods, biotechnology, and synthetic biology.

Our readers can enjoy free and unlimited access to the full texts of all of the open access articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2024, which can be viewed below:

1. “CRISPR-Based Gene Therapies: From Preclinical to Clinical Treatments”
by Marine Laurent, Marine Geoffroy, Giulia Pavani and Simon Guiraud
Cells 2024, 13(10), 800; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13100800
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/10/800

2. “Fourier Ptychographic Microscopy 10 Years on: A Review”
by Fannuo Xu, Zipei Wu, Chao Tan, Yizheng Liao, Zhiping Wang, Keru Chen and An Pan
Cells 2024, 13(4), 324; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13040324
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/4/324

3. “Patient-Derived Organoids Recapitulate Pathological Intrinsic and Phenotypic Features of Fibrous Dysplasia”
by Ha-Young Kim, Clémentine Charton, Jung Hee Shim, So Young Lim, Jinho Kim, Sejoon Lee, Jung Hun Ohn, Baek Kyu Kim and Chan Yeong Heo
Cells 2024, 13(9), 729; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13090729
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/9/729

4. “Protecting Orthopaedic Implants from Infection: Antimicrobial Peptide Mel4 Is Non-Toxic to Bone Cells and Reduces Bacterial Colonisation When Bound to Plasma Ion-Implanted 3D-Printed PAEK Polymers”
by. Hedi Verena Kruse, Sudip Chakraborty, Renxun Chen, Naresh Kumar, Muhammad Yasir, William T. Lewin, Natalka Suchowerska, Mark D. P. Willcox and David R. McKenzie
Cells 2024, 13(8), 656; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13080656
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/8/656

5. “Standardized Protocol for Resazurin-Based Viability Assays on A549 Cell Line for Improving Cytotoxicity Data Reliability”
by Jessica Petiti, Sabrina Caria, Laura Revel, Mattia Pegoraro and Carla Divieto
Cells 2024, 13(23), 1959; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13231959
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/23/1959

6. “Quantification of Polystyrene Uptake by Different Cell Lines Using Fluorescence Microscopy and Label-Free Visualization of Intracellular Polystyrene Particles by Raman Microspectroscopic Imaging”
by Amelie Roth, Astrid Tannert, Nadja Ziller, Simone Eiserloh, Bianca Göhrig, Rustam R. Guliev, María José Gonzalez Vazquez, Max Naumann, Alexander S. Mosig, Sven Stengel et al.
Cells 2024, 13(5), 454; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13050454
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/5/454

7. “The Power of Reagent Titration in Flow Cytometry”
by Diana L. Bonilla, Alberta Paul, Jesus Gil-Pulido, Lily M. Park and Maria C. Jaimes
Cells 2024, 13(20), 1677; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13201677
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/20/1677

8. “Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Cardiac Fibroblast-Specific Transcriptomic Changes in Dilated Cardiomyopathy”
by Adam Russell-Hallinan, Oisín Cappa, Lauren Kerrigan, Claire Tonry, Kevin Edgar, Nadezhda Glezeva, Mark Ledwidge, Kenneth McDonald, Patrick Collier, David A. Simpson et al.
Cells 2024, 13(9), 752; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13090752
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/9/752

9. “Subcellular Feature-Based Classification of α and β Cells Using Soft X-ray Tomography”
by Aneesh Deshmukh, Kevin Chang, Janielle Cuala, Bieke Vanslembrouck, Senta Georgia, Valentina Loconte and Kate L. White
Cells 2024, 13(10), 869; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13100869
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/10/869

10. “Preparation of Viable Human Neurites for Neurobiological and Neurodegeneration Studies”
by Markus Brüll, Nils Geese, Ivana Celardo, Michael Laumann and Marcel Leist
Cells 2024, 13(3), 242. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13030242
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/3/242