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# Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2020 — papers

The works of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published in 2020 that our library holds (publisher: National Academy of Sciences): 1 work, listed below with the most cited first; each has a page with our summary, its key points and its references.

[**4,216** works that year](#all) · [**1** work in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences/2020/#works) · [**65** citations of these works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences/2020/#works)

## Most cited papers

By their OpenAlex citations; a paper with our summary links to its page here, the others to the original.

1. **[RepeatModeler2 for automated genomic discovery of transposable element families ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1921046117)**Jullien M. Flynn, Robert M. Hubley, Clément Goubert et al.*3,800 citations*
2. **[Cell entry mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2003138117)**Jian Shang, Yushun Wan, Chuming Luo et al.*3,130 citations*
3. **[Effective treatment of severe COVID-19 patients with tocilizumab ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2005615117)**Xiaoling Xu, Mingfeng Han, Tiantian Li et al.*2,647 citations*
4. **[Effectiveness of convalescent plasma therapy in severe COVID-19 patients ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2004168117)**Kai Duan, Bende Liu, Cesheng Li et al.*1,960 citations*
5. **[The impact of COVID-19 on small business outcomes and expectations ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2006991117)**Alexander Wickman Bartik, Marianne Bertrand, Zoë Cullen et al.*1,604 citations*
6. **[Land use and climate change impacts on global soil erosion by water (2015-2070) ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2001403117)**Pasquale Borrelli, David A. Robinson, Panos Panagos et al.*1,465 citations*
7. **[Enhanced isolation of SARS-CoV-2 by TMPRSS2-expressing cells ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2002589117)**Shutoku Matsuyama, Naganori Nao, Kazuya Shirato et al.*1,411 citations*
8. **[Improved protein structure prediction using predicted interresidue orientations ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1914677117)**Jianyi Yang, Ivan V. Anishchenko, Hahnbeom Park et al.*1,411 citations*
9. **[Active learning narrows achievement gaps for underrepresented students in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1916903117)**Elli J. Theobald, Mariah J. Hill, Elisa T. Tran et al.*1,366 citations*
10. **[Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2009637117)**Renyi Zhang, Yixin Li, Annie Li Zhang et al.*1,235 citations*

## All works of the year (4,216)

The most cited first; 1 with our summary link to their page here, the others to the original.

1. **[RepeatModeler2 for automated genomic discovery of transposable element families ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1921046117)**Jullien M. Flynn, Robert M. Hubley, Clément Goubert et al.*3,800 citations*
2. **[Cell entry mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2003138117)**Jian Shang, Yushun Wan, Chuming Luo et al.*3,130 citations*
3. **[Effective treatment of severe COVID-19 patients with tocilizumab ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2005615117)**Xiaoling Xu, Mingfeng Han, Tiantian Li et al.*2,647 citations*
4. **[Effectiveness of convalescent plasma therapy in severe COVID-19 patients ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2004168117)**Kai Duan, Bende Liu, Cesheng Li et al.*1,960 citations*
5. **[The impact of COVID-19 on small business outcomes and expectations ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2006991117)**Alexander Wickman Bartik, Marianne Bertrand, Zoë Cullen et al.*1,604 citations*
6. **[Land use and climate change impacts on global soil erosion by water (2015-2070) ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2001403117)**Pasquale Borrelli, David A. Robinson, Panos Panagos et al.*1,465 citations*
7. **[Enhanced isolation of SARS-CoV-2 by TMPRSS2-expressing cells ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2002589117)**Shutoku Matsuyama, Naganori Nao, Kazuya Shirato et al.*1,411 citations*
8. **[Improved protein structure prediction using predicted interresidue orientations ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1914677117)**Jianyi Yang, Ivan V. Anishchenko, Hahnbeom Park et al.*1,411 citations*
9. **[Active learning narrows achievement gaps for underrepresented students in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1916903117)**Elli J. Theobald, Mariah J. Hill, Elisa T. Tran et al.*1,366 citations*
10. **[Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2009637117)**Renyi Zhang, Yixin Li, Annie Li Zhang et al.*1,235 citations*
11. **[COVID-19 lockdowns cause global air pollution declines ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2006853117)**Zander Samuel Venter, Kristin Aunan, Sourangsu Chowdhury et al.*1,081 citations*
12. **[The airborne lifetime of small speech droplets and their potential importance in SARS-CoV-2 transmission ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2006874117)**Valentyn Stadnytskyi, Christina E. Bax, Ad Bax et al.*1,077 citations*
13. **[Spread and dynamics of the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy: Effects of emergency containment measures ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2004978117)**Marino Gatto, Enrico Bertuzzo, Lorenzo Mari et al.*1,051 citations*
14. **[Syrian hamsters as a small animal model for SARS-CoV-2 infection and countermeasure development ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2009799117)**Masaki Imai, Kiyoko Iwatsuki‐Horimoto, Masato Hatta et al.*1,021 citations*
15. **[Phylogenetic network analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomes ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2004999117)**Peter Forster, Lucy Forster, Colin Renfrew et al.*1,020 citations*
16. **[The frontier of simulation-based inference ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1912789117)**Kyle Stuart Cranmer, Johann Brehmer, Gilles Louppe*1,020 citations*
17. **[Economic and social consequences of human mobility restrictions under COVID-19 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2007658117)**Giovanni Bonaccorsi, Francesco Pierri, Matteo Cinelli et al.*1,002 citations*
18. **[The Diversity–Innovation Paradox in Science ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1915378117)**Bas Hofstra, Vivek Kulkarni, Sebastian Munoz-Najar Galvez et al.*975 citations*
19. **[Oncogenic activation of PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling suppresses ferroptosis via SREBP-mediated lipogenesis ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2017152117)**Jun-Mei Yi, Jiajun Zhu, Jiao Wu et al.*974 citations*
20. **[Historical comparison of gender inequality in scientific careers across countries and disciplines ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1914221117)**Junming Huang, Alexander J. Gates, Roberta Sinatra et al.*954 citations*
21. **[Social tipping dynamics for stabilizing Earth’s climate by 2050 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1900577117)**Ilona M. Otto, Jonathan F. Donges, Roger Cremades et al.*954 citations*
22. **[Vertebrates on the brink as indicators of biological annihilation and the sixth mass extinction ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1922686117)**Gerardo Ceballos, Paul R. Ehrlich, Peter H. Raven*918 citations*
23. **[Demographic science aids in understanding the spread and fatality rates of COVID-19 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2004911117)**Jennifer B. Dowd, Liliana Andriano, David M. Brazel et al.*905 citations*
24. **[Prophylactic and therapeutic remdesivir (GS-5734) treatment in the rhesus macaque model of MERS-CoV infection ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1922083117)**Emmie de Wit, Friederike Feldmann, Jacqueline Cronin et al.*887 citations*
25. **[Gender differences in COVID-19 attitudes and behavior: Panel evidence from eight countries ↗](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2012520117)**Vincenzo Galasso, Vincent Pons, Paola Antonia Profeta et al.*867 citations*

[See all 4,216 papers in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2020 — papers →](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences/2020/papers/)

## Works with our summary in our library (1)

The most cited first (OpenAlex citations plus our library's).

1. [**Restoration of Fragmentary Babylonian Texts Using Recurrent Neural Networks**Ethan Fetaya, Yonatan Lifshitz, Elad Aaron, et al.*2020 · 65 citations*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/fetaya-2020-restoration-fragmentary-babylonian-texts-using/)

## Top topics

Topics of its works in our library, with the number of works on each.

[Semitic languages (1)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/semitic-languages/)

## Fields

[Arts and Humanities (1)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Computer Science (1)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/)

## Top authors

Authors with a page who published here most often: their works here, and the citations of those works.

[🧑‍🔬**Shai Gordin**1 work here · 65 citations](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/shai-gordin/)

## Top institutions

Institutions on the bylines of its works here, by the number of works.

[🎓**Bar-Ilan University** Ramat Gan · Israel 1 work here](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/bar-ilan-university/) · [🎓**Ariel University** Ariel · Israel 1 work here](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/ariel-university/) · [🎓**Weizmann Institute of Science** Rehovot · Israel 1 work here](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/weizmann-institute-of-science/)

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