# Rfam 15: RNA families database in 2025

*PRI Rank #15 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #15 |
| 18m citations | 145 |
| Journal | Nucleic Acids Research |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1093/nar/gkae1023 |
| Corresponding authors | Blake Sweeney |
| Institution | European Molecular Biology Laboratory, United Kingdom |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/genomics-and-phylogenetic-studies/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1093/nar/gkae1023](https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae1023)

## Topics

Rfam database · non-coding RNA families · Rfamseq · UniProt reference proteomes · viral genomes · 3D structure-guided annotation · consensus secondary structure · R-scape covariation analysis · Gene Ontology (GO) annotation · Sequence Ontology · Hepatitis C Virus RNA families · microRNA families · miRBase synchronization · FULL alignments · APICURON · APICURON · genome annotation · RNA structure prediction

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Pepkio Research Index (PRI). Topics and Trends in Most Cited Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Papers, Class of 2026. https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/genomics-and-phylogenetic-studies/2026. Accessed 2026-07-17.

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