# GENCODE 2025: reference gene annotation for human and mouse

*PRI Rank #5 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #5 |
| 18m citations | 291 |
| Journal | Nucleic Acids Research |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1093/nar/gkae1078 |
| Corresponding authors | Jonathan M Mudge |
| 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/gkae1078](https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae1078)

## Topics

GENCODE · reference gene annotation · long-read transcriptome sequencing · long non-coding RNA · proteomics · Ribo-seq · translated sequences · multi-genome alignments · MANE Select · GENCODE Primary · Pan-genome · Ensembl genome browser · UCSC genome browser · transcript models · annotation workflow

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