# An N-glycome tissue atlas of 15 human normal and cancer tissue types determined by MALDI-imaging mass spectrometry

*PRI Rank #14 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #14 |
| 18m citations | 40 |
| Journal | Scientific Reports |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-023-50957-w |
| Corresponding authors | Elizabeth N. Wallace, Richard R. Drake |
| Institution | Medical University of South Carolina, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/glycosylation-and-glycoproteins-research/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41598-023-50957-w](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50957-w)

## Topics

N-glycome · N-glycosylation · MALDI mass spectrometry imaging · tissue microarrays · formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded · oligomannose · core fucosylation · endoglycosidase F3 · sialic acid linkage · bisecting N-acetylglucosamine · glycan branching complexity · tumor versus normal tissue comparison · spatial glycan profiling · sialylation · MALDI-IMS workflow

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