# The Natural Products Atlas 3.0: extending the database of microbially derived natural products

*PRI Rank #5 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #5 |
| 18m citations | 78 |
| Journal | Nucleic Acids Research |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1093/nar/gkae1093 |
| Corresponding authors | Roger G. Linington |
| Institution | Simon Fraser University, Canada |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/microbial-natural-products-and-biosynthesis/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1093/nar/gkae1093](https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae1093)

## Topics

natural product databases · natural products · biosynthetic ontology · chemical ontology · compound classes · structure search · chemical diversity visualization · Structure revisions · Structure revisions · natural product databases · producing organism taxonomy · interactive dashboards · database curation · cross-linking data resources

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Pepkio Research Index (PRI). Topics and Trends in Most Cited Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Papers, Class of 2026. https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/microbial-natural-products-and-biosynthesis/2026. Accessed 2026-10-29.

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