# SQANTI3: curation of long-read transcriptomes for accurate identification of known and novel isoforms

*PRI Rank #3 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited RNA Research and Splicing Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #3 |
| 18m citations | 100 |
| Journal | Nature Methods |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41592-024-02229-2 |
| Corresponding authors | Ana Conesa |
| Institution | Spanish National Research Council, Spain |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited RNA Research and Splicing Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/rna-research-and-splicing/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41592-024-02229-2](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-024-02229-2)

## Topics

SQANTI3 · long-read transcriptomes · third-generation sequencing · transcript model curation · isoform identification · quality control · splice junction annotation · transcript end annotation · artifact detection · functional annotation · iso-transcriptomics

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