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This collection highlights the most downloaded* Scientific Reports research papers published in 2024

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The most downloaded Scientific Reports research papers published in 2024

Scientific Reports is an open access journal publishing original research from across all areas of natural sciences, psychology, medicine and engineering. We published over 30,000 articles in 2024 and we’re pleased to announce the most read* articles in our overall top 100. Featuring authors from around the world and from research fields across the scope of the journal, these papers highlight valuable research from an international community.

Take a look to find out more about prehistoric giant snakes and sabretooth cats, or how making notes of your frustrations and throwing them away might be a good anger suppression strategy. You can also read about the impacts of global heat stress on food supply, and how edible insects might contribute to efforts tackling it. Plus, check out how AI might be more creative than humans and much, much more in our overall top 100.

Congratulations to all authors who contributed to these highly valuable research papers!

*Data obtained from SN Insights, which is based on Digital Science's Dimensions.

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Joined Scientific Reports in November 2022. I have a background in genetics, immunology, transplantation and, more recently, membrane trafficking.

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