The Altmetric Attention Score gives researchers the ability to view a more organized and comprehensive record of an article’s online shares, while concurrently tracking discussions of a research article’s findings and results. Altmetric Attention Scores reflect a variety of sources, including social media, traditional media (both mainstream and science-specific), online reference managers, forums, and Wikipedia. […]

The Altmetric Attention Score gives researchers the ability to view a more organized and comprehensive record of an article’s online shares, while concurrently tracking discussions of a research article’s findings and results. Altmetric Attention Scores reflect a variety of sources, including social media, traditional media (both mainstream and science-specific), online reference managers, forums, and Wikipedia. The information is aggregated to produce a score that is a measure of the quality and quantity of attention received by an article, i.e. how an article is “trending”.

Given the impressive research published in this field, many articles trend well online due to interest in the topics covered. Read the ACS Synthetic Biology papers from 2018 with the highest Altmetric scores.
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Identification of Novel Cryptic Multifunctional Antimicrobial Peptides from the Human Stomach Enabled by a Computational–Experimental Platform
ACS Synth. Biol., 2018, 7 (9), pp 2105–2115
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.8b00084
Altmetric Score: 214
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Cloning and Expression of a Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase to Generate Blue Rose
ACS Synth. Biol., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.8b00187
Altmetrics Score: 140
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Photosynthetic Production of Sunscreen Shinorine Using an Engineered Cyanobacterium
ACS Synth. Biol., 2018, 7 (2), pp 664–671
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.7b00397
Altmetrics Score: 111
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Quorum Sensing Can Be Repurposed To Promote Information Transfer between Bacteria in the Mammalian Gut
ACS Synth. Biol., 2018, 7 (9), pp 2270–2281
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.8b00271
Altmetrics Score: 94
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Ratiometric Gas Reporting: A Nondisruptive Approach To Monitor Gene Expression in Soils
ACS Synth. Biol., 2018, 7 (3), pp 903–911
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.7b00405
Altmetrics Score: 92
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Rewiring Calcium Signaling for Precise Transcriptional Reprogramming
ACS Synth. Biol., 2018, 7 (3), pp 814–821
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.7b00467
Altmetrics Score: 90
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Remote Control of Mammalian Cells with Heat-Triggered Gene Switches and Photothermal Pulse Trains
ACS Synth. Biol., 2018, 7 (4), pp 1167–1173
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.7b00455
Altmetrics Score: 86
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Birth of a Photosynthetic Chassis: A MoClo Toolkit Enabling Synthetic Biology in the Microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
ACS Synth. Biol., 2018, 7 (9), pp 2074–2086
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.8b00251
Altmetrics Score: 86
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Machine-Learning-Guided Mutagenesis for Directed Evolution of Fluorescent Proteins
ACS Synth. Biol., 2018, 7 (9), pp 2014–2022
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.8b00155
Altmetrics Score: 81
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Biosynthesis of Orthogonal Molecules Using Ferredoxin and Ferredoxin-NADP+ Reductase Systems Enables Genetically Encoded PhyB Optogenetics
ACS Synth. Biol., 2018, 7 (2), pp 706–717
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.7b00413
Altmetrics Score: 74
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