Packages
108 packages on Bioconductor tagged SingleCell or Transcriptomics, most distinct IPs first
SingleCell and Transcriptomics in Topics
| Package | Maintainer | Category | Latest version | Distinct IPs a month | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| limma Linear Models for Microarray and Omics DataGordon Smyth | Gordon Smyth | software | 10 Aug 2026 | 45,965 | 6 |
| edgeR Empirical Analysis of Digital Gene Expression Data in RYunshun Chen | Yunshun Chen | software | 19 Oct 2026 | 32,392 | 10 |
| SingleCellExperiment S4 Classes for Single Cell DataDavide Risso | Davide Risso | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 24,483 | 25 |
| HDF5Array HDF5 datasets as array-like objects in RHervé Pagès | Hervé Pagès | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 20,537 | 28 |
| scater Single-Cell Analysis Toolkit for Gene Expression Data in RAlan O'Callaghan | Alan O'Callaghan | software | 2 Jul 2026 | 12,635 | 78 |
| scran Methods for Single-Cell RNA-Seq Data AnalysisAaron Lun | Aaron Lun | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 10,139 | 62 |
| tximport Import and summarize transcript-level estimates for transcript- and gene-level analysisMichael Love | Michael Love | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 5,804 | 3 |
| slingshot Tools for ordering single-cell sequencingKelly Street | Kelly Street | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 4,684 | 38 |
| AUCell AUCell: Analysis of 'gene set' activity in single-cell RNA-seq data (e.g. identify cells with specific gene signatures)Gert Hulselmans | Gert Hulselmans | software | 29 Apr 2026 | 4,610 | 115 |
| DropletUtils Utilities for Handling Single-Cell Droplet DataJonathan Griffiths | Jonathan Griffiths | software | 27 Sep 2026 | 4,107 | 59 |
| MAST Model-based Analysis of Single Cell TranscriptomicsAndrew McDavid | Andrew McDavid | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 3,740 | 56 |
| topGO Enrichment Analysis for Gene OntologyFederico Marini | Federico Marini | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 3,228 | 48 |
| variancePartition Quantify and interpret drivers of variation in multilevel gene expression experimentsGabriel E. Hoffman | Gabriel E. Hoffman | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 3,211 | 99 |
| ropls PCA, PLS(-DA) and OPLS(-DA) for multivariate analysis and feature selection of omics dataEtienne A. Thevenot | Etienne A. Thevenot | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 2,969 | 97 |
| Rsubread Mapping, quantification and variant analysis of sequencing dataWei Shi | Wei Shi | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 2,951 | 8 |
| ALDEx2 Analysis Of Differential Abundance Taking Sample and Scale Variation Into AccountGreg Gloor | Greg Gloor | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 2,533 | 56 |
| tximeta Transcript Quantification Import with Automatic MetadataMichael Love | Michael Love | software | 26 Oct 2026 | 2,485 | 108 |
| chromVAR Chromatin Variation Across RegionsAlicia Schep | Alicia Schep | software | 11 May 2026 | 2,255 | 134 |
| RcisTarget RcisTarget Identify transcription factor binding motifs enriched on a list of genes or genomic regionsGert Hulselmans | Gert Hulselmans | software | no date on record | 1,724 | |
| zinbwave Zero-Inflated Negative Binomial Model for RNA-Seq DataDavide Risso | Davide Risso | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 1,569 | 74 |
| splatter Simple Simulation of Single-cell RNA Sequencing DataLuke Zappia | Luke Zappia | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 1,553 | 61 |
| IsoformSwitchAnalyzeR Identify, Annotate and Visualize Isoform Switches with Functional Consequences from both short- and long-read RNA-seq dataKristoffer Vitting-Seerup | Kristoffer Vitting-Seerup | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 1,421 | 151 |
| SC3 Single-Cell Consensus ClusteringVladimir Kiselev | Vladimir Kiselev | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 1,368 | 92 |
| made4 Multivariate analysis of microarray data using ADE4Aedin Culhane | Aedin Culhane | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 1,279 | 38 |
| scmap A tool for unsupervised projection of single cell RNA-seq dataVladimir Kiselev | Vladimir Kiselev | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 1,270 | 62 |
| CATALYST Cytometry dATa anALYSis ToolsHelena L. Crowell | Helena L. Crowell | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 1,265 | 176 |
| iSEE Interactive SummarizedExperiment ExplorerKevin Rue-Albrecht | Kevin Rue-Albrecht | software | 28 Apr 2026 | 1,237 | 109 |
| singleCellTK Comprehensive and Interactive Analysis of Single Cell RNA-Seq DataJoshua David Campbell | Joshua David Campbell | software | 29 Apr 2026 | 1,218 | 392 |
| BASiCS Bayesian Analysis of Single-Cell Sequencing dataCatalina Vallejos | Catalina Vallejos | software | 29 Apr 2026 | 1,206 | 129 |
| diffcyt Differential discovery in high-dimensional cytometry via high-resolution clusteringLukas M. Weber | Lukas M. Weber | software | 16 Jul 2026 | 1,152 | 146 |