Toward informed batch correction for single-cell transcriptome integration

Shuang Li

doi:10.1038/s43588-025-00943-1

Toward informed batch correction for single-cell transcriptome integration

2026-02-16

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DOI：10.1038/s43588-025-00943-1

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Over the past decade, single-cell datasets have grown in both size and complexity, enabling the construction of large-scale cell atlases. Technical variability in data generation, also known as batch effects, hinders meaningful comparisons. Although numerous batch-correction algorithms have been developed, they often struggle with overcorrection or undercorrection. Here we review commonly used data cleaning and integration methods. We envision that future frameworks will learn interpretable gene and cell representations and achieve informed modeling of technical and biological variation. Batch effects pose substantial challenges for obtaining meaningful biological insights from large-scale yet heterogeneous single-cell RNA-sequencing datasets. Here the authors review widely adopted batch-correction methods and propose a path toward more informed, context-aware approaches for future method development.

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