To cite nanostringr in publications use:

Talhouk A, Kommoss S, Mackenzie R, Cheung M, Leung S, Chiu DS, Kalloger SE, Huntsman DG, Chen S, Intermaggio M, Gronwald J, Chan FC, Ramus SJ, Anglesio MS (2016). “Single-Patient Molecular Testing with NanoString nCounter Data Using a Reference-Based Strategy for Batch Effect Correction.” PLOS ONE, 11(4), 1-18. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153844.

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Article{,
    title = {Single-Patient Molecular Testing with NanoString nCounter
      Data Using a Reference-Based Strategy for Batch Effect
      Correction},
    author = {Aline Talhouk and Stefan Kommoss and Robertson Mackenzie
      and Martin Cheung and Samuel Leung and Derek S. Chiu and Steve E.
      Kalloger and David G. Huntsman and Stephanie Chen and Maria
      Intermaggio and Jacek Gronwald and Fong C. Chan and Susan J.
      Ramus and Michael S. Anglesio},
    journal = {PLOS ONE},
    publisher = {Public Library of Science},
    year = {2016},
    volume = {11},
    number = {4},
    pages = {1-18},
    doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0153844},
  }