To cite DESpace in publications use:

  Peiying Cai, Mark D. Robinson, and Simone Tiberi (2024). DESpace:
  spatially variable gene detection via differential expression testing
  of spatial clusters. Bioinformatics. URL
  https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btae027

A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is

  @Article{,
    title = {DESpace: spatially variable gene detection via differential expression testing of spatial clusters},
    author = {Peiying Cai and Mark D. Robinson and Simone Tiberi},
    eprint = {https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btae027},
    journal = {Bioinformatics},
    year = {2024},
    url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btae027},
    publisher = {Oxford University Press},
  }

  Peiying Cai, Mark D. Robinson, and Simone Tiberi (2025). DESpace2:
  detection of differential spatial patterns in spatial omics data.
  bioRxiv. URL
  https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2025/07/02/2025.06.30.662268

A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is

  @Article{,
    title = {DESpace2: detection of differential spatial patterns in spatial omics data},
    author = {Peiying Cai and Mark D. Robinson and Simone Tiberi},
    eprint = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2025/07/02/2025.06.30.662268.full.pdf},
    journal = {bioRxiv},
    year = {2025},
    url = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2025/07/02/2025.06.30.662268},
    publisher = {Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory},
  }