Tophat2 is not bad
http://cdwscience.blogspot.com/2019/01/tophat-really-isnt-that-bad.html
https://genomespot.blogspot.com/2015/03/hisat-vs-star-vs-tophat2-vs-olego-vs.html
Tophat2 is bad
Question: HISAT2 or Tophat2
https://www.biostars.org/p/230724/