American Scientist

Papers
(The median citation count of American Scientist is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Science and Engineering as Puzzle Solving8
The Right Mount6
Innovation Using History6
The Art of Turbulence6
The Wicked Problem of Transitioning to Renewable Energy5
My Science Is Important3
Evolution and the Flexible Organism3
Open Flow3
A Hidden Life of Research3
Uncovering Ancient Corrections2
Dynamic Science2
Infrastructure in Service to Well-Being2
Reading Mathematics1
Do Swimming Animals Mix the Ocean?1
Uncovering Nanostructures1
Modeling a Greener Future1
Systematizing Scents1
The World Needs Wicked Scientists1
The Orbit of the Moon1
Psychedelics Move Toward Mainstream Medicine1
Gliflozins for Diabetes: From Bark to Bench to Bedside1
The Inevitably Incomplete Story of Human Evolution1
“Why Are We Funding This?”1
Briefings1
Gambling Lessons1
Sea Turtle Files1
Going with the Flow1
Rumors Have Rules1
Artificial Communication1
When the Body Turns on Itself0
Creatures Both Serene and Deeply Strange0
Operational Oceanography0
The Art and Science of Manipulative Language0
Briefings0
Briefings0
The Soil Contains Multitudes0
Pulling Back the Cosmic Veil0
Frozen Tomatoes and Other Construction Materials0
Putting Eggs in Many Baskets0
Hints of an Ancient Protoplanet Inside of Earth0
Incremental Steps0
Trap-Free Solar Cells0
The Water Cycle on Overdrive0
Ancient DNA0
Unrepresentative Meteorites0
A New System for Disaster Research0
Vital Signs0
The Power of Data Literacy0
Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover0
Milestones in Deep Time0
Retraction Reactions0
Cancer Fiends for Fructose0
The Flow of Time and Magma0
A Landscape of Fear of Humans0
A Reluctant Nobelist0
Museums of Bridges0
Climate Disclosure Conundrum0
When Sharks Eat an Angler’s Haul0
The Illustrated Brain0
Paleoanthropology’s Superstar0
First Principles and Beyond0
Cosmic Detectives0
How Bacterial Pathogens Emerge0
Lemurs in Context0
Turning Hard Problems into Post-quantum Solutions0
Illustrating the Invisible0
Inspiring Environments0
A Subtle Apocalypse0
Balancing Hope and Reality0
The Mechanics of Voice0
The American Inventor of Modern Thermodynamics0
Mosquitoes’ Hothouse Potential0
The Math of Beach Pebble Formation0
Treating the Side Effects0
Celebrating Science0
The Many Lives of Scientific Literacy0
Approximating Reality0
Connected Behaviors0
The Light We Shine Upon the Moon0
Fossils Saved by Fool’s Gold0
Building Better Growth Curves0
Variants of SARS-CoV-20
Gentle Giants0
Escaping AI’s Magic Black Box0
The Ecoacoustics of Forests0
A New Picture of Dinosaur Nesting Ecology0
The Human Factor in Floods0
How People Decide to Trust in Science0
Taking Chances in the Cosmos0
The Enduring Legacy of the Maya0
Fixing Joints That Appear Beyond Repair0
Field Experiences0
How Glyphosate Cropped Up0
Perfume or Noxious Fume?0
CAUTION: Nerdiness Ahead0
Group Singing Logistics0
Equitable Treatment0
COVID-19 and Loss of Brain Mass0
Life's Variety0
The Emergence of Directed Evolution0
The Genes Behind Ecosystems0
AI and Responsible Authorship0
Impossible Decisions0
The History of Vaccine Uptake in Taiwan0
The Push and Pull of Friction0
Rapid Evolution0
Mercury's Mountains0
Wicked Crosswords0
Infinite Quest0
The Beauty of Threes0
Serval0
Gears Drive the World0
Spirit(s) of a Profession0
How Herman Hollerith Counted America and the World0
Letters to the Editors0
Pyrocene Park0
Cosmos Ex Machina0
From Flu Season to Fire Season0
Computer-Designed Antibiotics0
The Myxomycetes: Nature’s Quick-Change Artists0
Estuaries Face a Stormy Future0
Reshaping Astronomy0
Inquiring Minds0
Indexing the Information Age0
Secrets Beyond the Sparkle0
Ballparks Physics0
Unfurling the Curl0
A Thriving Innovation Ecosystem0
Talk It Out0
A Brave New Robotic World0
A Curator's Tour Through Fly Collections0
Getting the Point Across0
Human Influence0
A Frozen Window to the Universe0
Roaming Rocks0
African Pygmy Hedgehog0
What It Means to Be Real0
A Sense of Direction (Masthead)0
The Call of Engineering0
A Mathematician Vanishes0
An Ode to Vintage Pyrex0
Letters To The Editor0
Glitching Out0
"A Pixel Is <em>Not</em> a Little Square!"0
Annus Mirabilis0
Strangers Among Us0
Heroism's Roots0
In the Thick of It0
Dealing with Uncertainty0
Briefings0
Do You Wanna Dance?0
Wildlife Surveys Out of Thin Air0
Reconsidering Our Soundscapes0
Sculpting Science0
Beautiful Armor0
Gas Dynamics of Solar and Stellar Winds0
How the Transistor Shaped Music0
The Chemistry of Vinegar Varieties0
The Call of Science0
Is Garlic Mustard an Invader or an Opportunist?0
Colors from the Newborn Sun0
Briefings0
BOOK EXCERPT: How to Kill an Asteroid: The Real Science of Planetary Defense0
(Don’t) Shut Your π-Hole0
Writing to Facilitate Reading0
Briefings0
Nonantibiotic Medications May Help Fight Superbugs0
Deepwater Hydrothermal Vents0
Models and Mathematics: Q&A with Erica Thompson0
Building with Nature0
Letters to the Editors0
Understanding Consciousness0
Research Pays Off0
Beyond the Honeybee0
Briefings0
The Public Lecture and Social Mobility0
Getting That Glow0
Letters to the Editors0
The Struggle Against Oneself0
Exoplanet Atmosphere Modeler0
In the Modern Agora0
Getting Tough with Ionogels0
The Doors of Animal Perception0
The Discovery of the Shark's Electric Sense0
Unearthly Beauty0
A Revolutionary Drug to Treat and Prevent HIV Infection0
Science Comics: Definitely Not Just for Kids0
Exemplary Science0
Reef Health from Space0
Of Mouse Models and Humans0
Welcome to Jurassic Skye0
Mud Acoustics0
Bias Optimizers0
Gateway Moon-Orbiting Outpost0
Chemistry's Curly Arrow Hits 1000
Do You Know Where Your Satellite Is Tonight?0
3D Printing Medical Devices0
It Takes a Whole School0
Breeding Better Enzymes0
Tiny Lights in the Brain's Black Box0
Designing for Recycling0
Briefings0
Coping with Conflict0
Space Tourism0
Science in Times of Danger0
Unlocking Joint Pain with Microscale Devices0
A Quantum History of Space-Time0
To Fix the Brain, Look to Other Nerves0
The Science of Better Choices0
Taking Human Variety Seriously0
Deconstructing DNA Beyond the Helix0
Wearable, Wireless Electronics0
Earth 2.0 Could Be Just Around the Corner0
Briefings0
The Manipulative Side of Chatbots and AI0
When Ideology Eclipses Science0
The House Always Wins0
Briefings0
Farming and the Risk of Flash Droughts0
Little Things Do a Lot0
A Resurgence of Respiratory Viruses0
The Enduring Forest Gardens of the Ancient Maya0
Convergent Engineering0
The Early Years of Brain Imaging0
Briefings0
Alien Life Is No Joke0
The Dark Side of Light0
The Case for Quantity in Science Publishing0
Briefings0
From Motion to Emotion0
Crossroads of Science and Fiction0
A Deep Dive into Innovation0
Briefings0
Baby Talk0
The Chemistry of Dahlia Flower Colors0
Hidden Genius0
Living in an Age of Extremes0
Cooperative Carnivores in the Fossil Record0
Briefings0
Global Discourse on Science Communication0
A New Kind of Space Mission0
On the Hunt for Another Earth0
How Hummingbirds Budget Nighttime Energy0
Leaf Spotting0
To Save Society from Digital Tech, Enable Scrutiny of Policy Implementation0
Bookcases and Bedpans0
What's in the Smell of First Rain?0
What is Convergence Science?0
Relativity and the World of Molecules0
The Brain Cartographer0
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