Scientific American

Papers
(The median citation count of Scientific American 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Thinking without Words139
Science in Images33
Born Unequal24
Health Care Starts at School22
Clinical Trials Need More Diversity13
Women at Risk13
Quick Hits10
Letters6
A Change to the Sound of the Voice Can Change Your Very Self-Identity6
Quantum Consciousness5
Transition Times5
Four Success Stories in Gene Therapy5
Exploring the “Ham Sandwich Theorem”5
Quantum Gravity in the Lab5
Sea Goggles5
Pollen Passengers4
Cosmic-Level Anxiety4
Interspecies Epic4
Life Is Complicated--Literally, Astrobiologists Say4
Remote Rescue4
It's Time for a Global Ban on Destructive Antisatellite Testing4
When “Good” Cholesterol Turns Bad4
Reviews3
Let Oceans Breathe3
COVID Gum3
Star Magnet3
How Brains Seamlessly Switch between Languages3
Are We Wired Differently?3
Creek Revival3
What We Know about the Rise in Monkeypox Cases Worldwide3
Experimental Brain Implant Could Personalize Depression Therapy3
Dazzling Defenses3
Fantastic Sea Creatures Photographed Up Close and Personal3
Omicron Is Likely to Weaken COVID Vaccine Protection--but Boosters Could Restore It3
Hard Truths from Hard Data3
Alien Moons3
Hyper View3
The Long Journey to an Artificial Pancreas2
What Was It Like to Be a Dinosaur?2
The Origin of Joking2
AI's Surveillance Pricing2
A Logging Robot2
Ghost Image2
Splitting Errors2
Gladiators of the Mesozoic2
Cosmic Tornado2
Bohmian Rhapsody2
Homeschooling Needs More Uniform Oversight2
Animal Landscapers2
Don’t Panic. AI Won’t End Scientific Exploration2
50, 100 & 150 Years2
The Health-Wealth Gap2
The Attention Economy2
Trouble in the Fast Lane2
The Intention Machine2
Improving with Age2
Gut Bacteria Change as You Get Older--and May Accelerate Aging2
The Darkest Place in the Milky Way2
Behind Every Smile2
Cultural Reconstruction2
Pets, Health and People2
Babies' Gut Bacteria Predict Allergy Risk2
Next Frontiers2
A New Era for Astronomy1
Why Your Friends Are More Popular Than You1
A Cosmic Mystery and Geometric Gems1
Fast Fashion Needs a Green Makeover1
Fixing Fluttering Hearts1
ADHD’s Hidden Benefits1
Are You a Good Judge of Knot Strength?1
Here Be Dragons1
Protecting Alaska's Harvest1
COVID Set Off a Boom in Diagnostics1
Kitty Talk1
Neandertal DNA and the Human Mind1
In Brief1
Wine's True Origins1
Weaponization of Disgust1
Science in Images1
Fluid Conversation1
Spinal Stimulation Helps People with Paralysis Walk, Canoe and Stand at a Bar1
Care Champions1
Reviews1
Our Turbulent Galaxy1
Use Nature as Infrastructure1
Drought Whiplash1
Computation Foretold1
How to Reach a Creative “Flow State”1
Could Gravity's Quantum Origins Explain Dark Energy?1
Martian Puddles1
People Likely Aren’t as Susceptible to False Memories as Researchers Thought1
An AI Mystery1
Fishy Business1
Finding Life off Earth1
Why Your Brain Needs Exercise1
The Power of Understanding1
Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from beyond the Solar System1
Other People Don't Think You're a Mess1
How Expertise Improves Concentration1
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago1
Science for Good1
Canyon Wonderland1
Everyday Concussions1
Reproduction Disrupters1
The Tribalism of Truth1
Lyrebird1
Glacial Whispers1
SpaceX's Starship and NASA's SLS Could Supercharge Space Science1
End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland1
Does Consciousness Pervade the Universe?1
Oyster GPS1
Biting Distance1
An avoidable health disaster1
What’s in a + Sign?1
Preeclampsia Prediction1
A Nomadic Math Eccentric1
Hidden Figures1
Dark Stars1
Should We Abandon the Leap Second?1
Bringing Harmony to Earth1
Lost and Found1
The Blast That Shook the World1
Energy-Efficient AI Is Critical1
Quick Hits1
The Population Bomb That Wasn’t1
The Bird That Broke the Binary1
Facing Facts1
Eradicating the Next Pandemic Disease1
Cold Comfort1
Quick Hits1
Gas Stove Worries1
Cruise Control1
The Long Shadow of Trauma1
Can We Survive the Death of the Sun?1
Star Cells1
Can Coral Reefs Be Saved?1
Live and in Color1
Mathematical Games1
Is There More to a Healthy-Heart Diet Than Cholesterol?1
Hypochondria’s Serious Toll1
Hot Potato1
Changing the Environment1
Stellar Jets1
Alone in the Milky Way1
Letters1
Want to Talk to Aliens? Try Changing the Technological Channel beyond Radio1
Buried at Sea1
Finish the Cycle1
Abortion Pill Barriers1
Scaling Up1
Mimicking Matter with Light1
An Invisible Epidemic1
In a Cat’s Eye1
Advances in Type 1 Diabetes Science1
The Absurd Pregnancy Math behind the Texas 'Six-Week' Abortion Ban1
Preventing the Next Pandemic1
Keeping Time1
In Shape1
What’s in a (Star’s) Name?1
Science for True Well-Being1
Deep-Sea Dilemma1
The Hidden Costs of Men’s Social Isolation1
Reviews1
Disappearing Act1
Contributors1
Letters1
The Way of Karma1
Mini Monsters1
A New Understanding of the Cell1
Science in Images1
The “Habitable Zone” Problem0
50, 100 & 150 Years0
The Twisted Paths of Perception0
Marker Magic0
Sweet Gut0
How to Search for Life as We Don't Know It0
Racism In Medical Tests0
Measure the Star0
The Dark Side of Collaboration0
Micro Zap0
Aerogel: A Quintain0
Contributors0
Solar Seas0
The Allure of Mirages0
Stop Giving Healthy Animals Antimicrobials0
All the Darkness We Cannot See0
Quack Cancer Diets Endanger People. Stick to Science-Backed Medicine0
A Large Language Model for the Stars0
Light Touch0
The Fire Species0
Vitamin Map0
Sleep Sustains Emotional Health0
What's That Smell?0
Mosses0
COVID Relay0
Female Birds Sing, Too0
Can Intense Exercise Lead to ALS?0
Humans Find AI-Generated Faces More Trustworthy Than the Real Thing0
Citrus0
Lucky Genes0
Disinformation Campaign0
How Much Can We Know?0
Language Affects Kids’ Interest in Science0
Plastic Fuel0
An Unsustainable Partnership0
Letters0
The Galactic Archipelago0
How Influenza Reassortment May Make Bird Flu More Dangerous0
Green Intelligence0
Nanoscale Bulldozer0
New Attention and Hope for Sickle Cell0
Discoveries from the Deep0
Do Monoclonal Antibodies Help COVID Patients?0
It’s All Coming Together0
Why Stories Endure0
Rocks, Crops and Climate0
Heavy Metal Exoplanet Found Orbiting Nearby Star0
Conspiracy Theories Then and Now0
New Record-Breaking Simulation Sheds Light on 'Cosmic Dawn'0
Black Holes, Wormholes and Entanglement0
Letters0
The Nail-Biting Journey of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Is About to Begin0
Science in Images0
Guardians of the Brain0
Love and Grief on a Loop0
A $1-Billion Boost to the NCI Will Help Us Beat Cancer0
Escalating Drought0
Blocking Pill0
Into the Mucosphere0
Cells Deep in Your Brain Place Time Stamps on Memories0
A New Type of Pain Pill0
Sight Unseen0
The Science of the True You0
Discovery of New HIV Variant Sends Warning for COVID Pandemic0
Science in Images0
Serenading Cells0
Fireproof Fungi0
Absolution0
The Cosmic Surprise0
50, 100 & 150 Years0
Wiki-Curious0
What Does It ‘Feel’ Like to Be a Chatbot?0
Kids and Smartphones0
Quantum Physics Is Weirder Than You Think0
Fifty Shades of Trees0
Physical Activity Could Be an Evolutionary Adaptation for Grandparenting0
Nicotine on trial0
Layers of Meaning0
The Coming Collapse0
Out of Sight0
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