Physics World

Papers
(The median citation count of Physics World 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
From tech fear to tech leader5
UK unveils Horizon Europe ‘plan B’5
Sharp ring of light spotted around supermassive black hole3
Quantum entanglement observed in top quarks3
Freeman Dyson: the radical scientist3
Passion, resilience and strength3
The laws of division3
Particle physicist Tsung-Dao Lee dies aged 973
Quantum island2
How to survive a physics PhD2
NMR helps to clear a mine field2
Scientists urge the US to reduce its nuclear arsenal2
Dealing with deniers2
Fusion’s burning challenge1
Laughing in the face of danger1
A tale of catastrophe and complexity1
Researchers build first all-electric organic laser1
Beam me back1
Radiocarbon dating narrows age estimate of Kyrenia shipwreck1
Friction plays crucial role in how dominoes topple in waves1
The physics of sheep – from phase transitions to collective motion1
The weird and wonderful world of physics1
The joy of solar panels1
Distinguished dissenters1
The life and science of Gertrude Scharff-Goldhaber1
Spectacular images of the cosmos released to celebrate Hubble’s 35 years in orbit1
Quantum transition detected inside Earth could have its uses1
Using physics to fuel fibre-optic innovation1
Planning the future of high-energy physics1
Inner workings of the neutron revealed by Jefferson Lab experiment1
Japan launches world’s first wooden satellite1
International Year of Glass gets cracking in Geneva1
China overtakes the US in terms of research quality, finds study1
Tackling England’s physics teacher shortage1
Quantum sensor survives at record-high pressures1
Heavy fermions appear in a layered intermetallic crystal1
Brightness boost for Berkeley laser laboratory1
A quantum celebration1
Arab Physical Society hosts inaugural event to celebrate founding1
UK outlines next STEPs towards fusion1
NASA launches $488m SPHEREx observatory1
Astronomers capture spectacular ‘thousand colour’ image of the Sculptor Galaxy1
No pump required1
A song for physics1
‘Quantum materials are going through a revolution’1
Correction1
China powers ahead in particle physics1
The benefits of ‘Newton first’ teaching1
How I realized I could not count1
Carbon conundrum1
A frozen quantum arrow: the quantum Zeno effect1
A novel window into smart glass1
Ursula’s cat1
Quantum for all – building a firm foundation1
WIMPs versus axions1
Quantum teleportation goes beyond neighbouring nodes1
Mechanical quantum bits sound good for applications1
From death rays to antimatter1
Scientists release feasibility study for an interstellar probe1
When Bose wrote to Einstein1
Neutrino collaboration publishes green policy to help reduce emissions1
New Dutch childcare programme to support ‘quantum mothers’1
Switching research fields? Beware the ‘pivot penalty’1
Recruiting and retaining good physics teachers1
Fusion funding1
Quantized vortices seen in a supersolid for the first time1
CERN and China1
Machine learning detects seismic activity in noisy cities1
Keeping a lid on it0
How the lizard got its spots0
A scientific odyssey in pixel form0
First electrical transistor made from a plank of wood0
Researchers split on the use of AI in peer review0
Quantum hype0
“Triple Leidenfrost” effect spotted in two bouncing droplets0
Entangled winners0
Diversity at CERN0
Trump turmoil hits US science0
The perfect catch0
Origin of life explained with physics0
Andromeda galaxy photograph bags Royal Observatory Greenwich prize0
China launches Tianwen-2 asteroid sample-return mission0
NASA puts UK physicist in charge of $7.8bn science programme0
Physics gender gap entrenched by biased networks0
UK scientists dismayed by stalled Horizon progress0
Ask me anything: Kim Nygård0
Inspiring inspirals0
Testing metaphors0
Superconductivity appears in nickelate crystals under pressure0
A question of dose0
John Goodenough: battery pioneer dies aged 1000
Plagued by confusion0
Accidental rebrand0
Medium-size-asteroid strike would make Earth cool by 4 °C0
Missing pioneers0
EAST smashes fusion record0
Exams are too hard0
Is anyone out there?0
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider restarts for Run 30
‘Paradigm shift’ needed to support disabled people0
Physicist Ian Chapman picked to head UKRI0
Prize first0
Seeing the light: why flying insects gather at artificial illumination0
Symposium in Paris celebrates 150 years of the metric system0
Women less likely to be included as authors on scientific papers0
Harnessing the power of light0
Winds of change0
Perfect reflection0
Ask me anything: Janina Moereke0
NASA launches X-ray mission0
Sensing gravity, the quantum way0
Quantum year quiz0
Women in academia migrate shorter distances than men0
Watt great news for LEGO0
From scientist to science communicator0
First continuous condensate created0
Clearing the bar0
Philosophical ding-dong0
The surprising physics of babies0
How to think like a scientist0
Bose–Einstein condensates hit record low temperature0
Long-lived qubits survive as ‘islands’ in a noisy environment0
Brazil joins CERN at last0
Einstein as you’ve never seen him0
LED streetlights responsible for blue-light pollution in Europe0
Metaphorical mix-up0
US scientific philanthropy reaches $30bn0
Racing to save the planet0
Science needs reform to tackle racism, says report0
The physics of the perfect burger0
Supercomputer simulations reveal how the Sun accelerates charged particles0
Going global0
Octopus-inspired glove grabs underwater objects using LIDAR0
The climate-change outsider0
Rebellious thoughts0
Why fungi could hold the key to eco-friendly, fire-resistant buildings0
Towards healthier chocolate?0
A tectonic shift for life?0
Chadwick was right0
Ireland releases national strategy for quantum research0
Search for gravitational waves resumes after COVID0
A physicist’s guide to ice cream0
Unhackable quantum Internet inches closer0
Elemental sound0
The iron rule of science0
Entangled tale0
Ask me anything: Taghi Amirani0
Physics cookbook fails to gel0
India’s women of quantum0
Build your own Belle0
Bloody building blocks0
Tensions rise in US science0
Electron microscopists tackle fragile samples0
The physics of biology0
A hard time in space0
Collaborate across multiple fields to be highly cited0
Making science centre stage0
Scientists link earthquakes to fast radio bursts0
Firefly Aerospace achieves lunar landing0
Eye of fibres0
What’s in a cover?0
Who are you at work?0
Retinal stimulation reveals colour never before seen by the human eye0
Andromeda might not collide with the Milky Way after all0
Laser light induces massive magnetic moments0
‘Tunable tuna’ makes a better swimmer0
UK government plans to ‘unleash’ nation’s space sector0
Glass art in the age of quantum tech0
A quest for space rocks0
The joy of connecting quantum black dots0
Architectural flaws0
Baby symmetry0
Treemendous Opportunity0
Panel calls for muon collider0
The huge carbon footprint of large-scale computing0
New map pinpoints galaxies across the entire universe0
Full of beans0
Using cosmic muons to predict natural disasters0
Stout success0
Baidu and Alibaba to quit quantum computing research0
Australia sets out A$1bn national quantum strategy0
Dribbling teapots revisited0
AI overtakes humans0
Spin-offs from big science0
Nuclear shape transitions visualized for the first time0
How I was terminated0
Correction0
Covert ops with added science0
Correction0
Physicists fabricate a non-radiating antenna0
From student to mentor to teacher0
Sects, drugs, drunken duels0
Space-based solar0
Programmable quantum simulator boasts up to 256 qubits0
Shocking finding0
Credit where it’s due0
Why ‘net zero’ needs nuclear0
‘Phononic shield’ protects mantis shrimp from its own shock waves0
Cold: the early days of laser cooling0
Telecoms expert disconnects from the network0
James Webb Space Telescope reveals its first spectacular images of the cosmos0
Around the world in 16 orbits0
Shreddinger’s equation0
Mysterious brown dwarf is two objects, not one0
Sharing a love for astronomy0
No simple matter: how bacteria swim in complex fluids0
Underground icons0
JWST reveals interior structure of puffy exoplanet WASP-107 b0
Higher dimensions0
Sunflowers ‘dance’ together to share sunlight0
Entangling physics and ballet0
Photonic crystals formed over time in ancient Roman glass0
Take a tour of the frontiers of printing0
Helen Edwards: pioneer of the Tevatron0
Quantum error correction wins award0
Our world is quantum, claims physicists0
Eddington was unequivocal0
Physicist Maggie Aderin-Pocock honoured with damehood0
Welcome to the age of glass0
Gran Sasso experiment shuts0
A quarter of UK students say school physics teaching is poor0
Staying grounded0
Lunar explorer0
Earth-shaking waves tracked back to Greenland mega-tsunamis0
CERN physicists update their future collider plans0
Japan’s ispace suffers second lunar landing failure0
Stamp of success0
Painful memory0
From muck to magnets0
Let the viva voce live up to its name0
Supersonic cracks break classical speed limit0
Ask me anything: Zahra Hussaini0
IOP responds to ‘girls don’t like physics’ comment0
Survey reveals harassment faced by young astronomers0
Clever Young thing0
The silent problem0
The two faces of Wernher von Braun0
Papier-mash-é0
Richard Friend wins 2024 IOP Isaac Newton Medal0
NASA sends Psyche mission to metal-rich asteroid0
Size matters0
Interstellar setback0
The laser physicist unlocking navigation technology0
Why we need to talk quantum0
A most improbable physicist0
Mirror in a pumpkin0
Beetling away0
The Trump uncertainty principle0
Escape from physics0
Algorithm offers personalized audio in enclosed space0
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