Physics World

Papers
(The TQCC 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
UK unveils Horizon Europe ‘plan B’9
From tech fear to tech leader4
Freeman Dyson: the radical scientist3
Passion, resilience and strength3
Particle physicist Tsung-Dao Lee dies aged 973
Quantum entanglement observed in top quarks3
The weird and wonderful world of physics2
Sharp ring of light spotted around supermassive black hole2
NMR helps to clear a mine field2
From death rays to antimatter2
The laws of division2
When Bose wrote to Einstein2
How to survive a physics PhD2
Quantum island2
A novel window into smart glass1
China overtakes the US in terms of research quality, finds study1
Astronomers capture spectacular ‘thousand colour’ image of the Sculptor Galaxy1
NASA launches $488m SPHEREx observatory1
Heavy fermions appear in a layered intermetallic crystal1
Using physics to fuel fibre-optic innovation1
Mechanical quantum bits sound good for applications1
Fusion’s burning challenge1
New Fermilab building honours Tevatron pioneer Helen Edwards1
Japan launches world’s first wooden satellite1
UK outlines next STEPs towards fusion1
‘Quantum materials are going through a revolution’1
Quantum computing: hype or hope?1
A tale of catastrophe and complexity1
Brightness boost for Berkeley laser laboratory1
Spectacular images of the cosmos released to celebrate Hubble’s 35 years in orbit1
Carbon conundrum1
Neutrino collaboration publishes green policy to help reduce emissions1
Ursula’s cat1
WIMPs versus axions1
China powers ahead in particle physics1
The physics of sheep – from phase transitions to collective motion1
Planning the future of high-energy physics1
The forgotten pioneers of computational physics1
Recruiting and retaining good physics teachers1
Android phone network provides early warning system for earthquakes1
Friction plays crucial role in how dominoes topple in waves1
Distinguished dissenters1
Quantum sensor survives at record-high pressures1
Quantum teleportation goes beyond neighbouring nodes1
Arab Physical Society hosts inaugural event to celebrate founding1
Radiocarbon dating narrows age estimate of Kyrenia shipwreck1
International Year of Glass gets cracking in Geneva1
Researchers build first all-electric organic laser1
A quantum celebration1
Quantized vortices seen in a supersolid for the first time1
Tackling England’s physics teacher shortage1
CERN and China1
Record ‘cat state’ achieved1
The benefits of ‘Newton first’ teaching1
A rocky road to success1
The joy of solar panels1
Satellite constellations pollute space observations1
Beam me back1
US scientific philanthropy reaches $30bn0
From muck to magnets0
Sects, drugs, drunken duels0
Shreddinger’s equation0
How to think like a scientist0
Researchers split on the use of AI in peer review0
Laser light induces massive magnetic moments0
Symposium in Paris celebrates 150 years of the metric system0
Photonic crystals formed over time in ancient Roman glass0
Tensions rise in US science0
Octopus-inspired glove grabs underwater objects using LIDAR0
Slab avalanches resemble strike-slip earthquakes0
Making science centre stage0
The perfect catch0
Exams are too hard0
Slow science, fast success0
Quantum year quiz0
UK scientists dismayed by stalled Horizon progress0
China launches Tianwen-2 asteroid sample-return mission0
Earth-shaking waves tracked back to Greenland mega-tsunamis0
Winds of change0
How the lizard got its spots0
Chemistry Nobel goes to work on metal-organic frameworks0
Rebellious thoughts0
AI and fusion0
Women in academia migrate shorter distances than men0
Physicist Ian Chapman picked to head UKRI0
Synthetic diamonds grow in liquid metal at ambient pressure0
EAST smashes fusion record0
A physicist’s guide to ice cream0
Australia sets out A$1bn national quantum strategy0
PhD blues0
Physics cookbook fails to gel0
The mentor and the student0
The iron rule of science0
Shenzhou-20 return delayed by space debris0
Japan’s ispace suffers second lunar landing failure0
Multicoloured light source gives compressive spectroscopy a boost0
More finance, please0
Electron microscopists tackle fragile samples0
Cloudy thinking0
Quantum gas keeps its cool0
Prize first0
Scientists link earthquakes to fast radio bursts0
Earth’s core could contain significant amounts of primordial helium0
The physics of biology0
How I was terminated0
A shared future0
Ask me anything: Janina Moereke0
Science needs reform to tackle racism, says report0
Let the viva voce live up to its name0
Retinal stimulation reveals colour never before seen by the human eye0
Size matters0
Baidu and Alibaba to quit quantum computing research0
Watt great news for LEGO0
Towards healthier chocolate?0
Physicist Maggie Aderin-Pocock honoured with damehood0
Supercomputer simulations reveal how the Sun accelerates charged particles0
Correction0
Mirror in a pumpkin0
The surprising physics of babies0
Origin of life explained with physics0
Perfect reflection0
From scientist to science communicator0
First continuous condensate created0
Racing to save the planet0
Women less likely to be included as authors on scientific papers0
Ask me anything: Kim Nygård0
Helen Edwards: pioneer of the Tevatron0
Covert ops with added science0
Aliens could use quantum signals to communicate with Earth0
JWST reveals interior structure of puffy exoplanet WASP-107 b0
Why fungi could hold the key to eco-friendly, fire-resistant buildings0
Search for gravitational waves resumes after COVID0
Architectural flaws0
A tectonic shift for life?0
Keeping a lid on it0
Welcome to the age of glass0
Unhackable quantum Internet inches closer0
Around the world in 16 orbits0
Testing metaphors0
Trump turmoil hits US science0
Entangling physics and ballet0
From student to mentor to teacher0
Seeing the light: why flying insects gather at artificial illumination0
The joy of connecting quantum black dots0
NASA sends Psyche mission to metal-rich asteroid0
A question of dose0
‘Phononic shield’ protects mantis shrimp from its own shock waves0
Not remotely effective0
New map pinpoints galaxies across the entire universe0
Horror story0
Jim Al-Khalili celebrates Quantum Year at the Royal Institution0
Superconductivity theorist Leon Cooper dies aged 940
A quarter of UK students say school physics teaching is poor0
The physics of the perfect burger0
The laser physicist unlocking navigation technology0
UK firm wins major quantum computing contract0
Sunflowers ‘dance’ together to share sunlight0
CERN opens its new Science Gateway outreach centre0
Underground icons0
The Trump uncertainty principle0
Harnessing the power of light0
Sony ventures into quantum computing0
Twist and shake0
Quantum error correction wins award0
General Fusion lays off staff due to ‘financing constraints’0
Supersonic cracks break classical speed limit0
What’s in a cover?0
CERN accepts $1bn in private cash0
Positronium gas is laser-cooled to one degree above absolute zero0
Diversity at CERN0
Glass art in the age of quantum tech0
The huge carbon footprint of large-scale computing0
Baby symmetry0
Leinweber Foundation ploughs $90m into US physics0
James Webb Space Telescope reveals its first spectacular images of the cosmos0
NASA puts UK physicist in charge of $7.8bn science programme0
AI overtakes humans0
Long-lived qubits survive as ‘islands’ in a noisy environment0
Full of beans0
Eddington was unequivocal0
Painful memory0
Treemendous Opportunity0
Shocking finding0
Lunar explorer0
Einstein as you’ve never seen him0
Elemental sound0
Ireland releases national strategy for quantum research0
Using cosmic muons to predict natural disasters0
Eye of fibres0
Beetling away0
Firefly Aerospace achieves lunar landing0
Build your own Belle0
Ask me anything: Taghi Amirani0
Quantum hype0
Rainer Weiss: 50 years of LIGO and gravitational waves0
Accidental rebrand0
Cold: the early days of laser cooling0
John Goodenough: battery pioneer dies aged 1000
Medium-size-asteroid strike would make Earth cool by 4 °C0
Andromeda might not collide with the Milky Way after all0
Sharing a love for astronomy0
Nuclear shape transitions visualized for the first time0
Correction0
Brazil joins CERN at last0
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider restarts for Run 30
CERN physicists update their future collider plans0
A scientific odyssey in pixel form0
Heat engine captures energy as Earth cools at night0
Ask me anything: Zahra Hussaini0
No simple matter: how bacteria swim in complex fluids0
Lawsuit hits US aviation watchdog0
Our world is quantum, claims physicists0
A hard time in space0
Who are you at work?0
Philosophical ding-dong0
Art, science and the Anthropocene0
Physics gender gap entrenched by biased networks0
South African telescope begins search for the afterglow of cosmic events0
Andromeda galaxy photograph bags Royal Observatory Greenwich prize0
‘Paradigm shift’ needed to support disabled people0
LED streetlights responsible for blue-light pollution in Europe0
Stamp of success0
Petition calls on UK to save JET0
Superconductivity appears in nickelate crystals under pressure0
Loads of potential0
Mysterious brown dwarf is two objects, not one0
India’s women of quantum0
A quest for space rocks0
Theorists: good peer reviewers but prefer significance to rigour0
AI needs good data0
Missing pioneers0
Quantum advantage0
Wearable sensor continuously monitors foetal movement0
Why we need to talk quantum0
Thermo-tie-namics0
Chadwick was right0
Take a tour of the frontiers of printing0
Panel calls for muon collider0
The two faces of Wernher von Braun0
Survey reveals harassment faced by young astronomers0
First electrical transistor made from a plank of wood0
IOP responds to ‘girls don’t like physics’ comment0
Collaborate across multiple fields to be highly cited0
Escape from physics0
Spin-offs from big science0
Richard Friend wins 2024 IOP Isaac Newton Medal0
Telecoms expert disconnects from the network0
Entangled winners0
Clever Young thing0
Staying grounded0
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