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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
UK unveils Horizon Europe ‘plan B’5
From tech fear to tech leader4
Final test for James Webb telescope4
Ask me anything: Jony Hudson3
More human than human3
Rocky ‘super Earth’ offers best chance yet for atmospheric studies3
Judge, jury and AI-xecutioner3
Particle physicist Tsung-Dao Lee dies aged 972
The laws of division2
Passion, resilience and strength2
Freeman Dyson: the radical scientist2
Sharp ring of light spotted around supermassive black hole2
Quantum entanglement observed in top quarks2
A new spin on COVID2
Where next for high-energy physics?1
The benefits of ‘Newton first’ teaching1
When Bose wrote to Einstein1
Freedom in the Equation exhibition opens at Harvard Science Centre1
Quantum teleportation goes beyond neighbouring nodes1
WIMPs versus axions1
Arab Physical Society hosts inaugural event to celebrate founding1
Mechanical quantum bits sound good for applications1
How to survive a physics PhD1
Quantum processor integrates 48 logical qubits1
Dealing with deniers1
Exploration without exploitation1
We need to rethink scientific awards1
Microscopy technique reveals long-sought ‘sigma-hole’1
The joy of solar panels1
Painting with protons: treatment beams recreate classic works of art1
China powers ahead in particle physics1
China sets out its climate ambitions1
Quantized vortices seen in a supersolid for the first time1
Recruiting and retaining good physics teachers1
Get stuck in1
Beam me back1
The physics of sheep – from phase transitions to collective motion1
Friction plays crucial role in how dominoes topple in waves1
Radiocarbon dating narrows age estimate of Kyrenia shipwreck1
From death rays to antimatter1
NASA launches $488m SPHEREx observatory1
Scientists urge the US to reduce its nuclear arsenal1
Quantum for all – building a firm foundation1
Japan launches world’s first wooden satellite1
The power of quantum algorithms1
Quantum transition detected inside Earth could have its uses1
Planning the future of high-energy physics1
China overtakes the US in terms of research quality, finds study1
Uproar at union’s harassment policy1
Using physics to fuel fibre-optic innovation1
New centre aims to limit satellite interference on observations1
UK outlines next STEPs towards fusion1
Quantum sensor survives at record-high pressures1
Flower bubbles1
Brightness boost for Berkeley laser laboratory1
Glassy gifts from a volcano goddess1
A novel window into smart glass1
A quantum celebration1
The weird and wonderful world of physics1
Carbon conundrum1
NMR helps to clear a mine field1
CERN and China1
Entangled entities1
Do high-energy neutrinos lurk in SN1987A?1
A tale of catastrophe and complexity1
Solar superpower1
‘Quantum materials are going through a revolution’1
Quantum investment1
Fusion’s burning challenge1
Semiconductor pioneer Isamu Akasaki dies aged 920
On returning to work0
A hard time in space0
CERN physicists update their future collider plans0
A most improbable physicist0
Credit where it’s due0
Watt great news for LEGO0
Around the world in 16 orbits0
The iron rule of science0
Stout success0
Entangled winners0
The surprising physics of babies0
Rebellious thoughts0
Algorithm offers personalized audio in enclosed space0
Eddington was unequivocal0
Entangled tale0
The huge carbon footprint of large-scale computing0
Firefly Aerospace achieves lunar landing0
Take a tour of the frontiers of printing0
Trump turmoil hits US science0
Engineering reflections0
Origin of life explained with physics0
Making science centre stage0
Ask me anything: Zahra Hussaini0
Science needs reform to tackle racism, says report0
Dribbling teapots revisited0
Prize first0
James Webb Space Telescope reveals its first spectacular images of the cosmos0
Ask me anything: Kim Nygård0
What’s in a cover?0
Papier-mash-é0
Why fungi could hold the key to eco-friendly, fire-resistant buildings0
Plagued by confusion0
IOP responds to ‘girls don’t like physics’ comment0
Photonic crystals formed over time in ancient Roman glass0
Correction0
Who are you at work?0
Collaborate across multiple fields to be highly cited0
How to think like a scientist0
Sunflowers ‘dance’ together to share sunlight0
The laser physicist unlocking navigation technology0
Unhackable quantum Internet inches closer0
Treemendous Opportunity0
Chadwick was right0
Shreddinger’s equation0
Multicoloured light source gives compressive spectroscopy a boost0
Entangling physics and ballet0
Programmable quantum simulator boasts up to 256 qubits0
A tectonic shift for life?0
Optimal size for wind farms revealed by computational study0
History made tangible0
Horror story0
Muons and streetlights0
Survey reveals harassment faced by young astronomers0
Going global0
Physics cookbook fails to gel0
Spinning sustainability: meet the physicists turning wood into clothes0
A quarter of UK students say school physics teaching is poor0
Size matters0
A cosmic adventure0
Petition calls on UK to save JET0
UK scientists dismayed by stalled Horizon progress0
Bose–Einstein condensates hit record low temperature0
Art and science0
Stamp of success0
Baby symmetry0
Metaphorical mix-up0
Gran Sasso experiment shuts0
Full of beans0
Exams are too hard0
Underground icons0
NASA sends Psyche mission to metal-rich asteroid0
Why we need to talk quantum0
Einstein as you’ve never seen him0
Quantum year quiz0
Pulled paper slows hunt for Majorana0
Telecoms expert disconnects from the network0
JWST reveals interior structure of puffy exoplanet WASP-107 b0
Winds of change0
Space-based solar0
Let the viva voce live up to its name0
A physicist’s guide to ice cream0
LEGO microscope ‘lowers the barrier’ into the microscopic world0
Elemental sound0
Welcome to the age of glass0
Women in academia migrate shorter distances than men0
Sects, drugs, drunken duels0
Missing pioneers0
Racing to save the planet0
Seeing the light: why flying insects gather at artificial illumination0
Build your own Belle0
Clearing the bar0
Quantum error correction wins award0
Is anyone out there?0
Shocking finding0
Clever Young thing0
Philosophical ding-dong0
Cold: the early days of laser cooling0
Inspiring inspirals0
Supercomputer simulations reveal how the Sun accelerates charged particles0
Mysterious brown dwarf is two objects, not one0
Superconductivity appears in nickelate crystals under pressure0
A physicist’s experience of the mental-health system0
EAST smashes fusion record0
Ask me anything: Janina Moereke0
Quasi-crystal quest0
Helen Edwards: pioneer of the Tevatron0
Sony ventures into quantum computing0
Biden seeks science boost0
‘Tunable tuna’ makes a better swimmer0
Sensing gravity, the quantum way0
Higher dimensions0
Art, science and the Anthropocene0
A question of dose0
Quantum hype0
The silent problem0
Fighting algorithmic bias0
Crisis in a lockdown0
Glass art in the age of quantum tech0
John Polkinghorne: 1930–20210
Curiosity killed the (Schrödinger’s) cat0
Twist and shake0
From muck to magnets0
AI overtakes humans0
Twists, turns, thrills and spills0
Lunar explorer0
Andromeda galaxy photograph bags Royal Observatory Greenwich prize0
Correction0
UK government plans to ‘unleash’ nation’s space sector0
Richard Friend wins 2024 IOP Isaac Newton Medal0
Nuclear shape transitions visualized for the first time0
Covert ops with added science0
Towards healthier chocolate?0
Laser light induces massive magnetic moments0
John Goodenough: battery pioneer dies aged 1000
Fritz Zwicky and the earliest prediction of dark matter0
Women less likely to be included as authors on scientific papers0
‘Phononic shield’ protects mantis shrimp from its own shock waves0
Combat robotics0
From student to mentor to teacher0
Accidental rebrand0
The joy of connecting quantum black dots0
Using physics to patent inventions0
NASA puts UK physicist in charge of $7.8bn science programme0
The climate-change outsider0
Superfluidity created in 2D gas0
No simple matter: how bacteria swim in complex fluids0
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider restarts for Run 30
New map pinpoints galaxies across the entire universe0
First electrical transistor made from a plank of wood0
Scientists link earthquakes to fast radio bursts0
Beetling away0
Perfect reflection0
Search for gravitational waves resumes after COVID0
Using cosmic muons to predict natural disasters0
Testing metaphors0
Octopus-inspired glove grabs underwater objects using LIDAR0
Keeping a lid on it0
Physics gender gap entrenched by biased networks0
Australia sets out A$1bn national quantum strategy0
The perfect catch0
NASA launches X-ray mission0
Physicist Ian Chapman picked to head UKRI0
Electron microscopists tackle fragile samples0
Brazil joins CERN at last0
Sharing a love for astronomy0
Bloody building blocks0
Painful memory0
Supersonic cracks break classical speed limit0
Ask me anything: Taghi Amirani0
Theorists: good peer reviewers but prefer significance to rigour0
From scientist to science communicator0
Physicist Maggie Aderin-Pocock honoured with damehood0
Panel calls for muon collider0
Dare mighty garments0
PhD blues0
Group plot quantum-safe future0
“Triple Leidenfrost” effect spotted in two bouncing droplets0
Ireland releases national strategy for quantum research0
UK firm wins major quantum computing contract0
Our world is quantum, claims physicists0
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