Nature Materials

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Materials is 7. 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
A solution for two-dimensional hole gases2034
Ultrafast plasmonics shapes electron beams607
Taming CAR T cell therapy toxicity574
Multipole polaron roams the devil’s staircase555
Experimental organs538
Quadrupolar excitons take the stage517
Genetically encoded protein crystals by hierarchical design515
A strategy for obtaining AlN heteroepitaxial films with high crystalline quality491
Terahertz parametric amplification as a reporter of exciton condensate dynamics425
Synapse-powered vitality389
All-electrical perpendicular switching of chiral antiferromagnetic order370
Observation of quadrupolar and dipolar excitons in a semiconductor heterotrilayer332
When the roof falls in332
Single-molecule photoelectron tunnelling spectroscopy322
The transport–structural correspondence across the nematic phase transition probed by elasto X-ray diffraction322
Spin excitations in nanographene-based antiferromagnetic spin-1/2 Heisenberg chains321
Angle-resolved transport non-reciprocity and spontaneous symmetry breaking in twisted trilayer graphene315
Bimorphic Floquet topological insulators307
Metamaterial adhesives for programmable adhesion through reverse crack propagation300
Improving both performance and stability of n-type organic semiconductors by vitamin C296
Substantial oxygen loss and chemical expansion in lithium-rich layered oxides at moderate delithiation280
Interlayer electronic coupling on demand in a 2D magnetic semiconductor255
Unperceivable motion mimicking hygroscopic geometric reshaping of pine cones239
Photocurable bioresorbable adhesives as functional interfaces between flexible bioelectronic devices and soft biological tissues236
Hierarchically engineered nanostructures from compositionally anisotropic molecular building blocks229
Directed cell migration towards softer environments224
Tuning colour centres at a twisted hexagonal boron nitride interface223
The role of the electrolyte in non-conjugated radical polymers for metal-free aqueous energy storage electrodes217
Obtaining V2(PO4)3 by sodium extraction from single-phase NaxV2(PO4)3 (1 < x < 3) positive electrode materials216
Fast water transport and molecular sieving through ultrathin ordered conjugated-polymer-framework membranes216
Trace removal of benzene vapour using double-walled metal–dipyrazolate frameworks215
Self-generated gradients steer collective migration on viscoelastic collagen networks212
Sequencing polymers to enable solid-state lithium batteries211
Spin-valley Rashba monolayer laser211
Non-iridium-based electrocatalyst for durable acidic oxygen evolution reaction in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis207
Ionic polarization modulation for wide-bandgap high-κ 2D insulators206
Hydrogels for RNA delivery206
Quantum materials at the crossroads of strong correlation and topology201
Revealing the origin of local atomic disorder in energy materials200
Bio-inspired artificial mechanoreceptors with built-in synaptic functions for intelligent tactile skin195
Sieving in order190
Unveiling the intricate moiré of moiré texture189
Sensitive proton-radiation detectors186
Faster holes by delocalization180
A quantum dot in germanium proximitized by a superconductor180
Phases at the interface178
Functionally doped infinite-layer nickelates178
Rescuing magnetic oscillations by microwave shocks177
Electron ptychography reveals a ferroelectricity dominated by anion displacements175
Heat-resistant aluminium alloys175
Defect-driven anomalous transport in fast-ion conducting solid electrolytes174
Electro-chemo-mechanics of anode-free solid-state batteries173
Exciton density waves in Coulomb-coupled dual moiré lattices173
Stimuli-responsive metal–organic frameworks enabled by intrinsic molecular motion172
Phase patterning of liquid crystal elastomers by laser-induced dynamic crosslinking170
Bridging length scales in organic mixed ionic–electronic conductors through internal strain and mesoscale dynamics170
Extreme phonon anharmonicity underpins superionic diffusion and ultralow thermal conductivity in argyrodite Ag8SnSe6168
Superconductivity in a quintuple-layer square-planar nickelate167
Defeating depolarizing fields with artificial flux closure in ultrathin ferroelectrics164
Highly anisotropic spin transport in ultrathin black phosphorus164
Stacking textured films on lattice-mismatched transparent conducting oxides via matched Voronoi cell of oxygen sublattice162
Turning powders into fibre via cellulose162
Compensating losses in polariton propagation with synthesized complex frequency excitation158
High quantum efficiency of hydrogen production from methanol aqueous solution with PtCu–TiO2 photocatalysts156
Decoupling the roles of Ni and Co in anionic redox activity of Li-rich NMC cathodes155
Stretchable ionic–electronic bilayer hydrogel electronics enable in situ detection of solid-state epidermal biomarkers155
Obstacles and opportunities in a forward vision for cancer nanomedicine155
In praise of peer review154
Electronically configurable microscopic metasheet robots150
Skyrmion nanodomains in ferroelectric–antiferroelectric solid solutions149
Giant electron-mediated phononic nonlinearity in semiconductor–piezoelectric heterostructures148
Terahertz emission from giant optical rectification in a van der Waals material148
Phonon interference in single-molecule junctions147
Unconventional metal phase stabilizing metastable 2D materials145
Connecting silicon carbide technologies141
Expanding the library of high-quality thin films141
Delivering Europe’s graphene promise140
Synchronized dancing under light140
Ascendancy of semi-synthetic biomaterials from design towards democratization139
Optical control of spin-galvanic currents137
Designer quantum dot molecules and beyond137
Blood–brain-barrier-crossing lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery to the central nervous system136
Nano-oxides boost aluminium heat resistance136
The visual appearances of disordered optical metasurfaces136
Designing spin and orbital sources of Berry curvature at oxide interfaces136
A two-dimensional type I superionic conductor135
Electrochemically actuated microelectrodes for minimally invasive peripheral nerve interfaces134
Li iontronics in single-crystalline T-Nb2O5 thin films with vertical ionic transport channels133
Formation, chemical evolution and solidification of the dense liquid phase of calcium (bi)carbonate132
Three-dimensional atomic packing in amorphous solids with liquid-like structure131
Clamping enables enhanced electromechanical responses in antiferroelectric thin films130
Topology and geometry under the nonlinear electromagnetic spotlight129
Templated encapsulation of platinum-based catalysts promotes high-temperature stability to 1,100 °C125
Group-III nitride heteroepitaxial films approaching bulk-class quality124
Accelerating ionizable lipid discovery for mRNA delivery using machine learning and combinatorial chemistry123
Tiny spectrometers122
Writing a magnetic whirl on multiferroics122
Steering from the rear122
Mapping the transmission of single-molecule junctions using photoelectron tunnelling spectroscopy121
Magnetic proximity boosts chiral quantum emission118
A fridge without a cause116
Chromogenic identification of breakdown116
Simple connections take the prize116
High-temperature superconductivity survives116
Tensile strain and low coordination activate pure copper for hydrogen evolution115
Lifting the fog in ferroelectric thin-film synthesis113
Optically induced ultrafast magnetization switching in ferromagnetic spin valves112
Ultrafast evanescent heat transfer across solid interfaces via hyperbolic phonon–polariton modes in hexagonal boron nitride112
Design criteria for tough metamaterials112
Photo-enhanced ionic conductivity across grain boundaries in polycrystalline ceramics111
Electrotunable friction with ionic liquid lubricants110
Coherent optical spin Hall transport for polaritonics at room temperature108
Photo-actuators via epitaxial growth of microcrystal arrays in polymer membranes108
Nuclear spin polarization and control in hexagonal boron nitride106
Transitioning metal–organic frameworks from the laboratory to market through applied research105
Damage-free dry transfer method using stress engineering for high-performance flexible two- and three-dimensional electronics104
Two-dimensional devices and integration towards the silicon lines103
Direct correlation between void formation and lithium dendrite growth in solid-state electrolytes with interlayers103
Correlative image learning of chemo-mechanics in phase-transforming solids102
Tough and stretchable ionogels by in situ phase separation101
The two faces of molten phosphorus101
Regulating genes with stiffness100
Staying in the comfort zone100
Electrical plants100
Stripping ions with liquid99
Structural editing with chemical scissors98
Bimodal free volumes uplift gas separation98
Dynamic soft materials as tough as glass98
Author Correction: P-block single-metal-site tin/nitrogen-doped carbon fuel cell cathode catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction97
Better electronics from immiscibility97
Illuminating defects in crystal clear colloidal assemblies95
A moiré proximity effect95
Silicon goes heavyweight95
A dynamic view of frozen excitons92
Inhalable mRNA nanoparticles92
Tunable fractional Chern insulators in rhombohedral graphene superlattices91
Activating deformation twinning in cubic boron nitride91
Bridging the gap between precatalysts and electrocatalysts89
Toughness and elasticity from phase separation88
Space charge governs the kinetics of metal exsolution88
Electronics can be more sustainable87
Polariton probing of attometre displacement and nanoscale strain in ultrashort acoustic pulses87
Asynchronous current-induced switching of rare-earth and transition-metal sublattices in ferrimagnetic alloys86
A drug-mediated organic electrochemical transistor for robustly reusable biosensors85
Self-healing of fractured diamond85
Revealing emergent magnetic charge in an antiferromagnet with diamond quantum magnetometry85
Topological Wannier cycles induced by sub-unit-cell artificial gauge flux in a sonic crystal85
From enhanced diffusion to ultrafast ballistic motion of hybrid light–matter excitations85
A non-fullerene acceptor for perovskites85
Stretching out transistors84
Decoupling sliding polarizations84
Physical reservoir computers that can adapt to perform different tasks83
Beyond moiré in twisted two-dimensional magnets83
Handy nanoquakes83
A soft crystalline packing with no metallic analogue82
Mechanism of plastic deformation in metal monochalcogenides81
Designing flexible mechanical metamaterials with complex functionalities80
Spins in chains79
Two-dimensional few-atom noble gas clusters in a graphene sandwich78
Twistronics and the small-angle magic78
DNA photofluids show life-like motion77
Computational discovery of fast interstitial oxygen conductors76
Beyond lithium for sustainable ammonia synthesis76
Materials and technology innovations towards sustainable electronics76
A magnetic continuum in the cobalt-based honeycomb magnet BaCo2(AsO4)276
Subsecond multichannel magnetic control of select neural circuits in freely moving flies75
Printing with a quantum dot matrix75
Topological steering of light by nematic vortices and analogy to cosmic strings74
A DNA origami device spatially controls CD95 signalling to induce immune tolerance in rheumatoid arthritis74
Scalar topological photonic nested meta-crystals and skyrmion surface states in the light cone continuum74
Unjamming tumour cell invasion through cGAS–STING73
Colloidal quasicrystals engineered with DNA72
Effects of interlayer confinement and hydration on capacitive charge storage in birnessite71
Evidence of a room-temperature quantum spin Hall edge state in a higher-order topological insulator71
Confining isolated chromophores for highly efficient blue phosphorescence71
Creating chirality in the nearly two dimensions70
High-entropy enhanced capacitive energy storage70
Frozen non-equilibrium dynamics of exciton Mott insulators in moiré superlattices70
Intermediate-phase engineering via dimethylammonium cation additive for stable perovskite solar cells70
Improving lithium-ion cells by replacing polyethylene terephthalate jellyroll tape70
Evidence for time-reversal symmetry-breaking kagome superconductivity69
Artificial neuron transmits chemical signals68
Strain by metal nitrides accelerates oxygen reduction68
A magnetic field for each electron67
Potential and challenges of computing with molecular materials67
Do surfaces hold the key to COVID clots?66
Boosting electromechanical response via clamping66
Superconductivity feels the heat65
Still going strong65
Bending the rules65
Bending the rules, naturally64
A mixed legacy64
Graphene rolls with tunable chirality64
Resistance to fatigue64
A cryogenic memristor64
Squeezing out power63
Prodding the quantum spin liquid63
Enhanced energy storage in high-entropy ferroelectric polymers62
Thermal multiferroics in all-inorganic quasi-two-dimensional halide perovskites62
Mechanical checkpoint regulates monocyte differentiation in fibrotic niches62
Tomographic measurement of dielectric tensors at optical frequency62
Electric-field-induced colour switching in colloidal quantum dot molecules at room temperature61
Optimizing hierarchical membrane/catalyst systems for oxidative coupling of methane using additive manufacturing61
Vortices and antivortices in antiferroelectric PbZrO361
Multislip-enabled morphing of all-inorganic perovskites61
Giant magnon spin conductivity in ultrathin yttrium iron garnet films61
Double-sided van der Waals epitaxy of topological insulators across an atomically thin membrane61
Highly compressible glass-like supramolecular polymer networks61
Active tissue adhesive activates mechanosensors and prevents muscle atrophy60
High-temperature Josephson diode60
Zero-field polarity-reversible Josephson supercurrent diodes enabled by a proximity-magnetized Pt barrier60
Asymmetry in deformation59
Soft features for robotics59
Controlling and capturing emissions59
Fractured diamond can heal itself at room temperature59
Life-saving vaccines awarded59
Soft learning59
Unveiling ultrafast disorder dynamics58
Moiré turns neuromorphic58
Ultrafast light-based logic with graphene58
Evidencing ultrafast dislocation motion58
The colour of stress57
Publisher Correction: High-efficiency stretchable light-emitting polymers from thermally activated delayed fluorescence56
Special delivery56
Solution-processable mixed-anion cluster chalcohalide Rb6Re6S8I8 in a light-emitting diode56
Paul McMillan (1956–2022)56
Kagome lattices with chiral charge density56
Resolving and routing magnetic polymorphs in a 2D layered antiferromagnet56
A large library for tiny catalysts56
Lipid nanodiscs give cancer a STING56
A magneto-thermoelectric with a high figure of merit in topological insulator Bi88Sb1256
Ultrafast exciton transport at early times in quantum dot solids55
Quantum engineers in high demand55
Non-volatile electric-field control of inversion symmetry55
Dynamic flow control through active matter programming language55
Ultrastrong conductive in situ composite composed of nanodiamond incoherently embedded in disordered multilayer graphene55
Flipping antiferromagnetism by light54
Electronic screening using a virtual Thomas–Fermi fluid for predicting wetting and phase transitions of ionic liquids at metal surfaces54
The power of the body54
Engineering correlated insulators in bilayer graphene with a remote Coulomb superlattice54
Helical peptide structure improves conductivity and stability of solid electrolytes53
Energy supply from magnetoelastic composites53
Unconventional unidirectional magnetoresistance in heterostructures of a topological semimetal and a ferromagnet53
A microenvironment-inspired synthetic three-dimensional model for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma organoids52
Fabrication and nanophotonic waveguide integration of silicon carbide colour centres with preserved spin-optical coherence52
Exchange controlled triplet fusion in metal–organic frameworks51
High-performance thermoelectrics and challenges for practical devices51
Charge transport in mixed metal halide perovskite semiconductors51
Ferroelectric-defined reconfigurable homojunctions for in-memory sensing and computing51
Thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) organic molecules for efficient X-ray scintillation and imaging51
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