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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Ultrafast plasmonics shapes electron beams2321
Quadrupolar excitons take the stage873
Genetically encoded protein crystals by hierarchical design541
Modulation of optical loss leads to robust localization of light508
A strategy for obtaining AlN heteroepitaxial films with high crystalline quality502
Experimental organs368
Growing together365
Sealing stretchable electronics through a viscoplastic surface effect349
The photonic path to quantum advantage346
Substantial oxygen loss and chemical expansion in lithium-rich layered oxides at moderate delithiation341
Connecting the dots for cooperative emission335
All-electrical perpendicular switching of chiral antiferromagnetic order324
Observation of Floquet-induced gap in graphene313
When the roof falls in312
Self-generated gradients steer collective migration on viscoelastic collagen networks309
Taming CAR T cell therapy toxicity302
Hierarchically engineered nanostructures from compositionally anisotropic molecular building blocks295
Radioisotope-mimetic molecular afterglow probe for downregulated cancer biomarker imaging291
Grain boundary stabilization of fluorite ferroelectrics288
Synapse-powered vitality282
Enabling efficient electron injection in stretchable OLED268
Single-molecule photoelectron tunnelling spectroscopy265
Spin-valley Rashba monolayer laser256
Improving both performance and stability of n-type organic semiconductors by vitamin C251
Signatures of magnetism in zigzag graphene nanoribbons embedded in a hexagonal boron nitride lattice248
Tuning colour centres at a twisted hexagonal boron nitride interface246
Hydrogels for RNA delivery244
Terahertz parametric amplification as a reporter of exciton condensate dynamics241
Angle-resolved transport non-reciprocity and spontaneous symmetry breaking in twisted trilayer graphene241
Gate structuring on n-type bilayer MoS2 field-effect transistors for ultrahigh current density231
Metamaterial adhesives for programmable adhesion through reverse crack propagation230
Fast water transport and molecular sieving through ultrathin ordered conjugated-polymer-framework membranes229
The role of the electrolyte in non-conjugated radical polymers for metal-free aqueous energy storage electrodes228
Observation of quadrupolar and dipolar excitons in a semiconductor heterotrilayer226
Spin excitations in nanographene-based antiferromagnetic spin-1/2 Heisenberg chains225
Unperceivable motion mimicking hygroscopic geometric reshaping of pine cones220
Non-iridium-based electrocatalyst for durable acidic oxygen evolution reaction in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis217
Directed cell migration towards softer environments216
Obtaining V2(PO4)3 by sodium extraction from single-phase NaxV2(PO4)3 (1 < x < 3) positive electrode materials211
Sequencing polymers to enable solid-state lithium batteries209
Sensitive proton-radiation detectors209
Faster holes by delocalization207
Molecular dampers for high-temperature capacitors206
Revealing the origin of local atomic disorder in energy materials204
Quantum materials at the crossroads of strong correlation and topology203
Topological control of spontaneous failure in active nematic solids202
Heat-resistant aluminium alloys199
Bridging length scales in organic mixed ionic–electronic conductors through internal strain and mesoscale dynamics195
Stacking textured films on lattice-mismatched transparent conducting oxides via matched Voronoi cell of oxygen sublattice193
Compensating losses in polariton propagation with synthesized complex frequency excitation191
Rescuing magnetic oscillations by microwave shocks190
Sieving in order182
Unveiling the intricate moiré of moiré texture180
Turning powders into fibre via cellulose179
Author Correction: Superconductivity and normal-state transport in compressively strained La2PrNi2O7 thin films179
Helical metasurfaces based on topological surface states in three-dimensional photonic topological insulators178
Perovskite–organic tandem solar cells with superior reverse-bias stability178
Ionic polarization modulation for wide-bandgap high-κ 2D insulators177
Linking metal oxidation to oxygen reactivity176
Highly anisotropic spin transport in ultrathin black phosphorus174
A quantum dot in germanium proximitized by a superconductor174
Narrowband helical emitter with frontier orbital confinement for stable deep-blue hybrid-tandem organic light-emitting diodes172
Switching a chiral antiferromagnet170
Defeating depolarizing fields with artificial flux closure in ultrathin ferroelectrics168
Exciton density waves in Coulomb-coupled dual moiré lattices168
Stimuli-responsive metal–organic frameworks enabled by intrinsic molecular motion168
Extreme phonon anharmonicity underpins superionic diffusion and ultralow thermal conductivity in argyrodite Ag8SnSe6167
Decoupling the roles of Ni and Co in anionic redox activity of Li-rich NMC cathodes166
Weaving-inspired asymmetric entangled nodes in multi-component polymer networks166
High quantum efficiency of hydrogen production from methanol aqueous solution with PtCu–TiO2 photocatalysts166
Stretchable ionic–electronic bilayer hydrogel electronics enable in situ detection of solid-state epidermal biomarkers166
Electrically writing a magnetic heliknoton in a chiral magnet163
Electro-chemo-mechanics of anode-free solid-state batteries161
Multiple freezing–melting pathways of high-density ice through ice XXI phase at room temperature159
Electron ptychography reveals a ferroelectricity dominated by anion displacements158
Phase patterning of liquid crystal elastomers by laser-induced dynamic crosslinking154
Defect-driven anomalous transport in fast-ion conducting solid electrolytes153
Bio-inspired artificial mechanoreceptors with built-in synaptic functions for intelligent tactile skin149
Role of the extracellular matrix in cardiac ageing148
Optical control of spin-galvanic currents147
Ascendancy of semi-synthetic biomaterials from design towards democratization147
Tunable fractional Chern insulators147
Two birds with one stone146
Programming precise nanoparticle patterns145
Expanding the library of high-quality thin films144
Capturing the dance of nanoparticles in crystals143
Local and sustainable production of biomaterials143
Delivering Europe’s graphene promise143
Nano-oxides boost aluminium heat resistance140
In praise of peer review140
Designing spin and orbital sources of Berry curvature at oxide interfaces138
A nanoporous capacitive electrochemical ratchet for continuous ion separations138
Connecting silicon carbide technologies136
A formal FeIII/V redox couple in an intercalation electrode135
Li iontronics in single-crystalline T-Nb2O5 thin films with vertical ionic transport channels133
Templated encapsulation of platinum-based catalysts promotes high-temperature stability to 1,100 °C132
Group-III nitride heteroepitaxial films approaching bulk-class quality130
The visual appearances of disordered optical metasurfaces129
Electronically configurable microscopic metasheet robots129
Unconventional metal phase stabilizing metastable 2D materials125
Designer quantum dot molecules and beyond124
Skyrmion nanodomains in ferroelectric–antiferroelectric solid solutions123
Giant electron-mediated phononic nonlinearity in semiconductor–piezoelectric heterostructures121
Phonon interference in single-molecule junctions121
Tuning phonon transmission via single-atom substituents121
Intertwined orders in a quantum-entangled metal121
Mitigating proton trapping in cubic perovskite oxides via ScO6 octahedral networks119
Accelerating ionizable lipid discovery for mRNA delivery using machine learning and combinatorial chemistry119
Terahertz emission from giant optical rectification in a van der Waals material119
Clamping enables enhanced electromechanical responses in antiferroelectric thin films119
Wafer-scale monolayer dielectric integration on atomically thin semiconductors119
Interwoven magnetic kagome metal overcomes geometric frustration119
Formation, chemical evolution and solidification of the dense liquid phase of calcium (bi)carbonate117
High-performance graphene-based carbon fibres prepared at room temperature via domain folding117
Blood–brain-barrier-crossing lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery to the central nervous system116
Accelerated data-driven materials science with the Materials Project115
Tensile strain and low coordination activate pure copper for hydrogen evolution113
Electrochemically actuated microelectrodes for minimally invasive peripheral nerve interfaces113
A fridge without a cause113
Chromogenic identification of breakdown113
Steering from the rear112
Mapping the transmission of single-molecule junctions using photoelectron tunnelling spectroscopy111
Tiny spectrometers109
Simple connections take the prize108
Extended networks107
Speeding up antiferromagnetic switching105
Lifting the fog in ferroelectric thin-film synthesis105
Drawing boundaries between feasible and unfeasible zeolite intergrowths using high-throughput computational screening with synthesis validation104
The blackjack of ice104
High-temperature superconductivity survives104
Writing a magnetic whirl on multiferroics104
Magnetic proximity boosts chiral quantum emission102
Two-dimensional devices and integration towards the silicon lines102
A 3-GPa ductile martensitic alloy enabled by interface complexes and dislocations101
Biomolecular condensates as electrochemical powerhouses100
A carbon-nanotube-based electron source with a 0.3-eV energy spread and an unconventional time delay98
Damage-free dry transfer method using stress engineering for high-performance flexible two- and three-dimensional electronics98
Orbital-hybridization-induced Ising-type superconductivity in a confined gallium layer97
Electrogenic protein condensates as intracellular electrochemical reactors97
Ultrafast evanescent heat transfer across solid interfaces via hyperbolic phonon–polariton modes in hexagonal boron nitride97
Photo-actuators via epitaxial growth of microcrystal arrays in polymer membranes97
Direct correlation between void formation and lithium dendrite growth in solid-state electrolytes with interlayers96
Nuclear spin polarization and control in hexagonal boron nitride96
Optically induced ultrafast magnetization switching in ferromagnetic spin valves96
Coherent optical spin Hall transport for polaritonics at room temperature96
Transitioning metal–organic frameworks from the laboratory to market through applied research95
Electrotunable friction with ionic liquid lubricants95
Engineering bonding sites enables uniform and robust self-assembled monolayer for stable perovskite solar cells94
Staying in the comfort zone94
Albumin-coated lipid nanoparticles are effective delivery systems for mRNA vaccines94
Electrical plants93
Regulating genes with stiffness93
A dynamic view of frozen excitons93
Structural editing with chemical scissors90
Illuminating defects in crystal clear colloidal assemblies90
Author Correction: P-block single-metal-site tin/nitrogen-doped carbon fuel cell cathode catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction90
Two-dimensional materials for integrated sensing89
Better electronics from immiscibility89
Space charge governs the kinetics of metal exsolution89
A moiré proximity effect89
Self-healing of fractured diamond88
Revealing emergent magnetic charge in an antiferromagnet with diamond quantum magnetometry88
Detecting interference of lattice vibrations87
Amorphous chalcogenides in two dimensions87
A non-fullerene acceptor for perovskites87
Electronics can be more sustainable86
Bridging the gap between precatalysts and electrocatalysts86
Polariton probing of attometre displacement and nanoscale strain in ultrashort acoustic pulses86
Stripping ions with liquid85
Relativistic Mott transition in twisted WSe2 tetralayers85
Inhalable mRNA nanoparticles85
Bimodal free volumes uplift gas separation84
Flatland wakes based on leaky hyperbolic polaritons83
Asynchronous current-induced switching of rare-earth and transition-metal sublattices in ferrimagnetic alloys83
Quantitative and mechanistic insights into proton dynamics for fast energy storage82
Tunable fractional Chern insulators in rhombohedral graphene superlattices82
Exploiting strained epitaxial germanium for scaling low-noise spin qubits at the micrometre scale82
From enhanced diffusion to ultrafast ballistic motion of hybrid light–matter excitations80
A drug-mediated organic electrochemical transistor for robustly reusable biosensors79
Decoupling sliding polarizations79
Rational design of high-performance low-loading oxygen reduction catalysts for alkaline fuel cells79
Activating deformation twinning in cubic boron nitride79
Handy nanoquakes78
Spins in chains77
Stretching out transistors77
A Hall lot of effects77
Unjamming tumour cell invasion through cGAS–STING76
The expanding world of topological ferroelectrics76
Printing with a quantum dot matrix75
A magnetic continuum in the cobalt-based honeycomb magnet BaCo2(AsO4)275
Brightening up quantum computing75
A crystal that breathes75
Computational discovery of fast interstitial oxygen conductors75
Materials and technology innovations towards sustainable electronics74
Physical reservoir computers that can adapt to perform different tasks74
Designing flexible mechanical metamaterials with complex functionalities74
Mechanism of plastic deformation in metal monochalcogenides74
Scalar topological photonic nested meta-crystals and skyrmion surface states in the light cone continuum73
Interleaved bond frustration in a triangular lattice antiferromagnet73
Frozen non-equilibrium dynamics of exciton Mott insulators in moiré superlattices73
Long-lived hot carriers in a polymeric semiconductor72
Twistronics and the small-angle magic72
Improving lithium-ion cells by replacing polyethylene terephthalate jellyroll tape72
Two-dimensional few-atom noble gas clusters in a graphene sandwich71
Beyond moiré in twisted two-dimensional magnets71
Creating chirality in the nearly two dimensions70
Evidence of a room-temperature quantum spin Hall edge state in a higher-order topological insulator70
A soft crystalline packing with no metallic analogue70
Subsecond multichannel magnetic control of select neural circuits in freely moving flies70
Beyond lithium for sustainable ammonia synthesis69
Topological steering of light by nematic vortices and analogy to cosmic strings69
Large-area non-stoichiometric phase transition in transition metal chalcogenide films69
High-entropy enhanced capacitive energy storage69
Unconventional scaling of the orbital Hall effect69
A DNA origami device spatially controls CD95 signalling to induce immune tolerance in rheumatoid arthritis68
DNA photofluids show life-like motion68
Colloidal quasicrystals engineered with DNA68
Tissue-specific mRNA delivery and prime editing with peptide–ionizable lipid nanoparticles68
Grain boundary zirconia-modified garnet solid-state electrolyte68
Intermediate-phase engineering via dimethylammonium cation additive for stable perovskite solar cells68
Superconductivity feels the heat67
Still going strong67
Bending the rules67
Squeezing out power66
A magnetic field for each electron66
In situ tissue stiffening as a model of early lung injury and disease66
Strain by metal nitrides accelerates oxygen reduction66
Double-sided van der Waals epitaxy of topological insulators across an atomically thin membrane66
A mixed legacy66
Contact-reaction-triggered selective doping65
Vortices and antivortices in antiferroelectric PbZrO365
Giant magnon spin conductivity in ultrathin yttrium iron garnet films65
Optimizing hierarchical membrane/catalyst systems for oxidative coupling of methane using additive manufacturing64
High-temperature Josephson diode64
Electric-field-induced colour switching in colloidal quantum dot molecules at room temperature63
Transition between cooperative emission regimes in giant perovskite nanocrystals63
Prodding the quantum spin liquid63
Graphene rolls with tunable chirality63
Artificial neuron transmits chemical signals62
Mechanisms of active wetting and fluidification in epithelial cell collectives62
Imaging supermoiré relaxation in helical trilayer graphene62
A cryogenic memristor62
Publisher Correction: Bose–Einstein condensation of a two-magnon bound state in a spin-1 triangular lattice62
Thermal multiferroics in all-inorganic quasi-two-dimensional halide perovskites61
How ions squeeze water out of n-type ladder organic mixed conductors61
Potential and challenges of computing with molecular materials61
From a same origin to diverse and recyclable materials61
Multislip-enabled morphing of all-inorganic perovskites60
Mechanical checkpoint regulates monocyte differentiation in fibrotic niches60
Boosting electromechanical response via clamping60
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