Nature Reviews Physics

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Reviews Physics is 2. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Peer review in a changing world3442
The long and winding road1696
Hares and hounds398
Tracking a long-duration gravitational-wave signal with a hidden Markov model317
Characterization and control of non-Markovian quantum noise286
Ultrafast magneto-optical measurements for probing magnon–phonon interactions in nanomagnets276
Ultrathin waveguides for 2D photonic integrated circuits246
How fast ions mitigate turbulence and enhance confinement in tokamak fusion plasmas215
Topological quantum materials for energy conversion and storage215
Challenges and opportunities in quantum machine learning for high-energy physics204
Tip-enhanced Raman scattering for atomic-scale spectroscopy and imaging188
Exascale image processing for next-generation beamlines in advanced light sources183
A concise guide to modelling the physics of embodied intelligence in soft robotics183
Controlling complex networks with complex nodes182
Experimental signatures of the chiral anomaly in Dirac–Weyl semimetals171
Science in the age of large language models170
Tree of light166
Navigating an incomplete network using a map165
Meet the Nature Reviews Physics 2023 team163
Physicists and the first computing revolution163
A fully connected Ising machine using standard technology162
Characterizing gravitational-wave sources with likelihood reweighting158
100 Years of the International Union for Pure and Applied Physics156
Diffusion metamaterials153
Manipulating polaritons at the extreme scale in van der Waals materials143
Twenty-five years of analogue quantum simulation143
Drying droplets at a printhead nozzle142
Did you check for ravens?129
Harnessing the power of chemically active sheets in solution125
Imaging whole-brain activity to understand behaviour124
Fresh perspectives on the foundations of quantum physics119
Nanoscale magnetic field imaging for 2D materials116
Advancing molecular simulation with equivariant interatomic potentials112
Quantum photonics with layered 2D materials108
Visualizing big science projects107
50 years of quantum spin liquids103
What human mobility data tell us about COVID-19 spread103
From swarms to films102
Learning the flow100
Droplets in cell nuclei are controlled by chromatin97
25 years of small-world network theory96
Intervening in networks to make minorities more visible96
How spin-off companies can play a role in science communication95
100 years of ferroelectricity94
Uptake of ride-sharing schemes93
Quantum sensing for particle physics93
More and different at the interface90
JWST sees little red dots88
Indian space science missions86
Computational scientists should consider climate impacts and grant agencies should reward them85
New approaches to dark matter detection82
Principles for demonstrating condensed phase optical refrigeration82
Publisher Correction: Rydberg states of alkali atoms in atomic vapour as SI-traceable field probes and communications receivers82
The attoscience of strong-field-driven solids81
Removing detector distortions with machine learning80
Applications of single photons to quantum communication and computing80
15 years of topological insulators80
Prospects for quantum enhancement with diabatic quantum annealing77
The transformative potential of machine learning for experiments in fluid mechanics77
Physical limits in electromagnetism75
Mechanical properties of human tumour tissues and their implications for cancer development72
Physics-informed machine learning71
Multidimensional nanoscopic chiroptics71
Algae patterns71
Tidal disruption events and high-energy neutrino coincidences70
The physics of fizz69
An AI-toolkit to develop and share research into new materials67
Magnetism, symmetry and spin transport in van der Waals layered systems66
Artificial dynamical effects in quantum field theory63
Supersolidity in ultracold dipolar gases62
Shifting sands of hardware and software in exascale quantum mechanical simulations62
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of brain anatomy and in vivo histology61
The role of particle shape in computational modelling of granular matter60
Rashba-like physics in condensed matter55
Quantum sensors for biomedical applications55
Collective motion strategies of sheep53
Nobel 1944: resonance method for measuring nuclear magnetic moments52
70 years at the high-energy frontier with the CERN accelerator complex49
Topological phonons in graphene48
W boson mass is worth the wait47
A new generation47
Physics in Latin America47
Data sharing varies across physics47
Faster Monte Carlo simulations of systems with long-range interactions44
Benchmarking quantum computers43
Current numbers of qubits and their uses43
Progress in quantum teleportation38
A century of Compton scattering38
Dual topological insulator found in superlattice37
Blowing bubbles from a reservoir36
Weaving smooth 3D shapes with curved ribbons35
Author Correction: Optimizing the dynamic pair distribution function method for inelastic neutron spectrometry35
70 years of CERN34
Visualizing twisted 2D materials with electron channelling contrast imaging34
Author Correction: High-energy neutrino transients and the future of multi-messenger astronomy34
The Stern–Gerlach experiment at 10033
Hydride superconductivity is here to stay33
High-energy neutrino transients and the future of multi-messenger astronomy32
Liquid-metal experiments on geophysical and astrophysical phenomena31
Magnetic resonance elastography from fundamental soft-tissue mechanics to diagnostic imaging30
Dynamics of electricity exchange markets29
Physics words with surprising origins29
Discovery of the odderon28
How technology made condensed matter physics boring28
Nobel 1943: magnetic moment of the proton28
Nobel 1923: determining the charge of the electron26
Nobel 1983: chemistry and evolution of stars26
What we’ve learned about flying less for conferences26
Wigner’s friend and relational objectivity25
Probing surface motion above ambient temperature with helium spin-echo spectroscopy25
An AI pipeline to investigate the binding properties of poorly annotated molecules25
Author Correction: Hot carrier photovoltaics in van der Waals heterostructures25
Topological thermal transport24
Non-equilibrium Bose–Einstein condensation in photonic systems24
How to assess the carbon footprint of a large-scale physics project24
The climate emergency demands scientists take action and here’s how23
Fire ant rafts22
Spinning a strong yarn22
Engineered dissipation for quantum information science22
Five books that put physics in context22
A meeting point for art and science21
Theoretical tools for understanding the climate crisis from Hasselmann’s programme and beyond21
Starting a conversation about social issues in optics and photonics21
Strong evidence for the discovery of a gravitational wave background20
Directed percolation and the transition to turbulence20
A fresh understanding of the Mpemba effect20
Orbital angular momentum lasers19
Fluctuating into a biofilm19
Generative AI and science communication in the physical sciences19
Mapping the landscape for graphene commercialization19
Connecting physicists across Africa and the world18
Fifty years of ‘More is different’18
Variational quantum algorithms18
Pushing big science frontiers in China18
Author Correction: Cycling Fermi arc electrons with Weyl orbits18
Noncommuting conserved charges in quantum thermodynamics and beyond18
Symmetry emerging from the algorithmic nature of evolution17
The AI revolution is always just out of reach17
Monte Carlo methods for impurity physics in ultracold Bose quantum gases17
Scientific biographies for the beach17
Using Bayesian parameter estimation to learn more from data without black boxes17
Microwave impedance microscopy and its application to quantum materials16
Gaussian processes for autonomous data acquisition at large-scale synchrotron and neutron facilities16
Olfactory cues and memories in animal navigation16
Publisher Correction: Manipulating polaritons at the extreme scale in van der Waals materials16
The Higgs boson implications and prospects for future discoveries16
Author Correction: Optical superoscillation technologies beyond the diffraction limit15
Machine learning in the search for new fundamental physics15
Collapsing bubbles with broken symmetry14
Author Correction: Topological phenomena at defects in acoustic, photonic and solid-state lattices14
Introducing the Nature Reviews Physics Advisory Board14
The precision measurement of the W boson mass and its impact on physics14
Solving Feynman’s sprinkler puzzle13
The physics of cats12
The many facets of impact12
Challenges and opportunities in quantum optimization12
Multiscale modelling of twisted bilayers of 2D materials12
Forty years of stochastic resonance11
Understanding planet formation using microgravity experiments11
A brief history of nonlinear excitations11
Measuring molecular magnets for quantum technologies11
A 10 kg mechanical oscillator close to its motional ground state10
Precise measurement of neutron lifetime9
Forty years of the Ellis–Baldwin test9
Why we ask for synopses9
Too much efficiency leads to delays9
How to set up your first machine learning project in astronomy9
Nature Reviews Physics turns five9
Shapes of ice and rock9
Graph neural networks at the Large Hadron Collider8
Anomalies in particle physics and their implications for physics beyond the standard model8
How the Cold War changed quantum education8
Tips for writing opinion articles8
Magnetic reconnection in the era of exascale computing and multiscale experiments8
Controlling water waves with artificial structures8
Quantum rotations of nanoparticles8
Review of performance metrics of spin qubits in gated semiconducting nanostructures8
Publisher Correction: Resonant anomalous X-ray reflectivity for revealing ion distributions near electrodes8
A festival of cosmic fireworks7
Making clean electrical contacts on 2D transition metal dichalcogenides7
Time irreversibility in active matter, from micro to macro7
30 years of orbital angular momentum of light7
On scientific understanding with artificial intelligence7
Should artificial intelligence be interpretable to humans?6
Neutrino physics over the two decades since the first SNO result6
Thouless pumping and topology6
The physics of optical computing6
The mechanics of emus’ unusual gait6
Physics of exotic nuclei6
Big science in India6
The hidden sustainability cost of the reproducibility crisis6
The physics of 3D printing with light6
Author Correction: Scanning near-field infrared microscopy6
Why review Reviews6
The spectrum of early career physics6
Rigor with machine learning from field theory to the Poincaré conjecture6
A milestone in fusion research is reached6
Nanoscale laser writing of 3D ferroelectric domains in lithium niobate5
How multiscale curvature couples forces to cellular functions5
Physics should acknowledge its environmental impact and act on it5
Elongated cells in 3D clusters are more motile5
No sign of sterile neutrinos but anomalies remain5
Ten books for ten years of Higgs5
Farewells and hellos at Nature Reviews Physics5
Quantum computing for finance4
Optical superlattices in quantum gas microscopy4
Delivering fusion energy needs bold decisions and sustained commitment4
How to optimize high-order harmonic generation in gases4
A method for generating constrained surrogate power laws4
The Higgs announcement as open science4
Laser trapping and manipulation of exciton–polariton quantum fluids4
The importance of documenting failure4
Non-Hermitian topology and exceptional-point geometries4
Photophysical properties of materials for high-speed photodetection4
Publisher Correction: Polariton condensates for classical and quantum computing4
High-temperature superconductivity4
Fractionalized electrons in moiré materials4
Packing finite numbers of spheres efficiently4
Pervasive machine learning in physics3
High-precision lattice QCD calculations of the muon anomalous magnetic moment3
Quantum states and intertwining phases in kagome materials3
On the brink of a new era in nuclear fusion R&D3
How to pitch a Review idea3
The humanities can help make physics greener3
Ultrafast carrier dynamics of magnetic topological insulators3
The surprising history of abstracts3
Author Correction: Advances in artificial spin ice3
Physics of the cryosphere3
Author Correction: Multidimensional nanoscopic chiroptics3
Reviving a failed network through a single node3
Determining intrinsic sensitivity and the role of multiple scattering in speckle metrology3
Network renormalization3
Defining physicists’ relationship with AI3
Walkable cities3
Integrated electro-optics on thin-film lithium niobate3
A tiny titanium:sapphire laser on a chip3
70 years of Turing patterns3
AI-driven research in pure mathematics and theoretical physics3
Physics and the empirical gap of trustworthy AI3
Research needs both academia and industry3
Science should inspire, but visions need nuance2
Engagement opportunities on the continuum between science and policy2
Quantum Zeno effect at 452
First-principles calculations for Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction2
Laser power stabilization via radiation pressure2
The difficult but necessary role of political engagement for scientists2
Ab initio methods for superconductivity2
50 years of Penrose tilings2
Assessing the skills gap for the UK’s quantum missions2
The superfluid-to-Mott insulator transition and the birth of experimental quantum simulation2
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