Physics World

Papers
(The median citation count 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
UK unveils Horizon Europe ‘plan B’5
From tech fear to tech leader3
Passion, resilience and strength3
Freeman Dyson: the radical scientist3
Quantum entanglement observed in top quarks3
Particle physicist Tsung-Dao Lee dies aged 973
NMR helps to clear a mine field2
Sharp ring of light spotted around supermassive black hole2
Quantum island2
The laws of division2
Machine learning detects seismic activity in noisy cities1
Scientists release feasibility study for an interstellar probe1
The joy of solar panels1
Ursula’s cat1
Recruiting and retaining good physics teachers1
Radiocarbon dating narrows age estimate of Kyrenia shipwreck1
Quantized vortices seen in a supersolid for the first time1
The physics of sheep – from phase transitions to collective motion1
Using physics to fuel fibre-optic innovation1
Distinguished dissenters1
Brightness boost for Berkeley laser laboratory1
NASA launches $488m SPHEREx observatory1
A novel window into smart glass1
When Bose wrote to Einstein1
Scientists urge the US to reduce its nuclear arsenal1
Researchers build first all-electric organic laser1
Neutrino collaboration publishes green policy to help reduce emissions1
Laughing in the face of danger1
China overtakes the US in terms of research quality, finds study1
Heavy fermions appear in a layered intermetallic crystal1
China powers ahead in particle physics1
Tackling England’s physics teacher shortage1
The benefits of ‘Newton first’ teaching1
UK outlines next STEPs towards fusion1
Quantum sensor survives at record-high pressures1
Quantum transition detected inside Earth could have its uses1
Quantum teleportation goes beyond neighbouring nodes1
Carbon conundrum1
Arab Physical Society hosts inaugural event to celebrate founding1
How to survive a physics PhD1
Beam me back1
Spectacular images of the cosmos released to celebrate Hubble’s 35 years in orbit1
International Year of Glass gets cracking in Geneva1
Japan launches world’s first wooden satellite1
‘Quantum materials are going through a revolution’1
WIMPs versus axions1
Fusion’s burning challenge1
Mechanical quantum bits sound good for applications1
A tale of catastrophe and complexity1
Android phone network provides early warning system for earthquakes1
The weird and wonderful world of physics1
Astronomers capture spectacular ‘thousand colour’ image of the Sculptor Galaxy1
Friction plays crucial role in how dominoes topple in waves1
A quantum celebration1
From death rays to antimatter1
CERN and China1
Planning the future of high-energy physics1
Elemental sound0
Ask me anything: Taghi Amirani0
Diversity at CERN0
China launches Tianwen-2 asteroid sample-return mission0
Why fungi could hold the key to eco-friendly, fire-resistant buildings0
Cubic ice observed in pure form for the first time0
Women in academia migrate shorter distances than men0
Build your own Belle0
Who are you at work?0
The Trump uncertainty principle0
Welcome to the age of glass0
Unhackable quantum Internet inches closer0
Ask me anything: Donna Strickland0
Philosophical ding-dong0
A hard time in space0
Symposium in Paris celebrates 150 years of the metric system0
Lunar explorer0
Entangling physics and ballet0
Quantum hype0
Winds of change0
Eye of fibres0
Physics gender gap entrenched by biased networks0
JWST reveals interior structure of puffy exoplanet WASP-107 b0
Glass art in the age of quantum tech0
Ask me anything: Catherine Phipps0
Andromeda galaxy photograph bags Royal Observatory Greenwich prize0
Beetling away0
Andromeda might not collide with the Milky Way after all0
Sunflowers ‘dance’ together to share sunlight0
Watt great news for LEGO0
Smaller is better0
Rebellious thoughts0
A quest for space rocks0
Missing pioneers0
Perfect reflection0
Synthetic diamonds grow in liquid metal at ambient pressure0
Full of beans0
Supersonic cracks break classical speed limit0
From muck to magnets0
Collaborate across multiple fields to be highly cited0
Here’s how Venus could be losing water at a quicker rate0
Using cosmic muons to predict natural disasters0
Quantum year quiz0
Superconductivity appears in nickelate crystals under pressure0
Treemendous Opportunity0
Aliens could use quantum signals to communicate with Earth0
Slow science, fast success0
Laser light induces massive magnetic moments0
“Triple Leidenfrost” effect spotted in two bouncing droplets0
EAST smashes fusion record0
Painful memory0
LED streetlights responsible for blue-light pollution in Europe0
Take a tour of the frontiers of printing0
Interstellar setback0
A most improbable physicist0
Space-based solar0
Search for gravitational waves resumes after COVID0
Entangled winners0
Mirror in a pumpkin0
Keeping a lid on it0
Eddington was unequivocal0
NASA puts UK physicist in charge of $7.8bn science programme0
Racing to save the planet0
Chadwick was right0
Sects, drugs, drunken duels0
Fusion reset0
The joy of connecting quantum black dots0
No simple matter: how bacteria swim in complex fluids0
Testing metaphors0
Escape from physics0
Accidental rebrand0
A quarter of UK students say school physics teaching is poor0
Equation head-to-head0
New map pinpoints galaxies across the entire universe0
Photonic crystals formed over time in ancient Roman glass0
Architectural flaws0
India’s women of quantum0
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider restarts for Run 30
Sharing a love for astronomy0
How to think like a scientist0
Australia sets out A$1bn national quantum strategy0
Telecoms expert disconnects from the network0
Chemistry Nobel goes to work on metal-organic frameworks0
Prize first0
The physics of biology0
The mentor and the student0
A tectonic shift for life?0
Nuclear shape transitions visualized for the first time0
Staying grounded0
Physics cookbook fails to gel0
Brazil joins CERN at last0
Our world is quantum, claims physicists0
Asteroid deflection bags award0
From student to mentor to teacher0
Japan’s ispace suffers second lunar landing failure0
Electron microscopists tackle fragile samples0
CERN physicists update their future collider plans0
Playing to the quantum beats0
The iron rule of science0
Quantum gas keeps its cool0
Scientists link earthquakes to fast radio bursts0
IOP responds to ‘girls don’t like physics’ comment0
South African telescope begins search for the afterglow of cosmic events0
Covert ops with added science0
‘Phononic shield’ protects mantis shrimp from its own shock waves0
First continuous condensate created0
Ask me anything: Janina Moereke0
Supercomputer simulations reveal how the Sun accelerates charged particles0
Optical technique measures intramolecular distances with angstrom precision0
Earth-shaking waves tracked back to Greenland mega-tsunamis0
AI needs good data0
Survey reveals harassment faced by young astronomers0
Clever Young thing0
Rainer Weiss: 50 years of LIGO and gravitational waves0
Einstein as you’ve never seen him0
Trump turmoil hits US science0
Size matters0
New Oak Ridge centre to boost US isotope production0
Science must do more to include people with disabilities0
Let the viva voce live up to its name0
Long-lived qubits survive as ‘islands’ in a noisy environment0
Metaphorical mix-up0
Using physics to patent inventions0
Towards healthier chocolate?0
Ireland releases national strategy for quantum research0
US scientific philanthropy reaches $30bn0
Shocking finding0
Origin of life explained with physics0
Helen Edwards: pioneer of the Tevatron0
The two faces of Wernher von Braun0
Around the world in 16 orbits0
First electrical transistor made from a plank of wood0
I’m a Barbie…role model0
Ask me anything: Zahra Hussaini0
Ask me anything: Kim Nygård0
Tensions rise in US science0
Mysterious brown dwarf is two objects, not one0
Making science centre stage0
Cold: the early days of laser cooling0
Technology phoenix0
Papier-mash-é0
John Goodenough: battery pioneer dies aged 1000
Medium-size-asteroid strike would make Earth cool by 4 °C0
How I was terminated0
What’s in a cover?0
UK scientists dismayed by stalled Horizon progress0
Physicist Maggie Aderin-Pocock honoured with damehood0
The laser physicist unlocking navigation technology0
Exams are too hard0
Firefly Aerospace achieves lunar landing0
Stamp of success0
A question of dose0
CERN marks 10th anniversary of Higgs boson discovery0
James Webb Space Telescope reveals its first spectacular images of the cosmos0
Entangled tale0
Physicist Ian Chapman picked to head UKRI0
Retinal stimulation reveals colour never before seen by the human eye0
The perfect catch0
Medical benefits0
A scientific odyssey in pixel form0
Harnessing the power of light0
Quantum error correction wins award0
Richard Friend wins 2024 IOP Isaac Newton Medal0
Lawsuit hits US aviation watchdog0
Underground icons0
NASA sends Psyche mission to metal-rich asteroid0
Why we need to talk quantum0
Octopus-inspired glove grabs underwater objects using LIDAR0
Ireland set to join CERN particle-physics lab0
Seeing the light: why flying insects gather at artificial illumination0
A physicist’s guide to ice cream0
Panel calls for muon collider0
Baby symmetry0
NASA launches X-ray mission0
Surprising heat transfer in new semiconductor under high pressure0
The surprising physics of babies0
The huge carbon footprint of large-scale computing0
‘Paradigm shift’ needed to support disabled people0
From scientist to science communicator0
Slab avalanches resemble strike-slip earthquakes0
Women less likely to be included as authors on scientific papers0
Baidu and Alibaba to quit quantum computing research0
AI overtakes humans0
Testing the limits of science0
The physics of the perfect burger0
Credit where it’s due0
Spin-offs from big science0
Correction0
Researchers split on the use of AI in peer review0
Shreddinger’s equation0
How the lizard got its spots0
The silent problem0
Science needs reform to tackle racism, says report0
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