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