Physics World

Papers
(The TQCC 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Accelerating egg yolks shed light on brain injuries5
UK unveils Horizon Europe ‘plan B’4
From tech fear to tech leader4
More human than human3
Final test for James Webb telescope3
Judge, jury and AI-xecutioner3
Ask me anything: Jony Hudson3
‘Alpha clusters’ discovered on neutron-rich nuclei3
Rocky ‘super Earth’ offers best chance yet for atmospheric studies2
Quantum entanglement observed in top quarks2
Breaking down barriers2
Passion, resilience and strength2
Sextuply-eclipsing star system discovered2
Particle physicist Tsung-Dao Lee dies aged 972
China powers ahead in particle physics1
Quantized vortices seen in a supersolid for the first time1
Where next for high-energy physics?1
Painting with protons: treatment beams recreate classic works of art1
Quantum for all – building a firm foundation1
Exploration without exploitation1
Quantum transition detected inside Earth could have its uses1
Recruiting and retaining good physics teachers1
Get stuck in1
Brightness boost for Berkeley laser laboratory1
Quantum investment1
A new spin on COVID1
Radiocarbon dating narrows age estimate of Kyrenia shipwreck1
From death rays to antimatter1
NASA launches $488m SPHEREx observatory1
How to survive a physics PhD1
Planning the future of high-energy physics1
The laws of division1
The physics of sheep – from phase transitions to collective motion1
Freeman Dyson: the radical scientist1
Quantum processor integrates 48 logical qubits1
Solar superpower1
Uproar at union’s harassment policy1
Quantum sensor survives at record-high pressures1
China sets out its climate ambitions1
China overtakes the US in terms of research quality, finds study1
‘Quantum materials are going through a revolution’1
Flower bubbles1
A tale of catastrophe and complexity1
Glassy gifts from a volcano goddess1
A novel window into smart glass1
A quantum celebration1
The weird and wonderful world of physics1
Carbon conundrum1
Scientists urge the US to reduce its nuclear arsenal1
CERN and China1
Sharp ring of light spotted around supermassive black hole1
Friction plays crucial role in how dominoes topple in waves1
The benefits of ‘Newton first’ teaching1
Not to be sniffed at1
Beam me back1
Fusion’s burning challenge1
UK outlines next STEPs towards fusion1
The joy of solar panels1
New centre aims to limit satellite interference on observations1
Using physics to fuel fibre-optic innovation1
Freedom in the Equation exhibition opens at Harvard Science Centre1
Quantum teleportation goes beyond neighbouring nodes1
WIMPs versus axions1
Arab Physical Society hosts inaugural event to celebrate founding1
Mechanical quantum bits sound good for applications1
When Bose wrote to Einstein1
Japan launches world’s first wooden satellite1
Dealing with deniers1
NMR helps to clear a mine field1
Women less likely to be included as authors on scientific papers0
“Triple Leidenfrost” effect spotted in two bouncing droplets0
Helen Edwards: pioneer of the Tevatron0
The laser physicist unlocking navigation technology0
Entangling physics and ballet0
Pulled paper slows hunt for Majorana0
John Polkinghorne: 1930–20210
Dare mighty garments0
Welcome to the age of glass0
Muons and streetlights0
Inspiring inspirals0
Let the viva voce live up to its name0
Optimal size for wind farms revealed by computational study0
Ireland releases national strategy for quantum research0
A hard time in space0
Sharing a love for astronomy0
Scientists link earthquakes to fast radio bursts0
A cosmic adventure0
Exams are too hard0
Physicist Maggie Aderin-Pocock honoured with damehood0
Build your own Belle0
On returning to work0
Quantum year quiz0
James Webb Space Telescope reveals its first spectacular images of the cosmos0
Slab avalanches resemble strike-slip earthquakes0
Brazil joins CERN at last0
Physics sing-along0
Trump turmoil hits US science0
Underground icons0
AI overtakes humans0
Accidental rebrand0
Ask me anything: Zahra Hussaini0
Clearing the bar0
Programmable quantum simulator boasts up to 256 qubits0
From scientist to science communicator0
Supercomputer simulations reveal how the Sun accelerates charged particles0
Papier-mash-é0
Surprising heat transfer in new semiconductor under high pressure0
LEGO microscope ‘lowers the barrier’ into the microscopic world0
Why we need to talk quantum0
How to think like a scientist0
Our world is quantum, claims physicists0
Australia sets out A$1bn national quantum strategy0
Space-based solar0
‘Tunable tuna’ makes a better swimmer0
Baby symmetry0
Chadwick was right0
Fritz Zwicky and the earliest prediction of dark matter0
Twist and shake0
Sects, drugs, drunken duels0
IOP responds to ‘girls don’t like physics’ comment0
Richard Friend wins 2024 IOP Isaac Newton Medal0
Supersonic cracks break classical speed limit0
Sunflowers ‘dance’ together to share sunlight0
Horror story0
Cold: the early days of laser cooling0
Combat robotics0
Dribbling teapots revisited0
The silent problem0
Shreddinger’s equation0
Fine structure and black holes0
Collaborate across multiple fields to be highly cited0
Hunt for the superheavies0
History made tangible0
Ask me anything: Kim Nygård0
Biden seeks science boost0
Who are you at work?0
Take a tour of the frontiers of printing0
Semiconductor pioneer Isamu Akasaki dies aged 920
Fighting algorithmic bias0
Photonic crystals formed over time in ancient Roman glass0
Why fungi could hold the key to eco-friendly, fire-resistant buildings0
UK government plans to ‘unleash’ nation’s space sector0
NASA puts UK physicist in charge of $7.8bn science programme0
NASA launches X-ray mission0
Correction0
The huge carbon footprint of large-scale computing0
Credit where it’s due0
Quantum error correction wins award0
Curiosity killed the (Schrödinger’s) cat0
Nuclear shape transitions visualized for the first time0
Quantum hype0
Prize first0
A quarter of UK students say school physics teaching is poor0
‘Phononic shield’ protects mantis shrimp from its own shock waves0
Andromeda galaxy photograph bags Royal Observatory Greenwich prize0
Elemental sound0
Entangled tale0
Winds of change0
Here’s how Venus could be losing water at a quicker rate0
The climate-change outsider0
No gender bias in peer review, claims study0
Treemendous Opportunity0
Making science centre stage0
Women in academia migrate shorter distances than men0
Beetling away0
Algorithm offers personalized audio in enclosed space0
Using cosmic muons to predict natural disasters0
Eye of fibres0
Philosophical ding-dong0
New Oak Ridge centre to boost US isotope production0
Superfluidity created in 2D gas0
From muck to magnets0
Mysterious brown dwarf is two objects, not one0
Firefly Aerospace achieves lunar landing0
A physicist’s experience of the mental-health system0
Using physics to patent inventions0
Painful memory0
Watt great news for LEGO0
Quasi-crystal quest0
Physics cookbook fails to gel0
Sony ventures into quantum computing0
Group plot quantum-safe future0
Is anyone out there?0
The surprising physics of babies0
Sensing gravity, the quantum way0
Superconductivity appears in nickelate crystals under pressure0
Art, science and the Anthropocene0
The perfect catch0
Einstein as you’ve never seen him0
Stout success0
Glass art in the age of quantum tech0
Spinning sustainability: meet the physicists turning wood into clothes0
UK scientists dismayed by stalled Horizon progress0
Bloody building blocks0
Size matters0
Higher dimensions0
What’s in a cover?0
CERN physicists update their future collider plans0
Gran Sasso experiment shuts0
Testing metaphors0
Bose–Einstein condensates hit record low temperature0
Entangled winners0
John Goodenough: battery pioneer dies aged 1000
Art and science0
Missing pioneers0
Quantum sensing the brain0
Around the world in 16 orbits0
Plagued by confusion0
No simple matter: how bacteria swim in complex fluids0
Ask me anything: Taghi Amirani0
Rebellious thoughts0
A tectonic shift for life?0
Origin of life explained with physics0
Stamp of success0
A question of dose0
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider restarts for Run 30
The iron rule of science0
Metaphorical mix-up0
JWST reveals interior structure of puffy exoplanet WASP-107 b0
The joy of connecting quantum black dots0
Science must do more to include people with disabilities0
Racing to save the planet0
Covert ops with added science0
Clever Young thing0
A physicist’s guide to ice cream0
New map pinpoints galaxies across the entire universe0
Laser light induces massive magnetic moments0
Engineering reflections0
NASA sends Psyche mission to metal-rich asteroid0
Octopus-inspired glove grabs underwater objects using LIDAR0
Lunar explorer0
Testing the limits of science0
Seeing the light: why flying insects gather at artificial illumination0
Ask me anything: Janina Moereke0
Physicist Ian Chapman picked to head UKRI0
EAST smashes fusion record0
Multicoloured light source gives compressive spectroscopy a boost0
Science needs reform to tackle racism, says report0
Perfect reflection0
Full of beans0
A most improbable physicist0
Physics gender gap entrenched by biased networks0
Theorists: good peer reviewers but prefer significance to rigour0
First electrical transistor made from a plank of wood0
Twists, turns, thrills and spills0
Survey reveals harassment faced by young astronomers0
Panel calls for muon collider0
Electron microscopists tackle fragile samples0
PhD blues0
Unhackable quantum Internet inches closer0
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