Nature Materials

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Materials is 8. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Ultrafast plasmonics shapes electron beams2191
Multipole polaron roams the devil’s staircase749
Quadrupolar excitons take the stage616
Genetically encoded protein crystals by hierarchical design461
Signatures of magnetism in zigzag graphene nanoribbons embedded in a hexagonal boron nitride lattice422
Angle-resolved transport non-reciprocity and spontaneous symmetry breaking in twisted trilayer graphene413
Taming CAR T cell therapy toxicity338
Bimorphic Floquet topological insulators334
Fast water transport and molecular sieving through ultrathin ordered conjugated-polymer-framework membranes330
Metamaterial adhesives for programmable adhesion through reverse crack propagation300
Observation of quadrupolar and dipolar excitons in a semiconductor heterotrilayer300
Unperceivable motion mimicking hygroscopic geometric reshaping of pine cones288
Hierarchically engineered nanostructures from compositionally anisotropic molecular building blocks283
All-electrical perpendicular switching of chiral antiferromagnetic order283
Modulation of optical loss leads to robust localization of light265
Experimental organs261
Spin-valley Rashba monolayer laser258
Growing together256
When the roof falls in253
Single-molecule photoelectron tunnelling spectroscopy247
A strategy for obtaining AlN heteroepitaxial films with high crystalline quality247
Substantial oxygen loss and chemical expansion in lithium-rich layered oxides at moderate delithiation245
Terahertz parametric amplification as a reporter of exciton condensate dynamics243
Spin excitations in nanographene-based antiferromagnetic spin-1/2 Heisenberg chains238
Obtaining V2(PO4)3 by sodium extraction from single-phase NaxV2(PO4)3 (1 < x < 3) positive electrode materials236
The role of the electrolyte in non-conjugated radical polymers for metal-free aqueous energy storage electrodes236
Trace removal of benzene vapour using double-walled metal–dipyrazolate frameworks235
Self-generated gradients steer collective migration on viscoelastic collagen networks228
Hydrogels for RNA delivery228
Synapse-powered vitality220
Sequencing polymers to enable solid-state lithium batteries215
Tuning colour centres at a twisted hexagonal boron nitride interface212
Directed cell migration towards softer environments211
Improving both performance and stability of n-type organic semiconductors by vitamin C206
Non-iridium-based electrocatalyst for durable acidic oxygen evolution reaction in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis204
Functionally doped infinite-layer nickelates198
Unveiling the intricate moiré of moiré texture197
Sensitive proton-radiation detectors196
Faster holes by delocalization195
Ionic polarization modulation for wide-bandgap high-κ 2D insulators194
Switching a chiral antiferromagnet193
Molecular dampers for high-temperature capacitors192
Exciton density waves in Coulomb-coupled dual moiré lattices192
Revealing the origin of local atomic disorder in energy materials192
Rescuing magnetic oscillations by microwave shocks185
Defect-driven anomalous transport in fast-ion conducting solid electrolytes182
A quantum dot in germanium proximitized by a superconductor182
Sieving in order182
Quantum materials at the crossroads of strong correlation and topology180
Compensating losses in polariton propagation with synthesized complex frequency excitation179
Bridging length scales in organic mixed ionic–electronic conductors through internal strain and mesoscale dynamics179
Multiple freezing–melting pathways of high-density ice through ice XXI phase at room temperature178
Author Correction: Superconductivity and normal-state transport in compressively strained La2PrNi2O7 thin films176
Electron ptychography reveals a ferroelectricity dominated by anion displacements173
Defeating depolarizing fields with artificial flux closure in ultrathin ferroelectrics173
Decoupling the roles of Ni and Co in anionic redox activity of Li-rich NMC cathodes170
High quantum efficiency of hydrogen production from methanol aqueous solution with PtCu–TiO2 photocatalysts170
Highly anisotropic spin transport in ultrathin black phosphorus169
Turning powders into fibre via cellulose167
Extreme phonon anharmonicity underpins superionic diffusion and ultralow thermal conductivity in argyrodite Ag8SnSe6166
Electro-chemo-mechanics of anode-free solid-state batteries166
Bio-inspired artificial mechanoreceptors with built-in synaptic functions for intelligent tactile skin165
Phase patterning of liquid crystal elastomers by laser-induced dynamic crosslinking165
Heat-resistant aluminium alloys162
Stacking textured films on lattice-mismatched transparent conducting oxides via matched Voronoi cell of oxygen sublattice160
Superconductivity in a quintuple-layer square-planar nickelate158
Stimuli-responsive metal–organic frameworks enabled by intrinsic molecular motion156
Stretchable ionic–electronic bilayer hydrogel electronics enable in situ detection of solid-state epidermal biomarkers156
Programming precise nanoparticle patterns155
In praise of peer review155
Role of the extracellular matrix in cardiac ageing155
Unconventional metal phase stabilizing metastable 2D materials151
Optical control of spin-galvanic currents150
Tunable fractional Chern insulators147
Connecting silicon carbide technologies147
Synchronized dancing under light147
Designing spin and orbital sources of Berry curvature at oxide interfaces145
Skyrmion nanodomains in ferroelectric–antiferroelectric solid solutions143
Phonon interference in single-molecule junctions143
Formation, chemical evolution and solidification of the dense liquid phase of calcium (bi)carbonate142
The visual appearances of disordered optical metasurfaces142
Designer quantum dot molecules and beyond142
Capturing the dance of nanoparticles in crystals141
Expanding the library of high-quality thin films139
Delivering Europe’s graphene promise139
Electronically configurable microscopic metasheet robots137
Group-III nitride heteroepitaxial films approaching bulk-class quality136
A formal FeIII/V redox couple in an intercalation electrode136
Ascendancy of semi-synthetic biomaterials from design towards democratization136
High-performance graphene-based carbon fibres prepared at room temperature via domain folding134
Blood–brain-barrier-crossing lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery to the central nervous system133
Mitigating proton trapping in cubic perovskite oxides via ScO6 octahedral networks133
Terahertz emission from giant optical rectification in a van der Waals material132
Giant electron-mediated phononic nonlinearity in semiconductor–piezoelectric heterostructures129
Electrochemically actuated microelectrodes for minimally invasive peripheral nerve interfaces127
Clamping enables enhanced electromechanical responses in antiferroelectric thin films127
Nano-oxides boost aluminium heat resistance125
Templated encapsulation of platinum-based catalysts promotes high-temperature stability to 1,100 °C124
Accelerated data-driven materials science with the Materials Project124
Li iontronics in single-crystalline T-Nb2O5 thin films with vertical ionic transport channels123
Accelerating ionizable lipid discovery for mRNA delivery using machine learning and combinatorial chemistry123
Chromogenic identification of breakdown122
A fridge without a cause120
Tensile strain and low coordination activate pure copper for hydrogen evolution118
Steering from the rear117
Mapping the transmission of single-molecule junctions using photoelectron tunnelling spectroscopy116
Writing a magnetic whirl on multiferroics116
High-temperature superconductivity survives113
Simple connections take the prize112
Lifting the fog in ferroelectric thin-film synthesis112
Optically induced ultrafast magnetization switching in ferromagnetic spin valves112
Design criteria for tough metamaterials111
Nuclear spin polarization and control in hexagonal boron nitride111
Correlative image learning of chemo-mechanics in phase-transforming solids110
Photo-enhanced ionic conductivity across grain boundaries in polycrystalline ceramics110
Tiny spectrometers110
Drawing boundaries between feasible and unfeasible zeolite intergrowths using high-throughput computational screening with synthesis validation109
Two-dimensional devices and integration towards the silicon lines108
A carbon-nanotube-based electron source with a 0.3-eV energy spread and an unconventional time delay108
Engineering bonding sites enables uniform and robust self-assembled monolayer for stable perovskite solar cells108
Ultrafast evanescent heat transfer across solid interfaces via hyperbolic phonon–polariton modes in hexagonal boron nitride108
Magnetic proximity boosts chiral quantum emission108
Coherent optical spin Hall transport for polaritonics at room temperature108
Photo-actuators via epitaxial growth of microcrystal arrays in polymer membranes107
Electrotunable friction with ionic liquid lubricants106
Albumin-coated lipid nanoparticles are effective delivery systems for mRNA vaccines104
Damage-free dry transfer method using stress engineering for high-performance flexible two- and three-dimensional electronics103
Direct correlation between void formation and lithium dendrite growth in solid-state electrolytes with interlayers102
Transitioning metal–organic frameworks from the laboratory to market through applied research102
Staying in the comfort zone102
Tough and stretchable ionogels by in situ phase separation102
Regulating genes with stiffness102
Electrical plants101
A moiré proximity effect101
A dynamic view of frozen excitons101
Illuminating defects in crystal clear colloidal assemblies100
Flatland wakes based on leaky hyperbolic polaritons98
Structural editing with chemical scissors98
Inhalable mRNA nanoparticles98
Bimodal free volumes uplift gas separation97
Bridging the gap between precatalysts and electrocatalysts97
Tunable fractional Chern insulators in rhombohedral graphene superlattices95
Electronics can be more sustainable93
Author Correction: P-block single-metal-site tin/nitrogen-doped carbon fuel cell cathode catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction92
A non-fullerene acceptor for perovskites91
Topological Wannier cycles induced by sub-unit-cell artificial gauge flux in a sonic crystal91
Self-healing of fractured diamond91
From enhanced diffusion to ultrafast ballistic motion of hybrid light–matter excitations90
A drug-mediated organic electrochemical transistor for robustly reusable biosensors90
Polariton probing of attometre displacement and nanoscale strain in ultrashort acoustic pulses89
Exploiting strained epitaxial germanium for scaling low-noise spin qubits at the micrometre scale88
Amorphous chalcogenides in two dimensions88
Detecting interference of lattice vibrations87
Dynamic soft materials as tough as glass85
Better electronics from immiscibility85
Toughness and elasticity from phase separation85
Quantitative and mechanistic insights into proton dynamics for fast energy storage84
Asynchronous current-induced switching of rare-earth and transition-metal sublattices in ferrimagnetic alloys84
Space charge governs the kinetics of metal exsolution83
Revealing emergent magnetic charge in an antiferromagnet with diamond quantum magnetometry83
Stripping ions with liquid83
Relativistic Mott transition in twisted WSe2 tetralayers82
Mechanism of plastic deformation in metal monochalcogenides81
Decoupling sliding polarizations81
Activating deformation twinning in cubic boron nitride81
Scalar topological photonic nested meta-crystals and skyrmion surface states in the light cone continuum79
Physical reservoir computers that can adapt to perform different tasks79
Handy nanoquakes79
Beyond moiré in twisted two-dimensional magnets78
Unjamming tumour cell invasion through cGAS–STING77
Spins in chains77
The expanding world of topological ferroelectrics77
A Hall lot of effects77
Designing flexible mechanical metamaterials with complex functionalities76
Printing with a quantum dot matrix76
Evidence of a room-temperature quantum spin Hall edge state in a higher-order topological insulator76
A soft crystalline packing with no metallic analogue76
Grain boundary zirconia-modified garnet solid-state electrolyte76
Two-dimensional few-atom noble gas clusters in a graphene sandwich76
Unconventional scaling of the orbital Hall effect75
Long-lived hot carriers in a polymeric semiconductor75
Twistronics and the small-angle magic75
Interleaved bond frustration in a triangular lattice antiferromagnet74
Frozen non-equilibrium dynamics of exciton Mott insulators in moiré superlattices74
A magnetic continuum in the cobalt-based honeycomb magnet BaCo2(AsO4)274
DNA photofluids show life-like motion74
Colloidal quasicrystals engineered with DNA73
Intermediate-phase engineering via dimethylammonium cation additive for stable perovskite solar cells73
Topological steering of light by nematic vortices and analogy to cosmic strings73
Subsecond multichannel magnetic control of select neural circuits in freely moving flies72
Stretching out transistors72
Tissue-specific mRNA delivery and prime editing with peptide–ionizable lipid nanoparticles72
Beyond lithium for sustainable ammonia synthesis71
Materials and technology innovations towards sustainable electronics71
High-entropy enhanced capacitive energy storage70
Improving lithium-ion cells by replacing polyethylene terephthalate jellyroll tape70
Creating chirality in the nearly two dimensions70
Bending the rules69
A DNA origami device spatially controls CD95 signalling to induce immune tolerance in rheumatoid arthritis69
Superconductivity feels the heat69
Computational discovery of fast interstitial oxygen conductors69
Still going strong68
Boosting electromechanical response via clamping68
A cryogenic memristor68
Strain by metal nitrides accelerates oxygen reduction67
A magnetic field for each electron67
Publisher Correction: Bose–Einstein condensation of a two-magnon bound state in a spin-1 triangular lattice66
Enhanced energy storage in high-entropy ferroelectric polymers66
Bending the rules, naturally66
Active tissue adhesive activates mechanosensors and prevents muscle atrophy66
A mixed legacy66
Molecular engineering of two-dimensional polyamide interphase layers for anode-free lithium metal batteries66
Double-sided van der Waals epitaxy of topological insulators across an atomically thin membrane65
In situ tissue stiffening as a model of early lung injury and disease64
Multislip-enabled morphing of all-inorganic perovskites64
Local photocrosslinking of native tissue matrix regulates lung epithelial cell mechanosensing and function64
Zero-field polarity-reversible Josephson supercurrent diodes enabled by a proximity-magnetized Pt barrier64
A solid electrolyte with active stability64
Artificial neuron transmits chemical signals63
Resistance to fatigue63
Vortices and antivortices in antiferroelectric PbZrO363
Squeezing out power62
Evidence for time-reversal symmetry-breaking kagome superconductivity62
Tomographic measurement of dielectric tensors at optical frequency62
Optimizing hierarchical membrane/catalyst systems for oxidative coupling of methane using additive manufacturing61
High-temperature Josephson diode60
Electric-field-induced colour switching in colloidal quantum dot molecules at room temperature60
Prodding the quantum spin liquid60
Potential and challenges of computing with molecular materials59
Giant magnon spin conductivity in ultrathin yttrium iron garnet films59
Thermal multiferroics in all-inorganic quasi-two-dimensional halide perovskites59
Graphene rolls with tunable chirality59
Ultrafast light-based logic with graphene58
Highly compressible glass-like supramolecular polymer networks58
Unveiling ultrafast disorder dynamics58
Mechanical checkpoint regulates monocyte differentiation in fibrotic niches58
A large library for tiny catalysts58
Soft learning58
Paul McMillan (1956–2022)57
Moiré turns neuromorphic57
Dispersion-tunable low-loss implanted spin-wave waveguides for large magnonic networks56
Lipid nanodiscs give cancer a STING56
Evidencing ultrafast dislocation motion56
Engineering correlated insulators in bilayer graphene with a remote Coulomb superlattice55
Dynamic flow control through active matter programming language55
The power of the body55
Special delivery55
Unconventional unidirectional magnetoresistance in heterostructures of a topological semimetal and a ferromagnet54
Soft features for robotics54
Publisher Correction: High-efficiency stretchable light-emitting polymers from thermally activated delayed fluorescence54
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