Nature Materials

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Materials is 7. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Ultrafast plasmonics shapes electron beams940
Genetically encoded protein crystals by hierarchical design555
Modulation of optical loss leads to robust localization of light539
A strategy for obtaining AlN heteroepitaxial films with high crystalline quality416
Growing together399
Sealing stretchable electronics through a viscoplastic surface effect382
When the roof falls in381
Synapse-powered vitality375
Taming CAR T cell therapy toxicity370
Author Correction: Atomically precise photothermal nanomachines335
Signatures of magnetism in zigzag graphene nanoribbons embedded in a hexagonal boron nitride lattice335
Author Correction: Bose–Einstein condensation of a two-magnon bound state in a spin-1 triangular lattice333
Improving both performance and stability of n-type organic semiconductors by vitamin C324
Angle-resolved transport non-reciprocity and spontaneous symmetry breaking in twisted trilayer graphene319
Connecting the dots for cooperative emission315
Terahertz parametric amplification as a reporter of exciton condensate dynamics304
Observation of Floquet-induced gap in graphene288
Quadrupolar excitons take the stage283
Observation of quadrupolar and dipolar excitons in a semiconductor heterotrilayer280
Spin-valley Rashba monolayer laser280
Single-molecule photoelectron tunnelling spectroscopy279
All-electrical perpendicular switching of chiral antiferromagnetic order269
Enabling efficient electron injection in stretchable OLED269
The role of the electrolyte in non-conjugated radical polymers for metal-free aqueous energy storage electrodes251
The photonic path to quantum advantage247
Spin excitations in nanographene-based antiferromagnetic spin-1/2 Heisenberg chains235
Hierarchically engineered nanostructures from compositionally anisotropic molecular building blocks231
Radioisotope-mimetic molecular afterglow probe for downregulated cancer biomarker imaging231
Metamaterial adhesives for programmable adhesion through reverse crack propagation231
Fast water transport and molecular sieving through ultrathin ordered conjugated-polymer-framework membranes229
Obtaining V2(PO4)3 by sodium extraction from single-phase NaxV2(PO4)3 (1 < x < 3) positive electrode materials226
Unperceivable motion mimicking hygroscopic geometric reshaping of pine cones223
Substantial oxygen loss and chemical expansion in lithium-rich layered oxides at moderate delithiation223
Gate structuring on n-type bilayer MoS2 field-effect transistors for ultrahigh current density219
Grain boundary stabilization of fluorite ferroelectrics210
Non-iridium-based electrocatalyst for durable acidic oxygen evolution reaction in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis210
Hydrogels for RNA delivery205
Sensitive proton-radiation detectors203
Sequencing polymers to enable solid-state lithium batteries203
Molecular dampers for high-temperature capacitors202
Rescuing magnetic oscillations by microwave shocks201
Revealing the origin of local atomic disorder in energy materials201
Linking metal oxidation to oxygen reactivity199
Sieving in order197
Faster holes by delocalization196
Ionic polarization modulation for wide-bandgap high-κ 2D insulators193
Unveiling the intricate moiré of moiré texture192
Switching a chiral antiferromagnet192
Helical metasurfaces based on topological surface states in three-dimensional photonic topological insulators191
Topological control of spontaneous failure in active nematic solids187
Author Correction: Superconductivity and normal-state transport in compressively strained La2PrNi2O7 thin films186
Bridging length scales in organic mixed ionic–electronic conductors through internal strain and mesoscale dynamics185
Multiple freezing–melting pathways of high-density ice through ice XXI phase at room temperature183
A quantum dot in germanium proximitized by a superconductor183
Highly anisotropic spin transport in ultrathin black phosphorus182
Extreme phonon anharmonicity underpins superionic diffusion and ultralow thermal conductivity in argyrodite Ag8SnSe6182
Defeating depolarizing fields with artificial flux closure in ultrathin ferroelectrics173
Bio-inspired artificial mechanoreceptors with built-in synaptic functions for intelligent tactile skin173
Heat-resistant aluminium alloys172
Electrically writing a magnetic heliknoton in a chiral magnet169
Narrowband helical emitter with frontier orbital confinement for stable deep-blue hybrid-tandem organic light-emitting diodes167
Exciton density waves in Coulomb-coupled dual moiré lattices166
Compensating losses in polariton propagation with synthesized complex frequency excitation163
Quantum materials at the crossroads of strong correlation and topology162
Turning powders into fibre via cellulose160
Phase patterning of liquid crystal elastomers by laser-induced dynamic crosslinking159
Intranasal DNA nanocarrier vaccines with surface-patterned antigens enhance efficacy against respiratory syncytial virus159
One-step etch and peel159
High quantum efficiency of hydrogen production from methanol aqueous solution with PtCu–TiO2 photocatalysts153
Weaving-inspired asymmetric entangled nodes in multi-component polymer networks153
Stretchable ionic–electronic bilayer hydrogel electronics enable in situ detection of solid-state epidermal biomarkers152
Electron ptychography reveals a ferroelectricity dominated by anion displacements151
Decoupling the roles of Ni and Co in anionic redox activity of Li-rich NMC cathodes150
Perovskite–organic tandem solar cells with superior reverse-bias stability148
Modular synthesis of chemically programmable superlattices147
Chain entanglements enable regeneration of high-performance thermosets146
Electro-chemo-mechanics of anode-free solid-state batteries144
Stacking textured films on lattice-mismatched transparent conducting oxides via matched Voronoi cell of oxygen sublattice141
Connecting silicon carbide technologies138
Role of the extracellular matrix in cardiac ageing138
Intertwined orders in a quantum-entangled metal137
Tuning phonon transmission via single-atom substituents137
Optical control of spin-galvanic currents136
Tunable fractional Chern insulators135
Two birds with one stone134
Expanding the library of high-quality thin films133
Programming precise nanoparticle patterns133
In praise of peer review130
Delivering Europe’s graphene promise130
Capturing the dance of nanoparticles in crystals130
Ascendancy of semi-synthetic biomaterials from design towards democratization128
Tracking microstructure and mechanical response126
Two-dimensional magnets stack up against multiferroic competition125
Wafer-scale monolayer dielectric integration on atomically thin semiconductors124
Unconventional metal phase stabilizing metastable 2D materials124
A formal FeIII/V redox couple in an intercalation electrode124
Electronically configurable microscopic metasheet robots124
Interwoven magnetic kagome metal overcomes geometric frustration123
A nanoporous capacitive electrochemical ratchet for continuous ion separations123
Li iontronics in single-crystalline T-Nb2O5 thin films with vertical ionic transport channels121
Nano-oxides boost aluminium heat resistance121
Phonon interference in single-molecule junctions120
Designer quantum dot molecules and beyond119
Skyrmion nanodomains in ferroelectric–antiferroelectric solid solutions119
Group-III nitride heteroepitaxial films approaching bulk-class quality118
Accelerating ionizable lipid discovery for mRNA delivery using machine learning and combinatorial chemistry117
Giant electron-mediated phononic nonlinearity in semiconductor–piezoelectric heterostructures115
Local and sustainable production of biomaterials114
Blood–brain-barrier-crossing lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery to the central nervous system113
Templated encapsulation of platinum-based catalysts promotes high-temperature stability to 1,100 °C112
Mitigating proton trapping in cubic perovskite oxides via ScO6 octahedral networks110
Terahertz emission from giant optical rectification in a van der Waals material110
High-performance graphene-based carbon fibres prepared at room temperature via domain folding110
Designing spin and orbital sources of Berry curvature at oxide interfaces110
Electrochemically actuated microelectrodes for minimally invasive peripheral nerve interfaces109
High impact resistance in a high-entropy alloy with thermally stable hierarchical heterostructures109
Clamping enables enhanced electromechanical responses in antiferroelectric thin films108
Jammed interconnected bilayer emulsions as 3D-printable biological tissue mimics108
Formation, chemical evolution and solidification of the dense liquid phase of calcium (bi)carbonate107
Accelerated data-driven materials science with the Materials Project106
Chromogenic identification of breakdown105
A fridge without a cause104
Steering from the rear104
Mapping the transmission of single-molecule junctions using photoelectron tunnelling spectroscopy103
Simple connections take the prize102
Extended networks102
Photo-actuators via epitaxial growth of microcrystal arrays in polymer membranes101
Speeding up antiferromagnetic switching101
The blackjack of ice100
High-temperature superconductivity survives99
Writing a magnetic whirl on multiferroics99
Albumin-coated lipid nanoparticles are effective delivery systems for mRNA vaccines98
Biomolecular condensates as electrochemical powerhouses98
Magnetic proximity boosts chiral quantum emission98
Lifting the fog in ferroelectric thin-film synthesis96
Tensile strain and low coordination activate pure copper for hydrogen evolution96
Tiny spectrometers95
Optically induced ultrafast magnetization switching in ferromagnetic spin valves95
Orbital-hybridization-induced Ising-type superconductivity in a confined gallium layer95
A carbon-nanotube-based electron source with a 0.3-eV energy spread and an unconventional time delay94
Engineered living materials need engineered EU regulation94
Two-dimensional devices and integration towards the silicon lines94
Nuclear spin polarization and control in hexagonal boron nitride94
Coherent optical spin Hall transport for polaritonics at room temperature93
Damage-free dry transfer method using stress engineering for high-performance flexible two- and three-dimensional electronics93
Ultrafast evanescent heat transfer across solid interfaces via hyperbolic phonon–polariton modes in hexagonal boron nitride93
A 3-GPa ductile martensitic alloy enabled by interface complexes and dislocations92
Electrogenic protein condensates as intracellular electrochemical reactors92
Transitioning metal–organic frameworks from the laboratory to market through applied research92
Drawing boundaries between feasible and unfeasible zeolite intergrowths using high-throughput computational screening with synthesis validation92
Engineering bonding sites enables uniform and robust self-assembled monolayer for stable perovskite solar cells92
High-throughput in situ sizing and quantum yield determination of individual perovskite nanocrystals91
Electrical plants90
Staying in the comfort zone90
Regulating genes with stiffness90
Illuminating defects in crystal clear colloidal assemblies89
A dynamic view of frozen excitons89
Author Correction: P-block single-metal-site tin/nitrogen-doped carbon fuel cell cathode catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction88
Structural editing with chemical scissors88
Bridging the gap between precatalysts and electrocatalysts87
Amorphous chalcogenides in two dimensions87
Better electronics from immiscibility87
Detecting interference of lattice vibrations87
Inhalable mRNA nanoparticles86
Polariton probing of attometre displacement and nanoscale strain in ultrashort acoustic pulses86
Relativistic Mott transition in twisted WSe2 tetralayers84
A highly conductive polar metal with efficient charge–spin conversion84
Bimodal free volumes uplift gas separation83
Flatland wakes based on leaky hyperbolic polaritons83
A non-fullerene acceptor for perovskites82
A moiré proximity effect82
Rational design of high-performance low-loading oxygen reduction catalysts for alkaline fuel cells81
Quantitative and mechanistic insights into proton dynamics for fast energy storage81
Self-healing of fractured diamond81
Electronics can be more sustainable80
Tunable fractional Chern insulators in rhombohedral graphene superlattices80
Activating deformation twinning in cubic boron nitride80
All-optical control of antiferromagnetic domains via an inverse optical magnetoelectric effect79
Exploiting strained epitaxial germanium for scaling low-noise spin qubits at the micrometre scale79
A drug-mediated organic electrochemical transistor for robustly reusable biosensors78
From enhanced diffusion to ultrafast ballistic motion of hybrid light–matter excitations77
Revealing emergent magnetic charge in an antiferromagnet with diamond quantum magnetometry77
Two-dimensional materials for integrated sensing77
Space charge governs the kinetics of metal exsolution77
A Hall lot of effects76
Decoupling sliding polarizations76
Unjamming tumour cell invasion through cGAS–STING76
Brightening up quantum computing75
Beyond moiré in twisted two-dimensional magnets75
Printing with a quantum dot matrix75
Scalar topological photonic nested meta-crystals and skyrmion surface states in the light cone continuum75
A crystal that breathes75
A soft crystalline packing with no metallic analogue75
The expanding world of topological ferroelectrics75
Mechanism of plastic deformation in metal monochalcogenides74
Interleaved bond frustration in a triangular lattice antiferromagnet73
Materials and technology innovations towards sustainable electronics73
Designing flexible mechanical metamaterials with complex functionalities73
Physical reservoir computers that can adapt to perform different tasks73
Surface geometry controls bulk topological defects that govern embryonic structures72
Frozen non-equilibrium dynamics of exciton Mott insulators in moiré superlattices72
Computational discovery of fast interstitial oxygen conductors72
Topological steering of light by nematic vortices and analogy to cosmic strings72
Quantum tunnelling and leakage current across two-dimensional materials72
Beyond lithium for sustainable ammonia synthesis72
A magnetic continuum in the cobalt-based honeycomb magnet BaCo2(AsO4)272
Spins in chains72
Two-dimensional few-atom noble gas clusters in a graphene sandwich72
Long-lived hot carriers in a polymeric semiconductor72
Intermediate-phase engineering via dimethylammonium cation additive for stable perovskite solar cells71
Tissue-specific mRNA delivery and prime editing with peptide–ionizable lipid nanoparticles70
Improving lithium-ion cells by replacing polyethylene terephthalate jellyroll tape70
DNA photofluids show life-like motion70
Creating chirality in the nearly two dimensions69
Grain boundary zirconia-modified garnet solid-state electrolyte69
A DNA origami device spatially controls CD95 signalling to induce immune tolerance in rheumatoid arthritis68
Bending the rules68
Colloidal quasicrystals engineered with DNA68
Large-area non-stoichiometric phase transition in transition metal chalcogenide films68
Unconventional scaling of the orbital Hall effect68
Superconductivity feels the heat68
A mixed legacy67
Still going strong67
A magnetic field for each electron67
Strain by metal nitrides accelerates oxygen reduction67
Prodding the quantum spin liquid66
Publisher Correction: Bose–Einstein condensation of a two-magnon bound state in a spin-1 triangular lattice66
A cryogenic memristor66
Squeezing out power65
A solid electrolyte with active stability65
Resistance to fatigue65
How ions squeeze water out of n-type ladder organic mixed conductors65
In situ tissue stiffening as a model of early lung injury and disease65
Artificial neuron transmits chemical signals65
Imaging supermoiré relaxation in helical trilayer graphene64
Potential and challenges of computing with molecular materials63
Vortices and antivortices in antiferroelectric PbZrO363
Giant magnon spin conductivity in ultrathin yttrium iron garnet films62
Local photocrosslinking of native tissue matrix regulates lung epithelial cell mechanosensing and function62
Optimizing hierarchical membrane/catalyst systems for oxidative coupling of methane using additive manufacturing62
Graphene rolls with tunable chirality62
Double-sided van der Waals epitaxy of topological insulators across an atomically thin membrane62
Thermal multiferroics in all-inorganic quasi-two-dimensional halide perovskites62
An artificial neuromorphic interface for auditory restoration62
Molecular engineering of two-dimensional polyamide interphase layers for anode-free lithium metal batteries61
Mechanisms of active wetting and fluidification in epithelial cell collectives61
Evidence for time-reversal symmetry-breaking kagome superconductivity61
From a same origin to diverse and recyclable materials61
Transition between cooperative emission regimes in giant perovskite nanocrystals61
Contact-reaction-triggered selective doping61
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