Nature Physics

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Physics is 20. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Stronger pairs with resonant excitation569
Publisher Correction: Observation of Josephson harmonics in tunnel junctions297
Efficient learning of many-body systems288
Search for rule-breaking electrons276
Ion and electron acoustic bursts during anti-parallel magnetic reconnection driven by lasers257
A tiny escape256
Even more exotic225
Enhancing the efficiency of light-induced phase transitions through transient local distortions215
How not to build a star192
Demonstration of momentum cooling to enhance the potential of cancer treatment with proton therapy188
In iodine we thrust184
Biased teaching evaluations178
Comic-ally chaotic colleagues173
A picture of a swinging atom169
How Iranian students can master integration into German academia164
Efficient optimization of deep neural quantum states155
A general theory of quantum codes connecting quantum computation, complexity and physics154
Publisher Correction: High-fidelity three-qubit iToffoli gate for fixed-frequency superconducting qubits148
From actin to action146
Student interactions with generative AI145
Observing the effect of nuclear motion on attosecond charge migration142
Two-dimensional long-range uniaxial order in three-dimensional active fluids141
Spinning into new regimes141
Large curvature near a small gap137
Quasiparticles, flat bands and the melting of hydrodynamic matter133
Super- and subradiant dynamics of quantum emitters mediated by atomic matter waves132
Evidence of topological boundary modes with topological nodal-point superconductivity130
Critical fermions are universal embezzlers127
Controlling two-photon emission from superluminal and accelerating index perturbations127
The optimal strategy balancing risk and speed predicts DNA damage checkpoint override times127
Boundary modes of a charge density wave state in a topological material126
Observation of Joule–Thomson photon-gas expansion126
Biofilms as self-shaping growing nematics126
Realization of a multi-turn energy recovery accelerator123
Twin experiments reveal twin electron dynamics123
Metrology for a sustainable future122
Evidence of non-collinear spin texture in magnetic moiré superlattices122
Learning quantum Hamiltonians from high-temperature Gibbs states and real-time evolutions122
Quantum-enhanced sensing by echoing spin-nematic squeezing in atomic Bose–Einstein condensate120
Superconducting stripes induced by ferromagnetic proximity in an oxide heterostructure119
Addendum: Test of lepton universality in beauty-quark decays117
Moiré nematic phase in twisted double bilayer graphene117
Purification-based quantum error mitigation of pair-correlated electron simulations115
Fast universal control of an oscillator with weak dispersive coupling to a qubit114
Quantum disordered ground state in the triangular-lattice magnet NaRuO2113
Phase transition in magic with random quantum circuits108
Quantum critical behaviour in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene108
Experimental quantum computational chemistry with optimized unitary coupled cluster ansatz107
Discrete nonlinear topological photonics105
Low-temperature Leidenfrost-like jumping of sessile droplets on microstructured surfaces105
One spin at a time104
A local probe for many-body physics103
Pairing with strings attached103
Show instruments some love100
Fat chance of escaping obesogens100
Qubits measured in a different light99
Observation of electroweak production of two jets and a Z-boson pair98
Powers of hydrogen98
Quantized topological pumping in Floquet synthetic dimensions with a driven dissipative photonic molecule97
Dissipative time crystal in a strongly interacting Rydberg gas96
The formation of a nuclear-spin dark state in silicon96
Flexoelectricity-driven toroidal polar topology in liquid-matter helielectrics96
Author Correction: Measurement of the generalized spin polarizabilities of the neutron in the low-Q2 region94
Universal dynamics exposed by interaction quenches94
The air temperature conundrum94
A controlled cascade interference93
Glassy net of nanomagnets93
A wing explained93
Sheep lead the way92
Mechanical waves help zebrafish regrow their tails92
Observation of topological action potentials in engineered tissues91
A multilayer superconductor acts as an interdependent network89
Biological and soft matter matter89
Climate record gets hot update89
Geometric description of clustering in directed networks88
Electronic melt88
Mass difference measurements help to determine the neutrino mass88
Enhanced generation of magnonic frequency combs87
Enzymes as viscoelastic catalytic machines87
Clarification of braiding statistics in Fabry–Perot interferometry86
From atomically resolved imaging to generative and causal models85
Tunable quantum simulation of spin models with a two-dimensional ion crystal84
Decoherence and revival in attosecond charge migration driven by non-adiabatic dynamics84
Flavour-selective localization in interacting lattice fermions84
Parity measurement in the strong dispersive regime of circuit quantum acoustodynamics83
Storage-ring laser spectroscopy of accelerator-produced hydrogen-like 208Bi82+83
Coherent control of chaotic optical microcavity with reflectionless scattering modes81
Supersolid-like sound modes in a driven quantum gas81
Dynamic phase transition in 1T-TaS2 via a thermal quench80
Quantum critical metals and loss of quasiparticles80
Nonlocal nonlinear phononics78
Room-temperature flexible manipulation of the quantum-metric structure in a topological chiral antiferromagnet77
Quantum spherical codes77
Error correction of a logical grid state qubit by dissipative pumping77
Anyonic interference and braiding phase in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer76
Programmable Heisenberg interactions between Floquet qubits76
Probabilistic error cancellation with sparse Pauli–Lindblad models on noisy quantum processors75
Realization of the Haldane Chern insulator in a moiré lattice74
Search for axion-like dark matter with spin-based amplifiers72
Measurement-induced quantum phases realized in a trapped-ion quantum computer72
The duality of a multitude71
Harmony beyond differences71
In the multiverse of ideas70
Bite-size science for beginners70
Optical coherent manipulation of alkaline-earth circular Rydberg states69
Ultrasensitive single-ion electrometry in a magnetic field gradient69
Islands identified69
Double charge wave69
Controlling interactions between high-frequency phonons and single quantum systems using phononic crystals68
Braiding reflectionless states in non-Hermitian magnonics68
Bias in physics peer recognition does not explain gaps in perceived peer recognition68
Born effective charges and vibrational spectra in superconducting and bad conducting metals67
Holographic dynamics simulations with a trapped-ion quantum computer67
Time for a decision66
A route to greener Big Science66
Long-lived Bell states in an array of optical clock qubits66
Spins strain to see the light66
Slightly out of tune65
Always relevant65
Collective motion of electrons captured at the atomic scale64
A recipe for speed62
Polar rain62
Gap-opening time periodic perturbations61
Travel through the shock61
Anions get cold61
Complete quantum toolbox for an acoustic resonator61
Ultracold quantum technologies61
Mechanical asymmetry in nucleocytoplasmic protein transport61
Time interfaces for broadband coherent wave manipulation60
Synthetic cells on the move60
Frontogenesis at Jovian high latitudes60
Forbidden by symmetry59
It takes more than forceful leaders59
Towards meaningful diversity, equity and inclusion in physics learning environments59
Unidirectional coherent quasiparticles in the high-temperature rotational symmetry broken phase of AV3Sb5 kagome superconductors57
Programmable simulations of molecules and materials with reconfigurable quantum processors57
Tunable interplay between light and heavy electrons in twisted trilayer graphene57
An ocean of code57
Discrete degeneracies distinguished by the anomalous Hall effect in a metallic kagome ice compound57
Evidence of dual Shapiro steps in a Josephson junction array57
Ultrafast room-temperature valley manipulation in silicon and diamond57
Diffusive topological transport in spatiotemporal thermal lattices57
Real-time microscopy of the relaxation of a glass57
Electrons with Planckian scattering obey standard orbital motion in a magnetic field56
Continuous recoil-driven lasing and cavity frequency pinning with laser-cooled atoms56
High-efficiency optical training of itinerant two-dimensional magnets55
Strained crystalline nanomechanical resonators with quality factors above 10 billion54
Sequence-specific interactions determine viscoelasticity and ageing dynamics of protein condensates54
Liquid drop crystals54
Bloch oscillations of coherently driven dissipative solitons in a synthetic dimension54
Crossed Luttinger liquid hidden in a quasi-two-dimensional material54
Collisionally stable gas of bosonic dipolar ground-state molecules54
A metallic room-temperature d-wave altermagnet54
Excitons dance as light conducts53
DART hits the bullseye53
A difference of consequence53
Keep the spins spinning53
A faithful but bleak portrayal53
The bit juggler53
How to restore trust in science through education52
Enhancement of superexchange due to synergetic breathing and hopping in corner-sharing cuprates51
Qubits inside junctions get joined up51
The onset of a slip51
Field guides51
No need to decide51
Violation of Bell inequality by photon scattering on a two-level emitter50
The way the bubbles ride50
Developments in atomic control using ultracold magnetic lanthanides50
News on the neutron structure50
Inspired by disorder50
Unconventional superconducting quantum criticality in monolayer WTe249
Publisher Correction: Selective and collective actuation in active solids49
Fish shoals resemble a stochastic excitable system driven by environmental perturbations49
Squeeze it tight49
Citation inequity and gendered citation practices in contemporary physics49
Collective migration reveals mechanical flexibility of malaria parasites48
Optimal simulation of quantum dynamics48
Thermopower probes of emergent local moments in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene48
The past and present of frozen bubbles48
Observation of antiferromagnetic order in a quasicrystal47
Cavity-mediated long-range interactions in levitated optomechanics47
Emergence of fluctuating hydrodynamics in chaotic quantum systems47
Distinct elastic properties and their origins in glasses and gels46
Anomalous enhancement of the Nernst effect at the crossover between a Fermi liquid and a strange metal46
Adaptation in doubt46
Dipolar spin wave packet transport in a van der Waals antiferromagnet45
A dual-species Rydberg array45
Trapped magnetic flux in superconducting hydrides45
Protecting expressive circuits with a quantum error detection code45
The hidden hierarchical nature of soft particulate gels45
Valley-polarized excitonic Mott insulator in WS2/WSe2 moiré superlattice45
Cyclic jetting enables microbubble-mediated drug delivery45
Observation of Josephson harmonics in tunnel junctions45
Measurement of the Higgs boson width and evidence of its off-shell contributions to ZZ production44
Anomalous quantization without an edge43
The heat of the moment43
Interacting magnetic hedgehogs43
Attosecond circular-dichroism chronoscopy of electron vortices43
On the wings of a butterfly43
The expanding role of National Metrology Institutes in the quantum era42
Young African universities take the lead42
The power of parasite collectives42
Optical energy on demand42
Active solids sync up42
An improved recipe for error detection42
Identifying the quantum fingerprint of plasmon polaritons42
Publisher Correction: Observation of triple J/ψ meson production in proton-proton collisions41
Waves break the symmetry41
Life through the fluid dynamics lens41
Tap the potential of PhD students40
Publisher Correction: Non-specific adhesive forces between filaments and membraneless organelles40
A kagome antiferromagnet reaches its quantum plateau40
Author Correction: Tunable quantum simulation of spin models with a two-dimensional ion crystal40
Realization of a continuous time crystal in a photonic metamaterial40
Quantifying the role of antiferromagnetic fluctuations in the superconductivity of the doped Hubbard model39
Josephson–Coulomb drag effect between graphene and a LaAlO3/SrTiO3 superconductor39
Thermal superconducting quantum interference proximity transistor39
Topological edge and corner states in bismuth fractal nanostructures39
Broadband squeezed microwaves and amplification with a Josephson travelling-wave parametric amplifier39
Disruption prediction with artificial intelligence techniques in tokamak plasmas39
Gravity is attractive38
Nonclassical near-field dynamics of surface plasmons38
Quantum statistics in the minimal Bell scenario38
Shaping the propagation of light in complex media38
Author Correction: Ultrafast X-ray imaging of the light-induced phase transition in VO238
Self-regulation of phenotypic noise synchronizes emergent organization and active transport in confluent microbial environments38
Crystals break up with a twist38
Atom-trap trace analysis of 41Ca/Ca down to the 10–17 level37
Nonlinear nanomechanical resonators approaching the quantum ground state37
Bending rigidity, sound propagation and ripples in flat graphene37
Clonal dominance in excitable cell networks37
Observation of spin polarons in a frustrated moiré Hubbard system37
Spectral evidence for Dirac spinons in a kagome lattice antiferromagnet37
Metremania36
Optogenetic generation of leader cells reveals a force–velocity relation for collective cell migration36
A thermodynamic explanation of the Invar effect36
The amorphous materials behind biophysics36
Non-specific adhesive forces between filaments and membraneless organelles36
Mist and replication36
Observation of a reduced-turbulence regime with boron powder injection in a stellarator36
Topology shapes dynamics of higher-order networks36
Piezomagnetic switching of the anomalous Hall effect in an antiferromagnet at room temperature35
The devil is in the defects35
Defects show self-constraint in active nematics35
A metallic road to localization35
No science without shadow35
Understanding the formation of gas bubbles at liquid–liquid interfaces35
Return of the bats34
Supervise the algorithms34
Author Correction: Characterization of the shape-staggering effect in mercury nuclei34
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