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Papers

(The median citation count of Nano Futures is 4. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
A Versatile Colloidal Photonic Crystal Assisted SERS Template for the Detection of Pesticides, Explosives, and Dyes.	55
Functional nanomaterial-enabled synthetic biology	29
Perspectives for III-nitride photonic platforms	24
Enhanced water oxidation reaction activity of Mn₃O₄ nanocrystals in an alkaline medium by doping transition-metal ions	23
Ab initio guided atomistic modelling of nanomaterials on exascale high-performance computing platforms	19
In Memoriam - Professor Mark Reed	18
Detection of circulating tumor cells and single cell extraction technology: principle, effect and application prospect	18
Lithography-free fabrication and optical characterizations of nanotextured nickel dewetting thin film for broadband absorbers	16
Preparation of carbon dots-metal nanoparticles nanocomposites and their application in heterogeneous catalysis	14
Walking by design: how to build artificial molecular motors made of proteins	12
Preparation and application of lignin nanoparticles: a review	12
Biogenic synthesis of nano-sulfur using Punica granatum fruit peel extract with enhanced antimicrobial activities for accelerating wound healing	11
Magnetic nanoparticles and magnetic particle spectroscopy-based bioassays: a 15 year recap	11
Multilayer adsorption and kinetic studies of dyes on pure and structurally modified poly(methyl methacrylate) electrospun nanofibers	11
Self-assembly of bioinspired peptides for biomimetic synthesis of advanced peptide-based nanomaterials: a mini-review	11
Ambipolar carbon nanotube transistors with hybrid nanodielectric for low-voltage CMOS-like electronics	10
In-situ monitoring of plasmon-induced nanoscale photocatalytic activity from Au-decorated TiO₂ microflowers	10
Carbon nanotube-mediated high intensity focused ultrasound	10
Study of the adsorptive removal of (Fe⁺²) and (Ni⁺²) from water by synthesized magnetite/corn cobs magnetic nanocomposite	9
Intrinsically disordered proteins at the nano-scale	9
Ni₃S₄/NiS/rGO as a promising electrocatalyst for methanol and ethanol electro-oxidation	8
Silver nanowires: a focused review of their synthesis, properties, and major factors limiting their commercialization	8
Nanomaterials and printing techniques for 2D and 3D soft electronics	8
Recent developments in the preparation and assembly of two-dimensional plate materials in Langmuir–Blodgett films: a review	8
Novel ternary metal oxide nanoparticles (La₂Cu_0.8Zn_0.2O₄) as a potential photocatalyst for visible light photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue and de	7

Activation of two dopants, Bi and Er in δ-doped layer in Si crystal	7
Emerging trends in fluorescent nanodiamond quantum sensing	7
The use of orthogonal analytical approaches to profile lipid nanoparticle physicochemical attributes	7
Navigating the frontiers of graphene quality control to enable product optimisation and market confidence	7
Biologically plausible information propagation in a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor integrate-and-fire artificial neuron circuit with memristive synapses	7
Opportunities and challenges for antimicrobial nanostructured materials in the management of skin infections	7
One (photon), two(-dimensional crystals), a lot (of potential): a quick snapshot of a rapidly evolving field	7
Emerging trends in microfluidic-assisted nanomaterial synthesis for their high-resolution gas sensing applications	6
Highly dispersed Cu nanoparticles decorated on MOF-5: development of highly efficient noble metal-free electrocatalyst	6
Trends in nanomaterial-based biosensors for viral detection	6
Controlling and monitoring laser-mediated localized synthesis of silver nanoparticles within gold nanoapertures	6
Overlapping top gate electrodes based on low temperature atomic layer deposition for nanoscale ambipolar lateral junctions	6
New nanocomposite membranes based on polybenzimidazole with improved fuel cell performance at high temperatures	5
Facile copper ferrite/carbon quantum dot magnetic nanocomposite as an effective nanocatalyst for reduction of para-nitroaniline and ortho-nitroaniline	5
NiCo₂O₄@V₂O₅ nanobelts as electrode materials for efficient electrochemical charge storage	5
Raman spectroscopy of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals	5
An investigation into the environmental and therapeutic applications of holmium-doped titanium dioxide (Ho-TiO₂) nanocatalysts: a kinetic and thermodynamic study of the photocatalytic degra	5
Roadmap on printable electronic materials for next-generation sensors	5
Key factors and performance criteria of wearable strain sensors based on polymer nanocomposites	5
Synthesis and characterization of a g-C₃N₄/TiO₂-ZnO nanostructure for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue	5
A silver nanoparticle (AgNP)-loaded Bi₂Se₃ topological insulator p-n heterojunction photodiode for a near-infrared (NIR) photodetector	5
Unfolding potential and challenges in molecular field-coupled nanocomputing	5
Synthesis and characterizations of sugar-glass nanoparticles mediated protein delivery system for tissue engineering application	5
Lipid Nanoparticles in Medicine: Advances in Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and Future Directions	5
Electron beam lithography on non-planar, suspended, 3D AFM cantilever for nanoscale thermal probing	4
Layer-structured NiFe nanosheets on CoNi nanowires for enhanced oxygen evolution reaction	4
Construction of tumor microenvironment and redox responsive nanocarrier-mediated cisplatin co-delivery system for effective chemotherapy to pancreatic cancer	4
Recent advances in magnetoresistance biosensors: a short review	4
Roadmap for Schottky barrier transistors	4
Electrochemical detection of homovanillic acid, a breast cancer biomarker, using Pluronic-modified MoS₂ nanosheets	4
Fabrication of Pt–Ag–Au heterogeneous truncated hollow sub-microspheres for chemically self-propelled colloidal motors	4
The physics of quantum 2.0: challenges in understanding quantum matter	4