Most-cited Materials Science papers of 2017, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Materials Science research papers published in 2017, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

  1. Nanoparticles: Properties, applications and toxicities
    Ibrahim Khan, Ibrahim Khan et al. · 2017 · 7,045 citations
  2. UCSF ChimeraX: Meeting modern challenges in visualization and analysis
    Thomas D. Goddard, Conrad C. Huang et al. · 2017 · 5,319 citations
  3. Recent Advances in Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials
    Chaoliang Tan, Xiehong Cao et al. · 2017 · 5,120 citations
  4. Guidelines for Synthesis and Processing of Two-Dimensional Titanium Carbide (Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene)
    Mohamed Alhabeb, Kathleen Maleski et al. · 2017 · 5,081 citations
  5. MolProbity: More and better reference data for improved all‐atom structure validation
    Christopher J. Williams, Jeffrey J. Headd et al. · 2017 · 4,617 citations
  6. The antimicrobial activity of nanoparticles: present situation and prospects for the future
    Linlin Wang, Hu Chen et al. · 2017 · 4,055 citations · Free PDF
  7. The atom, the molecule, and the covalent organic framework
    Christian S. Diercks, Omar M. Yaghi · 2017 · 3,491 citations
  8. Cellular uptake of nanoparticles: journey inside the cell
    Shahed Behzadi, Vahid Serpooshan et al. · 2017 · 2,834 citations
  9. Advances in thermoelectric materials research: Looking back and moving forward
    Jian He, Terry M. Tritt · 2017 · 2,791 citations
  10. Recent development of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides and their applications
    Wonbong Choi, Nitin Choudhary et al. · 2017 · 2,781 citations
  11. Mechanical properties of graphene and graphene-based nanocomposites
    Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou, Ian A. Kinloch et al. · 2017 · 2,599 citations
  12. Metal nanoparticles: understanding the mechanisms behind antibacterial activity
    Yael N. Slavin, Jason Asnis et al. · 2017 · 2,581 citations · Free PDF
  13. Atomically Precise Clusters of Noble Metals: Emerging Link between Atoms and Nanoparticles
    Indranath Chakraborty, Thalappil Pradeep · 2017 · 2,508 citations
  14. Advanced analysis of copper X‐ray photoelectron spectra
    Mark C. Biesinger · 2017 · 2,257 citations
  15. Liposomal Formulations in Clinical Use: An Updated Review
    Upendra Bulbake, Sindhu Doppalapudi et al. · 2017 · 2,157 citations
  16. Fundamentals and advances in magnesium alloy corrosion
    Mohsen Esmaily, Jan‐Erik Svensson et al. · 2017 · 2,108 citations
  17. Latest advances in supercapacitors: from new electrode materials to novel device designs
    Faxing Wang, Xiongwei Wu et al. · 2017 · 2,021 citations
  18. ANI-1: an extensible neural network potential with DFT accuracy at force field computational cost
    Justin S. Smith, Olexandr Isayev et al. · 2017 · 1,946 citations · Free PDF
  19. Machine learning in materials informatics: recent applications and prospects
    Rampi Ramprasad, Rohit Batra et al. · 2017 · 1,936 citations · Free PDF
  20. Surface plasmon resonance in gold nanoparticles: a review
    Vincenzo Amendola, Roberto Pilot et al. · 2017 · 1,921 citations
  21. Flexible MXene/Graphene Films for Ultrafast Supercapacitors with Outstanding Volumetric Capacitance
    Jun Yan, Chang E. Ren et al. · 2017 · 1,899 citations
  22. Hydrophobic, Flexible, and Lightweight MXene Foams for High‐Performance Electromagnetic‐Interference Shielding
    Ji Liu, Haobin Zhang et al. · 2017 · 1,835 citations
  23. PDBsum: Structural summaries of PDB entries
    Roman A. Laskowski, Jagoda Jabłońska et al. · 2017 · 1,818 citations
  24. MXene Ti3C2: An Effective 2D Light-to-Heat Conversion Material
    Renyuan Li, Lianbin Zhang et al. · 2017 · 1,815 citations
  25. Metasurface Polarization Optics: Independent Phase Control of Arbitrary Orthogonal States of Polarization
    J. P. Balthasar Mueller, Noah A. Rubin et al. · 2017 · 1,780 citations

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