Most-cited Materials Science papers of 2021, with free PDFs
The 25 most-cited Materials Science research papers published in 2021, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.
- Nanomaterials: a review of synthesis methods, properties, recent progress, and challenges
Nadeem Baig, Irshad Kammakakam et al. · 2021 · 3,270 citations - The world of two-dimensional carbides and nitrides (MXenes)
Armin VahidMohammadi, Johanna Rosén et al. · 2021 · 3,225 citations - Lipid NanoparticlesFrom Liposomes to mRNA Vaccine Delivery, a Landscape of Research Diversity and Advancement
Rumiana Tenchov, Robert E. Bird et al. · 2021 · 2,203 citations - Semiconductor quantum dots: Technological progress and future challenges
Francisco Pelayo García de Arquer, Dmitri V. Talapin et al. · 2021 · 1,964 citations - Chitosan: An Overview of Its Properties and Applications
Inmaculada Aranaz, Andrés R. Alcántara et al. · 2021 · 1,752 citations · Free PDF - Silver Nanoparticles and Their Antibacterial Applications
Tamara Bruna, Francisca Maldonado-Bravo et al. · 2021 · 1,716 citations · Free PDF - Machine Learning Force Fields
Oliver T. Unke, Stefan Chmiela et al. · 2021 · 1,581 citations · Free PDF - Dynamic Covalent Polymer Networks: A Molecular Platform for Designing Functions beyond Chemical Recycling and Self-Healing
Ning Zheng, Yang Xu et al. · 2021 · 1,414 citations - Systematic and collaborative approach to problem solving using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Neal Fairley, Vincent Fernandez et al. · 2021 · 1,413 citations · Free PDF - Electroceramics for High-Energy Density Capacitors: Current Status and Future Perspectives
Ge Wang, Zhilun Lu et al. · 2021 · 1,395 citations - Conducting polymers: a comprehensive review on recent advances in synthesis, properties and applications
K Namsheer, Chandra Sekhar Rout · 2021 · 1,362 citations - Ten Years of Progress in the Synthesis and Development of MXenes
Michael Naguib, Michel W. Barsoum et al. · 2021 · 1,258 citations - Gaussian Process Regression for Materials and Molecules
Volker L. Deringer, Albert P. Bartók et al. · 2021 · 1,236 citations - Advances in the Synthesis of 2D MXenes
Wei Yi, Peng Zhang et al. · 2021 · 1,223 citations - Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for electrochemical applications
Xiaojia Zhao, Pradip Pachfule et al. · 2021 · 1,197 citations - High-entropy-stabilized chalcogenides with high thermoelectric performance
Binbin Jiang, Yong Yu et al. · 2021 · 1,187 citations - Nanomaterials for cancer therapy: current progress and perspectives
Zhe Cheng, Maoyu Li et al. · 2021 · 1,167 citations · Free PDF - Cellulose and its derivatives: towards biomedical applications
Hadi Seddiqi, Erfan Oliaei et al. · 2021 · 1,166 citations · Free PDF - Mol* Viewer: modern web app for 3D visualization and analysis of large biomolecular structures
David Sehnal, Sebastian Bittrich et al. · 2021 · 1,158 citations - Polymeric micelles in drug delivery: An insight of the techniques for their characterization and assessment in biorelevant conditions
Martina Ghezzi, Silvia Pescina et al. · 2021 · 1,121 citations · Free PDF - Enabling large-scale hydrogen storage in porous media – the scientific challenges
Niklas Heinemann, Juan Alcalde et al. · 2021 · 1,082 citations - Understanding nanoparticle endocytosis to improve targeting strategies in nanomedicine
Mauro Sousa de Almeida, Eva Sušnik et al. · 2021 · 1,072 citations - Dimensional Design and Core–Shell Engineering of Nanomaterials for Electromagnetic Wave Absorption
Zhengchen Wu, Han‐Wen Cheng et al. · 2021 · 1,072 citations - Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy: Current Progress and Challenges
Shreelaxmi Gavas, Sameer Quazi et al. · 2021 · 1,053 citations · Free PDF - A review on the recent advances in hybrid supercapacitors
Dhruba P. Chatterjee, Arun Kumar Nandi · 2021 · 1,027 citations
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