# Most-cited Materials Science papers of 2024, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Materials Science research papers published in 2024, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [Polymeric Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4394857483) · 1,149 citations
2. [Phenix - a comprehensive python-based system for macromolecular structure solution](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4300105875) · 762 citations
3. [Augmenting large language models with chemistry tools](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4396723768) · 760 citations · Free PDF
4. [Synthesis of green nanoparticles for energy, biomedical, environmental, agricultural, and food applications: A review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4391052377) · 755 citations · Free PDF
5. [Self-Driving Laboratories for Chemistry and Materials Science](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4401535000) · 663 citations
6. [Heterostructured BN@Co‐C@C Endowing Polyester Composites Excellent Thermal Conductivity and Microwave Absorption at C Band](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4390729618) · 651 citations
7. [A review of supercapacitors: Materials, technology, challenges, and renewable energy applications](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4401046606) · 634 citations
8. [Magnetometry with nitrogen-vacancy defects in diamond](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3106468973) · 618 citations
9. [Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage Materials: State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4394707886) · 557 citations
10. [Natural and Synthetic Polymers for Biomedical and Environmental Applications](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4395004493) · 545 citations · Free PDF
11. [Titanium-Based alloys and composites for orthopedic implants Applications: A comprehensive review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4392768957) · 502 citations
12. [Nanotechnology’s frontier in combatting infectious and inflammatory diseases: prevention and treatment](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4392775085) · 490 citations · Free PDF
13. [Atomically thin boron nitride: unique properties and applications](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3102160603) · 481 citations
14. [Materials design for hypersonics](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4394931621) · 479 citations · Free PDF
15. [A comprehensive review on hydrogen production, storage, and applications](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4403550027) · 476 citations
16. [Plasmonic silver and gold nanoparticles: shape- and structure-modulated plasmonic functionality for point-of-caring sensing, bio-imaging and medical therapy](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4392013492) · 473 citations
17. [Ultrahigh energy storage in high-entropy ceramic capacitors with polymorphic relaxor phase](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4394728313) · 466 citations
18. [Structural Design for EMI Shielding: From Underlying Mechanisms to Common Pitfalls](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4392713521) · 440 citations
19. [Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles: A comprehensive review of methods, influencing factors, and applications](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4403285527) · 430 citations
20. [Structural disorder determines capacitance in nanoporous carbons](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4394933487) · 425 citations
21. [Nature of metal-support interaction for metal catalysts on oxide supports](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4404577752) · 422 citations
22. [Metal–support interactions in metal oxide-supported atomic, cluster, and nanoparticle catalysis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4403071997) · 416 citations
23. [Recommended strategies for quantifying oxygen vacancies with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4400192348) · 414 citations
24. [Hydrogen Embrittlement as a Conspicuous Material Challenge─Comprehensive Review and Future Directions](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4396778990) · 407 citations
25. [Roadmap for Optical Metasurfaces](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4392199370) · 406 citations

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