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Most-Cited Materials and Energy Papers This Year (2026)

As of November 2, 2026, “Rod-shaped zinc-based metal–organic frameworks with dual-state emission for dual-state detection of ferric ions: Sensitive point-of-care testing in food samples” leads Most-Cited Materials and Energy Papers This Year with 59 citations. “Refrigeration down to 0.16 K using a frustrated magnet Gd2B2MoO9” is second and “NEP89: universal neuroevolution potential for inorganic and organic materials across 89 elements” third.

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Refrigeration down to 0.16 K using a frustrated magnet Gd2B2MoO9Yikun Zhang et al. · Nature Communications · 2026-01-0651 citations

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Rod-shaped zinc-based metal–organic frameworks with dual-state emission for dual-state detection of ferric ions: Sensitive point-of-care testing in food samplesSameera Sh. Mohammed Ameen et al. · Microchemical Journal · 2026-02-1059 citations

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NEP89: universal neuroevolution potential for inorganic and organic materials across 89 elementsTing Bo Liang et al. · Nature Computational Science · 2026-07-0842 citations

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Rod-shaped zinc-based metal–organic frameworks with dual-state emission for dual-state detection of ferric ions: Sensitive point-of-care testing in food samples ↗ •🏆 Leader

Sameera Sh. Mohammed Ameen et al. · Microchemical Journal · 2026-02-10

59 citationsCitations

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Refrigeration down to 0.16 K using a frustrated magnet Gd2B2MoO9 ↗ •

Yikun Zhang et al. · Nature Communications · 2026-01-06

51 citationsCitations

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NEP89: universal neuroevolution potential for inorganic and organic materials across 89 elements ↗ •

Ting Bo Liang et al. · Nature Computational Science · 2026-07-08

42 citationsCitations

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Research Progress on Halide Solid‐State Electrolytes: Synthesis, Mechanism, and Modification ↗ •

Weifeng Shen et al. · Carbon Energy · 2026-01-19

39 citationsCitations

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A hierarchical shell locks and stabilizes perovskite nanocrystals with near-unity quantum yield ↗ •

Qingsen Zeng et al. · Science · 2026-01-15

39 citationsCitations

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Critical role for a high-plasticity cell state in lung cancer ↗ •

Jason Earl Chan et al. · Nature · 2026-01-21

38 citationsCitations

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Micro-vibration measurement using self-mixing interferometry with an intracavity frequency-doubling solid-state laser ↗ •

Yicong Feng et al. · Optics & Laser Technology · 2026-02-13

35 citationsCitations

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Over 500 Wh kg –1 Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries with Long Cycling Stability Using In Situ Polymerized Electrolyte ↗ •

Nuo Xu et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026-01-07

34 citationsCitations

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Direct Repair of the Crystal Structure and Coating Surface of Spent LiFePO4 Materials Enables Superfast Li-Ion Migration ↗ •

Yuanqi Lan et al. · Nano-Micro Letters · 2026-01-05

34 citationsCitations

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Dual‐Scale Steric‐Topological Engineering of Polymer Electrolytes for Solid‐State Lithium Metal Batteries ↗ •

Xin Zhang et al. · Advanced Functional Materials · 2026-03-14

33 citationsCitations

How this ranking works

Ranked by citation count (OpenAlex) among research papers published this year whose title or abstract matches this topic. Citations build up over time, so the newest papers rank lower.

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What is #1 in Most-Cited Materials and Energy Papers This Year?

As of November 2, 2026, #1 is “Rod-shaped zinc-based metal–organic frameworks with dual-state emission for dual-state detection of ferric ions: Sensitive point-of-care testing in food samples”.

How is this ranking measured?

Ranked by citation count (OpenAlex) among research papers published this year whose title or abstract matches this topic. Citations build up over time, so the newest papers rank lower.

How often is this chart updated?

Data is re-collected automatically and every page shows its last update date.

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No. There are no paid placements and no commercial influence on rank.