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Most cited papers from Royal Society
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What are the most cited papers from Royal Society?
The most cited paper from Royal Society is "The mean free path of electrons in metals" (E. H. Sondheimer, 1952), with 2,617 citations. Next come "ARRIVE 2.0 and the British Journal of Pharmacology: Updated guidance for 2020" (1,201) and "Supercurrents through barriers" (1,020).
Showing 50 of 59 papers. Every paper with more than 197 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The mean free path of electrons in metals E. H. Sondheimer · Advances In Physics | 1952 | 2,617 |
| 2 | ARRIVE 2.0 and the British Journal of Pharmacology: Updated guidance for 2020 Elliot J. Lilley, S. Clare Stanford, David Kendall et al. · British Journal of Pharmacology | 14 Jul 2020 | 1,201 |
| 3 | Supercurrents through barriers Brian D. Josephson · Advances In Physics | Oct 1965 | 1,020 |
| 4 | Interpretation of the de Haas-van Alphen effect Lars Onsager · The London Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science | Sep 1952 | 709 |
| 5 | Global importance of large‐diameter trees James A. Lutz et al. · Global Ecology and Biogeography | 8 May 2018 | 590 |
| 6 | Simulations of Galaxy Formation in a Λ Cold Dark Matter Universe. II. The Fine Structure of Simulated Galactic Disks Mario G. Abadi, Julio F. Navarro, Matthias Steinmetz et al. · The Astrophysical Journal | 17 Oct 2003 | 590 |
| 7 | The phase transition in inhomogeneous random graphs Béla Bollobás, Svante Janson, Oliver M. Riordan · Random Structures and Algorithms | Jun 2007 | 553 |
| 8 | Mutual friction in a heat current in liquid helium II III. Theory of the mutual friction William Frank Vinen · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 19 Nov 1957 | 544 |
| 9 | An experimental and theoretical study of the relation between magnetic field and current in a superconductor Alfred Brian Pippard, William Lawrence Bragg · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 24 Feb 1953 | 543 |
| 10 | CXXII. Ultrasonic attenuation in metals Alfred Brian Pippard · The London Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science | Oct 1955 | 531 |
| 11 | Hyperactivity and Conduct Problems as Risk Factors for Adolescent Development Eric A. Taylor, Oliver Chadwick, Ellen Heptinstall et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Sep 1996 | 459 |
| 12 | Elementary particle theory Richard Henry Dalitz · Nature | 1980 | 450 |
| 13 | The rotation of liquid helium II II. The theory of mutual friction in uniformly rotating helium II Henry Edgar Hall, William Frank Vinen · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 18 Dec 1956 | 449 |
| 14 | Simulations of Galaxy Formation in a Λ Cold Dark Matter Universe. I. Dynamical and Photometric Properties of a Simulated Disk Galaxy M. G. Abadi, Julio F. Navarro, Matthias Steinmetz et al. · The Astrophysical Journal | 10 Jul 2003 | 436 |
| 15 | The editions and translations of Dr. Matthew Baillie's Morbid Anatomy Franco Crainz · Medical History | Oct 1982 | 385 |
| 16 | Drowning David Szpilman, Joost J.L.M. Bierens, Anthony J. Handley et al. · New England Journal of Medicine | 31 May 2012 | 380 |
| 17 | A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2010 William J. Sutherland et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | 27 Nov 2009 | 374 |
| 18 | The Public Understanding of Science Peter M. Collins, Walter Fred Bodmer · Studies in Science Education | 1986 | 374 |
| 19 | The regeneration of aortic endothelium J. C. F. Poole, A. G. Sanders, Howard Walter Florey · The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology | 1958 | 373 |
| 20 | The electrical conductivity of thin wires R. Dingle · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 23 May 1950 | 354 |
| 21 | Mutual friction in a heat current in liquid helium II I. Experiments on steady heat currents William Frank Vinen · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 24 Apr 1957 | 346 |
| 22 | Familial multiple system tauopathy with presenile dementia: A disease with abundant neuronal and glial tau filaments Maria Grazia Spillantini, Michel Goedert, R. Anthony Crowther et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 15 Apr 1997 | 342 |
| 23 | The rotation of liquid helium II I. Experiments on the propagation of second sound in uniformly rotating helium II Henry Edgar Hall, William Frank Vinen · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 18 Dec 1956 | 328 |
| 24 | Improvements in the analysis of domain motions in proteins from conformational change: DynDom version 1.50 Steven Hayward, Richard A. Lee · Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling | 7 Oct 2002 | 314 |
| 25 | The Fermi surfaces of copper, silver and gold. I. The de Haas-Van alphen effect David Shoenberg · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 29 Nov 1962 | 310 |
| 26 | Some magnetic properties of metals II. The influence of collisions on the magnetic behaviour of large systems R. Dingle · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 20 Mar 1952 | 304 |
| 27 | Concurrent mobile (cellular) phone use and driving performance: task demand characteristics and compensatory processes D Haigney, Ray Taylor, S. J. Westerman · Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour | Sep 2000 | 301 |
| 28 | The detection of single quanta of circulation in liquid helium II William Frank Vinen · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 21 Feb 1961 | 298 |
| 29 | The Fermi surfaces of the noble metals Morley R. Halse · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 31 Dec 1969 | 289 |
| 30 | The concept of illness behaviour: culture, situation and personal predisposition David Mechanic · Psychological Medicine | Feb 1986 | 282 |
| 31 | Tunneling Generation, Relaxation, and Tunneling Detection of Hole-Electron Imbalance in Superconductors M. Tinkham · Physical review. B, Solid state | Sep 1972 | 279 |
| 32 | Distinct short‐lived and long‐lived antibody‐producing cell populations Faith C. S. Ho, Jennifer E. Lortan, Ian C. M. MacLennan et al. · European Journal of Immunology | 1986 | 278 |
| 33 | Are we working towards global research priorities for management and conservation of sea turtles? AF Rees et al. · Endangered Species Research | 13 Dec 2016 | 275 |
| 34 | The anomalous skin effect R. G. Chambers · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 22 Dec 1952 | 273 |
| 35 | Mutual friction in a heat current in liquid helium II. II. Experiments on transient effects William Frank Vinen · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 24 Apr 1957 | 271 |
| 36 | Qualitative Reasoning: Modeling and Simulation with Incomplete Knowledge Benjamin J. Kuipers, David Mackay, A. John Mallinckrodt et al. · Computers in Physics | 1995 | 271 |
| 37 | Theory of Pair-Quasiparticle Potential Difference in Nonequilibrium Superconductors M. Tinkham, John L. Clarke · Physical Review Letters | 22 May 1972 | 269 |
| 38 | Changes in the endothelium of the aorta and the behaviour of macrophages in experimental atheroma of rabbits J. C. F. Poole, Howard Walter Florey · The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology | Apr 1958 | 268 |
| 39 | Diffuse optical imaging of the healthy and diseased breast: A systematic review Daniel Richard Leff, Oliver J. Warren, Louise C. Enfield et al. · Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | 27 Apr 2007 | 264 |
| 40 | The conductivity of thin wires in a magnetic field Robert G. Chambers · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 7 Aug 1950 | 261 |
| 41 | Stock Returns in Mergers and Acquisitions Dirk Hackbarth, Erwan Morellec · The Journal of Finance | 9 May 2008 | 259 |
| 42 | The Gross-Kohnen-Zagier theorem in higher dimensions Richard E. Borcherds · Duke Mathematical Journal | Apr 1999 | 257 |
| 43 | The physiology of digestion of blue‐green algae in the cichlid fish, Tilapia nilotica D. J. W. Moriarty · Journal of Zoology | Sep 1973 | 249 |
| 44 | Impact of Earlier Diagnosis in Cardiac ATTR Amyloidosis Over the Course of 20 Years Adam Ioannou et al. · Circulation | 3 Nov 2022 | 248 |
| 45 | The Kinetic Formulation of Conduction Problems Robert G. Chambers · Proceedings of the Physical Society Section A | Jun 1952 | 235 |
| 46 | A simple proposal for the publication of journal citation distributions Vincent Larivière, Véronique Kiermer, Catriona MacCallum et al. · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) | 5 Jul 2016 | 234 |
| 47 | An introduction to behavioural ecology, 2nd ed. John Richard Krebs, Nicholas Barry Davies, Jan Parr | 1987 | 233 |
| 48 | Translaminar fracture toughness testing of composites: A review M.J. Laffan, S.T. Pinho, P. Robinson et al. · Polymer Testing | 25 Jan 2012 | 227 |
| 49 | The de Haas–van Alphen effect in alkali metals David Shoenberg, Phillip J. Stiles · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 25 Aug 1964 | 222 |
| 50 | A Collaboratively-Derived Science-Policy Research Agenda William J. Sutherland et al. · PLoS ONE | 9 Mar 2012 | 222 |
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