Most cited papers in Nanotechnology research and applications
What are the most cited papers in Nanotechnology research and applications?
The most cited paper in Nanotechnology research and applications is "Carbon Nanotubes--the Route Toward Applications" (Ray H. Baughman, Anvar A. Zakhidov, Walt A. de Heer, 2002), with 10,268 citations. Next come "The bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles" (6,687) and "Nanotube Molecular Wires as Chemical Sensors" (6,056).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 766 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon Nanotubes--the Route Toward Applications Ray H. Baughman, Anvar A. Zakhidov, Walt A. de Heer · Science | 2 Aug 2002 | 10,268 |
| 2 | The bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles José Rubén Morones‐Ramírez, Jose Luis Elechiguerra, Alejandra Camacho et al. · Nanotechnology | 26 Aug 2005 | 6,687 |
| 3 | Nanotube Molecular Wires as Chemical Sensors Jing Kong, Nathan R. Franklin, Chongwu Zhou et al. · Science | 28 Jan 2000 | 6,056 |
| 4 | Silver nanoparticles as antimicrobial agent: a case study on E. coli as a model for Gram-negative bacteria Ivan Sondi, Branka Salopek‐Sondi · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science | 20 Mar 2004 | 6,007 |
| 5 | Strength and Breaking Mechanism of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Under Tensile Load Min-Feng Yu, Oleg R. Lourie, Mark J. Dyer et al. · Science | 28 Jan 2000 | 5,322 |
| 6 | Small but strong: A review of the mechanical properties of carbon nanotube–polymer composites Jonathan N. Coleman, Umar Khan, Werner Josef Blau et al. · Carbon | 9 May 2006 | 4,071 |
| 7 | Does the Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles Depend on the Shape of the Nanoparticle? A Study of the Gram-Negative Bacterium Escherichia coli Sukdeb Pal, Yu Kyung Tak, Joon Myong Song · Applied and Environmental Microbiology | 19 Jan 2007 | 4,047 |
| 8 | Green synthesis of metal nanoparticles using plants Siavash Iravani · Green Chemistry | 2011 | 3,802 |
| 9 | Dispersion and functionalization of carbon nanotubes for polymer-based nanocomposites: A review Peng‐Cheng Ma, Naveed Ahmed Siddiqui, Gad Marom et al. · Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing | 17 Jul 2010 | 3,425 |
| 10 | Fullerene Pipes Jie Liu, Andrew Gabriel Rinzler, Hongjie Dai et al. · Science | 22 May 1998 | 2,895 |
| 11 | Mechanics of Motor Proteins and the Cytoskeleton Jonathon Howard, RL Clark · Applied Mechanics Reviews | Mar 2002 | 2,882 |
| 12 | The nitrogen-vacancy colour centre in diamond Marcus W. Doherty, Neil B. Manson, Paul Delaney et al. · Physics Reports | 4 Mar 2013 | 2,850 |
| 13 | Tensile Loading of Ropes of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes and their Mechanical Properties Min‐Feng Yu, Bradley S. Files, Sivaram Arepalli et al. · Physical Review Letters | 12 Jun 2000 | 2,702 |
| 14 | Carbon nanotubes: properties and application V. N. Popov · Materials Science and Engineering R Reports | 16 Dec 2003 | 2,184 |
| 15 | Extracellular biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using the fungus Fusarium oxysporum Absar Ahmad, Priyabrata Mukherjee, Satyajyoti Senapati et al. · Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces | 7 Apr 2003 | 1,983 |
| 16 | Biosynthesis of nanoparticles: technological concepts and future applications Prashant Mohanpuria, Nisha K. Rana, Sudesh Kumar Yadav · Journal of Nanoparticle Research | 2 Aug 2007 | 1,919 |
| 17 | Biological Synthesis of Nanoparticles from Plants and Microorganisms Priyanka Singh, Yu‐Jin Kim, Dabing Zhang et al. · Trends in biotechnology | 2 Mar 2016 | 1,895 |
| 18 | Metal Oxide Nanoparticles as Bactericidal Agents Peter K. Stoimenov, Rosalyn L. Klinger, George L. Marchin et al. · Langmuir | 4 Jul 2002 | 1,890 |
| 19 | Nanotechnology in concrete – A review Florence Sanchez, Константин Соболев · Construction and Building Materials | 17 May 2010 | 1,837 |
| 20 | Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Yarns by Downsizing an Ancient Technology Mei Zhang, Ken R. Atkinson, Ray H. Baughman · Science | 18 Nov 2004 | 1,727 |
| 21 | Metal nanoparticles synthesis: An overview on methods of preparation, advantages and disadvantages, and applications Prasad Govindrao Jamkhande, Namrata W. Ghule, Abdul Haque Bamer et al. · Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology | 23 Jul 2019 | 1,671 |
| 22 | Strong, Transparent, Multifunctional, Carbon Nanotube Sheets Mei Zhang, Shaoli Fang, Anvar A. Zakhidov et al. · Science | 18 Aug 2005 | 1,670 |
| 23 | Mechanical Reinforcement of Polymers Using Carbon Nanotubes Jonathan N. Coleman, Umar Khan, Yurii K. Gun’ko · Advanced Materials | 22 Feb 2006 | 1,620 |
| 24 | Interlocked and Intertwined Structures and Superstructures David Brian Amabilino, James Fraser Stoddart · Chemical Reviews | Dec 1995 | 1,598 |
| 25 | Mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes Jean‐Paul Salvetat, J.-M. Bonard, Neil H. Thomson et al. · Applied Physics A | Sep 1999 | 1,559 |
| 26 | Separation of Metallic from Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Ralph Krupke, Frank H. Hennrich, Hilbert v. Löhneysen et al. · Science | 30 Jun 2003 | 1,555 |
| 27 | High resolution XPS characterization of chemical functionalised MWCNTs and SWCNTs T.I.T. Okpalugo, Pagona Papakonstantinou, Hayley Murphy et al. · Carbon | 21 Oct 2004 | 1,519 |
| 28 | Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Acalypha indica leaf extracts and its antibacterial activity against water borne pathogens Chandran Krishnaraj, Enthai Ganeshan Jagan, S. Rajasekar et al. · Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces | 15 Oct 2009 | 1,452 |
| 29 | Carbon nanotube reinforced metal matrix composites - a review Srinivasa Rao Bakshi, Debrupa Lahiri, Arvind K. Agarwal · International Materials Reviews | 2010 | 1,446 |
| 30 | Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their synergistic effect with antibiotics: a study against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria A. Mohammed Fayaz, K. Balaji, M. Girilal et al. · Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine | 16 May 2009 | 1,423 |
| 31 | Chemical Vapor Deposition of Carbon Nanotubes: A Review on Growth Mechanism and Mass Production Mukul Kumar, Yoshinori Ando · Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | 14 Apr 2010 | 1,414 |
| 32 | Cytotoxicity of Carbon Nanomaterials: Single-Wall Nanotube, Multi-Wall Nanotube, and Fullerene Guang Jia, Haifang Wang, Lei Yan et al. · Environmental Science & Technology | 7 Jan 2005 | 1,407 |
| 33 | Carbon nanotubes: opportunities and challenges Hongjie Dai · Surface Science | Mar 2002 | 1,384 |
| 34 | Supramolecular Chemistry on Water-Soluble Carbon Nanotubes for Drug Loading and Delivery Zhuang Liu, Xiaoming Sun, Nozomi Nakayama-Ratchford et al. · ACS Nano | Aug 2007 | 1,368 |
| 35 | Large-scale purification of single-wall carbon nanotubes: process, product, and characterization Andrew Gabriel Rinzler, Jie Liu, Hongjie Dai et al. · Applied Physics A | Jul 1998 | 1,341 |
| 36 | Applications of nanomaterials in agricultural production and crop protection: A review Lav Ramchandra Khot, Sindhuja Sankaran, Joe Mari Maja et al. · Crop Protection | 17 Feb 2012 | 1,340 |
| 37 | A review on biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles and their biocidal properties Khwaja Salahuddin Siddiqi, Azamal Husen, Rifaqat Ali Khan Rao · Journal of Nanobiotechnology | 16 Feb 2018 | 1,334 |
| 38 | Green Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles via Biological Entities Monaliben Shah, Derek Fawcett, Shashi B. Sharma et al. · Materials | 29 Oct 2015 | 1,297 |
| 39 | Toward Greener Nanosynthesis Jennifer A. Dahl, Bettye L. S. Maddux, James Evan Hutchison · Chemical Reviews | Jun 2007 | 1,283 |
| 40 | Reliability and current carrying capacity of carbon nanotubes Bingqing Wei, Róbert Vajtai, Pulickel Madhavapanicker Ajayan · Applied Physics Letters | 20 Aug 2001 | 1,281 |
| 41 | Big returns from small fibers: A review of polymer/carbon nanotube composites Orna Breuer, Uttandaraman Sundararaj · Polymer Composites | 16 Nov 2004 | 1,243 |
| 42 | A Review of Carbon Nanotube Toxicity and Assessment of Potential Occupational and Environmental Health Risks Chiu‐Wing Lam, John T. James, Richard McCluskey et al. · Critical Reviews in Toxicology | 2006 | 1,233 |
| 43 | Carbon nanotubes: properties, synthesis, purification, and medical applications Ali Eatemadi, Hadis Daraee, Hamzeh Karimkhanloo et al. · Nanoscale Research Letters | 13 Aug 2014 | 1,232 |
| 44 | Green Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles and Their Prospective Biotechnological Applications: an Overview Salem S. Salem, Amr Fouda · Biological Trace Element Research | 6 May 2020 | 1,227 |
| 45 | Single-walled carbon nanotube electronics Paul L. McEuen, Michael S. Fuhrer, Hongkun Park · IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology | Mar 2002 | 1,214 |
| 46 | Antibacterial Effects of Carbon Nanotubes: Size Does Matter! Seoktae Kang, Moshe Herzberg, Debora Frigi Rodrigues et al. · Langmuir | 30 May 2008 | 1,186 |
| 47 | Green synthesis of nanoparticles using plant extracts: a review Sapana Jadoun, Rizwan Arif, Nirmala Kumari Jangid et al. · Environmental Chemistry Letters | 13 Aug 2020 | 1,174 |
| 48 | Synthesis and Study of Silver Nanoparticles Lorraine M. Mulfinger, Sally D. Solomon, Mozghan Bahadory et al. · Journal of Chemical Education | Feb 2007 | 1,151 |
| 49 | Highly selective dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes using aromatic polymers Adrian Nish, Jeong-Yuan Hwang, James A. Doig et al. · Nature Nanotechnology | 16 Sep 2007 | 1,137 |
| 50 | Green synthesis of nanoparticles and its potential application Imtiyaz Hussain, Narsingh Bahadur Singh, Ajey Singh et al. · Biotechnology Letters | 30 Dec 2015 | 1,122 |
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