Most cited papers in Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
What are the most cited papers in Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity?
The most cited paper in Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity is "A continuum method for modeling surface tension" (Jeremiah U. Brackbill, D.B. Kothe, Ch. Zemach, 1992), with 10,368 citations. Next come "Estimation of the surface free energy of polymers" (9,470) and "Purity of the sacred lotus, or escape from contamination in biological surfaces" (6,882).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 1,180 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A continuum method for modeling surface tension Jeremiah U. Brackbill, D.B. Kothe, Ch. Zemach · Journal of Computational Physics | Jun 1992 | 10,368 |
| 2 | Estimation of the surface free energy of polymers D.K. Owens, R. C. Wendt · Journal of Applied Polymer Science | Aug 1969 | 9,470 |
| 3 | Purity of the sacred lotus, or escape from contamination in biological surfaces Wilhelm Barthlott, Christoph Neinhuis · Planta | 30 Apr 1997 | 6,882 |
| 4 | Super‐Hydrophobic Surfaces: From Natural to Artificial Libang Feng, Shuhui Li, Yuanxin Li et al. · Advanced Materials | 17 Dec 2002 | 4,413 |
| 5 | Electrospinning: A Fascinating Method for the Preparation of Ultrathin Fibers Andreas Greiner, Joachim Heinz Wendorff · Angewandte Chemie International Edition | 22 Jun 2007 | 4,239 |
| 6 | Bioinspired self-repairing slippery surfaces with pressure-stable omniphobicity Tak‐Sing Wong, Sung Hoon Kang, Sindy K. Y. Tang et al. · Nature | Sep 2011 | 4,158 |
| 7 | Interfaces and the driving force of hydrophobic assembly David Chandler · Nature | Sep 2005 | 3,624 |
| 8 | Light-induced amphiphilic surfaces Rong Wang, Kazuhito Hashimoto, Akira Fujishima et al. · Nature | 31 Jul 1997 | 3,391 |
| 9 | Superhydrophobic states Aurélie Lafuma, David Quéré · Nature Materials | 20 Jun 2003 | 3,311 |
| 10 | Electrospinning process and applications of electrospun fibers Jayesh Doshi, Darrell H. Reneker · Journal of Electrostatics | Aug 1995 | 3,210 |
| 11 | Designing Superoleophobic Surfaces Anish Tuteja, Wonjae Choi, Minglin Ma et al. · Science | 6 Dec 2007 | 3,016 |
| 12 | Wetting and spreading Daniel Bonn, Jens Eggers, Joseph O. Indekeu et al. · Reviews of Modern Physics | 27 May 2009 | 2,884 |
| 13 | Characterization and Distribution of Water-repellent, Self-cleaning Plant Surfaces Christoph Neinhuis · Annals of Botany | Jun 1997 | 2,849 |
| 14 | Wetting and Roughness David Quéré · Annual Review of Materials Research | 7 Apr 2008 | 2,690 |
| 15 | DROP IMPACT DYNAMICS: Splashing, Spreading, Receding, Bouncing… Alexander L. Yarin · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics | 17 Dec 2005 | 2,684 |
| 16 | Theory of Thermal Grooving William W. Mullins · Journal of Applied Physics | Mar 1957 | 2,653 |
| 17 | Solar-driven interfacial evaporation Peng Tao, George Ni, Chengyi Song et al. · Nature Energy | 29 Oct 2018 | 2,393 |
| 18 | A front-tracking method for viscous, incompressible, multi-fluid flows Salih Özen Ünverdi, Grétar Tryggvason · Journal of Computational Physics | May 1992 | 2,363 |
| 19 | Self-cleaning surfaces — virtual realities Ralf Blossey · Nature Materials | May 2003 | 2,317 |
| 20 | Nanocapsule formation by interfacial polymer deposition following solvent displacement Hatem Fessi, Francis Puisieux, J.P. Devissaguet et al. · International Journal of Pharmaceutics | Oct 1989 | 2,268 |
| 21 | Water capture by a desert beetle Andrew Richard Parker, Chris R. Lawrence · Nature | Nov 2001 | 2,257 |
| 22 | Directional water collection on wetted spider silk Yongmei Zheng, Hao Yu Bai, Zhongbing Huang et al. · Nature | Feb 2010 | 2,202 |
| 23 | Design of robust superhydrophobic surfaces Dehui Wang, Qiangqiang Sun, Matti J. Hokkanen et al. · Nature | 3 Jun 2020 | 2,087 |
| 24 | What do we need for a superhydrophobic surface? A review on the recent progress in the preparation of superhydrophobic surfaces Xuemei Li, David N. Reinhoudt, Mercedes Crego‐Calama · Chemical Society Reviews | 2007 | 2,082 |
| 25 | Candle Soot as a Template for a Transparent Robust Superamphiphobic Coating Xu Deng, Lena Mammen, Hans‐Jürgen Butt et al. · Science | 2 Dec 2011 | 2,059 |
| 26 | Bioinspired Surfaces with Special Wettability Taolei Sun, Lin Feng, Xuefeng Gao et al. · Accounts of Chemical Research | 19 May 2005 | 2,043 |
| 27 | Ultralow‐Fouling, Functionalizable, and Hydrolyzable Zwitterionic Materials and Their Derivatives for Biological Applications Shaoyi Jiang, Zhiqiang Cao · Advanced Materials | 2 Nov 2009 | 2,039 |
| 28 | Design and Creation of Superwetting/Antiwetting Surfaces Xiangting Feng, Lei Jiang · Advanced Materials | 10 Nov 2006 | 2,037 |
| 29 | Deterministic transfer of two-dimensional materials by all-dry viscoelastic stamping Andrés Castellanos-Gómez, Michele Buscema, Rianda Molenaar et al. · 2D Materials | 4 Apr 2014 | 2,015 |
| 30 | Natural and biomimetic artificial surfaces for superhydrophobicity, self-cleaning, low adhesion, and drag reduction Bharat Bhushan, Yong Chae Jung · Progress in Materials Science | 13 May 2010 | 1,989 |
| 31 | Petal Effect: A Superhydrophobic State with High Adhesive Force Feng Lin, Yanan Zhang, Jinming Xi et al. · Langmuir | Mar 2008 | 1,987 |
| 32 | Relation of the Equilibrium Contact Angle to Liquid and Solid Constitution William A. Zisman · Advances in chemistry series | 1964 | 1,918 |
| 33 | Robust self-cleaning surfaces that function when exposed to either air or oil Yao Lu, Sanjayan Sathasivam, Jinlong Song et al. · Science | 5 Mar 2015 | 1,818 |
| 34 | Nonlinear dynamics and breakup of free-surface flows Jens Eggers · Reviews of Modern Physics | Jul 1997 | 1,813 |
| 35 | Superhydrophobic surfaces: from structural control to functional application Xi Zhang, Feng Shi, Jia Niu et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry | 14 Nov 2007 | 1,775 |
| 36 | Ultrahydrophobic Surfaces. Effects of Topography Length Scales on Wettability Didem Öner, Thomas J. McCarthy · Langmuir | 26 Aug 2000 | 1,756 |
| 37 | The Contact of Two Nominally Flat Rough Surfaces J. A. Greenwood, John H. Tripp · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers | Jun 1970 | 1,751 |
| 38 | Nature-inspired superwettability systems Mingjie Liu, Shutao Wang, Lei Jiang · Nature Reviews Materials | 27 Jun 2017 | 1,731 |
| 39 | Direct Ink Writing of 3D Functional Materials Jennifer A. Lewis · Advanced Functional Materials | 27 Oct 2006 | 1,728 |
| 40 | Transformation of a Simple Plastic into a Superhydrophobic Surface H. Yıldırım Erbil, Adem Levent Demirel, Yonca Avcı et al. · Science | 27 Feb 2003 | 1,725 |
| 41 | Super-Water-Repellent Fractal Surfaces Tomohiro Onda, Satoshi Shibuichi, Naoki Satoh et al. · Langmuir | 1996 | 1,696 |
| 42 | Contact angle measurement and contact angle interpretation Daniel Y. Kwok, August Wilhelm Neumann · Advances in Colloid and Interface Science | Sep 1999 | 1,676 |
| 43 | How to Make Water Run Uphill Manoj K. Chaudhury, George M. Whitesides · Science | 12 Jun 1992 | 1,673 |
| 44 | Photopolymerizable hydrogels for tissue engineering applications Kytai Truong Nguyen, Jennifer L. West · Biomaterials | 8 Oct 2002 | 1,670 |
| 45 | A droplet-based electricity generator with high instantaneous power density Wanghuai Xu, Huanxi Zheng, Yuan Liu et al. · Nature | 5 Feb 2020 | 1,664 |
| 46 | A Novel Superhydrophilic and Underwater Superoleophobic Hydrogel‐Coated Mesh for Oil/Water Separation Zhongxin Xue, Shutao Wang, Ling Lin et al. · Advanced Materials | 17 Aug 2011 | 1,653 |
| 47 | Bioinspired Surfaces with Superwettability: New Insight on Theory, Design, and Applications Shutao Wang, Kesong Liu, Xi Yao et al. · Chemical Reviews | 5 Aug 2015 | 1,636 |
| 48 | Progess in superhydrophobic surface development Paul Roach, Neil James Shirtcliffe, Michael Ian Newton · Soft Matter | 30 Oct 2007 | 1,617 |
| 49 | Features of gold having micrometer to centimeter dimensions can be formed through a combination of stamping with an elastomeric stamp and an alkanethiol ‘‘ink’’ followed by chemical etching Amit Kumar, George M. Whitesides · Applied Physics Letters | 4 Oct 1993 | 1,606 |
| 50 | Drop Impact on a Solid Surface Christophe Josserand, Sigurdur T. Thoroddsen · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics | 22 Sep 2015 | 1,593 |
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