In November the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) published a list of the top twenty most-cited papers in materials science from the last ten years: The Most-Cited Papers in Materials Science, 1996-2006.

Advanced Materials and Advanced Functional Materials feature prominently, with eight papers in the top twenty (three in the top ten) and more than 5000 citations combined. The topics of these papers reflect the leadership of Advanced Materials in the fields of nanotechnology, organic electronics, photovoltaics, and photonics.

The eight papers in the top twenty that appeared in Advanced Materials and Advanced Functional Materials are:

Polymer Layered Silicate Nanocomposites

by E.P. Giannelis

DOI: 10.1002/adma.19960080104

One-Dimensional Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterization, And Applications

by Y.N. Xia et al.

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200390087

Organic Thin Film Transistors for Large Area Electronics

by C.D. Dimitrakopoulos and P.R.L. Malenfant

DOI: 10.1002/1521-4095(20020116)14:2<99::AID-ADMA99>3.0.CO;2-9

Plastic Solar Cells

by C.J. Brabec, N.S. Sariciftci, and J.C. Hummelen

DOI: 10.1002/1616-3028(200102)11:1<15::AID-ADFM15>3.0.CO;2-A

Catalytic Growth of Zinc Oxide Nanowires by Vapor Transport

by P. Yang et al.

DOI: 10.1002/1521-4095(200101)13:2<113::AID-ADMA113>3.0.CO;2-H

Organic Field-Effect Transistors

by G. Horowitz

DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4095(199803)10:5%253C365::AID-ADMA365%253E3.0.CO%3B2-U

Nanoengineering of Particle Surfaces

by F. Caruso

DOI: 10.1002/1521-4095(200101)13:1<11::AID-ADMA11>3.0.CO;2-N

Monodispersed Colloidal Spheres: Old Materials with New Applications

by Y.N. Xia et al.

DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4095(200005)12:10<693::AID-ADMA693>3.0.CO;2-J