Most-cited articles by year
Journal of Applied Physics
American Institute of Physics · ISSN 0021-8979 · 153,621 works in OpenAlex · h-index 531
Lists by publication year
Each list ranks the articles Journal of Applied Physics published that year by citations counted in OpenAlex on the snapshot date. Ranks are frozen once published.
- 2024Top 50 of 1,735 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2023Top 50 of 1,589 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2022Top 50 of 1,821 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2021Top 50 of 1,864 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2020Top 100 of 2,129 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2019Top 100 of 2,024 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2018Top 100 of 2,105 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2017Top 100 of 2,289 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2016Top 100 of 2,368 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
About these lists
Journal of Applied Physics published between 1,589 and 2,368 eligible articles a year in the years covered, so each list shows the top 50. Every entry shows its rank, the share of the year’s cohort it beats, its citation count and, where OpenAlex has one, the abstract. Authors can claim an entry for a badge and a CV line, or ask to have their name withheld.
Read the methodology for cohort rules, exclusions and the snapshot policy.
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