News: Top 50 most highly cited articles from 50 years of Carbon

1. Synthesis of graphene-based nanosheets via chemical reduction of exfoliated graphite oxide
Stankovich, S., Dikin, D.A., Piner, R.D., Kohlhaas, K.A., Kleinhammes, A., Jia, Y., Wu, Y., Nguyen, S.T., Ruoff, R.S.
(2007) Carbon, 45 (7), pp. 1558-1565. Cited 1379 times.

2. Carbon materials for the electrochemical storage of energy in capacitors
Frackowiak, E., Béguin, F.
(2001) Carbon, 39 (6), pp. 937-950. Cited 956 times.

3. Some aspects of the surface chemistry of carbon blacks and other carbons
Boehm, H.P.
(1994) Carbon, 32 (5), pp. 759-769. Cited 929 times.

4. Modification of the surface chemistry of activated carbons
Figueiredo, J.L., Pereira, M.F.R., Freitas, M.M.A., Órfão, J.J.M.
(1999) Carbon, 37 (9), pp. 1379-1389. Cited 788 times.

5. Catalytic growth of carbon filaments
Baker, R.T.K.
(1989) Carbon, 27 (3), pp. 315-323. Cited 707 times.

6. Small but strong: A review of the mechanical properties of carbon nanotube-polymer composites
Coleman, J.N., Khan, U., Blau, W.J., Gun'ko, Y.K.
(2006) Carbon, 44 (9), pp. 1624-1652. Cited 679 times.

7. Raman spectroscopy on isolated single wall carbon nanotubes
Dresselhaus, M.S., Dresselhaus, G., Jorio, A., Souza Filho, A.G., Saito, R.
(2002) Carbon, 40 (12), pp. 2043-2061. Cited 638 times.

8. The role of carbon materials in heterogeneous catalysis
Rodríguez-Reinoso, F.
(1998) Carbon, 36 (3), pp. 159-175. Cited 557 times.

9. Mechanical and thermal properties of carbon nanotubes
Ruoff, R.S., Lorents, D.C.
(1995) Carbon, 33 (7), pp. 925-930. Cited 498 times.

10. Surface oxides on carbon and their analysis: A critical assessment
Boehm, H.P.
(2002) Carbon, 40 (2), pp. 145-149. Cited 432 times.

11 .Physics of carbon nanotubes
Dresselhaus, M.S., Dresselhaus, G., Saito, R.
(1995) Carbon, 33 (7), pp. 883-891. Cited 391 times.

12 .Evolution of nitrogen functionalities in carbonaceous materials during pyrolysis
Pels, J.R., Kapteijn, F., Moulijn, J.A., Zhu, Q., Thomas, K.M.
(1995) Carbon, 33 (11), pp. 1641-1653. Cited 390 times.

13. Dispersion and packing of carbon nanotubes
Shaffer, M.S.P., Fan, X., Windle, A.H.
(1998) Carbon, 36 (11), pp. 1603-1612. Cited 385 times.

14. Field emission from carbon nanotubes and its application to electron sources
Saito, Y., Uemura, S.
(2000) Carbon, 38 (2), pp. 169-182. Cited 379 times.

15. The characterization of activated carbons with oxygen and nitrogen surface groups
Biniak, S., Szymański, G., Siedlewski, J., Światkoski, A.
(1997) Carbon, 35 (12), pp. 1799-1810. Cited 369 times.

16. Synthesis and exfoliation of isocyanate-treated graphene oxide nanoplatelets
Stankovich, S., Piner, R.D., Nguyen, S.T., Ruoff, R.S.
(2006) Carbon, 44 (15), pp. 3342-3347. Cited 368 times.

17. Vibrational modes of carbon nanotubes; Spectroscopy and theory
Eklund, P.C., Holden, J.M., Jishi, R.A.
(1995) Carbon, 33 (7), pp. 959-972. Cited 360 times.

18. Hydrogen storage by alkali-doped carbon nanotubes-revisited
Yang, Ralph T.
(2000) Carbon, 38 (4), pp. 623-626. Cited 344 times.

19.Control of pore structure in carbon
Kyotani, T.
(2000) Carbon, 38 (2), pp. 269-286. Cited 336 times.

20. Electrochemical storage of energy in carbon nanotubes and nanostructured carbons
Frackowiak, E., Béguin, F.
(2002) Carbon, 40 (10), pp. 1775-1787. Cited 335 times.

21. The future of carbon-carbon composites
Fitzer, E.
(1987) Carbon, 25 (2), pp. 163-190. Cited 335 times.

22. Specific surface area of carbon nanotubes and bundles of carbon nanotubes
Peigney, A., Laurent, C., Flahaut, E., Bacsa, R.R., Rousset, A.
(2001) Carbon, 39 (4), pp. 507-514. Cited 329 times.

23.Nanoparticles and filled nanocapsules
Saito, Y.
(1995) Carbon, 33 (7), pp. 979-988. Cited 328 times.

24. Electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of carbon materials
Chung, D.D.L.
(2001) Carbon, 39 (2), pp. 279-285. Cited 308 times.

25. A new analysis method for the determination of the pore size distribution of porous carbons from nitrogen adsorption measurements
Seaton, N.A., Walton, J.P.R.B., quirke, N.
(1989) Carbon, 27 (6), pp. 853-861. Cited 303 times.

26. Origin of superhigh surface area and microcrystalline graphitic structures of activated carbons
Kaneko, K., Ishii, C., Ruike, M., kuwabara, H.
(1992) Carbon, 30 (7), pp. 1075-1088. Cited 301 times.

27. Fundamentals of the theory of adsorption in micropores of carbon adsorbents: Characteristics of their adsorption properties and microporous structures
Dubinin, M.M.
(1989) Carbon, 27 (3), pp. 457-467. Cited 290 times.

28. The biocompatibility of carbon nanotubes
Smart, S.K., Cassady, A.I., Lu, G.Q., Martin, D.J.
(2006) Carbon, 44 (6), pp. 1034-1047. Cited 284 times.

29. Adsorption of cadmium(II) from aqueous solution by surface oxidized carbon nanotubes
Li, Y.-H., Wang, S., Luan, Z., Ding, J., Xu, C., Wu, D.
(2003) Carbon, 41 (5), pp. 1057-1062. Cited 279 times.

30. Hydrogen storage in carbon nanotubes
Cheng, H.-M., Yang, Q.-H., Liu, C.
(2001) Carbon, 39 (10), pp. 1447-1454. Cited 271 times.

31.Carbon materials as adsorbents in aqueous solutions
Radovic, L.R., Moreno-Castilla, C., Rivera-Utrilla, J.
(2000) Chemistry and Physics of Carbon, 27, pp. 227-405. Cited 261 times.

32. Preparation of activated carbons from Spanish anthracite - I. Activation by KOH
Lozano-Castelló, D., Lillo-Ródenas, M.A., Cazorla-Amorós, D., Linares-Solano, A.
(2001) Carbon, 39 (5), pp. 741-749. Cited 259 times.

33. Vapor-grown carbon fibers (VGCFs) - Basic properties and their battery applications
Endo, M., Kim, Y.A., Hayashi, T., Nishimura, K., Matusita, T., Miyashita, K., Dresselhaus, M.S.
(2001) Carbon, 39 (9), pp. 1287-1297. Cited 256 times.

34. Filling single-wall carbon nanotubes
Monthioux, M.
(2002) Carbon, 40 (10), pp. 1809-1823. Cited 255 times.

35. Carbon nanotubes as support for cathode catalyst of a direct methanol fuel cell [3]
Li, W., Liang, C., Qiu, J., Zhou, W., Han, H., Wei, Z., Sun, G., Xin, Q.
(2002) Carbon, 40 (5), pp. 791-794. Cited 253 times.

36. The oxidation of soot: A review of experiments, mechanisms and models
Stanmore, B.R., Brilhac, J.F., Gilot, P.
(2001) Carbon, 39 (15), pp. 2247-2268. Cited 251 times.

37. Electrochemical storage of lithium multiwalled carbon nanotubes
Frackowiak, E., Gautier, S., Gaucher, H., Bonnamy, S., Beguin, F.
(1999) Carbon, 37 (1), pp. 61-69. Cited 250 times.

38. Surface-oxidized carbon fibers: I. Surface structure and chemistry
Zielke, U., Hüttinger, K.J., Hoffman, W.P.
(1996) Carbon, 34 (8), pp. 983-998. Cited 246 times.

39. Influence of dispersion states of carbon nanotubes on physical properties of epoxy nanocomposites
Song, Y.S., Youn, J.R.
(2005) Carbon, 43 (7), pp. 1378-1385. Cited 243 times.

40. High resolution XPS characterization of chemical functionalised MWCNTs and SWCNTs
Okpalugo, T.I.T., Papakonstantinou, P., Murphy, H., McLaughlin, J., Brown, N.M.D.
(2005) Carbon, 43 (1), pp. 153-161. Cited 243 times.

41. The preparation of active carbons from coal by chemical and physical activation
Ahmadpour, A., Do, D.D.
(1996) Carbon, 34 (4), pp. 471-479. Cited 243 times.

42. Evidence for the protonation of basal plane sites on carbon
Leon y Leon, C.A., Solar, J.M., Calemma, V., Radovic, L.R.
(1992) Carbon, 30 (5), pp. 797-811. Cited 243 times.

43. Hydrogen storage capacity of carbon nanotubes, filaments, and vapor-grown fibers
Tibbetts, G.G., Meisner, G.P., Olk, C.H.
(2001) Carbon, 39 (15), pp. 2291-2301. Cited 238 times.

44. Hydrogen adsorption in different carbon nanostructures
Panella, B., Hirscher, M., Roth, S.
(2005) Carbon, 43 (10), pp. 2209-2214. Cited 236 times.

45. Chemical oxidation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes
Datsyuk, V., Kalyva, M., Papagelis, K., Parthenios, J., Tasis, D., Siokou, A., Kallitsis, I., Galiotis, C.
(2008) Carbon, 46 (6), pp. 833-840. Cited 235 times.

46. Growth of carbon nanotubes by catalytic decomposition of CH 4 or CO on a Ni-MgO catalyst
Chen, P., Zhang, H.-B., Lin, G.-D., Hong, Q., Tsai, K.R.
(1997) Carbon, 35 (10-11), pp. 1495-1501. Cited 230 times.

47. Characterization of oxygen-containing surface complexes created on a microporous carbon by air and nitric acid treatment
Otake, Y., Jenkins, R.G.
(1993) Carbon, 31 (1), pp. 109-121. Cited 228 times.

48. Adsorption of organic molecules from aqueous solutions on carbon materials
Moreno-Castilla, C.
(2004) Carbon, 42 (1), pp. 83-94. Cited 226 times.


49. Chemical analysis of graphene oxide films after heat and chemical treatments by X-ray photoelectron and Micro-Raman spectroscopy
Yang, D., Velamakanni, A., Bozoklu, G., Park, S., Stoller, M., Piner, R.D., Stankovich, S., Jung, I., Field, D.A., Ventrice Jr., C.A., Ruoff, R.S.
(2009) Carbon, 47 (1), pp. 145-152. Cited 224 times.

50. Pyrolytic carbon nanotubes from vapor-grown carbon fibers
Endo, M., Takeuchi, K., Kobori, K., Takahashi, K., Kroto, H.W., Sarkar, A.
(1995) Carbon, 33 (7), pp. 873-881. Cited 224 times.

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