Below we present the list of the most cited papers since 1987 (foundation of the Institute), of which those of the ICMM represent the 30% of the 10 most cited Spanish (Condensed Matter Physics, Physical Chemistry, Materials Science Multidisciplinary, Applied Physics, Inorganic Chemistry, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology) articles ever :

1. The electronic properties of graphene
Castro Neto, AH; Guinea, F; Peres, NMR; Novoselov, KS; Geim, AK
Rev. Mod. Phys. 81, 109-162 (2009)
Times Cited: 2504

2. WSXM: A software for scanning probe microscopy and a tool for nanotechnology
Horcas, I; Fernandez, R; Gomez-Rodriguez, JM; Colchero, J; Gomez-Herrero, J; Baro, AM
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 78, - (2007)
Times Cited: 1415

3. Large-scale synthesis of a silicon photonic crystal with a complete three-dimensional bandgap near 1.5 micrometres
Blanco, A; Chomski, E; Grabtchak, S; Ibisate, M; John, S; Leonard, SW; Lopez, C; Meseguer, F; Miguez, H; Mondia, JP; Ozin, GA; Toader, O; van Driel, HM
Nature 405, 437-440 (2000)
Times Cited: 981

4. Electronic properties of disordered two-dimensional carbon
Peres, NMR; Guinea, F; Neto, AHC
Phys. Rev. B 73, 1200-23 (2006)
Times Cited: 718

5. The preparation of magnetic nanoparticles for applications in biomedicine
Tartaj, P; Morales, MD; Veintemillas-Verdaguer, S; Gonzalez-Carreno, T; Serna, CJ
J. Phys. D Appl. Phys. 36, 13R182-16 (2003)
Times Cited: 650

6. Substrate-induced bandgap opening in epitaxial graphene
Zhou, SY; Gweon, GH; Fedorov, AV; First, PN; De Heer, WA; Lee, DH; Guinea, F; Neto, AHC; Lanzara, A
Nat. Mater. 6, 770-775 (2007)
Times Cited: 549

7. Materials aspects of photonic crystals
Lopez, C
Adv. Mater. 15, 1679-1704 (2003)
Times Cited: 446

8. Biased bilayer graphene: Semiconductor with a gap tunable by the electric field effect
Castro, EV; Novoselov, KS; Morozov, SV; Peres, NMR; Dos Santos, JMBL; Nilsson, J; Guinea, F; Geim, AK; Neto, AHC
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 2100-4 (2007)
Times Cited: 409

9. Electronic states of graphene nanoribbons studied with the Dirac equation
Brey, L; Fertig, HA
Phys. Rev. B 73, 2300-5 (2006)
Times Cited: 389

10. Static and dynamic magnetic properties of spherical magnetite nanoparticles
Goya, GF; Berquo, TS; Fonseca, FC; Morales, MP
J. Appl. Phys. 94, 053520-9 (2003)
Times Cited: 359

11. Synchrotron radiation studies of H2O adsorption on TiO2(110)
Kurtz, RL; Stockbauer, R; Madey, TE; Roman, E; de Segovia, JL
Surf. Sci. 218, 178-200 (1989)
Times Cited: 336

12. Poly(ethylene oxide)-silicate intercalation materials
Aranda, P; Ruiz-Hitzky, E
Chem. Mater. 4, 1395-1403 (1992)
Times Cited: 333

13. Theory of acoustic band-structure of periodic elastic composites
Kushwaha, MS; Halevi, P; Martinez, G; Dobrzynski, L; Djafarirouhani, B
Phys. Rev. B 49, 042313-10 (1994)
Times Cited: 285

14. Charged spin-texture excitations and the Hartree-Fock approximation in the quantum Hall-effect
Fertig, HA; Brey, L; Cote, R; Macdonald, AH
Phys. Rev. B 50, 151018-4 (1994)
Times Cited: 255

15. 3D long-range ordering in an SiO2 submicrometer-sphere sintered superstructure
Mayoral, R; Requena, J; Moya, JS; Lopez, C; Cintas, A; Miguez, H; Meseguer, F; Vazquez, L; Holgado, M; Blanco, A
Adv. Mater. 9, 257-& (1997)
Times Cited: 251

16. Photonic crystal properties of packed submicrometric SiO2 spheres
Miguez, H; Lopez, C; Meseguer, F; Blanco, A; Vazquez, L; Mayoral, R; Ocana, M; Fornes, V; Mifsud, A
Appl. Phys. Lett. 71, 091148-3 (1997)
Times Cited: 246

17. Left-handed materials do not make a perfect lens
Garcia, N; Nieto-Vesperinas, M
Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 2000-4 (2002)
Times Cited: 237

18. Control of the photonic crystal properties of fcc-packed submicrometer SiO(2) spheres by sintering
Miguez, H; Meseguer, F; Lopez, C; Blanco, A; Moya, JS; Requena, J; Mifsud, A; Fornes, V
Adv. Mater. 10, 480-+ (1998)
Times Cited: 234

19. A soft magnetic wire for sensor applications
Vazquez, M; Hernando, A
J. Phys. D Appl. Phys. 29, 040939-11 (1996)
Times Cited: 227

20. Surface and internal spin canting in gamma-Fe2O3 nanoparticles
Morales, MP; Veintemillas-Verdaguer, S; Montero, MI; Serna, CJ; Roig, A; Casas, L; Martinez, B; Sandiumenge, F
Chem. Mater. 11, 3058-3064 (1999)
Times Cited: 226