Top 25 hottest articles

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Started January to December 2011, science direct has listed top 25 hottest articles especially in materials science. From the top 25 hottest articles can be classified into some categorize as below :

Progress in Materials Science 1 article, Surface Science Reports 2 articles, Biomaterials 1 article, Carbon 2 articles, Progress in Polymer Science 7 articles, Journal of Power Sources 3 articles, Polymer 1 article, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 3 articles, Solar Energy 1 article, Nano Today 1article, Journal of Materials Processing Technology 1 article, Composites Science and Technology 1 article, Reactive and Functional Polymers 1 article.

Based on the above classification the most popular categorize is progress in polymer science, exploring the polymer materials still continuing by scientist to improve the properties of polymer.

Here the detail of top 25 hottest articles:

1.	Graphene based materials: Past, present and future Progress in Materials Science, Volume 56, Issue 8, October 2011, Pages 1178-1271 Singh, V.; Joung, D.; Zhai, L.; Das, S.; Khondaker, S.I.; Seal, S.
2.	TiO"2 photocatalysis and related surface phenomena Surface Science Reports, Volume 63, Issue 12, December 2008, Pages 515-582 Fujishima, A.; Zhang, X.; Tryk, D.A.

3.	Synthesis and surface engineering of iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications Biomaterials, Volume 26, Issue 18, June 2005, Pages 3995-4021 Gupta, A.K.; Gupta, M.
4.	Synthesis of graphene-based nanosheets via chemical reduction of exfoliated graphite oxide Carbon, Volume 45, Issue 7, June 2007, Pages 1558-1565 Stankovich, S.; Dikin, D.A.; Piner, R.D.; Kohlhaas, K.A.; Kleinhammes, A.; Jia, Y.; Wu, Y.; Nguyen, S.T.; Ruoff, R.S.

5.	Carbon nanotube-polymer composites: Chemistry, processing, mechanical and electrical properties Progress in Polymer Science, Volume 35, Issue 3, March 2010, Pages 357-401 Spitalsky, Z.; Tasis, D.; Papagelis, K.; Galiotis, C.
6.	Recent advances in graphene based polymer composites Progress in Polymer Science, Volume 35, Issue 11, November 2010, Pages 1350-1375 Kuilla, T.; Bhadra, S.; Yao, D.; Kim, N.H.; Bose, S.; Lee, J.H.

7.	Recent developments in cathode materials for lithium ion batteries • Journal of Power Sources, Volume 195, Issue 4, February 2010, Pages 939-954 Fergus, J.W.
8.	The surface science of titanium dioxide Surface Science Reports, Volume 48, Issue 5-8, January 2003, Pages 53-229 Diebold, U.

9.	Graphene-based polymer nanocomposites Polymer, Volume 52, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 5-25 Potts, J.R.; Dreyer, D.R.; Bielawski, C.W.; Ruoff, R.S.
10.	Fabrication and processing of polymer solar cells: A review of printing and coating techniques Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Volume 93, Issue 4, April 2009, Pages 394-412 Krebs, F.C.

11.	Chitosan-A versatile semi-synthetic polymer in biomedical applications Progress in Polymer Science, Volume 36, Issue 8, August 2011, Pages 981-1014 Dash, M.; Chiellini, F.; Ottenbrite, R.M.; Chiellini, E.
12.	Polymer nanoparticles: Preparation techniques and size-control parameters Progress in Polymer Science, Volume 36, Issue 7, July 2011, Pages 887-913 Rao, J.P.; Geckeler, K.E.

13.	Lithium batteries: Status, prospects and future Journal of Power Sources, Volume 195, Issue 9, May 2010, Pages 2419-2430 Scrosati, B.; Garche, J.
14.	Graphene and graphite nanoribbons: Morphology, properties, synthesis, defects and applications Nano Today, Volume 5, Issue 4, August 2010, Pages 351-372 Terrones, M.; Botello-Mendez, A.R.; Campos-Delgado, J.; Lopez-Urias, F.; Vega-Cantu, Y.I.; Rodriguez-Macias, F.J.; Elias, A.L.; Munoz-Sandoval, E.; Cano-Marquez, A.G.; Charlier, J.C.; Terrones, H.

15.	Combinatorial performance characteristics of agitated nickel hypophosphite electroless plating baths Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Volume 211, Issue 9, September 2011, Pages 1488-1499 Bulasara, V.K.; Thakuria, H.; Uppaluri, R.; Purkait, M.K.
16.	Chitin and chitosan polymers: Chemistry, solubility and fiber formation Progress in Polymer Science, Volume 34, Issue 7, July 2009, Pages 641-678 Pillai, C.K.S.; Paul, W.; Sharma, C.P.

17.	A review on polymer nanofibers by electrospinning and their applications in nanocomposites Composites Science and Technology, Volume 63, Issue 15, November 2003, Pages 2223-2253 Huang, Z.-M.; Zhang, Y.-Z.; Kotaki, M.; Ramakrishna, S.
18.	Transparent conductors as solar energy materials: A panoramic review Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Volume 91, Issue 17, October 2007, Pages 1529-1598 Granqvist, C.G.

19.	Biodegradable polymers as biomaterials Progress in Polymer Science, Volume 32, Issue 8-9, August 2007, Pages 762-798 Nair, L.S.; Laurencin, C.T.
20.	Solar photovoltaic electricity: Current status and future prospects Solar Energy, Volume 85, Issue 8, August 2011, Pages 1580-1608 Razykov, T.M.; Ferekides, C.S.; Morel, D.; Stefanakos, E.; Ullal, H.S.; Upadhyaya, H.M.

21.	An overview of graphene in energy production and storage applications Journal of Power Sources, Volume 196, Issue 11, June 2011, Pages 4873-4885 Brownson, D.A.C.; Kampouris, D.K.; Banks, C.E.
22.	A review on highly ordered, vertically oriented TiO"2 nanotube arrays: Fabrication, material properties, and solar energy applications Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Volume 90, Issue 14, September 2006, Pages 2011-2075 Mor, G.K.; Varghese, O.K.; Paulose, M.; Shankar, K.; Grimes, C.A.

23.	One-dimensional conducting polymer nanocomposites: Synthesis, properties and applications Progress in Polymer Science, Volume 36, Issue 5, May 2011, Pages 671-712 Lu, X.; Zhang, W.; Wang, C.; Wen, T.C.; Wei, Y.
24.	Carbonaceous nanomaterials for the enhancement of TiO"2 photocatalysis Carbon, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2011, Pages 741-772 Leary, R.; Westwood, A.