| Rank | Journal Reference | Paper No. | Citations |
| 1 | Phys. Rev. B 12, 877 (1975). | 14 | 446 (+10) |
| 2 | Science 168, 568 (1970). | 8 | 257 |
| 3 | Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, 3180 (1991). | 62 | 229 |
| 4 | Phys. Rev. Lett. 63, 1012 (1989). | 55 | 155 |
| 5 | Phys. Rev. B 21, 1868 (1980). | 28 | 141 (+3) |
| 6 | Phys. Rev. 181, 137 (1969). | 3 | 137 |
| 7 | Phys. Rev. 176, 49 (1968). | 1 | 122 |
| 8 | Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 4160 (1999). | 92 | 111 (+5) |
| 9 | Phys. Rev. B 48, 12951 (1993). | 78 | 107(+4) |
| 10 | Phys. Rev. B 15, 2984 (1977). | 18 | 105 |
| 11 | Phys. Rev. Lett. 51, 47 (1983). | 36 | 91 (+2) |
| 12 | J. Org. Chem. 34, 347 (1969). | 2 | 88 |
| 13 | Phys. Rev. B 53, 791 (1996). | 86 | 87 |
| 14 | Phys. Rev. B 41, 2073 (1990). | 57 | 84 (+4) |
| 15 | J. Low Temp. Phys. 16, 607 (1974). | 13 | 67 |
| 16 | Phys. Rev. B 22, 5233 (1980). | 31 | 67 |
| 17 | Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 2343 (1995). | 82 | 62 |
| 18 | Phys. Rev. Lett. 54, 2453 (1985). | 42 | 60 |
| 19 | J. Chem. Phys. 51, 4643 (1969). | 4 | 59 |
| 20 | Phys. Rev. B 19, 2520 (1979). | 22 | 55 |
| 21 | Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 07705 (2010). | 117 | 55 |
| 22 | Phys. Rev. B 14, 1086 (1976). | 17 | 54 (+1) |
| 23 | J. Heterocyclic Chem. 7, 373 (1970). | 6 | 51 |