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During the months April – June 2016, the most downloaded JAAS articles were:

Determination of stability constants of strong metal–ligand complexes using anion or cation exchange chromatography and atomic spectrometry detection
M. Wacker and A. Seubert
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014,29, 707-714
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50358E

Atomic spectrometry update – a review of advances in environmental analysis
Owen T. Butler, Warren R. L. Cairns, Jennifer M. Cook and Christine M. Davidson
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2016,31, 35-89
DOI: 10.1039/C5JA90061A

The potential for a carbon stable isotope biomarker of dietary sugar intake
A. Hope Jahren, Joshua N. Bostic and Brenda M. Davy
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2016,31, 197-202
DOI: 10.1039/C5JA00293A

Elemental bio-imaging using laser ablation-triple quadrupole-ICP-MS
David P. Bishop, David Clases, Fred Fryer, Elizabeth Williams, Simon Wilkins, Dominic J. Hare, Nerida Cole, Uwe Karst and Philip A. Doble
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2016,31, 197-202
DOI: 10.1039/C5JA00293A

Femtosecond laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Timur A. Labutin, Vasily N. Lednev, Alexey A. Ilyin and Andrey M. Popov
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2016,31, 90-118
DOI: 10.1039/C5JA00301F

Synchrotron-based chemical imaging reveals plumage patterns in a 150 million year old early bird
Phillip. L. Manning, Nicholas P. Edwards, Roy A. Wogelius, Uwe Bergmann, Holly E. Barden, Peter L. Larson, Daniela Schwarz-Wings, Victoria M. Egerton, Dimosthenis Sokaras, Roberto A. Mori and William I. Sellers
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 1024-1030
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50077B

Atomic spectrometry update. Review of advances in the analysis of metals, chemicals and functional materials
Simon Carter, Andy Fisher, Raquel Garcia, Bridget Gibson, Steve Lancaster, John Marshall and Ian Whiteside
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2015,30, 2249-2294
DOI: 10.1039/C5JA90045J

Silver nanoparticle characterization using single particle ICP-MS (SP-ICP-MS) and asymmetrical flow field flow fractionation ICP-MS (AF4-ICP-MS)
Denise M. Mitrano, Angela Barber, Anthony Bednar, Paul Westerhoff, Christopher P. Higgins and James F. Ranville
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012,27, 1131-1142
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30021D

2015 Atomic Spectrometry Update – a review of advances in X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and their applications
Margaret West, Andrew T. Ellis, Philip J. Potts, Christina Streli, Christine Vanhoof and Peter Wobrauschek
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2015,30, 1839-1889
DOI: 10.1039/C5JA90033F

Detection, quantification and derivation of number size distribution of silver nanoparticles in antimicrobial consumer products
Claudia Cascio, Otmar Geiss, Fabio Franchini, Isaac Ojea-Jimenez, François Rossi, Douglas Gilliland and Luigi Calzolai
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2015,30, 1255-1265
DOI: 10.1039/C4JA00410H

During the months January – March 2016, the most downloaded JAAS articles were:

During the months July – September 2015, the most downloaded JAAS articles were:

During the months April – June 2015, the most downloaded JAAS articles were:

During the months January – March 2015, the most downloaded JAAS articles were:

The mapping and differentiation of biological and environmental elemental signatures in the fossil remains of a 50 million year old bird
Victoria M. Egerton, Roy A. Wogelius, Mark A. Norell, Nicholas P. Edwards, William I. Sellers, Uwe Bergmann, Dimosthenis Sokaras, Roberto Alonso-Mori, Konstantin Ignatyev, Arjen van Veelen, Jennifer Anné, Bart van Dongen, Fabien Knoll and Phillip L. Manning
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2015, 30, 627-634
DOI: 10.1039/C4JA00395K

2014 Atomic Spectrometry Update – A review of advances in environmental analysis
Owen T. Butler, Warren R. L. Cairns, Jennifer M. Cook and Christine M. Davidson
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2015, 30, 21-63
DOI: 10.1039/C4JA90062F

Direct analysis of dried blood spots by femtosecond-laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Feasibility of split-flow laser ablation for simultaneous trace element and isotopic analysis
M. Aramendía, L. Rello, S. Bérail, A. Donnard, C. Pécheyran and M. Resano
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2015, 30, 296-309
DOI: 10.1039/C4JA00313F

Atomic Spectrometry Update – A Review of Advances in X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
Margaret West, Andrew T. Ellis, Philip J. Potts, Christina Streli, Christine Vanhoof and Peter Wobrauschek
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014, 29, 1516-1563
DOI: 10.1039/C4JA90038C

Synchrotron-based chemical imaging reveals plumage patterns in a 150 million year old early bird.
Phillip. L. Manning, Nicholas P. Edwards, Roy A. Wogelius, Uwe Bergmann, Holly E. Barden, Peter L. Larson, Daniela Schwarz-Wings, Victoria M. Egerton, Dimosthenis Sokaras, Roberto A. Mori and William I. Sellers
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 1024-1030
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50077B

2013 Atomic spectrometry update – A review of advances in environmental analysis
Owen T. Butler, Warren R. L. Cairns, Jennifer M. Cook and Christine M. Davidson
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014, 29, 17-50
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA90068A

Coupled techniques for arsenic speciation in food and drinking water: A Review
Bashdar Sadee, M. E. Foulkes and S. J. Hill
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2015, 30, 102-118
DOI: 10.1039/C4JA00269E

Atomic spectrometry update.  Review of advances in the analysis of metals, chemicals and functional materials.
Bridget Gibson, Simon Carter, Andy S. Fisher, S. Lancaster, John Marshall and Ian Whiteside
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014, 29, 1969-2021
DOI: 10.1039/C4JA90045F

The Determination of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Congeners by Gas Chromatography Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
Robert F. Swarthout, Jr., John R. Kucklick and W. Clay Davis
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1575-1580
DOI: 10.1039/B809173K

Current approaches to calibration in LA-ICP-MS analysis
Natalia Miliszkiewicz, Stanisław Walas and Anna Tobiasz
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2015, 30, 327-338
DOI: 10.1039/C4JA00325J

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During the months October – December the following articles are in the Top ten most accessed:

Atomic spectrometry update. Review of advances in the analysis of metals, chemicals and materials
Simon Carter, Andy S. Fisher, Michael W. Hinds, Steve Lancaster and John Marshall
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 1814-1869
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA90051G, Atomic Spectrometry Update

2013 Atomic spectrometry update—A review of advances in X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
Margaret West, Andrew T. Ellis, Philip J. Potts, Christina Streli, Christine Vanhoof, Dariusz Wegrzynek and Peter Wobrauschek
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 1544-1590
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA90046K, Atomic Spectrometry Update

Synchrotron-based chemical imaging reveals plumage patterns in a 150 million year old early bird
Phillip. L. Manning, Nicholas P. Edwards, Roy A. Wogelius, Uwe Bergmann, Holly E. Barden, Peter L. Larson, Daniela Schwarz-Wings, Victoria M. Egerton, Dimosthenis Sokaras, Roberto A. Mori and William I. Sellers
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 1024-1030
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50077B, Paper

2013 Atomic spectrometry update—A review of advances in environmental analysis
Owen T. Butler, Warren R. L. Cairns, Jennifer M. Cook and Christine M. Davidson
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014,29, 17-50
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA90068A, Atomic Spectrometry Update

A signal deconvolution method to discriminate smaller nanoparticles in single particle ICP-MS
Geert Cornelis and Martin Hassellöv
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014,29, 134-144
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50160D, Paper

Atomic spectrometry update. Elemental speciation review
Robert Clough, Chris F. Harrington, Steve J. Hill, Yolanda Madrid and Julian F. Tyson
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 1153-1195
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA90039H, Atomic Spectrometry Update

Atomic spectrometry update: review of advances in atomic spectrometry and related techniques
E. Hywel Evans, Matthew Horstwood, Jorge Pisonero and Clare M. M. Smith
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 779-800
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA90029K, Atomic Spectrometry Update

Enhanced sensitivity in laser ablation multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
John M. Cottle, Andrew J. Burrows, Andrew Kylander-Clark, Philip A. Freedman and Roy S. Cohen
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 1700-1706
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50216C, Communication

High-precision copper and iron isotope analysis of igneous rock standards by MC-ICP-MS
Sheng-Ao Liu, Dandan Li, Shuguang Li, Fang-Zhen Teng, Shan Ke, Yongsheng He and Yinghuai Lu
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014,29, 122-133
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50232E, Paper

Effects of methane addition to nebulizer gas on polyatomic interferents and ion sensitivity in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Rui Santos
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014,29, 152-161
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50221J, Paper

During the months July – September the following articles are in the Top ten most accessed:

A novel ToF-SIMS operation mode for improved accuracy and lateral resolution of oxygen isotope measurements on oxides
Gerald Holzlechner, Markus Kubicek, Herbert Hutter and Jürgen Fleig
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 1080-1089
DOI: 10.1039/c3ja50059d

Synchrotron-based chemical imaging reveals plumage patterns in a 150 million year old early bird
Phillip. L. Manning, Nicholas P. Edwards, Roy A. Wogelius, Uwe Bergmann, Holly E. Barden, Peter L. Larson, Daniela Schwarz-Wings, Victoria M. Egerton, Dimosthenis Sokaras, Roberto A. Mori and William I. Sellers  
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 1024-1030
DOI: 10.1039/c3ja50077b

2013 Atomic spectrometry update—A review of advances in X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
Margaret West, Andrew T. Ellis, Philip J. Potts, Christina Streli, Christine Vanhoof, Dariusz Wegrzynek and Peter Wobrauschek  
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 1544-1590
DOI: 10.1039/c3ja90046k

Atomic spectrometry update. Elemental speciation review
Robert Clough, Chris F. Harrington, Steve J. Hill, Yolanda Madrid and Julian F. Tyson
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 1153-1195
DOI: 10.1039/c3ja90039h

The influence of laser pulse duration and energy on ICP-MS signal intensity, elemental fractionation, and particle size distribution in NIR fs-LA-ICP-MS
Prasoon K. Diwakar, Sivanandan S. Harilal, Nicole L. LaHaye, Ahmed Hassanein and Pramod Kulkarni  
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 1420-1429
DOI: 10.1039/c3ja50088h

Critical considerations for the determination of nanoparticle number concentrations, size and number size distributions by single particle ICP-MS
Francisco Laborda, Javier Jiménez-Lamana, Eduardo Bolea and Juan R. Castillo  
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 1220-1232
DOI: 10.1039/c3ja50100k

Determination of ultra-low 236U/238U isotope ratios by tandem quadrupole ICP-MS/MS
Masaharu Tanimizu, Naoki Sugiyama, Emmanuel Ponzevera and Germain Bayon
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 1372-1376
DOI: 10.1039/c3ja50145k

Accelerated evaporation of microdroplets at ambient conditions for the on-line analysis of nanoparticles by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Joachim Koch, Luca Flamigni, Sabrina Gschwind, Steffen Allner, Henry Longerich and Detlef Günther
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/c3ja50052g

Atomic spectrometry update. Industrial analysis: metals, chemicals and advanced materials
Simon Carter, Andy S. Fisher, Michael W. Hinds and Steve Lancaster  
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012,27, 2003-2053
DOI: 10.1039/ c2ja90058k

Atomic spectrometry update: review of advances in atomic spectrometry and related techniques
E. Hywel Evans, Matthew Horstwood, Jorge Pisonero and Clare M. M. Smith  
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 779-800
DOI: 10.1039/c3ja90029k

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During the months April – June, the following articles are in the Top Ten most accessed:-

Silver nanoparticle characterization using single particle ICP-MS (SP-ICP-MS) and asymmetrical flow field flow fractionation ICP-MS (AF4-ICP-MS) 
Denise M. Mitrano, Angela Barber, Anthony Bednar, Paul Westerhoff, Christopher P. Higgins and James F. Ranville  
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012,27, 1131-1142 
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30021D     

Reproducibility of CIGS thin film analysis by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy 
Jung-Hwan In, Chan-Kyu Kim, Seok-Hee Lee and Sungho Jeong  
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 473-481 
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30298A     

Atomic spectrometry update. Environmental analysis 
Owen T. Butler, Warren R. L. Cairns, Jennifer M. Cook and Christine M. Davidson  
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 177-216 
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA90077G     

The first years of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy 
Matthieu Baudelet and Benjamin W. Smith 
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 624-629 
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50027F    

Atomic spectrometry update. Industrial analysis: metals, chemicals and advanced materials 
Simon Carter, Andy S. Fisher, Michael W. Hinds and Steve Lancaster   
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012,27, 2003-2053 
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA90058K     

Simultaneous determination of Co, Fe, Ni and Pb in carbon nanotubes by means of solid sampling high-resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry 
Martín Resano, Eduardo Bolea-Fernández, Engracia Mozas, María R. Flórez, Patricia Grinberg and Ralph E. Sturgeon  
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 657-665 
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30377B     

UV fs–ns double-pulse laser induced breakdown spectroscopy for high spatial resolution chemical analysis 
Yuan Lu, Vassilia Zorb, Xianglei Mao, Ronger Zheng and Richard E. Russo  
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 743-748 
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30315B     

²³⁵U–²³¹Pa age dating of uranium materials for nuclear forensic investigations 
Gary R. Eppich, Ross W. Williams,  Amy M. Gaffney and Kerri C. Schorzman   
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 666-674 
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50041A     

Resolution of inter-laboratory discrepancies in Mo isotope data: an intercalibration 
Tatiana Goldberg, Gwyneth Gordon, Gareth Izon, Corey Archer, Christopher R. Pearce, James McManus, Ariel D. Anbarbh and Mark Rehkämper  
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 724-735 
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30375F     

Atomic spectrometry update. Clinical and biological materials, foods and beverages  
Andrew Taylor, Martin P. Day, Sarah Hill, John Marshall, Marina Patriarca and Mark White  
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 425-459 
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA90005C     

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This month sees the following articles in JAAS that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Comparison of different methods for the absolute quantification of harbour seal transferrin glycoforms using HPLC-ICP-MS 
Mechthild Grebe, Daniel Pröfrock, Antje Kakuschke, M. Estella del Castillo Busto, Maria Montes-Bayón, Alfredo Sanz-Medel, Jose A. C. Broekaert and Andreas Prange 
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012,27, 440-448 
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10287K    

Atomic spectrometry update. Clinical and biological materials, foods and beverages 
Andrew Taylor, Martin P. Day, Sarah Hill, John Marshall, Marina Patriarca and Mark Whitef  
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 425-459 
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA90005C    

Atomic spectrometry update. Environmental analysis 
Owen T. Butler, Warren R. L. Cairns, Jennifer M. Cook and Christine M. Davidson   
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 177-216 
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA90077G    

Atomic spectrometry update. Industrial analysis: metals, chemicals and advanced materials 
Simon Carter, Andy S. Fisher, Michael W. Hinds and Steve Lancaster   
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012,27, 2003-2053 
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA90058K    

Ultra-trace determination of silver nanoparticles in water samples using cloud point extraction and ETAAS 
Georg Hartmann, Christine Hutterer and Michael Schuster 
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 567-572 
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30365A    

Silver nanoparticle characterization using single particle ICP-MS (SP-ICP-MS) and asymmetrical flow field flow fractionation ICP-MS (AF4-ICP-MS) 
Denise M. Mitrano, Angela Barber, Anthony Bednar, Paul Westerhoff, Christopher P. Higgins and James F. Ranville   
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012,27, 1131-1142 
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30021D    

Platinum stable isotope ratio measurements by double-spike multiple collector ICPMS 
John Creech, Joel Baker, Monica Handler, Martin Schiller and Martin Bizzarro   
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50022E   

Sample introduction of single selenized yeast cells (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) by micro droplet generation into an ICP-sector field mass spectrometer for label-free detection of trace elements 
Kaori Shigeta, Gunda Koellensperger, Evelyn Rampler, Heike Traub, Lothar Rottmann, Ulrich Panne, Akitoshi Okino and Norbert Jakubowskia   
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 637-645 
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30370E    

Development of a surface plasmon assisted label-free calorimetric method for sensitive detection of mercury based on functionalized gold nanorods 
Gopalan Sai Anand, Anantha Iyengar Gopalan, Shin-Won Kang and Kwang-Pill Lee   
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 488-498 
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30300D    

The automation and optimization of solid phase extraction inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analysis for the high throughput determination of aqueous levels of U, Th, Np, Pu, and Am 
Jennifer J. Charlton, Micheal J. Sepaniak, Alison K. Sides, T. Greg Schaaff, Darrin K. Mann and James A. Bradshaw 
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 711-718 
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30352G   

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