OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Progress in Materials Science is 63. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Mechanical behavior of high-entropy alloys	527
Friction stir welding/processing of metals and alloys: A comprehensive review on microstructural evolution	447
Binder jet 3D printing—Process parameters, materials, properties, modeling, and challenges	445
Flame retardant polymeric nanocomposites through the combination of nanomaterials and conventional flame retardants	426
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based smart hydrogels: Design, properties and applications	416
Defects in additive manufactured metals and their effect on fatigue performance: A state-of-the-art review	408
Recent progress on control strategies for inherent issues in friction stir welding	402
Electrospinning for tissue engineering applications	392
Additive manufacturing of advanced ceramic materials	342
Recent developments in polymers/polymer nanocomposites for additive manufacturing	306
Multicomponent high-entropy Cantor alloys	305
Heterostructured materials	305
Characterization of MXenes at every step, from their precursors to single flakes and assembled films	304
Recent progress in surface modification of metals coated by plasma electrolytic oxidation: Principle, structure, and performance	292
Recent progress on flexible and stretchable piezoresistive strain sensors: From design to application	290
Electromagnetic absorption materials: Current progress and new frontiers	286
Flexible CIGS, CdTe and a-Si:H based thin film solar cells: A review	277
Review on ultra-high temperature boride ceramics	275
High-entropy alloys with heterogeneous microstructure: Processing and mechanical properties	262
Metal-free carbon materials for persulfate-based advanced oxidation process: Microstructure, property and tailoring	258
Conductive polymer ultrafine fibers via electrospinning: Preparation, physical properties and applications	257
An overview of tailoring strain delocalization for strength-ductility synergy	254
Mechanistic models for additive manufacturing of metallic components	253
Carbon-based electrocatalysts for sustainable energy applications	230
Emerging graphitic carbon nitride-based materials for biomedical applications	208

Bioinspired marine antifouling coatings: Status, prospects, and future	200
Recent advances in hybrid organic-inorganic materials with spatial architecture for state-of-the-art applications	198
Functional epoxy vitrimers and composites	185
Recent advances in polymer blend membranes for gas separation and pervaporation	181
Properties and applications of additively manufactured metallic cellular materials: A review	180
UiO-66 metal–organic frameworks in water treatment: A critical review	175
From classical thermodynamics to phase-field method	175
Emerging metallic systems for additive manufacturing: In-situ alloying and multi-metal processing in laser powder bed fusion	172
Conducting polymer-based flexible thermoelectric materials and devices: From mechanisms to applications	170
The superior mechanical and physical properties of nanocarbon reinforced bulk composites achieved by architecture design – A review	164
Broadband multispectral compatible absorbers for radar, infrared and visible stealth application	162
A review on molten salt synthesis of metal oxide nanomaterials: Status, opportunity, and challenge	162
Rational design of two-dimensional nanofillers for polymer nanocomposites toward multifunctional applications	156
Advances in the design and assembly of flexible thermoelectric device	151
Raman spectroscopy of carbon materials and their composites: Graphene, nanotubes and fibres	151
Toughness and its mechanisms in epoxy resins	150
Additive manufacturing of magnetic materials	148
Making sustainable aluminum by recycling scrap: The science of “dirty” alloys	148
Phase structure and properties of sodium bismuth titanate lead-free piezoelectric ceramics	147
Advanced hybrid nanomaterials for biomedical applications	146
Dynamic covalent hydrogels as biomaterials to mimic the viscoelasticity of soft tissues	137
Recent progress on core-shell structured BaTiO3@polymer/fluorinated polymers nanocomposites for high energy storage: Synthesis, dielectric properties and applications	137
Two-dimensional materials for energy conversion and storage	135
Recent advances in photonanomedicines for enhanced cancer photodynamic therapy	132
Spin-orbit torques: Materials, mechanisms, performances, and potential applications	131
Solid-state cold spraying of Ti and its alloys: A literature review	127
MOF materials as therapeutic agents, drug carriers, imaging agents and biosensors in cancer biomedicine: Recent advances and perspectives	126
Layered ternary metal oxides: Performance degradation mechanisms as cathodes, and design strategies for high-performance batteries	123
Environmental degradation of structural materials in liquid lead- and lead-bismuth eutectic-cooled reactors	120
Functional surface microstructures inspired by nature – From adhesion and wetting principles to sustainable new devices	120
Metal-graphene interfaces in epitaxial and bulk systems: A review	118
Cellulose nanocrystal based multifunctional nanohybrids	116
Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications	114
Biologically modified nanoparticles as theranostic bionanomaterials	112
Damage tolerant design of additively manufactured metallic components subjected to cyclic loading: State of the art and challenges	111
Boron modified titanium alloys	110
Clustering, nano-scale precipitation and strengthening of steels	107
Recent advances in MXene-based nanocomposites for electrochemical energy storage applications	104
Pore wetting in membrane distillation: A comprehensive review	103
3D printed electronics: Processes, materials and future trends	98
Additive manufacturing of polymer-derived ceramics: Materials, technologies, properties and potential applications	93
Recent advances in hot tearing during casting of aluminium alloys	93
Heat treatment for metal additive manufacturing	92
Are lead-free relaxor ferroelectric materials the most promising candidates for energy storage capacitors?	89
Shear localization in metallic materials at high strain rates	87
Three-dimensional monolithic porous structures assembled from fragmented electrospun nanofiber mats/membranes: Methods, properties, and applications	87
Biomimetic anisotropic hydrogels: Advanced fabrication strategies, extraordinary functionalities, and broad applications	82
Materials roles for promoting angiogenesis in tissue regeneration	81
Ion migration and defect effect of electrode materials in multivalent-ion batteries	81
Alloy design strategies to increase strength and its trade-offs together	81

Biomass vs inorganic and plastic-based aerogels: Structural design, functional tailoring, resource-efficient applications and sustainability analysis	77
Bacterial cellulose: Molecular regulation of biosynthesis, supramolecular assembly, and tailored structural and functional properties	77
Research advances in biomass-derived nanostructured carbons and their composite materials for electrochemical energy technologies	76
Effective parameters on the final properties of NiTi-based alloys manufactured by powder metallurgy methods: A review	74
Phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution: Recent applications, perspectives and challenges	73
Light emission of organic luminogens: Generation, mechanism and application	71
A review on the dynamic-mechanical behaviors of high-entropy alloys	69
Alloys for application at ultra-high temperatures: Nb-silicide in situ composites	69
An evaluation of corrosion processes affecting copper-coated nuclear waste containers in a deep geological repository	67
A MACEing silicon: Towards single-step etching of defined porous nanostructures for biomedicine	66
The strength and stiffness of oriented wood and cellulose-fibre materials: A review	66
Negative thermal expansion in magnetic materials	65
Cold-sprayed coatings: Microstructure, mechanical properties, and wear behaviour	64
Functionalized graphene and targeted applications – Highlighting the road from chemistry to applications	64
A review of tribological properties for boron carbide ceramics	64
The effects of irradiation on CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy and its derivatives	64
One-dimensional mesoporous inorganic nanostructures and their applications in energy, sensor, catalysis and adsorption	64
Machine learning for high-entropy alloys: Progress, challenges and opportunities	64
Multidimensional graphene structures and beyond: Unique properties, syntheses and applications	64
Sustainability through alloy design: Challenges and opportunities	63
Five decades of research on the development of eutectic as engineering materials	63
A comprehensive review on planar boron nitride nanomaterials: From 2D nanosheets towards 0D quantum dots	63