OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Materials Science is 50. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Recent progress in carbon-based materials for supercapacitor electrodes: a review	477
Additive manufacturing of steels: a review of achievements and challenges	294
Laves phases: a review of their functional and structural applications and an improved fundamental understanding of stability and properties	189
Review of current high-ZT thermoelectric materials	188
Thermal modification of wood—a review: chemical changes and hygroscopicity	139
Strategies for enhancing thermal conductivity of polymer-based thermal interface materials: a review	127
Materials for lithium recovery from salt lake brine	123
Comprehensive review on plant fiber-reinforced polymeric biocomposites	122
Carbon dots anchored high-crystalline g-C3N4 as a metal-free composite photocatalyst for boosted photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline under visible light	106
Structure design of MoS2@Mo2C on nitrogen-doped carbon for enhanced alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction	98
A critical review of piezoresistivity and its application in electrical-resistance-based strain sensing	98
Z-scheme In2O3/WO3 heterogeneous photocatalysts with enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity toward degradation of organic dyes	97
Chemical and structural properties of reduced graphene oxide—dependence on the reducing agent	91
Polymer-based lightweight materials for electromagnetic interference shielding: a review	91
Efficient designing of triphenylamine-based hole transport materials with outstanding photovoltaic characteristics for organic solar cells	86
Approaches to design a surface with tunable wettability: a review on surface properties	86
A review of the electrocatalysts on hydrogen evolution reaction with an emphasis on Fe, Co and Ni-based phosphides	81
Current international research into cellulose as a functional nanomaterial for advanced applications	75
Development of metal matrix composites by laser-assisted additive manufacturing technologies: a review	71
Recent advances in efficient emissive materials-based OLED applications: a review	70
A facile one-step synthesis of highly efficient melamine salt reactive flame retardant for epoxy resin	70
Spectroscopic studies, molecular structure optimization and investigation of structural and electrical properties of novel and biodegradable Chitosan-GO polymer nanocomposites	68
Anticorrosive and UV-blocking waterborne polyurethane composite coating containing novel two-dimensional Ti3C2 MXene nanosheets	66
Effect of Ga content on magnetic properties of BaFe12−xGaxO19/epoxy composites	66
Strategies for enhancing the room-temperature stretch formability of magnesium alloy sheets: a review	64

A review on mechanisms and recent developments in p-n heterojunctions of 2D materials for gas sensing applications	64
Laser-based additively manufactured polymers: a review on processes and mechanical models	64
Fabrication of visible-light-response face-contact ZnSnO3@g-C3N4 core–shell heterojunction for highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline contaminant and mechanism insight	63
Fabrication of screen-printed electrodes: opportunities and challenges	62
A critical review on the effects of process-induced porosity on the mechanical properties of alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion	61
Enhanced piezocatalytic performance of ZnO nanosheet microspheres by enriching the surface oxygen vacancies	61
Significantly enhanced dielectric permittivity and low loss in epoxy composites incorporating 3d W-WO3/BaTiO3 foams	59
Synthesis and visible-light photocatalytic properties of BiOBr/CdS nanomaterials	58
Epoxy/iron alginate composites with improved fire resistance, smoke suppression and mechanical properties	58
NiS nanoparticles assembled on biological cell walls-derived porous hollow carbon spheres as a novel battery-type electrode for hybrid supercapacitor	56
Toward the understanding of temperature effect on bonding strength, dimensions and geometry of 3D-printed parts	55
Morphology and medium influence on microwave characteristics of nanostructures: A review	55
Novel yolk–shell Fe3O4@void@SiO2@PPy nanochains toward microwave absorption application	55
Durian shell-derived N, O, P-doped activated porous carbon materials and their electrochemical performance in supercapacitor	53
Research progress of novel bio-based plasticizers and their applications in poly(vinyl chloride)	53
Active composites based on shape memory polymers: overview, fabrication methods, applications, and future prospects	53
Mechanical properties of bamboo fiber-reinforced polymer composites: a review of recent case studies	53
A review of performance improvement strategies for graphene oxide-based and graphene-based membranes in water treatment	52
Synthesis and properties of multifunctional microencapsulated phase change material for intelligent textiles	51
3D printed high-performance flexible strain sensors based on carbon nanotube and graphene nanoplatelet filled polymer composites	51
Evaluation of synthesized polyaniline nanofibres as corrosion protection film coating on copper substrate by electrophoretic deposition	51
Laser powder bed fusion of Al–10 wt% Ce alloys: microstructure and tensile property	51
Research progress of starch-based biodegradable materials: a review	50
Hydroxylated boron nitride materials: from structures to functional applications	50
Dielectric control of ultralight hollow porous carbon spheres and excellent microwave absorbing properties	50