OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Microscopy is 3. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Comparing Xe⁺pFIB and Ga⁺FIB for TEM sample preparation of Al alloys: Minimising FIB‐induced artefacts	37
QUAREP‐LiMi: A community‐driven initiative to establish guidelines for quality assessment and reproducibility for instruments and images in light microscopy	36
Effect of aging and rejuvenation on adhesion properties of modified asphalt binder based on AFM	30
Semi‐automatic stitching of filamentous structures in image stacks from serial‐section electron tomography	22
pycotem: An open source toolbox for online crystal defect characterization from TEM imaging and diffraction	17
How innovations in methodology offer new prospects for volume electron microscopy	17
Using hybrid atomic force microscopy and infrared spectroscopy (AFM‐IR) to identify chemical components of the hair medulla on the nanoscale	16
Robust deep learning optical autofocus system applied to automated multiwell plate single molecule localization microscopy	14
Assessment of the impacts of sample preparation on the use of EDS for analysing recycled asphalt blending	13
Analysis of misidentifications in TEM characterisation of organic‐inorganic hybrid perovskite material	13
A review of high‐resolution microscopic ghost imaging with a low‐dose pseudothermal light	13
Challenges and advances in optical 3D mesoscale imaging	13
Sensitivity of remote focusing microscopes to magnification mismatch	12
Challenges and opportunities for bioimage analysis core‐facilities	11
Morphological analysis and grain size distribution of SnO₂ nanoparticles via digital image processing across diverse calcination temperatures	11
Wavefront‐sensorless adaptive optics with a laser‐free spinning disk confocal microscope	11
Microstructural examination of carbonated 3D‐printed concrete	11
Kikuchi pattern simulations of backscattered and transmitted electrons	11
Fluorescence fluctuation‐based super‐resolution microscopy: Basic concepts for an easy start	11
Fast, high‐precision autofocus on a motorised microscope: Automating blood sample imaging on the OpenFlexure Microscope	10
Laboratory phase‐contrast nanotomography of unstained Bombus terrestris compound eyes	10
Practical segmentation of nuclei in brightfield cell images with neural networks trained on fluorescently labelled samples	9
Quantification of the bone lacunocanalicular network from 3D X‐ray phase nanotomography images	9
Trainable segmentation for transmission electron microscope images of inorganic nanoparticles	9
Carbonated wollastonite – An effective supplementary cementitious material?	9

DeepFRAP: Fast fluorescence recovery after photobleaching data analysis using deep neural networks	9
Analysing neutron radiation damage in YBa₂Cu₃O_7–_x high‐temperature superconductor tapes	8
High‐accuracy, direct aberration determination using self‐attention‐armed deep convolutional neural networks	8
Real‐time monitoring of carbonation of hardened cement pastes using Raman microscopy	8
Simple automation of SEM‐EDS spectral maps analysis with Python and the edxia framework	8
Calibration by differentiation – Self‐supervised calibration for X‐ray microscopy using a differentiable cone‐beam reconstruction operator	8
ToTEM: A software for fast TEM image simulation	8
Individual fibre separation in 3D fibrous materials imaged by X‐ray tomography	8
Towards super‐resolved terahertz microscopy for cellular imaging	7
Evaluation of correlated studies using liquid cell and cryo‐transmission electron microscopy: Hydration of calcium sulphate and the phase transformation pathways of bassanite to gypsum	7
Three‐dimensional transfer function of optical microscopes in reflection mode	7
Convolutional neural networks for segmentation of FIB‐SEM nanotomography data from porous polymer films for controlled drug release	7
Physical properties and photocatalytic activity of Cr‐doped TiO₂ nanoparticles	7
Open‐source deep learning‐based air‐void detection algorithm for concrete microscopic images	7
openFrame: A modular, sustainable, open microscopy platform with single‐shot, dual‐axis optical autofocus module providing high precision and long range of operation	7
intER‐ACTINg: The structure and dynamics of ER and actin are interlinked	7
Optimizing and applying high‐resolution, in‐line laboratory phase‐contrast X‐ray imaging for low‐density material samples	7
Multimodal image reconstruction from tomographic diffraction microscopy data	7
A method for reproducible high‐resolution imaging of 3D cancer cell spheroids	7
Mass fractal dimension from 2D microscopy images via an aggregation model with variable compactness	6
Wear debris released by hip prosthesis analysed by microcomputed tomography	6
Reconstructing 3D digital model without distortion for poorly conductive porous rock by nanoprobe‐assisted FIB‐SEM tomography	6
A perspective of fluorescence microscopy for cellular structural biology with EGFR as witness	6
What is the structure of our infrastructure? A review of UK light microscopy facilities	6
Evaluation and application of a new scintillator‐based heat‐resistant back‐scattered electron detector during heat treatment in the scanning electron microscope	6
Correlative imaging using super‐resolution fluorescence microscopy and soft X‐ray tomography at cryogenic temperatures provides a new way to assess virosome solutions for vaccine development	6
Optical comparison between micro‐CT and OCT in imaging of marginal composite adaptation: Observational study	6
Correlative light and volume electron microscopy (vCLEM): How community participation can advance developing technologies	6
Protein secondary structure signatures from energy loss spectra recorded in the electron microscope	6
The challenges and opportunities of open‐access microscopy facilities	6
Quantitative analysis of backscattered‐electron contrast in scanning electron microscopy	6
Workflow for high‐resolution phase segmentation of cement clinker from combined BSE image and EDX spectral data	6
Expansion microscopy: A revolution in diagnostic pathology	6
Measuring the randomness of micro‐ and nanostructure spatial distributions: Effects of scanning electron microscope image processing and analysis	6
Improving light microscopy training routines with evidence‐based education	6
Poly‐L‐lysine/hyaluronan nanocarriers as a novel nanosystem for gene delivery	6
Local Kikuchi band detection in electron backscatter diffraction patterns for enhanced pattern indexing	5
Method for acquiring accurate coordinates of the source point in electron backscatter diffraction	5
X‐ray microtomosynthesis of unstained pathology tissue samples	5
X‐ray computed tomography evaluations of additive manufactured multimaterial composites	5
A through‐focus scanning optical microscopy dimensional measurement method based on deep‐learning classification model	5
Estimation of an uncertainty budget and performance measurement for a dual‐wavelength Twyman‐Green interferometer	5
PUMA – An open‐source 3D‐printed direct vision microscope with augmented reality and spatial light modulator functions	5
Combining atomic force microscopy with complementary techniques for multidimensional single‐cell analysis	5
Two‐stage particle separation channel based on standing surface acoustic wave	5
CellProfiler plugins – An easy image analysis platform integration for containers and Python tools	5
Automated particle recognition for engine soot nanoparticles	4
Determination of the refractive index and wavelength‐dependent optical properties of few‐layer CrCl within the Fresnel formalism	4
Made to measure: An introduction to quantifying microscopy data in the life sciences	4
Electrolyte pH dependence of composition, roughness parameters, particle diameter and magnetic features of nanostructured Fe‐Co‐Ni/ITO deposits prepared by electrochemical deposition method	4

Bridging imaging users to imaging analysis – A community survey	4
Correction and quantification of MTF in scanning laser microscopy	4
3D differential interference contrast microscopy using polarisation‐sensitive tomographic diffraction microscopy	4
Elemental mapping of labelled biological specimens at intermediate energy loss in an energy‐filtered TEM acquired using a direct detection device	4
Microscopical palynology: Birch woodland expansion and species hybridisation coincide with periods of climate warming during the Holocene epoch in Iceland	4
The incorporation of Cu into the clinker phases	4
Imaging error compensation method for through‐focus scanning optical microscopy images based on deep learning	4
Real‐Time Optical Vascular Imaging, a new method for the diagnosis and monitoring of oral diseases	4
An x‐ray microanalytical method for measuring in vivo element and water concentrations, relating to osmoregulation, in cells and tissues of the posterior eye	4
A new approach to etching low‐carbon microalloyed steels to reveal prior austenite grain boundaries and the dual‐phase microstructure	4
Reconstruction of calcium silicate hydrates using multiple 2D and 3D imaging techniques: Light microscopy, μ‐CT, SEM, FIB‐nT combined with EDX	4
Method for quantifying the reaction degree of slag in alkali‐activated cements using deep learning‐based electron microscopy image analysis	4
Effect of trypsin concentration on living SMCC‐7721 cells studied by atomic force microscopy	4
Nanoscale morphology and fractal analysis of TiO₂ coatings on ITO substrate by electrodeposition	4
In‐depth polarisation resolved SHG microscopy in biological tissues using iterative wavefront optimisation	4
Towards real‐time STEM simulations through targeted subsampling strategies	4
The effects of measurement parameters on the cancerous cell nucleus characterisation by atomic force microscopy in vitro	4
Methods to expose subsurface objects of interest identified from 3D imaging: The intermediate sample preparation stage in the correlative microscopy workflow	4
Automated tracking of S. pombe spindle elongation dynamics	4
The relation between the average diameter of CNTs on Ni–Cu @ a‐C:H catalyst with the optical absorption edge and the optical dispersion parameters	4
Atomic resolution imaging using a novel, compact and stiff scanning tunnelling microscope in cryogen‐free superconducting magnet	3
Staying on track – Keeping things running in a high‐end scientific imaging core facility	3
Theoretical model and experimental study on environmental dissipation mechanism of tapping mode atomic force microscope	3
Ultrastructural characterisation of young and aged dental enamel by atomic force microscopy	3
Depth estimation method of surface of micropart in microassembly space based on microscopic vision tomographic scanning images	3
ModularImageAnalysis (MIA): Assembly of modularised image and object analysis workflows in ImageJ	3
‘Branded’ microscopy core facilities – Mutually beneficial partnerships between academia and industry	3
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A multi‐technique study of corrosion products at the steel–concrete interface under two exposure conditions	3
Laser‐based sample preparation for high‐resolution X‐ray‐computed tomography of glasses and glass ceramics	3
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Recognising the importance and impact of Imaging Scientists: Global guidelines for establishing career paths within core facilities	3
Seeing clearly – Plant anatomy through Katherine Esau's microscopy lens	3
A critical catalogue of SEM‐EDS multispectral maps analysis methods and their application to hydrated cementitious materials	3
Exploring confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and fluorescence staining as a tool for imaging and quantifying traces of marine microbioerosion and their trace‐making microendoliths	3
Towards artefact‐free AFM image presentation and interpretation	3
Thickness profiling of electron transparent aluminium alloy foil using convergent beam electron diffraction	3
Quantification of cracks in concrete thin sections considering current methods of image analysis	3
Perspective of fibre‐optical microendoscopy with microlenses	3
Integrated opto‐mechanical cantilever sensor with a rib waveguide	3
Automated tilt compensation in acoustic microscopy	3
Effectual accuracy of OCT image retinal segmentation with the aid of speckle noise reduction and boundary edge detection strategy	3
Optimizing the SEM specimen preparation method for accurate microanalysis of carbon nanotube/nanocluster hybrids	3
Overcoming the challenges of preserving lipid‐richCannabis sativaL. glandular trichomes for transmission electron microscopy	3
Phase determination in dual phase steels via HREBSD‐based tetragonality mapping	3
Establishing a reference focal plane using beads for trypan‐blue‐based viability measurements	3
The dissociation of (a+c) misfit dislocations at the InGaN/GaN interface	3