OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Progress in Materials Science is 78. 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
Mechanical behavior of high-entropy alloys	494
Friction stir welding/processing of metals and alloys: A comprehensive review on microstructural evolution	431
Flame retardant polymeric nanocomposites through the combination of nanomaterials and conventional flame retardants	414
Binder jet 3D printing—Process parameters, materials, properties, modeling, and challenges	413
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based smart hydrogels: Design, properties and applications	402
Defects in additive manufactured metals and their effect on fatigue performance: A state-of-the-art review	395
Recent progress on control strategies for inherent issues in friction stir welding	395
Electrospinning for tissue engineering applications	378
A review on the advancements in phosphor-converted light emitting diodes (pc-LEDs): Phosphor synthesis, device fabrication and characterization	377
Additive manufacturing of advanced ceramic materials	323
Recent developments in polymers/polymer nanocomposites for additive manufacturing	299
Multicomponent high-entropy Cantor alloys	292
Metal oxides based electrochemical pH sensors: Current progress and future perspectives	285
Characterization of MXenes at every step, from their precursors to single flakes and assembled films	285
Recent progress in surface modification of metals coated by plasma electrolytic oxidation: Principle, structure, and performance	281
Heterostructured materials	275
Recent progress on flexible and stretchable piezoresistive strain sensors: From design to application	273
Flexible CIGS, CdTe and a-Si:H based thin film solar cells: A review	270
Electromagnetic absorption materials: Current progress and new frontiers	264
Review on ultra-high temperature boride ceramics	260
Conductive polymer ultrafine fibers via electrospinning: Preparation, physical properties and applications	253
Metal-free carbon materials for persulfate-based advanced oxidation process: Microstructure, property and tailoring	252
High-entropy alloys with heterogeneous microstructure: Processing and mechanical properties	247
Mechanistic models for additive manufacturing of metallic components	246
An overview of tailoring strain delocalization for strength-ductility synergy	243

The fate and role of in situ formed carbon in polymer-derived ceramics	240
Carbon-based electrocatalysts for sustainable energy applications	219
Emerging graphitic carbon nitride-based materials for biomedical applications	199
Recent advances in hybrid organic-inorganic materials with spatial architecture for state-of-the-art applications	194
Bioinspired marine antifouling coatings: Status, prospects, and future	182
Functional epoxy vitrimers and composites	177
Recent advances in polymer blend membranes for gas separation and pervaporation	175
From classical thermodynamics to phase-field method	173
Properties and applications of additively manufactured metallic cellular materials: A review	169
UiO-66 metal–organic frameworks in water treatment: A critical review	166
Emerging metallic systems for additive manufacturing: In-situ alloying and multi-metal processing in laser powder bed fusion	163
The superior mechanical and physical properties of nanocarbon reinforced bulk composites achieved by architecture design – A review	162
Conducting polymer-based flexible thermoelectric materials and devices: From mechanisms to applications	161
Geopolymer foams: An overview of recent advancements	160
A review on molten salt synthesis of metal oxide nanomaterials: Status, opportunity, and challenge	154
Rational design of two-dimensional nanofillers for polymer nanocomposites toward multifunctional applications	150
Broadband multispectral compatible absorbers for radar, infrared and visible stealth application	150
Advances in the design and assembly of flexible thermoelectric device	142
Advanced hybrid nanomaterials for biomedical applications	142
Phase structure and properties of sodium bismuth titanate lead-free piezoelectric ceramics	139
Additive manufacturing of magnetic materials	137
Making sustainable aluminum by recycling scrap: The science of “dirty” alloys	135
Recent progress on core-shell structured BaTiO3@polymer/fluorinated polymers nanocomposites for high energy storage: Synthesis, dielectric properties and applications	135
Toughness and its mechanisms in epoxy resins	134
Dynamic covalent hydrogels as biomaterials to mimic the viscoelasticity of soft tissues	132
Recent advances in photonanomedicines for enhanced cancer photodynamic therapy	131
Two-dimensional materials for energy conversion and storage	131
Spin-orbit torques: Materials, mechanisms, performances, and potential applications	127
Solid-state cold spraying of Ti and its alloys: A literature review	124
Raman spectroscopy of carbon materials and their composites: Graphene, nanotubes and fibres	122
MOF materials as therapeutic agents, drug carriers, imaging agents and biosensors in cancer biomedicine: Recent advances and perspectives	122
Functional surface microstructures inspired by nature – From adhesion and wetting principles to sustainable new devices	117
Metal-graphene interfaces in epitaxial and bulk systems: A review	116
Cellulose nanocrystal based multifunctional nanohybrids	114
Layered ternary metal oxides: Performance degradation mechanisms as cathodes, and design strategies for high-performance batteries	114
Environmental degradation of structural materials in liquid lead- and lead-bismuth eutectic-cooled reactors	112
Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications	109
Biologically modified nanoparticles as theranostic bionanomaterials	108
Boron modified titanium alloys	107
Damage tolerant design of additively manufactured metallic components subjected to cyclic loading: State of the art and challenges	107
Clustering, nano-scale precipitation and strengthening of steels	102
Nanoporous TiO2 spheres with tailored textural properties: Controllable synthesis, formation mechanism, and photochemical applications	101
Recent advances in MXene-based nanocomposites for electrochemical energy storage applications	98
Pore wetting in membrane distillation: A comprehensive review	96
3D printed electronics: Processes, materials and future trends	94
Recent advances in hot tearing during casting of aluminium alloys	88
Additive manufacturing of polymer-derived ceramics: Materials, technologies, properties and potential applications	86
Three-dimensional monolithic porous structures assembled from fragmented electrospun nanofiber mats/membranes: Methods, properties, and applications	84
Shear localization in metallic materials at high strain rates	81
Are lead-free relaxor ferroelectric materials the most promising candidates for energy storage capacitors?	81

Biomimetic anisotropic hydrogels: Advanced fabrication strategies, extraordinary functionalities, and broad applications	81
Materials roles for promoting angiogenesis in tissue regeneration	80
Ion migration and defect effect of electrode materials in multivalent-ion batteries	79