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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Mechanical behavior of high-entropy alloys	650
Binder jet 3D printing—Process parameters, materials, properties, modeling, and challenges	539
Friction stir welding/processing of metals and alloys: A comprehensive review on microstructural evolution	527
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based smart hydrogels: Design, properties and applications	497
Defects in additive manufactured metals and their effect on fatigue performance: A state-of-the-art review	482
Electrospinning for tissue engineering applications	473
Recent progress on control strategies for inherent issues in friction stir welding	461
Heterostructured materials	453
Additive manufacturing of advanced ceramic materials	415
Multicomponent high-entropy Cantor alloys	393
Characterization of MXenes at every step, from their precursors to single flakes and assembled films	381
Electromagnetic absorption materials: Current progress and new frontiers	358
Recent progress in surface modification of metals coated by plasma electrolytic oxidation: Principle, structure, and performance	343
High-entropy alloys with heterogeneous microstructure: Processing and mechanical properties	315
Conductive polymer ultrafine fibers via electrospinning: Preparation, physical properties and applications	295
Mechanistic models for additive manufacturing of metallic components	286
Carbon-based electrocatalysts for sustainable energy applications	261
Raman spectroscopy of carbon materials and their composites: Graphene, nanotubes and fibres	257
Bioinspired marine antifouling coatings: Status, prospects, and future	254
Properties and applications of additively manufactured metallic cellular materials: A review	239
UiO-66 metal–organic frameworks in water treatment: A critical review	232
Broadband multispectral compatible absorbers for radar, infrared and visible stealth application	225
Functional epoxy vitrimers and composites	219
Toughness and its mechanisms in epoxy resins	219
Recent advances in polymer blend membranes for gas separation and pervaporation	214

From classical thermodynamics to phase-field method	209
Making sustainable aluminum by recycling scrap: The science of “dirty” alloys	204
Conducting polymer-based flexible thermoelectric materials and devices: From mechanisms to applications	199
A review on molten salt synthesis of metal oxide nanomaterials: Status, opportunity, and challenge	198
Emerging metallic systems for additive manufacturing: In-situ alloying and multi-metal processing in laser powder bed fusion	194
Advances in the design and assembly of flexible thermoelectric device	193
Phase structure and properties of sodium bismuth titanate lead-free piezoelectric ceramics	188
Rational design of two-dimensional nanofillers for polymer nanocomposites toward multifunctional applications	174
Environmental degradation of structural materials in liquid lead- and lead-bismuth eutectic-cooled reactors	169
Spin-orbit torques: Materials, mechanisms, performances, and potential applications	158
Heat treatment for metal additive manufacturing	155
Dynamic covalent hydrogels as biomaterials to mimic the viscoelasticity of soft tissues	154
MOF materials as therapeutic agents, drug carriers, imaging agents and biosensors in cancer biomedicine: Recent advances and perspectives	148
Functional surface microstructures inspired by nature – From adhesion and wetting principles to sustainable new devices	148
Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications	140
Damage tolerant design of additively manufactured metallic components subjected to cyclic loading: State of the art and challenges	137
3D printed electronics: Processes, materials and future trends	134
Clustering, nano-scale precipitation and strengthening of steels	131
Are lead-free relaxor ferroelectric materials the most promising candidates for energy storage capacitors?	131
Biologically modified nanoparticles as theranostic bionanomaterials	127
Pore wetting in membrane distillation: A comprehensive review	123
Recent advances in hot tearing during casting of aluminium alloys	120
Recent advances in MXene-based nanocomposites for electrochemical energy storage applications	118
Additive manufacturing of polymer-derived ceramics: Materials, technologies, properties and potential applications	117
Shear localization in metallic materials at high strain rates	111
Additive manufacturing of nickel-based superalloys: A state-of-the-art review on process-structure-defect-property relationship	108
A review on the dynamic-mechanical behaviors of high-entropy alloys	106
Biomass vs inorganic and plastic-based aerogels: Structural design, functional tailoring, resource-efficient applications and sustainability analysis	104
Alloy design strategies to increase strength and its trade-offs together	102
Bacterial cellulose: Molecular regulation of biosynthesis, supramolecular assembly, and tailored structural and functional properties	101
Machine learning for high-entropy alloys: Progress, challenges and opportunities	99
Materials roles for promoting angiogenesis in tissue regeneration	99
Ion migration and defect effect of electrode materials in multivalent-ion batteries	95
Improving biocompatibility for next generation of metallic implants	94
Phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution: Recent applications, perspectives and challenges	94
Biomimetic anisotropic hydrogels: Advanced fabrication strategies, extraordinary functionalities, and broad applications	94
The strength and stiffness of oriented wood and cellulose-fibre materials: A review	92
High-electromechanical performance for high-power piezoelectric applications: Fundamental, progress, and perspective	91
Effective parameters on the final properties of NiTi-based alloys manufactured by powder metallurgy methods: A review	91
Light emission of organic luminogens: Generation, mechanism and application	91
Research advances in biomass-derived nanostructured carbons and their composite materials for electrochemical energy technologies	87
Self-healing by Diels-Alder cycloaddition in advanced functional polymers: A review	87
Progress in recent sustainable materials for greenhouse gas (NOx and SOx) emission mitigation	86
Modification of Cu current collectors for lithium metal batteries – A review	85
Micro/nano functional devices fabricated by additive manufacturing	85
Seventy years of Hall-Petch, ninety years of superplasticity and a generalized approach to the effect of grain size on flow stress	85
Nucleation and growth in solution synthesis of nanostructures – From fundamentals to advanced applications	84
Alloys for application at ultra-high temperatures: Nb-silicide in situ composites	80
A review of tribological properties for boron carbide ceramics	80
A comprehensive review on planar boron nitride nanomaterials: From 2D nanosheets towards 0D quantum dots	80

Five decades of research on the development of eutectic as engineering materials	80
Sustainability through alloy design: Challenges and opportunities	80
Templating strategies for 3D-structured thermally conductive composites: Recent advances and thermal energy applications	79
Negative thermal expansion in magnetic materials	78
An evaluation of corrosion processes affecting copper-coated nuclear waste containers in a deep geological repository	78
Microplastic materials in the environment: Problem and strategical solutions	78