OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Progress in Materials Science is 61. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	721
Reprint of: Electron probe microanalysis: A review of recent developments and applications in materials science and engineering	596
Editorial Board	568
Editorial Board	528
Editorial Board	524
Oriented surface nucleation in inorganic glasses – A review	507
Bionic structures and materials inspired by plant leaves: A comprehensive review for innovative problem-solving	447
Phototherapeutic nanoagents for cancer immunotherapy	434
Emerging metallic systems for additive manufacturing: In-situ alloying and multi-metal processing in laser powder bed fusion	424
Materials roadmap for inscription of nanogratings inside transparent dielectrics using ultrafast lasers	411
Editorial Board	374
Ultrafine grained metals and metal matrix nanocomposites fabricated by powder processing and thermomechanical powder consolidation	355
The lubricated matter in body	329
3D conductive material strategies for modulating and monitoring cells	286
Research advances in biomass-derived nanostructured carbons and their composite materials for electrochemical energy technologies	278
Reprint of: A MACEing silicon: Towards single-step etching of defined porous nanostructures for biomedicine	268
Wood elasticity and compressible wood-based materials: Functional design and applications	267
Critical review on mechanochemical fabrication of full-carbon graphyne material	264
Carrier-free nanomedicines for cancer treatment	259
Mechanical properties of ceramics reinforced with allotropic forms of carbon	256
Exploring the synthesis, properties, and potential of chitosan-functionalized metal-organic frameworks in emerging applications	239
An overview of rare earth coupled lead halide perovskite and its application in photovoltaics and light emitting devices	239
Performance failure mechanisms and mitigation strategies of high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells	230
Contact resistance and interfacial engineering: Advances in high-performance 2D-TMD based devices	221
Multiscale structural regulation of Two-Dimensional materials for photocatalytic reduction of CO2	218

Advancing battery thermal management: Future directions and challenges in nano-enhanced phase change materials-Based systems	216
Stimuli-responsive hydrogels based on protein/peptide and their sensing applications	215
The concept of high entropy for rechargeable batteries	203
Printing of flexible light emitting devices: A review on different technologies and devices, printing technologies and state-of-the-art applications and future prospects	196
Manganese-based permanent magnet materials	194
Biomimetic anisotropic hydrogels: Advanced fabrication strategies, extraordinary functionalities, and broad applications	180
Rare-earth tantalates for next-generation thermal barrier coatings	166
Exploring the potential Ru-based catalysts for commercial-scale polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis: A systematic review	158
Bacterial cellulose: Molecular regulation of biosynthesis, supramolecular assembly, and tailored structural and functional properties	157
Toughness and its mechanisms in epoxy resins	155
Raman spectroscopy of carbon materials and their composites: Graphene, nanotubes and fibres	154
State of the art overview material degradation in high-temperature supercritical CO2 environments	152
Control of grain structure, phases, and defects in additive manufacturing of high-performance metallic components	151
Theory, properties and engineering of 2D magnetic materials	148
Electromagnetic absorption materials: Current progress and new frontiers	147
Friction stir welding/processing of metals and alloys: A comprehensive review on microstructural evolution	141
Multicomponent high-entropy Cantor alloys	133
Recent progress in surface modification of metals coated by plasma electrolytic oxidation: Principle, structure, and performance	132
Alloy design strategies to increase strength and its trade-offs together	130
Sustainability through alloy design: Challenges and opportunities	127
Recent progress in functionalized and targeted polymersomes and chimeric polymeric nanotheranostic platforms for cancer therapy	127
Defects in additive manufactured metals and their effect on fatigue performance: A state-of-the-art review	127
Towards load-bearing biomedical titanium-based alloys: From essential requirements to future developments	126
Toward atomic-scale understanding of structure-dynamics-properties relations for metallic glasses	122
Mechanistic models for additive manufacturing of metallic components	120
Bulk metallic glass composites containing B2 phase	116
Holistic computational design within additive manufacturing through topology optimization combined with multiphysics multi-scale materials and process modelling	116
Dynamic covalent hydrogels as biomaterials to mimic the viscoelasticity of soft tissues	116
Modification of Cu current collectors for lithium metal batteries – A review	113
Pathway to understand liquid metal embrittlement (LME) in Fe-Zn couple: From fundamentals toward application	108
Human body-interfacing material strategies for personal thermal and moisture management of wearable systems	106
Biological and synthetic template-directed syntheses of mineralized hybrid and inorganic materials	104
Review of BiScO3-PbTiO3 piezoelectric materials for high temperature applications: fundamental, progress, and perspective	102
Bioinspired marine antifouling coatings: Status, prospects, and future	101
Glass-ceramics in dentistry: Fundamentals, technologies, experimental techniques, applications, and open issues	101
Van der Waals heterostructures with one-dimensional atomic crystals	100
From classical thermodynamics to phase-field method	100
Recent advances in bio-based functional additives for polymers	99
Clustering, nano-scale precipitation and strengthening of steels	95
Modified Mn substituted POMs: Synthetic strategies, structural diversity to applications	95
Recent advances in aluminium matrix composites reinforced with graphene-based nanomaterial: A critical review	95
The original concepts of the Hume-Rothery rule extended to alloys and compounds whose bonding is metallic, ionic, or covalent, or a changing mixture of these	94
Recent advances in hot tearing during casting of aluminium alloys	91
Electron probe microanalysis: A review of recent developments and applications in materials science and engineering	89
Functional epoxy vitrimers and composites	89
Emerging 2D materials beyond mxenes and TMDs: Transition metal carbo-chalcogenides	88
Effects of build orientation and inclined features on physical, microstructural and mechanical properties of powder bed fusion additively manufactured metallic parts	86
Unraveling chromism-induced marvels in energy storage systems	86
Advances in high entropy oxides: synthesis, structure, properties and beyond	85
Synthesis, properties, applications, 3D printing and machine learning of graphene quantum dots in polymer nanocomposites	83

Antiferroelectric oxide thin-films: Fundamentals, properties, and applications	82
Review of progress in calculation and simulation of high-temperature oxidation	81
Corrigendum to “Shear localization in metallic materials at high strain rates” [Progress Mater. Sci. 119 (2021) 100755]	81
Progress in nanomaterial-based synergistic photothermal-enhanced chemodynamic therapy in combating bacterial infections	81
Self-assembly of perovskite nanocrystals	80
Editorial Board	80
A state-of-the-art review on fatigue performance of powder bed fusion-built alloy 718	80
Orientation of graphene nanosheets in magnetic fields	80
High temperature liquid thermal conductivity: A review of measurement techniques, theoretical understanding, and energy applications	80
Editorial Board	79
Editorial Board	79
A critical review of the ultrastructure, mechanics and modelling of flax fibres and their defects	78
Reprint of:The materials science of skin: Analysis, characterization, and modeling	78
Current status and future direction of metallic and polymeric materials for advanced vascular stents	78
Editorial Board	78
Manufacturing of metallic glass components: Processes, structures and properties	77
Revolutionizing infrastructure: The evolving landscape of electricity-based multifunctional concrete from concept to practice	77
Mechanical energy metamaterials in interstellar travel	76
Recent advances in processing, and mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of Cu-SiC metal matrix composites prepared by powder metallurgy	75
Ultrasonics in polymer science: applications and challenges	74
Additive manufacturing of advanced ceramic materials	73
Conductive hydrogels for bioenergy harvesting and self-powered application	73
A comprehensive review of magnesium-based alloys and composites processed by cyclic extrusion compression and the related techniques	72
Additive manufacturing of oxide-dispersion strengthened alloys: Materials, synthesis and manufacturing	70
The past, present and future of photonic glasses: A review in homage to the United Nations International Year of glass 2022	70
Perspectives on ultra-high vacuum transmission electron microscopy of dynamic crystal growth phenomena	68
Review of the untapped potentials of antimicrobial materials in the construction sector	66
Up-conversion hybrid nanomaterials for light- and heat-driven applications	66
Are lead-free relaxor ferroelectric materials the most promising candidates for energy storage capacitors?	66
Reactive oxygen nano-generators for cancer therapy	66
Making sustainable aluminum by recycling scrap: The science of “dirty” alloys	66
Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications	66
Advances in the design and assembly of flexible thermoelectric device	65
Additive manufacturing of polymer-derived ceramics: Materials, technologies, properties and potential applications	64
Aluminium alloys and composites for electrochemical energy systems	63
Surface engineering of 2D dielectric polymer films for scalable production of High-Energy-Density films	63
Quantifiable analysis of the failure of advanced carbon fibre composite structures leading to improved safety factors	63
Configurational kinetics studied by Path Probability Method	62
Recent advances in deep eutectic solvents for next-generation lithium batteries: Safer and greener	61