OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Progress in Materials Science is 88. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Corrigendum to “Shear localization in metallic materials at high strain rates” [Progress Mater. Sci. 119 (2021) 100755]	1022
Editorial Board	711
Theory, properties and engineering of 2D magnetic materials	639
Exploring the potential Ru-based catalysts for commercial-scale polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis: A systematic review	509
Multiscale structural regulation of Two-Dimensional materials for photocatalytic reduction of CO2	471
Glass-ceramics in dentistry: Fundamentals, technologies, experimental techniques, applications, and open issues	444
Synthesis, properties, applications, 3D printing and machine learning of graphene quantum dots in polymer nanocomposites	435
Bioinspired marine antifouling coatings: Status, prospects, and future	420
Control of grain structure, phases, and defects in additive manufacturing of high-performance metallic components	415
Language models for materials discovery and sustainability: Progress, challenges, and opportunities	405
Advanced materials for energy harvesting: Exploring the potential of MOFs and MXene membranes in osmotic energy applications	373
Raman spectroscopy of carbon materials and their composites: Graphene, nanotubes and fibres	319
Corrigendum to “Inorganic sonosensitizer nanomaterials for sonodynamic therapy of diseases beyond cancer” [Prog. Mater. Sci. 148 (2025) 101384]	316
Aromatic short peptide architectonics: Assembly and engineering	315
Cooling innovations: Elastocaloric shape memory alloys, manufacturing, simulation, and refrigerator	306
Progress in sensory devices of pesticides, pathogens, coronavirus, and chemical additives and hazards in food assessment: Food safety concerns	300
Advances in aqueous zinc-ion battery systems: Cathode materials and chemistry	279
Chemical inhomogeneities in high-entropy alloys help mitigate the strength-ductility trade-off	261
Multifunctional dressings for wound exudate management	260
3D-Printed photocatalysts for revolutionizing catalytic conversion of solar to chemical energy	259
Additive manufacturing of polymer-derived ceramics: Materials, technologies, properties and potential applications	236
REMOVED: Peptide-based co-assembling materials: Bridging fundamental science and versatile applications	226
Corrigendum to “Advances in crystallization regulation and defect suppression strategies for all-inorganic CsPbX3 perovskite solar cells” [Prog. Mater. Sci. 141 (2024) 101223]	221
Editorial Board	212
Corrigendum to “Physical strategies to engineer supramolecular composite hydrogels for advanced biomedical applications” [Prog. Mater. Sci. 151 (2025) 1–67]	204

Crosslinking network design of cellulose-based conductive gels: Mechanism, strategies, and characterization	203
Polymer brushes: Synthesis, characterization, properties and applications	200
Ion migration and defect effect of electrode materials in multivalent-ion batteries	188
Mechanosynthesized electroactive materials for sustainable energy and environmental applications: A critical review	186
Mechanostructures: Rational mechanical design, fabrication, performance evaluation, and industrial application of advanced structures	183
Polymer-based responsive structural color materials	181
Editorial Board	180
Strategies to break the trade-off between infrared transparency and conductivity	179
Heterostructures of 2D materials and their applications in biosensing	174
Materials and underlying principles in vat photopolymerization-based additive manufacturing of electronic ceramics	173
Recent advances in scalable synthesis and performance of Janus polymer/inorganic nanocomposites	172
Recent advances in two-dimensional ultrathin Bi-based photocatalysts	169
A path forward: Understanding and mitigating defects in polycrystalline membranes	168
Design, printing, and engineering of regenerative biomaterials for personalized bone healthcare	167
Recent advances and future prospects of low-dimensional Mo2C MXene-based electrode for flexible electrochemical energy storage devices	167
Review of conventional and advanced non-destructive testing techniques for detection and characterization of small-scale defects	166
How irradiation promotes intergranular stress corrosion crack initiation	163
WITHDRAWN: Ferroelectric relaxor-PbTiO3 single crystal based magnetoelectric composites and devices	162
Electrical degradation in dielectric and piezoelectric oxides: Review of defect chemistry and characterization methods	159
Heterogeneous nucleation models to predict grain size in solidification	157
A comprehensive review of 4D-printed thermo-responsive hydrogel-based smart actuators for solar steam generation: Advanced design, modeling, manufacturing, and finite element analysis	156
Multiaxial fatigue of additively manufactured metallic components: A review of the failure mechanisms and fatigue life prediction methodologies	152
The research path to commercialization: A perspective on plasmonic nanoparticles in organic and perovskite optoelectronics	151
Controllable electrical, magnetoelectric and optical properties of BiFeO3 via domain engineering	150
The copper age in cancer treatment: From copper metabolism to cuproptosis	147
Cyclotriphosphazene based materials: Structure, functionalization and applications	145
Solidification in metal additive manufacturing: challenges, solutions, and opportunities	145
Broadband multispectral compatible absorbers for radar, infrared and visible stealth application	142
High-entropy alloys with heterogeneous microstructure: Processing and mechanical properties	140
Progress in phase field modeling of functional properties and fracture behavior of shape memory alloys	135
Editorial Board	132
Orientation of discontinuous fillers in polymer composites: modelling, characterization, control and applications	130
Editorial Board	128
Editorial Board	128
Strategies for development of synthetic heart valve tissue engineering scaffolds	128
Editorial Board	128
Earth-abundant photoelectrodes for water splitting and alternate oxidation reactions: Recent advances and future perspectives	126
Retracted: Recent advancements in boron carbon nitride (BNC) nanoscale materials for efficient supercapacitor performances	125
Electroactive materials: Innovative antibacterial platforms for biomedical applications	125
Properties and applications of additively manufactured metallic cellular materials: A review	124
Effect of solutes on grain refinement	124
Micro/nano functional devices fabricated by additive manufacturing	123
Transparent tellurite glass-ceramics for photonics applications: A comprehensive review on crystalline phases and crystallization mechanisms	123
Nanoparticle drug delivery systems and their applications as targeted therapies for triple negative breast cancer	123
Solid-state lithium batteries-from fundamental research to industrial progress	121
Recent progress in polymer dielectric energy storage: From film fabrication and modification to capacitor performance and application	121
Friction stir based welding, processing, extrusion and additive manufacturing	121
Nucleation and growth in solution synthesis of nanostructures – From fundamentals to advanced applications	120
A review on the dynamic-mechanical behaviors of high-entropy alloys	120
Integrating computational and experimental advances in bone multiscale mechanics	119

3D conductive material strategies for modulating and monitoring cells	119
Holistic computational design within additive manufacturing through topology optimization combined with multiphysics multi-scale materials and process modelling	118
Towards load-bearing biomedical titanium-based alloys: From essential requirements to future developments	118
State of the art overview material degradation in high-temperature supercritical CO2 environments	117
Advancing battery thermal management: Future directions and challenges in nano-enhanced phase change materials-Based systems	117
Review of progress in calculation and simulation of high-temperature oxidation	113
Antiferroelectric oxide thin-films: Fundamentals, properties, and applications	113
High temperature liquid thermal conductivity: A review of measurement techniques, theoretical understanding, and energy applications	112
Recent advances in aluminium matrix composites reinforced with graphene-based nanomaterial: A critical review	112
Reactive oxygen nano-generators for cancer therapy	111
Surface engineering of 2D dielectric polymer films for scalable production of High-Energy-Density films	111
Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications	108
A comprehensive review of magnesium-based alloys and composites processed by cyclic extrusion compression and the related techniques	107
Recent advances in processing, and mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of Cu-SiC metal matrix composites prepared by powder metallurgy	106
Progress in atomic-resolution aberration corrected conventional transmission electron microscopy (CTEM)	106
Polymer gels for aqueous metal batteries	106
Two-dimensional MXene with multidimensional carbonaceous matrix: A platform for general-purpose functional materials	104
Revolutionizing infrastructure: The evolving landscape of electricity-based multifunctional concrete from concept to practice	104
Current status and future direction of metallic and polymeric materials for advanced vascular stents	103
Review of the untapped potentials of antimicrobial materials in the construction sector	103
Breaking through barrier: The emerging role of nucleic acids-based drug delivery in stroke	102
Porous monoliths from polyimide: Synthesis, modifications and applications	100
Cellulose nanomaterials in oil and gas industry: Current status and future perspectives	100
Templating strategies for 3D-structured thermally conductive composites: Recent advances and thermal energy applications	100
Phase structure deciphering for pure polymers with a giant piezoelectric response	100
Electrospinning and electrospun nanofibers: From academic research to industrial production	100
Scalable multifunctional radiative cooling materials	99
Enhancing performance of lower-temperature solid oxide fuel cell cathodes through surface engineering	99
Kinetic equations and level-set approach for simulating solid-state microstructure evolutions at the mesoscopic scale: State of the art, limitations, and prospects	98
Designed biomass materials for “green” electronics: A review of materials, fabrications, devices, and perspectives	95
Ferroelectric fluoropolymer/MXene composites for flexible pressure sensors: Fabrication and application	94
Bioinspired interpenetrating-phase metal composites	93
Nanocrystal-in-glass composite (NGC): A powerful pathway from nanocrystals to advanced optical materials	91
Editorial Board	91
Editorial Board	91
Topological hall transport: Materials, mechanisms and potential applications	90
A review on the advancements in the characterization of the high-pressure properties of iodates	90
Advanced metal oxides nanostructures to recognize and eradicate water pollutants	89
Recent advances in COF-derived carbon materials: Synthesis, properties, and applications	89
Insights into multifarious heteroatom-doped/enriched carbon-based materials and their composites: Synthesis and Supercapacitor applications − A crucial review	88
High-pressure torsion of face-centered cubic multi-principal element alloys: Nanostructuring and its influence on properties	88
Binary and ternary metal oxide semiconductor thin films for effective gas sensing applications: A comprehensive review and future prospects	88