OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Progress in Materials Science is 67. 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 2020-09-01 to 2024-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Mechanical behavior of high-entropy alloys	627
Binder jet 3D printing—Process parameters, materials, properties, modeling, and challenges	529
Friction stir welding/processing of metals and alloys: A comprehensive review on microstructural evolution	515
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based smart hydrogels: Design, properties and applications	487
Defects in additive manufactured metals and their effect on fatigue performance: A state-of-the-art review	474
Flame retardant polymeric nanocomposites through the combination of nanomaterials and conventional flame retardants	467
Electrospinning for tissue engineering applications	461
Recent progress on control strategies for inherent issues in friction stir welding	453
Heterostructured materials	424
Additive manufacturing of advanced ceramic materials	400
Multicomponent high-entropy Cantor alloys	372
Characterization of MXenes at every step, from their precursors to single flakes and assembled films	368
Electromagnetic absorption materials: Current progress and new frontiers	347
Recent progress in surface modification of metals coated by plasma electrolytic oxidation: Principle, structure, and performance	337
Recent progress on flexible and stretchable piezoresistive strain sensors: From design to application	319
High-entropy alloys with heterogeneous microstructure: Processing and mechanical properties	307
Conductive polymer ultrafine fibers via electrospinning: Preparation, physical properties and applications	292
Mechanistic models for additive manufacturing of metallic components	281
Carbon-based electrocatalysts for sustainable energy applications	257
Bioinspired marine antifouling coatings: Status, prospects, and future	250
Raman spectroscopy of carbon materials and their composites: Graphene, nanotubes and fibres	244
UiO-66 metal–organic frameworks in water treatment: A critical review	230
Properties and applications of additively manufactured metallic cellular materials: A review	224
Functional epoxy vitrimers and composites	215
Recent advances in polymer blend membranes for gas separation and pervaporation	209

Broadband multispectral compatible absorbers for radar, infrared and visible stealth application	208
Toughness and its mechanisms in epoxy resins	208
From classical thermodynamics to phase-field method	203
A review on molten salt synthesis of metal oxide nanomaterials: Status, opportunity, and challenge	196
Conducting polymer-based flexible thermoelectric materials and devices: From mechanisms to applications	195
Making sustainable aluminum by recycling scrap: The science of “dirty” alloys	187
Emerging metallic systems for additive manufacturing: In-situ alloying and multi-metal processing in laser powder bed fusion	186
Phase structure and properties of sodium bismuth titanate lead-free piezoelectric ceramics	184
Advances in the design and assembly of flexible thermoelectric device	180
Rational design of two-dimensional nanofillers for polymer nanocomposites toward multifunctional applications	174
Advanced hybrid nanomaterials for biomedical applications	165
Additive manufacturing of magnetic materials	163
Environmental degradation of structural materials in liquid lead- and lead-bismuth eutectic-cooled reactors	160
Spin-orbit torques: Materials, mechanisms, performances, and potential applications	155
Dynamic covalent hydrogels as biomaterials to mimic the viscoelasticity of soft tissues	152
Heat treatment for metal additive manufacturing	151
Recent advances in photonanomedicines for enhanced cancer photodynamic therapy	149
Functional surface microstructures inspired by nature – From adhesion and wetting principles to sustainable new devices	144
MOF materials as therapeutic agents, drug carriers, imaging agents and biosensors in cancer biomedicine: Recent advances and perspectives	143
Damage tolerant design of additively manufactured metallic components subjected to cyclic loading: State of the art and challenges	135
3D printed electronics: Processes, materials and future trends	133
Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications	132
Clustering, nano-scale precipitation and strengthening of steels	129
Biologically modified nanoparticles as theranostic bionanomaterials	126
Pore wetting in membrane distillation: A comprehensive review	123
Are lead-free relaxor ferroelectric materials the most promising candidates for energy storage capacitors?	120
Recent advances in MXene-based nanocomposites for electrochemical energy storage applications	117
Recent advances in hot tearing during casting of aluminium alloys	117
Additive manufacturing of polymer-derived ceramics: Materials, technologies, properties and potential applications	114
Shear localization in metallic materials at high strain rates	107
A review on the dynamic-mechanical behaviors of high-entropy alloys	103
Biomass vs inorganic and plastic-based aerogels: Structural design, functional tailoring, resource-efficient applications and sustainability analysis	101
Alloy design strategies to increase strength and its trade-offs together	100
Bacterial cellulose: Molecular regulation of biosynthesis, supramolecular assembly, and tailored structural and functional properties	100
Additive manufacturing of nickel-based superalloys: A state-of-the-art review on process-structure-defect-property relationship	98
Materials roles for promoting angiogenesis in tissue regeneration	97
Machine learning for high-entropy alloys: Progress, challenges and opportunities	95
Ion migration and defect effect of electrode materials in multivalent-ion batteries	91
Improving biocompatibility for next generation of metallic implants	90
Phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution: Recent applications, perspectives and challenges	90
Biomimetic anisotropic hydrogels: Advanced fabrication strategies, extraordinary functionalities, and broad applications	90
The strength and stiffness of oriented wood and cellulose-fibre materials: A review	89
High-electromechanical performance for high-power piezoelectric applications: Fundamental, progress, and perspective	88
Light emission of organic luminogens: Generation, mechanism and application	85
Effective parameters on the final properties of NiTi-based alloys manufactured by powder metallurgy methods: A review	85
Research advances in biomass-derived nanostructured carbons and their composite materials for electrochemical energy technologies	84
Self-healing by Diels-Alder cycloaddition in advanced functional polymers: A review	84
Micro/nano functional devices fabricated by additive manufacturing	83
Nucleation and growth in solution synthesis of nanostructures – From fundamentals to advanced applications	82
Progress in recent sustainable materials for greenhouse gas (NOx and SOx) emission mitigation	82

Seventy years of Hall-Petch, ninety years of superplasticity and a generalized approach to the effect of grain size on flow stress	81
Modification of Cu current collectors for lithium metal batteries – A review	81
An evaluation of corrosion processes affecting copper-coated nuclear waste containers in a deep geological repository	78
A review of tribological properties for boron carbide ceramics	78
Five decades of research on the development of eutectic as engineering materials	77
A comprehensive review on planar boron nitride nanomaterials: From 2D nanosheets towards 0D quantum dots	77
Templating strategies for 3D-structured thermally conductive composites: Recent advances and thermal energy applications	77
Negative thermal expansion in magnetic materials	77
Alloys for application at ultra-high temperatures: Nb-silicide in situ composites	77
Sustainability through alloy design: Challenges and opportunities	76
Cold-sprayed coatings: Microstructure, mechanical properties, and wear behaviour	75
Additive manufacturing of biomaterials for bone tissue engineering – A critical review of the state of the art and new concepts	73
A MACEing silicon: Towards single-step etching of defined porous nanostructures for biomedicine	73
Functionalized graphene and targeted applications – Highlighting the road from chemistry to applications	72
Microplastic materials in the environment: Problem and strategical solutions	71
A comprehensive review of magnesium-based alloys and composites processed by cyclic extrusion compression and the related techniques	71
Recent development in color tunable phosphors: A review	70
The effects of irradiation on CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy and its derivatives	69
Recent advances in tribology of high entropy alloys: A critical review	69
On the potential of aluminum crossover alloys	68
Designed biomass materials for “green” electronics: A review of materials, fabrications, devices, and perspectives	68
Effect of solutes on grain refinement	68
Transparent wood-based functional materials via a top-down approach	67
Carrier-free nanomedicines for cancer treatment	67
Heusler alloys: Past, properties, new alloys, and prospects	67