OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied Surface Science is 82. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Surface chemistry of supported Ru nanoparticles investigated during CO2 hydrogenation by NAP-XPS	511
First-principles insights into the synergistic chemical–mechanical removal mechanism of 4H-SiC in chemical mechanical polishing	337
Corrosion behaviour of titanium anodised in DES solvents: electrochemical study combined with ellipsometric investigations	243
Low-Loading Pt nanoparticles supported by Fe-N-C rich in FeNX sites with strong electronic interaction for high oxygen reduction performance	222
Atomic Ru-embedded three-dimensional ion-conductive tunnel networks in Ta/Ru co-doped Nb2O5 nanosheets enabled by multifunctional graphene quantum dots for ultrahigh-energy-density supercapacitors	200
A comparative nanotribological investigation on amorphous and polycrystalline forms of MoS2	172
Skew trapezoidal bipyramidal distortion in MoS6 unit stabilizing distorted phases of 1T-MoS2 single layer	170
Ethyl xanthate adsorption on different surfaces of jamesonite: A DFT study	165
Chromatographic propane-propylene separation by different zeolites obtained from rice husk ashes	153
Multilevel phase transition behavior of In2Se3-doped with Sb materials based on flexible polyimide substrate	147
Effect of oxygen-substituted lattice carbon in Ti3C2 MXene as anchoring material for Li-S battery: DFT calculations and experiments	144
Assessing the role of surface carbon on the surface stability and reactivity of β-Mo2C catalysts	139
A functionalization approach of decorative poplar veneer accomplished via reactive dyeing followed by in-situ synthesis of ZnO-Ag nanoparticles	137
Fluoride-incorporated apatite coating on resin-based composite via laser-assisted rapid pseudo-biomineralization	137
Study on the multi-zone direct current pyrophosphate electrodeposition of black film with high light absorptivity	136
Spectroscopic analysis of color origins in titanium-based thin films deposited by cathodic arc deposition	129
Editorial Board	129
Graphene plasmons-assisted tunable non-specular effect for dimension-adjustable terahertz edge imaging	128
Corrigendum to “Mixed metal oxide: A new class of catalyst for methanol activation” [Appl. Surf. Sci. 534 (2020) 147449]	128
Exploring the CO2 reduction reaction mechanism on Pt/TiO2 with the ambient-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy	127
Highly reliable memristive devices with synaptic behavior via facilitating ion transport of the zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 embedded into a polyvinylpyrrolidone polymer matrix	127
Editorial Board	127
A bowl-shaped structure-controllable hydrothermal carbon experiment design combined with DFT simulation: Efficient adsorption of Cd and Pb in coal gangue accumulation areas	126
The behaviors of H atoms and vacancies at W/Lu2O3 interface: First-principles calculations	126
Mechanistic studies on defective hBN-supported metal-nonmetal synergistic catalysis for urea electrosynthesis	126

Cellulose-based films with enhanced load of nitrogen containing heterocycles: The impact on the surface morphology and proton conductivity	123
Corrigendum to “Electrochemical study on the effect of catalytic current collecting layer on thin film La0.6Sr0.4Co0.8Fe0.2O3−δ (LSCF) cathode” [Appl. Surf. Sci. 509 (2020) 145224]	123
Single-crystal Cu(1 1 1) foil preparation by direct bonding technology	121
A perspective on ToF-SIMS analysis of biosensor interfaces: Controlling and optimizing multi-molecular composition, immobilization through bioprinting, molecular orientation	121
High performance broadband photodetector in two-dimensional metal dichalcogenides mediated by topologically protected surface state	118
Editorial Board	117
Roughness and wettability control of soda-lime silica glass surfaces by femtosecond laser texturing and curing environments	116
Corrigendum to “Spatially inhomogeneous operation of phase-change memory” [Appl. Surf. Sci. 589 (2022) 153026]	115
Electrochemical and surface properties of sulphidised molybdate minerals	115
Improved surface passivation of lead sulfide quantum dots using less sterically crowded alkylammonium iodides	114
Effective carrier doping and quantum capacitance manipulation of graphene through two-dimensional solid electrolytes of ScI3 and YBr3	113
Assessing factors that determine adatom migration and clustering on a thin film oxide; Pt1 and Rh1 on the “29” CuxO/Cu(1 1 1) surface	113
Microwave treatment effect on the enhanced basicity of porous clay heterostructured composites derived from Laponite	109
MnS nanoparticles embedded uniformly in sulfur/nitrogen-doped porous carbon spheres enhancing lithium-storage performance	108
Enhanced oxygen evolution on A-site defect perovskite oxide through interfacial engineering	107
Elevating performance of AlOxFy anti-reflection coating via controllable HF vapor fluorination	107
Microscopic impact mechanism of alkali earth metal poisoning and Ce modification on the deNOx over the γ-Fe2O3 (0 0 1) surface	106
Probing Mg anode interfacial and corrosion properties using an organic/inorganic hybrid electrolyte	106
Self-assembled epitaxial BiFeO3 nanostructures as a tailored platform for vertically aligned nanocomposites development	105
Femtosecond laser nano-structuring for surface plasmon resonance-based detection of uranium	104
Corrigendum to “Well-ordered surface metal atoms complexation by deposition of Pd cyclometallated compounds on Ag (1 1 0)” [Appl. Surf. Sci. 606 (2022) 154960]	104
Functionalization of a chemically treated Ti6Al4V-ELI alloy with nisin for antibacterial purposes	103
Uracil derivative-assisted universal synthesis of defective 2-dimensional porous flaky carbon nitride for efficient photocatalytic CO2 reduction	102
High-fidelity moulding growth and cross-section shaping of ultrathin monocrystalline silicon nanowires	102
Cobalt diffusion during the initial stage of CVD diamond growth on cemented carbide – A molecular dynamics and experimental study	101
Sb segregation in ultrathin GaAsSb layers: A quantitative analysis of soaking/desorption stages	100
Bands alignment between organic layers of Alq3, Gaq3, Erq3 and graphene on 6H-SiC(0 0 0 1)	100
Enhanced resistive switching of silver copper iodide thin films prepared by interfacial phase formation	99
UV laser generated micro structured black surface on commercial TiO2-containing glass	98
A combined EC-STM and EC-AFM investigation of the sulfate adsorption on a Cu(111) electrode surface up to the anodic corrosion potential	98
Interfacial structures and reactivities of CeO2/Cu(1 1 1) catalyst with strong interfacial interaction and charge transfer	96
Editorial Board	96
A new 2D metallic K3Cl2 nanosheet as a promising candidate of NO2 gas sensor and capturer	96
Microstructural study of Ni and Ni-20Cr particles plasma sprayed on stainless steel substrate at 300 ˚C	95
Semiconductive vertical graphene nanoribbons self-assembled on diamond (1 0 0) surface by oxidation: A DFT study	95
Effect of Cu nanoparticles on the tribological performance of polydopamine + polytetrafluoroethylene coatings in oil-lubricated condition	95
Regulation of oxygen vacancies and electronic structures by substituting Ba2+ at A-sites of LaNi0.5Mn0.5O3 double perovskites enabling high-performance catalysts for Mg-air batteries	91
Single-atom Au atomically trapped in WO3− catalyst for selective demethoxylation of lignin-derived guaiacols	90
Understanding the promotion effect of Pt in the reaction system of water gas shift reaction catalyzed by Pt/α-MoC from theoretical perspectives	89
Evolution of In2O3 morphology from belt to fibrous-like structure for ethanol detection at low working temperature induced by Cr-addition	89
Formation and superlattice of long-range and highly ordered alicyclic selenolate monolayers on Au(1 1 1) studied by scanning tunneling microscopy	89
Editorial Board	88
Accelerating kinetics of oxygen evolution reaction via expanding interlayer spacing of 1D core–shell layered double hydroxides	88
Low temperature growth of semi-polar InN (101<	87
Editorial Board	87
Fabrication of fractal structured soot templated titania-silver nano-surfaces for photocatalysis and SERS sensing	86
Correlation between the structural morphology and device characteristics of quantum dot based emission layer blended with small molecular hole transport material	86
Growth and characterization of ultrathin cobalt ferrite films on Pt(111)	85
Study of Fe-C phase formulations through Fe self-diffusion during thin film growth	85
The flexible Janus X2PAs (X = Si, Ge and Sn) monolayers with in-plane and out-of-plane piezoelectricity	84

Performance improvement of MOCVD grown ZnGa2O4 based NO gas sensors using plasma surface treatment	84
Improving MgO/Fe insulator-metal interface structure through oxygen-precoating of Fe(0 0 1)	84
Role of Cu2O surface terminations on interface conductivity with graphene	83
Effects of fs pulsed laser ablation on synthetic zeolite targets	83
A highly efficient bifunctional copper catalyst for Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of cyclohexanone: Two different active centers and the reaction path investigation	83
Improvement of Ce Nb doping on low-temperature catalytic activity of a VOx-based catalyst for NH3–SCR reaction	82
Fabrication of acanthosphere-like SiO2@Ag with designed angular tip silver shape for construction of superhydrophobic-electromagnetic shielding surface by imitating lotus leaf structure	82
Modulating the Schottky barrier heights of plasmonic metal/semiconductor heterojunctions by graphene substrates for boosting photocatalytic water oxidation	82
Construction of novel ZnO/Ga2SSe (GaSe) vdW heterostructures as efficient catalysts for water splitting	82