OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied Surface 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Switching facilitated by the simultaneous formation of oxygen vacancies and conductive filaments in resistive memory devices based on thermally annealed TiO2/a-IGZO bilayers	300
Selective laser melting of an Mg/Metallic Glass hybrid for significantly improving chemical and mechanical performances	260
Comparative study of methanol adsorption and decomposition on Pt and Ni decorated TiO2(110) surfaces using first principles	191
Engineering Pt single atom catalysts on titania nanotubes via the photo/electrochemical pathway for a selective ammonia oxidation reaction	183
Construction of P−N charge-transfer bridge in porous g-C3N4 for highly efficient visible-light-driven photocatalytic N2 fixation	159
Full-exposed Cu site of Cu2O-(1 0 0) driven high ethylene selectivity of carbon dioxide reduction	148
Ni-doped Co3O4 the influence of different exposed crystal facets and doping amount on the humidity sensitivity: Experiment and theory	148
Temperature-dependence of magnetron sputtered NiFe films: Structure, morphology, optical, electrical and OER catalytic properties	147
Graphene quantum dots synthesis using waste unburnt carbon: Implications for optoelectronics	141
High-temperature resistance and broadband radar absorbers based on SiC nanowires coatings with titanium diboride metasurfaces	138
Single rhodium atom embedded two dimensional MoSi2N4: A promising electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction	136
Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia over Cu/Cu2O catalysts with controllable ratios	135
Editorial Board	129
Effect of N ion implantation on tribological properties of spring steels	128
Enhanced microwave absorption in graphene-based composites: A study on the synergistic effect of ferrite integration and electromagnetic coupling	118
Density functional theory analysis of the stability of H	118
Growth of NiTiO3 polymorphs on silicon substrates by radio frequency sputtering	116
Facile production of graphene-based ternary composite coatings on metallic bipolar plates	115
Highly efficient flotation of ilmenite with a novel dithiocarbamate-hydroxamate collector	112
The construction of 2D nanocarbon via novel ions-capping strategy with high-efficient electrocatalytic H2O2 production	111
Helium plasma irradiation on Nickel: Nanostructure formation and electrochemical characteristics	110
TPO12-graphene: A new two-dimensional metallic carbon with 4–5 ring for Lithium ion battery	109
Retraction notice to “Theoretical investigation of gas sensing and adsorption based on transition metal (Cu, Co) embedded Se-vacancy defective WSe2 monolayers” [Appl. Surf. Sci. 525 (2020) 146549]	108
Crystalline grain engineered CsPbIBr2 films for indoor photovoltaics	107
Effect of pre-deformation on hydrogen diffusion and hydrogen induced damage in commercially pure titanium	107

From DFT investigations of oxygen-implanted molybdenum disulfide to temperature-induced stabilization of MoS2/MoO3 heterostructure	105
Impact of polymer structure in polyurethane topcoats on anti-icing properties	105
Spectroscopic analysis of color origins in titanium-based thin films deposited by cathodic arc deposition	104
Intrinsic doping and ageing of indium oxide thin films	102
Roughness and wettability control of soda-lime silica glass surfaces by femtosecond laser texturing and curing environments	101
Breath-like interlayer bonding facilitates efficient metal-ion storage in bilayer borophene with decreased adherence capabilities on Ag substrate	100
Interactions of xanthates of increasing chain length with pyrite surfaces: A DFT-D and microcalorimetry study	99
Light-enhanced NO2 sensing performance and sensing mechanism of flower-like Cl uniformly doped In2O3	99
Ab initio molecular dynamics investigation of Cs adsorption on Mo(0 0 1): Beyond a single monolayer coverage	98
Gas sensing and capturing based on the C7N6 monolayer with and without metal decoration: A first-principles investigation	98
High interfacial thermal conductance across heterogeneous GaN/graphene interface	97
Structurally ordered PtFe intermetallic nanocatalysts toward efficient electrocatalysis of methanol oxidation	96
Three-dimensional ordered macroporous design of heterogeneous nickel-iron phosphide as bifunctional electrocatalyst for enhanced overall water splitting	95
Phase evolution of Te-hyperdoped Si upon furnace annealing	93
Synergistic effect of Cu doping and NiPx/NiSey heterostructure construction for boosted water electrolysis	92
Multi-functional oxidase-like activity of praseodymia nanorods and nanoparticles	92
Charge redistribution enhanced oxygen reduction of carbon-based electrocatalyst	91
Reductant-optimized exchange strategy to construct the water-resistant shell of Mn4+-doped phosphors	91
Oxygen ion migration induced polarity switchable SrFeOx memristor for high-precision handwriting recognition	91
Nd-doped ZnO films grown on c-cut sapphire by pulsed-electron beam deposition under oblique incidence	90
Gas sensing properties of palladium-modified zinc oxide nanofilms: A DFT study	90
DFT study on the side reactions of Aldol condensation on MgO in the production of 1,3-butadiene from ethanol	89
Corrosion resistance and near-infrared light induced self-healing behavior of polycaprolactone coating with MIL-53@TA on magnesium alloy	88
Design and self-catalytic mechanism of aluminum precursors bearing amino ligands for Al2S3 atomic layer deposition	88
N-doped carbon-stabilized PdNiCu nanoparticles derived from PdNi@Cu-ZIF-8 as highly active and durable electrocatalyst for boosting ethanol oxidation	87
A method for calculating catalytic-site amount and judging antagonistic/synergetic effect in multi-metallic catalyst	87
Electronic modulation of zinc selenide toward efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution	87
Nepenthes-inspired hierarchical ZnIn2S4/Ru nanotubes with chemical bond-mediated interface enable efficient photocatalytic benzyl alcohol oxidation	87
Polyphenylene oxide/SiO2 composites: Towards ultra-low dielectric loss and high thermal conductivity of microwave substrates	86
Modulation the reaction paths of oxygen removal by electronic effects for Fe5C2(100) surfaces	86
Novel pentagonal carbon-based materials as multifunctional electrodes in lithium-sulfur batteries, a theoretical study	86
Investigating NH3-SCR coupled with CO oxidation reaction mechanisms on titanium nanotube-loaded CuMnFe composite metal catalysts	86
Ascorbic-acid-assisted in-situ construction of S-scheme CuO/Cu2O hetero-nanosheets with active Cu(II)-O-Cu(I) bridges for efficient CO2 photoreduction	86
Leaching-Free durable antibacterial composite films constructed via delicate balance between potent contact sterilization and low adhesion	86
Skew trapezoidal bipyramidal distortion in MoS6 unit stabilizing distorted phases of 1T-MoS2 single layer	86
A comparative nanotribological investigation on amorphous and polycrystalline forms of MoS2	85
Synthesis and characterization of hierarchical Sr-doped ZnO hexagonal nanodisks as an efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue dye under sunlight irradiation	84
First-principles calculation of electronic properties and diffusion barriers of Sc2CCl2 and Sc2CF2 for metal (Li, Na, K) ion batteries	84
Impact of oxygen plasma power on the performance of Ga2O3 passivated GaN ultraviolet photodetectors	84
Aqueous solution-processed In2O3 TFTs using focused plasma in gas mixtures	84
The oxygen vacancy defect induced by Ar plasma significantly reduces the initial reaction energy barrier of micron thermite and improves its combustion reaction efficiency	83
Ultra-low subthreshold swing in oxide TFTs via HiPIMS high-k HfO2 gate dielectric using atmosphere annealing	83
Rational design of 2D/2D covalent-organic framework/TiO2 nanosheet heterojunction with boosted photocatalytic H2 evolution	82
An extraordinary Na-S battery enabled by a carbon nanosheet host loaded with Fe-accelerator and TiO2-inhibitor	82
Ti3+ self-doped TiO2 nanoparticles immobilized on self-pillared pentasil zeolite nanosheets: An efficient visible-light-driven degradation photocatalyst	81
Texturing In-Situ: N/F Dual-Doped hollow porous carbon nanospheres for advanced Li-S batteries	81
Pomegranate-like Sn-Ni nanoalloys@N-doped carbon nanocomposites as high-performance anode materials for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries	81
Host-guest synergy of CH3NH3PbBr3@Ln-MOFs enabling tunable green luminescence and switchable memory	80
Constructing physical and chemical synergistic effect of graphene aerogels regenerated from spent graphite anode of lithium ion batteries achieves high efficient adsorption of lead in wastewater	80
Microstructure and tribological performance of (AlCrWTiMo)N film controlled by substrate temperature	80

Salt-promoted growth of monolayer tungsten disulfide on hexagonal boron nitride using all chemical vapor deposition approach	79
Mixed-valence palladium single-atom catalyst induced by hybrid TiO2-graphene through a photochemical strategy	79
Synergetic effect of oxygen vacancies coupled with in-situ Bi clusters in Bi2WO6 for enhancing photocatalytic CO2 reduction	78
Enhancement effect of RuO2 doping on the reduction process of NOx by NH3 via V2O5-WO3/TiO2 particle catalyst under low-temperature: Structure-activity relationship and reaction mechanism	78
Robust resistive switching in MoS2-based memristor with Ti top electrode	78
S-vacancy-assisted dual-sites on NiCo2S4 for photoconversion of CO2 to olefiant gas	78
Mechanisms for the selective separation of spodumene from feldspar by sodium N-oleoylsarcosinate as an efficient collector	78