OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Materials & Design is 75. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Metal additive manufacturing in aerospace: A review	995
Advanced lightweight materials for Automobiles: A review	313
Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic membranes for oil-water separation application: A comprehensive review	276
Wire and arc additive manufacturing: Opportunities and challenges to control the quality and accuracy of manufactured parts	268
Multi-material additive manufacturing: A systematic review of design, properties, applications, challenges, and 3D printing of materials and cellular metamaterials	229
Piezoelectric materials for flexible and wearable electronics: A review	218
Deep learning for topology optimization of 2D metamaterials	215
A review of carbon materials for supercapacitors	210
High entropy oxides-exploring a paradigm of promising catalysts: A review	178
3D printed bone tissue regenerative PLA/HA scaffolds with comprehensive performance optimizations	162
Effects of oxygen-containing functional groups on carbon materials in supercapacitors: A review	160
Heat treatment of aluminium alloys produced by laser powder bed fusion: A review	149
Steel-copper functionally graded material produced by twin-wire and arc additive manufacturing (T-WAAM)	141
Novel Si-added CrCoNi medium entropy alloys achieving the breakthrough of strength-ductility trade-off	136
Review of high-strength aluminium alloys for additive manufacturing by laser powder bed fusion	130
Significant progress of grain boundary diffusion process for cost-effective rare earth permanent magnets: A review	126
Graded lattice structures: Simultaneous enhancement in stiffness and energy absorption	126
Electrospun Janus zein–PVP nanofibers provide a two-stage controlled release of poorly water-soluble drugs	120
Deep learning-based phase prediction of high-entropy alloys: Optimization, generation, and explanation	116
Multifunctional RGO/Ti3C2Tx MXene fabrics for electrochemical energy storage, electromagnetic interference shielding, electrothermal and human motion detection	116
Collagen-based biomaterials for bone tissue engineering	115
Revealing relationships between microstructure and hardening nature of additively manufactured 316L stainless steel	115
Online prediction of mechanical properties of hot rolled steel plate using machine learning	110
The shape – morphing performance of magnetoactive soft materials	110
Corrosion behavior and characteristics of passive films of laser powder bed fusion produced Ti–6Al–4V in dynamic Hank’s solution	109

Biomimetic armour design strategies for additive manufacturing: A review	106
Additive manufactured high entropy alloys: A review of the microstructure and properties	105
Role of interfacial energy anisotropy in dendrite orientation in Al-Zn alloys: A phase field study	104
Additive manufacturing of shape memory alloys: A review with emphasis on powder bed systems	101
A review of carbon-based thermal interface materials: Mechanism, thermal measurements and thermal properties	101
High-strength NbMoTaX refractory high-entropy alloy with low stacking fault energy eutectic phase via laser additive manufacturing	100
Design approaches for printability-performance synergy in Al alloys for laser-powder bed additive manufacturing	99
Improving the ductility in laser welded joints of CoCrFeMnNi high entropy alloy to 316 stainless steel	98
Review on corrosion performance of laser powder-bed fusion printed 316L stainless steel: Effect of processing parameters, manufacturing defects, post-processing, feedstock, and microstructure	97
3D printing of PVA/hexagonal boron nitride/bacterial cellulose composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering	97
Hot-wire arc additive manufacturing of aluminum alloy with reduced porosity and high deposition rate	96
Review on porous carbon materials engineered by ZnO templates: Design, synthesis and capacitance performance	96
In situ SEM study on tensile fractured behavior of Al/steel laser welding-brazing interface	96
The Role of Antibacterial Metallic Elements in Simultaneously Improving the Corrosion Resistance and Antibacterial Activity of Magnesium Alloys	95
Grain refinement and crack inhibition of hard-to-weld Inconel 738 alloy by altering the scanning strategy during selective laser melting	94
4D printing of highly printable and shape morphing hydrogels composed of alginate and methylcellulose	94
Nanodiamonds: Synthesis, properties, and applications in nanomedicine	92
A review on additive manufacturing and materials for catalytic applications: Milestones, key concepts, advances and perspectives	92
Recyclable thermosetting polymers for digital light processing 3D printing	92
Metal vaporization and its influence during laser powder bed fusion process	91
Shear thickening fluids and their applications	90
A perspective on precipitation-hardening high-entropy alloys fabricated by additive manufacturing	89
Improvement of the machine learning-based corrosion rate prediction model through the optimization of input features	88
Intensive processing optimization for achieving strong and ductile Al-Mn-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy produced by selective laser melting	88
Biomimetic gelatin/chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol/nano-hydroxyapatite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering	87
Improved mechanical properties and energy absorption of Ti6Al4V laser powder bed fusion lattice structures using curving lattice struts	84
Recent advances in 3D bioprinting of vascularized tissues	84
Inverse machine learning framework for optimizing lightweight metamaterials	83
Wear and corrosion properties of B4C-added CoCrNiMo high-entropy alloy coatings with in-situ coherent ceramic	83
Design and development of Ti–Zr–Hf–Nb–Ta–Mo high-entropy alloys for metallic biomaterials	83
Metallization of polymers and composites: State-of-the-art approaches	83
Degradation mechanisms and acceleration strategies of poly (lactic acid) scaffold for bone regeneration	82
A review of techniques for the application of bioactive coatings on metal-based implants to achieve controlled release of active ingredients	82
Enhancing strength-ductility synergy in an ex situ Zr-based metallic glass composite via nanocrystal formation within high-entropy alloy particles	81
Influence of scanning strategy and building direction on microstructure and corrosion behaviour of selective laser melted 316L stainless steel	80
Gas tungsten arc welding of as-cast AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high entropy alloy	80
Recent advances in emerging integrated antifouling and anticorrosion coatings	80
Columnar to equiaxed transition in additively manufactured CoCrFeMnNi high entropy alloy	80
Rewritable superhydrophobic coatings fabricated using water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol	80
Nanofiber engineering of microporous polyimides through electrospinning: Influence of electrospinning parameters and salt addition	79
Isotropic octet-truss lattice structure design and anisotropy control strategies for implant application	79
A photocurable hybrid chitosan/acrylamide bioink for DLP based 3D bioprinting	79
The use of noble metal coatings and nanoparticles for the modification of medical implant materials	78
Production and characterization of Graphene Nanoplatelet-based ink for smart textile strain sensors via screen printing technique	78
Atomistic simulation of chemical short-range order in HfNbTaZr high entropy alloy based on a newly-developed interatomic potential	78
Mechanical testing and microstructural analysis of wire arc additively manufactured steels	77
Aging behavior and strengthening mechanisms of coarsening resistant metastable θ' precipitates in an Al–Cu alloy	77
Crashworthiness analysis of gradient hierarchical multicellular columns evolved from the spatial folding	77
3D-printing of segregated carbon nanotube/polylactic acid composite with enhanced electromagnetic interference shielding and mechanical performance	76
One-step synthesis of the reduced graphene oxide@NiO composites for supercapacitor electrodes by electrode-assisted plasma electrolysis	75

On the design evolution of hip implants: A review	75
The effect of notch size on critical distance and fatigue life predictions	75