OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Energy & Fuels is 66. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Review on Ammonia as a Potential Fuel: From Synthesis to Economics	393
Hydrogen Production Technologies: From Fossil Fuels toward Renewable Sources. A Mini Review	270
A Review of Recent Advances in Biomass Pyrolysis	249
Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide for Post-combustion Capture: A Review	186
A Literature Review of CO₂, Natural Gas, and Water-Based Fluids for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Unconventional Reservoirs	166
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration via Gas Hydrates: A Potential Pathway toward Decarbonization	165
Recent Advances in Machine Learning Research for Nanofluid-Based Heat Transfer in Renewable Energy System	160
Engineered Graphitic Carbon Nitride-Based Photocatalysts for Visible-Light-Driven Water Splitting: A Review	159
A Review on Advanced FeNi-Based Catalysts for Water Splitting Reaction	154
Chemical Looping Combustion: Status and Development Challenges	147
Toward Reducing the Operation Temperature of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Our Past 15 Years of Efforts in Cathode Development	147
Recent Advances in 2D-MoS₂ and its Composite Nanostructures for Supercapacitor Electrode Application	142
Recent Advances in Cs₂AgBiBr₆-Based Halide Double Perovskites as Lead-Free and Inorganic Light Absorbers for Perovskite Solar Cells	133
Evolution of the Lignin Chemical Structure during the Bioethanol Production Process and Its Inhibition to Enzymatic Hydrolysis	123
Coke Formation during Thermal Treatment of Bio-oil	120
Review on the Development of Sorbents for Calcium Looping	116
Fundamental Understanding and Application of Ba_0.5Sr_0.5Co_0.8Fe_0.2O_3−δPerovskite in Energy Storage and Conversion: Past, Present, and Future	114
Waste Refinery: The Valorization of Waste Plastics and End-of-Life Tires in Refinery Units. A Review	112
Ionic Liquids for Supercapacitive Energy Storage: A Mini-Review	112
The Role of Carbon Capture and Storage in the Energy Transition	110
Progress on Catalyst Development for the Steam Reforming of Biomass and Waste Plastics Pyrolysis Volatiles: A Review	105
Catalytic Conversion of Coal and Biomass Volatiles: A Review	105
Transport of Shale Gas in Microporous/Nanoporous Media: Molecular to Pore-Scale Simulations	101
Mechanical Characteristics of Hydrate-Bearing Sediment: A Review	101
CoFe₂O₄ Nanoparticle-Decorated 2D MXene: A Novel Hybrid Material for Supercapacitor Applications	100

Overview of Asphaltene Nanostructures and Thermodynamic Applications	99
Advancement of Platinum (Pt)-Free (Non-Pt Precious Metals) and/or Metal-Free (Non-Precious-Metals) Electrocatalysts in Energy Applications: A Review and Perspectives	98
Graphitic Carbon Nitride-Based Z-Scheme Structure for Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction	95
Amino Acids as Kinetic Promoters for Gas Hydrate Applications: A Mini Review	95
Chemical Looping Conversion of Gaseous and Liquid Fuels for Chemical Production: A Review	94
Critical Review on Gas Hydrate Formation at Solid Surfaces and in Confined Spaces—Why and How Does Interfacial Regime Matter?	94
High-Voltage “Single-Crystal” Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries	93
Synthesis of Ultrathin MnO₂ Nanowire-Intercalated 2D-MXenes for High-Performance Hybrid Supercapacitors	92
Review of Biomass Chemical Looping Gasification in China	90
Shale Gas Exploration and Development in China: Current Status, Geological Challenges, and Future Directions	89
Mechanisms of Asphaltene Aggregation: Puzzles and a New Hypothesis	87
Recent Advances in Filler Engineering of Polymer Electrolytes for Solid-State Li-Ion Batteries: A Review	87
Recent Progress in Quantum Chemistry Modeling on the Pyrolysis Mechanisms of Lignocellulosic Biomass	87
Prediction of Bio-oil Yield and Hydrogen Contents Based on Machine Learning Method: Effect of Biomass Compositions and Pyrolysis Conditions	85
Considering Critical Factors of Silicon/Graphite Anode Materials for Practical High-Energy Lithium-Ion Battery Applications	84
Constructing a Stable 2D Layered Ti₃C₂ MXene Cocatalyst-Assisted TiO₂/g-C₃N₄/Ti₃C₂ Heterojunction for Tailoring Photocataly	83
Ru-Based Catalysts for Ammonia Decomposition: A Mini-Review	83
Design and Simulation of Cs₂BiAgI₆ Double Perovskite Solar Cells with Different Electron Transport Layers for Efficiency Enhancement	82
Review on Defects and Modification Methods of LiFePO₄ Cathode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries	81
A Review of Solid-State Lithium–Sulfur Battery: Ion Transport and Polysulfide Chemistry	80
Thermochemical Recycling of Waste Plastics by Pyrolysis: A Review	80
Titanium Carbide (Ti₃C₂) MXene as a Promising Co-catalyst for Photocatalytic CO₂ Conversion to Energy-Efficient Fuels: A Review	79
Phosphate Polyanion Materials as High-Voltage Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode: A Review	78
Comprehensive Experimental and Simulation Study of the Ignition Delay Time Characteristics of Binary Blended Methane, Ethane, and Ethylene over a Wide Range of Temperature, Pressure, Equivalence Ratio	78
Heterostructured MoSe₂/Oxygen-Terminated Ti₃C₂ MXene Architectures for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution	75
Optimizing Reduced Graphene Oxide Aerogel for a Supercapacitor	74
Comprehensive Review on Exploration and Drilling Techniques for Natural Gas Hydrate Reservoirs	74
Shale Wettability: Data Sets, Challenges, and Outlook	73
Chemical Looping Combustion of Coal in China: Comprehensive Progress, Remaining Challenges, and Potential Opportunities	71
Green Synthesis of Nitrogen-doped Porous Carbon Derived from Rice Straw for High-performance Supercapacitor Application	71
Cu-Based Nanocatalysts for CO₂ Hydrogenation to Methanol	71
Emergence of Novel 2D Materials for High-Performance Supercapacitor Electrode Applications: A Brief Review	71
Graph Neural Networks for Prediction of Fuel Ignition Quality	70
Current Status and Effective Suggestions for Efficient Exploitation of Coalbed Methane in China: A Review	69
Beyond Conventional Activating Methods, a Green Approach for the Synthesis of Biocarbon and Its Supercapacitor Electrode Performance	67
Cerium Oxide-Based Catalysts for Low-Temperature Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO_x with NH₃: A Review	67
Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Flame Sprays: Review on Process Technology, Modeling, and Diagnostics	66
Mini-Review on the Application of Nanomaterials in Improving Anti-Aging Properties of Asphalt	66
Inherent Metal Elements in Biomass Pyrolysis: A Review	66
Oxidative Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels Using Polyoxometalate-Based Catalysts: A Review	66
Highly Efficient Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbonaceous CO₂ Adsorbents Derived from Biomass	66
Novel W-Shaped Oxygen Heterocycle-Fused Fluorene-Based Non-Fullerene Acceptors: First Theoretical Framework for Designing Environment-Friendly Organic Solar Cells	66
Insight into Pyrolysis Kinetics of Lignocellulosic Biomass: Isoconversional Kinetic Analysis by the Modified Friedman Method	66