OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports is 3. 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 2021-01-01 to 2025-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Alginate fiber anchored conductive coordination frameworks for ultrastable light-gas dual sensors with synergistic effect	457
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Machine learning for predicting thermal transport properties of solids	180
Architected cellular materials: A review on their mechanical properties towards fatigue-tolerant design and fabrication	176
Editorial Board	168
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) in synthetic biosystems	153
Toward color-selective printed organic photodetectors for high-resolution image sensors: From fundamentals to potential commercialization	151
Ultraviolet photoluminescent materials from traditional ion-activated phosphors to emerging carbon dots and perovskites	146
Fabrication of biomass-based functional carbon materials for energy conversion and storage	141
Shaping and structuring 2D materials via kirigami and origami	139
Recent advances in inoculation treatment for powder-based additive manufacturing of aluminium alloys	127
Thermoelectric coolers for on-chip thermal management: Materials, design, and optimization	117
Advances in shape memory polymers: Remote actuation, multi-stimuli control, 4D printing and prospective applications	114
High-entropy ceramics: Review of principles, production and applications	109
Materials design and preparation for high energy density and high power density electrochemical supercapacitors	100
Rational design of high-performance wearable tactile sensors utilizing bioinspired structures/functions, natural biopolymers, and biomimetic strategies	88
Advanced materials for personal thermal and moisture management of health care workers wearing PPE	77
Fundamentals and application of solid-state phase transformations for advanced high strength steels containing metastable retained austenite	75
Fracture toughness of thermoelectric materials	71
Electrospun ultrafine fibers for advanced face masks	71

Flame retardant polymer materials: An update and the future for 3D printing developments	67
Advancements in wearable sensors for cardiovascular disease detection for health monitoring	66
Programmable multi-physical mechanics of mechanical metamaterials	62
Materials vs digits: A review of embedded anti-counterfeiting fingerprints in three-dimensional printing	59
Spin-dependent electron transfer in electrochemically transparent van der Waals heterostructures for oxygen evolution reaction	58
Editorial Board	58
Progress in the use of MoS2-based composites for microwave absorption	55
Redox-active molecules for aqueous electrolytes of energy storage devices: A review on fundamental aspects, current progress, and prospects	53
Advances in two-dimensional layered materials for gas sensing	51
Recent progress in high-entropy alloys for laser powder bed fusion: Design, processing, microstructure, and performance	50
High-speed, self-powered 2D-perovskite photodetectors with exceptional ambient stability enabled by planar nanocavity engineering	48
Interfaces in two-dimensional transistors: Key to pushing performance and integration	47
Recent progress of hydrogel-based bioelectronics for mechanophysiological signal sensing	46
Exploring Niobium oxide-based materials for fast-charging lithium-ion anodes: Insights from structure to property	46
Synthesis, properties, and applications of carbyne nanocrystals	44
Flexible electromagnetic interference shields: Materials, structure and multifunctionalization	41
Advanced materials for intracellular delivery of plant cells: Strategies, mechanisms and applications	40
Additive manufacturing of metallic lattice structures: Unconstrained design, accurate fabrication, fascinated performances, and challenges	36
Self-foaming polymers: Opportunities for the next generation of personal protective equipment	35
Graphitic carbon nitride-based materials for photocatalytic antibacterial application	34
Butterfly inspired functional materials	32
Machine-learning and high-throughput studies for high-entropy materials	32
Biofunctional chitosan–biopolymer composites for biomedical applications	31
Developing new-generation covalent organic frameworks as sustainable catalysts: Synthesis, properties, types and solar energy production	31
Recent progress on performance-enhancing strategies in flexible photodetectors: From structural engineering to flexible integration	30
Lead-free perovskites and derivatives enable direct and scintillation-type X-ray detection	27
Non-precious metal-based single-atom catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction: fundamentals and applications	27
Viruses as biomaterials	26
Non-centrosymmetric crystallization in ferroelectric hafnium zirconium oxide via photon-assisted defect modulation	26
Research progress in chemical and biological protective materials with integrated conventional “decontamination-and-sensing” functions	24
Additive manufacturing of structural materials	23
Smart materials for light absorptive rewritable paper: Chromic mechanisms and structural design	23
Editorial Board	23
Alignment engineering in thermal materials	22
A review on the ionic conductivity and mechanical properties of composite polymer electrolytes (CPEs) for lithium batteries: Insights from the perspective of polymer/filler composites	22
The origin and mitigation of defects induced by metal evaporation in 2D materials	21
Ceramics and ceramic composites for biomedical engineering applications via Direct Ink Writing: Overall scenario, advances in the improvement of mechanical and biological properties and innovations	19
Phase separation in intrinsically stretchable electronics: Mechanisms, functions and applications	19
Dimensional upgrading of 0D silica nanospheres to 3D networking toward robust aerogels for fire resistance and low-carbon applications	18
Integration of Ag-based threshold switching devices in silicon microchips	18
Biobased and aromatic Covalent Adaptable Networks: When architectures meet properties, within the framework of a circular bioeconomy	17
Editorial Board	15
An empirical approach-based analysis for the exploration of ternary metal sulfide as an active and selective CO2 reduction electrocatalyst	13
Bio-heterointerface charging through ultrasound-boosted extracellular and intracellular electron transfer for rapid bacterial killing	12
Innovative advances and challenges in solid oxide electrolysis cells: Exploring surface segregation dynamics in perovskite electrodes	11
Nature-inspired materials and structures using 3D Printing	11
Multi-component ZnO alloys: Bandgap engineering, hetero-structures, and optoelectronic devices	10
Antimicrobial micro/nanorobotic materials design: From passive combat to active therapy	10
Editorial Board	9
Topological quantum matter to topological phase conversion: Fundamentals, materials, physical systems for phase conversions, and device applications	9

Engineering strategies in low-dimensional microwave absorbers: Fundamentals, progress, and outlook	9
Perspectives for multiphase mechanical metamaterials	8
Editorial Board	8
The art of controlled nanoscale lattices: A review on the self-assembly of colloidal metal–organic framework particles and their multifaceted architectures	8
Editorial Board	8
The marriage of biochemistry and nanotechnology for non-invasive real-time health monitoring	8
Insights into the application of carbon materials in heterojunction solar cells	8
Exciplexes in OLEDs: Principles and promises	7
Coupled electrocatalytic hydrogen production	7
Flexible stimuli-responsive materials for smart personal protective equipment	7
Hydroxyl black phosphorus crystal based highly symmetric ambipolar transistors for infrared in-sensor encryption	7
Breaking the inactivity of MXenes to drive Ampere-level selective oxygen evolution reaction in seawater	7
Electromagnetic irradiation-assisted synthesis, exfoliation and modification of graphene-based materials for energy storage and sensing applications	6
Oxide based triboelectric nanogenerators: Recent advances and future prospects in energy harvesting	6
Low 3 volt operation of 2D MoTe2 ferroelectric memory transistors with ultrathin pinhole-free P(VDF-TrFE) crystalline film	6
Designing macromolecular modifiers for zinc metal batteries	3
Two-dimensional van der Waals ferroelectrics: A pathway to next-generation devices in memory and neuromorphic computing	3
Advanced porous MOF materials and technologies for high-efficiency ppm-level toxic gas separation	3
Advancing the integration of covalent-organic-framework with organic, inorganic, and polymeric materials for light-assisted green H2 generation: A review of emerging trends	3