OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Materials Reviews is 29. 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
Progress and applications of (Cu–)Ag–Bi–I semiconductors, and their derivatives, as next-generation lead-free materials for photovoltaics, detectors and memristors	317
Biofilm control on metallic materials in medical fields from the viewpoint of materials science – from the fundamental aspects to evaluation	145
Welding bulk metallic glasses: Processes, key challenges, and future directions	129
Principles, design, structure and properties of ceramics for microwave absorption or transmission at high-temperatures	78
Six decades of UHMWPE in reconstructive surgery	72
Biodegradable Mg-based alloys: biological implications and restorative opportunities	68
Biomaterial strategies to combat implant infections: new perspectives to old challenges	67
Recent innovations in engineering Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanostructures for water and wastewater treatment: Pushing the boundaries of multifunctional photocatalytic and advanced biotechnological application	61
Mimicking nature to control bio-material surface wetting and adhesion	61
Methods and models for fibre–matrix interface characterisation in fibre-reinforced polymers: a review	59
A review of the metastable omega phase in beta titanium alloys: the phase transformation mechanisms and its effect on mechanical properties	59
Photo-cross-linkable hyaluronic acid bioinks for bone and cartilage tissue engineering applications	57
The evolution of mechanical actuation: from conventional actuators to artificial muscles	52
Electrophoretic deposition of carbon nanotubes: recent progress and remaining challenges	49
Modelling of the diffusional austenite-ferrite transformation	48
Biomaterials meet organ-on-chips – a perspective on tumor modeling	46
Glycosaminoglycans as polyelectrolytes: implications in bioactivity and assembly of biomedical devices	45
Materials challenges in hydrogen-fuelled gas turbines	44
A critical review of corrosion characteristics of additively manufactured stainless steels	41
Thermoelectric properties of half-Heusler alloys	39
Correction	38
Advanced manufacturing approaches for electrochemical energy storage devices	37
Recent advances of electrodeposition of Bi₂Te₃and its thermoelectric applications in miniaturized power generation and cooling	37
Glass-contact refractory of the nuclear waste vitrification melters in the United States: a review of corrosion data and melter life	34
Boosting bone regeneration using augmented melt-extruded additive-manufactured scaffolds	33

Computational modelling of process–structure–property–performance relationships in metal additive manufacturing: a review	32
A review of helicoidal composites: From natural to bio-inspired damage tolerant materials	31
Multiphysics multi-scale computational framework for linking process–structure–property relationships in metal additive manufacturing: a critical review	30
Functional liquid crystalline epoxy networks and composites: from materials design to applications	30