OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Superhard Materials is 2. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Phase Formation and Physicomechanical Properties of WC–Co–CrB2 Composites Sintered by Vacuum Hot Pressing for Drill Tools	14
Hard WС–(Ті,W)C–10Со Alloy with Increased Hardness and Strength	14
Diamond Grinding of Ceramic Balls Based in a Groove with Circular Feed under Oscillation	13
Phenomenon of Lagging in the Values of Grinding Wheel Performance Characteristics Due to the Radial Transformation of the Cutting Surface of a Wheel under Abrasive Diamond Treatment	13
Using Diamond Grinding Powders with Combined Coatings on Diamond Grain Surfaces in Abrasive Tools	13
Effect of Al2O3 and Yb2O3 on Mechanical Performances and Thermal Shock Behaviors of Zirconia Composites Prepared by SPS	12
Comparative Evaluation of the Performance of Drill Bits with a Diamond-Containing Matrix and Inserts Made of Diamond-Containing Composites	11
Sintering and Properties of Materials Synthesized on the Basis of Silicon, Boron, and Titanium Carbides by Electrospark Sintering	10
Effect of the Granular Composition of Diamond Powder Synthesized in the Mg–Zn–C System on the Structure, Physicomechanical Properties, and Performance Characteristics of Crystals Sintered from It unde	10
Evaluation of Powder Mixing Uniformity in Abrasives Industry	10
Study on PCD Tool Wear in Hard Milling of Fully-Sintered 3Y-TZP Ceramics	9
Methodological Features of Quantitative Analysis for the Characteristics of the Cutting Edges of High-Strength Grinding Powders of Synthetic Diamond	8
Synthesis and Performance Study of Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride Using WC–B4C–Al2O3 as a Binder	8
Investigation of Diamond/Metallic Film Interface and Valence Electron Structure Analysis of Diamond Growth	7
Impact of Nanomontmorillonite on the Properties of Vitrified Bonded Diamond Grinding Wheels	7
Technological and Innovative Features of the Electroconsolidation Method as a Kind of Plasma Sintering for Refractory Compounds	7
Effect of Sintering Pressure on the Properties of PcBN Carbide Inserts	7
Directionally Crystallized Ternary Eutectic Composite of the B4C–TaB2–SiC System	7
Analyzing the Polyhedral Shape of Mineral Inclusions in Diamond Crystals Using Goniometric Data	6
Physicomechanical Properties of the Matrix Material of Сdiamond–(Fe–Cr–Cu–Ni–Sn) Composite Materials Formed by Spark Plasma Sintering	6
Content and Composition of Intracrystalline Inclusions and Impurities in Low-Strength Diamond Grinding Powders	6
Effect of wSiC and wSi3N4 Whiskers on the Ultimate Dynamic Tensile Strength of cBN Composites from the BL Group	6
Effect of Titanium Coating Modification of Diamond Powder Grains on the Formation of a Polycrystalline Composite under High Pressure and High Temperature	5
Analyzing the Goniometry of Sculptures on the Faces of Natural Diamond Crystals	5
Evaluation of Polycrystalline Diamond Tools in Milling of Pre-Sintered and Fully-Sintered Zirconia Ceramics	5

Body Center Tetragonal Pseudo-Diamond C20: Crystal Chemistry and First Principles Investigations of Physical Properties	5
Use of Hafnium as a Sintering Activator of BL Group Composites in the cBN–HfC System	5
Effect of Carbon Content near the Decarbonization Phase Boundary on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of WC–6% Co Cemented Carbides	5
Thermodynamics of the Formation of Bi-Mesostructures in Composite Materials	5
Shear-Induced Metallization on the (001) and (111) Faces of Diamond during Hardness Tests	4
Facile Preparation of Vanadium Carbide Nanoparticles by a Thermal Reduction Method	4
Using Digital Microphotogrammetry for Morphology Analysis of HPHT-Diamond Single Crystals	4
Material Removal Rate in Polishing Polymethylmethacrylate Parts	4
Effect of Silicon Carbide Content on Bulk Electrical Resistance of Free-Sintered AlN–SiC Composites	4
Reaction of Zirconium Diboride with Iron and Kh18N10T Stainless Steel	4
Scattering of Polishing Powder Wear Nanoparticles on Sludge Nanoparticles during the Polishing of Polymer Optical Materials	4
New Patterns of Polishing Surfaces of Parts Made of Nonmetallic Materials	4
Mechanism of Polishing Aluminum Optical Components	4
Promising Binders of Complex Oligophenylenes Compounds with Metals for Creating Composites Based on Adaptive Hybrid-Structured Polymer Systems	3
Recent Advances in Diamond-Abrasive Machining of Hard and Brittle Materials (Review)	3
Formation of Elongated Inclusions of a New Phase W2.3TiC2.6 in the Structure of W–(Ti,Ta,W)–Co Cemented Carbides after Solid-Phase Annealing	3
The Effect of Holding Time on the Properties of N-Vacancy Diffused High-Entropy Nitride Ceramics (Ti0.25V0.25Cr0.25Nb0.25)N0.825	3
High-Density Ultrahard Novel Orthorhombic Carbon Allotropes C12 and C16 with Physical Properties Close to Diamond: Structural and DFT Investigations	3
Effect of the CrB2 Additive Content on the Structure, Mechanical Properties, and Performance Characteristics of Diamond-Containing Cdiamond–(WC–Co) Composite Materials Formed by Spark Plasma Sintering	3
Methodology for Studying Brittle Fracture of HTHP Diamond Single Crystals by Crack Propagation Analysis under Shock Load	3
Anisotropic Charge Transport in HPHT Diamonds	3
Structure and Mechanical Properties of Thick Vacuum TiC Condensates Obtained by Electron Beam Evaporation	3
A Review on Ternary Compounds of High Boron Transition Metals as Hardness Materials	3
Effect of Sintering Parameters and Liquid Phase Content on the Properties of Fe-Rich Based Impregnated Diamond Bit Matrix	3
Rapid synthesis of Nanodiamond/rGO Composites by Utilizing the Explosive Characteristics of Graphene Oxide	3
Transfer Energy in the Interaction of an Optical Surface with a Polishing Disperse System	3
A Study of the Effect of the Method of Matching the Actual Geometric Parameters of the Grain to the Parameters of Its Adopted 3D Model on the Error of Determining the Thickness of the Diamond Powder C	3
The Impact of the Hydrogen Index of the Process Fluid on Diamond Abrasive Wheel Performance	3
Electrophysical Characteristics of Pressureless Sintered Ceramic Composite AlN–TiN	2
Performance Indicators of Grinding Tools with Cubic Boron Nitride Grains with Combined Wear-Resistant Coatings	2
Combustion Synthesis of B4C–TiB2 Nanocomposite Powder: Effect of Mg Particle Size on SHS and Optimization of Acid Leaching Process	2
Phase Formation and Physical and Mechanical Properties of Fe‒Cu–Ni‒Sn–VN Composites Sintered by Vacuum Hot Pressing for the Diamond Stone Processing Tools	2
Effect of B3Si on the Structure and Properties of B4C Ceramics	2
Microstructure and Thermal Conductivity of Reaction-Sintered SiC	2
Low-Temperature Synthesis of TiC Coating on Diamond Surface by Thermal Explosion Reaction	2
Effect of the Composition of SiC–Al2O3 Composites on Hardness and Fracture Toughness	2
Surface Modification of Carbon Fibers as Fillers of Composite Materials Based on Phthalonitrile Binders	2
Investigation of the Effect of Cutting Speed on the Force Components and Cutting Temperature, Roughness and Waviness of the Machined Surface on the Finishing Turning of Hardened KhVG Steel with PcBN C	2
Structure, Mechanical Properties, and High-Temperature Stability of ZrB2- and HfB2-Based Materials	2
Thermal Conductivity of a Hot-Pressed AlB12–AlN Ceramic Composite	2
Cdiamond–(WC–Co)–ZrO2 Composite Materials with Improved Mechanical and Adhesive Properties	2
Diamond Grinding of Ceramic Balls in an Annular Groove	2
Coating on the Surface of Diamond Particles by Thermal Explosion Reaction Method	2
Structure of Fe–Cr–Cu–Ni–Sn Matrices with Different ZrO2 Contents for Sintered Diamond-Containing Composites	2
Effect of Grain Boundaries on the Elasticity and Thermal Conductivity of Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride	2
Research on the Structure and Properties of High Temperature and High Pressure Composite PCBN Tool Materials	2
On Hardness of Boron Subarsenide B12As2	2
HP-HT Treatment of Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Higher Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants	2
Studying the Performance Features of Drilling Rock Destruction and Technological Tools	2
Continuum Simulation of the Elastic Behavior of Nanosized Diamond Single Crystals	2

Electrodynamic Properties of AlN–C and AlN–C–Mo Composites Produced by Pressureless Sintering	2
Deposition and Localization of Polishing Powder Wear Nanoparticles on the Processed Surface of Polymeric Optical Materials	2
Manufacturing Tool-Grade Cermet Cr2O3–22Cr by Spark Plasma Sintering at Pressures up to 800 MPa	2
Recent Advancements in the Synthesis of High-Entropy Boride Ceramics: A Review	2
СNB Wheels for Dry Grinding High-Speed Steel: Specific Processing Energy and Energy Efficiency	2