OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science is 11. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Designing refractory complex concentrated alloys for extreme environments	194
Understanding how bacterial collectives organize on surfaces by tracking surfactant flow	162
Accelerated emergence of CoNi-based medium-entropy alloys with emphasis on their mechanical properties	121
Toward high-quality graphene film growth by chemical vapor deposition system	95
Thermogalvanic hydrogel patch array with active piezoresistive sensing for sitting posture monitoring	82
Amorphous oxide semiconductors: From fundamental properties to practical applications	82
Grain refinement and morphological control of intermetallic compounds: A comprehensive review	79
Graphene- polymer nanocomposite-based wearable strain sensors for physiological signal Monitoring: Recent progress and challenges	75
Corrigendum to “Nanoscale strain-engineered planar two-dimensional materials: properties, fabrication strategies, and applications in biosensing” [Curr. Opin. Solid State Mater. Sci. 43 (2026) 101265]	72
Conductive-synthetic diamond materials in meeting the sustainable development goals	72
Editorial Board	71
Editorial Board	65
Liquid crystalline elastomer actuators with dynamic covalent bonding: Synthesis, alignment, reprogrammability, and self-healing	63
Dopants and defects in ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors	61
Electric current-induced phenomena in metallic materials	59
Editorial: Special issue on solid-state battery materials, phenomena, and systems	57
High strain rate nanoindentation testing: Recent advancements, challenges and opportunities	55
Editorial Board	55
Solid state lithium metal batteries – Issues and challenges at the lithium-solid electrolyte interface	52
Predicting displacement damage for ion irradiation: Origin of the overestimation of vacancy production in SRIM full-cascade calculations	51
The next generation of nanoindentation and small-scale mechanical testing	50
History, present status, and future directions of vanadium alloys for fusion reactors	49
Recent advances in describing and driving crystal nucleation using machine learning and artificial intelligence	49
Graphene-based sensors for multiscenario applications: from functional interface engineering to artificial intelligence-driven optimization	44
Chemomechanics: Friend or foe of the “AND problem” of solid-state batteries?	43

Review on thermal transport and lattice dynamics of high-entropy alloys containing Ni	43
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for materials	40
Hydriding of titanium: Recent trends and perspectives in advanced characterization and multiscale modeling	40
Atomic-scale scanning single-electron transistor microscopy for low-angle twisted two-dimensional heterostructures	40
Rational design of high-entropy ceramics based on machine learning – A critical review	40
Advances in additive manufacturing of cemented carbides: From powder production to mechanical properties and future challenges	38
Remote energy transfer strategies for flexible implantable bioelectronics	36
Monolithic 3D integration as a pathway to energy-efficient computing and beyond: From materials and devices to architectures and chips	36
Chiral photonic materials self-assembled by cellulose nanocrystals	35
Current opinions on memristor-accelerated machine learning hardware	34
Advancements in fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy Instrumentation: Towards high speed and 3D	33
Intrinsically stretchable sensory-neuromorphic system for sign language translation	33
Deformation-induced martensitic transformations: A strategy for overcoming the strength-ductility trade-off in high-entropy alloys	31
From jammed solids to mechanical metamaterials : A brief review	31
Editorial Board	30
Sampling thermodynamic ensembles of molecular systems with generative neural networks: Will integrating physics-based models close the generalization gap?	29
From high-entropy alloys to alloys with high entropy: A new paradigm in materials science and engineering for advancing sustainable metallurgy	28
Advances and opportunities in high-throughput small-scale mechanical testing	28
Bamboo-inspired variable-modulus pressure sensors for dynamic plantar pressure mapping and gait monitoring	28
Autonomous materials research and design: Characterization	28
Spintronic devices as next-generation computation accelerators	25
Probing the Near-Atomic Scale Structure of Hard Biological Materials with Atom Probe Tomography: A Review	24
Recent progress in analysis of strain-induced phenomena in irradiated metallic materials and advanced alloys using SEM-EBSD in-situ tensile testing	24
Engineering materials for artificial cells	24
Advancing programmable metamaterials through machine learning-driven buckling strength optimization	24
Ferroelastic toughening: Can it solve the mechanics challenges of solid electrolytes?	23
Challenges and opportunities in searching for Rashba-Dresselhaus materials for efficient spin-charge interconversion at room temperature	23
Ultra-fast sintering and grain boundary metastability in ceramics	22
Autonomous research and development of structural materials – An introduction and vision	21
Conductive Hydrogels: Bioelectronics and Environmental Applications	19
Progress in PDMS modification strategies for high-performance triboelectric nanogenerators: design, applications and future perspective	18
Editorial Board	17
Seamlessly integrated high-energy wireless charging supercapacitor for on-body powering	17
On the role of functionalization in graphene-moisture interaction	17
Machine learning aided nanoindentation: A review of the current state and future perspectives	17
Recent progress in elastic and inelastic neutron scattering for chemical, polymeric, and biological investigations	16
Historic and modern nuclear graphite impurities: Pathways to improved waste strategies	16
Predictive process mapping for laser powder bed fusion: A review of existing analytical solutions	15
Point of zero charge, isoelectric point, and potential of zero charge on activated carbons: A comprehensive interpretation about their interrelation	15
Machine learning for inverse design of acoustic and elastic metamaterials	14
Statistical mechanical modeling of glass-forming systems: A practical review considering an example calcium silicate system	14
Breaking the trade-off between thermal conductivity and strength of magnesium alloys: Mechanisms and strategies	14
High-affinity peptide biomaterials	14
Computational materials assessment of the D/Li-stripping neutron source as a prototypical facility for fusion materials testing	13
Proposed relaxed criteria for fusion-activated materials	13
Role of electronic energy loss on defect production and interface stability: Comparison between ceramic materials and high-entropy alloys	13
Nanocrystal programmable assembly beyond hard spheres (or shapes) and other (simple) potentials	13
On the oxidation of VS2 2D platelets using tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy	13
Designing biofilm architecture through depletion-mediated self-assembly and emergent nematic order	13
Editorial Board	12

The fusion liquid breeder compatibility gap: Thoughts on issues to address for a fusion power plant	12
Machine learning models in phononic metamaterials	11
Helix-specific properties and applications in synthetic polypeptides	11
A Thermoelectric-Driven nitrogen dioxide gas sensor based on Multiwall carbon Nanotube/Polypyrrole composites	11