OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Acta Materialia is 80. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Suppressing embrittlement and enhancing thermal resistance of bulk superlattice alloys by controllable grain-boundary segregation	262
Corrigendum to Emmanuel Clouet Articles	233
Simultaneous dependent transformations nucleated at vertices and faces of 3D Poisson-Voronoi tessellations	217
A data science approach for analysis and reconstruction of spinodal-like composition fields in irradiated FeCrAl alloys	215
Corrigendum to ‘In situ laser-ultrasonic monitoring of Poisson's ratio and bulk sound velocities of steel plates during thermal processes’ [Acta Materialia (2022) 118097]	210
Formation and switching of chiral magnetic field textures in three-dimensional gyroid nanostructures	196
Demonstration of Helide formation for fusion structural materials as natural lattice sinks for helium	193
Coarsening of metal/ceramics bicontinuous structures enhanced by stress-induced instability under cyclic thermal stress	183
Model for stress evolution during the early stages of non-energetic thin film growth	169
Passivating oxidation behavior of Ti0.12Al0.21B0.67 coatings investigated by scanning transmission electron microscopy and chemical environment dependent density functional theory simulations	168
A spall and diffraction study of nanosecond pressure release across the iron ε-α phase boundary	154
Formation and distribution of Au nanoparticles within Si lamellae of the Au-Si eutectic microstructure	153
Unusual synchronous behavior of polarization and relaxation in Aurivillius superlattice	149
Scalar permeability microstructure model considering crystallographic texture and grain size for magnetic evaluation of anisotropy in steel	142
Extraction of reversible hydrogen trapped on prior austenite grain boundaries and promoting intergranular fracture in the elastic region of tempered martensitic steel by utilizing frozen-in hydrogen d	134
Super-defects in superatomic crystals	133
Discovery of Guinier-Preston zone hardening in refractory nitride ceramics	132
Dynamic deformation mechanism in submicro-laminated copper with interlamellar graphene multilayers	130
Architected materials informatics: Construction and application to cellular-structured heat sink optimization	129
Restructuring of emergent grain boundaries at free surfaces – An interplay between core stabilization and elastic stress generation	129
Grain boundary segregation predicted by quantum-accurate segregation spectra but not by classical models	128
Origin of interface stress enhancement and compressive-to-tensile stress transition in immiscible nanomultilayers	126
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Phase-field modelling of anisotropic solid-state dewetting on patterned substrates	125
The effects of grain boundary structure and bulk Cr content on grain boundary degradation behavior of Ni-Cr binary alloys in high temperature CO2	123

The Effect of Grain Boundary Facet Junctions on Segregation and Embrittlement	121
Uncovering deformation twins in intermetallic AuSn and Au5Sn	121
Introducing strain glass transition into high-entropy TiZrHfNiCuCo alloys exhibiting elastocaloric effect and quasi-linear superelasticity	120
The origin of graphite morphology in cast iron	119
Twinning-dominated scratch mechanism transitions in commercial pure Titanium from micro to macro scales	115
Formation and self-organisation of nano-porosity in swift heavy ion irradiated amorphous Ge	115
Anomalous upper critical field in UNbTiVZr, a new high entropy alloy superconductor containing uranium	115
High-throughput microstructure and composition characterisation of microplatelet reinforced composites using directional reflectance microscopy	113
Ternary diagrams of phase, stability, and optical properties of cesium lead mixed-halide perovskites	112
Glass formation during combinatorial sputtering in binary alloys	111
Predicting path-dependent diffusion barrier spectra in vast compositional space of multi-principal element alloys via convolutional neural networks	106
Mapping of microstructure transitions during rapid alloy solidification using Bayesian-guided phase-field simulations	105
A Model correlating fluidity to alloy variables in hypoeutectic alloys	105
Bimodal structured chromium-tungsten composite as plasma-facing materials: Sinterability, mechanical properties, and deuterium retention assessment	104
Effect of external stress on hydride reorientation in zirconium	104
On microstructure development during laser melting and resolidification: An experimentally validated simulation study	103
From irregular to regular eutectic growth in the Al-Al3Ni system: In situ observations during directional solidification	102
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Room temperature plasticity in amorphous SiO2 and amorphous Al	101
Influence of substrate polarity on thermal stability, grain growth and atomic interface structure of Au thin films on ZnO surfaces	100
In situ laser-ultrasonic monitoring of Poisson’s ratio and bulk sound velocities of steel plates during thermal processes	99
Achieving superior lithium storage performances of CoMoO4 anode for lithium-ion batteries by Si-doping dual vacancies engineering	99
Bilayer period and ratio dependent structure and mechanical properties of TiN/MoN superlattices	99
Hydrogen-assisted spinodal decomposition in a TiNbZrHfTa complex concentrated alloy	98
Microstructure evolution in ultra-high purity Fe-Cr alloys under low-PKA proton irradiation	97
Thermodynamics and Ferroelectric Properties of Pb1-xSrxTiO3 Solid Solutions	97
Convective effects on columnar dendritic solidification – A multiscale dendritic needle network study	97
Atomistically informed mesoscale modelling of deformation behavior of bulk metallic glasses	97
First-principles insights into complex interplays among nano-phases in an Al-Cu-Li-Zr alloy	96
Mechanical properties, failure mechanisms, and scaling laws of bicontinuous nanoporous metallic glasses	95
Ion kinetic energy- and ion flux-dependent mechanical properties and thermal stability of (Ti,Al)N thin films	95
The dual role of boron on hydrogen embrittlement: example of interface-related hydrogen effects in an austenite-ferrite two-phase lightweight steel	94
Hydrogen concentration and hydrides in Zircaloy-4 during cyclic thermomechanical loading	93
Substituting Ce with La and Nd in Al11Ce3: Effect on microstructure and mechanical properties	92
Mechanical behavior and size–dependent strength of small noble-metal nanoparticles	92
Solute clustering in polycrystals: Unveiling the interplay of grain boundary junction and long-range solute attraction effects	90
Cracking mechanism in a laser powder bed fused cold-work tool steel: The role of residual stresses, microstructure and local elemental concentrations	90
A phase field crystal model for real-time grain boundary formation and motion in complex concentration alloy	90
A model for solute evolution in laser powder bed fused Al-Si alloys and its application to improve thermal conductivity	89
Intra-grain orientation distributions in deformed aluminium: Synchrotron X-ray diffraction experiment and crystal-plasticity finite-element simulation	88
Atomistic simulations of pipe diffusion in bcc transition metals	87
Ultrastrong and stress corrosion cracking-resistant martensitic steels	86
Ni coarsening in Ni-yttria stabilized zirconia electrodes: Three-dimensional quantitative phase-field simulations supported by ex-situ ptychographic nano-tomography	86
Kawin: An open source Kampmann–Wagner Numerical (KWN) phase precipitation and coarsening model	86
Enhanced deep-freezing magneto- and elasto-caloric effects by modifying lattice anharmonicity and electronic structures	85
Martensitic transformation during electrochemical polishing of metastable austenitic stainless steel	85
Short-range order and its impacts on the BCC MoNbTaW multi-principal element alloy by the machine-learning potential	84
Achieving excellent elevated-temperature mechanical properties in dual-phase high-entropy alloys via nanoscale co-precipitation and heterostructure engineering	84
On the exceptional creep resistance in a die-cast Gd-containing Mg alloy with Al addition	84
Mechanisms underlying enhanced strength-ductility combinations in TRIP/TWIP Ti-12Mo alloy engineered via isothermal omega precipitation	84

Revealing the impact of acceptor dopant type on the electrical conductivity of sodium bismuth titanate	83
Chemical core-shell metastability-induced large ductility in medium-entropy maraging and reversion alloys	83
Solid solution and precipitation strengthening effects in basal slip, extension twinning and pyramidal slip in Mg-Zn alloys	83
Critical assessment of hydrogen pipe diffusion at dislocations in metals	82
Defect accumulation in β-Ga2O3 implanted with Yb	81
Effect of thermal ageing on the deformation behaviour of ferrite and austenite in a duplex stainless steel: Micropillar characterisation and dislocation density modelling	80