OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Crystal Growth & Design is 40. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 500 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2019-09-01 to 2023-09-01.)

Article	Citations
A Decade of UiO-66 Research: A Historic Review of Dynamic Structure, Synthesis Mechanisms, and Characterization Techniques of an Archetypal Metal–Organic Framework	245
Mixed-Ligand Strategy for the Construction of Photochromic Metal–Organic Frameworks Driven by Electron-Transfer Between Nonphotoactive Units	101
Recent Electrochemical Applications of Metal–Organic Framework-Based Materials	100
Identification Schemes for Metal–Organic Frameworks To Enable Rapid Search and Cheminformatics Analysis	98
Hydrogen Bonding in CHON-Containing Energetic Crystals: A Review	92
Pharmaceutical Cocrystals: Molecules, Crystals, Formulations, Medicines	86
Zn-BTC MOF as an Adsorbent for Iodine Uptake and Organic Dye Degradation	75
Cluster-Based Multifunctional Copper(II) Organic Framework as a Photocatalyst in the Degradation of Organic Dye and as an Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting	71
π–π Stacking Contributing to the Low or Reduced Impact Sensitivity of Energetic Materials	68
Design of a Broadband NIR Phosphor for Security-Monitoring LEDs: Tunable Photoluminescence Properties and Enhanced Thermal Stability	66
Synthesis of 5-Fluorouracil Cocrystals with Novel Organic Acids as Coformers and Anticancer Evaluation against HCT-116 Colorectal Cell Lines	65
Dual-Emissive CsPbBr₃@Eu-BTC Composite for Self-Calibrating Temperature Sensing Application	65
MOCVD Epitaxy of Ultrawide Bandgap β-(Al_xGa_1–x)₂O₃ with High-Al Composition on (100) β-Ga₂O₃ Substrates	57
Selective Detection of Aromatic Nitrophenols by a Metal–Organic Framework-Based Fluorescent Sensor	57
Two Novel Lanthanide Metal–Organic Frameworks: Selective Luminescent Sensing for Nitrobenzene, Cu²⁺, and MnO₄^–	56
p-Type Ultrawide-Band-Gap Spinel ZnGa₂O₄: New Perspectives for Energy Electronics	56
Metal-Free Molecular Perovskite High-Energetic Materials	55
Recent Achievements in Lone-Pair Cation-Based Infrared Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Materials	52
Domain-Matching Epitaxy of Ferroelectric Hf_0.5Zr_0.5O₂(111) on La_2/3Sr_1/3MnO₃(001)	51
Construction of a Succinate-Bridged Cd(II)-Based Two-Dimensional Coordination Polymer for Efficient Optoelectronic Device Fabrication and Explosive Sensing Application	51
Perspectives on the Current State, Challenges, and Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Crystallization Process Development	51
Review of the Intermolecular Interactions in Energetic Molecular Cocrystals	50
Construction of Iodoargentates with Diverse Architectures: Template Syntheses, Structures, and Photocatalytic Properties	50
Green Full Conversion of ZnO Nanopowders to Well-Dispersed Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 (ZIF-8) Nanopowders via a Stoichiometric Mechanochemical Reaction for Fast Dye Adsorption	49
New Doubly Interpenetrated MOF with [Zn₄O] Clusters and Its Doped Isomorphic MOF: Sensing, Dye, and Gas Adsorption Capacity	48

Synthesis and Applications of Isoreticular Metal–Organic Frameworks IRMOFs-n (n = 1, 3, 6, 8)	48
Sensing of Fe³⁺ and Cr₂O₇^2– in Water and White Light: Synthesis, Characterization, and Fluorescence Properties of a Crystalline Bismuth-1,3,5-benzenetricarb	46
Three Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks with Water-Induced Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Transformation and High Proton Conductivity	46
Importance of π-Interactions Involving Chelate Rings in Addition to the Tetrel Bonds in Crystal Engineering: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study on a Series of Hemi- and Holodirected Nickel(	46
Cd(II) Based Coordination Polymer Series: Fascinating Structures, Efficient Semiconductors, and Promising Nitro Aromatic Sensing	45
Elastic Molecular Crystals: From Serendipity to Design to Applications	45
Synthesis, Functional Modifications, and Diversified Applications of Hybrid BiOCl-Based Heterogeneous Photocatalysts: A Review	44
Highly Efficient and Facile Removal of Pb²⁺ from Water by Using a Negatively Charged Azoxy-Functionalized Metal–Organic Framework	44
Selective Synthesis of a Salt and a Cocrystal of the Ethionamide–Salicylic Acid System	43
Chalcophosphates: A Treasure House of Infrared Nonlinear Optical Materials	43
Temozolomide–Hesperetin Drug–Drug Cocrystal with Optimized Performance in Stability, Dissolution, and Tabletability	43
Crystalline Multicomponent Solids: An Alternative for Addressing the Hygroscopicity Issue in Pharmaceutical Materials	42
Superhydrophobic ZnO Nanowires: Wettability Mechanisms and Functional Applications	42
The Second Near-Infrared Window Persistent Luminescence for Anti-Counterfeiting Application	41
Four New Luminescent Metal–Organic Frameworks as Multifunctional Sensors for Detecting Fe³⁺, Cr₂O₇^2– and Nitromethane	41
Inaccurate Conformational Energies Still Hinder Crystal Structure Prediction in Flexible Organic Molecules	40
Hierarchical Accordion-like Lanthanide-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks: Solvent-Free Syntheses and Ratiometric Luminescence Temperature-Sensing Properties	40
Cationic Metal–Organic Frameworks Based on Linear Zwitterionic Ligands for Cr₂O₇^2– and Ammonia Sensing	40