OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Energy & Environmental Science is 139. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2019-03-01 to 2023-03-01.)

Article	Citations
The role of hydrogen and fuel cells in the global energy system	1624
Solar absorber material and system designs for photothermal water vaporization towards clean water and energy production	894
Issues and opportunities facing aqueous zinc-ion batteries	889
Defect-rich and ultrathin N doped carbon nanosheets as advanced trifunctional metal-free electrocatalysts for the ORR, OER and HER	847
Long-life and deeply rechargeable aqueous Zn anodes enabled by a multifunctional brightener-inspired interphase	831
Recent progress made in the mechanism comprehension and design of electrocatalysts for alkaline water splitting	745
Semiconductor polymeric graphitic carbon nitride photocatalysts: the “holy grail” for the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction under visible light	607
Highly active atomically dispersed CoN₄ fuel cell cathode catalysts derived from surfactant-assisted MOFs: carbon-shell confinement strategy	566
CO₂ reduction on gas-diffusion electrodes and why catalytic performance must be assessed at commercially-relevant conditions	509
Interpretation and evolution of open-circuit voltage, recombination, ideality factor and subgap defect states during reversible light-soaking and irreversible degradation of perovskite solar cells	486
An interface stabilized perovskite solar cell with high stabilized efficiency and low voltage loss	437
Freestanding 1T MoS₂/graphene heterostructures as a highly efficient electrocatalyst for lithium polysulfides in Li–S batteries	418
The impact of energy alignment and interfacial recombination on the internal and external open-circuit voltage of perovskite solar cells	417
Chemical stability and instability of inorganic halide perovskites	414
A flexible rechargeable aqueous zinc manganese-dioxide battery working at −20 °C	398
Expanded hydrated vanadate for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries	367
High-performance fuel cell cathodes exclusively containing atomically dispersed iron active sites	354
Nature-inspired salt resistant bimodal porous solar evaporator for efficient and stable water desalination	353
Efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution on atomically dispersed Ni–N_x Species anchored porous carbon with embedded Ni nanoparticles by accelerating water dissociation kinetics	353
Defect engineering in earth-abundant electrocatalysts for CO₂ and N₂ reduction	352
Redefining the Robeson upper bounds for CO₂/CH₄ and CO₂/N₂ separations using a series of ultrapermeable benzotriptycene-based polymers of intrinsic micropor	346
Emerging applications of biochar-based materials for energy storage and conversion	345
Direct observation of active catalyst surface phases and the effect of dynamic self-optimization in NiFe-layered double hydroxides for alkaline water splitting	332
Recent progress of inorganic perovskite solar cells	331
Pt-Based electrocatalysts with high atom utilization efficiency: from nanostructures to single atoms	322
Exploring competitive features of stationary sodium ion batteries for electrochemical energy storage	322
A universal synthesis strategy for P-rich noble metal diphosphide-based electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction	318
Conformal monolayer contacts with lossless interfaces for perovskite single junction and monolithic tandem solar cells	313
Enhancing interfacial contact in all solid state batteries with a cathode-supported solid electrolyte membrane framework	310
Highly stable single Pt atomic sites anchored on aniline-stacked graphene for hydrogen evolution reaction	309
Extremely stable antimony–carbon composite anodes for potassium-ion batteries	308
Dual-graphite cells based on the reversible intercalation of bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide anions from an ionic liquid electrolyte	305
Ultrahigh energy storage density lead-free multilayers by controlled electrical homogeneity	304
A monothiophene unit incorporating both fluoro and ester substitution enabling high-performance donor polymers for non-fullerene solar cells with 16.4% efficiency	301
Understanding cation effects in electrochemical CO₂ reduction	299
Two-dimensional materials in semiconductor photoelectrocatalytic systems for water splitting	299
Freestanding film made by necklace-like N-doped hollow carbon with hierarchical pores for high-performance potassium-ion storage	296
Oxide perovskites, double perovskites and derivatives for electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, and photovoltaics	288
Solar thermochemical splitting of CO₂ into separate streams of CO and O₂ with high selectivity, stability, conversion, and efficiency	285
Efficient CO₂ to CO electrolysis on solid Ni–N–C catalysts at industrial current densities	275
Spatially isolating salt crystallisation from water evaporation for continuous solar steam generation and salt harvesting	268
A general dual-templating approach to biomass-derived hierarchically porous heteroatom-doped carbon materials for enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen reduction	263
Lattice strain causes non-radiative losses in halide perovskites	263
Atomically dispersed metal catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction: synthesis, characterization, reaction mechanisms and electrochemical energy applications	259
NaCrO₂ cathode for high-rate sodium-ion batteries	258
The Achilles' heel of iron-based catalysts during oxygen reduction in an acidic medium	257
Bisalt ether electrolytes: a pathway towards lithium metal batteries with Ni-rich cathodes	253
Layered and two dimensional metal oxides for electrochemical energy conversion	249
Durability challenges of anion exchange membrane fuel cells	246
A generic green solvent concept boosting the power conversion efficiency of all-polymer solar cells to 11%	246
A bird's-eye view of Li-stuffed garnet-type Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ ceramic electrolytes for advanced all-solid-state Li batteries	243
Challenges and prospects of 3D micro-supercapacitors for powering the internet of things	239
Textured interfaces in monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells: advanced light management for improved efficiency and energy yield	233
Unveiling dual-linkage 3D hexaiminobenzene metal–organic frameworks towards long-lasting advanced reversible Zn–air batteries	232
Alkali-induced 3D crinkled porous Ti₃C₂ MXene architectures coupled with NiCoP bimetallic phosphide nanoparticles as anodes for high-performance sodium-ion batteries	231
A general route via formamide condensation to prepare atomically dispersed metal–nitrogen–carbon electrocatalysts for energy technologies	225
From scalable solution fabrication of perovskite films towards commercialization of solar cells	222
Chemical looping beyond combustion – a perspective	215
Air-stable Li₃InCl₆ electrolyte with high voltage compatibility for all-solid-state batteries	213
Advantageous crystalline–amorphous phase boundary for enhanced electrochemical water oxidation	212
Chemically exfoliated transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheet-based wearable thermoelectric generators	210
Levelized cost of CO₂mitigation from hydrogen production routes	210
Principles of photothermal gas-phase heterogeneous CO₂ catalysis	205
Crystal water for high performance layered manganese oxide cathodes in aqueous rechargeable zinc batteries	203
The origin of low thermal conductivity in Sn_1−xSb_xTe: phonon scattering via layered intergrowth nanostructures	203
A large area (70 cm²) monolithic perovskite solar module with a high efficiency and stability	199
A nonfullerene acceptor with a 1000 nm absorption edge enables ternary organic solar cells with improved optical and morphological properties and efficiencies over 15%	199
High-performance conjugated polymer donor materials for polymer solar cells with narrow-bandgap nonfullerene acceptors	197
Pathways to electrochemical solar-hydrogen technologies	196
Atomic interface effect of a single atom copper catalyst for enhanced oxygen reduction reactions	196
Towards membrane-electrode assembly systems for CO₂ reduction: a modeling study	192
Engineering robust metal–phenolic network membranes for uranium extraction from seawater	192
Fabrication of CdS hierarchical multi-cavity hollow particles for efficient visible light CO₂ reduction	188
Intramolecular electronic coupling in porous iron cobalt (oxy)phosphide nanoboxes enhances the electrocatalytic activity for oxygen evolution	187
Recent advances in the interface engineering of solid-state Li-ion batteries with artificial buffer layers: challenges, materials, construction, and characterization	187
Formation of lattice-dislocated bismuth nanowires on copper foam for enhanced electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction at low overpotential	180
Medium-temperature thermoelectric GeTe: vacancy suppression and band structure engineering leading to high performance	173
Carbon-based materials for stable, cheaper and large-scale processable perovskite solar cells	171
Adverse effects of interlayer-gliding in layered transition-metal oxides on electrochemical sodium-ion storage	169
Radiation-grafted anion-exchange membranes: the switch from low- to high-density polyethylene leads to remarkably enhanced fuel cell performance	166
A universal layer-by-layer solution-processing approach for efficient non-fullerene organic solar cells	165
Multi-anionic and -cationic compounds: new high entropy materials for advanced Li-ion batteries	165
Recent advances in understanding Li–CO₂ electrochemistry	164
20.7% highly reproducible inverted planar perovskite solar cells with enhanced fill factor and eliminated hysteresis	162
Ultrahigh-voltage integrated micro-supercapacitors with designable shapes and superior flexibility	162
Protonic ceramic electrochemical cells for hydrogen production and electricity generation: exceptional reversibility, stability, and demonstrated faradaic efficiency	160
Helical cobalt borophosphates to master durable overall water-splitting	158
Ethylene-glycol ligand environment facilitates highly efficient hydrogen evolution of Pt/CoP through proton concentration and hydrogen spillover	156
3D porous graphitic nanocarbon for enhancing the performance and durability of Pt catalysts: a balance between graphitization and hierarchical porosity	156
Organic interfacial materials for perovskite-based optoelectronic devices	153
Staging Na/K-ion de-/intercalation of graphite retrieved from spent Li-ion batteries: in operando X-ray diffraction studies and an advanced anode material for Na/K-ion batteries	153
An alkaline polymer electrolyte CO₂ electrolyzer operated with pure water	149
Rechargeable ultrahigh-capacity tellurium–aluminum batteries	149
In situ formation of a bifunctional interlayer enabled by a conversion reaction to initiatively prevent lithium dendrites in a garnet solid electrolyte	145
3D hierarchical porous amidoxime fibers speed up uranium extraction from seawater	144
Towards stable and efficient electrolytes for room-temperature rechargeable calcium batteries	141
Advances in three-dimensional graphene-based materials: configurations, preparation and application in secondary metal (Li, Na, K, Mg, Al)-ion batteries	141
Formic acid, a biomass-derived source of energy and hydrogen for biomass upgrading	141
Over 14% efficiency all-polymer solar cells enabled by a low bandgap polymer acceptor with low energy loss and efficient charge separation	140
Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) – techno-economic analysis of LOHCs in a defined process chain	139
How transport layer properties affect perovskite solar cell performance: insights from a coupled charge transport/ion migration model	139