OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of New Carbon Materials is 16. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Development of biochar electrode materials for capacitive deionization: preparation, performance, regeneration and other challenges	97
Design, progress and challenges of 3D carbon-based thermally conductive networks	93
A review of the standardized measurement of the characteristics of graphene-based materials	75
Review of chemical recycling and reuse of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy resin composites	66
Recent advances in producing hollow carbon spheres for use in sodium−sulfur and potassium−sulfur batteries	53
Three-dimensional printed carbon-based microbatteries: progress on technologies, materials and applications	52
Effect of the addition of terephthalic acid on the formation of coal tar pitch-based mesophase in the AlCl3 catalytic system	51
Preparation of highly graphitized porous carbon and its ethane/ethylene separation performance	48
N/O co-doped microporous carbon as a high-performance electrode for supercapacitors	46
Construction of a flexible, integrated rechargeable Li battery based on a coaxial anode with a carbon fiber core encapsulated in FeNiMnO4 and a nitrogen-doped carbon sheath	45
A review of the high-concentration processing, densification, and applications of graphene oxide and graphene	44
A sustainable strategy to prepare porous carbons with tailored pores from shrimp shell for use as supercapacitor electrode materials	42
Superstructured carbon materials: Progress and challenges in energy storage and conversion technologies	39
A N, S co-doped carbon produced from soybean pods for use as the anode in sodium-ion batteries	39
A review of the catalytic preparation of mesophase pitch	37
The loading of nano-bimetallic catalysts onto coal tar pitch-based activated carbon fibers for the efficient reduction of p-nitrophenol	36
Research progress on recovering the components of spent Li-ion batteries	36
Ultrathin hydrogen-substituted graphdiyne nanosheets containing pdclusters used for the degradation of environmental pollutants	36
Research progress on freestanding carbon-based anodes for sodium energy storage	35
3D printed freestanding ZnSe/NC anodes for Li-ion microbatteries	34
Controllable synthesis of 2D mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon/graphene nanosheets for high-performance micro-supercapacitors	34
Progress on carbonene-based materials for Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitors	32
Increasing the interlaminar fracture toughness and thermal conductivity of carbon fiber/epoxy composites interleaved with carbon nanotube/polyimide composite films	31
A carbon sponge supporting a MoS2-Mo2C heterostructure as the Li2S host for high-performance lithium sulfur batteries	31
Diamond related materials for energy storage and conversion applications	30

An electron-rich sulfur host for advanced Zn-S batteries	30
Carbon nanotube-based materials as capacitive deionization electrodes	30
Pitch-based carbon materials: a review of their structural design, preparation and applications in energy storage	29
Carbon materials for water desalination by capacitive deionization	29
Synthesis of Co―N―C catalysts from a glucose hydrochar and their efficient hydrogenation of nitrobenzene	28
Comparative studies on nanocarbon-modified carbon paper electrodes for enhanced electrocatalytic performance in vanadium redox flow batteries	27
Graphene-based CO2 reduction electrocatalysts: A review	27
Coating super-crosslinked polycyclic aromatic molecules on hard carbon microspheres for a sodium-ion battery anode	27
Carbon-based metal-free nanomaterials for the electrosynthesis of small-molecule chemicals: A review	27
Ethanol-assisted direct synthesis of wafer-scale nitrogen-doped graphene for III-nitride epitaxial growth	27
The production of electrodes for microsupercapacitors based on MoS2-modified reduced graphene aerogels by 3D printing	27
A universal strategy for producing 2D functional carbon-rich materials from 2D porous organic polymers for dual-carbon lithium-ion capacitors	26
N, S co-doped coal-based hard carbon prepared by two-step carbonization and a molten salt template method for sodium storage	26
Electrochemical performance of a symmetric supercapacitor device designed using laser-produced multilayer graphene	26
A review of anode materials for sodium ion batteries	26
Advances in the use of carbon materials for lithium-air batteries	26
Biomass-derived carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries	26
Deposition of MnO2 on KOH-activated laser-produced graphene for a flexible planar micro-supercapacitor	25
Microstructure-mechanism-performance relationships in hard carbon anode materials for sodium-ion batteries	25
Progress in the graphitization and applications of modified resin carbons	24
Progress in the preparation of nanocarbon materials	24
A thermally-cyclized electrospun GO/PAN nanofiber piezoelectric sensor for high-temperature applications	23
Changing the pore structure and surface chemistry of hard carbon by coating it with a soft carbon to boost high-rate sodium storage	22
The factors that influence the electrochemical behavior of lithium metal anodes: electron transfer and Li-ion transport	22
Synthesis of hexagonal diamond: A review	22
3D porous NiCo2(CO3)3/reduced graphene oxide aerogel with heterogeneous interfaces for high-efficiency microwave absorption	21
MOF-derived nanocarbon materials for electrochemical catalysis and their advanced characterization	21
Preparation of porous graphitic carbon and its dual-ion capacitance energy storage mechanism	21
CoN4 active sites in a graphene matrix for the highly efficient electrocatalysis of CO2 reduction	21
Electrochemical methods for the removal of impurities from thegraphite anode in spent ternary lithium-ion batteries	20
Highly lithiophilic Ti3C2T -Mxene anchored on a flexible carbon foam scaffolds as the basis for a dendrite-free lithium metal anode	19
Controlling interfacial adhesion during the transfer of large-area 2D materials: mechanisms, strategies, and research advances	19
Novel thermal interface materials based on mesocarbon microbeads with a high through-plane thermal conductivity	19
Recent progress in the research and development of natural graphite for use in thermal management, battery electrodes and the nuclear industry	19
Ablation behaviour and mechanical performance of ZrB2-ZrC-SiC modified carbon/carbon composites prepared by vacuum infiltration combined with reactive melt infiltration	19
Formation of mesophase microbeads from bulk mesophase pitch induced by fullerene	19
Fabrication of coal-based oxygen-rich porous carbon nanosheets for high-performance supercapacitors	18
The use of a ternary metal sulfide loading on carbon fibers as the sulfur host for high performance low-temperature lithium sulfur batteries	18
A combination of biomass-derived carbon quantum dots and metal-doped TiO2 for enhanced visible light photodegradation	18
Methods for the formation of M-Nx -C active sites on single-atom catalysts and their role in persulfate activation by non-radical paths	17
A correlation of the hydrogen evolution reaction activity to the number of defects formed by the decomposition of doped phosphorus species in carbon nanotubes	17
The synthesis of iron-nitrogen sites embedded in electrospun carbon nanofibers with an excellent oxygen reduction reaction activity in alkaline/acidic media	17
Bismuth nanoparticles anchored on N-doped graphite felts to give stable and efficient iron-chromium redox flow batteries	17
Defect engineering of carbon-based electrocatalysts for the CO2 reduction reaction: A review	17
Advances in graphene/molybdenum dichalcogenide-based van der Waals heterostructure photodetectors	17
A review of the use of Mxenes as hosts in lithium metal anodes and the anode formation	17
Flexible and lightweight graphene grown by rapid thermal processing chemical vapor deposition for thermal management in consumer electronics	17
Structural engineering of a bimetallic iron-cobalt sulfide composite anode for superior sodium-ion battery performance	17
Preparation of carbon nanotube/cellulose hydrogel composites and their uses in interfacial solar-powered water evaporation	16
A review of the coefficient of thermal expansion and thermal conductivity of graphite	16

Sulfonated graphene improves the wear resistance of pantograph carbon slider materials under normal and wet conditions	16
A review of carbon material-based Z-scheme and S-scheme heterojunctions for photocatalytic clean energy generation	16
The use of carbon-based particle electrodes in three-dimensional electrode reactors for wastewater treatment	16
Optimizing mesophase pitch spinning using melt spinning process equations and the fiber structure produced	16
Microstructure modulation strategies from pitch molecules to derived carbon materials for electrochemical energy storage	16