OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of New Carbon Materials is 17. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
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	85
Recent advances in producing hollow carbon spheres for use in sodium−sulfur and potassium−sulfur batteries	80
A wet granulation method to prepare graphite particles with a high tap density for high volumetric energy density lithium-ion storage	67
N/O co-doped microporous carbon as a high-performance electrode for supercapacitors	61
Preparation of highly graphitized porous carbon and its ethane/ethylene separation performance	51
Design, progress and challenges of 3D carbon-based thermally conductive networks	48
Three-dimensional printed carbon-based microbatteries: progress on technologies, materials and applications	46
Development of biochar electrode materials for capacitive deionization: preparation, performance, regeneration and other challenges	42
Review of chemical recycling and reuse of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy resin composites	42
Carbon-based metal-free oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts: past, present and future	41
A review of the high-concentration processing, densification, and applications of graphene oxide and graphene	41
A sustainable strategy to prepare porous carbons with tailored pores from shrimp shell for use as supercapacitor electrode materials	41
Research progress on recovering the components of spent Li-ion batteries	39
A review of the catalytic preparation of mesophase pitch	39
Application and prospects for using carbon materials to modify lithium iron phosphate materials used at low temperatures	39
Diamond related materials for energy storage and conversion applications	38
Superstructured carbon materials: Progress and challenges in energy storage and conversion technologies	38
Ultrathin hydrogen-substituted graphdiyne nanosheets containing pdclusters used for the degradation of environmental pollutants	37
Progress on carbonene-based materials for Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitors	35
Pitch-based carbon materials: a review of their structural design, preparation and applications in energy storage	35
An electron-rich sulfur host for advanced Zn-S batteries	35
Research progress on freestanding carbon-based anodes for sodium energy storage	34
Controllable synthesis of 2D mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon/graphene nanosheets for high-performance micro-supercapacitors	33
3D printed freestanding ZnSe/NC anodes for Li-ion microbatteries	33
Advances in the use of carbon materials for lithium-air batteries	32

Carbon materials for water desalination by capacitive deionization	32
Ethanol-assisted direct synthesis of wafer-scale nitrogen-doped graphene for III-nitride epitaxial growth	32
Increasing the interlaminar fracture toughness and thermal conductivity of carbon fiber/epoxy composites interleaved with carbon nanotube/polyimide composite films	32
N, S co-doped coal-based hard carbon prepared by two-step carbonization and a molten salt template method for sodium storage	31
A universal strategy for producing 2D functional carbon-rich materials from 2D porous organic polymers for dual-carbon lithium-ion capacitors	31
Coating super-crosslinked polycyclic aromatic molecules on hard carbon microspheres for a sodium-ion battery anode	30
Synthesis of Co―N―C catalysts from a glucose hydrochar and their efficient hydrogenation of nitrobenzene	30
A review of anode materials for sodium ion batteries	29
Electrochemical performance of a symmetric supercapacitor device designed using laser-produced multilayer graphene	29
Carbon-based metal-free nanomaterials for the electrosynthesis of small-molecule chemicals: A review	28
Biomass-derived carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries	28
The production of electrodes for microsupercapacitors based on MoS2-modified reduced graphene aerogels by 3D printing	28
Graphene-based CO2 reduction electrocatalysts: A review	27
Deposition of MnO2 on KOH-activated laser-produced graphene for a flexible planar micro-supercapacitor	27
Changing the pore structure and surface chemistry of hard carbon by coating it with a soft carbon to boost high-rate sodium storage	26
Microstructure-mechanism-performance relationships in hard carbon anode materials for sodium-ion batteries	26
Synthesis of hexagonal diamond: A review	26
A thermally-cyclized electrospun GO/PAN nanofiber piezoelectric sensor for high-temperature applications	26
Novel thermal interface materials based on mesocarbon microbeads with a high through-plane thermal conductivity	25
Progress in the graphitization and applications of modified resin carbons	25
3D porous NiCo2(CO3)3/reduced graphene oxide aerogel with heterogeneous interfaces for high-efficiency microwave absorption	25
Electrochemical methods for the removal of impurities from thegraphite anode in spent ternary lithium-ion batteries	25
Highly lithiophilic Ti3C2T -Mxene anchored on a flexible carbon foam scaffolds as the basis for a dendrite-free lithium metal anode	25
CoN4 active sites in a graphene matrix for the highly efficient electrocatalysis of CO2 reduction	25
Controlling interfacial adhesion during the transfer of large-area 2D materials: mechanisms, strategies, and research advances	24
Preparation of 3D graphene-carbon nanotube-magnetic hybrid aerogels for dye adsorption	23
The factors that influence the electrochemical behavior of lithium metal anodes: electron transfer and Li-ion transport	23
Preparation of porous graphitic carbon and its dual-ion capacitance energy storage mechanism	22
Ablation behaviour and mechanical performance of ZrB2-ZrC-SiC modified carbon/carbon composites prepared by vacuum infiltration combined with reactive melt infiltration	22
Advances in carbon materials for stable lithium metal batteries	22
Recent progress in the research and development of natural graphite for use in thermal management, battery electrodes and the nuclear industry	22
MOF-derived nanocarbon materials for electrochemical catalysis and their advanced characterization	22
Porous carbons for use in electro-Fenton and Fenton-like reactions	22
Formation of mesophase microbeads from bulk mesophase pitch induced by fullerene	21
Fabrication of coal-based oxygen-rich porous carbon nanosheets for high-performance supercapacitors	21
Advances in graphene/molybdenum dichalcogenide-based van der Waals heterostructure photodetectors	21
The use of a ternary metal sulfide loading on carbon fibers as the sulfur host for high performance low-temperature lithium sulfur batteries	21
Research progress on metal and covalent organic framework-based materials for high-performance supercapacitors	21
Methods for the formation of M-Nx -C active sites on single-atom catalysts and their role in persulfate activation by non-radical paths	20
Defect engineering of carbon-based electrocatalysts for the CO2 reduction reaction: A review	20
The synthesis of iron-nitrogen sites embedded in electrospun carbon nanofibers with an excellent oxygen reduction reaction activity in alkaline/acidic media	20
Structural engineering of a bimetallic iron-cobalt sulfide composite anode for superior sodium-ion battery performance	20
A correlation of the hydrogen evolution reaction activity to the number of defects formed by the decomposition of doped phosphorus species in carbon nanotubes	20
Research progress on carbon-based non-metallic nanomaterials as catalysts for the two-electron oxygen reduction for hydrogen peroxide production	19
Flexible and lightweight graphene grown by rapid thermal processing chemical vapor deposition for thermal management in consumer electronics	19
Bismuth nanoparticles anchored on N-doped graphite felts to give stable and efficient iron-chromium redox flow batteries	19
A review of the use of Mxenes as hosts in lithium metal anodes and the anode formation	19
Microstructure modulation strategies from pitch molecules to derived carbon materials for electrochemical energy storage	18
The use of carbon-based particle electrodes in three-dimensional electrode reactors for wastewater treatment	18
Sulfonated graphene improves the wear resistance of pantograph carbon slider materials under normal and wet conditions	17

Templating synthesis of porous carbons for energy-related applications: A review	17
A review of biomass-derived carbon materials for lithium metal anodes	17
In-situ thermal Raman mapping and stress analysis of CNT/CF/epoxy interfaces	17
Preparation of carbon nanotube/cellulose hydrogel composites and their uses in interfacial solar-powered water evaporation	17