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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Three-dimensional printed carbon-based microbatteries: progress on technologies, materials and applications	100
Recent advances in producing hollow carbon spheres for use in sodium−sulfur and potassium−sulfur batteries	77
Preparation of highly graphitized porous carbon and its ethane/ethylene separation performance	73
A review of the standardized measurement of the characteristics of graphene-based materials	61
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	56
N/O co-doped microporous carbon as a high-performance electrode for supercapacitors	54
Development of biochar electrode materials for capacitive deionization: preparation, performance, regeneration and other challenges	53
Design, progress and challenges of 3D carbon-based thermally conductive networks	50
Effect of the addition of terephthalic acid on the formation of coal tar pitch-based mesophase in the AlCl3 catalytic system	49
Review of chemical recycling and reuse of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy resin composites	45
A N, S co-doped carbon produced from soybean pods for use as the anode in sodium-ion batteries	44
The loading of nano-bimetallic catalysts onto coal tar pitch-based activated carbon fibers for the efficient reduction of p-nitrophenol	44
Superstructured carbon materials: Progress and challenges in energy storage and conversion technologies	39
A sustainable strategy to prepare porous carbons with tailored pores from shrimp shell for use as supercapacitor electrode materials	39
3D-printed Ti/graphene composite current collectors for high-voltage aqueous zinc-ion batteries	39
A review of the catalytic preparation of mesophase pitch	38
A review of the high-concentration processing, densification, and applications of graphene oxide and graphene	38
Progress on carbonene-based materials for Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitors	35
Carbon materials for water desalination by capacitive deionization	34
An electron-rich sulfur host for advanced Zn-S batteries	33
Pitch-based carbon materials: a review of their structural design, preparation and applications in energy storage	33
Ultrathin hydrogen-substituted graphdiyne nanosheets containing pdclusters used for the degradation of environmental pollutants	33
Controllable synthesis of 2D mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon/graphene nanosheets for high-performance micro-supercapacitors	32
3D printed freestanding ZnSe/NC anodes for Li-ion microbatteries	32
Diamond related materials for energy storage and conversion applications	31

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	30
Research progress on freestanding carbon-based anodes for sodium energy storage	29
Carbon nanotube-based materials as capacitive deionization electrodes	29
Comparative studies on nanocarbon-modified carbon paper electrodes for enhanced electrocatalytic performance in vanadium redox flow batteries	28
Ethanol-assisted direct synthesis of wafer-scale nitrogen-doped graphene for III-nitride epitaxial growth	28
Carbon-based metal-free nanomaterials for the electrosynthesis of small-molecule chemicals: A review	28
Synthesis of Co―N―C catalysts from a glucose hydrochar and their efficient hydrogenation of nitrobenzene	28
Advances in the use of carbon materials for lithium-air batteries	28
Coating super-crosslinked polycyclic aromatic molecules on hard carbon microspheres for a sodium-ion battery anode	27
A universal strategy for producing 2D functional carbon-rich materials from 2D porous organic polymers for dual-carbon lithium-ion capacitors	27
Graphene-based CO2 reduction electrocatalysts: A review	27
N, S co-doped coal-based hard carbon prepared by two-step carbonization and a molten salt template method for sodium storage	26
The production of electrodes for microsupercapacitors based on MoS2-modified reduced graphene aerogels by 3D printing	25
Electrochemical performance of a symmetric supercapacitor device designed using laser-produced multilayer graphene	24
Deposition of MnO2 on KOH-activated laser-produced graphene for a flexible planar micro-supercapacitor	24
Biomass-derived carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries	24
Changing the pore structure and surface chemistry of hard carbon by coating it with a soft carbon to boost high-rate sodium storage	23
Synthesis of hexagonal diamond: A review	23
A thermally-cyclized electrospun GO/PAN nanofiber piezoelectric sensor for high-temperature applications	23
A review of anode materials for sodium ion batteries	23
Synthesis of free-standing carbon nanotube buckypaper films decorated with Fe3O4 nanoparticles and polyaniline as highly effective electromagnetic shielding materials	22
Progress in the preparation of nanocarbon materials	22
Rapidly fabricated carbon/carbon composites with a mesophase pitch binder and graphite flake filler with excellent EMI shielding and thermal conductivity	22
Progress in the graphitization and applications of modified resin carbons	22
A new parameter, heat conduction coefficient, for assessing the thermal conductivity of graphite films	22
Highly lithiophilic Ti3C2T -Mxene anchored on a flexible carbon foam scaffolds as the basis for a dendrite-free lithium metal anode	21
Controlling interfacial adhesion during the transfer of large-area 2D materials: mechanisms, strategies, and research advances	21
Microstructure-mechanism-performance relationships in hard carbon anode materials for sodium-ion batteries	21
The factors that influence the electrochemical behavior of lithium metal anodes: electron transfer and Li-ion transport	20
Novel thermal interface materials based on mesocarbon microbeads with a high through-plane thermal conductivity	20
CoN4 active sites in a graphene matrix for the highly efficient electrocatalysis of CO2 reduction	20
3D porous NiCo2(CO3)3/reduced graphene oxide aerogel with heterogeneous interfaces for high-efficiency microwave absorption	20
Preparation of porous graphitic carbon and its dual-ion capacitance energy storage mechanism	20
Janus carbon shells with inner–outer functional asymmetry enable local proton enrichment for promoting CO2 methanation	19
Electrochemical methods for the removal of impurities from thegraphite anode in spent ternary lithium-ion batteries	19
Recent progress in the research and development of natural graphite for use in thermal management, battery electrodes and the nuclear industry	19
A review of the use of Mxenes as hosts in lithium metal anodes and the anode formation	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
Ablation behaviour and mechanical performance of ZrB2-ZrC-SiC modified carbon/carbon composites prepared by vacuum infiltration combined with reactive melt infiltration	18
Formation of mesophase microbeads from bulk mesophase pitch induced by fullerene	18
Fabrication of coal-based oxygen-rich porous carbon nanosheets for high-performance supercapacitors	18
MOF-derived nanocarbon materials for electrochemical catalysis and their advanced characterization	18
Defect engineering of carbon-based electrocatalysts for the CO2 reduction reaction: A review	17
Flexible and lightweight graphene grown by rapid thermal processing chemical vapor deposition for thermal management in consumer electronics	17
A review of carbon material-based Z-scheme and S-scheme heterojunctions for photocatalytic clean energy generation	17
Sulfonated graphene improves the wear resistance of pantograph carbon slider materials under normal and wet conditions	17
Bismuth nanoparticles anchored on N-doped graphite felts to give stable and efficient iron-chromium redox flow batteries	17
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
Advances in graphene/molybdenum dichalcogenide-based van der Waals heterostructure photodetectors	17
The synthesis of iron-nitrogen sites embedded in electrospun carbon nanofibers with an excellent oxygen reduction reaction activity in alkaline/acidic media	17
Structural engineering of a bimetallic iron-cobalt sulfide composite anode for superior sodium-ion battery performance	17
Microstructure modulation strategies from pitch molecules to derived carbon materials for electrochemical energy storage	16
The use of carbon-based particle electrodes in three-dimensional electrode reactors for wastewater treatment	16
A review of biomass-derived carbon materials for lithium metal anodes	16
A N-doped carbon with encapsulated Fe and Co particles derived from a metal organic framework for use as the anode in lithium-ion batteries	16
In-situ thermal Raman mapping and stress analysis of CNT/CF/epoxy interfaces	16
Preparation of carbon nanotube/cellulose hydrogel composites and their uses in interfacial solar-powered water evaporation	16