OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nature Reviews Materials is 54. 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
All-in-one cathode design for all-solid-state batteries	868
Soft sensing and haptics for medical procedures	730
Alternative propylene oxide production	709
Replace the vitreous permanently	652
Context dependence in assembly code for supramolecular peptide materials and systems	633
Modular microrobotics transitioning from remote to on-board electronic control	621
Clamping strategies for organ-on-a-chip devices	575
Reducing immune response in semiconducting polymers through molecular design	551
Horizon scanning to shape nanomedicines through researcher–regulator collaboration	481
China unveils first lunar spacesuit for 2030 moon mission	468
Tunable moiré materials for probing Berry physics and topology	443
InP colloidal quantum dots for visible and near-infrared photonics	424
Understanding and engineering electrocatalyst durability	423
Diffusion mechanisms of fast lithium-ion conductors	419
Diabetic wound dressings	409
Human- and machine-centred designs of molecules and materials for sustainability and decarbonization	408
Precision drug delivery to the central nervous system using engineered nanoparticles	375
Mechanical nanosurgery for glioblastoma	346
Proteins for a sustainable future	339
Temporarily solid, permanently porous	320
From wonder sheets to designed systems: the rise of engineerable 2D materials	310
Chemotherapy delivery activated by radiation	309
A design strategy for 2D multiferroics	285
A circular economy for sulfur-rich polymers	282
Biomaterial-based platforms for tumour tissue engineering	282

Optimization strategies for organic solar batteries	273
Designing supramolecular catalytic systems for mammalian synthetic metabolism	271
Design, fabrication and assembly considerations for electronic systems made of fibre devices	268
Sustainable moisture energy	259
Hydrogen bonding makes organic solar cells stretchy	230
Author Correction: Emergence of melt and glass states of halide perovskite semiconductors	228
Making tough hydrogels isotropic	228
Molecular design for low-cost organic photovoltaic materials	222
Electrostatic gating and intercalation in 2D materials	220
Materials advances for distributed environmental sensor networks at scale	211
Emerging photovoltaics for onboard space applications	207
Design of functional and sustainable polymers assisted by artificial intelligence	204
Recycling of sodium-ion batteries	197
Author Correction: Dielectric breakdown of oxide films in electronic devices	197
Switching moiré magnets	189
Engineering sorption across scales	187
Interfacial insight	184
Protein materials, by blueprint	183
Advanced material technologies for space and terrestrial medicine	177
Academic bullying slows the evolution of science	176
3D cell networks advance bone-on-a-chip	173
Chalcogens for high-energy batteries	167
MOF–ammonia working pairs in thermal energy conversion and storage	161
Organic solid-state photochromism using porous scaffolds	160
Towards micro-PeLED displays	157
Composition–structure–property relationships in MXenes	155
DNA nanorobots walk randomly around nanopore tracks	147
Forcing imines into MOFs	147
Adaptable navigation of magnetic microrobots	147
Author Correction: Demand-side innovation is the priority for decarbonizing materials	146
Two anions are better than one	145
How extended producer responsibility policy shapes industry behaviour and materials design	134
Capturing rapid nanomaterial transformations with cross-platform operando characterization	130
Molecule-like synthesis of ligand-protected metal nanoclusters	129
2D materials for durable and sustainable electric vehicles	129
The state of the art in photovoltaic materials and device research	128
Graphite: the new critical mineral	125
Fundamentals of charge transport in two-dimensional framework materials	123
A guide to comprehensive phosphor discovery for solid-state lighting	120
Resilience pathways for halide perovskite photovoltaics under temperature cycling	120
Electrified water treatment: fundamentals and roles of electrode materials	115
Models and mechanisms of ternary organic solar cells	115
Passively cooling power equipment	110
Materials and device strategies to enhance spatiotemporal resolution in bioelectronics	110
Secure attachments	109
A quirky mechanophore comes to light	108
Living in a material world	108
Room-temperature control of topological defects in an antiferromagnet	107
Benzene, coronene, circumcoronene	107
Kinetic pathways for joining metallurgically incompatible metals	105

Making electronic circuits with hydrogels	104
The amorphous state as a frontier in computational materials design	103
Untangling the chemical complexity of plastics to improve life cycle outcomes	100
Key molecular perspectives for high stability in organic photovoltaics	99
Extreme light confinement and control in low-symmetry phonon-polaritonic crystals	99
Binding energy referencing in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy	98
Atomically thin bioelectronics	98
Olympic rings framework	97
The materials we make don’t just go ‘away’	95
Plugging punctures	95
Environmental transformation of covalent organic frameworks	95
Sustainable flexible supercapacitors	94
Author Correction: Materials and systems for large-scale photocatalytic water splitting	92
A closed-loop automated lab boosts perovskite performance	92
Redefining batteries as multifunctional materials	91
The multifaceted potential applications of organic photovoltaics	90
Multifunctional high-entropy materials	87
The road ahead in materials and technologies for volumetric 3D printing	84
Organic mixed conductors for bioinspired electronics	84
Next-generation anodes for high-energy and low-cost sodium-ion batteries	84
Breaking the limitation of van der Waals integration	82
Moiré materials under strain	80
How excitons met topology	80
Program’s in the pattern	79
One material, three phases	78
3D to 2D perovskite conversion	76
Albumin nanoparticles deliver mRNA on target	76
High-throughput platforms for machine learning-guided lipid nanoparticle design	75
From screening to generative design in nucleic acid delivery	72
Large-scale, mechanically robust bioinspired confined MXene nanocomposites	71
Closed-loop manufacturing for sustainable perovskite photovoltaics	67
Ultra-high temperature ceramics for extreme environments	67
Cost and performance analysis as a valuable tool for battery material research	66
External-pressure–electrochemistry coupling in solid-state lithium metal batteries	66
Mechanically stimulating organoids using magnetic nanoparticles	65
Gaps in quantifying environmental losses of plastics impede effective solutions	64
Bridging mechanisms and materials to scale CO2 mineralization for carbon storage	63
Designing ductile refractory high-entropy alloys	59
Combining computer vision and atomic force microscopy for 3D reconstruction	59
Engineered living materials for sustainable and resilient architecture	58
Emerging ultrafast techniques for studying quantum materials	57
Decoding tissue biomechanics using conformable electronic devices	57
Helping diabetic wounds heal	56
Scaling electrocatalysts for reduction of CO2 or CO to multicarbon products	54
Treating inflammatory bone loss	54
Nonlinear and quantum photonics using integrated optical materials	54