OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nature Reviews Materials is 49. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Secure attachments	2034
A 3D-printed alloy that can face extreme environments	1123
Room-temperature control of topological defects in an antiferromagnet	848
Keeping blue	677
How to wear green	676
Recommending candidates	609
Nanostructures, one molecule at a time	514
Adapting to change	475
Glued to the nerves	474
A kosmotropic solution to cathode manufacturing	450
The amorphous state as a frontier in computational materials design	423
Biodegradable origami soft robot	399
Living in a material world	372
Large-scale single MoS2 crystals unlocked	368
Benzene, coronene, circumcoronene	364
Tissue not an issue	358
Making electronic circuits with hydrogels	353
Clinical translation of silica nanoparticles	352
Chirality-induced spin selectivity enables real-time monitoring of a chemical reaction	331
A quirky mechanophore comes to light	329
The many facets of cooperativity	327
A mouse is a mouse is a mouse	324
Beef paddies	324
Interlocking 2D covalent organic frameworks	319
From lipids to lipid nanoparticles to mRNA vaccines	310

Challenges in the rational design of intense inorganic pigments with desired colours	308
Custom liver models to aid surgeons	307
Moiré materials keep on giving	304
Anti-Black racism in academia and what you can do about it	297
Integrating plant molecular farming and materials research for next-generation vaccines	292
Lessons from a UK research school for Black physicists and engineers	291
Shaping the ethical, sustainable and policy-driven future of space exploration	286
Author Correction: Nonlinear and quantum photonics using integrated optical materials	284
Author Correction: Human and environmental safety of carbon nanotubes across their life cycle	278
Light-emitting materials for wearable electronics	266
Topological fibres expand the horizons of fibre materials	263
Context dependence in assembly code for supramolecular peptide materials and systems	257
A plea for the efficient use of wood in construction	254
Unlocking the potential of ultrahigh-Ni cathodes via epitaxial entropy-assisted coating	248
A biomass-derived material for passive radiative cooling	238
Search for signs of life on Jupiter’s moon Europa	237
Understanding materials failure mechanisms for the optimization of lithium-ion battery recycling	232
Atmospheric water vapour as a potential water source and its impact on energy systems	228
Passively cooling power equipment	212
Nebulized lipid nanoparticles	206
Alternative propylene oxide production	206
Extreme light confinement and control in low-symmetry phonon-polaritonic crystals	204
Polymeric particle-based therapies for acute inflammatory diseases	199
Atomically thin bioelectronics	191
Clamping strategies for organ-on-a-chip devices	191
Total synthesis of colloidal matter	189
Soft sensing and haptics for medical procedures	185
The electrical conductivity of solution-processed nanosheet networks	181
Electronic defects in metal oxide photocatalysts	175
Untangling the chemical complexity of plastics to improve life cycle outcomes	175
Bridging materials innovations to sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting devices	170
Hygroscopic salt-embedded composite materials for sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting	170
Engineering high-coherence superconducting qubits	170
Bio-informed materials: three guiding principles for innovation informed by biology	167
Defect activity in metal halide perovskites with wide and narrow bandgap	166
Flexible self-charging power sources	160
Multifunctional biomolecule nanostructures for cancer therapy	160
CRISPR–Cas9 delivery strategies for the modulation of immune and non-immune cells	159
Design of therapeutic biomaterials to control inflammation	157
Drug delivery to the central nervous system	153
End-to-end design of wearable sensors	149
Topological acoustics	148
Oxide spin-orbitronics: spin–charge interconversion and topological spin textures	144
Hidden triplet states at hybrid organic–inorganic interfaces	140
A world without electronic waste	138
Phase transitions in 2D materials	136
Semitransparent organic photovoltaics for building-integrated photovoltaic applications	134
Advances in coherent magnonics	125
From molecular to supramolecular electronics	122
Low-dimensional wide-bandgap semiconductors for UV photodetectors	119

Key molecular perspectives for high stability in organic photovoltaics	119
Binding energy referencing in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy	117
Encoding autonomy in a photo- and electroactive hydrogel	116
Engineered lymphatic vessels	114
Polymer physics speeds up	114
The quantum anomalous Hall effect reloaded	113
Plugging punctures	113
Bespoke crystalline hybrids towards the next generation of white LEDs	109
Low-cost recycling of perovskite photovoltaics	109
Delivering living medicines with biomaterials	108
Ferroelectric memory for back-end-of-line 3D integration	105
Simulations guide the optimization of fuel cell cathodes	105
The cause of cardiac dysfunction	105
Rise of the machines	105
One-way transport for supercurrents	103
Keep up the fight for scientists’ human rights	103
Olympic rings framework	102
First metal part 3D printed in space	96
Brain-inspired stochasticity	96
China unveils first lunar spacesuit for 2030 moon mission	95
Making fibres fast	92
The Palestinian–German Science Bridge: building bridges through research and innovation	88
Self-healing Roman concrete	80
The need to recognize and reward academic service	79
Five ways team leaders can improve research culture	76
Tracking the uptake of nanoplastics in plants	73
Thermoelectric copper selenide gets a boost	72
It’s your lab: collaborative, multidisciplinary science at the Molecular Foundry	71
Printed electronics for cultivating plants in space	70
Publisher Correction: Non-classical crystallization in soft and organic materials	68
Leveraging next-generation materials for cancer neuroscience therapies in the central nervous system	67
Computational sustainability meets materials science	67
Community-driven online initiatives have reshaped scientific engagement	66
A mentoring programme to spark girls’ interest in STEM	65
Diffusion mechanisms of fast lithium-ion conductors	65
Towards glycan foldamers and programmable assemblies	64
Intrinsically adaptive camouflage material	63
COP29 limps towards agreement on climate finance	62
Design of oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications	58
Li–air batteries hitting the road	57
Printed transistors made of 2D material-based inks	56
The road ahead in materials and technologies for volumetric 3D printing	55
Mining our green future	54
Multifunctional high-entropy materials	52
Precision drug delivery to the central nervous system using engineered nanoparticles	51
Human- and machine-centred designs of molecules and materials for sustainability and decarbonization	51
Nanostructuring versus microstructuring in battery electrodes	50
Clinical translation of long-acting drug delivery formulations	49