OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Small Methods is 62. 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
Correlating Optical Microspectroscopy with 4×4 Transfer Matrix Modeling for Characterizing Birefringent Van der Waals Materials (Small Methods 10/2023)	237
Confinement Accelerates Water Oxidation Catalysis: Evidence from In Situ Studies (Small Methods 10/2023)	237
3D Neural Network Composed of Neurospheroid and Bionanohybrid on Microelectrode Array to Realize the Spatial Input Signal Recognition in Neurospheroid	210
LiOH Decomposition by NiO/ZrO₂ in Li‐Air Battery: Chemical Imaging with Operando Synchrotron Diffraction and Correlative Neutron/X‐Ray Computed‐Tomography Analysis	198
Masthead: (Small Methods 6/2021)	144
Encapsulation of Cadmium‐Free InP/ZnSe/ZnS Quantum Dots in Poly(LMA‐co‐EGDMA) Microparticles via Co‐flow Droplet Microfluidics (Small Methods 7/2023)	127
3D Chiral Micro‐Pinwheels Based on Rolling‐Up Kirigami Technology (Small Methods 7/2023)	123
Masthead: (Small Methods 9/2023)	121
Ultrafast Synthesis of Hard Carbon Anodes for Sodium‐ion Batteries: An Intense‐Pulsed‐Light‐Assisted Approach to Photothermal Carbonization of Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Composite Films	118
Stable Electrochemical Lithium Extraction Using LiMn₂O₄ Coated With Lithiated Nafion	116
Recent Advances in the Design and Application of Asymmetric Carbon‐Based Materials	112
Chemo‐Mechanical Due‐Biomimetic Approach for Ultra‐Stable Adsorption Across Multiple Scenarios	112
Employing a Zn‐air/Photo‐Electrochemical Cell for In Situ Generation of H₂O₂ for Onsite Control of Pollutants	112
Improving Spatial Transcriptomics with Membrane‐Based Boundary Definition and Enhanced Single‐Cell Resolution	106
Integration of Self‐Passivated Topological Electrodes for Advanced 2D Optoelectronic Devices	104
Lattice Strain and Defects Analysis in Nanostructured Semiconductor Materials and Devices by High‐Resolution X‐Ray Diffraction: Theoretical and Practical Aspects (Small Methods 2/2022)	101
Simultaneous Measurement of Surface Tension and Viscosity Using a Liquid Dynamics Sensor	100
Selective Area Growth of Josephson Junctions in Ladder‐Like Structures of Bismuth Islands	98
High‐throughput Photoactive Magnetic Microrobots for Food Quality Control	97
2D MXenes‐Based Gas Sensors: Progress, Applications, and Challenges	95
Back Cover: Predictive Value of Folate Receptor‐Positive Circulating Tumor Cells for the Preoperative Diagnosis of Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Lung Adenocarcinoma (Small Methods 6/2021)	93
In‐Plane BO₃ Configuration in P2 Layered Oxide Enables Outstanding Long Cycle Performance for Sodium Ion Batteries	91
Hybridizing Tetraglyme to Aqueous Electrolyte with Concentrated Salts Promote Intercalation of Anions on Graphite Cathode in Dual‐Ion Battery	91
Protein‐Based Patterning to Spatially Functionalize Biomimetic Membranes	88
CNT‐Strung LiMn₂O₄ for Lithium Extraction with High Selectivity and Stability	85

In Situ Assembly of Ordered Hierarchical CuO Microhemisphere Nanowire Arrays for High‐Performance Bifunctional Sensing Applications	85
Genetically Engineered Biomimetic Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery of mRNA to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis	84
Dendrites‐Free Zn Metal Anodes Enabled by an Artificial Protective Layer Filled with 2D Anionic Nanosheets	84
Constructing Stable Zinc‐Metal Anodes by Synergizing Hydrophobic Host with Zincophilic Interface for Aqueous Zinc Ions Batteries	83
Harnessing HetHydrogel: A Universal Platform to Dropletize Single‐Cell Multiomics	82
Realizing High‐Performance Li‐S Batteries through Additive Manufactured and Chemically Enhanced Cathodes	82
Synthesis of Uniform Polymer Encapsulated Organic Nanocrystals through Ouzo Nanocrystallization (Small Methods 1/2022)	79
CRISPR/Cas12a Powered DNA Framework‐Supported Electrochemical Biosensing Platform for Ultrasensitive Nucleic Acid Analysis (Small Methods 12/2021)	79
Masthead: (Small Methods 1/2022)	79
Maximizing Information: A Machine Learning Approach for Analysis of Complex Nanoscale Electromechanical Behavior in Defect‐Rich PZT Films	79
Sodium Cholate‐Based Active Delipidation for Rapid and Efficient Clearing and Immunostaining of Deep Biological Samples (Small Methods 1/2022)	73
Landscape of Cell Communication in Human Dental Pulp	72
Spray‐Drying and Atomic Layer Deposition: Complementary Tools toward Fully Orthogonal Control of Bulk Composition and Surface Identity of Multifunctional Supraparticles	72
Structural Compromise Between Conflicted Spatial‐Arrangements of Two Linkers in Metal–Organic Frameworks	72
Nanometer Sized Direct Laser‐Induced Gold Printing for Precise 2D‐Electronic Device Fabrication	72
FLUIDOT: A Modular Microfluidic Platform for Single‐Cell Study and Retrieval, with Applications in Drug Tolerance Screening and Antibody Mining	71
High‐Throughput Synthesis and Machine Learning Assisted Design of Photodegradable Hydrogels	71
Nanodisc‐Mediated Conversion of Virustatic Antiviral Antibody to Disrupt Virus Envelope in Infected Cells (Small Methods 4/2022)	70
Confinement Assembly in Polymeric Micelles Enables Nanoparticle Superstructures with Tunable Molecular‐Like Geometries	70
Masthead: (Small Methods 6/2022)	70
Anisotropic Charge Transport Enabling High‐Throughput and High‐Aspect‐Ratio Wet Etching of Silicon Carbide (Small Methods 8/2022)	70
	70
DIRECT: Digital Microfluidics for Isolation‐Free Shared Library Construction of Single‐Cell DNA Methylome and Transcriptome	69
A Heat‐Liquefiable Solid Precursor for Ambient Growth of Perovskites with High Tunability, Performance and Stability	69
Mapping Gene Expression in the Spatial Dimension	69
In Situ Synthesis of Multivariate Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks for C₂H₄/C₂H₆ Kinetic Separation	69
An Engineered IgG–VHH Bispecific Antibody against SARS‐CoV‐2 and Its Variants (Small Methods 12/2022)	67
Microfluidic Immuno‐Serolomic Assay Reveals Systems Level Association with COVID‐19 Pathology and Vaccine Protection	67
Octaphyrin(1.0.1.0.1.0.1.0) as an Organic Electrode for Li and Na Rechargeable Batteries (Small Methods 3/2022)	66
Epitaxial Growth of 2D Binary Phosphides	66
Atomic‐Scale Modulation of Synthetic Magnetic Order in Oxide Superlattices (Small Methods 2/2023)	66
Nanopore Identification of L‐, D‐Lactic Acids, D‐Glucose and Gluconic Acid in the Serum of Human and Animals	65
A Chemogenetic Toolkit for Inducible, Cell Type‐Specific Actin Disassembly	65
3D Printed Spectroelectrochemical Platform for Redox‐Based Bioelectronics	65
Progress in Experimental Methods Using Model Electrodes for the Development of Noble‐Metal‐Based Oxygen Electrocatalysts in Fuel Cells and Water Electrolyzers	65
Functionalized sp² Carbon‐Conjugated Covalent Organic Frameworks for Interfacial Modulation of Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells	63
Design and Optimization of Iron‐Based Superionic‐Like Conductor Anode for High‐Performance Lithium/Sodium‐Ion Batteries	63
Commercial Strip‐Inspired One‐Pot CRISPR‐Based Chip for Multiplexed Detection of Respiratory Viruses (Small Methods 1/2025)	62
Advanced Compressive Sensing and Dynamic Sampling for 4D‐STEM Imaging of Interfaces	62