OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of npj Materials Degradation is 34. 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
Investigating molybdenum’s sulphur scavenging ability for MoS2 formation in preventing pitting corrosion of stainless steels	1102
Corrosion behavior of additively manufactured FeCrAl in out-of-pile light water reactor environments	128
Mild steel corrosion behavior in a coastal megacity relevant to China Pakistan economic corridor	115
Systematic quantification of hydrogen in pipeline steel by atom probe tomography after ambient charging and transfer	109
Mechanisms and energetics of calcium aluminosilicate glass dissolution through ab initio molecular dynamics-metadynamics simulations	104
Architecture of oxidation protective scale on the surface of nanoparticles reinforced FeCrB alloys to resist the liquid aluminum corrosion	96
Pitting corrosion characteristics of sintered Type 316 L stainless steel: relationship between pores and MnS	91
Understanding hydrogen permeation in zinc flake coatings for hydrogen embrittlement mitigation	87
Microscale chemical imaging to characterize and quantify corrosion processes at the metal-electrolyte interface	80
Improvement of stress corrosion cracking resistance by low cycle fatigue of a CrNiMoV steel	73
Multi-head attention network for prediction of irradiation embrittlement in reactor pressure vessel steels	68
Corrosion resistant coating fabrication through synergies between SiOC conversion and iron oxidation at high temperatures	64
Effect of nitrogen content on corrosion behavior of high-nitrogen austenitic stainless steel	59
Comparative statistical analysis of pitting in Two 2205 duplex stainless steel variants	57
Rapid prediction of cementitious initial sorptivity via surface wettability	56
Searching the chemical space for effective magnesium dissolution modulators: a deep learning approach using sparse features	55
Incorporating alkali-catalyzed nano-silica sol to enhance the durability of sodium carbonate-activated slag mortar in aggressive environments	48
Radiation damages the silicates present in polyphasic mineral aggregates causing concrete’s degradation	47
Multimodal prediction model for concrete freeze-thaw damage based on natural language processing and deep neural network	46
Materials Acceleration Platform for Electrochemistry: a Platform for Autonomous Electrochemistry	45
Effect of electron beam surface melting on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of Ti-4Al-4Zr-2Sn-1.5Mo-Nb-V alloy	45
Critical differences in early-stage oxidation of Ni-Cr and Ni-Cr-Mo alloys	45
Effect of CO2 curing on the performance of the passivation film of steel bars in cement-based materials	44
Evaluating the extent of microbially-induced glass alteration by a subsurface Paenibacillus bacterium	44
Polystyrene photooxidation in natural waters as a precursor to microbial degradation	43

Electrochemical characteristics and damage mechanism in scrubber washing water of UNS N08367 with plasma ion nitriding and electropolishing	42
The GRAAL2 glass alteration model: initial qualification on a simple chemical system	39
Controllable degradation behavior of Mg-Sr-Y alloys for the bio-applications	38
Formation of calcareous deposits in the tidal zone and its effect on cathodic protection	38
Long-term aging of CVD grown 2D-MoS2 nanosheets in ambient environment	38
Superior performance of 18Mn3Cr0.5Mo1V ferrous alloy for strength, ductility, and prolonged corrosion resistance in seawater	35
Effects of europium doping on thermal property and failure behaviour of Gd2Zr2O7 thermal barrier coatings	35
Advances in microbial corrosion of metals induced via extracellular electron transfer by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1	35
Optimizing the corrosion performance of rust layers: role of Al and Mn in lightweight weathering steel	34
Harnessing bacterial power: advanced strategies and genetic engineering insights for biocorrosion control and inhibition	34