OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of npj Materials Degradation is 31. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Investigating molybdenum’s sulphur scavenging ability for MoS2 formation in preventing pitting corrosion of stainless steels	779
Mild steel corrosion behavior in a coastal megacity relevant to China Pakistan economic corridor	130
Machine-learning-guided descriptor selection for predicting corrosion resistance in multi-principal element alloys	127
Improvement of stress corrosion cracking resistance by low cycle fatigue of a CrNiMoV steel	96
Microscale chemical imaging to characterize and quantify corrosion processes at the metal-electrolyte interface	83
Corrosion behavior of an in situ consolidated nanocrystalline Al-V alloy	79
Corrosion behavior of additively manufactured FeCrAl in out-of-pile light water reactor environments	76
Pitting corrosion characteristics of sintered Type 316 L stainless steel: relationship between pores and MnS	76
Corrosion resistant coating fabrication through synergies between SiOC conversion and iron oxidation at high temperatures	72
Mechanisms and energetics of calcium aluminosilicate glass dissolution through ab initio molecular dynamics-metadynamics simulations	70
Rapid prediction of cementitious initial sorptivity via surface wettability	67
Systematic quantification of hydrogen in pipeline steel by atom probe tomography after ambient charging and transfer	62
Comparative statistical analysis of pitting in Two 2205 duplex stainless steel variants	61
Architecture of oxidation protective scale on the surface of nanoparticles reinforced FeCrB alloys to resist the liquid aluminum corrosion	54
Critical differences in early-stage oxidation of Ni-Cr and Ni-Cr-Mo alloys	52
Effect of nitrogen content on corrosion behavior of high-nitrogen austenitic stainless steel	52
Electrochemical characteristics and damage mechanism in scrubber washing water of UNS N08367 with plasma ion nitriding and electropolishing	51
The GRAAL2 glass alteration model: initial qualification on a simple chemical system	47
Formation of calcareous deposits in the tidal zone and its effect on cathodic protection	47
Long-term aging of CVD grown 2D-MoS2 nanosheets in ambient environment	44
Searching the chemical space for effective magnesium dissolution modulators: a deep learning approach using sparse features	43
Controllable degradation behavior of Mg-Sr-Y alloys for the bio-applications	42
Impact of ruthenium metallic particles on the dissolution of UO2 in nitric acid	41
Advances in microbial corrosion of metals induced via extracellular electron transfer by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1	41
Three-dimensional strain imaging of irradiated chromium using multi-reflection Bragg coherent diffraction	35

Assessing the feasibility of using a data-driven corrosion rate model for optimizing dosages of corrosion inhibitors	33
Fracture analysis under modes I and II of adhesive joints on CFRP in saline environment	33
Harnessing bacterial power: advanced strategies and genetic engineering insights for biocorrosion control and inhibition	32
Enhancing mechanical strength and tribological performance in tin bronze alloys via rolling treatment	32
Hybrid heat-source solid-state additive manufacturing of 5A06 deposition with favorable mechanical and electrochemical performance	31
Optimizing the corrosion performance of rust layers: role of Al and Mn in lightweight weathering steel	31
Author Correction: Compatibility of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)/ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH)/EVA films with gamma, electron-beam, and X-ray irradiation	31