OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of npj Materials Degradation is 32. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Architecture of oxidation protective scale on the surface of nanoparticles reinforced FeCrB alloys to resist the liquid aluminum corrosion	1012
Mild steel corrosion behavior in a coastal megacity relevant to China Pakistan economic corridor	111
Comparative statistical analysis of pitting in Two 2205 duplex stainless steel variants	96
Investigating molybdenum’s sulphur scavenging ability for MoS2 formation in preventing pitting corrosion of stainless steels	91
Systematic quantification of hydrogen in pipeline steel by atom probe tomography after ambient charging and transfer	86
Corrosion behavior of additively manufactured FeCrAl in out-of-pile light water reactor environments	83
Improvement of stress corrosion cracking resistance by low cycle fatigue of a CrNiMoV steel	82
Microscale chemical imaging to characterize and quantify corrosion processes at the metal-electrolyte interface	76
Rapid prediction of cementitious initial sorptivity via surface wettability	71
Pitting corrosion characteristics of sintered Type 316 L stainless steel: relationship between pores and MnS	67
Corrosion resistant coating fabrication through synergies between SiOC conversion and iron oxidation at high temperatures	59
Effect of nitrogen content on corrosion behavior of high-nitrogen austenitic stainless steel	48
Critical differences in early-stage oxidation of Ni-Cr and Ni-Cr-Mo alloys	47
Mechanisms and energetics of calcium aluminosilicate glass dissolution through ab initio molecular dynamics-metadynamics simulations	47
Electrochemical characteristics and damage mechanism in scrubber washing water of UNS N08367 with plasma ion nitriding and electropolishing	45
Effect of electron beam surface melting on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of Ti-4Al-4Zr-2Sn-1.5Mo-Nb-V alloy	44
Searching the chemical space for effective magnesium dissolution modulators: a deep learning approach using sparse features	44
Multimodal prediction model for concrete freeze-thaw damage based on natural language processing and deep neural network	41
Radiation damages the silicates present in polyphasic mineral aggregates causing concrete’s degradation	41
Incorporating alkali-catalyzed nano-silica sol to enhance the durability of sodium carbonate-activated slag mortar in aggressive environments	39
The GRAAL2 glass alteration model: initial qualification on a simple chemical system	39
Effect of CO2 curing on the performance of the passivation film of steel bars in cement-based materials	38
Long-term aging of CVD grown 2D-MoS2 nanosheets in ambient environment	38
Formation of calcareous deposits in the tidal zone and its effect on cathodic protection	38
Advances in microbial corrosion of metals induced via extracellular electron transfer by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1	37

Controllable degradation behavior of Mg-Sr-Y alloys for the bio-applications	37
Impact of ruthenium metallic particles on the dissolution of UO2 in nitric acid	36
Hybrid heat-source solid-state additive manufacturing of 5A06 deposition with favorable mechanical and electrochemical performance	36
Author Correction: Compatibility of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)/ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH)/EVA films with gamma, electron-beam, and X-ray irradiation	35
Three-dimensional strain imaging of irradiated chromium using multi-reflection Bragg coherent diffraction	34
Fire-retardant effect of titania-polyurea coating and additional enhancement via aromatic diamine and modified melamine polyphosphate	32
Optimizing the corrosion performance of rust layers: role of Al and Mn in lightweight weathering steel	32
Effects of europium doping on thermal property and failure behaviour of Gd2Zr2O7 thermal barrier coatings	32
Investigate the role of fungal communities associated with a historical manuscript from the 17th century in biodegradation	32