OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of npj Materials Degradation is 11. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Investigating molybdenum’s sulphur scavenging ability for MoS2 formation in preventing pitting corrosion of stainless steels	521
Systematic quantification of hydrogen in pipeline steel by atom probe tomography after ambient charging and transfer	103
Mild steel corrosion behavior in a coastal megacity relevant to China Pakistan economic corridor	100
Architecture of oxidation protective scale on the surface of nanoparticles reinforced FeCrB alloys to resist the liquid aluminum corrosion	92
Development of a numerical model for simulating stress corrosion cracking in spent nuclear fuel canisters	85
Comparative statistical analysis of pitting in Two 2205 duplex stainless steel variants	68
Microscale chemical imaging to characterize and quantify corrosion processes at the metal-electrolyte interface	62
Mechanisms and energetics of calcium aluminosilicate glass dissolution through ab initio molecular dynamics-metadynamics simulations	61
Improvement of stress corrosion cracking resistance by low cycle fatigue of a CrNiMoV steel	60
Corrosion behavior of additively manufactured FeCrAl in out-of-pile light water reactor environments	57
Effect of nitrogen content on corrosion behavior of high-nitrogen austenitic stainless steel	57
Machine-learning-guided descriptor selection for predicting corrosion resistance in multi-principal element alloys	55
Pitting corrosion characteristics of sintered Type 316 L stainless steel: relationship between pores and MnS	54
Corrosion behavior of an in situ consolidated nanocrystalline Al-V alloy	54
Rapid prediction of cementitious initial sorptivity via surface wettability	48
Formation of calcareous deposits in the tidal zone and its effect on cathodic protection	46
Controllable degradation behavior of Mg-Sr-Y alloys for the bio-applications	43
Long-term aging of CVD grown 2D-MoS2 nanosheets in ambient environment	41
Searching the chemical space for effective magnesium dissolution modulators: a deep learning approach using sparse features	39
The GRAAL2 glass alteration model: initial qualification on a simple chemical system	38
Electrochemical characteristics and damage mechanism in scrubber washing water of UNS N08367 with plasma ion nitriding and electropolishing	37
Impact of ruthenium metallic particles on the dissolution of UO2 in nitric acid	36
Fracture analysis under modes I and II of adhesive joints on CFRP in saline environment	34
Investigate the role of fungal communities associated with a historical manuscript from the 17th century in biodegradation	33
Three-dimensional strain imaging of irradiated chromium using multi-reflection Bragg coherent diffraction	33

Fire-retardant effect of titania-polyurea coating and additional enhancement via aromatic diamine and modified melamine polyphosphate	27
Assessing the feasibility of using a data-driven corrosion rate model for optimizing dosages of corrosion inhibitors	27
Superior performance of 18Mn3Cr0.5Mo1V ferrous alloy for strength, ductility, and prolonged corrosion resistance in seawater	26
Author Correction: Compatibility of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)/ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH)/EVA films with gamma, electron-beam, and X-ray irradiation	26
Optimizing the corrosion performance of rust layers: role of Al and Mn in lightweight weathering steel	25
A review of biomaterial degradation assessment approaches employed in the biomedical field	24
Insights into long term glass corrosion mechanisms from the Ballidon experiment	24
Estimating the activation energy of bond hydrolysis by time-resolved weighing of dissolving crystals	24
Comparative study of the structure and durability of commercial silicate glasses for food consumption and cosmetic packaging	24
Influence of accessory phases and surrogate type on accelerated leaching of zirconolite wasteforms	24
Insights into the various mechanisms by which Shewanella spp. induce and inhibit steel corrosion	24
The corrosion behavior of EW75 magnesium alloy in the research vessel KEXUE during the ocean voyage	23
Study on the corrosion behavior of NiTi shape memory alloys fabricated by electron beam melting	23
Polyepitaxial grain matching to study the oxidation of uranium dioxide	23
Protective coatings for ceramic artefacts exposed to UV ageing	23
Molybdenum effects on the stability of passive films unraveled at the nanometer and atomic scales	22
Author Correction: Long-term aging of CVD grown 2D-MoS2 nanosheets in ambient environment	22
Inhibitor_Mol_VAE: a variational autoencoder approach for generating corrosion inhibitor molecules	22
Electrochemical tomography as a nondestructive technique to study localized corrosion of metals	21
Localized corrosion behavior and surface corrosion film microstructure of a commercial dual-phase LZ91 Mg alloy	21
Fusion of multi source data for atmospheric corrosion evaluation using sensors and image recognition	21
Effect of Nb contents on the passivation behavior of high-strength anti-seismic rebar in concrete environments	20
Hydrogen embrittlement and strain rate sensitivity of electrodeposited copper: part I – the effect of hydrogen content	20
High-precision in situ 3D ultrasonic imaging of localized corrosion-induced material morphological changes	20
Electrodeposited graphene/layered double hydroxides micro/nanocontainers for both passive and active corrosion protection	20
Metallurgical pathways of lead leaching from brass	20
Elemental partitioning and corrosion resistance of Ni–Cr alloys revealed by accurate ab-initio thermodynamic and electrochemical calculations	19
An integrated metagenomic and metabolite profiling study of hydrocarbon biodegradation and corrosion in navy ships	19
Understanding the passive behaviour of low-chromium high-strength Hybrid steel in corrosive environments	19
XGBoost model for the quantitative assessment of stress corrosion cracking	19
Passivation and corrosion of Al current collectors in lithium-ion batteries	18
Antimicrobial enhancement via Cerium (II)/Lanthanum (III)‐doped TiO2 for emergency leak sealing polyurea coating system	18
Reviewing machine learning of corrosion prediction in a data-oriented perspective	18
Interpretable machine learning for maximum corrosion depth and influence factor analysis	18
Enhancement resistance to microbiologically influenced stress corrosion of Cu-bearing steel against Bacillus cereus	18
Fenton and Fenton-like wet oxidation for degradation and destruction of organic radioactive wastes	17
Localized corrosion induced surface modifications of Al-Cu-Li alloy studied by ToF-SIMS 3D imaging	17
Stress-assisted corrosion behaviour of Hastelloy N in FLiNaK molten salt environment	17
Do titanium biomaterials get immediately and entirely repassivated? A perspective	16
Feedback effect of the size of mineral particles on the molecular mechanisms employed by Caballeronia mineralivorans PML1(12) to weather minerals	16
Multilayer PEO coatings with encapsulated cerium for active corrosion protection of aluminium	16
Mechanisms of corrosive freeze-thaw damage in AA7075 using time-resolved x-ray microtomography and correlative electron microscopy	16
DATACORTECH: artificial intelligence platform for the virtual screen of aluminum corrosion inhibitors	16
Coupling of radiation and grain boundary corrosion in SiC	16
Design and fabrication of a stable Ni-PTFE-SiC superhydrophobic anticorrosive coating by electrodeposition	15
Influence of multilayer sea sand and Shewanella algae on the corrosion behavior of 316 SS	15
Metastable cellular structures govern localized corrosion damage development in additive manufactured stainless steel	15
Electrochemical characterization and degradation of carbon fibre reinforced polymer in quiescent near neutral chloride media	15
MoCoB metallic glass microwire catalysts for highly efficient and pH-universal degradation of wastewater	14
Classification and spatial mapping of atmospheric corrosion of China	14

Corrosion resistance of additively manufactured aluminium alloys for marine applications	14
Thermodynamic non-ideality and disorder heterogeneity in actinide silicate solid solutions	14
Numerical simulation of carbon steel atmospheric corrosion under varying electrolyte-film thickness and corrosion product porosity	14
Silicon ion radiation as a viable surrogate for emulating neutron radiation damage in silicates	14
Effects of electropolishing and plasma ion nitriding on UNS S31603 corrosion in ship scrubber water	13
The effect of metals on zeolite crystallization kinetics with relevance to nuclear waste glass corrosion	13
Author Correction: Surface evolution and corrosion behaviour of Cu-doped carbide-reinforced martensitic steels in a sulfuric acid solution	13
Alteration of medieval stained glass windows in atmospheric medium: review and simplified alteration model	13
Effects of iron corrosion products on the degradation of bentonite structure and properties	13
Effects of the microstructure and retained/reversed austenite on the corrosion behavior of NiCrMoV/Nb high-strength steel	13
Estimating pitting descriptors of 316 L stainless steel by machine learning and statistical analysis	13
Enhanced pitting resistance of directed energy deposition 316L stainless steel by post-manufacturing heat treatment	13
Corrosion of ternary borosilicate glass in acidic solution studied in operando by fluid-cell Raman spectroscopy	13
Degradation of ancient Maya carved tuff stone at Copan and its bacterial bioconservation	13
Enhanced corrosion resistance of additively manufactured stainless steel by modification of feedstock	12
A machine learning approach for corrosion small datasets	12
Oxic corrosion model for KAERI Reference disposal system via O2 consumption reactions and mixed-potential theory	12
Inhibition of the localised corrosion of AA2024 in chloride solution by 2-mercaptobenzimidazole and octylphosphonic acid	12
On the role of Al/Nb in the SCC of AFA stainless steels in supercritical CO2	12
A critical review of the recent advances in inclusion-triggered localized corrosion in steel	12
Short-time high-temperature oxidation behavior of nanocrystalline Ta coating at 850 °C	12
Forty years of durability assessment of nuclear waste glass by standard methods	11
Mineral weathering by Collimonas pratensis PMB3(1) as a function of mineral properties, solution chemistry and carbon substrate	11
Insights into the degradation mechanism of Fe-40Ni-15Co superalloy exposed to marine atmospheric and high-temperature conditions	11
Unveiling the effect of composition on nuclear waste immobilization glasses’ durability by nonparametric machine learning	11
Role of MnS in the intergranular corrosion and depassivation of sensitized Type 304 stainless steel	11
A greyscale erosion algorithm for tomography (GREAT) to rapidly detect battery particle defects	11
Surface interfacial analysis of simulant high level nuclear waste glass dissolved in synthetic cement solutions	11
High temperature testing of PEEK and PPS coatings on copper wires	11
The role of nano-sized intergranular phases on nickel alloy 725 brittle failure	11
Al2O3-modified 7YSZ thermal barrier coatings for protection against volcanic ash corrosion	11
Polymerised forms in the zirconium conversion coatings on cold-rolled steel: proof of concept	11
Super-resolved microstructure of pyrolyzing superlight ablators	11