OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Materials Today Sustainability 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Unraveling the toluene adsorption mechanism of MIL-101(Cr) derived from PET waste for COV removal applications	117
Sustainable engineering of wool keratin towards cobalt atoms fixation for enhanced electrocatalytic water splitting	94
Defect-rich carbon nanosheets promoting power density of lithium-ion capacitors in redox electrolyte system	91
Natural organic matter (NOM), an underexplored resource for environmental conservation and remediation	81
Coordinated disposal of FGD gypsum and power plant concentrated brine via preparation of α-hemihydrate gypsum	74
Self-assembled Cu doped NiO loaded reduced graphene oxide: Multifunctional photothermal framework for interfacial water evaporation, disinfection and power generation	74
First-principles study of GeC/Ga2SO heterostructure as a potential direct Z-scheme photocatalyst for water splitting	70
Roles of experimental variables in optimised fabrication of microrecycled CuO-based photoelectrodes	62
Ultra-hybrid sensor based on magnetic and fluorescent biomaterial for the sensitive/selective detection of toxic Ag+ and Hg2+ ions in real samples	61
Evaluation of bioaerosol inactivation ability of chitosan-based biohybrid nanofibers loaded with aloe vera mediated silver nanoparticles: Sustainable material for environmental protection	59
Photoluminescence and supercapacitor applications of dysprosium doped rhombohedral silver gallium oxide nanoparticles	54
Non-PGM hollow fibre-based after-treatment for emission control under real diesel engine exhaust gas conditions	49
n-Si/p-Sb2Se3 structure based simple solar cell device	49
Development of poly(n-alkylene oxalate)s toward a new kind of seawater degradable plastics	48
Aerogels for sustainable CO2 electroreduction to value-added chemicals	45
An intrinsic phase change elastomer with superior stretchability and reparable capabilities for self-thermal managing stretchable electronics	43
Space-confined engineering boosted high-performance of ultrafine nickel selenide nanocomposites for sodium-ion capacitors	42
Efficient piezocatalytic hydrogen peroxide generation over MAX phase piezocatalysts	42
Converting fruit waste into carbon dots for bioimaging applications	42
Regulated lithium deposition behavior by an artificial coating of Cu foil for dendrite-free lithium metal batteries	41
A review of future directions in the development of sustainable carbon fiber from bio-based precursors	40
Low-temperature hydrothermal carbonization of activated carbon microsphere derived from microcrystalline cellulose as carbon dioxide (CO2) adsorbent	39
A green and low-cost approach to recover graphite for high-performance aluminum ion battery cathode	39
DFT and TD-DFT studies of perovskite materials LiAX3 (A=Ge, Sn; X= F, Cl, Br, I) in reference to their solar cell applications	39
Tailored transition metal-doped TiO2@Fe3O4 nanohybrids for efficient photocatalytic dye removal: Optimization via neural networks and response surface approaches	36

Highly sensitive and biocompatible Tyrosinase sensor based on one-step synthesis of carbon dots	36
A bibliometric analysis on the development trend of graphene-based transparent conductive electrodes (2009–2022)	36
High entropy alloys prepared by spark plasma sintering: Mechanical and thermal properties	34
Optoelectronic properties of GaP:Ti photovoltaic devices	33
Development of biodegradable films reinforced with silver functionalized cow milk carbon dots for active food packaging applications	31
Matrix curing and stress field development around fiber during the solvent evaporation-induced repolymerization of recycling composites	31