OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Microscopy is 2. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Important aspects of investigating optical excitations in semiconductors using a scanning transmission electron microscope	36
Towards real‐time STEM simulations through targeted subsampling strategies	35
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EBSD patterns simulating multilayer twins based on dynamical theory of electron diffraction	21
Ultrastructural characterisation of young and aged dental enamel by atomic force microscopy	18
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Wear mechanisms description in nanoscale by SEM/TEM of multilayer Zr/ZrN coatings in dependence on phases ratio	17
Innovating in a bioimaging core through instrument development	16
Carbon‐film‐based Zernike phase plates with smooth thickness gradient for phase‐contrast transmission electron microscopy with reduced fringing artefacts	15
The microstructure and thermal stability of the two‐phase amorphous melt‐spun alloys ejected from a double‐chamber crucible	15
Optimized dopant imaging for GaN by a scanning electron microscopy	15
Reconstruction of 3D greyscale image for reservoir rock from a single image based on pattern dictionary	12
Slags from roasting of antimony ore in the Brioude‐Massiac (France) area used as aggregates: An early example of circular economy	12
Incorporation of antimony‐bearing mining wastes into clinker Portland raw feed: The difficulty of Sb analysis in calcium silicates	12
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In situ quantification of ribosome number by electron tomography	10
Segmentation of SEM images of multiphase materials: When Gaussian mixture models are accurate?	10
Laboratory phase‐contrast nanotomography of unstained Bombus terrestris compound eyes	9
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Implications of gnomonic distortion on electron backscatter diffraction and transmission Kikuchi diffraction	9
Comparison of microstructural imaging of the root canal isthmus using propagation‐based X‐ray phase‐contrast and absorption micro‐computed tomography	8
Surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy and ultrastructural analysis of penicillin‐producing Penicillium rubens strains	8

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Pairwise interaction Markov model for 3D epidermal nerve fibre endings	8
A method for crystallographic mapping of an alpha‐beta titanium alloy with nanometre resolution using scanning precession electron diffraction and open‐source software libraries	8
Comparative study on the Ru ware, Ru‐type ware of Qingliangsi kiln and celadon of Zhanggongxiang kiln	8
Self‐pressurised rapid freezing at arbitrary cryoprotectant concentrations	8
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The presence of ettringite in concrete affected by alkali‐silica reaction and its potential use as recycled aggregate	8
Mesoscale standing wave imaging	8
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Automated tilt compensation in acoustic microscopy	7
Seeing clearly – Plant anatomy through Katherine Esau's microscopy lens	7
The AMSlide for noninvasive time‐lapse imaging of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis	7
Study on line‐scan profile for a trapezoid line under varying sample temperatures through Monte–Carlo simulation	7
Mechanism of action and side effects of colchicine based on biomechanical properties of cells	7
PUMA – An open‐source 3D‐printed direct vision microscope with augmented reality and spatial light modulator functions	7
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Direct etching of nano/microscale patterns with both few‐layer graphene and high‐depth graphite structures by the raster STM electric lithography in the ambient conditions	7
Suborganellar resolution imaging for the localisation of human glycosylation enzymes in tobacco Golgi bodies	7
Calibration by differentiation – Self‐supervised calibration for X‐ray microscopy using a differentiable cone‐beam reconstruction operator	6
Made to measure: An introduction to quantifying microscopy data in the life sciences	6
Semi‐automatic stitching of filamentous structures in image stacks from serial‐section electron tomography	6
Digital holographic microscopy of spiropyran‐based dynamic materials	6
A practical guide to bioimaging research data management in core facilities	6
Model‐based aberration corrected microscopy inside a glass tube	6
Surface passivation and functionalisation for mass photometry	6
Effectual accuracy of OCT image retinal segmentation with the aid of speckle noise reduction and boundary edge detection strategy	6
High‐speed 4‐dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy using compressive sensing techniques	6
Electrolyte pH dependence of composition, roughness parameters, particle diameter and magnetic features of nanostructured Fe‐Co‐Ni/ITO deposits prepared by electrochemical deposition method	6
Recognising the importance and impact of Imaging Scientists: Global guidelines for establishing career paths within core facilities	6
Analysis of the Ag M_4,5 EELS edge to study silver nanoparticle corrosion	6
A method for the fast and photon‐efficient analysis of time‐domain fluorescence lifetime image data over large dynamic ranges	6
The effect of the combined addition of copper, lithium and sulphur on the formation of Portland cement clinker	6
The Journal of Microscopy would like to thank all those referees who reviewed papers for the Journal during 2021. Your assistance and contribution to the Journal is greatly apprec	5
Influence of different surface cleaning methods on STED‐FCS and scanning STED‐FCS calibration measurements	5
Quantification of cell shape, intracellular flows and transport based on DIC object detection and tracking	5
Towards affordable biomedical imaging: Recent advances in low‐cost, high‐resolution optoacoustic microscopy	5
Optimized single‐beam modulation argon ion milling for TEM cross‐sectional specimens of nanostructured interfaces	5
Pictures at an exhibition: How to share your imaging data	5
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Effect of aging and rejuvenation on adhesion properties of modified asphalt binder based on AFM	4
Workflow for high‐resolution phase segmentation of cement clinker from combined BSE image and EDX spectral data	4
Quantification of surface grinding during the sample preparation of cementitious materials by optical profilometry	4
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Contrast‐enhanced, single‐shot LED array microscopy based on Fourier ptychographic algorithm and deep learning	4
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A perspective into full cost recovery within a core facility/shared resource lab	4
In‐depth polarisation resolved SHG microscopy in biological tissues using iterative wavefront optimisation	4
The role of CuO on the microstructure and phase composition of SO₃‐activated clinker	4
Imaging error compensation method for through‐focus scanning optical microscopy images based on deep learning	4

Unravelling molecular dynamics in living cells: Fluorescent protein biosensors for cell biology	4
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Paste, aggregate, or air? That is the question	4
Compressive electron backscatter diffraction imaging	4
Theoretical model and experimental study on environmental dissipation mechanism of tapping mode atomic force microscope	4
Multi‐foci parallelised RESOLFT nanoscopy in an extended field‐of‐view	4
Introduction for special issue: 19th Euroseminar on Microscopy Applied to Building Materials (EMABM) 2024	4
Uncertainties in interfacial excess calculations from atom probe tomography data	4
Correlative imaging using super‐resolution fluorescence microscopy and soft X‐ray tomography at cryogenic temperatures provides a new way to assess virosome solutions for vaccine development	4
A bird's eye view on microscopy	4
ApoNecV: A macro for cell death type differentiation	4
First historical cements in France from Boulogne sur Mer: Investigations on 19th century's manufactured cement‐based monuments	3
Uncertainty model for automated gunshot residue particle length measurements obtained from electron microscopy images	3
Poly‐L‐lysine/hyaluronan nanocarriers as a novel nanosystem for gene delivery	3
Thickness measurement of cell walls of closed‐cell foams in micro‐CT images	3
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Comparison of the SMLM technique and the MSSR algorithm in confocal microscopy for super‐resolved imaging of cellulose fibres	3
Scanning transmission electron tomography to study virus assembly: Review for the retirement of Paul Walther	3
A quantitative study of the influence of cement matrix impregnation on yarn pullout strength using combined confocal microscopy and double resin impregnation	3
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A method for extraction of exosomes from breast tumour cells and characterisation by transmission electron microscopy	3
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Individual fibre separation in 3D fibrous materials imaged by X‐ray tomography	3
Diagnostic electron microscopy in human infectious diseases – Methods and applications	3
Brain tissue classification in hyperspectral images using multistage diffusion features and transformer	3
Integrated opto‐mechanical cantilever sensor with a rib waveguide	3
Simple automation of SEM‐EDS spectral maps analysis with Python and the edxia framework	3
Determination of the refractive index and wavelength‐dependent optical properties of few‐layer CrCl within the Fresnel formalism	3
Let's have a chat about chatbot(s) in (biological) microscopy	3
CellProfiler plugins – An easy image analysis platform integration for containers and Python tools	3
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Convolutional neural networks for segmentation of FIB‐SEM nanotomography data from porous polymer films for controlled drug release	3
Staying on track – Keeping things running in a high‐end scientific imaging core facility	2
The challenges and opportunities of open‐access microscopy facilities	2
Neural network‐assisted localization of clustered point spread functions in single‐molecule localization microscopy	2
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Introduction to women in microscopy: Volume 2	2
Analysing neutron radiation damage in YBa₂Cu₃O_7–_x high‐temperature superconductor tapes	2
Self‐marked preparation of site‐specific transmission electron microscope lamellae of nanodevices using focusing ion beam technique	2
Deep learning for quantifying spatial patterning and formation process of early differentiated human‐induced pluripotent stem cells with micropattern images	2
Handheld cross‐polarised microscope for imaging individual pigmented cells in human skin in vivo	2
Mass fractal dimension from 2D microscopy images via an aggregation model with variable compactness	2
Practical strategies for robust and inexpensive imaging of aqueous‐cleared tissues	2
The mutual influence of microtubules and the cortical ER on their coordinated organisation	2
The effects of despeckling filters on pore size measurements in collagen scaffold micro‐CT data	2
Introduction to special issue ‘12th International Botanical Microscopy Meeting’	2
LiveLattice: Real‐time visualisation of tilted light‐sheet microscopy data using a memory‐efficient transformation algorithm	2
Growth of C‐S‐H phases on different metallic surfaces	2
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Study of curtaining effect reduction methods in Inconel 718 using a plasma focused ion beam	2
Effect of reinforcement particle size on the corrosion and mechanical properties of spark plasma sintered aluminium matrix composites	2
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Quantifying phase magnitudes of open‐source focused‐probe 4D‐STEM ptychography reconstructions	2
Fluorescence fluctuation‐based super‐resolution microscopy: Basic concepts for an easy start	2
Imaging malaria parasites across scales and time	2
Seven‐layer analysis model of an optical waveguide excitation fluorescence microscopy	2
Investigation of sedimentary rocks and grains in the round: Micron‐scale SEM‐BEX 360° and 3D imaging	2
On the pixel selection criterion for the calculation of the Pearson's correlation coefficient in fluorescence microscopy	2
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Morphological analysis and grain size distribution of SnO₂ nanoparticles via digital image processing across diverse calcination temperatures	2
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Preface to ToScA 2019 and ToScA 2020 special issue	2
High‐accuracy, direct aberration determination using self‐attention‐armed deep convolutional neural networks	2
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Multimodal optical mesoscopy reveals the quantity and spatial distribution of Gram‐positive biofilms in ex vivo tonsils	2
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First visualisation of bacterial biofilms in 3D porous media with neutron microtomography without contrast agent	2
Field‐dependent abundances of hydride molecular ions in atom probe tomography of III‐N semiconductors	2
Spatial light modulation for interferometric scattering microscopy	2
Quantitative analysis of backscattered‐electron contrast in scanning electron microscopy	2
A rapid freezing method to determine tissue layer thickness in drought‐stressed leaves	2