OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied Surface Science is 84. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Influence of thickness on the microstructure and performance of BaHfO3-doped EuBa2Cu3O7- layers grown by ultra-fast PLD techniques	478
The surface modification of NiO@NiSe2 enhanced high energy storage properties for flexible hybrid supercapacitor	323
Blue light irradiation-stirred washing high luminescence and highly stable CsPbBrI2 quantum dots modified with CaO for backlight display	232
The behaviors of H atoms and vacancies at W/Lu2O3 interface: First-principles calculations	220
Effect of micro-strain and (100) texture intensity on corrosion behaviors of NiTi alloy via laser powder bed fusion	181
A bowl-shaped structure-controllable hydrothermal carbon experiment design combined with DFT simulation: Efficient adsorption of Cd and Pb in coal gangue accumulation areas	170
Mechanistic studies on defective hBN-supported metal-nonmetal synergistic catalysis for urea electrosynthesis	168
Unraveling the mechanism to form MoS2	160
Aluminum foam sandwich interface enhanced at micro-scale	158
Effect of passivation behavior of SAC305 alloy on the structure and defects of surface oxide film	143
Porous dehydroxyl cobalt phytate as electrocatalyst for high-efficiency water oxidation	140
Spectroscopic analysis of color origins in titanium-based thin films deposited by cathodic arc deposition	140
Photocatalytic reaction pathways and mechanisms investigation for effective organic pollution degradation via in-situ construction of BiOCl/UiO66-NH2 heterostructure	137
Enhancing oxygen evolution over a highly fluorinated porphyrin-based COF covalently anchored on graphene oxide	135
Prediction of the catalytic mechanism of hydrogen evolution reaction enhanced by surface oxidation on FCC_CoCrFeNi and Co0.35Cr0.15Fe0.2Mo0.1Ni0.2 multi-principal element alloys based on site preferen	134
Co-doped NiSe synthesized on solid-phase boronized self-supported NFF-B as a bifunctional electrocatalyst enables efficient and stable overall water splitting	134
Chromatographic propane-propylene separation by different zeolites obtained from rice husk ashes	127
Ethyl xanthate adsorption on different surfaces of jamesonite: A DFT study	127
A functionalization approach of decorative poplar veneer accomplished via reactive dyeing followed by in-situ synthesis of ZnO-Ag nanoparticles	126
Effect of oxygen-substituted lattice carbon in Ti3C2 MXene as anchoring material for Li-S battery: DFT calculations and experiments	126
Multilevel phase transition behavior of In2Se3-doped with Sb materials based on flexible polyimide substrate	126
Improvement of interfacial electron extraction efficiency by suppressing Auger recombination in an indium-doped mixed cationic perovskite heterostructure	124
Size and chemistry of 1–2 layer graphene nanosheets at the transition into photoluminescence and assembly with large shifts from blue to red emission	124
Fluoride-incorporated apatite coating on resin-based composite via laser-assisted rapid pseudo-biomineralization	123
Study on the multi-zone direct current pyrophosphate electrodeposition of black film with high light absorptivity	122

Efficient dioctyl phthalate hydrogenation over halloysite nanotube-loaded nickel-based catalyst: Surface and interface engineering	120
Assessing the role of surface carbon on the surface stability and reactivity of β-Mo2C catalysts	119
Composite nanofilms of graphene and nickel: Fabrication, cw linear and nonlinear optical properties	119
Strain and orientation modulated optoelectronic properties of La-doped SrSnO3 epitaxial films	118
A comparative nanotribological investigation on amorphous and polycrystalline forms of MoS2	117
Editorial Board	116
Skew trapezoidal bipyramidal distortion in MoS6 unit stabilizing distorted phases of 1T-MoS2 single layer	116
Computational screening of 2D ternary penta-materials with auxetic properties and efficient photocatalytic CO2 reduction	113
Corrigendum to “Mixed metal oxide: A new class of catalyst for methanol activation” [Appl. Surf. Sci. 534 (2020) 147449]	113
Editorial Board	112
One-step preparation of La2O3-modified MOF-SnO2 gas sensor for ethanol detection	112
Efficient light-driven peroxymonosulfate activation by CoS /TiO nanorod for rapid degradation of levofloxacin: Performance and continuous degradation process	111
New way to nanopattern GaAs surface for subcritical formation of InAs quantum dots	111
Atomistic study of shearing mechanism of nano-Ag joints and processing parameter optimization	108
Rational design of oxide heterostructure InGaZnO/TiO2 for high-performance thin-film transistors	107
Graphene plasmons-assisted tunable non-specular effect for dimension-adjustable terahertz edge imaging	107
Growth and mobility of copper in industrial Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 hydrogenation catalyst investigated by in situ gas-cell scanning transmission electron microscopy	107
Nanostructured crystalline-amorphous FeCrCoNi-SiC high-entropy alloy thin film with a superior combination of strength and corrosion resistance	104
In-situ growth of Fe-MOF on magnetic materials by self-template method to enhance practicality and removal of tetracycline antibiotics from aqueous solution	104
High efficiency Sb and Ag double doped Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 thin film solar cells realized by post-heat treatment process of heterojunction	104
Addressing wear-resistant, bioactive, and bio-selective coatings on the biomedical Ti-6Al-4 V alloy by performing MAO treatment in TMO-rich electrolyte	103
Investigation of in-situ synthesized WC-Ni coating with TiC as heterogeneous nucleation site: First-principles calculation and experimental research	103
Temperature-dependence of magnetron sputtered NiFe films: Structure, morphology, optical, electrical and OER catalytic properties	103
Hydroxyl transport mechanisms upon passivation of Cr-Fe-Co-Ni-Mo multi-principal element alloy surfaces investigated by isotopic labelling	102
Nitrogen vacancies-engineered graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets for boosting photocatalytic H2 production	101
Highly reliable memristive devices with synaptic behavior via facilitating ion transport of the zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 embedded into a polyvinylpyrrolidone polymer matrix	100
Zr-doped α-FeOOH with high faradaic efficiency for electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction	99
Ultrafast real-time tracing of surface electric field generated via hot electron transport in polar semiconductors	99
Effect of Cu nanoparticles on the tribological performance of polydopamine + polytetrafluoroethylene coatings in oil-lubricated condition	98
Bioinspired in situ self-catalyzing strategy towards graphene nanosheets with hierarchical structure derived from biomass for advanced supercapacitors	98
Transition-metal‐doped ceria carried on two-dimensional vermiculite for selective catalytic reduction of NO with CO: Experiments and density functional theory	98
Exploring the CO2 reduction reaction mechanism on Pt/TiO2 with the ambient-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy	97
Chemical synthesis of Cd1--Zn Cu S Se1- composite thin films for photoelectrochemical solar cell	96
Effective design of MnO2 nanoparticles embedded in laser-induced graphene as shape-controllable electrodes for flexible planar microsupercapacitors	95
Surface engineering of CdS with ternary Bi/Bi2MoO6-MoS2 heterojunctions for enhanced photoexcited charge separation in solar-driven hydrogen evolution reaction	95
CoMoO4 enhanced anodized cobalt oxide nanotube as an efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction	95
Understanding interface evolution during explosive welding of silver foil and Q235 substrate through experimental observation coupled with simulation	95
Editorial Board	93
Slanted nanostructures capped with SiO2 nanospheres for asymmetric hydrophilicity inducing rapid unidirectional water spreading	92
Promoting effect of Rh-impregnation on Ag/CeO2 catalyst for soot oxidation	92
Low temperature growth of semi-polar InN (101<	91
Correlation between the structural morphology and device characteristics of quantum dot based emission layer blended with small molecular hole transport material	90
Effect of CuSO4 on sulfidized cerussite surface properties and its response to the flotation behavior	90
Nanodiamond driven structure evolution of ZnO nanorods	88
Fabrication of fractal structured soot templated titania-silver nano-surfaces for photocatalysis and SERS sensing	88
Fast-tracking of NH3 interaction with ZnO nanorods and C/ZnO hybrid nanostructures by operando spectroscopy	88
Rationally designed hierarchical tree-like Fe-Co-P@Ni(OH)2 hybrid nanoarrays for high energy density asymmetric supercapacitors	87
On the growth of functionally graded self-lubricating layer during a plasma-assisted thermochemical treatment of M50NiL steel	87
Growth and characterization of ultrathin cobalt ferrite films on Pt(111)	87
Effects of fs pulsed laser ablation on synthetic zeolite targets	86

Low-density arrays of ultra-small InAs nanostructures obtained by two-stage arsenic exposure during droplet epitaxy	86
Significant influence of controllable surface oxygen vacancies of CuO for enhancing sensitivity of glucose detection	86
Femtosecond laser nano-structuring for surface plasmon resonance-based detection of uranium	85
Study of Fe-C phase formulations through Fe self-diffusion during thin film growth	85
Superior sodium storage in anatase/bronze TiO2 nanofibers through surface phosphorylation	84
A 2D-to-3D morphology transitions of gold in organic acid electrolytes: Characterization and application in bioanode design	84
Smooth surface and mechanically Durable integrated flexible transparent electrode based on 2D Semi-Embedded ultrafine Polyimide-Silver composite nanofiber network	84
Design of disordered cathode hosts for lithium-sulfur batteries using two-dimensional sulfides	84
Co-Cu-Al-Ox for chloramphenicol degradation: Modification of CoOx coordination and electronic environment by Cu incorporation	84