OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of MRS Bulletin is 28. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Journal Highlights	104
MRS Bulletin turns 50!	89
Failure-resistant mechanisms in nature inform metamaterials design	79
Dislocation does the twist with a double helix	55
EU publishes guidance for safe and sustainable materials and chemicals	54
Two-and-one-half cheers for the mediocracy*	53
Amphiphilic assembly enhances performance of biofuel cells	45
Things I didn’t and still don’t fully understand	45
Forming and erasing memories in disordered solids	44
Gas-phase materials synthesis in environmental transmission electron microscopy	42
Closing the sustainability gap in materials education	42
2021 MRS Fall Meeting provided a hybrid experience!	42
Solution-driven bioinspired design: Themes of latch-mediated spring-actuated systems	41
Metallic Zn crystals grown in liquid Ga imitate snowflake patterns	38
Closing a chapter with MRS Bulletin and MRS	37
How to build an effective self-driving laboratory	37
ML drives design of materials with ultrahigh strength-to-weight ratios	36
Beyond potentials: Integrated machine learning models for materials	36
Advancing materials science through data integration and sustainable innovation	36
Fuel cell-transistor combination amplifies signals, expands biosensing applications	35
Binary ferroelectric oxides for future computing paradigms	35
Going cubic halves the efficiency droop in InGaAlN light-emitting diodes	34
Functional imaging of brain organoids using high-density microelectrode arrays	34
Journal Highlights	33
Direct roll transfer of silicon nanoribbons onto polyimide substrates accomplished in one step	31

Covalent−organic framework-based electrolytes fabricated for solid-state Li-ion batteries	30
From atomistic to collective dynamics: Bridging gaps in gas-phase electron microscopy for catalysis	29
Correction to: Materials challenges for powering miniature bioinspired robots	28
The LEGOLAS Kit: A low-cost robot science kit for education with symbolic regression for hypothesis discovery and validation	28
Design and characterization of 2D MXene-based electrode with high-rate capability	28