OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Materials Reviews is 30. 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
Recent innovations in engineering Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanostructures for water and wastewater treatment: Pushing the boundaries of multifunctional photocatalytic and advanced biotechnological application	352
Biofilm control on metallic materials in medical fields from the viewpoint of materials science – from the fundamental aspects to evaluation	211
Biomaterial strategies to combat implant infections: new perspectives to old challenges	154
Principles, design, structure and properties of ceramics for microwave absorption or transmission at high-temperatures	84
Biodegradable Mg-based alloys: biological implications and restorative opportunities	83
Progress and applications of (Cu–)Ag–Bi–I semiconductors, and their derivatives, as next-generation lead-free materials for photovoltaics, detectors and memristors	80
3D Engineered scaffolds of conjugated polymers/metal organic frameworks for biomedical applications	79
Six decades of UHMWPE in reconstructive surgery	71
Mimicking nature to control bio-material surface wetting and adhesion	68
Welding bulk metallic glasses: Processes, key challenges, and future directions	67
The processing, microstructure, texture, and magnetic properties of electrical steels: A review	64
Correction	62
Thermoelectric properties of half-Heusler alloys	60
Applications, modifications, and manufacturing of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) in dental implantology: A comprehensive critical review	60
Photo-cross-linkable hyaluronic acid bioinks for bone and cartilage tissue engineering applications	54
Methods and models for fibre–matrix interface characterisation in fibre-reinforced polymers: a review	53
Biomaterials meet organ-on-chips – a perspective on tumor modeling	52
Electrophoretic deposition of carbon nanotubes: recent progress and remaining challenges	47
The evolution of mechanical actuation: from conventional actuators to artificial muscles	47
A review of the metastable omega phase in beta titanium alloys: the phase transformation mechanisms and its effect on mechanical properties	46
Glycosaminoglycans as polyelectrolytes: implications in bioactivity and assembly of biomedical devices	44
Review: Rhenium and its smelting and recycling technologies	43
A critical review of corrosion characteristics of additively manufactured stainless steels	43
Materials challenges in hydrogen-fuelled gas turbines	43
Modelling of the diffusional austenite-ferrite transformation	43

3D Current collectors for Lithium metal anodes: A review on concepts of performance	41
Glass-contact refractory of the nuclear waste vitrification melters in the United States: a review of corrosion data and melter life	39
Design of PEM water electrolysers with low iridium loading	35
Functional liquid crystalline epoxy networks and composites: from materials design to applications	32
Statistically equivalent representative volume elements (SERVE) for material behaviour analysis and multiscale modelling	30