OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Materials Reviews is 19. 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
Modelling of the diffusional austenite-ferrite transformation	43
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

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
Recent advances of electrodeposition of Bi₂Te₃and its thermoelectric applications in miniaturized power generation and cooling	27
Boosting bone regeneration using augmented melt-extruded additive-manufactured scaffolds	26
Multiphysics multi-scale computational framework for linking process–structure–property relationships in metal additive manufacturing: a critical review	24
Mechanical behaviour of thermoelectric materials – a perspective	24
A review of helicoidal composites: From natural to bio-inspired damage tolerant materials	22
Towards high-temperature applications of aluminium alloys enabled by additive manufacturing	21
Piezoelectric materials and systems for tissue engineering and implantable energy harvesting devices for biomedical applications	21
Advanced manufacturing approaches for electrochemical energy storage devices	21
Metallisation of polymers and polymer matrix composites by cold spray: state of the art and research perspectives	19
Large-scale metal additive manufacturing: a holistic review of the state of the art and challenges	19
Toughening of ceramics and ceramic composites through microstructure engineering: A review	19