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Papers

(The median citation count of Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences is 8. 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
A revisit to solution-processed zirconia and its stabilized derivatives as protective coatings for base-stainless steel	110
Review of Li ₃ VO ₄ anode materials for energy storage	82
A review on 1D photonic crystal based reflective optical limiters	75
Process-microstructure-corrosion of additively manufactured steels: a review	61
Advanced tools for unveiling nucleation in nanostructured glass-ceramics	56
A review: progress in regulating the ductility loss of graphene-reinforced titanium matrix materials	52
Structure and synthesis of MAX phase materials: a brief review	45
Role of buffer layers on the strain-induced insulator-metal transition of VO ₂ thin films: a review	41
Nanomaterial-based biosensors for COVID-19 detection	37
Recent progress on high temperature radar absorbing coatings (RACs): a review	35
Recent advances in LaCoO ₃ -based perovskite nanostructures for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic applications	34
Sustainable graphene-based energy storage device technology: Materials, methods, monitoring and digital twin	34
Stability of silver nanowire transparent conductive film and strategies for improvement	33
The curious case of polyaniline-graphene nanocomposites: a review on their application as exceptionally conductive and gas sensitive materials	33
Carbon nano-onions reinforced nanocomposites: Fabrication, computational modeling techniques and mechanical properties	31
Designing highly ductile magnesium alloys: current status and future challenges	29
Recent developments on nanocomposites based on spinel ferrite and carbon nanotubes for applications in electromagnetic interference shielding and microwave absorption	28
Recent advances in 2D anode materials for Na-ion batteries from a theoretical perspective	27
Serrated chip formation in machining of difficult to cut metallic materials: a comprehensive review	26
The emergence of reflective thermal barrier coatings	26
What can one learn about Fe-Cr alloys using Mössbauer spectroscopy?	25
Process-structure-property correlation in friction stir processing and deposition (FSP/D) of titanium and its alloys: a review	24
Architectural design of advanced aluminum matrix composites: a review of recent developments	22
Methods and mechanisms of gas sensor selectivity	20
Recent development of graphene-based composite for multifunctional applications: energy, environmental and biomedical sciences	19

From metallic liquids to metallic glasses: in-situ monitoring the atomic structure evolution by synchrotron X-ray diffraction	18
Recent progress in particulate reinforced aluminum composites fabricated via spark plasma sintering: Microstructure and properties	16
Recent progress in Ni-PPy based supercapacitor energy storage: a comprehensive review on structural insights, fabrication, and electrochemical mechanisms	16
Current advances in perovskite oxides supported on graphene-based materials as interfacial layers of perovskite solar cells	15
An analytical review on Spark Plasma Sintering of metals and alloys: from processing window, phase transformation, and property perspective	15
Recent advances in the development, design and mechanism of negative electrodes for asymmetric supercapacitor applications	15
Surface-to-bulk hydrogen transport in BCC iron: a computational review of adsorption and diffusion mechanisms	14
Steels for rail axles - an overview	14
New horizons in surface topography modulation of MXenes for electrochemical sensing toward potential biomarkers of chronic disorders	12
Emerging trends in niobium, vanadium, and molybdenum based MXenes applications	12
Experimental and theoretical review on covalent coupling and elemental doping of carbon nanomaterials for environmental photocatalysis	10
Harnessing bioinspired carbon quantum dots: a six-year odyssey in synthesis and catalytic revolution	10
Laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing (LPBF-AM): the influence of design features and LPBF variables on surface topography and effect on fatigue properties	9
A historical, statistical and electrochemical approach on the effect of microstructure in the anodizing of Al alloys: a review	9
Spinel ferrite and MXene-based magnetic novel nanocomposites: an innovative high-performance electromagnetic interference shielding and microwave absorber	9
Physical studies of spintronics-based Heusler alloys	8
Imprints of interfaces in thermoelectric materials	8
Magnetic frustration-driven ground state properties of rare-earth magnetic ions on a breathing kagome lattice: a review of the Gd3Ru4Al12 structure type magnets	8
The puzzling thermal expansion behavior of invar alloys: a review on process-structure-property relationship	8
Synthesis approaches of MXene based polymeric nano system for electromagnetic shielding Application- A review	8
A critical review of consolidation processes for ODS steels: Development as clad tube materials in Gen-IV nuclear reactors	8