OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Materials Characterization is 42. 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
Formation of mechanical property gradient along the sheet thickness due to the patterned Fe/Al IMC layers in the interface in dissimilar FSW of HSLA steel to AA 5083	134
Revisiting Raman spectroscopy findings: The contested presence of γ-FeOOH in inner rust layers of weathering steel	118
Automatic determination of crystal space groups based on the real space method	106
Corrigendum to “Rolling temperature effects on linear current range of secondary electron emission properties of an activated Cu–3.0Be alloy” [Materials Characterization 220 (2025) 114661]	101
First detected oxide phase on Co-Cr-Fe-Mn-Ni-Si changes from spinel-type to corundum-type with decreasing Co content – An in-situ synchrotron study	97
Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V alloy prepared by the multi-pass hot caliber rolling at 700 °C and 800 °C with different reductions	89
Introducing mechanism of nano planar defect structure in Ti-48Al-2Nb-2Cr alloy through muti-step heat treatment and its effect on mechanical properties	85
Influence of substrate pre-heating on microstructural homogeneity in wire-arc additively manufactured super martensitic stainless steel	81
Influence of alloying elements on the microstructure and pitting behavior of high-strength Cr-Mn-Ni-N metastable austenitic stainless steels in the atmospheric environments with chloride ions	80
Intergranular corrosion mechanism of Al Cu alloy: Model and experimental validation	75
Investigating the role of barium sulfate on the structure of the casting anode in the electrorefining plant and its effect on the dissolution rate of the anode	66
Examining the effect of second phase particles on recrystallization and grain refinement of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy via coupling of over-aging and annealing treatments	64
Laser power bed fusion of TiB2/Cu composite: Densification, microstructure, and properties	63
Comparison of hot-pressed alumina-zirconia ceramics toughened with lanthanum and cerium hexaaluminates	62
Evolution of hierarchical structures of submicron-blocks and nano-blocks through deformation twinning in CrCoNiSi0.3 medium entropy alloy under ballistic impact	59
Microstructural development via synergic application of Binder Jetting and Quenching and Partitioning (QP) on commercial AISI 4340	59
Water vapor corrosion and cyclic oxidation behavior of SiCf/SiC coated with Si/YbDS-YbMS/YbMS/LMA coating	58
Effect of chemical composition variations in refractory Hf-Nb-Ta-Ti-Zr-Mo-V-Si complex concentrated alloys on the structure, mechanical properties, and oxidation behaviour	57
Rolling temperature effects on linear current range of secondary electron emission properties of an activated Cu–3.0Be alloy	55
Interface bonding behavior and strengthening-failure analysis of 2219 aluminum alloy joint produced by vacuum hot-compression bonding	55
Multi-scale characterisation of microstructure and texture of 316L stainless steel manufactured by laser powder bed fusion	54
Enhanced strength-ductility synergy in pure Al by assembling grain and chemical gradients	53
Effect of microstructure on porosity healing mechanism of powder near β‑titanium alloys under hot isostatic pressing in α + β-region: Ti-5Al-5 V-5Mo-3Cr	50
A nonlinear resistive switching behaviors of Ni/HfO2/TiN memory structures for self-rectifying resistive switching memory	50
On the first hydrogenation kinetics and mechanisms of a TiFe0.85Cr0.15 alloy produced by gas atomization	49

Effect of ultra-fast heating on microstructure and mechanical properties of cold-rolled low-carbon low-alloy Q&P steels with different austenitizing temperature	49
Fabrication of equiaxed ultrafine-grained structures in TiB2/Al-Mg-Gd neutron shielding composites by powder metallurgy routines	48
Additive manufacturing of Stellite 6 alloy by laser-directed energy deposition: Engineering the crystallographic texture	46
Effect of traverse and rotational speeds on microstructure, texture, and mechanical properties of friction stir processed AZ91 alloy	46
Effect of annealing on the structure, mechanical and electrical properties of Cu/Mg-composite wires	46
Influence of Cu content on the hardenability of Al-xCu-1.1Li alloys	46
Columnar-to-equiaxed transition mechanism and remarkable strengthening effect in additive manufactured pure titanium induced by copper addition	45
The influence of CeO2 particle with various sizes on the microstructure and properties of electrodeposited Ni-CeO2 composite coatings	44
Dynamic recrystallization and hot processing map of Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb alloy during the hot deformation	43
Microstructure and mechanical properties of a Cu/NiAl nanoprecipitate strengthened dual-phase steel	43
A new transition metal trichalcogenide TaNbSe6 with high yield strength	43
Enhanced mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of rolled Mg-1.5Sn-0.5Ca alloy by Ce microalloying	43
Magnesium alloys with both high thermal conductivity and mechanical properties assisted by continuous squeeze casting-extrusion process	43
Effect of microstructure on the tensile properties and impact toughness of TC21G titanium alloy	43
Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of high strength and high conductivity Cu Fe alloy wire prepared by cold drawing	42
Small-angle neutron scattering study on phase separation in a super duplex stainless steel at 300 °C – Comparing hot-rolled and TIG welded material	42
Synergistic thermal insulation enhancement of an Al2O3/MnO2 @ fumed silica composite thermal insulation coating with high-temperature resistance up to 1200 °C	42