OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Acta Materialia is 74. 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
Effects of Y solutes on the activation of the {11<	282
Passivating oxidation behavior of Ti0.12Al0.21B0.67 coatings investigated by scanning transmission electron microscopy and chemical environment dependent density functional theory simulations	245
The microstructural dependence of ionic transport in bi-continuous nanoporous metal	211
Editorial Board	190
Copper vacancies-driven tensile lattice strain accelerates oxygen reduction in photo-assisted Zn-air batteries cathodes	184
Measuring interdiffusion coefficient from XRD spectra of thermally annealed superlattices: A combined modeling and experimental study in Fe–Cr nanometric multilayers	180
Editorial Board	180
Disordered mechanical metamaterials with programmable properties	180
Texture development in Cu-Ag-Fe triphase immiscible nanocomposites with superior thermal stability	165
Interpretable and physics-informed modeling of solidification in alloy systems: A generalized framework for multi-component prediction	163
Deformation behavior of nanoporous gold nanoparticles during compression	157
Deformation faulting in ultrafine-grained aluminum alloys: Nucleation mechanisms and critical assessment of strengthening-ductilization contributions	153
Comparative analysis of piezoelectric regular foams from two types of Gibson–Ashby cells with uniform and piecewise homogeneous polarizations	145
Kinetics of ferroelastic domain switching with and without back-switching events: A phase-field study	145
Nonlinear elasticity degrades monolayer fracture toughness	143
Unusually large oxygen non-stoichiometry and defect thermodynamics in Sr4Mn2–xFe1+xO10–δ Ruddlesden-Popper layered oxides	141
Origin of superior energy storage performance in antiferroelectric relaxors	140
Machine learning-enabled design of ferroelectrics with multiple properties via a Landau model	131
Simultaneous enhancement of strength and ductility of Cu2-Se through dual-phase heterostructure	131
β-relaxation anomaly with low modulus and enhanced recoverable strain in strain glasses crossover	129
Plastic deformation delocalization at cryogenic temperatures in a nickel-based superalloy	127
Predicting shear transmission across grain boundaries with an iterative stress relief model	125
Grain boundary segregation predicted by quantum-accurate segregation spectra but not by classical models	121
Intra-grain orientation distributions in deformed aluminium: Synchrotron X-ray diffraction experiment and crystal-plasticity finite-element simulation	121
Stabilization and control of weakly correlated polar skyrmions in ferroelectric thin films	120

Synergistic effect of fluorine doping and oxygen vacancies on electrochemical performance of ZnCo2O4 for advanced supercapacitors and Zn-ion batteries	117
Substituting Ce with La and Nd in Al11Ce3: Effect on microstructure and mechanical properties	115
Dynamic observation of dislocation evolution and interaction with twin boundaries in silicon crystal growth using in – situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction imaging	111
Dislocation structures in micron-sized Ni single crystals produced via tension–compression cyclic loading	109
Solid solution softening and hardening in binary BCC alloys	107
Predicting the influence of geometric imperfections on the mechanical response of 2D and 3D periodic trusses	106
Metadislocation configurations and novel phason defects in the complex metallic alloy T-Al-Mn-Pd	103
Formation and self-organisation of nano-porosity in swift heavy ion irradiated amorphous Ge	100
The origin of chemical inhomogeneity in lead-free potassium sodium niobate ceramic: Competitive chemical reaction during solid-state synthesis	99
Atomistically informed mesoscale modelling of deformation behavior of bulk metallic glasses	97
Sliding wear-induced compositional lamination in a VCoNi alloy at elevated temperatures, and its implications for reduced friction and wear	96
A novel GP-Li precursor and the correlated precipitation behaviors in Al-Cu-Li alloys with different Cu/Li ratio	95
Atomistic modeling of metal–nonmetal interphase boundary diffusion	95
Heterostructure enables anomalous improvement of cryogenic mechanical properties in titanium	93
On the vibrational properties of transition metal doped ZnO: Surface, defect, and bandgap engineering	92
Tellurium self-diffusion in amorphous Ge2Sb2Te5 phase change materials	92
Enhancing strengthening effect of topologically close-packed superlattices in medium-entropy alloys via enabling imperfect atomic packing	91
Discovery of Guinier-Preston zone hardening in refractory nitride ceramics	90
Dislocation formation in the heteroepitaxial growth of PbSe/PbTe systems	89
The kinetics of reentrant glass transition in metallic liquids	89
Ultrastrong and stress corrosion cracking-resistant martensitic steels	89
Hydrogen trapping, desorption and clustering in heterophase interfaces of W-ZrC alloy	88
On the role of the electric field in the last-stage sintering of ceramics: A phase-field modelling approach	88
High-throughput microstructure and composition characterisation of microplatelet reinforced composites using directional reflectance microscopy	88
Competition of core-shell and Janus morphology in bimetallic nanoparticles: Insights from a phase-field model	86
Mechanical properties, failure mechanisms, and scaling laws of bicontinuous nanoporous metallic glasses	85
Shear-band blunting governs superior mechanical properties of shape memory metallic glass composites	83
Kawin: An open source Kampmann–Wagner Numerical (KWN) phase precipitation and coarsening model	83
Influence of HCP/BCC interface orientation on the tribological behavior of Zr/Nb multilayer during nanoscratch: A combined experimental and atomistic study	82
Co-evolution of point defects and Cr-rich nano-phase in binary Fe-20 at.% Cr alloy: A comprehensive investigation using positron annihilation spectroscopy and atom probe tomography	81
Superior mechanical properties of a Zr-based bulk metallic glass via laser powder bed fusion process control	80
Cr-promoted formation of B2+L21 composite nanoprecipitates and enhanced mechanical properties in ferritic alloy	80
Significant reduction in friction and wear of an ultrafine-grained single-phase FeCoNi alloy through the formation of nanolaminated structure	80
Stability of the B2 phase in refractory high entropy alloys containing aluminum	80
Room-temperature plasticity and size-dependent mechanical responses in small-scale B1-NbC(001) single-crystals	79
Effect of external stress on hydride reorientation in zirconium	79
Complete and reversible magnetostructural transition driven by low magnetic field in multiferroic NiCoMnIn alloys	79
Solid solution and precipitation strengthening effects in basal slip, extension twinning and pyramidal slip in Mg-Zn alloys	77
Temperature-dependent hardening contributions in CrFeCoNi high-entropy alloy	77
The connection between the fragile-to-strong transition and the liquid-liquid transition in a binary alloy system	76
Structure and residual stress distribution in TiNi substrate after fabrication of surface alloy using electron-beam treatments	76
Phase transformations in an ultralight BCC Mg alloy during anisothermal ageing	76
Effects of stacking fault energy and temperature on grain boundary strengthening, intrinsic lattice strength and deformation mechanisms in CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloys with different Cr/Ni ratios	76
Simultaneously enhancing strength-ductility synergy and strain hardenability via Si-alloying in medium-Al FeMnAlC lightweight steels	76
Modelling of short crack growth in single crystal Ni γ	76
Unsupervised machine learning study on structural signature of glass transition in metallic glass-forming liquids	76
High thermoelectric performance and anisotropy studies of n-type Mg3Bi2-based single crystal	75
Simultaneous enhancements of strength, ductility, and toughness in a TiB reinforced titanium matrix composite	75
First-principles insights into complex interplays among nano-phases in an Al-Cu-Li-Zr alloy	75
Towards the work hardening and strain delocalization achieved via in-situ intragranular reinforcement in Al-CuO composite	74

Enhanced strength-ductility synergy and mechanisms of heterostructured Ti6Al4V-Cu alloys produced by laser powder bed fusion	74
Uncovering deformation twins in intermetallic AuSn and Au5Sn	74