OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Acta Materialia is 79. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Corrigendum to ‘In situ laser-ultrasonic monitoring of Poisson's ratio and bulk sound velocities of steel plates during thermal processes’ [Acta Materialia (2022) 118097]	288
Corrigendum to Emmanuel Clouet Articles	243
Coarsening of metal/ceramics bicontinuous structures enhanced by stress-induced instability under cyclic thermal stress	218
Architected materials informatics: Construction and application to cellular-structured heat sink optimization	208
Simultaneous dependent transformations nucleated at vertices and faces of 3D Poisson-Voronoi tessellations	205
Introducing strain glass transition into high-entropy TiZrHfNiCuCo alloys exhibiting elastocaloric effect and quasi-linear superelasticity	202
Passivating oxidation behavior of Ti0.12Al0.21B0.67 coatings investigated by scanning transmission electron microscopy and chemical environment dependent density functional theory simulations	184
Intra-grain orientation distributions in deformed aluminium: Synchrotron X-ray diffraction experiment and crystal-plasticity finite-element simulation	181
Super-defects in superatomic crystals	175
Mechanical properties, failure mechanisms, and scaling laws of bicontinuous nanoporous metallic glasses	166
Achieving superior lithium storage performances of CoMoO4 anode for lithium-ion batteries by Si-doping dual vacancies engineering	164
Discovery of Guinier-Preston zone hardening in refractory nitride ceramics	153
Revealing the impact of acceptor dopant type on the electrical conductivity of sodium bismuth titanate	151
Scalar permeability microstructure model considering crystallographic texture and grain size for magnetic evaluation of anisotropy in steel	151
Brittle and ductile deformations in uniaxial compression of Si micropillars	145
In situ synchrotron study of sintering of gas-atomized Ti-6Al-4 V powders using concomitant micro-tomography and X-ray diffraction: Effect of particle size and interstitials on densification and phase	138
Predicting path-dependent diffusion barrier spectra in vast compositional space of multi-principal element alloys via convolutional neural networks	134
Microstructure evolution in ultra-high purity Fe-Cr alloys under low-PKA proton irradiation	127
A model for solute evolution in laser powder bed fused Al-Si alloys and its application to improve thermal conductivity	125
Mechanical behavior and size–dependent strength of small noble-metal nanoparticles	125
On microstructure development during laser melting and resolidification: An experimentally validated simulation study	122
Glass formation during combinatorial sputtering in binary alloys	118
Enhanced deep-freezing magneto- and elasto-caloric effects by modifying lattice anharmonicity and electronic structures	118
Unusual synchronous behavior of polarization and relaxation in Aurivillius superlattice	116
Formation and distribution of Au nanoparticles within Si lamellae of the Au-Si eutectic microstructure	116

Twinning-dominated scratch mechanism transitions in commercial pure Titanium from micro to macro scales	116
In situ laser-ultrasonic monitoring of Poisson’s ratio and bulk sound velocities of steel plates during thermal processes	113
Uncovering deformation twins in intermetallic AuSn and Au5Sn	110
Formation and self-organisation of nano-porosity in swift heavy ion irradiated amorphous Ge	110
Constrained sintering of alumina micro-ring films on stiff and compliant substrates: Constriction or dilation?	109
The effects of diffusional couplings on compositional trajectories and interfacial free energies during phase separation in a quaternary Ni-Al-Cr-Re model superalloy	109
High-throughput microstructure and composition characterisation of microplatelet reinforced composites using directional reflectance microscopy	109
Demonstration of Helide formation for fusion structural materials as natural lattice sinks for helium	108
Grain boundaries modification of the spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 ceramic cathode towards low interfacial resistance for lithium-ion batteries with ultrahigh areal energy density	107
Ion kinetic energy- and ion flux-dependent mechanical properties and thermal stability of (Ti,Al)N thin films	105
Formation and switching of chiral magnetic field textures in three-dimensional gyroid nanostructures	105
A data science approach for analysis and reconstruction of spinodal-like composition fields in irradiated FeCrAl alloys	105
Sudoku-inspired high-Shannon-entropy alloys	104
Thermodynamics and Ferroelectric Properties of Pb1-xSrxTiO3 Solid Solutions	102
Atomistic simulations of pipe diffusion in bcc transition metals	100
Effect of CMAS infiltration on the optical properties of thermal barrier coatings: Study of the mechanisms supported by FDTD simulations and ALD	100
Grain boundary segregation predicted by quantum-accurate segregation spectra but not by classical models	99
Bilayer period and ratio dependent structure and mechanical properties of TiN/MoN superlattices	98
Critical assessment of hydrogen pipe diffusion at dislocations in metals	97
Mapping of microstructure transitions during rapid alloy solidification using Bayesian-guided phase-field simulations	97
Atomistically informed mesoscale modelling of deformation behavior of bulk metallic glasses	94
Origin of interface stress enhancement and compressive-to-tensile stress transition in immiscible nanomultilayers	94
Hydrogen concentration and hydrides in Zircaloy-4 during cyclic thermomechanical loading	92
Martensitic transformation during electrochemical polishing of metastable austenitic stainless steel	91
Effect of external stress on hydride reorientation in zirconium	89
From irregular to regular eutectic growth in the Al-Al3Ni system: In situ observations during directional solidification	89
Extraction of reversible hydrogen trapped on prior austenite grain boundaries and promoting intergranular fracture in the elastic region of tempered martensitic steel by utilizing frozen-in hydrogen d	89
A Model correlating fluidity to alloy variables in hypoeutectic alloys	88
Hydrogen-assisted spinodal decomposition in a TiNbZrHfTa complex concentrated alloy	88
Fatigue-resistant elastocaloric effect in hypoeutectic TiNi58 alloy with heterogeneous microstructure	88
Room temperature plasticity in amorphous SiO2 and amorphous Al	88
A phase field crystal model for real-time grain boundary formation and motion in complex concentration alloy	87
Precipitate dissolution during deformation induced twin thickening in a CoNi-base superalloy subject to creep	87
Revealing the mechanism of grain refinement and anti Si-poisoning induced by (Nb, Ti)B2 with a sandwich-like structure	86
Ni coarsening in Ni-yttria stabilized zirconia electrodes: Three-dimensional quantitative phase-field simulations supported by ex-situ ptychographic nano-tomography	86
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The Effect of Grain Boundary Facet Junctions on Segregation and Embrittlement	86
Substituting Ce with La and Nd in Al11Ce3: Effect on microstructure and mechanical properties	85
Phase-field modelling of anisotropic solid-state dewetting on patterned substrates	85
Dynamic deformation mechanism in submicro-laminated copper with interlamellar graphene multilayers	85
Kawin: An open source Kampmann–Wagner Numerical (KWN) phase precipitation and coarsening model	85
A spall and diffraction study of nanosecond pressure release across the iron ε-α phase boundary	85
Suppressing embrittlement and enhancing thermal resistance of bulk superlattice alloys by controllable grain-boundary segregation	84
A novel Re-free Ni-based single-crystal superalloy with enhanced creep resistance and microstructure stability	84
Electronic effects on the radiation damage in high-entropy alloys	83
A novel two-step grain boundary diffusion process using TaF5 and Pr70Cu15Al10Ga5 for realizing high-coercivity in Nd-Fe-B-sintered magnets without use of heavy rare-earth	82
First-principles insights into complex interplays among nano-phases in an Al-Cu-Li-Zr alloy	82
Bimodal structured chromium-tungsten composite as plasma-facing materials: Sinterability, mechanical properties, and deuterium retention assessment	82
Evolution of martensitic microstructures in nanocrystalline NiTi wires deformed in tension	81
Convective effects on columnar dendritic solidification – A multiscale dendritic needle network study	80

Ternary diagrams of phase, stability, and optical properties of cesium lead mixed-halide perovskites	80
Short-range order and its impacts on the BCC MoNbTaW multi-principal element alloy by the machine-learning potential	80
Influence of substrate polarity on thermal stability, grain growth and atomic interface structure of Au thin films on ZnO surfaces	80
Cracking mechanism in a laser powder bed fused cold-work tool steel: The role of residual stresses, microstructure and local elemental concentrations	79