OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Materials Today is 87. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Phase transition in two-dimensional monolayer (1L)-molybdenum disulfide induced by atomic S-basal plane gliding via synchrotron X-ray monochromatic beam radiation for superior electronic performance	782
COVER	382
Nanoparticles target developing lung tissue	328
Front cover - Rainer Adelung et al.	304
Bio-based nanofibers promise versatile aerogels	288
Colourful solar panels could be on the way	285
Front cover - Zhiguo He et al.	283
How silicate nanoparticles can protect historic buildings	281
New shock-absorbing material could improve safety of helmets and vehicles	264
Inner cover 4 - Jing Liu et al.	261
First 3D-printed flexible OLED display demonstrated	248
2D perovskitoids for enhanced photovoltaic stability	238
Editorial Board	237
Rapid, one-pot, non-toxic and scalable synthesis of boron nitride nano-onions via lamp ablation	232
Advanced interfacial phase change material: Structurally confined and interfacially extended superlattice	202
Strongly enhanced charge density via gradient nano-doping for high performance elastic-material-based triboelectric nanogenerators	201
A NIR-II-emitting gold nanocluster-based drug delivery system for smartphone-triggered photodynamic theranostics with rapid body clearance	200
3D bioprinting of multicellular scaffolds for osteochondral regeneration	195
Intrinsic weaknesses of Co-free Ni–Mn layered cathodes for electric vehicles	190
Nanograin–glass dual-phasic, elasto-flexible, fatigue-tolerant, and heat-insulating ceramic sponges at large scales	188
3D printed materials for combating antimicrobial resistance	179
On the role of charge transfer excitations in non-fullerene acceptors for organic photovoltaics	177
All-cellulose hydrogel with ultrahigh stretchability exceeding 40000%	174
New printing skin method helps heal chronic wounds	172
Degradation mechanisms and lifetime extending strategy of phosphorescent and thermally activated delayed-fluorescence organic light-emitting diodes	172

Assessing how biowaste can be used in optical applications	171
Editorial Board	170
Recycling PVC for a greener world	169
Front cover - Hang Zou et al.	168
Flexible patch gives wounds the signal to heal	166
Stable molten salts hold the key to solar storage	158
CONTENTS 1	157
Pathways towards truly brain-like computing primitives	156
Stalling CO2 evolution at high voltage by a catalytically induced LiF-rich interphase	149
Local structure modulations of single-atom catalysts in sulfur electrocatalysis: A comprehensive review	148
Metals beyond tomorrow: Balancing supply, demand, sustainability, substitution, and innovations	147
Dispersion-free highly accurate color recognition using excitonic 2D materials and machine learning	144
Energy-saving gas separation with boron nitride nanosheets	143
Observation of large Rashba spin–orbit coupling at room temperature in compositionally engineered perovskite single crystals and application in high performance photodetectors	138
Supersonic puncture-healable and impact resistant covalent adaptive networks	138
Surface-engineered chlorella alleviated hypoxic tumor microenvironment for enhanced chemotherapy and immunotherapy of first-line drugs	133
Resolving the early-stage nucleus structure and evolution in atomic systems	133
Sol-Gel nano TiO2 synthesis using TTIP: Latest trends, a comprehensive review of attribute optimization and various applications	132
Applications, materials, and fabrication of micro glass parts and devices: An overview	131
Intelligent systems using triboelectric, piezoelectric, and pyroelectric nanogenerators	129
Anion-driven enabled functional nanomaterials from metal and metal oxide nanoparticles	129
Self-healing solid-state polymer electrolytes for high-safety and long-cycle lithium-ion batteries	127
Large-area photo-patterning of initially conductive EGaIn particle-assembled film for soft electronics	126
Interfacial engineering of heterogeneous catalysts for electrocatalysis	125
Ferroelectric interface for efficient sodium metal cycling in anode-free solid-state batteries	124
Chemically and mechanically defined hyaluronan hydrogels emulate the extracellular matrix for unbiased in vivo and in vitro organoid formation and drug testing in cancer	124
Dynamic evolution of zinc directional deposition: Toward precise interface manipulation for reversible zinc metal anodes	123
A minimally designed PD-L1-targeted nanocomposite for positive feedback-based multimodal cancer therapy	122
Controllable structure-engineered janus and alloy polymorphic monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides by plasma-assisted selenization process toward high-yield and wafer-scale production	120
Combining clays and crustacean shells to make a high-performance nanogenerator	119
Wearable textile captures energy from body movement to power devices	118
New nano semiconductor materials show promise	117
Se takes dual role in CdTe solar cell passivation	117
MOF sensor detects iodine gas with outstanding sensitivity	115
Capturing the ultrahigh temperature response of materials with sub-scale tensile testing	113
Multi-field driven hybrid catalysts for CO2 reduction: Progress, mechanism and perspective	111
Editorial Note: Wettability-patterned microchip for emerging biomedical materials and technologies by Yiwei Li, Bi-Feng Liu and Xingcai Zhang [Materials Today 51 (2021) 273–293]	111
Spontaneous heteroassembly of 2D semiconducting van der Waals materials in random solution phase	111
Strongly enhanced electromechanical coupling in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides	111
Defect-induced enhanced Raman scattering of two-dimensional materials	109
Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of antisolvent action in localized high-concentration electrolytes for lithium metal batteries	108
Cascades of Fano resonances in light scattering by dielectric particles	107
Chain engineering of carbonyl polymers for sustainable lithium-ion batteries	106
Design principles of microneedles for drug delivery and sampling applications	105
Mechanochemistry: Toward green synthesis of metal–organic frameworks	105
Advanced triboelectric materials for liquid energy harvesting and emerging application	105
Tailoring drug delivery systems by microfluidics for tumor therapy	100
Electrodeposition-enabled, electrically-transduced sensors and biosensors	99
Pushing thermoelectric generators toward energy harvesting from the human body: Challenges and strategies	98
A reversible perovskite air electrode for active and durable oxygen reduction and evolution reactions via the A-site entropy engineering	98

Front cover - Alexander Balandin et al.	95
Front cover - Lin Ding et al.	94
New 3D printing technique reduces part deformation	93
Bioinspired soft robot walks on water	92
Light-triggered nanoparticles hit the target	92
Cure-on-demand 3D printing of complex geometries for enhanced tactile sensing in soft robotics and extended reality	91
Tribology of the diamond-silica interface	91
Editorial Board	89
Editorial Board	89
Electrospray printing: Unravelling the history of a support free three-dimensional additive manufacturing technology	89
Reconfigurable dual-mode optical encryption enabled by block copolymer photonic crystal with micro-imprinted holographic metasurface	88
Superb storage and energy saving separation of hydrocarbon gases in boron nitride nanosheets via a mechanochemical process	88
MXene–polymer composite blocks electromagnetic pollution	87