OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Nature Materials is 108. 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 solution for two-dimensional hole gases	2098
Ultrafast plasmonics shapes electron beams	662
Multipole polaron roams the devil’s staircase	569
Taming CAR T cell therapy toxicity	569
Experimental organs	552
Quadrupolar excitons take the stage	440
Genetically encoded protein crystals by hierarchical design	415
All-electrical perpendicular switching of chiral antiferromagnetic order	391
Angle-resolved transport non-reciprocity and spontaneous symmetry breaking in twisted trilayer graphene	367
Terahertz parametric amplification as a reporter of exciton condensate dynamics	367
A strategy for obtaining AlN heteroepitaxial films with high crystalline quality	346
Self-generated gradients steer collective migration on viscoelastic collagen networks	335
Modulation of optical loss leads to robust localization of light	330
When the roof falls in	316
Synapse-powered vitality	315
Hierarchically engineered nanostructures from compositionally anisotropic molecular building blocks	298
Single-molecule photoelectron tunnelling spectroscopy	273
Metamaterial adhesives for programmable adhesion through reverse crack propagation	257
Spin excitations in nanographene-based antiferromagnetic spin-1/2 Heisenberg chains	256
Improving both performance and stability of n-type organic semiconductors by vitamin C	255
Spin-valley Rashba monolayer laser	246
Fast water transport and molecular sieving through ultrathin ordered conjugated-polymer-framework membranes	240
Bimorphic Floquet topological insulators	239
The transport–structural correspondence across the nematic phase transition probed by elasto X-ray diffraction	237
Obtaining V2(PO4)3 by sodium extraction from single-phase NaxV2(PO4)3 (1 < x < 3) positive electrode materials	231

Non-iridium-based electrocatalyst for durable acidic oxygen evolution reaction in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis	229
Sequencing polymers to enable solid-state lithium batteries	229
Observation of quadrupolar and dipolar excitons in a semiconductor heterotrilayer	228
The role of the electrolyte in non-conjugated radical polymers for metal-free aqueous energy storage electrodes	223
Substantial oxygen loss and chemical expansion in lithium-rich layered oxides at moderate delithiation	219
Tuning colour centres at a twisted hexagonal boron nitride interface	216
Trace removal of benzene vapour using double-walled metal–dipyrazolate frameworks	215
Unperceivable motion mimicking hygroscopic geometric reshaping of pine cones	215
Hydrogels for RNA delivery	209
Directed cell migration towards softer environments	199
Ionic polarization modulation for wide-bandgap high-κ 2D insulators	198
Revealing the origin of local atomic disorder in energy materials	193
Quantum materials at the crossroads of strong correlation and topology	193
Sieving in order	192
Molecular dampers for high-temperature capacitors	192
Unveiling the intricate moiré of moiré texture	191
Sensitive proton-radiation detectors	189
Faster holes by delocalization	189
Functionally doped infinite-layer nickelates	188
Rescuing magnetic oscillations by microwave shocks	183
Electron ptychography reveals a ferroelectricity dominated by anion displacements	183
Switching a chiral antiferromagnet	183
A quantum dot in germanium proximitized by a superconductor	180
Compensating losses in polariton propagation with synthesized complex frequency excitation	179
Highly anisotropic spin transport in ultrathin black phosphorus	176
Exciton density waves in Coulomb-coupled dual moiré lattices	174
Bio-inspired artificial mechanoreceptors with built-in synaptic functions for intelligent tactile skin	173
Bridging length scales in organic mixed ionic–electronic conductors through internal strain and mesoscale dynamics	172
Stacking textured films on lattice-mismatched transparent conducting oxides via matched Voronoi cell of oxygen sublattice	172
Heat-resistant aluminium alloys	168
Turning powders into fibre via cellulose	168
Electro-chemo-mechanics of anode-free solid-state batteries	162
Defect-driven anomalous transport in fast-ion conducting solid electrolytes	162
Stimuli-responsive metal–organic frameworks enabled by intrinsic molecular motion	162
Superconductivity in a quintuple-layer square-planar nickelate	161
High quantum efficiency of hydrogen production from methanol aqueous solution with PtCu–TiO2 photocatalysts	160
Stretchable ionic–electronic bilayer hydrogel electronics enable in situ detection of solid-state epidermal biomarkers	159
Phase patterning of liquid crystal elastomers by laser-induced dynamic crosslinking	157
Extreme phonon anharmonicity underpins superionic diffusion and ultralow thermal conductivity in argyrodite Ag8SnSe6	156
Decoupling the roles of Ni and Co in anionic redox activity of Li-rich NMC cathodes	156
In praise of peer review	155
Defeating depolarizing fields with artificial flux closure in ultrathin ferroelectrics	155
Designing spin and orbital sources of Berry curvature at oxide interfaces	154
Group-III nitride heteroepitaxial films approaching bulk-class quality	152
The visual appearances of disordered optical metasurfaces	150
Delivering Europe’s graphene promise	149
Synchronized dancing under light	148
Ascendancy of semi-synthetic biomaterials from design towards democratization	147
Designer quantum dot molecules and beyond	146
Optical control of spin-galvanic currents	144

Formation, chemical evolution and solidification of the dense liquid phase of calcium (bi)carbonate	142
Nano-oxides boost aluminium heat resistance	140
Expanding the library of high-quality thin films	140
Accelerated data-driven materials science with the Materials Project	140
Connecting silicon carbide technologies	139
Tunable fractional Chern insulators	139
Skyrmion nanodomains in ferroelectric–antiferroelectric solid solutions	138
Electrochemically actuated microelectrodes for minimally invasive peripheral nerve interfaces	138
Li iontronics in single-crystalline T-Nb2O5 thin films with vertical ionic transport channels	137
Unconventional metal phase stabilizing metastable 2D materials	137
Clamping enables enhanced electromechanical responses in antiferroelectric thin films	136
Electronically configurable microscopic metasheet robots	131
Terahertz emission from giant optical rectification in a van der Waals material	130
Programming precise nanoparticle patterns	129
Blood–brain-barrier-crossing lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery to the central nervous system	126
Three-dimensional atomic packing in amorphous solids with liquid-like structure	126
Phonon interference in single-molecule junctions	126
Templated encapsulation of platinum-based catalysts promotes high-temperature stability to 1,100 °C	125
Accelerating ionizable lipid discovery for mRNA delivery using machine learning and combinatorial chemistry	124
Giant electron-mediated phononic nonlinearity in semiconductor–piezoelectric heterostructures	123
Tiny spectrometers	121
Steering from the rear	119
Writing a magnetic whirl on multiferroics	118
Mapping the transmission of single-molecule junctions using photoelectron tunnelling spectroscopy	118
Magnetic proximity boosts chiral quantum emission	117
High-temperature superconductivity survives	116
A fridge without a cause	114
Chromogenic identification of breakdown	114
Simple connections take the prize	112
Lifting the fog in ferroelectric thin-film synthesis	111
Tensile strain and low coordination activate pure copper for hydrogen evolution	111
A carbon-nanotube-based electron source with a 0.3-eV energy spread and an unconventional time delay	109
Design criteria for tough metamaterials	109