OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Nature Materials is 110. 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
A solution for two-dimensional hole gases	2123
Ultrafast plasmonics shapes electron beams	697
Multipole polaron roams the devil’s staircase	589
Experimental organs	576
Quadrupolar excitons take the stage	426
Genetically encoded protein crystals by hierarchical design	406
All-electrical perpendicular switching of chiral antiferromagnetic order	384
Synapse-powered vitality	378
When the roof falls in	352
A strategy for obtaining AlN heteroepitaxial films with high crystalline quality	347
Hierarchically engineered nanostructures from compositionally anisotropic molecular building blocks	325
Terahertz parametric amplification as a reporter of exciton condensate dynamics	321
Modulation of optical loss leads to robust localization of light	310
Single-molecule photoelectron tunnelling spectroscopy	282
Signatures of magnetism in zigzag graphene nanoribbons embedded in a hexagonal boron nitride lattice	271
Angle-resolved transport non-reciprocity and spontaneous symmetry breaking in twisted trilayer graphene	271
Taming CAR T cell therapy toxicity	266
Metamaterial adhesives for programmable adhesion through reverse crack propagation	260
Directed cell migration towards softer environments	250
Tuning colour centres at a twisted hexagonal boron nitride interface	244
Observation of quadrupolar and dipolar excitons in a semiconductor heterotrilayer	244
Bimorphic Floquet topological insulators	236
Spin-valley Rashba monolayer laser	236
Unperceivable motion mimicking hygroscopic geometric reshaping of pine cones	235
The role of the electrolyte in non-conjugated radical polymers for metal-free aqueous energy storage electrodes	232

Fast water transport and molecular sieving through ultrathin ordered conjugated-polymer-framework membranes	231
Spin excitations in nanographene-based antiferromagnetic spin-1/2 Heisenberg chains	222
Trace removal of benzene vapour using double-walled metal–dipyrazolate frameworks	220
Self-generated gradients steer collective migration on viscoelastic collagen networks	214
Sequencing polymers to enable solid-state lithium batteries	213
Substantial oxygen loss and chemical expansion in lithium-rich layered oxides at moderate delithiation	212
Improving both performance and stability of n-type organic semiconductors by vitamin C	209
Hydrogels for RNA delivery	203
Ionic polarization modulation for wide-bandgap high-κ 2D insulators	199
Non-iridium-based electrocatalyst for durable acidic oxygen evolution reaction in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis	199
Obtaining V2(PO4)3 by sodium extraction from single-phase NaxV2(PO4)3 (1 < x < 3) positive electrode materials	199
Revealing the origin of local atomic disorder in energy materials	198
Molecular dampers for high-temperature capacitors	196
A quantum dot in germanium proximitized by a superconductor	194
Defect-driven anomalous transport in fast-ion conducting solid electrolytes	187
Bridging length scales in organic mixed ionic–electronic conductors through internal strain and mesoscale dynamics	187
Bio-inspired artificial mechanoreceptors with built-in synaptic functions for intelligent tactile skin	186
Exciton density waves in Coulomb-coupled dual moiré lattices	185
Phase patterning of liquid crystal elastomers by laser-induced dynamic crosslinking	185
Stacking textured films on lattice-mismatched transparent conducting oxides via matched Voronoi cell of oxygen sublattice	180
Compensating losses in polariton propagation with synthesized complex frequency excitation	180
Sieving in order	179
Unveiling the intricate moiré of moiré texture	178
Sensitive proton-radiation detectors	176
Faster holes by delocalization	175
Functionally doped infinite-layer nickelates	170
Heat-resistant aluminium alloys	166
Switching a chiral antiferromagnet	166
Rescuing magnetic oscillations by microwave shocks	166
Electron ptychography reveals a ferroelectricity dominated by anion displacements	165
Turning powders into fibre via cellulose	164
Decoupling the roles of Ni and Co in anionic redox activity of Li-rich NMC cathodes	163
Quantum materials at the crossroads of strong correlation and topology	162
Stimuli-responsive metal–organic frameworks enabled by intrinsic molecular motion	161
Electro-chemo-mechanics of anode-free solid-state batteries	161
Defeating depolarizing fields with artificial flux closure in ultrathin ferroelectrics	161
Extreme phonon anharmonicity underpins superionic diffusion and ultralow thermal conductivity in argyrodite Ag8SnSe6	159
Stretchable ionic–electronic bilayer hydrogel electronics enable in situ detection of solid-state epidermal biomarkers	155
High quantum efficiency of hydrogen production from methanol aqueous solution with PtCu–TiO2 photocatalysts	154
Highly anisotropic spin transport in ultrathin black phosphorus	154
Superconductivity in a quintuple-layer square-planar nickelate	153
In praise of peer review	152
Delivering Europe’s graphene promise	151
Synchronized dancing under light	150
Ascendancy of semi-synthetic biomaterials from design towards democratization	150
Optical control of spin-galvanic currents	149
Tunable fractional Chern insulators	146
Connecting silicon carbide technologies	146
Expanding the library of high-quality thin films	146
Skyrmion nanodomains in ferroelectric–antiferroelectric solid solutions	145

Unconventional metal phase stabilizing metastable 2D materials	144
Programming precise nanoparticle patterns	143
Mitigating proton trapping in cubic perovskite oxides via ScO6 octahedral networks	142
Designer quantum dot molecules and beyond	141
Clamping enables enhanced electromechanical responses in antiferroelectric thin films	139
Role of the extracellular matrix in cardiac ageing	138
Giant electron-mediated phononic nonlinearity in semiconductor–piezoelectric heterostructures	135
Li iontronics in single-crystalline T-Nb2O5 thin films with vertical ionic transport channels	132
Group-III nitride heteroepitaxial films approaching bulk-class quality	132
Formation, chemical evolution and solidification of the dense liquid phase of calcium (bi)carbonate	131
The visual appearances of disordered optical metasurfaces	131
Accelerated data-driven materials science with the Materials Project	131
Blood–brain-barrier-crossing lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery to the central nervous system	131
Electrochemically actuated microelectrodes for minimally invasive peripheral nerve interfaces	129
Designing spin and orbital sources of Berry curvature at oxide interfaces	129
Templated encapsulation of platinum-based catalysts promotes high-temperature stability to 1,100 °C	128
Three-dimensional atomic packing in amorphous solids with liquid-like structure	124
Accelerating ionizable lipid discovery for mRNA delivery using machine learning and combinatorial chemistry	124
Terahertz emission from giant optical rectification in a van der Waals material	123
Nano-oxides boost aluminium heat resistance	122
Phonon interference in single-molecule junctions	121
Electronically configurable microscopic metasheet robots	121
Tiny spectrometers	119
Steering from the rear	118
Writing a magnetic whirl on multiferroics	117
Magnetic proximity boosts chiral quantum emission	116
Mapping the transmission of single-molecule junctions using photoelectron tunnelling spectroscopy	116
A fridge without a cause	114
Chromogenic identification of breakdown	114
High-temperature superconductivity survives	114
Simple connections take the prize	113
Tensile strain and low coordination activate pure copper for hydrogen evolution	111
Lifting the fog in ferroelectric thin-film synthesis	110
Design criteria for tough metamaterials	110
A carbon-nanotube-based electron source with a 0.3-eV energy spread and an unconventional time delay	110