OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Nature Nanotechnology is 112. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Using single vacancies to build quantum antidots with atomic precision	919
Graphene amplifier reaches the quantum limit	802
Publisher Correction: Time-domain observation of ballistic orbital-angular-momentum currents with giant relaxation length in tungsten	678
Scalable perovskite tandems enabled by dual-stage molecular regulation	631
Ceramic crystals stretch like metal	567
Half-wave nanolasers and intracellular plasmonic lasing particles	439
Berry curvature dipole generation and helicity-to-spin conversion at symmetry-mismatched heterointerfaces	429
Proactive vaccination using multiviral Quartet Nanocages to elicit broad anti-coronavirus responses	428
Versatile full-colour nanopainting enabled by a pixelated plasmonic metasurface	416
Spontaneous assembly of hierarchical phases	401
Emergence of layered nanoscale mesh networks through intrinsic molecular confinement self-assembly	391
Reversible metamorphosis of hierarchical DNA–inorganic crystals	344
Multiplexed reverse-transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reaction using plasmonic nanoparticles for point-of-care COVID-19 diagnosis	334
Plasmonic structural colour paint gets commercial attention	329
Controlling topological states in bilayer graphene	312
Atomically thin optomemristive feedback neurons	292
Graphene edge interference improves single-molecule transistors	292
Nanoparticles subdue antibiotic-resistant bacteria’s defences while enhancing innate immunity	291
Spin ice devices from nanomagnets	284
Negative memory capacitance and ionic filtering effects in asymmetric nanopores	278
Probing the depths of battery heterogeneity	277
Ferrimagnetic Heusler tunnel junctions with fast spin-transfer torque switching enabled by low magnetization	271
Momentum tunnelling between nanoscale liquid flows	269
Polymer-locking fusogenic liposomes for glioblastoma-targeted siRNA delivery and CRISPR–Cas gene editing	260
Polystyrene nanoparticles trigger aberrant condensation of TDP-43 and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-like symptoms	255

Boosting dendritic cell nanovaccines	255
Quantifying T cell receptor mechanics at membrane junctions using DNA origami tension sensors	255
De novo design of a nanopore for single-molecule detection that incorporates a β-hairpin peptide	234
Species-dependent in vivo mRNA delivery and cellular responses to nanoparticles	230
Nanoparticle single-cell multiomic readouts reveal that cell heterogeneity influences lipid nanoparticle-mediated messenger RNA delivery	229
Nanomaterials for carbon dioxide conversion at industrial scale	228
A non-FRET DNA reporter that changes fluorescence colour upon nuclease digestion	224
Hierarchically resistive skins as specific and multimetric on-throat wearable biosensors	218
Gene delivery beyond the liver	217
Photo-induced chemistry with sub-molecular resolution	216
Author Correction: Charge disproportionate molecular redox for discrete memristive and memcapacitive switching	210
Sensitive photoresists for high-speed two-photon lithography	208
Unlocking the potential of catalysis through interdisciplinary perspectives	208
Tracking nonlinear conversion of light in van der Waals waveguides	207
Event-driven retinomorphic photodiode with bio-plausible temporal dynamics	203
Unfolding the path to nanopore protein sequencing	201
Pumping between phases with a pulsed-fuel molecular ratchet	201
Graphene unlocks dispersion of topological polaritons	198
Engineering nanoscale hypersonic phonon transport	196
Entropy-regulated solid-state synthesis of Na-based Mn-rich layered oxides	192
Nanotech powers on-chip intelligence	191
Low-iridium stabilized ruthenium oxide anode catalyst for durable proton-exchange membrane water electrolysis	189
A roadmap for molecular thermoelectricity	187
Nanoparticles for inducing Gaucher disease-like damage in cancer cells	186
Graphene oxide elicits microbiome-dependent type 2 immune responses via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor	181
Dynamicity of atoms in a liquid metal catalyst enables selective propylene synthesis	179
Local control of polarization and geometric phase in thermal metasurfaces	177
Nanotechnology solutions for the climate crisis	177
Bone-marrow-homing lipid nanoparticles for genome editing in diseased and malignant haematopoietic stem cells	175
Scalable two-step annealing method for preparing ultra-high-density single-atom catalyst libraries	174
Polymersomes with splenic avidity target red pulp myeloid cells for cancer immunotherapy	171
A bioinspired polymeric membrane-enclosed insulin crystal achieves long-term, self-regulated drug release for type 1 diabetes therapy	170
Evolution of multivalent supramolecular assemblies of aptamers with target-defined spatial organization	169
Nonlinear Hall effect in an insulator	168
Rerouting nanoparticles to bone marrow via neutrophil hitchhiking	168
Energy harvesting across broad frequencies with a nonlinear Hall rectifier	166
Dynamic topological domain walls driven by lithium intercalation in graphene	165
Telling nanotech success stories	163
DNA plastic	162
Supramolecular polymerization through rotation of light-driven molecular motors	161
Two-terminal reconfigurable and non-volatile photovoltaic detectors	161
Substance in nanomaterials regulation	160
Encoding molecular transport into DNA condensates	160
Controlling the STING pathway to improve immunotherapy	160
A universal reagent for detection of emerging diseases using bioengineered multifunctional yeast nanofragments	159
Author Correction: A bispecific nanosystem activates endogenous natural killer cells in the bone marrow for haematologic malignancies therapy	158
Wavelike electronic energy transfer in donor–acceptor molecular systems through quantum coherence	157
Local-orbital ptychography for ultrahigh-resolution imaging	154
Author Correction: Monolayer mosaic heterostructures	153
Robert F. Curl (1933–2022)	152

Lipid nanoparticles target haematopoietic stem cells	152
Ångström-resolution imaging of cell-surface glycans	149
Playing electron ping-pong with the excited states of a single molecule	149
Implementing clinical needs into the development of wearable health-monitoring technology	144
Toroidic phase transitions in a direct-kagome artificial spin ice	141
Lorentz electron ptychography for imaging magnetic textures beyond the diffraction limit	140
Photobleaching-mediated charge-convertible cyclodextrin nanoparticles achieve deep tumour penetration for rectal cancer theranostics	139
Charge-transfer contacts for the measurement of correlated states in high-mobility WSe2	139
The path to scalable quantum computing with silicon spin qubits	138
Controllable van der Waals gaps by water adsorption	138
Mechanical stimulation and electrophysiological monitoring at subcellular resolution reveals differential mechanosensation of neurons within networks	138
Anomalous thickness dependence of photoluminescence quantum yield in black phosphorous	137
High-throughput manufacturing of epitaxial membranes from a single wafer by 2D materials-based layer transfer process	137
Migrating photon avalanche in different emitters at the nanoscale enables 46th-order optical nonlinearity	135
Stretchable colour-sensitive quantum dot nanocomposites for shape-tunable multiplexed phototransistor arrays	132
Abrading bulk metal into single atoms	127
Magnetoelectric nanodiscs enable wireless transgene-free neuromodulation	127
The gap between academic research on proton exchange membrane water electrolysers and industrial demands	125
Nanoscale one-dimensional close packing of interfacial alkali ions driven by water-mediated attraction	125
Nanomedicine platform for targeting activated neutrophils and neutrophil–platelet complexes using an α1-antitrypsin-derived peptide motif	124
Cancer immunotherapy based on image-guided STING activation by nucleotide nanocomplex-decorated ultrasound microbubbles	122
Interlinking spatial dimensions and kinetic processes in dissipative materials to create synthetic systems with lifelike functionality	122
Ceria-vesicle nanohybrid therapeutic for modulation of innate and adaptive immunity in a collagen-induced arthritis model	121
Acute, controlled inhalation of thin graphene oxide nanosheets in humans with null cardiorespiratory effects	120
Avalanche multiplication for quantum dot photodetectors with ultrahigh detectivity	119
Author Correction: A light-fuelled nanoratchet shifts a coupled chemical equilibrium	117
Empowering spintronics with antiferromagnetic diodes	117
The intersection of bottom-up synthetic cell engineering and nanobiotechnology	116
Vacuum levitation and motion control on chip	116
Synthetic syntrophy for adenine nucleotide cross-feeding between metabolically active nanoreactors	116
An electron turnstile for frequency-to-power conversion	116
An external speed control for nanopore reads	116
Controlled delivery of a neurotransmitter–agonist conjugate for functional recovery after severe spinal cord injury	115
Dynamin A as a one-component division machinery for synthetic cells	114
Rhombohedral graphene goes correlated at four or five layers	114
Grover’s algorithm in a four-qubit silicon processor above the fault-tolerant threshold	113
Nanoreceptors promote mutant p53 protein degradation by mimicking selective autophagy receptors	113
Graphene grating lifts terahertz quantum cascade lasers into the Reststrahlen band	112
Crumpled graphene oxide membranes enable rapid and selective hydrogen separation	112
Progress in cancer vaccines enabled by nanotechnology	112
Carbon nanotube uptake in cyanobacteria for near-infrared imaging and enhanced bioelectricity generation in living photovoltaics	112