OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Energy & Environmental Science is 129. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Transition metal-based bimetallic MOFs and MOF-derived catalysts for electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction	434
Potassium-ion batteries: outlook on present and future technologies	434
Guidelines for performing lignin-first biorefining	427
An artificial hybrid interphase for an ultrahigh-rate and practical lithium metal anode	401
Untangling the respective effects of heteroatom-doped carbon materials in batteries, supercapacitors and the ORR to design high performance materials	367
Unraveling the dual defect sites in graphite carbon nitride for ultra-high photocatalytic H₂O₂ evolution	354
Strategies of regulating Zn²⁺solvation structures for dendrite-free and side reaction-suppressed zinc-ion batteries	354
Enabling large-scale hydrogen storage in porous media – the scientific challenges	351
Regulation methods for the Zn/electrolyte interphase and the effectiveness evaluation in aqueous Zn-ion batteries	339
Solar fuels: research and development strategies to accelerate photocatalytic CO₂ conversion into hydrocarbon fuels	337
Manipulating the D:A interfacial energetics and intermolecular packing for 19.2% efficiency organic photovoltaics	336
High-entropy energy materials: challenges and new opportunities	316
Bio-inspired design of anin situmultifunctional polymeric solid–electrolyte interphase for Zn metal anode cycling at 30 mA cm⁻²and 30 mA h cm⁻²	315
In situ built interphase with high interface energy and fast kinetics for high performance Zn metal anodes	310
Strategies to suppress hydrogen evolution for highly selective electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction: challenges and perspectives	295
Lessons learned from spiro-OMeTAD and PTAA in perovskite solar cells	277
Recent progress in tin-based perovskite solar cells	274
Comprehensive understanding of the roles of water molecules in aqueous Zn-ion batteries: from electrolytes to electrode materials	274
Environmental impacts, pollution sources and pathways of spent lithium-ion batteries	267
Ultra-long-life and highly reversible Zn metal anodes enabled by a desolvation and deanionization interface layer	266
A single-site iron catalyst with preoccupied active centers that achieves selective ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate	261
Two-birds-one-stone: multifunctional supercapacitors beyond traditional energy storage	259
Gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and dinitrogen to value-added products: a review	256
Reducing the thickness of solid-state electrolyte membranes for high-energy lithium batteries	251
Sodium transition metal oxides: the preferred cathode choice for future sodium-ion batteries?	241

Durability of anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers	241
Recent advances in ion selectivity with capacitive deionization	237
Pd doping-weakened intermediate adsorption to promote electrocatalytic nitrate reduction on TiO₂ nanoarrays for ammonia production and energy supply with zinc–nitrate batteries	230
Perfecting electrocatalystsviaimperfections: towards the large-scale deployment of water electrolysis technology	222
Concentrated dual-cation electrolyte strategy for aqueous zinc-ion batteries	222
Covalent organic framework-based materials for energy applications	221
Electrochemical carbon dioxide capture to close the carbon cycle	220
All-solid-state lithium batteries enabled by sulfide electrolytes: from fundamental research to practical engineering design	218
Re-examining rates of lithium-ion battery technology improvement and cost decline	216
Machine learning for high performance organic solar cells: current scenario and future prospects	215
Lattice oxygen redox chemistry in solid-state electrocatalysts for water oxidation	211
Recent advances and perspectives on thin electrolytes for high-energy-density solid-state lithium batteries	210
Phase change material-integrated latent heat storage systems for sustainable energy solutions	208
Atomic heterointerface engineering overcomes the activity limitation of electrocatalysts and promises highly-efficient alkaline water splitting	208
Seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production: a solution looking for a problem?	205
Battery cost forecasting: a review of methods and results with an outlook to 2050	205
Non-carbon-supported single-atom site catalysts for electrocatalysis	205
A review on the stability of inorganic metal halide perovskites: challenges and opportunities for stable solar cells	204
Direct air capture: process technology, techno-economic and socio-political challenges	204
The high open-circuit voltage of perovskite solar cells: a review	203
Noble-metal single-atoms in thermocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and photocatalysis	202
Recent progress in electrochemical synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen: strategies to improve the catalytic activity and selectivity	202
Polyoxometalates (POMs): from electroactive clusters to energy materials	198
Recent advances in innovative strategies for the CO₂ electroreduction reaction	196
PEM Fuel cell and electrolysis cell technologies and hydrogen infrastructure development – a review	195
Hard carbon for sodium storage: mechanism and optimization strategies toward commercialization	190
Realizing 6.7 wt% reversible storage of hydrogen at ambient temperature with non-confined ultrafine magnesium hydrides	190
Regulating the oxidation state of nanomaterials for electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction	189
Passivation and process engineering approaches of halide perovskite films for high efficiency and stability perovskite solar cells	188
Power generation for wearable systems	187
Two birds with one stone: dual grain-boundary and interface passivation enables >22% efficient inverted methylammonium-free perovskite solar cells	187
Deciphering the alternating synergy between interlayer Pt single-atom and NiFe layered double hydroxide for overall water splitting	186
Decoupled electrochemical water-splitting systems: a review and perspective	185
Emerging dynamic structure of electrocatalysts unveiled byin situX-ray diffraction/absorption spectroscopy	185
Ultrahigh solar-driven atmospheric water production enabled by scalable rapid-cycling water harvester with vertically aligned nanocomposite sorbent	185
Tuning metal single atoms embedded in N_xC_y moieties toward high-performance electrocatalysis	185
Reducing cobalt from lithium-ion batteries for the electric vehicle era	184
Optimized carrier extraction at interfaces for 23.6% efficient tin–lead perovskite solar cells	184
Nitrate reduction to ammonium: from CuO defect engineering to waste NO_x-to-NH₃economic feasibility	183
Atomically dispersed single iron sites for promoting Pt and Pt₃Co fuel cell catalysts: performance and durability improvements	182
Pushing commercialization of perovskite solar cells by improving their intrinsic stability	182
High-temperature polyimide dielectric materials for energy storage: theory, design, preparation and properties	180
Gram-scale synthesis of carbon quantum dots with a large Stokes shift for the fabrication of eco-friendly and high-efficiency luminescent solar concentrators	179
Pyrolyzed M–N_x catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction: progress and prospects	178
Toward commercial-level mass-loading electrodes for supercapacitors: opportunities, challenges and perspectives	178
Liquid electrolyte development for low-temperature lithium-ion batteries	177
High-performance anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers with a current density of 7.68 A cm⁻² and a durability of 1000 hours	177
Can sustainable ammonia synthesis pathways compete with fossil-fuel based Haber–Bosch processes?	176
A hybrid plasma electrocatalytic process for sustainable ammonia production	176
Development of encapsulation strategies towards the commercialization of perovskite solar cells	174

Interlayers for non-fullerene based polymer solar cells: distinctive features and challenges	171
Additive-induced miscibility regulation and hierarchical morphology enable 17.5% binary organic solar cells	171
Large-scale hydrogen production via water electrolysis: a techno-economic and environmental assessment	169
Biomass-based materials for green lithium secondary batteries	168
Is direct seawater splitting economically meaningful?	168
Local spin-state tuning of cobalt–iron selenide nanoframes for the boosted oxygen evolution	168
Sulfur-assisted large-scale synthesis of graphene microspheres for superior potassium-ion batteries	168
Challenges in the use of hydrogen for maritime applications	167
Strategies towards enabling lithium metal in batteries: interphases and electrodes	166
Palladium alloys used as electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction	166
A progressive nucleation mechanism enables stable zinc stripping–plating behavior	166
A flame-retardant polymer electrolyte for high performance lithium metal batteries with an expanded operation temperature	165
Interfacial electronic coupling of ultrathin transition-metal hydroxide nanosheets with layered MXenes as a new prototype for platinum-like hydrogen evolution	162
Fine-tuning of side-chain orientations on nonfullerene acceptors enables organic solar cells with 17.7% efficiency	161
Grafted MXene/polymer electrolyte for high performance solid zinc batteries with enhanced shelf life at low/high temperatures	161
Spontaneous interface engineering for dopant-free poly(3-hexylthiophene) perovskite solar cells with efficiency over 24%	159
Liquid metal batteries for future energy storage	159
Passive, high-efficiency thermally-localized solar desalination	159
Carrier grain boundary scattering in thermoelectric materials	159
Recent progress on pristine metal/covalent-organic frameworks and their composites for lithium–sulfur batteries	158
Reaction intermediate-mediated electrocatalyst synthesis favors specified facet and defect exposure for efficient nitrate–ammonia conversion	158
Challenges and advances in wide-temperature rechargeable lithium batteries	157
Progress and prospects of the morphology of non-fullerene acceptor based high-efficiency organic solar cells	157
In situpolymerization process: an essential design tool for lithium polymer batteries	156
Amination strategy to boost the CO₂ electroreduction current density of M–N/C single-atom catalysts to the industrial application level	156
Heterogeneous catalysts for CO₂hydrogenation to formic acid/formate: from nanoscale to single atom	156
Natural gas hydrate resources and hydrate technologies: a review and analysis of the associated energy and global warming challenges	155
A pH-universal ORR catalyst with single-atom iron sites derived from a double-layer MOF for superior flexible quasi-solid-state rechargeable Zn–air batteries	154
22.8%-Efficient single-crystal mixed-cation inverted perovskite solar cells with a near-optimal bandgap	154
Navigating fast and uniform zinc deposition via a versatile metal–organic complex interphase	153
Engineering a self-adaptive electric double layer on both electrodes for high-performance zinc metal batteries	153
Gradient fluorinated alloy to enable highly reversible Zn-metal anode chemistry	152
Identifying the origin of the V_oc deficit of kesterite solar cells from the two grain growth mechanisms induced by Sn²⁺ and Sn⁴⁺ precursors in DMSO solution	151
Foldable potassium-ion batteries enabled by free-standing and flexible SnS₂@C nanofibers	150
Fiber-based thermoelectrics for solid, portable, and wearable electronics	149
Life cycle assessment of carbon dioxide removal technologies: a critical review	148
Electrochemical energy storage devices working in extreme conditions	148
Elucidating the activity, mechanism and application of selective electrosynthesis of ammonia from nitrate on cobalt phosphide	148
A durable half-metallic diatomic catalyst for efficient oxygen reduction	145
Sustainable off-grid desalination of hypersaline waters using Janus wood evaporators	143
Activating the I⁰/I⁺ redox couple in an aqueous I₂–Zn battery to achieve a high voltage plateau	143
Perspective on the hydrogen economy as a pathway to reach net-zero CO₂emissions in Europe	140
Highly selective electroreduction of N₂ and CO₂ to urea over artificial frustrated Lewis pairs	140
First-row transition metal-based materials derived from bimetallic metal–organic frameworks as highly efficient electrocatalysts for electrochemical water splitting	139
A high-entropy atomic environment converts inactive to active sites for electrocatalysis	138
Approaching a high-rate and sustainable production of hydrogen peroxide: oxygen reduction on Co–N–C single-atom electrocatalysts in simulated seawater	137
Janus-interface engineering boosting solar steam towards high-efficiency water collection	134
The origin of capacity fluctuation and rescue of dead Mn-based Zn–ion batteries: a Mn-based competitive capacity evolution protocol	134
Advancing photoreforming of organics: highlights on photocatalyst and system designs for selective oxidation reactions	134
N-Bridged Co–N–Ni: new bimetallic sites for promoting electrochemical CO₂ reduction	133
Principles of interlayer-spacing regulation of layered vanadium phosphates for superior zinc-ion batteries	133
Atomically dispersed nonmagnetic electron traps improve oxygen reduction activity of perovskite oxides	131
Tuning halide perovskite energy levels	130
Rational compatibility in a ternary matrix enables all-small-molecule organic solar cells with over 16% efficiency	129