OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of New Carbon Materials is 19. 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
Design, progress and challenges of 3D carbon-based thermally conductive networks	117
Preparation of highly graphitized porous carbon and its ethane/ethylene separation performance	103
Construction of a flexible, integrated rechargeable Li battery based on a coaxial anode with a carbon fiber core encapsulated in FeNiMnO4 and a nitrogen-doped carbon sheath	61
Synthesis of size-controlled carbon microspheres from resorcinol/formaldehyde for high electrochemical performance	57
An interfacial self-assembly strategy to fabricate graphitic hollow porous carbon spheres for supercapacitor electrodes	53
A wet granulation method to prepare graphite particles with a high tap density for high volumetric energy density lithium-ion storage	53
Three-dimensional printed carbon-based microbatteries: progress on technologies, materials and applications	51
Review of chemical recycling and reuse of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy resin composites	48
N/O co-doped microporous carbon as a high-performance electrode for supercapacitors	48
Development of biochar electrode materials for capacitive deionization: preparation, performance, regeneration and other challenges	45
Carbon-based metal-free oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts: past, present and future	45
Recent advances in producing hollow carbon spheres for use in sodium−sulfur and potassium−sulfur batteries	44
High-surface-area porous carbons produced by the mild KOH activation of a chitosan hydrochar and their CO2 capture	43
Magnetic modification of used tea leaves for uranium adsorption	42
A review of the high-concentration processing, densification, and applications of graphene oxide and graphene	41
A review of the catalytic preparation of mesophase pitch	40
A review of three-dimensional graphene networks for use in thermally conductive polymer composites: construction and applications	39
Application and prospects for using carbon materials to modify lithium iron phosphate materials used at low temperatures	39
Research progress on recovering the components of spent Li-ion batteries	38
A sustainable strategy to prepare porous carbons with tailored pores from shrimp shell for use as supercapacitor electrode materials	36
A new strategy for the efficient exfoliation of graphite into graphene	35
3D printed freestanding ZnSe/NC anodes for Li-ion microbatteries	35
Increasing the interlaminar fracture toughness and thermal conductivity of carbon fiber/epoxy composites interleaved with carbon nanotube/polyimide composite films	35
Research progress on freestanding carbon-based anodes for sodium energy storage	35
Non-layered transition metal carbides for energy storage and conversion	34

Pitch-based carbon materials: a review of their structural design, preparation and applications in energy storage	33
Carbon materials for water desalination by capacitive deionization	32
Near-infrared emission carbon dots for bio-imaging applications	31
Conversion of carbon nanotubes into curved graphene with improved capacitance	30
Controllable synthesis of 2D mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon/graphene nanosheets for high-performance micro-supercapacitors	30
Carbon materials for solar-powered seawater desalination	30
Progress on carbonene-based materials for Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitors	29
Regulating the radial structure of polyacrylonitrile fibers during pre-oxidation and its effect on the mechanical properties of the resulting carbon fibers	28
Preparation of fixed length carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite sheets with isotropic mechanical properties	28
Deposition of MnO2 on KOH-activated laser-produced graphene for a flexible planar micro-supercapacitor	27
Synthesis of Co―N―C catalysts from a glucose hydrochar and their efficient hydrogenation of nitrobenzene	27
N, S co-doped coal-based hard carbon prepared by two-step carbonization and a molten salt template method for sodium storage	27
Graphene-based CO2 reduction electrocatalysts: A review	27
A universal strategy for producing 2D functional carbon-rich materials from 2D porous organic polymers for dual-carbon lithium-ion capacitors	27
Electrochemical performance of a symmetric supercapacitor device designed using laser-produced multilayer graphene	26
The production of electrodes for microsupercapacitors based on MoS2-modified reduced graphene aerogels by 3D printing	26
A review of anode materials for sodium ion batteries	25
Biomass-derived carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries	25
Carbon-based metal-free nanomaterials for the electrosynthesis of small-molecule chemicals: A review	25
A review of graphene-based films for heat dissipation	25
Highly lithiophilic Ti3C2T -Mxene anchored on a flexible carbon foam scaffolds as the basis for a dendrite-free lithium metal anode	24
Electrochemical oxidation of 2D B, N-codoped carbon nanosheets to improve their pseudo-capacitance	24
Recent advances in carbon-supported iron group electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction	24
Progress in the graphitization and applications of modified resin carbons	24
Preparation of a porous carbon from Enteromorpha prolifera with excellent electrochemical properties	24
Preparation of 3D graphene-carbon nanotube-magnetic hybrid aerogels for dye adsorption	23
Preparation of porous graphitic carbon and its dual-ion capacitance energy storage mechanism	23
The factors that influence the electrochemical behavior of lithium metal anodes: electron transfer and Li-ion transport	23
Recent progress in the research and development of natural graphite for use in thermal management, battery electrodes and the nuclear industry	23
Novel thermal interface materials based on mesocarbon microbeads with a high through-plane thermal conductivity	23
Electrochemical methods for the removal of impurities from thegraphite anode in spent ternary lithium-ion batteries	22
Advances in carbon materials for stable lithium metal batteries	22
Ablation behaviour and mechanical performance of ZrB2-ZrC-SiC modified carbon/carbon composites prepared by vacuum infiltration combined with reactive melt infiltration	22
MOF-derived nanocarbon materials for electrochemical catalysis and their advanced characterization	22
CoN4 active sites in a graphene matrix for the highly efficient electrocatalysis of CO2 reduction	22
Formation of mesophase microbeads from bulk mesophase pitch induced by fullerene	22
3D porous NiCo2(CO3)3/reduced graphene oxide aerogel with heterogeneous interfaces for high-efficiency microwave absorption	22
Research progress on carbon-based materials for electromagnetic wave absorption and the related mechanisms	21
The use of a ternary metal sulfide loading on carbon fibers as the sulfur host for high performance low-temperature lithium sulfur batteries	21
Research progress on metal and covalent organic framework-based materials for high-performance supercapacitors	21
Porous carbons for use in electro-Fenton and Fenton-like reactions	21
Advances in graphene/molybdenum dichalcogenide-based van der Waals heterostructure photodetectors	21
Fabrication of coal-based oxygen-rich porous carbon nanosheets for high-performance supercapacitors	21
Bismuth nanoparticles anchored on N-doped graphite felts to give stable and efficient iron-chromium redox flow batteries	20
Research progress on carbon-based non-metallic nanomaterials as catalysts for the two-electron oxygen reduction for hydrogen peroxide production	20
A review of the use of Mxenes as hosts in lithium metal anodes and the anode formation	20
Defect engineering of carbon-based electrocatalysts for the CO2 reduction reaction: A review	20
The synthesis of iron-nitrogen sites embedded in electrospun carbon nanofibers with an excellent oxygen reduction reaction activity in alkaline/acidic media	20
A correlation of the hydrogen evolution reaction activity to the number of defects formed by the decomposition of doped phosphorus species in carbon nanotubes	20
Research progress on the biomedical uses of graphene and its derivatives	20

A review of the preparation and applications of wrinkled graphene oxide	19
Reduced graphene oxide encapsulated MnO microspheres as an anode for high-rate lithium ion capacitors	19
Carbon-based electrocatalysts for water splitting at high-current-densities: A review	19
A review of carbon material-based Z-scheme and S-scheme heterojunctions for photocatalytic clean energy generation	19
Flexible and lightweight graphene grown by rapid thermal processing chemical vapor deposition for thermal management in consumer electronics	19