OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Nature Reviews Materials is 87. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Polymeric particle-based therapies for acute inflammatory diseases	1075
Clamping strategies for organ-on-a-chip devices	815
Soft sensing and haptics for medical procedures	635
Context dependence in assembly code for supramolecular peptide materials and systems	617
Modular microrobotics transitioning from remote to on-board electronic control	616
All-in-one cathode design for all-solid-state batteries	587
Alternative propylene oxide production	572
Reducing immune response in semiconducting polymers through molecular design	537
Human- and machine-centred designs of molecules and materials for sustainability and decarbonization	486
Diabetic wound dressings	475
China unveils first lunar spacesuit for 2030 moon mission	455
Diffusion mechanisms of fast lithium-ion conductors	445
InP colloidal quantum dots for visible and near-infrared photonics	429
Horizon scanning to shape nanomedicines through researcher–regulator collaboration	413
Tunable moiré materials for probing Berry physics and topology	396
Precision drug delivery to the central nervous system using engineered nanoparticles	389
Mechanical nanosurgery for glioblastoma	383
Temporarily solid, permanently porous	364
Designing supramolecular catalytic systems for mammalian synthetic metabolism	354
A design strategy for 2D multiferroics	325
Biomaterial-based platforms for tumour tissue engineering	305
A circular economy for sulfur-rich polymers	300
Chemotherapy delivery activated by radiation	283
Author Correction: Nanostructuring versus microstructuring in battery electrodes	280
From wonder sheets to designed systems: the rise of engineerable 2D materials	277

Optimization strategies for organic solar batteries	270
Sustainable moisture energy	266
Design, fabrication and assembly considerations for electronic systems made of fibre devices	254
Engineering the multiscale complexity of vascular networks	253
Icy reactors break down microplastics	246
Hydrogen bonding makes organic solar cells stretchy	245
Making tough hydrogels isotropic	245
Emerging photovoltaics for onboard space applications	230
Author Correction: Emergence of melt and glass states of halide perovskite semiconductors	228
Electrostatic gating and intercalation in 2D materials	213
Materials advances for distributed environmental sensor networks at scale	212
Molecular design for low-cost organic photovoltaic materials	209
Recycling of sodium-ion batteries	205
Design of functional and sustainable polymers assisted by artificial intelligence	205
Author Correction: Dielectric breakdown of oxide films in electronic devices	204
Protein materials, by blueprint	194
3D cell networks advance bone-on-a-chip	190
Switching moiré magnets	178
Interfacial insight	174
Engineering sorption across scales	172
Advanced material technologies for space and terrestrial medicine	170
Academic bullying slows the evolution of science	166
Towards micro-PeLED displays	166
Composition–structure–property relationships in MXenes	164
MOF–ammonia working pairs in thermal energy conversion and storage	157
Chalcogens for high-energy batteries	154
Two anions are better than one	151
Organic solid-state photochromism using porous scaffolds	151
Forcing imines into MOFs	148
DNA nanorobots walk randomly around nanopore tracks	144
How extended producer responsibility policy shapes industry behaviour and materials design	138
2D materials for durable and sustainable electric vehicles	134
Adaptable navigation of magnetic microrobots	134
Materials and device strategies to enhance spatiotemporal resolution in bioelectronics	127
A guide to comprehensive phosphor discovery for solid-state lighting	125
Fundamentals of charge transport in two-dimensional framework materials	125
Capturing rapid nanomaterial transformations with cross-platform operando characterization	123
The state of the art in photovoltaic materials and device research	119
Molecule-like synthesis of ligand-protected metal nanoclusters	110
Resilience pathways for halide perovskite photovoltaics under temperature cycling	109
Electrified water treatment: fundamentals and roles of electrode materials	106
Graphite: the new critical mineral	103
Models and mechanisms of ternary organic solar cells	102
Passively cooling power equipment	102
Living in a material world	100
Secure attachments	100
A quirky mechanophore comes to light	100
Room-temperature control of topological defects in an antiferromagnet	99
Making electronic circuits with hydrogels	98
Benzene, coronene, circumcoronene	98

Atomically thin bioelectronics	97
Key molecular perspectives for high stability in organic photovoltaics	96
Extreme light confinement and control in low-symmetry phonon-polaritonic crystals	95
Untangling the chemical complexity of plastics to improve life cycle outcomes	95
The amorphous state as a frontier in computational materials design	94
Plugging punctures	92
Olympic rings framework	92
Binding energy referencing in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy	92
Multifunctional high-entropy materials	90
The materials we make don’t just go ‘away’	90
Sustainable flexible supercapacitors	89
The multifaceted potential applications of organic photovoltaics	89
Redefining batteries as multifunctional materials	87
Organic mixed conductors for bioinspired electronics	87