OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Small Methods is 63. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Masthead: (Small Methods 12/2023)	199
Protein‐Based Patterning to Spatially Functionalize Biomimetic Membranes	174
An Engineered IgG–VHH Bispecific Antibody against SARS‐CoV‐2 and Its Variants	161
3D Chiral Micro‐Pinwheels Based on Rolling‐Up Kirigami Technology (Small Methods 7/2023)	158
Confinement Accelerates Water Oxidation Catalysis: Evidence from In Situ Studies (Small Methods 10/2023)	148
Correlating Optical Microspectroscopy with 4×4 Transfer Matrix Modeling for Characterizing Birefringent Van der Waals Materials (Small Methods 10/2023)	140
A Chemogenetic Toolkit for Inducible, Cell Type‐Specific Actin Disassembly	139
Rational Linker Design for Enhanced Performance of MOF‐Derived Catalysts in Electrochemical Urea Synthesis	135
Ultrafast Synthesis of Hard Carbon Anodes for Sodium‐ion Batteries: An Intense‐Pulsed‐Light‐Assisted Approach to Photothermal Carbonization of Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Composite Films	134
Electrohydrodynamic Printing Grid‐Structured Catalytic Layers with Excellent Bending Resistance for Flexible Al–air Batteries	121
High‐Performance Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Catalytic Electrodes by Liquid Joule‐Heating Growth	120
Rapid Generation of Fusable Cell Beads for Multi‐Scale Human Living Materials Assembly	117
Reinforced Capacity and Cycling Stability of CoTe Nanoparticles Anchored on Ti ₃ C ₂ MXene for Ano	103
Solvent‐Induced Bright Emission in Lead‐Free Organic–Inorganic Antimony Bromides with Reversible Transformation	101
Needle in a Haystack: Information Recovery in Low Signal‐to‐Noise Piezoresponse Force Microscopy Data	101
High Resolution Electrochemical Imaging for Sulfur Vacancies on 2D Molybdenum Disulfide	100
Controlling Cross‐Pollination of Biosensing Probes in Nanoscale Multiplexed Arrays	99
From Single to Multi‐Material 3D Printing of Glass‐Ceramics for Micro‐Optics (Small Methods 8/2025)	98
Tailoring in‐Plane Permittivity Gradients by Shadow Mask Molecular Beam Epitaxy	96
Anisotropic Superconductivity in Bilayer Kagome Borophene	93
Nanoplasmonic Sensing of Heterogeneous Extracellular Vesicles: From Bulk to Single Vesicles (Small Methods 10/2025)	91
Extracellular Matrix‐Coated Vesicles as a Biomimetic Model of MembraneMatrix Interplay	90
The Intermediate Connection of Subcells in Si‐based Tandem Solar Cells	89
Disclosing the Redox Pathway Behind the Excellent Performance of CuS in Solid‐State Batteries	88
Synergistic Cation‐π Interactions and PEDOT‐Based Protective Double‐Layer for High Performance Zinc Anode	87

Computer‐Vision‐Based Approach to Classify and Quantify Flaws in Li‐Ion Electrodes	86
Unveiling Physical and Chemical Changes in All‐Solid‐State Battery: An Operando Synchrotron Chemical Imaging Study	85
Efficient and Sustainable Electrochemical System for Alkali Ion Recovery from Alkaline Polyester Waste Hydrolysis	84
A Semi‐Continuous Versatile Aerosol Concentration Enrichment System Coupled to Online Extraction and Lc–Ms for Molecular‐Level Analysis of Atmospheric Aerosol Organic Matter	84
Diffusion and Surface Effects on Sodium‐Promoted MoS ₂ Growth Observed in Operando	81
Electronic Skin Empowered by Structural Design	80
Coordinating Solar Capture and Mass Transport to Boost Photothermal‐Assisted CO ₂ Reduction with H ₂	79
Plasma Membrane‐Derived Biomimetic Apoptotic Nanovesicles Targeting Inflammation and Cartilage Degeneration for Osteoarthritis	78
Spatially Confined Electrosynthesis of Halogen‐Poor and Carbonyl‐Rich Graphene for Boosting Water Desalination and Water Splitting	75
Challenges and Opportunities of Uranium Extraction From Seawater: a Systematic Roadmap From Laboratory to Industry	74
Photo‐Crosslinked Electro‐Optic Polymers Based on Carbene Insertion Reactions	74
Issue Information	73
Water‐Etched Porous Ti: Surface Manipulation of Ti Foam Fabricated by Liquid Metal Dealloying Technique (Small Methods 12/2024)	72
Squaraine‐Linked Magnetic Covalent Organic Framework as a Solid‐Phase Extraction Absorbent to Determine Trace Phenylpyrazoles (Small Methods 12/2024)	72
Bioactive Peptide Nanodrugs Based on Supramolecular Assembly for Boosting Immunogenic Cell Death‐Induced Cancer Immunotherapy	71
Long‐lasting UV‐blocking Mechanism of Lignin: Origin and Stabilization of Semiquinone Radicals	71
Enhancing Dose Efficiency of Optimum Bright‐Field Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Using a Phase‐Shifted Electron Probe	70
Vertically Aligned Nanopillar Electrodes: Engineered Interfaces for Electrophysiology and Cell‐Electrode Coupling	70
Programmable Circular Single‐Stranded DNA Acts as Recyclable Anti‐miRNA Nucleotides to Inhibit Colorectal Cancer	70
Tracking Decomposition Layer Formation in Thin‐Film Si Electrodes via Thermogalvanic Profiles	69
Synthetic Pathways in Mg‐Al‐based LDH Systems to a Versatile Library of Single‐layer Porous Derivatives With Structural Transformations and Tunable Doping	69
Multiscale Structured Trimetal Oxide Heterojunctions for Urinary Metabolic Phenotype‐Dependent Screening of Early and Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma	68
Correlative Chemical Imaging to Reveal the Nature of Different Commercial Graphene Materials (Small Methods 9/2026)	67
Ultra‐Large Compressive Plasticity of E‐Ga₂O₃ Thin Films at the Submicron Scale	67
Alloy Catalysts for Electrocatalytic CO₂ Reduction	67
Platinum Nanozyme‐Loaded Dissolving Microneedles Scavenge ROS and Promote Lineage Progression for Androgenetic Alopecia Treatment	66
Segmented Control of Selenization Environment for High‐Quality Cu ₂ ZnSn(S,Se) ₄ Films Toward Effi	66
Design Strategies and Advanced Methods for Cathode Engineering in Aqueous Zinc‐Iodine Batteries	66
Interfacial Engineering and Coupling of MXene/Reduced Graphene Oxide/C₃N₄ Aerogel with Optimized d‐Band Center as a Free‐Standing Sulfur Carrier for High‐Performance Li‐S Batteri	65
Structural Phase Transition‐Associated Ferroelectricity and Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting in 0D Halogenozincate Hybrid via Cation's Terminal Group Lengthening	64
Adverse Effects of Stacking Mismatch Boundaries on GaN Optoelectronic Properties	64
Recent Advances in Wide Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells: Focus on Lead‐Free Materials for Tandem Structures	64
Mapping Nanoscale Heterogeneity in Soft Materials With Modified Tapping‐Mode AFM	64
Boosting High Thermoelectric Performance of n‐type AgBiSe ₂ via Rapid Synthesis Strategy	64
Dual‐Surfactant‐Directed Mesoporous Metal‐Alkyl‐Thiol Frameworks for Enzyme‐Au Nanoparticle‐Coupled SERS Biosensing	63
High‐throughput Photoactive Magnetic Microrobots for Food Quality Control	63
Pyrene Derivative‐Based Electrode for Electrochemical Sensing	63
Optical and Electrical Modulation Strategies of Photoelectrodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting	63
Real‐Space Molecular Resolution Imaging of Graphite‐Anchored MOF Surfaces via Atomic Force Microscopy at the Liquid‐Solid Interface	63