OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Joule is 104. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Visualizing the reaction interface of lithium-mediated nitrogen fixation	1097
Shellac protects perovskite solar cell modules under real-world conditions	899
Can electric vehicles deliver sustainable mobility in low-income countries?	555
Electro-agriculture: Revolutionizing farming for a sustainable future	523
Deuterium-substituted cations enhance perovskite solar cell efficiency and stability	500
Potassium ion modulation of the Cu electrode-electrolyte interface with ionomers enhances CO2 reduction to C2+ products	494
Enabling battery digital twins at the industrial scale	440
Directional regulation on single-molecule redox-targeting reaction in neutral zinc-iron flow batteries	417
Coupling covariance matrix adaptation with continuum modeling for determination of kinetic parameters associated with electrochemical CO2 reduction	413
Device engineering of non-fullerene organic photovoltaics with extrapolated operational T80 lifetime over 45,000 h in air	412
Molecular engineering of hole-selective layer for high band gap perovskites for highly efficient and stable perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells	357
Empowering quality education through sustainable and equitable electricity access in African schools	356
Deep learning of experimental electrochemistry for battery cathodes across diverse compositions	331
The future of green energy and chemicals: Rational design of catalysis routes	328
Domino catalysis for selective dehydrogenation of ethane with shifted thermodynamic equilibrium	324
High-rate, high-capacity electrochemical energy storage in hydrogen-bonded fused aromatics	319
Plastic inorganic thermoelectric materials	317
Engineering battery corrosion films by tuning electrical double layer composition	305
Identifying soft breakdown in all-solid-state lithium battery	287
Organic and hybrid thermoelectrics are maturing, but not yet a market	276
Double bond with a licence to chill	276
Enabling a low-carbon electricity system for Southern Africa	272
Microbial \| electrochemical CO2 reduction: To integrate or not to integrate?	265
Revisiting Bitcoin’s carbon footprint	251
Selecting the appropriate features in battery lifetime predictions	232

Revealing stability origin of Dion-Jacobson 2D perovskites with different-rigidity organic cations	227
The role of corporate investment in start-ups for climate-tech innovation	223
Nonaqueous rechargeable aluminum batteries	216
Mostly positive implications of long-haul truck electrification	214
Strain creates excellent catalysts for electrolyzers	211
Practical minimum energy use of seawater reverse osmosis	206
Micelle-like bulk structure of localized high-concentration electrolytes	203
Clean energy demand must secure sustainable nickel supply	203
Battery calendar aging and machine learning	202
Salinity gradient energy is not a competitive source of renewable energy	199
Unconventional high-temperature cycling stability of O2-type Li0.75[Li0.25Mn0.75]O2 cathode	194
Do we need an accurate understanding of transport in electrolytes?	186
Elastocaloric goes compact	183
Revealing the potential of luminescent solar concentrators in real-world environments	182
A high-capacity Sn metal anode for aqueous acidic batteries	179
Microchannel-elevated micromembrane for sustainable phase-separation condensation	176
Large magnon-induced anomalous Nernst conductivity in single-crystal MnBi	175
Open circuit potential decay transients quantify interfacial pH swings during high current density hydrogen electrocatalysis	174
Technoeconomic analysis of small modular reactors decarbonizing industrial process heat	173
Equilibrium photo-thermodynamics enables a sustainable methanol synthesis	173
Surface redox engineering of vacuum-deposited NiOx for top-performance perovskite solar cells and modules	169
Integrated capture and solar-driven utilization of CO2 from flue gas and air	168
Countdown to perovskite space launch: Guidelines to performing relevant radiation-hardness experiments	167
Zinc-anode reversibility and capacity inflection as an evaluation criterion	166
Decarbonization of the chemical industry through electrification: Barriers and opportunities	164
Stranding isolated Pt single atoms on the CeOx “nanoislands” over the SiO2 “microsea”	162
China’s decarbonization and energy security plans will reduce seaborne coal imports: Results from an installation-level model	160
Pathways to national-scale adoption of enhanced geothermal power through experience-driven cost reductions	159
Inherent lunar water enabled photothermal CO2 catalysis	158
Toward sustainable electrochemically mediated separations driven by renewable energy	156
Designing interphases for highly reversible aqueous zinc batteries	154
Thermochromic polymer blends	152
Heat capacity estimation of complex materials for energy technologies	152
Small-molecular donor guest achieves rigid 18.5% and flexible 15.9% efficiency organic photovoltaic via fine-tuning microstructure morphology	152
Suppressed deprotonation enables a durable buried interface in tin-lead perovskite for all-perovskite tandem solar cells	151
Efficient, stable formamidinium-cesium perovskite solar cells and minimodules enabled by crystallization regulation	150
Simplified fabrication of high-performance organic solar cells through the design of self-assembling hole-transport molecules	149
An energetic K+-S aqueous battery with 96% sulfur redox utilization	148
Ultra-power-dense heat exchanger development through genetic algorithm design and additive manufacturing	147
Phase-stable indium sulfide achieves an energy conversion efficiency of 14.3% for solar-assisted carbon dioxide reduction to formate	144
CO2 electroreduction to multicarbon products from carbonate capture liquid	144
Enabling and centering equity and justice in clean energy transition research	143
Hydrophobic-unit-regulated hydrogel electrolytes with high water content and low salt concentration for high-voltage aqueous batteries	139
Recycled cathode materials enabled superior performance for lithium-ion batteries	135
Monolithic perovskite/black-silicon tandems based on tunnel oxide passivated contacts	135
Reactive CO2 capture: A path forward for process integration in carbon management	135
Greenhouse gas intensity of natural hydrogen produced from subsurface geologic accumulations	133
Exploring the capabilities and limitations of large language models in the electric energy sector	132
Amidino-based Dion-Jacobson 2D perovskite for efficient and stable 2D/3D heterostructure perovskite solar cells	132
Tunable molecular dipole moments and orientations for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells	130

Techno-economic analysis of waste-heat conversion	129
Reductive gas manipulation at early self-heating stage enables controllable battery thermal failure	129
Expediting the technology readiness level of CO2 electrolysis	128
The faceted lithium growths	128
Achieving high quantum efficiency with short carrier lifetime	127
Passing on the torch	127
Atom-by-atom identification of catalytic active sites in operando conditions by quantitative noise detection	125
Dynamics of disordered intermediates during the two-electron alkaline MnO2 conversion reaction for grid-scale batteries	125
Vacuum thermal evaporation saved MA-free perovskite	121
The path to high-rate energy storage goes through narrow channels	120
Comparing approaches for carbon dioxide removal	117
Sodium-air fuel cell for high energy density and low-cost electric power	114
Functional layers in efficient and stable inverted tin-based perovskite solar cells	114
Regeneration of direct air CO2 capture liquid via alternating electrocatalysis	113
Sulfonated poly(ether-ether-ketone) membranes with intrinsic microporosity enable efficient redox flow batteries for energy storage	113
Green urea production for sustainable agriculture	112
Perfluoroalkylsulfonyl ammonium for humidity- resistant printing high-performance phase-pure FAPbI3 perovskite solar cells and modules	112
Thermal radiative catalysis: Selective dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene by vibrationally excited carbon dioxide	112
Engineering stable interphases with multi-salt electrolytes	111
Advances in distillation: Significant reductions in energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions for crude oil separation	111
How to find an ideal thermoelectric material	111
Upstream decarbonization through a carbon takeback obligation: An affordable backstop climate policy	110
Identifying low-carbon energy R&D portfolios that are robust when models and experts disagree	108
Lignin-first biorefining of Nordic poplar to produce cellulose fibers could displace cotton production on agricultural lands	107
Why investing in new nuclear plants is bad for the climate	107
Aperiodic band-pass electrode enables record-performance transparent organic photovoltaics	106
Climate change mitigation scenario databases should incorporate more non-IAM pathways	106
Enhancement versus practicality in steam condensation heat transfer	106
Green hydrogen pathways, energy efficiencies, and intensities for ground, air, and marine transportation	105
Getting to 100%: Six strategies for the challenging last 10%	104