OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Joule is 106. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Empowering quality education through sustainable and equitable electricity access in African schools	1269
Directional regulation on single-molecule redox-targeting reaction in neutral zinc-iron flow batteries	920
Divalent and halide dual-ion storage of a redox-active symmetric cell for an efficient wastewater-energy nexus	597
Device engineering of non-fullerene organic photovoltaics with extrapolated operational T80 lifetime over 45,000 h in air	546
Can electric vehicles deliver sustainable mobility in low-income countries?	531
Domino catalysis for selective dehydrogenation of ethane with shifted thermodynamic equilibrium	461
Coupling covariance matrix adaptation with continuum modeling for determination of kinetic parameters associated with electrochemical CO2 reduction	447
Shellac protects perovskite solar cell modules under real-world conditions	433
Potassium ion modulation of the Cu electrode-electrolyte interface with ionomers enhances CO2 reduction to C2+ products	374
Visualizing the reaction interface of lithium-mediated nitrogen fixation	372
Deuterium-substituted cations enhance perovskite solar cell efficiency and stability	370
Engineering battery corrosion films by tuning electrical double layer composition	363
Electro-agriculture: Revolutionizing farming for a sustainable future	357
Plastic inorganic thermoelectric materials	345
Enabling battery digital twins at the industrial scale	339
Deep learning of experimental electrochemistry for battery cathodes across diverse compositions	333
High-rate, high-capacity electrochemical energy storage in hydrogen-bonded fused aromatics	324
The future of green energy and chemicals: Rational design of catalysis routes	310
Identifying soft breakdown in all-solid-state lithium battery	286
Molecular engineering of hole-selective layer for high band gap perovskites for highly efficient and stable perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells	278
Double bond with a licence to chill	264
Elastocaloric goes compact	264
Unconventional high-temperature cycling stability of O2-type Li0.75[Li0.25Mn0.75]O2 cathode	244
Practical minimum energy use of seawater reverse osmosis	243
Strain creates excellent catalysts for electrolyzers	230

Large magnon-induced anomalous Nernst conductivity in single-crystal MnBi	226
Microbial \| electrochemical CO2 reduction: To integrate or not to integrate?	224
Designing the local reaction environment of electrocatalysts	219
Open circuit potential decay transients quantify interfacial pH swings during high current density hydrogen electrocatalysis	219
Organic and hybrid thermoelectrics are maturing, but not yet a market	217
Salinity gradient energy is not a competitive source of renewable energy	210
Do we need an accurate understanding of transport in electrolytes?	206
Enabling a low-carbon electricity system for Southern Africa	202
Carbon-supported molybdenum nitride with optimized triple-phase interfaces for unprecedented efficiency in reverse water-gas shift reactions	195
Technoeconomic analysis of small modular reactors decarbonizing industrial process heat	194
Clean energy demand must secure sustainable nickel supply	193
Revealing stability origin of Dion-Jacobson 2D perovskites with different-rigidity organic cations	188
Integrated capture and solar-driven utilization of CO2 from flue gas and air	185
Nonaqueous rechargeable aluminum batteries	185
Revealing the potential of luminescent solar concentrators in real-world environments	181
Zinc-anode reversibility and capacity inflection as an evaluation criterion	180
Equilibrium photo-thermodynamics enables a sustainable methanol synthesis	179
Revisiting Bitcoin’s carbon footprint	177
A high-capacity Sn metal anode for aqueous acidic batteries	171
Micelle-like bulk structure of localized high-concentration electrolytes	171
Selecting the appropriate features in battery lifetime predictions	169
Microchannel-elevated micromembrane for sustainable phase-separation condensation	168
Countdown to perovskite space launch: Guidelines to performing relevant radiation-hardness experiments	167
The role of corporate investment in start-ups for climate-tech innovation	167
Surface redox engineering of vacuum-deposited NiOx for top-performance perovskite solar cells and modules	166
Battery calendar aging and machine learning	164
How are your molecules feeling? A facile method to monitor degradation pathways of organic molecules	162
Decarbonization of the chemical industry through electrification: Barriers and opportunities	162
Heat capacity estimation of complex materials for energy technologies	160
n-type regulation of 2D perovskite interlayers for efficient perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells	158
Metastable sodium closo-hydridoborates for all-solid-state batteries with thick cathodes	158
Phase-stable indium sulfide achieves an energy conversion efficiency of 14.3% for solar-assisted carbon dioxide reduction to formate	155
Hydrophobic-unit-regulated hydrogel electrolytes with high water content and low salt concentration for high-voltage aqueous batteries	154
Designing interphases for highly reversible aqueous zinc batteries	147
Enabling and centering equity and justice in clean energy transition research	146
Exploring the capabilities and limitations of large language models in the electric energy sector	145
Thermochromic polymer blends	145
Tunable molecular dipole moments and orientations for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells	144
Toward sustainable electrochemically mediated separations driven by renewable energy	143
Reductive gas manipulation at early self-heating stage enables controllable battery thermal failure	142
Suppressed deprotonation enables a durable buried interface in tin-lead perovskite for all-perovskite tandem solar cells	140
Greenhouse gas intensity of natural hydrogen produced from subsurface geologic accumulations	139
Pathways to national-scale adoption of enhanced geothermal power through experience-driven cost reductions	138
Inherent lunar water enabled photothermal CO2 catalysis	137
An energetic K+-S aqueous battery with 96% sulfur redox utilization	137
Amidino-based Dion-Jacobson 2D perovskite for efficient and stable 2D/3D heterostructure perovskite solar cells	136
Ultra-power-dense heat exchanger development through genetic algorithm design and additive manufacturing	135
Techno-economic analysis of waste-heat conversion	135
Recycled cathode materials enabled superior performance for lithium-ion batteries	134
Reactive CO2 capture: A path forward for process integration in carbon management	131

Stranding isolated Pt single atoms on the CeOx “nanoislands” over the SiO2 “microsea”	129
Simplified fabrication of high-performance organic solar cells through the design of self-assembling hole-transport molecules	125
Monolithic perovskite/black-silicon tandems based on tunnel oxide passivated contacts	123
CO2 electroreduction to multicarbon products from carbonate capture liquid	123
China’s decarbonization and energy security plans will reduce seaborne coal imports: Results from an installation-level model	123
Efficient, stable formamidinium-cesium perovskite solar cells and minimodules enabled by crystallization regulation	121
The faceted lithium growths	120
Thermal radiative catalysis: Selective dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene by vibrationally excited carbon dioxide	119
Dynamics of disordered intermediates during the two-electron alkaline MnO2 conversion reaction for grid-scale batteries	119
Passing on the torch	117
Functional layers in efficient and stable inverted tin-based perovskite solar cells	117
Expediting the technology readiness level of CO2 electrolysis	116
Perfluoroalkylsulfonyl ammonium for humidity- resistant printing high-performance phase-pure FAPbI3 perovskite solar cells and modules	115
Atom-by-atom identification of catalytic active sites in operando conditions by quantitative noise detection	115
The path to high-rate energy storage goes through narrow channels	114
Achieving high quantum efficiency with short carrier lifetime	114
Vacuum thermal evaporation saved MA-free perovskite	113
Sulfonated poly(ether-ether-ketone) membranes with intrinsic microporosity enable efficient redox flow batteries for energy storage	112
Regeneration of direct air CO2 capture liquid via alternating electrocatalysis	112
Sodium-air fuel cell for high energy density and low-cost electric power	112
Engineering stable interphases with multi-salt electrolytes	111
Green urea production for sustainable agriculture	111
Design of efficient, reliable, and wide-band filter electrochemical capacitors via matching positive with negative electrodes	111
Comparing approaches for carbon dioxide removal	111
How to find an ideal thermoelectric material	110
Data-driven analysis of battery formation reveals the role of electrode utilization in extending cycle life	110
Overcoming the disconnect between energy system and climate modeling	109
Closing the loop for autonomous liquid electrolyte design	109
A polymer bilayer hole transporting layer architecture for high-efficiency and stable organic solar cells	108
Analyzing void formation and rewetting of thin in situ-formed Li anodes on LLZO	107
Multi-pass flow-through reductive catalytic fractionation	106