OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing is 31. 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
Novel fabrication techniques for ultra-thin silicon based flexible electronics	209
Synergistically biomimetic platform that enables droplets to be self-propelled	206
Bidirectional rotating direct-current triboelectric nanogenerator with self-adaptive mechanical switching for harvesting reciprocating motion	196
Carbon-doped GeTe-based ovonic threshold switch for highly reliable artificial neuron devices	144
Design and manufacturing of soft electronics for in situ biochemical sensing	139
Physics-based modeling and mechanism of polycrystalline diamond tool wear in milling of 70 vol% Si/Al composite	135
Constructing high-performance and versatile liquid–solid triboelectric nanogenerator with inflatable columnar units	135
Numerical simulation of materials-oriented ultra-precision diamond cutting: review and outlook	125
Energy beam-based direct and assisted polishing techniques for diamond: A review	116
3D bioprinted unidirectional neural network and its application for alcoholic neurodegeneration	114
New era towards autonomous additive manufacturing: a review of recent trends and future perspectives	114
Towards a new avenue for rapid synthesis of electrocatalytic electrodes via laser-induced hydrothermal reaction for water splitting	106
Femtosecond laser micro/nano processing: from fundamental to applications	105
Nano device fabrication for in-memory and in-sensor reservoir computing	104
In situ shape-shifting from 2D patch to 1D fiber enables minimally invasive bio-integrated electronics	103
Extreme manufacturing of minimally invasive intracortical neural electrodes	100
Pixelated non-volatile programmable photonic integrated circuits with 20-level intermediate states	99
Scalable and reproducible sub-5 nm manufacturing for next-generation devices	97
Modelling and experimental study of nanomilling 3D nanogrooves on GaSb surfaces	95
Metalens-based 3D Nanolithography Breaks the Throughput Barrier	95
Recent innovations in laser additive manufacturing of titanium alloys	93
Manufacture of synaptic transistor-based neuromorphic systems: from emerging device fabrication to advanced circuit integration	93
Failure mode change and material damage with varied machining speeds: a review	91
External-field-assisted additive manufacturing for micro/nano device fabrication	90
Temperature field model in surface grinding: a comparative assessment	89

Friction behaviors in the metal cutting process: state of the art and future perspectives	87
Artificial hearing systems based on functional cochlea models	87
Manufacture and applications of GaN-based piezotronic and piezo-phototronic devices	86
Micro/nano-manufacturing of bioinspired blood-repellent surfaces for extreme application in surgical electrodes	86
A bio-inspired proximity-tactile sensor array with beyond-extreme detection depth for embodied intelligence	82
Laser-induced thermo-compression bonding for Cu–Au heterogeneous nanojoining	82
Monolithic integration for self-contained skin electronics	81
Advances of embedded resistive random access memory in industrial manufacturing and its potential applications	79
Boosting non-oxide interfacial Co/SiO₂ hybrid bonding by selective surface activation	78
Piezo-actuated smart mechatronic systems for extreme scenarios	78
Recent advances on additive manufacturing of heterogeneous/gradient metallic materials via laser powder bed fusion	77
Self-propelled Leidenfrost droplets on femtosecond-laser-induced surface with periodic hydrophobicity gradient	77
Quantum dot micro/nano patterns: advanced manufacturing for controlled assembly	75
Textile electronics for wearable applications	74
Materials, processes, devices and applications of magnetoresistive random access memory	72
Multiscale evolution of TiC particles in GH3536-based composites fabricated via laser powder bed fusion: coarsening mechanisms and hierarchical distribution	72
Fabrication of MPI-traceable alginate magnetic millirobots with multimodal selective-locomotion and heating capabilities	71
Multi-physical field coupling polishing of diamond for atomic-scale damage-free surface	71
In-situ additive manufacturing of high strength yet ductility titanium composites with gradient layered structure using N₂	70
Preparation of single atom catalysts for high sensitive gas sensing	69
Atomic layer deposition for nanoscale oxide semiconductor thin film transistors: review and outlook	69
The room temperature superplastic mechanism of Sn-58Bi alloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion	67
Thermomorphic pneumatic metamaterials: numerous and robust shape-locking under temperature modulation through 4D printing	66
Recent advances in high charge density triboelectric nanogenerators	64
Achieving precise graphenization of diamond coatings below the interfacial thermal stress threshold	61
Electrostatic atomization minimum quantity lubrication machining: from mechanism to application	60
Wafer-level perfect conformal contact lithography at the diffraction limit enabled by dry transferable photoresist	59
Machine learning-assisted process-structure-property correlation in laser metal additive manufacturing: a critical review	56
Biohybrid miniature robots using living organisms	55
Recent progress in triboelectric platforms: engineering materials to industrial applications from the perspective of manufacturing	54
Focal volume optics for composite structuring in transparent solids	54
Atomic-scale engineering of advanced catalytic and energy materials via atomic layer deposition for eco-friendly vehicles	54
Nano/micro-engineered metallic flexible electrodes: advancing the era of epidermal electronics	54
Adaptive beam-shaping enabled high-precision patterned laser micro-grooving	53
Recent advances in fabrication and functions of neuromorphic system based on organic field effect transistor	53
Breaking through the strength-ductility trade-off of LPBF-produced Ti-xNb alloys from mixed powders via ω-phase induced heterostructure	53
An overview of additively manufactured metal matrix composites: preparation, performance, and challenge	53
Flexible nanogenerators for intelligent robotics: design, manufacturing, and applications	50
Strong and thermally stable nanocrystalline Cu–Al alloy via Al segregation	49
Recent progress in bio-inspired macrostructure array materials with special wettability—from surface engineering to functional applications	49
Sparse-view irradiation processing volumetric additive manufacturing	49
Mission impossible through Extreme Manufacturing: breaking through the constraints of time and space for humanity	49
Revolutionizing plasmonic platform via magnetic field-assisted confined ultrafast laser deposition of high-density, uniform, and ultrafine nanoparticle arrays	49
Self-powered flexible sensors: from fundamental mechanisms toward diverse applications	49
Rolling 2D sheets into monolithic 3D neural interfaces	48
Near-zero-adhesion-enabled intact wafer-scale resist-transfer printing for high-fidelity nanofabrication on arbitrary substrates	47
Digital light processing 3D printing of ceramics for W-band gradient refractive index metalens	47
Fabrication and integration of photonic devices for phase-change memory and neuromorphic computing	47
Synthesis of functional chalcogenide materials for memory/sensing devices and their integration into artificial sensory systems	46
Frequency multiplexed photothermal correlation tomography for non-destructive evaluation of manufactured materials	46

Magnetic micro/nano robots for physical cell stimulation: fundamentals, fabrication, and applications	46
Manufacturing strategies for highly sensitive and self-powered piezoelectric and triboelectric tactile sensors	46
Laser printed bio-inspired active flexible metallic metamaterials with reconfigurable deformation capability	45
Stimuli-responsive actuators in water environment: a review and future research agenda	44
Sound-absorbing continuous fiber-reinforced composite metastructure	44
Nanofabrication of nanostructure lattices: from high-quality large patterns to precise hybrid units	44
Targeting new ways for large-scale, high-speed surface functionalization using direct laser interference patterning in a roll-to-roll process	44
Self-delamination based double-sided MOSFET fabrication on single crystalline ultrathin silicon	43
Nano-additive manufacturing of multilevel strengthened aluminum matrix composites	43
Ultra-fast 3D printing of assembly—free complex optics with sub-nanometer surface quality at mesoscale	43
Sandwich probe temperature sensor based on In₂O₃-IZO thin film for ultra-high temperatures	42
GHz bursts in MHz burst (BiBurst) enabling high-speed femtosecond laser ablation of silicon due to prevention of air ionization	42
High-resolution robotic electrohydrodynamic printing on rough, freeform surfaces via a self-stabilized electric-field technique	41
High-throughput microfluidic production of carbon capture microcapsules: fundamentals, applications, and perspectives	40
Metal-organic frameworks for gas sensors: comprehensive review from principal, fabrication to application	40
Selective liquid directional steering enabled by dual-scale reentrant ratchets	40
Solution-processing approach of nanomaterials toward an artificial sensory system	39
Recent advances in femtosecond direct laser writing of micro-optical imaging components	39
Characterization, preparation, and reuse of metallic powders for laser powder bed fusion: a review	38
Revealing precipitation behavior and mechanical response of wire-arc directed energy deposited Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloy by tailoring aging procedures	37
Quasi-visualizable detection of deep sub-wavelength defects in patterned wafers by breaking the optical form birefringence	37
Laser-induced broad-spectrum strong absorption multiscale carbon-based nanofilms for photonic debonding based on the spatial confinement effect	37
Atomic surface of diamond induced by novel green photocatalytic chemical mechanical polishing with high material removal rate	36
Review of the structure and performance of through-holed anodes and cathodes prepared with a picosecond pulsed laser for lithium-ion batteries	36
Recent advances in wave-driven triboelectric nanogenerators: from manufacturing to applications	36
Micro-nano manufacturing of a pre-identified organic hydrogel surface for selective oil/water separation with ultra-high flux	35
Designing electrolyte with multi-ether solvation structure enabling low-temperature sodium ion capacitor	35
Two-photon polymerization lithography for imaging optics	35
A laser-induced wide-range thin-film temperature sensor without additional anti-oxidative encapsulations	34
Manufacturing N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan-reduced graphene oxide under freeze-dying for performance improvement of Li-S battery	34
Rational design and low-cost fabrication of multifunctional separators enabling high sulfur utilization in long-life lithium-sulfur batteries	34
A comprehensive review on microchannel heat sinks for electronics cooling	34
Preparation of organic N-fused perylenediimide-MXene hybrid material for robust versatile memristive device	34
Emerging 2D ferroelectric materials for neuromorphic computing: progress, challenges, and opportunities	33
Soft sensory-neuromorphic system for closed-loop neuroprostheses	33
A direct laser-synthesized magnetic metamaterial for low-frequency wideband passive microwave absorption	33
Advanced vat photopolymerization 3D printing of silicone rubber with high precision and superior stability	33
Flexible physical sensors based on membranes: from design to application	33
Atomic layer processing for Ångström-scale precision in 3D-integrated semiconductor manufacturing	33
Modular strategy with autologous bioreactor: a potential way for organ engineering	33
Direct 4D printing of functionally graded hydrogel networks for biodegradable, untethered, and multimorphic soft robots	32
Design, modeling and control of high-bandwidth nano-positioning stages for ultra-precise measurement and manufacturing: a survey	32
A novel approach of jet polishing for interior surface of small-grooved components using three developed setups	32
Slippery hydrogel with desiccation-tolerant ‘skin’ for high-precision additive manufacturing	32
Tribotronics: an emerging field by coupling triboelectricity and semiconductors	31
Endowing low fatigue for elastocaloric effect by refined hierarchical microcomposite in additive manufactured NiTiCuCo alloy	31
Manufacturing of lithium battery toward deep-sea environment	31
Electric field oriented deposition manufacturing of low loss, high gain flexible transparent antenna utilizing the skin effect	31
Surface form inspection with contact coordinate measurement: a review	31