Celebrating the impact of research published through the Irish transformative agreement in 2025
The open access articles featured in this celebratory collection have been selected for the great impact they have achieved in such a short period of time.
From achieving high downloads and citations to receiving significant media coverage, these papers show how our TA in Ireland is increasing the visibility and impact of scientific research.
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Topical Review | Open Access
Impacts of climate change on groundwater quality: a systematic literature review of analytical models and machine learning techniques
Tahmida Naher Chowdhury et al, University College Dublin
2025 Environ. Res. Lett. 20 033003 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adb8ff
Paper | Open Access
In-situ quality monitoring during embedded bioprinting using integrated microscopy and classical computer vision
Vasileios Sergis et al, University of Galway
2025 Biofabrication 17 025004 https://doi.org/10.1088/1758-5090/adaa22
Paper | Open Access
Collagen silver-doped hydroxyapatite scaffolds reinforced with 3D printed frameworks for infection prevention and enhanced repair of load-bearing bone defects
Katelyn J Genoud et al, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
2025 Biofabrication 17 025010 https://doi.org/10.1088/1758-5090/adaf59
Paper | Open Access
L-shell photoionisation cross sections in the S+, S2+, S3+ isonuclear sequence
J-P Mosnier et al, Dublin City University
2025 J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 58 075002 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6455/adb5e1
Paper | Open Access
Optimizing light extraction from non-planar site-controlled pyramidal quantum dot system: comparative modeling of three fabricable geometries
Luca Colavecchi et al, University College Cork
2025 Mater. Quantum. Technol. 5 015301 https://doi.org/10.1088/2633-4356/adb6ec
Paper | Open Access
Self-organized complex space charge structure configurations at plasma-liquid interfaces in pin-to-liquid DC discharges
Harry Fleming et al, Technological University Dublin
2025 Phys. Scr. 100 045606 https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/adbcfe
Paper | Open Access
Understanding the Morphological Properties of Sulfur Electrodes for High-Capacity and High-Power Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Umair Gulzar et al, University College Cork
2025 J. Electrochem. Soc. 172 010514 https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ada645
Paper | Open Access
An investigation of pre-stimulus eeg for prediction of driver reaction time
Shams Ur Rahman et al, Dublin City University
2025 Biomed. Phys. Eng. Express 11 035003 https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/adbf25
Paper | Open Access
Comparison of the fragmentations of uracil and 5-fluorouracil following double ionisation by 70 eV electron impact
Peter J M van der Burgt and Marcin L Gradziel, Maynooth University
2025 J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 58 165201 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6455/adf92c
Paper | Open Access
Edge disorder and magnetism in graphene nanoribbons: an inverse modelling approach
Stephen R Power et al, Dublin City University
2025 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 37 185302 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/adc52c
Paper | Open Access
Gravitational memory: new results from post-Newtonian and self-force theory
Kevin Cunningham et al, University College Dublin
2025 Class. Quantum Grav. 42 135009 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/adbc3d
Paper | Open Access
In vitro evaluation of bioabsorbable poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) warp-knitted spacer fabric scaffolds for osteogenic differentiation
Flavia Caronna et al, University of Galway
2025 Biomed. Mater. 20 025011 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-605X/ada85d
Paper | Open Access
Mitigation of artifacts in multistatic and passive radar imaging using microlocal analysis
David McMahon and Clifford Nolan, University of Limerick
2025 Inverse Problems 41 085008 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6420/adf3dc
Paper | Open Access
Multi-component diffusion theory of quantum well intermixing
Tommy Murphy et al, University College Cork
2025 J. Phys. Photonics 7 045008 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7647/adfda3
Letter | Open Access
National temperature neutrality, agricultural methane and climate policy: reinforcing inequality in the global food system
Colm Duffy et al, National University of Ireland
2025 Environ. Res. Lett. 20 094019 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adf12d
Paper | Open Access
Physics with high-luminosity proton-nucleus collisions at the LHC
R McNulty et al, University College Dublin
2025 J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 52 090501 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/adeda5
Paper | Open Access
Quantum generation of stochastic processes: spectral invariants and memory bounds
Magdalini Zonnios et al, Trinity College Dublin
2025 New J. Phys. 27 064507 https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/addc10
Paper | Open Access
Robust assessment of the cortical encoding of word-level expectations using the temporal response function
Amirhossein Chalehchaleh et al, Trinity College Dublin
2025 J. Neural Eng. 22 016004 https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ada30a
Paper | Open Access
Stability of emergent time periodicity in a few-body interacting system
Steve Campbell et al, University College Dublin
2025 New J. Phys. 27 023001 https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/adac86
Paper | Open Access
Temperature-dependent investigation of polarisation doping in 330 nm ultraviolet light-emitting diodes
P Milner et al, University College Cork
2025 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 58 135118 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/adb29b
2024 featured articles
Paper | Open Access
Multiparameter critical quantum metrology with impurity probes
George Mihailescu et al, University College Dublin
2024 Quantum Sci. Technol. 9 035033 https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/ad438d
Note | Open Access
Survival and maturation of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived dopaminergic progenitors in the parkinsonian rat brain is enhanced by transplantation in a neurotrophin-enriched hydrogel
Eilís Dowd et al, University of Galway
2024 J. Neural Eng. 21 024002 https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ad33b2
Letter | Open Access
Operator growth and spread complexity in open quantum systems
Eoin Carolan et al, University College Dublin
2024 EPL. 147 38002 https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/ad5b17
Paper | Open Access
Hidden in plain sight: hyperspectral documentation of complex biofluorescence produced by the green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis)
Thomas Juhasz-Dora et al, University College Cork
2024 Methods Appl. Fluoresc. 12 025002 https://doi.org/10.1088/2050-6120/ad232e
Topical Review | Open Access
Fetal monitoring technologies for the detection of intrapartum hypoxia – challenges and opportunities
Nadia Muhammad Hussain et al, University of Galway
2024 Biomed. Phys. Eng. Express. 10 022002 https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/ad17a6
Paper | Open Access
Reprogrammable metasurface design for NIR beam steering and active filtering
Hodjat Hajian et al, Trinity College Dublin
2024 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 57 415108 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ad626c
Topical Review | Open Access
Micromixing strategies for efficient mixing processes: a comprehensive review
Delara Soltani et al, Technological University Dublin
2024 J. Micromech. Microeng. 34 113001 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6439/ad809a
Paper | Open Access
From lab to life: assessing the impact of real-world interactions on the operation of rapid serial visual presentation-based brain-computer interfaces
Muhammad Ahsan Awais et al, Dublin City University
2024 J. Neural Eng. 21 046011 https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ad5d17
Technical Note | Open Access
Facilities and practices for linear response Hubbard parameters U and J in Abinit
Lórien MacEnulty et al, University of Dublin
2024 Electron. Struct. 6 037003 https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1075/ad610f
Paper | Open Access
Valley edge states with opposite chirality in temperature dependent acoustic media
Muhammad Gulzari et al, University of Galway
2024 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 57 345303 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ad4f9a
Paper | Open Access
Accelerating P300-based neurofeedback training for attention enhancement using iterative learning control: a randomised controlled trial
S-C Noble et al, Maynooth University
2024 J. Neural Eng. 21 026006 https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ad2c9e
Paper | Open Access
Multiphoton single and double ionization of neon in the EUV
Stephen M Durkan et al, Dublin City University
2024 J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 58 015601 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6455/ad4078
Paper | Open Access
Melt electrowriting of poly(
-caprolactone)—poly(ethylene glycol) backbone polymer blend scaffolds with improved hydrophilicity and functionality
Conor Darroch et al, Trinity College Dublin
2024 Biomed. Mater. 19 055011 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-605X/ad5b41
Paper | Open Access
Theoretical study of the temperature dependence of Auger–Meitner recombination in (Al,Ga)N quantum wells
Joshua M McMahon et al, University College Cork
2024 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 37 095501 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/ad98d9
Paper | Open Access
Simulating atherosclerotic plaque mechanics using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) cryogel artery phantoms, ultrasound imaging and inverse finite element analysis
Yasmine Guendouz et al, Trinity College Dublin
2024 Phys. Med. Biol. 69 245020 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/ad9a4b
Paper | Open Access
Nonlinear effects at the electrode-tissue interface of deep brain stimulation electrodes
K Sridhar et al, University College Dublin
2024 J. Neural Eng. 21 016024 https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ad2582
Paper | Open Access
Electromagnetohydrodynamic flow through a periodically grooved channel
Mainendra Kumar Dewangan and Tim Persoons, Trinity College Dublin
2024 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 57 165002 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ad2007
Paper | Open Access
Numerical simulation of a nebulizer with multiple orifices
Zexuan Chen (陈泽譞) et al, University of Limerick
2024 J. Micromech. Microeng. 34 085016 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6439/ad6779
Paper | Open Access
Enhancing the performance of a resonance-based sensor network for soft robots using binary excitation
Kevin Chubb et al, Technological University Dublin
2024 Bioinspir. Biomim. 20 016002 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ad8c08
Paper | Open Access
Electrochemical synthesis of 2D-silver nanodendrites functionalized with cyclodextrin for SERS-based detection of herbicide MCPA
Robert Daly et al, University College Cork
2024 Nanotechnology. 35 285704 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ad373c
