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The transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on materials science has revolutionized the study of materials problems. By leveraging well-characterized datasets derived from the scientific literature, AI-powered tools such as Natural Language Processing (NLP) have opened new avenues to accelerate materials research. The advances in NLP techniques and the development of large language models (LLMs) facilitate the efficient extraction and utilization of information. This review explores the application of NLP tools in materials science, focusing on automatic data extraction, materials discovery, and autonomous research. We also discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with utilizing LLMs and outline the prospects and advancements that will propel the field forward.
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npj Computational Materials is a high-quality open access journal from Nature Research that publishes research papers applying computational approaches for the design of new materials and enhancing our understanding of existing ones. The journal also welcomes papers on new computational techniques and the refinement of current approaches that support these aims, as well as experimental papers that complement computational findings.
Some key features of npj Computational Materials include a 2-year impact factor of 12.241 (2021), article downloads of 1,138,590 (2021), and a fast turnaround time of 11 days from submission to the first editorial decision. The journal is indexed in various databases and services, including Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS), Astrophysics Data System (ADS), Current Contents/Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, SCOPUS, EI Compendex, INSPEC, Google Scholar, SCImago, DOAJ, CNKI, and Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), among others.
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