OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Accounts of Chemical Research is 35. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Issue Editorial Masthead	464
The Contributions HBCUs Continue to Make in Maintaining the Nation’s Prominence in Science and Technology	317
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Intermediate Control: Unlocking Hitherto Unknown Reactivity and Selectivity in N-Conjugated Allenes and Alkynes	289
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Physical Phenomena in Porous Frameworks	270
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Traversing Excitonic and Ionic Landscapes: Reduced-Dimensionality-Inspired Design of Organometal Halide Semiconductors for Energy Applications	250
Development of CRISPR/Cas Delivery Systems for In Vivo Precision Genome Editing	242
Metal-Free Organic Phosphors toward Fast and Efficient Room-Temperature Phosphorescence	238
Tuning Interfacial Chemistry to Direct the Electrosynthesis of Metal Oxide Semiconductors	231
Small is Beautiful: Electronic Origin and Synthetic Evolution of Single-Benzene Fluorophores	227
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Electrostatic Interactions in Asymmetric Organocatalysis	221
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Breaking Barriers in Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Imaging Using 100 kHz Amplified Yb-Laser Systems	220
How Droplets Can Accelerate Reactions─Coacervate Protocells as Catalytic Microcompartments	220
Insights into Electrocatalyst Transformations Studied in Real Time with Electrochemical Liquid-Phase Transmission Electron Microscopy	196
Dirhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Transformations of Alkynes via Carbene Intermediates	192
Considering the Influence of Polymer–Catalyst Interactions on the Chemical Microenvironment of Electrocatalysts for the CO₂ Reduction Reaction	184
Theories for Electrolyte Effects in CO₂ Electroreduction	183
Self-Assembling Peptides, Conjugates, and Mimics: A Versatile Platform for Materials and Beyond	181
Unraveling the Meaning of Effective Uptake Coefficients in Multiphase and Aerosol Chemistry	180
Nanoscale Structure and Interfacial Electrochemical Reactivity of Moiré-Engineered Atomic Layers	179

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How to Build a Metalloenzyme: Lessons from a Protein-Based Model of Acetyl Coenzyme A Synthase	148
Copper-Based Nanomaterials for Fine-Pitch Interconnects in Microelectronics	147
Multiple Stepwise Synthetic Pathways toward Complex Plasmonic 2D and 3D Nanoframes for Generation of Electromagnetic Hot Zones in a Single Entity	147
Catalytic Conversion of Lignin into Valuable Chemicals: Full Utilization of Aromatic Nuclei and Side Chains	147
Two-Dimensional Electrolyte Design: Broadening the Horizons of Functional Electrolytes in Lithium Batteries	147
Exploiting Albumin as a Versatile Carrier for Cancer Theranostics	146
Dispersion Interactions in Asymmetric Induction for Constructing Vicinal Stereogenic Centers	143
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Liquids in Vacuum: A Contradiction that Launched a Thousand Experiments	139
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Modulating RNA with Chemical Modifications	136
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Dendritic Fibrous Nanosilica: Discovery, Synthesis, Formation Mechanism, Catalysis, and CO₂ Capture–Conversion	123
Electrochemical Gelation of Metal Chalcogenide Quantum Dots: Applications in Gas Sensing and Photocatalysis	122
Exploring Present and Future Directions in Nano-Enhanced Optoelectronic Neuromodulation	122
Ethanol in Aqueous Solution Studied by Microjet Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Theory	120
Engineering Li Metal Anode for Garnet-Based Solid-State Batteries	118
The Impact of Ligand Carboxylates on Electrocatalyzed Water Oxidation	117
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Heterogeneous Frustrated Lewis Pair Catalysts: Rational Structure Design and Mechanistic Elucidation Based on Intrinsic Properties of Supports	112
Two-Dimensional Heteropore Covalent Organic Frameworks: From Construction to Functions	111
Near-Infrared-II Fluorescent Probes for Analytical Applications: From In Vitro Detection to In Vivo Imaging Monitoring	111
N-Boryl Pyridyl Anion Chemistry	111
Superlattice Assembly for Empowering Metal Nanoclusters	110
van der Waals Epitaxy of Organic Semiconductor Thin Films on Atomically Thin Graphene Templates for Optoelectronic Applications	110
Nickel-Catalyzed Radical Mechanisms: Informing Cross-Coupling for Synthesizing Non-Canonical Biomolecules	109
A Specific Guide for Metalloenzyme Designers: Introduction and Evolution of Metal-Coordination Spheres Embedded in Protein Environments	109
Multifunctional Photo-Cross-Linking Probes: From Target Protein Searching to Imaging Applications	108
Achieving Efficient n-Doping of Conjugated Polymers by Molecular Dopants	107
Heterometallic Clusters with Uranium–Metal Bonds Supported by Double-Layer Nitrogen–Phosphorus Ligands	105
Porous Single Crystals at the Macroscale: From Growth to Application	105
Noncanonical Amino Acids Dictate Peptide Assembly in Living Cells	103

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Atropisomers: Synthesis, Analysis, and Applications	101
Well-Defined Supported ZnO_x Species: Synthesis, Structure, and Catalytic Performance in Nonoxidative Dehydrogenation of C₃–C₄ Alkanes	101
Predicting Molecular Photochemistry Using Machine-Learning-Enhanced Quantum Dynamics Simulations	100
Active Site Fluxional Restructuring as a New Paradigm in Triggering Reaction Activity for Nanocluster Catalysis	100
Toward the Use of Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase for Methane Bioconversion Applications	100
Expansive Quantum Mechanical Exploration of Chemical Reaction Paths	96
Advancing Plasmon-Induced Selectivity in Chemical Transformations with Optically Coupled Transmission Electron Microscopy	96
Engineering the Interfacing of Molecules with 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: Enhanced Multifunctional Electronics	95
Paramagnetic Effects in NMR Spectroscopy of Transition-Metal Complexes: Principles and Chemical Concepts	95
NAC-TDDFT: Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory for Nonadiabatic Couplings	94
Unique Functions and Applications of Rigid Dendrimers Featuring Radial Aromatic Chains	93
Lost in Condensation: Poly-, Cyclo-, and Ultraphosphates	92
Chemo-Enzymatic Modification of the 5′ Cap To Study mRNAs	92
Atomic-Resolution Cryogenic Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy for Quantum Materials	91
Biopyrrin Pigments: From Heme Metabolites to Redox-Active Ligands and Luminescent Radicals	91
Insulin Stabilization Designs for Enhanced Therapeutic Efficacy and Accessibility	90
Enhancing Biocatalysis: Metal–Organic Frameworks as Multifunctional Enzyme Hosts	90
Pushing the Boundaries of Multicomponent Alloy Nanostructures: Hybrid Approach of Liquid Phase Separation and Selective Leaching Processes	90
Tip-Enhanced Raman Scattering on Both Sides of the Schrödinger Equation	89
Thermodynamics and Modeling of Collective Effects in the Organic Ligand Shell of Colloidal Quantum Dots	89
Single-Molecule Mechanochemical Sensing	89
Candidate for Catalyst during Water-Oxidation Reaction in the Presence of Manganese Compounds, from Nanosized Particles to Impurities: Sleep with One Eye Open	87
Applications of Low-Valent Transition Metalates: Development of a Reactive Noncarbonyl Rhenium(I) Anion	87
Tuning the Electronic Properties of Main-Group Species by N-Heterocyclic Vinyl (NHV) Scaffolds	87
Advancing Chelation Strategies for Large Metal Ions for Nuclear Medicine Applications	86
From Precision Colloidal Hybrid Materials to Advanced Functional Assemblies	85
Harnessing Nature’s Molecular Recognition Capabilities to Map and Study RNA Modifications	83
Hydrated Anions: From Clusters to Bulk Solution with Quasi-Chemical Theory	83
Demystifying the Chemical Ordering of Multimetallic Nanoparticles	82
Uncovering the Nature of Active Sites during Electrocatalytic Reactions by In Situ Synchrotron-Based Spectroscopic Techniques	82
Local Polarity-Induced Assembly of Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Materials	82
Coordination-Delayed-Hydrolysis Method for the Synthesis and Structural Modulation of Titanium-Oxo Clusters	82
Facile Assembly of Modular-Type Phosphines for Tackling Modern Arylation Processes	81
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Allosteric Effectors for Hemoglobin	81
Recognition-Encoded Synthetic Information Molecules	81
Photoexcitation-Induced Assembly: A Bottom-Up Physical Strategy for Driving Molecular Motion and Phase Evolution	81
Rational Design of T-Cell- and B-Cell-Based Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines	81
Discipline-Based Diversity Research in Chemistry	81
Diversity and Tailorability of Photoelectrochemical Properties of Carbon Dots	79
Predicting the Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Responses of Organic Materials: The Role of Dynamics	78
Absolute Electronic Energetics and Quantitative Work Functions of Liquids from Photoelectron Spectroscopy	78
Molecules that Generate Fingerprints: A New Class of Fluorescent Sensors for Chemical Biology, Medical Diagnosis, and Cryptography	78
Nonequilibrium Scattering/Evaporation Dynamics at the Gas–Liquid Interface: Wetted Wheels, Self-Assembled Monolayers, and Liquid Microjets	77
An NMR Spectroscopy View on London Dispersion in Catalysis: Detection, Quantification, and Application in Ion Pair and Transition Metal Catalysis	77
Combining Chemical Protein Synthesis and Random Nonstandard Peptides Integrated Discovery for Modulating Biological Processes	77
Adenosine Deaminase Acting on RNA (ADAR) Enzymes: A Journey from Weird to Wondrous	77
Developing High-Capacity Solid “Molecular Basket” Sorbents for Selective CO₂ Capture and Separation	76
Iron-Sensitized Solar Cells (FeSSCs)	75
Base-Resolution Sequencing Methods for Whole-Transcriptome Quantification of mRNA Modifications	75
Molecular Coping Mechanisms: Reprogramming tRNAs To Regulate Codon-Biased Translation of Stress Response Proteins	75
Pressure-Regulated Excitonic Transitions in Emergent Metal Halides	75
Metal–Ligand Interactions and Their Roles in Controlling Nanoparticle Formation and Functions	75
Dispersion Interactions in Condensed Phases and inside Molecular Containers	74
Integrative Approach to Probe Alternative Redox Mechanisms in RNA Modifications	74
Chemical Versatility in Catalysis and Inhibition of the Class IIb Histone Deacetylases	73
Accelerated Development of a COVID-19 Lateral Flow Test in an Academic Setting: Lessons Learned	73
Spinodal Decomposition-Driven Structural Hierarchy of Mesoporous Inorganic Materials for Energy Applications	73
Cluster-in-Molecule Local Correlation Method for Dispersion Interactions in Large Systems and Periodic Systems	72
Molecular Face-Rotating Polyhedra: Chiral Cages Inspired by Mathematics	72
Induced Aggregation, Solvent Regulation, and Supracluster Assembly of Aluminum Oxo Clusters	72
Toward Gigahertz Photodetection with Transition Metal Dichalcogenides	71
Phototunable and Photopatternable Polymer Semiconductors	71
Chemical Strategies for the Detection and Elimination of Senescent Cells	71
Spectrally Silent Protein Reaction Dynamics Revealed by Time-Resolved Thermodynamics and Diffusion Techniques	70
Reaction Templates: Bridging Synthesis Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence	70
Functionally Active Synthetic α-Helical Pores	70
Integrative Chemical Biology Approaches to Deciphering the Histone Code: A Problem-Driven Journey	70
Expanding the Rare-Earth Metal BINOLate Catalytic Multitool beyond Enantioselective Organic Synthesis	70
Native Mass Spectrometry and Nucleic Acid G-Quadruplex Biophysics: Advancing Hand in Hand	69
Complex Composites Built through Freezing	68
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Expanding Horizons in Quantum Chemical Studies: The Versatile Power of MRSF-TDDFT	67
Nanoscaled Oxygen Carrier-Driven Chemical Looping for Carbon Neutrality: Opportunities and Challenges	66
Electroinduced Surfactant Self-Assembly Driven to Vertical Growth of Oriented Mesoporous Films	66
Renewable Fuels and Chemical Recycling of Plastics via Hydrothermal Liquefaction	66
How Do Metalloproteins Tame the Fenton Reaction and Utilize •OH Radicals in Constructive Manners?	66
Design, Exploitation, and Rational Improvements of Diazirine-Based Universal Polymer Crosslinkers	66
Anti-Kasha Fluorescence in Molecular Entities: Central Role of Electron–Vibrational Coupling	66

Surface-Initiated Zerovalent Metal-Mediated Controlled Radical Polymerization (SI-Mt⁰CRP) for Brush Engineering	65
Oxidative and Reductive Manipulation of C1 Resources by Bio-Inspired Molecular Catalysts to Produce Value-Added Chemicals	65
Chelation-Assisted Iron-Catalyzed C–H Activations: Scope and Mechanism	65
From Macrocycles to Quantum Rings: Does Aromaticity Have a Size Limit?	64
Two-Dimensional π-Conjugated Frameworks as a Model System to Unveil a Multielectron-Transfer-Based Energy Storage Mechanism	64
Difluoromethylthiolator: A Toolbox of Reagents for Difluoromethylthiolation	64
Catalytic Reactions Directed by a Structurally Well-Defined Aminomethyl Cyclopalladated Complex	64
Quantum Dots: A Promising Fluorescent Label for Probing Virus Trafficking	64
Zeolite Fixed Metal Nanoparticles: New Perspective in Catalysis	64
A New Paradigm in Enantioselective Cobalt Catalysis: Cationic Cobalt(I) Catalysts for Heterodimerization, Cycloaddition, and Hydrofunctionalization Reactions of Olefins	63
The Pyrazinacenes	63
Solvent Effects on Ultrafast Photochemical Pathways	63
Chiral-at-Ruthenium Catalysts for Nitrene-Mediated Asymmetric C–H Functionalizations	62
Porous Crystalline Materials Based on Tetrathiafulvalene and Its Analogues: Assembly, Charge Transfer, and Applications	62
Determinants of Superselectivity─Practical Concepts for Application in Biology and Medicine	62
Electron Transport over 2D Molecular Materials and Assemblies	62
Ratiometric Optical and Photoacoustic Imaging In Vivo in the Second Near-Infrared Window	61
Carbon Dioxide Reduction: A Bioinspired Catalysis Approach	61
Carborane Meets Metal Nanocluster: New Opportunities in Nanomaterials	61
Quantification, Exchange, and Removal of Surface Ligands on Noble-Metal Nanocrystals	61
A Strategy for Selective Catalytic B–H Functionalization of o-Carboranes	61
Plasmon-Driven Chemistry on Mono- and Bimetallic Nanostructures	60
Pinpointing Conditions for a Metabolic Origin of Life: Underlying Mechanisms and the Role of Coenzymes	60
Biosensors for the Detection of Bacillus anthracis	60
In Situ Studies of Arylboronic Acids/Esters and R₃SiCF₃ Reagents: Kinetics, Speciation, and Dysfunction at the Carbanion–Ate Interface	60
Interfacial Colloidal Self-Assembly for Functional Materials	60
Real-Time Visualizing Nucleation and Growth of Electrodes for Post-Lithium-Ion Batteries	60
Toward Accurate Photoluminescence Nanothermometry Using Rare-Earth Doped Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications	60
Quasiclassical Direct Dynamics Trajectory Simulations of Organometallic Reactions	59
The RaPID Platform for the Discovery of Pseudo-Natural Macrocyclic Peptides	59
Combining Excellent Selectivity with Broad Target Scope: Biosensing with Arrayed Deep Cavitand Hosts	59
Molecular Recognition Driven Bioinspired Directional Supramolecular Assembly of Amphiphilic (Macro)molecules and Proteins	58
Space Exploration of Metal–Organic Frameworks in the Mesopore Regime	58
Galvanic Replacement Synthesis of Metal Nanostructures: Bridging the Gap between Chemical and Electrochemical Approaches	58
Porous Metal Phosphonate Frameworks: Construction and Physical Properties	58
Alkaline Water Electrolysis for Green Hydrogen Production	57
A Paradigm Shift in Catalysis: Electro- and Photomediated Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions	57
Heme Detoxification in the Malaria Parasite: A Target for Antimalarial Drug Development	57
Ultrahigh-Throughput Experimentation for Information-Rich Chemical Synthesis	57
Potential of Functionalized Polyolefins in a Sustainable Polymer Economy: Synthetic Strategies and Applications	57
Nickel-Catalyzed Functionalization Reactions Involving C–H Bond Activation via an Amidate-Promoted Strategy and Its Extension to the Activation of C–F, C–O, C–S, and C–CN Bonds	57
Controlling the Structure and Function of Protein Thin Films through Amyloid-like Aggregation	57
Organocatalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Molecules: Development of Strategies and Skeletons	56
2D Conjugated Covalent Organic Frameworks: Defined Synthesis and Tailor-Made Functions	56
Characterization of Pairs of Toxic and Nontoxic Misfolded Protein Oligomers Elucidates the Structural Determinants of Oligomer Toxicity in Protein Misfolding Diseases	56
Rational Design of Electrochemiluminescent Devices	55
n-Type Organic and Polymeric Semiconductors Based on Bithiophene Imide Derivatives	55
Anion-Coordination-Driven Assembly	55
Data Science Meets Physical Organic Chemistry	54
Structural Regulation of Covalent Organic Frameworks for Catalysis	54
Asymmetric Catalytic Rearrangements with α-Diazocarbonyl Compounds	54
Fluorescence-Activating and Absorption-Shifting Tags for Advanced Imaging and Biosensing	54
2D Conjugated Metal–Organic Frameworks: Defined Synthesis and Tailor-Made Functions	53
Dinitrogen Activation and Functionalization Affording Chromium Diazenido and Hydrazido Complexes	53
Total Synthesis of Complex Natural Products: More Than a Race for Molecular Summits	53
Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Unveiling the Chemistry behind Different Facets	53
Influence of Steric and Dispersion Interactions on the Thermochemistry of Crowded (Fluoro)alkyl Compounds	53
Carbon Shell on Active Nanocatalyst for Stable Electrocatalysis	53
Organic Semiconductor–Organism Interfaces for Augmenting Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis	53
Current Strategies for Modulating Aβ Aggregation with Multifunctional Agents	53
Soft Chemistry of Hard Materials: Low-Temperature Pathways to Bulk and Nanostructured Layered Metal Borides	52
Photobiocatalysis for Abiological Transformations	52
Physicochemical Methods for the Structuring and Assembly of MOF Crystals	52
Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Carboxylation and Amidation Reactions	52
Bismuth-Based Metal Clusters─From Molecular Aesthetics to Contemporary Materials Science	52
Polydiketoenamines for a Circular Plastics Economy	51
Unique Phosphorus-Based Avenues for the Tuning of Functional Materials	51
Hunting for the Intermolecular Diels–Alderase	51
Making 2D Materials Sparkle in Energy Storage via Assembly	51
Metalloporphyrins as Catalytic Models for Studying Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Reactions	51
Phenanthroline Catalysis in Stereoselective 1,2-cis Glycosylations	50
Ultralong Organic Phosphorescence: From Material Design to Applications	50
Photochemical Methods Applied to DNA Encoded Library (DEL) Synthesis	50
Chiral Posttranslational Modification to Lysine ε-Amino Groups	50
Chemical Probes to Control and Visualize Lipid Metabolism in the Brain	50
Two-Dimensional Nanofluidic Membranes toward Harvesting Salinity Gradient Power	50
Chemistry of Lipid Nanoparticles for RNA Delivery	50
A New Paradigm in Pincer Iridium Chemistry: PCN Complexes for (De)Hydrogenation Catalysis and Beyond	49
SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Drug Design, Assay Development, and Drug Resistance Studies	49
Peptide Self-assembly: From Ordered to Disordered	49
Asymmetric Synthesis of Fluoro, Fluoromethyl, Difluoromethyl, and Trifluoromethylcyclopropanes	49
One Decade of Computational Studies on Single-Atom Alloys: Is In Silico Design within Reach?	49
Engineering Catalyst–Electrolyte Microenvironments to Optimize the Activity and Selectivity for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO₂ on Cu and Ag	48
Strategies toward the Difunctionalizations of Enamide Derivatives for Synthesizing α,β-Substituted Amines	48
Resistive Gas Sensors Based on 2D TMDs and MXenes	48
Ligand-to-Metal Charge Transfer (LMCT) Catalysis: Harnessing Simple Cerium Catalysts for Selective Functionalization of Inert C–H and C–C Bonds	48
Ynamide Coupling Reagents: Origin and Advances	48
Collective Behaviors of Magnetic Active Matter: Recent Progress toward Reconfigurable, Adaptive, and Multifunctional Swarming Micro/Nanorobots	48
Radical Pathway Glycosylation Empowered by Bench-Stable Glycosyl Donors	47
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Rational Construction of Two-Dimensional Conjugated Metal–Organic Frameworks (2D c-MOFs) for Electronics and Beyond	47
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Single-Electron-Transfer-Mediated Carbonylation Reactions	46
Vinylcyclopropanes as Three-Carbon Synthons in Rhodium-Catalyzed Cycloadditions: Reaction Development, Mechanistic Studies, New Inspirations, and Synthetic Applications	46
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