OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Accounts of Chemical Research is 34. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
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N-Boryl Pyridyl Anion Chemistry	314
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An NMR Spectroscopy View on London Dispersion in Catalysis: Detection, Quantification, and Application in Ion Pair and Transition Metal Catalysis	262
Issue Editorial Masthead	261
Thermodynamics and Modeling of Collective Effects in the Organic Ligand Shell of Colloidal Quantum Dots	261
Two-Dimensional Heteropore Covalent Organic Frameworks: From Construction to Functions	256
Unique Functions and Applications of Rigid Dendrimers Featuring Radial Aromatic Chains	249
Tip-Enhanced Raman Scattering on Both Sides of the Schrödinger Equation	241
Coordination-Delayed-Hydrolysis Method for the Synthesis and Structural Modulation of Titanium-Oxo Clusters	228
Advancing Plasmon-Induced Selectivity in Chemical Transformations with Optically Coupled Transmission Electron Microscopy	210
Heterometallic Clusters with Uranium–Metal Bonds Supported by Double-Layer Nitrogen–Phosphorus Ligands	207
Reticular Chemistry within Crystalline Porous Gas Adsorbents and Membranes	205
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	194
Breaking Barriers in Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Imaging Using 100 kHz Amplified Yb-Laser Systems	194
Ethanol in Aqueous Solution Studied by Microjet Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Theory	193
Enhancing Biocatalysis: Metal–Organic Frameworks as Multifunctional Enzyme Hosts	190
Expanding Horizons in Quantum Chemical Studies: The Versatile Power of MRSF-TDDFT	186
Space Exploration of Metal–Organic Frameworks in the Mesopore Regime	179
Determinants of Superselectivity─Practical Concepts for Application in Biology and Medicine	175
In Situ Studies of Arylboronic Acids/Esters and R₃SiCF₃ Reagents: Kinetics, Speciation, and Dysfunction at the Carbanion–Ate Interface	174

Nanoscaled Oxygen Carrier-Driven Chemical Looping for Carbon Neutrality: Opportunities and Challenges	168
Resistive Gas Sensors Based on 2D TMDs and MXenes	168
Solvent Effects on Ultrafast Photochemical Pathways	163
Rational Construction of Two-Dimensional Conjugated Metal–Organic Frameworks (2D c-MOFs) for Electronics and Beyond	162
Anion-Coordination-Driven Assembly	160
Reaction Templates: Bridging Synthesis Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence	157
Expansive Quantum Mechanical Exploration of Chemical Reaction Paths	156
Carbon Shell on Active Nanocatalyst for Stable Electrocatalysis	156
How Do Metalloproteins Tame the Fenton Reaction and Utilize •OH Radicals in Constructive Manners?	153
Bismuth-Based Metal Clusters─From Molecular Aesthetics to Contemporary Materials Science	153
Electroinduced Surfactant Self-Assembly Driven to Vertical Growth of Oriented Mesoporous Films	149
Chiral Posttranslational Modification to Lysine ε-Amino Groups	149
Galvanic Replacement Synthesis of Metal Nanostructures: Bridging the Gap between Chemical and Electrochemical Approaches	147
Rational Design of Electrochemiluminescent Devices	145
Bridging Colloidal and Electrochemical Nanoparticle Growth with In Situ Electrochemical Measurements	144
Issue Editorial Masthead	144
Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Molecular-based Porous Frameworks	143
Hydride Transfer-Based CO₂ Reduction Catalysis: Navigating Metal Hydride to Organic Hydride in the Catalytic Loop	142
Organic Iono-Optoelectronics: From Electrochromics to Artificial Retina	141
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Solution-State Hydrostatic Pressure Chemistry: Application to Molecular, Supramolecular, Polymer, and Biological Systems	134
Biophysical Measurement Strategies for Antiviral Drug Development: Recent Progress in Virus-Mimetic Platforms Down to the Single Particle Level	132
The Future of Inorganic Electrosynthesis Is Wide Open	130
Pyrolysis-Free Covalent Organic Polymers Directly for Oxygen Electrocatalysis	127
Skeletal Editing Strategies Driven by Total Synthesis	125
Imaging and Editing the Phospholipidome	125
Visualizing the Multistep Process of Protein Aggregation in Live Cells	124
Tunable and Switchable Catalysis Enabled by Cation-Controlled Gating with Crown Ether Ligands	122
Chirality-Induced Spin Selectivity in Composite Materials: A Device Perspective	122
Development of PFAS-Free Locally Concentrated Ionic Liquid Electrolytes for High-Energy Lithium and Aluminum Metal Batteries	121
4′-Modified Nucleosides for Antiviral Drug Discovery: Achievements and Perspectives	121
Copper-Catalyzed Benzylic C–H Cross-Coupling Enabled by Redox Buffers: Expanding Synthetic Access to Three-Dimensional Chemical Space	118
Nickel-Based Anode Catalysts for Efficient and Affordable Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells	117
Frame-Guided Assembly of Amphiphiles	114
Approaches to Synthesis and Isolation of Enantiomerically Pure Biologically Active Atropisomers	114
Advancing Ion Separation: Covalent-Organic-Framework Membranes for Sustainable Energy and Water Applications	110
Late-Stage Halogenation of Complex Substrates with Readily Available Halogenating Reagents	108
Combating Antimicrobial Resistance via Single-Cell Diagnostic Technologies Powered by Droplet Microfluidics	106
Nonconventional Luminophores: Emission Mechanism, Regulation, and Applications	106
Issue Editorial Masthead	105
Solid-Solution MXenes: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications	105
Reimagining Dearomatization: Arenophile-Mediated Single-Atom Insertions and π-Extensions	105
Strategies for Precise Modulation of Protein Degradation	105
Biological Regulation Studied in Vitro and in Cellulo with Modified Proteins	105
Biodegradability as an Off-Ramp for the Circular Economy: Investigations into Biodegradable Polymers for Home and Personal Care	104
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Issue Editorial Masthead	103
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Fullertubes: A 30-Year Story of Prediction, Experimental Validation, and Applications for a Long-Missing Family of Soluble Carbon Molecules	100

Exploring Aqueous Coordination Chemistry of Highly Lewis Acidic Metals with Emerging Isotopes for Nuclear Medicine	99
Chemical Fields: Directing Atom Migration in the Multiphasic Nanocrystal	97
Detecting Interplay of Chirality, Water, and Interfaces for Elucidating Biological Functions	97
Nanostructured Surfaces with Multimodal Antimicrobial Action	95
Issue Editorial Masthead	95
Targeting Ribosomal Frameshifting as an Antiviral Strategy: From HIV-1 to SARS-CoV-2	94
Force-Based Neuromodulation	94
Chemical Doping of Organic and Coordination Polymers for Thermoelectric and Spintronic Applications: A Theoretical Understanding	94
Enzyme-Free Dynamic DNA Reaction Networks for On-Demand Bioanalysis and Bioimaging	93
Probing the E3 Ligase Adapter Cereblon with Chemical Biology	93
Catalytic Chemo- and Enantioselective Transformations of gem-Diborylalkanes and (Diborylmethyl)metallic Species	92
Catalytic Signal Transduction Theory Enabled Virtual Screening of Nanomaterials for Medical Functions	92
CO₂ Electrolysis System under Industrially Relevant Conditions	92
Unified Formulation of Phase Space Mapping Approaches for Nonadiabatic Quantum Dynamics	91
Enantioselective Catalysis by the Umpolung of Conjugate Acceptors Involving N-Heterocyclic Carbene or Organophosphine 1,4-Addition	91
Surface Hopping Dynamics on Vibronic Coupling Models	89
Characterization of Elusive Reaction Intermediates Using Infrared Ion Spectroscopy: Application to the Experimental Characterization of Glycosyl Cations	89
Examining the Importance of Hydrogen Bonding and Proton Transfer in Iron Porphyrin-Mediated Carbon Dioxide Upconversion	88
Membrane Association Allosterically Regulates Phospholipase A₂ Enzymes and Their Specificity	88
Combined Spectroscopic, Thermodynamic, and Theoretical Approach for Detecting and Quantifying Hydrogen Bonding and Dispersion Interaction in Ionic Liquids	87
Click Step-Growth Polymerization and E/Z Stereochemistry Using Nucleophilic Thiol–yne/–ene Reactions: Applying Old Concepts for Practical Sustainable (Bio)Materials	87
Pore-Networked Soft Materials Based on Metal–Organic Polyhedra	87
Solvation, Surface Propensity, and Chemical Reactions of Solutes at Atmospheric Liquid–Vapor Interfaces	86
A Journey of the Development of Privileged Difluorocarbene Reagents TMSCF₂X (X = Br, F, Cl) for Organic Synthesis	86
Enantioselective Synthesis of Atropisomers via Vinylidene ortho-Quinone Methides (VQMs)	86
Chemical Tools for Lipid Cell Biology	85
MOF-on-MOF Growth: Inducing Naturally Nonpreferred MOFs and Atypical MOF Growth	85
Confinement in a Zeolite and Zeolite Catalysis	84
Issue Editorial Masthead	82
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Long-Lived Organic Room-Temperature Phosphorescence from Amorphous Polymer Systems	82
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Skin-Deep Aspect of Thermopower in Bi₂Q₃, PbQ, and BiCuQO (Q = Se, Te): Hidden One-Dimensional Character of Their Band Edges Leading to High Thermopower	80
Issue Editorial Masthead	79
Advancements in Liquid Jet Technology and X-ray Spectroscopy for Understanding Energy Conversion Materials during Operation	79
A New Concept of Molten Salt Systems for the Electrodeposition of Si, Ti, and W	78
Chemistry and Dynamics of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Methane in the Slit Pores of Layered Silicates	78
Skeletal Editing of Polymer Backbones and Its Impact Across the Polymer Lifecycle	78
Adsorption Structure–Activity Correlation in the Photocatalytic Chemistry of Methanol and Water on TiO₂(110)	76
Chemical Preintercalation Synthesis of Versatile Electrode Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage	76
Unimolecular Fragment Coupling and Single Carbon Atom Doping as Tools for Structural Reprogramming	76
Predicting Kinetics and Dynamics of Spin-Dependent Processes	76
How to Achieve Hydrogenation/Hydrofunctionalization via Metal Hydride Complexes	76
Self-Adaptable Tropos Catalysts	75
Molecular Vibrational Polariton Dynamics: What Can Polaritons Do?	74
Exploiting Molecular Orders at the Interface of Microdroplets for Intelligent Materials	74
Advances in Biosensor Technologies for Infection Diagnostics	74
Beyond N-Alkylation: Synthesis, Structure, and Function of N-Amino Peptides	74
Molecular Ring Remodeling through C–C Bond Cleavage	73
Functional Nucleic Acids for Pathogenic Bacteria Detection	73
Cobalt(III)-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Functionalization: Ligand Innovation and Reaction Development	73
Catalyst Engineering Empowers the Creation of Biomass-Derived Polyesters and Polycarbonates	72
The Quantum Chemical Cluster Approach in Biocatalysis	72
Physical Origin and Periodicity of the Highest Oxidation States in Heavy-Element Chemistry	72
Molecular Recognition with Macrocyclic Receptors for Application in Precision Medicine	72
Controlling Guest Diffusion by Local Dynamic Motion in Soft Porous Crystals to Separate Water Isotopologues and Similar Gases	72
Targeted Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Molecular Imaging of Cancer	72
Tunable 1D van der Waals Nanostructures by Vapor–Liquid–Solid Growth	71
Redox-Mediated pH Swing Systems for Electrochemical Carbon Capture	71
Macrocycle-Based Solid-State Supramolecular Polymers	70
Manipulation of Nonradiative Process Based on the Aggregation Microenvironment to Customize Excited-State Energy Conversion	70
Hybrid Cross-Linking to Construct Functional Elastomers	69
Catalysts for the Enzymatic Lipidation of Peptides	69
Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly of Metal Oxide Inverse Opals: From Synthesis to Applications	69
Atroposelective Synthesis of C–C Axially Chiral Compounds via Mono- and Dinuclear Vanadium Catalysis	68
Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry: 20 Years	68
Emergence of Low-Cost and High-Performance Nonfused Ring Electron Acceptors	68
Ordered Integration and Heterogenization of Catalysts and Photosensitizers in Metal-/Covalent-Organic Frameworks for Boosting CO₂ Photoreduction	67
Vinyl and Alkynyl Substituted Heterocycles as Privileged Scaffolds in Transition Metal Promoted Stereoselective Synthesis	67
Defects in Carbon-Based Materials for Electrocatalysis: Synthesis, Recognition, and Advances	67
Unconventional Transformations of Difluorocarbene with Amines and Ethers	67
Highly Stable Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskite toward Efficient Photovoltaics	66
Using NMR Spectroscopy to Evaluate Metal–Ligand Bond Covalency for the f Elements	65
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Peptides En Route from Prebiotic to Biotic Catalysis	65
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Correction to “Tuning Reactive Crystallization Pathways for Integrated CO₂ Capture, Conversion, and Storage via Mineralization”	63
Bridging Electrochemistry and Ultrahigh Vacuum: “Unburying” the Electrode–Electrolyte Interface	63
Chemical Modulators of Mucosal Associated Invariant T Cells	62
Engineering Nanostructured Interfaces of Hexagonal Boron Nitride-Based Materials for Enhanced Catalysis	62
Explaining Kinetic Isotope Effects in Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Reactions	62
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A Spontaneously Electrical State of Matter	62
Measurements of Atmosphere–Biosphere Exchange of Oxidized Nitrogen and Implications for the Chemistry of Atmospheric NO_x	61
Exploiting Chemical Protein Synthesis to Study the Role of Tyrosine Sulfation on Anticoagulants from Hematophagous Organisms	61
Evolution of a Synthetic Strategy toward the Syntheses of Bis-tetrahydroisoquinoline Alkaloids	61
Design, Synthesis, and Application of Chiral Bicyclic Imidazole Catalysts	60
Ligand-Assisted Phase Engineering of Nanomaterials	60
Challenge and Chance of Single Atom Catalysis: The Development and Application of the Single Atom Site Catalysts Toolbox	59
Homo-Mannich Reaction of Cyclopropanols: A Versatile Tool for Natural Product Synthesis	58
Three-Dimensional Polymer Micelles Formed by Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly	58
Element Distributions in Bimetallic Aerogels	57
Combining Renewable Electricity and Renewable Carbon: Understanding Reaction Mechanisms of Biomass-Derived Furanic Compounds for Design of Catalytic Nanomaterials	57
Metal–Organic Frameworks as Versatile Media for Polymer Adsorption and Separation	57
Hierarchically Porous MOFs Synthesized by Soft-Template Strategies	57
Solar-Driven CO₂ Reduction Using a Semiconductor/Molecule Hybrid Photosystem: From Photocatalysts to a Monolithic Artificial Leaf	57
Organic Electrode Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion: Mechanism, Characteristics, and Applications	57
Emerging Electrochemical Techniques for Probing Site Behavior in Single-Atom Electrocatalysts	56
Stereochemical Editing at sp³-Hybridized Carbon Centers by Reversible, Photochemically Triggered Hydrogen Atom Transfer	56
Issue Editorial Masthead	56
Dissipative Systems Driven by the Decarboxylation of Activated Carboxylic Acids	56
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The Influence of Nonlocal Metal–Dielectric Environments on Physical and Chemical Processes	56
The Age of Direct Chemical Dynamics	56
Degradable Vinyl Polymers for Combating Marine Biofouling	56
Issue Editorial Masthead	56
Correction to “Nonadiabatic Dynamics Studied by Liquid-Jet Time-Resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy”	56
Magnetoelectrics for Implantable Bioelectronics: Progress to Date	55
Recent Developments in the Methods and Applications of Electrostatic Theory	55
Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Conductivity of a Weakly Coordinating Anion/Cation Salt for Electrolyte Application in Next-Generation Batteries	55
The Molecular Nature of Redox-Conductive Metal–Organic Frameworks	55
Designer Heme Proteins: Achieving Novel Function with Abiological Heme Analogues	55
Expanding the Scope of Aluminum Chemistry with Noninnocent Ligands	54
Monolithically Defined Wireless Fully Implantable Nervous System Interfaces	54
Single-Molecule Correlated Chemical Probing: A Revolution in RNA Structure Analysis	54
Calculating the Enthalpy of Vaporization of Ethanol, n-Heptane, Isooctane, and a Binary Mixture of Isooctane + n-Heptane from Their Vapor Pressure Data	54
Surface Science and Engineering for Electrochemical Materials	54
Nanoinjection: A Platform for Innovation in Ex Vivo Cell Engineering	54
SERS as a Probe of Surface Chemistry Enabled by Surface-Accessible Plasmonic Nanomaterials	54
Differences in the Second Coordination Sphere Tailor the Substrate Specificity and Reactivity of Thiol Dioxygenases	53
Photophysics in Biomembranes: Computational Insight into the Interaction between Lipid Bilayers and Chromophores	53
N-Acyl-N-alkyl/aryl Sulfonamide Chemistry Assisted by Proximity for Modification and Covalent Inhibition of Endogenous Proteins in Living Systems	53
Chemical Evolution of Enzyme-Catalyzed Glycosylation	53
Translating the Genome into Drugs	53
General Principles and Limitations for Detection of RNA Modifications by Sequencing	53
Reaction Mechanisms, Kinetics, and Improved Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis from Hierarchical High Throughput Catalyst Design	52
Toward Understanding the Subcellular Distributions of Cholesterol and Sphingolipids Using High-Resolution NanoSIMS Imaging	52
Molecular Quantum Dynamics: A Quantum Computing Perspective	52
Conjugated Block Copolymers for Functional Nanostructures	52
Controlling Symmetry Breaking Charge Transfer in BODIPY Pairs	52
Assembly-Line Catalysis in Bifunctional Terpene Synthases	52
Pitfalls in RNA Modification Quantification Using Nucleoside Mass Spectrometry	51
3d Metal Complexes in T-shaped Geometry as a Gateway to Metalloradical Reactivity	51
Road Map for the Construction of High-Valued N-Heterocycles via Denitrogenative Annulation	51
Enantioselective Transformations by “1 + x” Synergistic Catalysis with Chiral Primary Amines	51
Hydrosilane/Organoiodine Coupling-Enabled Studies of Organosilane Physical Properties	51
Transition Metal-Catalyzed Nitrogen Atom Insertion into Carbocycles	51
New Opportunities for Organic Synthesis with Superheated Flow Chemistry	50
Noble Metal Nanoparticle Biosensors: From Fundamental Studies toward Point-of-Care Diagnostics	50
Toward Self-Driven Autonomous Material and Device Acceleration Platforms (AMADAP) for Emerging Photovoltaics Technologies	50
Recent Advances in Electrochemical Carboxylation with CO₂	50
Sequential Linker Installation in Metal–Organic Frameworks	50
Metal-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Chemistry Directed toward Metallosupramolecular Synthesis and Beyond	50
Helix-Induced Asymmetric Self-Assembly of π-Conjugated Block Copolymers: From Controlled Syntheses to Distinct Properties	49
Advances in Nanomaterials for Sustainable Gas Separation and Storage: Focus on Clathrate Hydrates	49
Bulk-Processed Plasmonic Plastic Nanocomposite Materials for Optical Hydrogen Detection	49
Late-Stage Diversification of Phosphines by C–H Activation: A Robust Strategy for Ligand Design and Preparation	49
Design of Novel Uncharged Organic Superbases: Merging Basicity and Functionality	49
Challenges and Applications to Operando and In Situ TEM Imaging and Spectroscopic Capabilities in a Cryogenic Temperature Range	49
Cyclopropenium Ions in Catalysis	49
Developing Biodegradable Lipid Nanoparticles for Intracellular mRNA Delivery and Genome Editing	48
Benzo-Fused-Ring Toolbox Based on Palladium/Norbornene Cooperative Catalysis: Methodology Development and Applications in Natural Product Synthesis	48
Issue Editorial Masthead	48
Programmable Morphing Hydrogels for Soft Actuators and Robots: From Structure Designs to Active Functions	48
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Renewable Fuels and Chemical Recycling of Plastics via Hydrothermal Liquefaction	47
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From Precision Colloidal Hybrid Materials to Advanced Functional Assemblies	46
Phototunable and Photopatternable Polymer Semiconductors	46
Innovative Chemical Strategies for Advanced CRISPR Modulation	46
Single-Molecule Mechanochemical Sensing	46
Electrochemical Gelation of Metal Chalcogenide Quantum Dots: Applications in Gas Sensing and Photocatalysis	46
Paramagnetic Effects in NMR Spectroscopy of Transition-Metal Complexes: Principles and Chemical Concepts	46
A Specific Guide for Metalloenzyme Designers: Introduction and Evolution of Metal-Coordination Spheres Embedded in Protein Environments	45
SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Drug Design, Assay Development, and Drug Resistance Studies	45
A New Paradigm in Enantioselective Cobalt Catalysis: Cationic Cobalt(I) Catalysts for Heterodimerization, Cycloaddition, and Hydrofunctionalization Reactions of Olefins	45