OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Chemical Reviews is 39. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Correction to Depolymerization within a Circular Plastics System	1380
Topological Materials Go Meta	1318
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Single Crystals of Vanadium Oxides as a Lens for Understanding Structural and Electronic Phase Transformations, Ion Transport, Chemo-Mechanical Coupling, and Electrothermal Neuronal Emulation	692
Coordination Chemistry of Modified Porphyrinoid Systems	664
Genetic Code Expansion Approaches to Decipher the Ubiquitin Code	655
Chemistry of Bis(trifluoromethyl)amines: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications	623
Physicochemical Characterization of Asphaltenes Using Microfluidic Analysis	586
Effects of Crowding and Cosolutes on Biomolecular Function at Extreme Environmental Conditions	572
Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: A Theory and Simulation Perspective	564
Cell-Free Gene Expression: Methods and Applications	551
Biomimetic Materials to Fabricate Artificial Cells	550
Electron Microscopy Studies of Soft Nanomaterials	546
Introduction: “Noncanonical Amino Acids”	520
The Role of Confinement in Biomineralization	505
Nanomaterials for Flexible Neuromorphics	493
The Versatile and Strategic O-Carbamate Directed Metalation Group in the Synthesis of Aromatic Molecules: An Update	479
Electrocatalysis in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers	474
Hydrocarbon Extraction with Ionic Liquids	469
The Promise and Challenges of Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells	462
How Softness Matters in Soft Nanogels and Nanogel Assemblies	455

Review on the Degradation Mechanisms of Metal-N-C Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acid Electrolyte: Current Understanding and Mitigation Approaches	451
Phase Transitions and Dynamics in Mixed Three- and Low-Dimensional Lead Halide Perovskites	450
Depolymerization within a Circular Plastics System	447
Noncovalent Aggregation for Diverse Properties in Hydrogels: A Comprehensive Review	444
New Advances in Covalent Network Polymers via Dynamic Covalent Chemistry	437
Connecting the Dots: Sintering of Liquid Metal Particles for Soft and Stretchable Conductors	437
Energy Applications of Ionic Liquids: Recent Developments and Future Prospects	431
Cryo-electron Microscopic Analysis of Single-Pass Transmembrane Receptors	420
Issue Editorial Masthead	416
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Creation from Confusion and Fusion in the Porphyrin World─The Last Three Decades of N-Confused Porphyrinoid Chemistry	377
Engineered Proteins and Materials Utilizing Residue-Specific Noncanonical Amino Acid Incorporation	377
Issue Editorial Masthead	374
Diversification of Phage-Displayed Peptide Libraries with Noncanonical Amino Acid Mutagenesis and Chemical Modification	370
Thermodynamic and Molecular Origins of Crack Resistance in Polymer Networks	365
Ultrahigh-Throughput Enzyme Engineering and Discovery in In Vitro Compartments	363
Carbon-based Biradicals: Structural and Magnetic Switching	359
Chemical Glycosylations in Water and Aqueous Media	355
Electron Diffraction of 3D Molecular Crystals	351
Light–Matter Interactions in Hybrid Material Metasurfaces	345
Optical Phenomena in Molecule-Based Magnetic Materials	344
Neutron Scattering Studies of Heterogeneous Catalysis	335
Recent Developments for the Deuterium and Tritium Labeling of Organic Molecules	334
Process Simulation and Optimization on Ionic Liquids	332
Ionic Liquids for the Separation of Fluorocarbon Refrigerant Mixtures	332
Metal Ion-Directed Functional Metal–Phenolic Materials	330
Orbital-Free Density Functional Theory: An Attractive Electronic Structure Method for Large-Scale First-Principles Simulations	327
Theoretical Modeling of Electrochemical Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer	326
Nanoporous Gold: From Structure Evolution to Functional Properties in Catalysis and Electrochemistry	323
Thermal Stability of Cellulose Nanomaterials	321
Biospecific Chemistry for Covalent Linking of Biomacromolecules	314
Issue Editorial Masthead	313
Understanding the Electric Double-Layer Structure, Capacitance, and Charging Dynamics	313
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How to Propose a Great Chemical Reviews Article	306
Correction to Molecular Chirality and Its Monitoring by Ultrafast X-ray Pulses	300
Issue Publication Information	299
Single-Crystalline Anode Materials: Growth, Applications, Fabrication, and Recycling	295
Soft Biological Actuators for Meter-Scale Homeostatic Biohybrid Robots	294
Engineering Pyrrolysine Systems for Genetic Code Expansion and Reprogramming	293
Topological Insulator Metamaterials	292
Introduction: Persistent and Stable Organic Radicals	288
The Chemical Reactivity of Membrane Lipids	288

Defect Chemistry of Titanium Dioxide (Rutile). Progress Toward Sustainable Energy	283
Insights into Single-Electron-Transfer Processes in Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry and Related Donor–Acceptor Systems in Main Group Chemistry	283
Two-Dimensional Field-Effect Transistor Sensors: The Road toward Commercialization	282
Oxide Ion-Conducting Materials Containing Tetrahedral Moieties: Structures and Conduction Mechanisms	277
Colloidal Synthesis of Metal Nanocrystals: From Asymmetrical Growth to Symmetry Breaking	276
Fundamental Aspects of Phase-Separated Biomolecular Condensates	275
Embracing Heterogeneity: Challenging the Paradigm of Replisomes as Deterministic Machines	274
Organic Synthesis Using Nitroxides	273
Large-Area Epitaxial Growth of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides	271
Macromolecular Crowding, Phase Separation, and Homeostasis in the Orchestration of Bacterial Cellular Functions	271
Charge Transfer from Quantum-Confined 0D, 1D, and 2D Nanocrystals	269
Electrolytes in Organic Batteries	267
Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Water Electrolysis: Cell-Level Considerations for Gigawatt-Scale Deployment	267
Emerging Electrochromic Materials and Devices for Future Displays	263
The Past and the Future of Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett Films	261
Recent Development of Halide Perovskite Materials and Devices for Ionizing Radiation Detection	260
Hydrothermal Treatment of Biomass Feedstocks for Sustainable Production of Chemicals, Fuels, and Materials: Progress and Perspectives	257
Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Capture and Concentration	255
Issue Publication Information	254
Decoding Spliceosome Dynamics through Computation and Experiment	253
Issue Editorial Masthead	252
Issue Editorial Masthead	251
Theory of Anisotropic Metal Nanostructures	249
Bioinspired Multifunctional and Dynamic Color-Tuning Photonic Devices	248
Electrical Stimulation of Cells: Drivers, Technology, and Effects	247
Spectrochemistry of Firefly Bioluminescence	246
Demystifying the O-GlcNAc Code: A Systems View	246
Fifty Shades of Phenanthroline: Synthesis Strategies to Functionalize 1,10-Phenanthroline in All Positions	244
Glycoinformatics in the Artificial Intelligence Era	241
Lignocellulosic Films: Preparation, Properties, and Applications	240
Ultrafast Magic Angle Spinning Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy: Advances in Methodology and Applications	240
Iodoarene Activation: Take a Leap Forward toward Green and Sustainable Transformations	235
Therapeutic Hydrogels: Properties and Biomedical Applications	235
Selective Noncovalent Catalysis with Small Molecules	234
Genetic Code Expansion History and Modern Innovations	233
Synthesis and Deconstruction of Polyethylene-type Materials	232
Benchmarking Quantum Gates and Circuits	232
Metal-Based Photosensitizers as Inducers of Regulated Cell Death Mechanisms	231
Second-Sphere Lattice Effects in Copper and Iron Zeolite Catalysis	229
Molecular Views on Mechanisms of Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Reactions in Zeolites	229
Shining New Light on Biological Systems: Luminescent Transition Metal Complexes for Bioimaging and Biosensing Applications	227
Metal–Organic Network-Forming Glasses	224
Issue Editorial Masthead	219
Frontiers of Ionic Liquids in Carbon Dioxide Separation and Valorization	218
Electronic Structure and Excited State Dynamics of Cadmium Chalcogenide Nanorods	218
Quinolinate Synthase: An Example of the Roles of the Second and Outer Coordination Spheres in Enzyme Catalysis	217
Topology in Thermal, Particle, and Plasma Diffusion Metamaterials	217
Rare Earth Starting Materials and Methodologies for Synthetic Chemistry	215
Unveiling the Power of Proximity of Prevalent Fe-Based Tandem Catalysts in CO ₂ Hydrogenation via Modified Fischer–Tropsch: Crucial Relations toward	214
Stereodynamic Strategies to Induce and Enrich Chirality of Atropisomers at a Late Stage	213
First-Generation Organic Reaction Intermediates in Zeolite Chemistry and Catalysis	213
Design Rules for Obtaining Narrow Luminescence from Semiconductors Made in Solution	210
Reversible Chemistry for Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis	210
From Protein Film Electrochemistry to Nanoconfined Enzyme Cascades and the Electrochemical Leaf	205
Solution-Processable and Printable Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Inks	205
Mechanisms and Delivery of tRNA Therapeutics	205
Evolution of Copolymers of Epoxides and CO₂: Catalysts, Monomers, Architectures, and Applications	204
Advances in Bioresorbable Triboelectric Nanogenerators	202
From Mining to Manufacturing: Scientific Challenges and Opportunities behind Battery Production	195
Electrochemical and Non-Electrochemical Pathways in the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Monosaccharides and Related Sugar Alcohols into Valuable Products	194
Catalysis of Alloys: Classification, Principles, and Design for a Variety of Materials and Reactions	194
Transition Metal Catalysis Controlled by Hydrogen Bonding in the Second Coordination Sphere	194
Nitrogen-Centered Radicals in Functionalization of sp² Systems: Generation, Reactivity, and Applications in Synthesis	193
Atomic Scale Design of MXenes and Their Parent Materials─From Theoretical and Experimental Perspectives	193
Solid-State Reaction Synthesis of Nanoscale Materials: Strategies and Applications	191
Intelligent Photodetectors: Postmanufacturing Tunability toward Enhanced Performance and Advanced Functions	190
Fluorine Chemistry in Rechargeable Batteries: Challenges, Progress, and Perspectives	189
Bioadhesive Technology Platforms	189
Microenvironment Engineering of Heterogeneous Catalysts for Liquid-Phase Environmental Catalysis	188
Recent Progress of Amorphous Nanomaterials	187
Bioinspired and Bioderived Aqueous Electrocatalysis	187
Issue Editorial Masthead	186
Ionic Liquids: New Forms of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients with Unique, Tunable Properties	186
Chiral Induced Spin Selectivity	186
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Unraveling Materials Synthesis Mechanisms Using In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy and Neutron Scattering	181
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Flexible Microinterventional Sensors for Advanced Biosignal Monitoring	180
A Computational Perspective to Intermolecular Interactions and the Role of the Solvent on Regulating Protein Properties	180
Introduction: Polaritonic Chemistry	178
Paramagnetic Chemical Probes for Studying Biological Macromolecules	175
Nondestructive Analysis of Commercial Batteries	174
Polymers without Petrochemicals: Sustainable Routes to Conventional Monomers	173
The Role of In Situ/Operando IR Spectroscopy in Unraveling Adsorbate-Induced Structural Changes in Heterogeneous Catalysis	172
Converting Nanotoxicity Data to Information Using Artificial Intelligence and Simulation	171
Colloidal Synthesis of Plasmonic Complex Metal Nanoparticles: Sequential Execution of Multiple Chemical Toolkits Increases Morphological Complexity	171
Carbon Nanodots from an In Silico Perspective	170
Conformational Dynamics of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Regulate Biomolecular Condensate Chemistry	170
Recent Advances in the Total Synthesis of the Tetrahydroisoquinoline Alkaloids (2002–2020)	168
Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric C–H Functionalization Reactions	166
Recent Progress on Phase Engineering of Nanomaterials	164
Two-Dimensional Organic–Inorganic van der Waals Hybrids	164
Recent Advances in Tetra- (Ti, Sn, Zr, Hf) and Pentavalent (Nb, V, Ta) Metal-Substituted Molecular Sieve Catalysis	163
Toward Next Generation Lateral Flow Assays: Integration of Nanomaterials	162
Protein Design: From the Aspect of Water Solubility and Stability	162
Characterizing Electrode Materials and Interfaces in Solid-State Batteries	162
Characterization Techniques of Polymer Aging: From Beginning to End	160
Luminescent Lanthanides in Biorelated Applications: From Molecules to Nanoparticles and Diagnostic Probes to Therapeutics	159
Hydrolysis, Ligand Exchange, and Redox Properties of Vanadium Compounds: Implications of Solution Transformation on Biological, Therapeutic, and Environmental Applications	158
Deconstruction of Polymers through Olefin Metathesis	158
Implants with Sensing Capabilities	157
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Polymer Photoelectrodes for Solar Fuel Production: Progress and Challenges	157
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Recent Advances on Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Molecules Bearing a Fluorine-Containing Stereogenic Carbon Center (2015–2024)	154
Coordination-Induced Bond Weakening	154
Rotating Frame Relaxation in Magic Angle Spinning Solid State NMR, a Promising Tool for Characterizing Biopolymer Motion	154
The Octadecanoids: Synthesis and Bioactivity of 18-Carbon Oxygenated Fatty Acids in Mammals, Bacteria, and Fungi	154
Pr_1–xCa_xMnO₃-Based Memristive Heterostructures: Basic Mechanisms and Applications	154
The Coming of Age of Neodymium: Redefining Its Role in Rare Earth Doped Nanoparticles	154
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Phenalenyl Radical: Smallest Polycyclic Odd Alternant Hydrocarbon Present in the Graphene Sheet	152
Methods for Theoretical Treatment of Local Fields in Proteins and Enzymes	151
Multi-Ferrocene-Based Ligands: From Design to Applications	150
Biological Materials Processing: Time-Tested Tricks for Sustainable Fiber Fabrication	148
s-Block Metal Catalysts for the Hydroboration of Unsaturated Bonds	148
Next Generation Gold Drugs and Probes: Chemistry and Biomedical Applications	146
Colloidal Approaches to Zinc Oxide Nanocrystals	146
Multifaceted Computational Modeling in Glycoscience	145
Designed to Degrade: Tailoring Polyesters for Circularity	144
Layer-Structured Anisotropic Metal Chalcogenides: Recent Advances in Synthesis, Modulation, and Applications	143
Molecular Spies in Action: Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Biosensors Light up Cellular Signals	141
The Materials Science behind Sustainable Metals and Alloys	141
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Graph Neural Networks in Modern AI-Aided Drug Discovery	140
Introduction: Fluorine-Specific Interactions	139
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Large-Area Interfaces for Single-Molecule Label-free Bioelectronic Detection	138
Hierarchical Materials from High Information Content Macromolecular Building Blocks: Construction, Dynamic Interventions, and Prediction	138
The Astounding World of Glycans from Giant Viruses	138
Introduction: Two-Dimensional Layered Transition Metal Dichalcogenides	137
Catalytic Approaches to Chemo- and Site-Selective Transformation of Carbohydrates	135
Regioselective Substitution of BINOL	135
Phase Engineering of 2D Materials	134
Semiconductor Quantum Dots in the Cluster Regime	134
Expanding the Synthetic Toolbox through Metal–Enzyme Cascade Reactions	133
Oxide Cathodes: Functions, Instabilities, Self Healing, and Degradation Mitigations	133
Introduction: Organic Bioelectronics	132
Glycoconjugates: Synthesis, Functional Studies, and Therapeutic Developments	130
Introduction: Soft Robotics	130
Synthetic Lipid Biology	130
Metabolic Engineering: Methodologies and Applications	129
Topological Metamaterials	128
Introduction: Operando and In Situ Studies in Catalysis and Electrocatalysis	128
Covalent Template-Directed Synthesis: A Powerful Tool for the Construction of Complex Molecules	127
Review of Multifunctional Separators: Stabilizing the Cathode and the Anode for Alkali (Li, Na, and K) Metal–Sulfur and Selenium Batteries	127
Computer-Aided Molecular Design of Ionic Liquids as Advanced Process Media: A Review from Fundamentals to Applications	127
Soft Materials and Devices Enabling Sensorimotor Functions in Soft Robots	127
Applying Classical, Ab Initio, and Machine-Learning Molecular Dynamics Simulations to the Liquid Electrolyte for Rechargeable Batteries	126
Review: Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes	126
Viscosity of Ionic Liquids: Theories and Models	125
Cell Culture in Microfluidic Droplets	125
Recycling Hazardous and Valuable Electrolyte in Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries: Urgency, Progress, Challenge, and Viable Approach	125
Synthesis, Modulation, and Application of Two-Dimensional TMD Heterostructures	124
Chemical Design of Activatable Photoacoustic Probes for Precise Biomedical Applications	124
Concepts Relevant for the Kinetic Analysis of Reversible Reaction Systems	124
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Engineered Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Energy Conversion and Storage	124
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Single Crystal Cathode Materials for Lithium-Based Batteries: Synthesis, Scaleup, and Manufacturing	122
Introducing Virtual Thematic Issues for Chemical Reviews	122