OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Israel Journal of Chemistry is 2. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Functional Molecular Crystals in Biology	40
Electrodeposition of Poly‐3‐Methyl Thiophene using Pulsed Techniques: A Preliminary Study	36
The Chemical Bond – an Entrance Door of Chemistry to the Neighboring Sciences and to Philosophy	34
ZIF‐8‐Derived Dual Metal (Fe, Ni)‐Nitrogen‐Doped Porous Carbon for Superior ORR Performance in Universal Acid‐Base Properties Solutions	28
Efficient Synthesis of an Alkyne Fluorophosphonate Activity‐Based Probe and Applications in Dual Colour Serine Hydrolase Labelling	27
Strategies for Competitive Activity‐Based Protein Profiling in Small Molecule Inhibitor Discovery and Characterization	26
Strategies for Detecting Aminoacylation and Aminoacyl‐tRNA Editing In Vitro and In Cells	26
Recent Advances in Quasicrystal Research	25
Peptide‐Based Inhibitors that Target the Docking Site of ERK2	23
Influence of Cation Size and Polarity on Charge Transport in Ionic Liquid Based Electrolytes	22
A Beginner's Guide to Organic Semiconductor Photoelectrodes for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide	22
Recent Advance in the Study on 5‐Formylcytosine (f⁵C) RNA Modification	21
Special Issue: 2D Materials	21
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A Look at Real‐World Transition‐Metal Thermochemistry and Kinetics with Local Hybrid Functionals	20
A RaPID Response to SARS‐CoV‐2	19
Expanding the Scope of Ribosome‐Mediated Biosynthesis in vitro using tRNA‐Aminoacylating Ribozyme	18
Modulating the Acceptor Preference of His‐C‐Geranyltransferase LimF	18
Cover Picture: (Isr. J. Chem. 1‐2/2024)	18
Common Trends of Chiral Induced Spin Selectivity and Optical Dichroism with Varying Helix Pitch: A First‐Principles Study	16
Unraveling Complex MicroRNA Signaling Pathways with Activity‐Based Protein Profiling to Guide Therapeutic Discovery**	16
Proteome‐Wide Fragment‐Based Ligand and Target Discovery	16
An Iraqi by Birth, an Israeli in Body, a Soul without Borders. Sason Shaik in His Own Words**	16
Hybrid Nanostructure of Mixed Transition Metal Oxysulfides Supported by Porous PBA as Efficient Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction	15
Supramolecular Behaviour of N,N′‐Bridged Guanidinium Nitrates in the Crystalline State: Identification of Privileged Hydrogen Bond Networks	15

Glycine: The Gift that Keeps on Giving	15
Advancing the Understanding of Surface Science through Nonlinear Optics and Electrochemistry	15
Editorial: Advancement During Challenging Times	14
Shedding Light on Bacterial Physiology with Click Chemistry	14
Quorum Sensing from Two Engineers’ Perspectives	13
Synthesis and Chemiexcitation of a Distinct Chemiluminescent Luminophore based on a Curcumin Scaffold	13
Cover Picture: Transparent, Conducting Self‐Assembled CuS Nanostructures at and beyond Liquid‐Liquid Interface and their Electrocatalytic Properties (Isr. J. Chem. 3/2022)	13
Quantitative Analysis of Charge Dissociation by Selectively Characterizing Exciton Splitting Efficiencies in Single Component Materials	13
From Immunogenic Peptides to Intrinsically Disordered Proteins	13
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Quasicrystal Structure Prediction: A Review	12
Implications of Thermodynamic Control: Dynamic Equilibrium Under Ball Mill Grinding Conditions	12
Cover Picture: (Isr. J. Chem. 6‐7/2025)	11
Quantum Crystallography:N‐Representability Big and Small**	11
Regulatory Role of RNA N⁶‐Methyladenosine Modification in Plants	11
Adding a Chemical Biology Twist to CRISPR Screening	10
The Transthyretin Protein and Amyloidosis – An Extraordinary Chemical Biology Platform	10
Design of Fe‐N_x/Tungsten Carbide for Efficient Electrocatalyst Oxygen Reduction in Acidic Media	10
A High‐Valent Ru−PCP Pincer Catalyst for the Hydrogenation of Organic Carbonates	10
Properties of the Ammann–Beenker Tiling and its Square Periodic Approximants	10
Nanocrystals as Model Systems for Studying the Interplay Between Crystallization and Chirality	10
Spin‐Control in Electrocatalysis for Clean Energy	10
On the Fibonacci Tiling and its Modern Ramifications	10
The Chiral Induced Spin Selectivity Effect What It Is, What It Is Not, And Why It Matters	10
Collaborations Between Microbes and those who Love Them	9
Mixed Germania‐Silica Films on Ru(0001): A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study	9
Adaptive Encapsulation of 1,ω‐Amino‐Acids within the “Pyrene Box”	9
Reactivity of Cytosine with Alkylmercury Ions in the Gas Phase: The Critical Role of the Alkyl Chain	9
Quasicrystalline Antimony Thin Films	8
DFT Studies of Au(I) Catalysed Reactions: Anion Effects and Reaction Selectivity	8
Crystalline Supramolecular Polymers: Dynamics, Chirality, and Function	8
The Systems Chemistry of Nucleic‐acid‐Peptide Networks	8
Anodic Fluorination, Methoxylation, Acetoxylation, and Cyanation of Heteroatom Organic Compounds Using Boron‐Doped Diamond, GC, and Pt Electrodes	8
Practical Aspects of Thermal Dissociation and Recombination Reactions: The Reaction Systems CF₃X(+M)↔CF₃+X (+M) with X=F, Cl, Br, and I	7
Recent Advances in Non‐Standard Macrocyclic Peptide Ligand Discovery using mRNA Display	7
Counteracting Enantiospecific Behavior of Tailor‐Made Additives During Chiral Symmetry Breaking: Growth Inhibition versus Solid‐Solution Formation	7
Organic π‐Conjugated Molecules: From Nature to Artificial Applications. Where are the Boundaries?	7
Copper(II)‐TEMPO Interaction	7
Computational Study on a Transfer Hydrogenation Catalysed by a Ru(II) Bis‐Pyrazolyl Pyridine Complex	7
Conductive Nanomaterials in Printed Electronics	7
Multireference Methods are Realistic and Useful Tools for Modeling Catalysis	7
Deamination‐ or N‐Nitrosation‐Based Methods for m⁶A Profiling	7
Porous Crystalline Organic Cages Made by Design	7
Understanding and Overcoming Biochemical Diversity in AL Amyloidosis	7
History of Chemical Notations from Alchemy to Psycho‐Chemistry	7
High Yield Synthesis and Quadratic Nonlinearities of Gold Nanoprisms in Solution: The Role of Corner Sharpness	7
Effect of Molecular Structure on Interfacial Electron Transfer Kinetics in the Framework of Classical Marcus Theory	7
Superconducting Quasicrystals	6
Phosphorus Corroles: Tuning of their Photophysical and Redox Properties via Axial Ligation and Macrocycle Modification	6

Recent Advances in Electrochemical Reductive Transformation of C−C and C−O Multiple Bonds	6
Saturnenes Like Th@Au₆D_6h: Ring‐Current Evidence for Au−Au Bonding Along the Gold Ring	6
Spatially and Single‐Cell Resolved Profiling of RNA Life Cycle and Epitranscriptomics	6
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Ethnic Variation and Structure‐Function Analysis of Tauopathy‐Associated PERK Alleles	6
Magnetic Field Effects of Charge Transfer Excitons in Organic Semiconductor Devices	6
Cover Picture: (Isr. J. Chem. 5/2024)	6
Mentoring Doctoral Students in the Chemical Sciences	6
Solid Phase Synthesis of Fluorosulfate Containing Macrocycles for Chemoproteomic Workflows	6
Topological Quantum Numbers in Quasicrystals	6
Spin‐Filtering in a p‐Orbital Helical Atomic Chain	6
Functions and Pathological Dysfunctions of RNA and Proteins: ICS Symposium Honoring Wolf Prize Laureates Chuan He, Jeffrey W. Kelly, and Hiroaki Suga: June 14, 2023, The Weizmann Institute of Science,	5
Charge Transfer Processes in Solar Energy Conversion	5
Cover Picture: (Isr. J. Chem. 10‐11/2024)	5
Serine Hydrolase Activity‐Based Probes for Use in Chemical Proteomics	5
Cover Picture: (Isr. J. Chem. 4‐5/2025)	5
The Chemistry of [1,1′‐bis(o‐Carboranyl)]Borane η²‐σ‐Silane Adduct	5
Dynamical Nature of Exciton‐Polariton Coupling in WS₂ Nanoparticles	5
Research Advances Through Activity‐Based Lipid Hydrolase Profiling	5
Experimental Investigation of an Oxidative C−C Coupling Reaction Catalyzed by HAuCl₄	5
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Quorum Sensing Facilitates Interpopulation Signaling by Vibrio fischeri within the Light Organ of Euprymna scolopes	5
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The 87^th Annual Meeting of the Israel Chemical Society: April 3, 2024, Smolarz Auditorium, Tel Aviv University	5
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Cover Picture: (Isr. J. Chem. 11‐12/2021)	4
5‐Sulfurated Imidazo[1,5‐a]Pyridin‐3‐ylidenes: Ligands for π‐Acidic Catalysts	4
Design of MOFs with Absolute Structures: A Case Study	4
Protein Glycosylation Patterns Shaped by the IRE1‐XBP1s Arm of the Unfolded Protein Response	4
Mind from Matter: The Chemical Connection	4
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Stereochemistry and Twisted Crystals	4
2021 Wolf Prize and Synchrotron X‐Ray Radiation – How it Started	4
Special Issue on Synthetic Host Molecules	4
Microbial Communication via Pyrazine Signaling: A New Class of Signaling Molecules Identified in Vibrio cholerae	4
Activity‐based Tools for Interrogating Host Biology During Infection	4
Richard Lerner and the Birth of Antibody Libraries	4
Cover Picture: Interactions Between Peptide Assemblies and Proteins for Medicine (Isr. J. Chem. 9‐10/2022)	4
Activity‐Based Protein Profiling – Celebrating the Groundbreaking Contributions of Benjamin Cravatt	4
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Benjamin F. Cravatt III – Chemical Proteomics Trailblazer	4
Enantiomer Adsorption in an Applied Magnetic Field: D‐ and L‐Aspartic Acid on Ni(100)	4
Catalytic Main‐Group Metal Complexes of Phosphine‐Based Pincer Ligands	4
Bulk and Surface‐Mediated Polymorphs of Bio‐Inspired Dyes Organic Semiconductors: The Role of Lattice Phonons in their Investigation	4
The Queen of Quorum Sensing: Scientist, Bacterial Linguist, Professor, Mentor	4
Off/on Switching of Electric Current as a Strategy for One‐Pot Synthesis of Bromoarylpyridines by Cross‐Coupling/ C−H Bromination	4
Substrate Dependent Charge Transfer Kinetics at the Solid/Liquid Interface of Carbon‐Based Electrodes with Potential Application for Organic Na‐Ion Batteries	4
Nature's Blueprint: Chelation‐Assisted C−H Functionalization for Selective and Efficient Reactions in Aqueous Media	4
Anionic Calixarenes in Biomembrane Transport of Peptides	4
Emerging Trends in Chiral Inorganic Nanostructures	4
Hexagonal and Trigonal Quasiperiodic Tilings	4
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On the Definition of Chirality and Enantioselective Fields	3
A Fluorescent Unnatural Mannosamine Derivative with Enhanced Emission Upon Complexation with Cucurbit[7]uril	3
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Cytokine Mimetics with Various Modalities	3
Generation of Self‐Assembled Structures Composed of Amphipathic, Charged Tripeptides for Intracellular Delivery of Pro‐Apoptotic Chemotherapeutics	3
The Crystal Structure of 5‐Aminouracil and the Ambiguity of Alternative Polymorphs	3
Single Entity Electrochemistry and Its Application to Nanomaterial Synthesis	3
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Engineering Glyco‐Enzymes for Substrate Identification and Targeting	3
Heroes of Stereochemistry and Crystals	3
Chiral Ligands for Au(I), Au(III), and Au(I)/Au(III) Redox Catalysis	3
Cover Picture: (Isr. J. Chem. 5‐6/2022)	3
Cationic Complexes with Au→Ge Bonds – Synthesis and Carbophilic Reactivity	3
Pathogenicity Prediction of GABA_A Receptor Missense Variants	3
Beyond Thresholds: Quorum‐Sensing as Quantitatively Varying Reaction Norms to Multiple Environmental Dimensions	3
Recent Advances in Electrochemical, Ni‐Catalyzed C−C Bond Formation	3
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Special Issue on Electrochemically‐Driven Organic Synthesis	3
Graphene Acid: A Versatile 2D Platform for Catalysis	3
Incorporating Nb into MoSe₂ Nanoflowers for Overall Electrocatalytic Water Splitting	3
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Mechanical Characterization and Single‐Cell Imaging of Bacterial Biofilms	3
Redox‐Responsive Macrocyclic Hosts Based on Calix[4]arene and Calix[4]resorcinarene Scaffolds	3
The Influence of Supersaturation and the Presence of Biuret on the Nucleation, Growth and Morphology of Urea Crystallised from Ethanolic Solutions	3
Bond Energies of UO⁺ and UC⁺: Guided Ion Beam and Quantum Chemical Studies of the Reactions of Uranium Cation with O₂ and CO	3
Probing Intermediates of Ion/Molecule Reactions by their Independent Gas‐Phase Synthesis and Fragmentation – The Thiomethoxymethyl Complexes [(bipy)M(CH₂SCH₃)]⁺ (M=Pt,	3
Activity‐Based Protein Profiling – Finding General Solutions to Specific Problems	3
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Charge Transfer in Ternary Solar Cells Employing Two Fullerene Derivatives: Where do Electrons Go?	3
A Personal Journey in Nanoscience via Developing and Applying Liquid Phase TEM	3
Metal‐Organic Frameworks with Rod Yttrium Secondary Building Units	3
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Transparent, Conducting Self‐Assembled CuS Nanostructures at and beyond Liquid‐Liquid Interface and their Electrocatalytic Properties	2
C−H Bond Activation in Ru‐Catalyzed Reactions of Arenes with Olefins: Theoretical Insights into Hydroarylation and Oxidative Coupling Mechanisms	2
Recent Progress in the Synthesis and Potential Applications of Two‐Dimensional Tungsten (Sub)oxides	2
Balancing from FRET to SET and Further to Photochemistry	2
Surface Pyroelectricity and Piezoelectricity of Centrosymmetric Crystals	2
Exploring Membrane‐tethering Technology for Proteins as a Versatile Tool for Uncovering Novel Disease Targets and Advancing Biotherapeutic Development	2
Silicone Wristband Spray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Combined Exposome and Metabolome Profiling	2
Quantitative Chemoproteomic Methods for Reactive Cysteinome Profiling	2
Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity Studies of Bis(β‐diketiminate) Zinc(II) Complexes	2
Dyotropic Rearrangements in Organic Solvents, in the Gas Phase, and in Enzyme Catalysis	2
How to Identify the Crystal Growth Unit	2
Cover Picture: (Isr. J. Chem. 6‐7/2024)	2
Bacterial Quorum Sensing Signals at the Interdomain Interface	2
Inverse Bonding – Backbonding: Metal to Ligand σ and Ligand to Metal π Dative Interactions between Bismuth and Boron	2
Plastic Scintillators and Radiation Detectors Based on Triphenyl Pyrazoline Derivatives	2
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30 Years of Quantum Dot Research – My Personal Journey	2
Indium Selenide (In₂Se₃) – An Emerging Van‐der‐Waals Material for Photodetection and Non‐Volatile Memory Applications	2
Profiling the Misfolded Proteome in Human Disease	2
How to Break the Law: trans‐Hydroboration and gem‐Hydroboration of Alkynes	2
Synthesis and Potential of Autoinducer‐2 and Analogs to Manipulate Inter‐Species Quorum Sensing	2
Re‐Imagining Drug Discovery using Mass Spectrometry	2
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Radiative Recombination in Bulk‐Heterojunction Solar Cells	2
Breaking the Degeneracy of Sense Codons – How Far Can We Go?	2
Artificial Siderophores with a Trihydroxamate‐DOTAM Scaffold Deliver Iron and Antibiotic Cargo into the Bacterial Pathogen Escherichia coli	2
Ferrocene as a Redox Catalyst for Organic Electrosynthesis	2
The 4^th Bowei Research Conference (BRC‐4), January 3–5, 2024, Teachers′ Hostel, Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan	2
Engineered RNA‐Binding Proteins: Studying and Controlling RNA Regulation	2
Catalytic Peptides: the Challenge between Simplicity and Functionality	2
Molecule‐Specific Uncertainty Quantification in Quantum Chemical Studies	2
Metal‐Organic Frameworks as a New Platform for Enantioselective Separations	2
Canonical‐Cell Tilings and their Atomic Decorations	2
Chemical Tools to Study Bacterial Glycans: A Tale from Discovery of Glycoproteins to Disruption of Their Function	2
Crystal Structures of Diaryl Hydrazone and Sulfone Stabilizers in Complex with an Amyloidogenic Light Chain Reveal an Alternate Ligand‐Binding Cavity	2
A Tribute to Richard Lerner (1938–2021) who Encouraged a Glycobiology Approach to a Broad‐Spectrum Antiviral	2
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Benzoporphyrin‐Based Nanocomposites for Photoelectrochemical O₂ Reduction	2
Richard Lerner – Mentor, Colleague, and Friend	2
Fabricating Quasiperiodic Tilings with Thermal‐Scanning Probe Lithography	2
Advanced Sequencing Techniques to Map RNA Methylation	2
Cover Picture: (Isr. J. Chem. 11‐12/2022)	2
From the Felkin‐Anh Rule to the Grignard Reaction: an Almost Circular 50 Year Adventure in the World of Molecular Structures and Reaction Mechanisms with Computational Chemistry**	2
Activity‐Based Protein Profiling – Enabling Phenotyping of Host‐Associated and Environmental Microbiomes	2
Electrical Properties of LaS‐TaS₂ Misfit Layered Compound Nanotubes	2
Photoaffinity Labeling Chemistries Used to Map Biomolecular Interactions	2
Hierarchical Membranes Self‐Assembled at the Interface between Peptides and Polymer Aqueous Solutions	2