OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Catalysis is 50. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
High selectivity and efficiency in 5-hydroxymethylfurfural oxidation: synergistic oxygen activation by Co-N sites on nitrogen-doped carbon supported single-atom cobalt	199
Scaling relations and dynamical predictiveness of electric dipole strength on 2e- ORR catalytic property	137
Graphical abstract TOC	135
Graphical abstract TOC	127
Editorial Board	124
The role of BaTiO <	112
Electronic and geometric features controlling the reactivity of Mg-vanadate and V2O5 surfaces toward the initial C–H activation of C1–C3 alkanes – A DFT+U study	109
Stereoselective synthesis of β,γ-Unsaturated esters enabled by photocatalytic Alkyl-Heck-Type reactions	101
Directing group assisted rhodium-catalyzed formal C–H arylation and carbonylative arylation of arenes with aryl halides in the presence of CO	95
Highly efficient synthesis of imine activated by noble-metal-free CuInS2/C composite catalyst from MOFs under mild conditions	92
Study of the surface species of CePr-supported Cu, Ni and CuNi catalysts at different Water Gas Shift reaction conditions	83
Cu-catalyzed regioselective borylative cyclization of silicon-bridged allenyl bromides: toward 4-silacyclohexenyl boronates	79
Visible-light-induced C2-selective trifluoromethylation of indoles catalyzed by copper-containing covalent organic frameworks	73
Electronic and geometric structure engineered copper sites enhance CO and OH co-adsorption for CO2 electroreduction to C2+ products	73
Investigating the impact of micropore volume of aminosilica functionalized SBA-15 on catalytic activity for amine-catalyzed reactions	72
Lattice oxygen modulation for efficient chemical looping redox oxidative cracking of cycloalkane to light olefins: The influence of the active sites configuration	72
Elucidating the origin of positive onset potential and low photovoltage of CuBi2O4 photocathode	70
Systematic study on efficient transfer hydrogenation of levulinate esters to γ-valerolactone over robust catalyst	69
H2O in situ induced active site structure dynamics for efficient methane direct oxidation to methanol over Fe-BEA zeolite	67
Rate analysis of an anomalous case of (side) product inhibition	67
Enhancing hydroformylation activity and stability of Rh-based catalysts through Ni and P incorporation	66
Computational screening of nonmetal dopants to active MoS2 basal-plane for hydrogen evolution reaction via structural descriptor	66
Corrigendum to “Mechanistic insights into the selectivity switch in CO2 reduction over Ni/SiO2 and NiMo/SiO2 catalysts: A combined study of temperature programmed desorption, infrared spectroscopy and	65
Organic-inorganic hybridization strategy for promoting BiOBr CO2 photoreduction via enhanced CO2 adsorption and photogenerated carrier migration	65
Carbene enzyme-inspired confined catalysis in metal-organic framework for enhanced selectivity	64

Highly active and stable CoWS2 catalysts in slurry phase hydrocracking of vacuum residue: XAFS studies	63
Theoretical investigation of decomposition and hydrolysis of sulfonamides on CeO2(111)	62
Microenvironment-coordinated P1CoN3 single-atom sites for selective photocatalytic CO2 reduction to C2 products	60
Contents continued	59
Insight into the low-temperature DeNOx performance of copper-based oxides: Perspective from the valence state distribution	59
MnO2-modified ZIF-67 supported on doped reduced graphene oxide as highly active catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction	59
Rational design of aldimine imidazolidin-2-imine/guanidine nickel catalysts for norbornene (Co)polymerizations with enhanced catalytic performance	58
Understanding the CO2 methanation mechanism on nanostructured bimetallic Ru/NiO–CeO2 catalysts	57
Theoretical study on the mechanism of tryptophan methylation catalyzed by the cobalamin-dependent radical enzyme TsrM	56
Synergistic effect of single atoms and clusters on boosting activity of TiO2-supported Pd catalysts towards total furfural hydrogenation	56
Enhanced metal-support interaction over Pd-Au/TiO2 catalysts for vinyl acetate synthesis	55
Zn-Vacancy-Mediated electron enrichment of cobalt nanoparticles for Ambient-Temperature oxidation of Biomass-Derived HMF to FDCA	55
ReO as a Brønsted acidic modifier in glycerol hydrodeoxygenation: Computational insight into the balance between acid and metal catalysis	54
Enhancing the elimination of toluene and chlorobenzene by Ce doping in α-MnO2 to boost Lewis acidity and lattice oxygen activity	54
Enhanced selectivity for C2 products in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction over Mg(OH)2-modified Cu2O(1 1 1) catalyst	54
Advances in catalytic dehydrogenation and dehydrogenative coupling of ethanol to acetaldehyde, ethyl acetate and n-butanol	54
Elementary steps and bifunctional scavenging pathways in methylcyclohexane dehydrogenation reactions on dispersed Pt nanoparticles	54
Enhanced regioselectivity in propylene hydroformylation using Xantphos-modified single-atom Rh/CeO2 catalyst	52
Enhanced built-in electric field facilitates charge separation and transfer in conjugated microporous polymers for photocatalytic C H trifluoromethylation of heterocycles	52
Hydroisomerization and hydrocracking over dual-function Pt/H+USY zeolite catalysts: Correlation of nanoscale compositions and structures with reaction kinetics	51
Epoxidation of propylene by molecular oxygen at low temperature over AgCl-modified Ag-Cu bimetallic catalyst	51
Palladium-catalyzed cyclization/carbonylation of iodoarene-tethered propargyl ethers with nitroarenes for the synthesis of acetamides-functionalized benzofurans	51
Computational descriptor for electrochemical currents of carbon dioxide reduction on Cu facets	51
Analysis of thermodynamics, kinetics, and reaction pathways in the amination of secondary alcohols over Ru/SiO2	50
Y-induced oxygen vacancy engineering and local electronic reconstruction for enhanced ammonia decomposition over Ni1Ce1-xYxOα	50
Rates and reversibility of CO2 hydrogenation on Cu-based catalysts	50
Advancements in Palladium-Catalyzed formic acid Dehydrogenation: Greening carbon monoxide synthesis in synthetic organic chemistry	50
A comprehensive comparison of oxygen and nitrogen functionalities in carbon and their implications for the oxygen reduction reaction	50