OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Catalysis is 49. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

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	183
Enhanced metal-support interaction over Pd-Au/TiO2 catalysts for vinyl acetate synthesis	133
Scaling relations and dynamical predictiveness of electric dipole strength on 2e- ORR catalytic property	126
Advancements in Palladium-Catalyzed formic acid Dehydrogenation: Greening carbon monoxide synthesis in synthetic organic chemistry	125
Graphical abstract TOC	122
Graphical abstract TOC	103
Editorial Board	99
The role of BaTiO <	96
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	94
Ionic liquids modified electrochemical interfaces for enhanced biomass valorization	88
Palladium-catalyzed cyclization/carbonylation of iodoarene-tethered propargyl ethers with nitroarenes for the synthesis of acetamides-functionalized benzofurans	86
Stereoselective synthesis of β,γ-Unsaturated esters enabled by photocatalytic Alkyl-Heck-Type reactions	78
Electronic metal-support interactions for defect-induced Ru/Co-Sm2O3 mesosphere to achieve efficient NaBH4 hydrolysis activity	77
Directing group assisted rhodium-catalyzed formal C–H arylation and carbonylative arylation of arenes with aryl halides in the presence of CO	71
Computational descriptor for electrochemical currents of carbon dioxide reduction on Cu facets	69
Analysis of thermodynamics, kinetics, and reaction pathways in the amination of secondary alcohols over Ru/SiO2	69
Y-induced oxygen vacancy engineering and local electronic reconstruction for enhanced ammonia decomposition over Ni1Ce1-xYxOα	67
Epoxidation of propylene by molecular oxygen at low temperature over AgCl-modified Ag-Cu bimetallic catalyst	66
Highly efficient synthesis of imine activated by noble-metal-free CuInS2/C composite catalyst from MOFs under mild conditions	65
MnO2-modified ZIF-67 supported on doped reduced graphene oxide as highly active catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction	64
Theoretical study on the mechanism of tryptophan methylation catalyzed by the cobalamin-dependent radical enzyme TsrM	64
Cu-catalyzed regioselective borylative cyclization of silicon-bridged allenyl bromides: toward 4-silacyclohexenyl boronates	63
Study of the surface species of CePr-supported Cu, Ni and CuNi catalysts at different Water Gas Shift reaction conditions	63
Enhancing the elimination of toluene and chlorobenzene by Ce doping in α-MnO2 to boost Lewis acidity and lattice oxygen activity	62
Enhanced regioselectivity in propylene hydroformylation using Xantphos-modified single-atom Rh/CeO2 catalyst	62

Electronic and geometric structure engineered copper sites enhance CO and OH co-adsorption for CO2 electroreduction to C2+ products	62
Understanding the CO2 methanation mechanism on nanostructured bimetallic Ru/NiO–CeO2 catalysts	61
ReO as a Brønsted acidic modifier in glycerol hydrodeoxygenation: Computational insight into the balance between acid and metal catalysis	61
Organic-inorganic hybridization strategy for promoting BiOBr CO2 photoreduction via enhanced CO2 adsorption and photogenerated carrier migration	61
H2 production from the photocatalytic reforming of ethylene glycol: Effect of TiO2 crystalline phase on photo-oxidation mechanism	60
Carbene enzyme-inspired confined catalysis in metal-organic framework for enhanced selectivity	57
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	57
Enhanced selectivity for C2 products in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction over Mg(OH)2-modified Cu2O(1 1 1) catalyst	55
Highly active and stable CoWS2 catalysts in slurry phase hydrocracking of vacuum residue: XAFS studies	55
Enhanced built-in electric field facilitates charge separation and transfer in conjugated microporous polymers for photocatalytic C H trifluoromethylation of heterocycles	54
Elementary steps and bifunctional scavenging pathways in methylcyclohexane dehydrogenation reactions on dispersed Pt nanoparticles	54
Theoretical investigation of decomposition and hydrolysis of sulfonamides on CeO2(111)	54
Rational design of aldimine imidazolidin-2-imine/guanidine nickel catalysts for norbornene (Co)polymerizations with enhanced catalytic performance	53
Synergistic effect of single atoms and clusters on boosting activity of TiO2-supported Pd catalysts towards total furfural hydrogenation	53
Hydroisomerization and hydrocracking over dual-function Pt/H+USY zeolite catalysts: Correlation of nanoscale compositions and structures with reaction kinetics	52
Microenvironment-coordinated P1CoN3 single-atom sites for selective photocatalytic CO2 reduction to C2 products	52
Insight into the low-temperature DeNOx performance of copper-based oxides: Perspective from the valence state distribution	52
Visible-light-induced C2-selective trifluoromethylation of indoles catalyzed by copper-containing covalent organic frameworks	51
Mechanistic and kinetic relevance of hydrogen and water in CO2 hydrogenation on Cu-based catalysts	51
Structure-oriented optimization of hierarchical porous conjugated polymers for enhanced PET-RAFT polymerization	51
Investigating the impact of micropore volume of aminosilica functionalized SBA-15 on catalytic activity for amine-catalyzed reactions	51
Mechanistic and kinetics insights into structure sensitivity of 2,6-Diamino-3,5-Dinitropiridine hydrogenation over Ni catalysts	50
Lattice oxygen modulation for efficient chemical looping redox oxidative cracking of cycloalkane to light olefins: The influence of the active sites configuration	50
A comprehensive comparison of oxygen and nitrogen functionalities in carbon and their implications for the oxygen reduction reaction	50
Selective hydrodeoxygenation of lignins into cyclohexanols over Ni/CeO2 via hydrogen transfer	49
CeO2/H-SSZ-13 composite NH3-SCR catalysts achieve unprecedented high-temperature N2 selectivity	49