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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

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	158
Microenvironment-coordinated P1CoN3 single-atom sites for selective photocatalytic CO2 reduction to C2 products	115
Elucidating the origin of positive onset potential and low photovoltage of CuBi2O4 photocathode	113
Ionic liquids modified electrochemical interfaces for enhanced biomass valorization	109
Enhanced built-in electric field facilitates charge separation and transfer in conjugated microporous polymers for photocatalytic C H trifluoromethylation of heterocycles	107
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	105
Enhanced metal-support interaction over Pd-Au/TiO2 catalysts for vinyl acetate synthesis	82
Scaling relations and dynamical predictiveness of electric dipole strength on 2e- ORR catalytic property	80
Advancements in Palladium-Catalyzed formic acid Dehydrogenation: Greening carbon monoxide synthesis in synthetic organic chemistry	78
H2 production from the photocatalytic reforming of ethylene glycol: Effect of TiO2 crystalline phase on photo-oxidation mechanism	78
Highly active and stable CoWS2 catalysts in slurry phase hydrocracking of vacuum residue: XAFS studies	73
Visible-light-induced C2-selective trifluoromethylation of indoles catalyzed by copper-containing covalent organic frameworks	73
Palladium-catalyzed cyclization/carbonylation of iodoarene-tethered propargyl ethers with nitroarenes for the synthesis of acetamides-functionalized benzofurans	72
Tracking the phase changes in micelle-based NiGa nanocatalysts for methanol synthesis under activation and working conditions	67
Directing group assisted rhodium-catalyzed formal C–H arylation and carbonylative arylation of arenes with aryl halides in the presence of CO	66
Computational descriptor for electrochemical currents of carbon dioxide reduction on Cu facets	64
Mechanistic and kinetic relevance of hydrogen and water in CO2 hydrogenation on Cu-based catalysts	64
Organic-inorganic hybridization strategy for promoting BiOBr CO2 photoreduction via enhanced CO2 adsorption and photogenerated carrier migration	64
Electronic metal-support interactions for defect-induced Ru/Co-Sm2O3 mesosphere to achieve efficient NaBH4 hydrolysis activity	64
ReO as a Brønsted acidic modifier in glycerol hydrodeoxygenation: Computational insight into the balance between acid and metal catalysis	63
Stereoselective synthesis of β,γ-Unsaturated esters enabled by photocatalytic Alkyl-Heck-Type reactions	62
Study of the surface species of CePr-supported Cu, Ni and CuNi catalysts at different Water Gas Shift reaction conditions	60
H2O in situ induced active site structure dynamics for efficient methane direct oxidation to methanol over Fe-BEA zeolite	60
Enhanced selectivity for C2 products in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction over Mg(OH)2-modified Cu2O(1 1 1) catalyst	60
Editorial introduction of the personal perspective of Ricardo Levy and technical Perspective of Gerhard Ertl	59

Highly efficient synthesis of imine activated by noble-metal-free CuInS2/C composite catalyst from MOFs under mild conditions	58
Analysis of thermodynamics, kinetics, and reaction pathways in the amination of secondary alcohols over Ru/SiO2	58
The role of BaTiO3	58
Editorial Board	57
Graphical abstract TOC	57
Graphical abstract TOC	57
Structure sensitivity in adsorbate-induced adatom formation on FCC transition-metal surfaces	56
Selective hydrodeoxygenation of lignins into cyclohexanols over Ni/CeO2 via hydrogen transfer	55
Epoxidation of propylene by molecular oxygen at low temperature over AgCl-modified Ag-Cu bimetallic catalyst	55
Enhancing the elimination of toluene and chlorobenzene by Ce doping in α-MnO2 to boost Lewis acidity and lattice oxygen activity	55
Carbene enzyme-inspired confined catalysis in metal-organic framework for enhanced selectivity	55
Editorial Board	55
Structure-oriented optimization of hierarchical porous conjugated polymers for enhanced PET-RAFT polymerization	54
Systematic study on efficient transfer hydrogenation of levulinate esters to γ-valerolactone over robust catalyst	54
Rates and reversibility of CO2 hydrogenation on Cu-based catalysts	53
A comprehensive comparison of oxygen and nitrogen functionalities in carbon and their implications for the oxygen reduction reaction	53
Unraveling the role of MgO in the Ru-Ba/MgO catalyst for boosting ammonia synthesis: Comparative study of MgO and MgAlO supports	53
Lattice oxygen modulation for efficient chemical looping redox oxidative cracking of cycloalkane to light olefins: The influence of the active sites configuration	53
Rational design of aldimine imidazolidin-2-imine/guanidine nickel catalysts for norbornene (Co)polymerizations with enhanced catalytic performance	52
Insight into the low-temperature DeNOx performance of copper-based oxides: Perspective from the valence state distribution	51
Investigating the impact of micropore volume of aminosilica functionalized SBA-15 on catalytic activity for amine-catalyzed reactions	51
Nuances of the voltammetry of homogeneous multi-electron molecular catalysts: An analytical theory for two-electron catalysis	51
Synergistic effect of single atoms and clusters on boosting activity of TiO2-supported Pd catalysts towards total furfural hydrogenation	50
Mechanistic and kinetics insights into structure sensitivity of 2,6-Diamino-3,5-Dinitropiridine hydrogenation over Ni catalysts	50
Catalytic hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol on hydrotalcite-derived CuxNi3−xAlOy mixed-metal oxides	50