OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Chemical Education is 31. 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
Bio-oil from Piper nigrum L. Crop Waste as a Potential Biofuel and Its Contribution to Chemistry Education through Problematized Experimental Activity	259
An Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Technique Course using Scaffolded, Inquiry-Based Laboratories and Project-Based Learning	190
Antioxidant Capacity ofRhizophora mangleBark Extracts: A Contextualized Approach in the Teaching of Analytical Chemistry	126
The Visual Preparation of n-Bromobutane	100
Green Synthetic Approach to Indole-Substituted Methane Derivatives via Multi-Component Reaction	90
Thinking and Learning in Nested Systems: The Individual Level	85
Medicines, the Haute Couture of Pharmacy: A Summer Camp for High School Students	73
Synthesis and Analytical Characterization of Purpurogallin: A Pharmacologically Active Constituent of Oak Galls	71
Understanding and Learning of Ionic Organic Reactions in Organic Chemistry Based on Acid–Base Theory	60
The Hydrogen Atom Spectrum: Experimental Analysis Using Iterative Model Building	52
Simplified Low-Cost LED Nephelometer and Turbidity Experiments for Practical Teaching	50
Encouraging Student Engagement by Using a POGIL Framework for a Gas-Phase IR Physical Chemistry Laboratory Experiment	48
Investigating Students’ Perceptions of Their Performance and the Relevance of Chemistry to Sustainable Development	42
Stepwise or Concerted Mechanisms? Rethinking of the Classical Carbocation Rearrangement Reaction	41
Synthesis and Catalytic Performance of Cu-CeO₂ Nanoparticles and the Application in Cr(VI) Detection: Third-Year Undergraduate Comprehensive Laboratory Experiment	41
Integration of Teaching Laboratory Activities Based on the Valorization of Industrial Waste into Chemical Education to Address the Emerging Sustainable Development Goals	41
Investigating Crystal Violet Reactivity and Color with Quantum Theory and Interactive Webpages	39
Quick-QM-Spectra (QQMS): A Website for the Visualization of Spectra and Molecules from the Output of Free Open-Source Electronic Structure Programs	37
¹³C NMR Analysis of an Aqueous Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution (Synthesis of β-Resorcylic Acid)	37
Synthesis of GR/TiO₂ Photocatalyst for Degradation of Methylene Blue─A Laboratory Experiment for Preservice Teachers	37
Development and Evaluation of the Chemistry Multidimensional Belonging Scale (CMBS)	37
From a Hazardous Waste to a Commercial Product: Learning Circular Economy in the Chemistry Lab	36
The Effectiveness of the Competence Approach in the Training of Chemistry Teachers	35
Utilization of Standardized College Entrance Metrics to Predict Undergraduate Student Success in Chemistry	35
Incorporation of a Virtual Proteomics Module into the Undergraduate Analytical Curriculum	34

Design and Evaluation of an Innovative Pedagogical Strategy for Undergraduate Medical Students Learning Chemistry	33
Using ChatGPT-4 to Teach the Design of Data Visualizations	33
From Glass to Gold: Visualization of Electrostatic Self-Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles	32
Drug Discovery in Real Life: An Online Learning Activity for Bioinformatics Students	32
Students as Investigators: Promoting Active Learning through a Case Study Assignment in a Lecture-Based Analytical Chemistry Course	31
Class and Exam Modalities’ Impact on Student Exam Scores	31
Experiences with Student Projects Focusing on Chemistry Shows in Undergraduate Chemistry Teacher Education	31