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Papers

(The median citation count of Catalysis Reviews-Science and Engineering is 9. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Surface modification of metallic catalysts for the design of selective processes	122
Color TiO ₂ Materials as Emerging Catalysts for Visible-NIR Light Photocatalysis, A Review	109
Best practices in catalyst screening	69
Advances in organocatalysis of the Michael reaction by tertiary Phosphines	55
Progressions in cathodic catalysts for oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution in bioelectrochemical systems: Molybdenum as the next-generation catalyst	53
Thermochemical conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals: a review of catalysts, catalyst stability, and reaction mechanisms	48
Recent progress in the application of Ni-based catalysts for the dry reforming of methane	48
Recent advances in oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene on boron-based catalysts	47
Dear readers of catalysis reviews – science and engineering	43
Recent advancements in synthesis and multi-functional catalytic applications of graphitic carbon nitride	39
Molecular Kinetic Modeling of Catalytic Naphtha Reforming: A Review of Complexities and Solutions	38
Direct conversion of CO ₂ into aromatics over multifunctional heterogeneous catalysts	35
Recent comprehensive review on synthesis, modification, applications, and advanced characterization of TiO ₂ mesocrystals-based composite materials	33
Upgrading biomass to high-added value chemicals: synthesis of monoterpenes-based compounds using catalytic green chemical pathways	30
Recent advances in the application of Ni-perovskite-based catalysts for the dry reforming of methane	29
Overview of electrocatalytic treatment of antibiotic pollutants in wastewater	27
MoS₂ based ternary composites: review on heterogeneous materials as catalyst for photocatalytic degradation	27
Monolithic fiber/foam-structured catalysts: beyond honeycombs and micro-channels	25
State-of-the-art for the development of Cu-based heterogeneous catalysts for efficient utilization of furfural to value chemicals via liquid-phase and gas-phase reactions	22
Organocatalysis: A recent development on stereoselective synthesis of o-glycosides	21
Advances in understanding the active sites of Cu catalysts in glycerol hydrogenolysis to 1,2-propanediol	21
Zeolite Catalysts for Biomass Valorization: Tuning of active sites for promoting reactivity	20
The organoboron compounds: their Lewis acidity and catalytic activity	20
Challenges and advances in understanding the roadmap for direct hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to ethanol	20
Methane oxidation in palladium/zeolite catalysts: Facilitating palladium oxide formation and elucidating the reaction mechanism	20

Switching of support materials for the hydrogenation of nitroarenes: A review	19
Direct transformation of Carbon Dioxide to aromatics as high-value liquid fuels via the modified fischer-Tropsch synthesis and Methanol-mediated routes	18
Microreaction and membrane technologies for continuous single-enantiomer production: A review	16
Integration of carbon capture with heterogeneous catalysis toward methanol production: chemistry, challenges, and opportunities	15
Chemical kinetics of heterogeneous catalysis: experimental research methodologies and case studies of site-isolated materials	15
Michael reaction in organocascade catalysis: A powerful tool for creating architectural complexity in the construction of medicinally privileged heterocyclic scaffolds	15
Use of clays and pillared clays in the catalytic photodegradation of organic compounds in aqueous solutions	14
Machine learning aided synthesis and screening of HER catalyst: Present developments and prospects	14
A review on catalysts of biodiesel (methyl esters) production	14
CO ₂ hydrogenation to light olefins: Four matching rules for constructing high-performance bifunctional MCs-zeolites-based catalysts	14
Enzymatic synthesis of chiral alcohols using ketoreductases	13
The current status of research on the catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde	13
L-Proline: Unraveling its Reactivity and Mechanistic Insights as an Organocatalyst in Multi-Component Synthesis: A Comprehensive Review	13
Recent advances in the catalytic oxidation of toluene on Mn-based catalysts	12
Construction of N -heterocycles through group 9 (Co, Rh, Ir) metal-catalyzed C-H activation: utilizing alkynes and olefins as coupling partners	11
Nanocarbons in quantum regime: An emerging sustainable catalytic platform for organic synthesis	11
Oxidative coupling of carbon monoxide to dimethyl oxalate: catalysts design, reaction mechanism and process intensification	10
Silver-based magnetic nanocatalysts: A green platform for the efficient synthesis of heterocycles	10
Key factors in improving the synthesis and properties of visible-light activated g-C ₃ N ₄ for photocatalytic hydrogen production	9
Advancements and Perspective of Environmentally Sustainable Technologies for Electrochemical Selective Conversion of CO ₂ to Methanol	9
Application of machine learning algorithms in predicting the photocatalytic degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid	9
Recent advances in amine catalyzed aldol condensations	9