OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Chemical Society Reviews is 159. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
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Mechanism of oxidative stress and neurotoxicity associated with heme and copper–Aβ relevant to Alzheimer's disease	492
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Interfacial engineering of halide perovskites and two-dimensional materials	431
Unifying thermochemistry concepts in computational heterogeneous catalysis	416
Interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with host cells and antibodies: experiment and simulation	406
Nemo censetur ignorare legem : what research chemists should know about the EU legal framework	385
Advanced Ah-level zinc metal batteries	375
Hydrogen atoms in supramolecular chemistry: a structural perspective. Where are they, and why does it matter?	375
Progress on transition metal catalyzed asymmetric hydroesterification, hydrocarboxylation, and hydroamidation reactions of olefins	369
Pore confined time-of-flight secondary ion electrochemical mass spectrometry	366
Combining quantum chemistry, machine learning and rate theory for organic luminescent materials	363
Aptamer-based assembly systems for SARS-CoV-2 detection and therapeutics	356
Reactions of main group compounds with azides forming organic nitrogen-containing species	353
Polymer nano-systems for the encapsulation and delivery of active biomacromolecular therapeutic agents	348
Metallodrugs in cancer nanomedicine	346
Medicinal inorganic chemistry – challenges, opportunities and guidelines to develop the next generation of radioactive, photoactivated and active site inhibiting metal-based medicines	338
Nanoscale chemical characterization of materials and interfaces by tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy	335

Molecular vessels from preorganised natural building blocks	335
Daisy chain architectures: from discrete molecular entities to polymer materials	324
Electro-/photocatalytic alkene-derived radical cation chemistry: recent advances in synthetic applications	324
Understanding and modelling the magnitude of the change in current of nanopore sensors	323
Immunological nanomaterials to combat cancer metastasis	320
Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of 1,2-diamines	317
Cooperative approaches in catalytic hydrogenation and dehydrogenation	315
Enlightening dynamic functions in molecular systems by intrinsically chiral light-driven molecular motors	312
Recent development of gold(i) and gold(iii) complexes as therapeutic agents for cancer diseases	311
Unlocking the potential: machine learning applications in electrocatalyst design for electrochemical hydrogen energy transformation	308
Thermally activated structural phase transitions and processes in metal–organic frameworks	307
Hierarchical porous metal–organic gels and derived materials: from fundamentals to potential applications	307
C–H bond activation and sequential addition to two different coupling partners: a versatile approach to molecular complexity	303
Electrochemical power sources enabled by multi-ion carriers	302
Multimodal optoacoustic imaging: methods and contrast materials	302
Recent advances in thermocatalytic acetylene selective hydrogenation	295
The past 10 years of molecular ferroelectrics: structures, design, and properties	294
Light/X-ray/ultrasound activated delayed photon emission of organic molecular probes for optical imaging: mechanisms, design strategies, and biomedical applications	292
Plasmonic silver and gold nanoparticles: shape- and structure-modulated plasmonic functionality for point-of-caring sensing, bio-imaging and medical therapy	291
Metal–phenolic network composites: from fundamentals to applications	291
Black phosphorus-based nanoplatforms for cancer therapy: chemistry, design, biological and therapeutic behaviors	291
Surface engineering for stable electrocatalysis	290
The uptake of metal–organic frameworks: a journey into the cell	290
Emerging ultrasmall luminescent nanoprobes forin vivobioimaging	290
Optimizing photocatalysis via electron spin control	289
Organoboron molecules and polymers for organic solar cell applications	288
Selectivity control by zeolites during methanol-mediated CO₂ hydrogenation processes	286
Decoding recombination dynamics in perovskite solar cells: an in-depth critical review	285
Lignin-based porous carbon adsorbents for CO₂ capture	285
Recent advances in point-of-care testing of COVID-19	284
Defect-enabling zirconium-based metal–organic frameworks for energy and environmental remediation applications	281
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A tutorial on the modeling of the heterogenous captured CO₂ electroreduction reaction and first principles electrochemical modeling	263
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Molecular-level understandings and device strategies for FAPbI ₃ -based perovskite solar cells	257
Synthetic applications of hydride abstraction reactions by organic oxidants	255
Low oxidation state and hydrido group 2 complexes: synthesis and applications in the activation of gaseous substrates	254
Progress in organocatalysis with hypervalent iodine catalysts	250
Advanced plasmonic technologies for multi-scale biomedical imaging	248
Focusing on a nickel hydrocorphinoid in a protein matrix: methane generation by methyl-coenzyme M reductase with F430 cofactor and its models	246

Supramolecular and molecular capsules, cages and containers	246
Ketones as strategic building blocks for the synthesis of natural product-inspired compounds	236
Chromium-activated phosphors: from theory to applications	236
SERS microscopy as a tool for comprehensive biochemical characterization in complex samples	236
Design, characterization and applications of nanocolloidal hydrogels	234
Unravelling the benefits of transition-metal-co-doping in lanthanide upconversion nanoparticles	234
Defect engineering of two-dimensional materials for advanced energy conversion and storage	233
High-performance five-ring-fused organic semiconductors for field-effect transistors	233
SERS in 3D cell models: a powerful tool in cancer research	230
Pt utilization in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: structure impacting factors and mechanistic insights	229
Skin bioelectronics towards long-term, continuous health monitoring	229
Recent advances in super-resolution optical imaging based on aggregation-induced emission	228
Metal nitrides for seawater electrolysis	226
Radical sulfonylation with sulfur dioxide surrogates	226
Photoinduced electron transfer (PeT) based fluorescent probes for cellular imaging and disease therapy	225
Cu-based S-scheme photocatalysts	225
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Correction: Main group metal polymerisation catalysts	224
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Three-phase microenvironment modification by optimizing ionomer towards high-performance proton exchange membrane fuel cells	219
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The mechanism of visible light-induced C–C cross-coupling by C_sp³–H bond activation	215
Understanding molecular and electrochemical charge transfer: theory and computations	213
The mechanochemical synthesis of polymers	212
Reactive oxygen nanobiocatalysts: activity-mechanism disclosures, catalytic center evolutions, and changing states	211
iSERS: from nanotag design to protein assays and ex vivo imaging	210
Biodistribution, degradability and clearance of 2D materials for their biomedical applications	208
Tailoring Cu-based small-pore zeolites towards NH₃-SCR for NO_x abatement	208
Metal–metal bond in lanthanide single-molecule magnets	207
Glycan microarrays from construction to applications	205
Porphyrinoid actinide complexes	205
Ionomeric binders in polymer electrolyte fuel cells: roles, challenges, and advances	205
Nanobiocatalysis: a materials science road to biocatalysis	204
Ionogels: recent advances in design, material properties and emerging biomedical applications	204
Functional materials for aqueous redox flow batteries: merits and applications	203
PROTACs: past, present and future	203
2D graphdiyne: an emerging carbon material	203
Reactive capture and electrochemical conversion of CO₂ with ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents	202
Covalent connections between metal–organic frameworks and polymers including covalent organic frameworks	202
Multivalent glycosystems for human lectins	202
Ether-based electrolytes for sodium ion batteries	202
Synthesis of Xenes: physical and chemical methods	201
“Bottom-up” and “top-down” strategies toward strong cellulose-based materials	200
Tunable metal–organic frameworks assist in catalyzing DNAzymes with amplification platforms for biomedical applications	200
Biomedical SERS – the current state and future trends	199
Strategies for designing biocatalysts with new functions	199
Green metrics in mechanochemistry	198
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Extrinsically conducting MOFs: guest-promoted enhancement of electrical conductivity, thin film fabrication and applications	197
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New opportunities for immunomodulation of the tumour microenvironment using chemical tools	189
Catalytic redox-neutral carboxylation with CO ₂	187
Delivery strategies in treatments of leukemia	186
The emerging chemistry of self-electrified water interfaces	185
Implantable hydrogels as pioneering materials for next-generation brain–computer interfaces	184
Multi-level structural modulation enables fast lithium-ion transport in inorganic solid-state batteries	184
High energy density lithium battery systems: from key cathode materials to pouch cell design	181
Multicharged cyclodextrin supramolecular assemblies	178
Advanced systems for enhanced CO₂ electroreduction	175
Versatile polyphenolic platforms in regulating cell biology	174
Chemical management of phytopathogenic bacteria: emerging compounds, molecular targets and outlook	174
DNA-mediated precise regulation of SERS hotspots for biosensing and bioimaging	173
Chemically engineering cells for precision medicine	173
Mixed-valence metal–organic frameworks: concepts, opportunities, and prospects	172
Advancements in antimicrobial nanoscale materials and self-assembling systems	172
Photoelectrochemical energy storage materials: design principles and functional devices towards direct solar to electrochemical energy storage	172
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) toward SO₂ detection	171
Geoinspired syntheses of materials and nanomaterials	169

Fluorinated metal–organic frameworks for gas separation	166
A surface chemistry perspective on SERS: revisiting the basics to push the field forward	165
Dissecting the role of protein phosphorylation: a chemical biology toolbox	160
Zn-based batteries for sustainable energy storage: strategies and mechanisms	160
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