OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Chemical Society Reviews is 56. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

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Quantum life science: biological nano quantum sensors, quantum technology-based hyperpolarized MRI/NMR, quantum biology, and quantum biotechnology	640
A comprehensive understanding on the anionic redox chemistry of high-voltage cathode materials for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries	521
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Catalytic asymmetric photocycloaddition reactions mediated by enantioselective radical approaches	365
C ₃-symmetric aromatic triimides as useful building blocks for supramolecular chemistry and advanced materials	356
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Performance degradation and mitigation of high temperature polybenzimidazole-based polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells	334
Fluorescent cyclophanes and their applications	333
Nitrogen fixation and transformation with main group elements	328
E3 ligase ligand chemistries: from building blocks to protein degraders	318
Ion transport mechanisms in covalent organic frameworks: implications for technology	289
Imperfections are not 0 K: free energy of point defects in crystals	281
Hydrogen atoms in supramolecular chemistry: a structural perspective. Where are they, and why does it matter?	279
Interfacial fluid manipulation with bioinspired strategies: special wettability and asymmetric structures	278
Breaking the bottleneck of lead-free perovskite solar cells through dimensionality modulation	269
%V_Bur index and steric maps: from predictive catalysis to machine learning	267
Enroute sustainability: metal free C–H bond functionalisation	265
Single atom catalyst-mediated generation of reactive species in water treatment	258
Pore confined time-of-flight secondary ion electrochemical mass spectrometry	255
Metal–phenolic network composites: from fundamentals to applications	253
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Outstanding Reviewers for Chemical Society Reviews in 2021	218
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Thermally activated structural phase transitions and processes in metal–organic frameworks	203
Understanding the complexity in bridging thermal and electrocatalytic methanation of CO₂	201
Surely you are joking, Mr Docking!	198
Emerging ultrasmall luminescent nanoprobes forin vivobioimaging	195
Label-free optical biosensing: going beyond the limits	190
Enlightening dynamic functions in molecular systems by intrinsically chiral light-driven molecular motors	189
Spin states of metal centers in electrocatalysis	188
Boryl-substituted low-valent heavy group 14 compounds	188
Lignin-based porous carbon adsorbents for CO₂ capture	188
Self-healing behavior of superhard covalent bond materials	187
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Rational design of functional amyloid fibrillar assemblies	185
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One-dimensional nanomaterials for cancer therapy and diagnosis	184
Chiral-at-metal catalysts: history, terminology, design, synthesis, and applications	182
Translational nanorobotics breaking through biological membranes	181
High power output density organic thermoelectric devices for practical applications in waste heat harvesting	180
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Peptide design to control protein–protein interactions	177
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Outstanding Reviewers for Chemical Society Reviews in 2022	167
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Advancing super-resolution microscopy with metal complexes: functional imaging agents for nanoscale visualization	153
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Selectivity control by zeolites during methanol-mediated CO₂ hydrogenation processes	151
Functional crystalline porous framework materials based on supramolecular macrocycles	150
Surface chemistry-engineered perovskite quantum dot photovoltaics	150
Structural codes of organic electrode materials for rechargeable multivalent metal batteries	149
Decoding recombination dynamics in perovskite solar cells: an in-depth critical review	146
Molecular vessels from preorganised natural building blocks	146
Multimodal optoacoustic imaging: methods and contrast materials	146
Correction: Post-synthetic modifications in porous organic polymers for biomedical and related applications	146
Unifying thermochemistry concepts in computational heterogeneous catalysis	145
DNA nanostructures for exploring cell–cell communication	145
Nanomaterial-enabled metabolic reprogramming strategies for boosting antitumor immunity	142
Amyloid inspired single amino acid (phenylalanine)-based supramolecular functional assemblies: from disease to device applications	142
Reactive carbon capture using electrochemical reactors	142
Microgels react to force: mechanical properties, syntheses, and force-activated functions	142
SERDs: a case study in targeted protein degradation	140
Photo-induced force microscopy (PiFM) – principles and implementations	140
C–H bond activation and sequential addition to two different coupling partners: a versatile approach to molecular complexity	140
Understanding and modelling the magnitude of the change in current of nanopore sensors	138
Nanoparticles for super-resolution microscopy: intracellular delivery and molecular targeting	138
Advanced density-based methods for the characterization of materials, binding events, and kinetics	138
Nucleic acids as templates and catalysts in chemical reactions: target-guided dynamic combinatorial chemistry and in situ click chemistry and DNA/RNA induced enantioselective reactions	137
Carbon-based glyco-nanoplatforms: towards the next generation of glycan-based multivalent probes	137
Pd-Catalysed asymmetric allylic alkylation of heterocycles: a user's guide	136
Interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with host cells and antibodies: experiment and simulation	135
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Cell-free synthetic biology for natural product biosynthesis and discovery	134
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Synthetic strategies for the incorporation of metallocenes into anti-infective scaffolds	130
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Tools to enable the study and translation of supramolecular amphiphiles	129
Proton transfer kinetics of transition metal hydride complexes and implications for fuel-forming reactions	127
Correction: Two-dimensional conjugated metal–organic frameworks (2D c-MOFs): chemistry and function for MOFtronics	126
Molecular transport in zeolite catalysts: depicting an integrated picture from macroscopic to microscopic scales	126
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C–H functionalization enabled by multiple isocyanides	124
Correction: Polycatenanes: synthesis, characterization, and physical understanding	124
Nonplanar porphyrins: synthesis, properties, and unique functionalities	123
Black phosphorus-based nanoplatforms for cancer therapy: chemistry, design, biological and therapeutic behaviors	123
Nanoscale chemical characterization of materials and interfaces by tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy	123
Spatial confinement toward creating artificial living systems	121
Interfacial engineering of halide perovskites and two-dimensional materials	121
Progress on transition metal catalyzed asymmetric hydroesterification, hydrocarboxylation, and hydroamidation reactions of olefins	119
Electrochemically-driven actuators: from materials to mechanisms and from performance to applications	118
Aptamer-based assembly systems for SARS-CoV-2 detection and therapeutics	118
Atomic/molecular layer deposition strategies for enhanced CO₂ capture, utilisation and storage materials	117
Mechanical stimuli-driven cancer therapeutics	117
Sapiential battery systems: beyond traditional electrochemical energy	116
π-Electronic ion pairs: building blocks for supramolecular nanoarchitectonics viaⁱπ–ⁱπ interactions	116
Protein-derived cofactors: chemical innovations expanding enzyme catalysis	115
Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC)	114
Recent advances in potassium metal batteries: electrodes, interfaces and electrolytes	114
How can we use the endocytosis pathways to design nanoparticle drug-delivery vehicles to target cancer cells over healthy cells?	113
Carbon monoxide separation: past, present and future	113
Calcium carbonate: controlled synthesis, surface functionalization, and nanostructured materials	112
One-pot chemo- and photo-enzymatic linear cascade processes	111
Recent developments in the investigation of driving forces for transforming coinage metal nanoclusters	111
Oxygen vacancy chemistry in oxide cathodes	111
Nanostructured perovskites for nonvolatile memory devices	110
High-entropy rare earth materials: synthesis, application and outlook	109
Surface engineering for stable electrocatalysis	108
Black titanium oxide: synthesis, modification, characterization, physiochemical properties, and emerging applications for energy conversion and storage, and environmental sustainability	107
Trusting our machines: validating machine learning models for single-molecule transport experiments	107
Aggregation-induced emission-active supramolecular polymers: from controlled preparation to applications	106
The crucial role of silver(i)-salts as additives in C–H activation reactions: overall analysis of their versatility and applicability	106
A guide for the characterization of organic electrochemical transistors and channel materials	105
Correction: Activity-based NIR fluorescent probes based on the versatile hemicyanine scaffold: design strategy, biomedical applications, and outlook	105
5-Hydroxymethylcytosine: the many faces of the sixth base of mammalian DNA	104
Modulation of engineered nanomaterial interactions with organ barriers for enhanced drug transport	103
Gold nanostructures: synthesis, properties, and neurological applications	103
Unlocking the potential: machine learning applications in electrocatalyst design for electrochemical hydrogen energy transformation	102
Plasmonic silver and gold nanoparticles: shape- and structure-modulated plasmonic functionality for point-of-caring sensing, bio-imaging and medical therapy	102

Metallodrugs in cancer nanomedicine	102
Recent advances in point-of-care testing of COVID-19	101
Aggregation behaviour of pyrene-based luminescent materials, from molecular design and optical properties to application	100
Medicinal inorganic chemistry – challenges, opportunities and guidelines to develop the next generation of radioactive, photoactivated and active site inhibiting metal-based medicines	100
Development of nanotechnology-mediated precision radiotherapy for anti-metastasis and radioprotection	100
Protein-based bioactive coatings: from nanoarchitectonics to applications	99
Polymer nano-systems for the encapsulation and delivery of active biomacromolecular therapeutic agents	97
Assembling metal–organic cages as porous materials	97
Daisy chain architectures: from discrete molecular entities to polymer materials	97
Spin crossover iron complexes with spin transition near room temperature based on nitrogen ligands containing aromatic rings: from molecular design to functional devices	97
Advanced materials for micro/nanorobotics	96
Influence of π–π interactions on organic photocatalytic materials and their performance	96
Optimizing photocatalysis via electron spin control	96
Visible photons as ideal reagents for the activation of coloured organic compounds	95
Liquid metals: an ideal platform for the synthesis of two-dimensional materials	94
Light/X-ray/ultrasound activated delayed photon emission of organic molecular probes for optical imaging: mechanisms, design strategies, and biomedical applications	94
Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of 1,2-diamines	94
C–H⋯S hydrogen bonding interactions	93
Nanopores: synergy from DNA sequencing to industrial filtration – small holes with big impact	93
Minimally invasive nanomedicine: nanotechnology in photo-/ultrasound-/radiation-/magnetism-mediated therapy and imaging	93
Efficient and air-stable n-type doping in organic semiconductors	92
Metal–organic framework (MOF)-, covalent-organic framework (COF)-, and porous-organic polymers (POP)-catalyzed selective C–H bond activation and functionalization reactions	92
A new era of cancer phototherapy: mechanisms and applications	91
The uptake of metal–organic frameworks: a journey into the cell	91
Reactions of main group compounds with azides forming organic nitrogen-containing species	90
Nanoprobe-based molecular imaging for tumor stratification	90
Advancing H₂O₂ electrosynthesis: enhancing electrochemical systems, unveiling emerging applications, and seizing opportunities	89
Carrier diversity and chemical ligations in the toolbox for designing tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens (TACAs) as synthetic vaccine candidates	89
Porous materials as effective chemiresistive gas sensors	89
Emerging porous organic polymers for biomedical applications	88
Division in synthetic cells	88
The past 10 years of molecular ferroelectrics: structures, design, and properties	87
Indium arsenide quantum dots: an alternative to lead-based infrared emitting nanomaterials	87
Hierarchical porous metal–organic gels and derived materials: from fundamentals to potential applications	87
Lymphoid organ-targeted nanomaterials for immunomodulation of cancer, inflammation, and beyond	87
Organoboron molecules and polymers for organic solar cell applications	86
Emerging mRNA technologies: delivery strategies and biomedical applications	86
Nano-rods in Ni-rich layered cathodes for practical batteries	85
Interfacial chemistry in multivalent aqueous batteries: fundamentals, challenges, and advances	85
Metal complex-based TADF: design, characterization, and lighting devices	85
Protein misfolding and amyloid nucleation through liquid–liquid phase separation	85
Nucleic acid-based wearable and implantable electrochemical sensors	85
Sustainable cycloaliphatic polyurethanes: from synthesis to applications	85
A rational design of functional porous frameworks for electrocatalytic CO₂reduction reaction	84
Chiral supramolecular polymers	84
Polypyridyl Ru(ii) or cyclometalated Ir(iii) functionalized architectures for photocatalysis	84
Advanced cathodes for aqueous Zn batteries beyond Zn²⁺ intercalation	84
Organo-macrocycle-containing hierarchical metal–organic frameworks and cages: design, structures, and applications	84
Defect-enabling zirconium-based metal–organic frameworks for energy and environmental remediation applications	83
Doublet-emissive materials for organic light-emitting diodes: exciton formation and emission processes	83
Structure modulation of two-dimensional transition metal chalcogenides: recent advances in methodology, mechanism and applications	83
Near-infrared metal agents assisting precision medicine: from strategic design to bioimaging and therapeutic applications	83
Biomimetic mineralization based on self-assembling peptides	83
Biocatalysis making waves in organic chemistry	82
Rare-earth based tetrapyrrolic sandwiches: chemistry, materials and applications	82
Smart organic materials based on macrocycle hosts	82
Bioinspired superwetting oil–water separation strategy: toward the era of openness	82
Prodrugs as empowering tools in drug discovery and development: recent strategic applications of drug delivery solutions to mitigate challenges associated with lead compounds and drug candidates	81
Is enzyme immobilization a mature discipline? Some critical considerations to capitalize on the benefits of immobilization	81
Management of fluorescent organic/inorganic nanohybrids for biomedical applications in the NIR-II region	81
Chemical multiscale robotics for bacterial biofilm treatment	80
Organometallic anti-tumor agents: targeting from biomolecules to dynamic bioprocesses	80
Immunological nanomaterials to combat cancer metastasis	80
Heterometallic cages: synthesis and applications	80
Routes to high-performance layered oxide cathodes for sodium-ion batteries	80
Advanced stimuli-responsive membranes for smart separation	79
Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry: mechanistic tools for organic electrosynthesis	79
Review on strategies for improving the added value and expanding the scope of CO₂ electroreduction products	78
Recent development of gold(i) and gold(iii) complexes as therapeutic agents for cancer diseases	78
Seawater electrolysis for fuels and chemicals production: fundamentals, achievements, and perspectives	78
Emerging polymeric materials for treatment of oral diseases: design strategy towards a unique oral environment	78
Recent advances and perspectives for solar-driven water splitting using particulate photocatalysts	78
Development of flow battery technologies using the principles of sustainable chemistry	78
Electro-/photocatalytic alkene-derived radical cation chemistry: recent advances in synthetic applications	77
Ultrafast materials synthesis and manufacturing techniques for emerging energy and environmental applications	77
Recent advances in n-type and ambipolar organic semiconductors and their multi-functional applications	77
Advances in metal–organic framework-based membranes	77
Xanthene, cyanine, oxazine and BODIPY: the four pillars of the fluorophore empire for super-resolution bioimaging	77
Recent advances in zinc-ion dehydration strategies for optimized Zn–metal batteries	77
The route for commercial photoelectrochemical water splitting: a review of large-area devices and key upscaling challenges	76
Metal pyrazolate frameworks: crystal engineering access to stable functional materials	76
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Coacervates as enzymatic microreactors	76
Development of hydrophobic catalysts for reducing the CO₂ emission during the conversion of syngas into chemicals and fuels	76
Cooperative approaches in catalytic hydrogenation and dehydrogenation	76
New reactivity of late 3d transition metal complexes in catalytic reactions of alkynes	76
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Porous organic polymers for electrocatalysis	71
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