OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Saudi Chemical Society is 32. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	188
Enhanced photocatalytic activity of La and Zr-codoped AgNbO3 for rhodamine B and methylene blue degradation	141
Sustainable and efficient 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones production over heterogeneous and recyclable Al-MCM-41 supported dual imidazolium ionic liquids nanocomposites	122
Mg/Fe-LDH: An efficient promoter for the synthesis of tetrahydrospiro[pyrazole-4,5′-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine] derivatives	74
Advancing photocatalytic degradation under visible light with TiO2/g-C3N4 nanohybrid mechanistic insights	71
A structural approach to investigate halogen substituted MAO-B inhibitors using QSAR modeling, molecular dynamics, and conceptual DFT analysis	65
Corrosion mitigation on orthodontic wire made of SS 18/8 alloy using esomeprazole tablet (Esiloc-40 mg) in artificial saliva	63
Structure–Activity relationship (SAR) of 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid derivatives on their antitumor activity through the PPARγ receptor and caspase-3 pathway	62
Potential enzyme inhibitor triazoles from aliphatic esters: Synthesis, enzyme inhibition and docking studies	61
Hydrazine-functionalized SiO2@Fe3O4 as a highly effective magnetic catalyst: applications in the synthesis of chromene-annulated heterocyclic scaffolds under mild conditions, assessment of antimicrobi	61
Synthesis, anticancer activity, and molecular docking of new pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivatives	60
Optimization of methylene blue removal from aqueous solutions using activated carbon derived from coffee ground pyrolysis: A response surface methodology (RSM) approach for natural and cost-effective	52
Plasmonic metal-modified g-C3N4 photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution: recent advances, mechanisms, and challenges	52
Editorial Board	50
An effective stannic oxide/graphitic carbon nitride (SnO2 NPs@g-C3N4) nanocomposite photocatalyst for organic pollutants degradation under visible-light	48
Biological window excited up-conversion persistent luminescence nanoparticles for bioimaging and photodynamic therapy	47
From lithium batteries to molecular electronics: DFT and QTAIM investigation to reveal the novel capability of NDI-phenyl tetra-nitro as a field effect molecular switch	46
Visible light degradation of ibuprofen using PANI coated WO3@TiO2 photocatalyst	46
Selective C–C bond cleavage of cycloketoximes via iminyl radicals and distal carbon radicals through photocatalysis	45
Discovery of structural diversity guided steroidal thiazolidin-4-one derivatives as potential cytotoxic agents targeting CDK1	45
The complementary effect between biochar and ferrihydrite in sustainable Fenton-like oxidation of pollutant	44
Hybrid modeling of adsorption process using mass transfer and machine learning techniques for concentration prediction	43
Exploring substituted 3,4-dihydropyrimidinone and thione derivatives as anti-prostate cancer agents: Computational screening, synthesis, characterization, and in vitro efficacy assessment	43
Central composite design (CCD) approach to develop HPLC method for caffeine: Application to coffee samples analysis of Jazan region, Saudi Arabia	41
Extraction and degradation rate analysis of calcium phosphate from diverse fish Bones: A comparative study	36

Green synthesis and evaluation of biological activity of novel iminopyridopyrimidine employing APTES@SiO2@Fe3O4-SO3H as nanocatalyst	36
MOF-derived ZnO/g-C3N4 nanophotocatalyst for efficient degradation of organic pollutant	36
Smart sensing: recent trends in organic colorimetric and fluorimetric sensors for ammonia and biogenic amine detection (2020–2025)	35
Spectroscopic and tensiometric considerations on anionic surfactants (SDS) and ascorbic acid/ascorbates interactions	34
In vitro evaluation of novel mefenamic acid derivatives as potential α-glucosidase and urease inhibitors: Design, synthesis, in silico and cytotoxic studies	33
Rational synthesis and evaluation of 2,4-diamino-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines as antitumor agents	33
Boosted electrochemical oxidation of methanol at FeOx/Pd/Au ternary nanocatalyst	33
Multicomponent mannich-type approaches to the synthesis of functionalized piperazine-based bioactive scaffolds	32
Effective elimination of industrial dye using AlCo-layered double hydroxide coated with β-Cyclodextrin and polyethyleneimine: adsorption isotherm, kinetics and optimization through Box-Behnken design	32
Fe₃O₄/MWCNTs–Melamine/TCT–CuI: an advanced heterogeneous catalyst for sustainable synthesis of highly substituted pyridines and triazines	32