OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Chemical Record is 15. 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.)

Article	Citations
Design, Synthesis and Application of 1,4‐disubstituted 1,2,3‐triazole Based Chemosensors: A Promising Avenue	127
Advances and Prospects of Selective Electrocatalytic Upgrading of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural to Furan‐2,5‐Dicarboxylic Acid	88
Woodward and Hoffmann on Secondary Orbital Interactions. How to Make a Fine Two‐Course Meal from Leftovers**	79
NHC‐Activations on α‐, β‐, γ‐, and Beyond	72
Multichannel Lanthanide‐Doped Nanoprobes for Serodiagnosis and Therapy	71
Reactivity and Selectivity Principles in Native Protein Bioconjugation	71
3D Printable Geopolymer Composites Reinforced with Carbon‐Based Nanomaterials – A Review	70
A Review on SAPO‐34 Zeolite Materials for CO₂ Capture and Conversion	69
Toward Sustainable Utilization and Production of Tartaric Acid	69
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Self‐Promoted Stereoselective Glycosylations – Past, Present, Future	66
The Rich Legacy and Bright Future of Transition‐Metal Catalyzed Peroxide Based Radical Reactions	65
Anti‐Freezing Strategies of Electrolyte and their Application in Electrochemical Energy Devices	63
The Many Chemists Who Could Have Proposed the Woodward‐Hoffmann Rules (Including Roald Hoffmann) But Didn't: The Theoretical and Physical Chemists^†**	61
Photocatalytic Water‐Splitting by Organic Conjugated Polymers: Opportunities and Challenges	58
The Many Chemists Who Could Have Proposed the Woodward‐Hoffmann Rules But Didn't: The Organic Chemists Who Discovered the Smoking Guns^[^]**	57
Elemental Two‐Dimensional Materials for Li/Na‐Ion Battery Anode Applications	54
Liquid Structures and Ion Dynamics of Ionic Liquids Viewed from Intermolecular Interactions	52
Synthesis Strategies and Applications for Pitch‐Based Anode: From Industrial By‐Products to Power Sources	51
Fluorine‐Containing Functional Group‐Based Energetic Materials	50
Cover Feature: Fluoroalkyl Sulfoximines for Versatile Photocatalytic Radical Fluoroalkylations (Chem. Rec. 9/2023)	49
Advancements in Gold‐Catalyzed Cascade Reactions to Access Carbocycles and Heterocycles: An Overview	49
Advances in Ordered Architecture Design of Composite Solid Electrolytes for Solid‐State Lithium Batteries	49
Cement Composites with Carbon‐Based Nanomaterials for 3D Concrete Printing Applications – A Review	48

Base Modifications of Nucleosides via the Use of Peptide‐Coupling Agents, and Beyond	48
Water‐Soluble Pd‐Imidate Complexes as Versatile Catalysts for the Modification of Unprotected Halonucleosides	47
Kenichi Fukui, Frontier Molecular Orbital Theory, and the Woodward‐Hoffmann Rules. Part II. A Sleeping Beauty in Chemistry^†**	47
Amines as Catalysts: Dynamic Features and Kinetic Control of Catalytic Asymmetric Chemical Transformations to Form C−C Bonds and Complex Molecules	47
Cover Picture: Chemical Modifications in Nucleic Acids for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications (Chem. Rec. 4/2022)	47
Cobalt Catalysts for [2+2+2] Cycloaddition Reactions: Isolated Precatalysts and in situ Generated Catalysts	46
Organocatalytic Synthesis of Chiral Halogenated Compounds	46
Coupling Transition Metal Compound with Single‐Atom Site for Water Splitting Electrocatalysis	45
Ionic Liquids as Organocatalysts and Solvents for Lignocellulose Reactions	45
Cover Picture: Employing Photocatalysis for the Design and Preparation of DNA‐Encoded Libraries: A Case Study (Chem. Rec. 4/2021)	45
Tailored Inorganic‐Organic Architectures via Metalloligands	45
Molecular Self‐Assembly as a Tool to Construct Transmembrane Supramolecular Ion Channels	44
Cover Feature: Taming Electron Transfers: From Breaking Bonds to Creating Molecules (Chem. Rec. 9/2021)	44
Microstructures of Choline Amino Acid based Biocompatible Ionic Liquids	44
Chemical Approaches to Carbocyclic Nucleosides	43
Recognition and Sequestration of Toxic Inorganic Water Pollutants with Hydrolytically Stable Metal‐Organic Frameworks	41
The Ways of Science Through the Lens of the Woodward‐Hoffmann Rules. The Stories Begin^[^]**	41
Palladium‐Catalyzed Three‐Component Coupling Reaction via Benzylpalladium Intermediate	41
(Z)‐Selective Hydrosilylation and Hydroboration of Terminal Alkynes Enabled by Ruthenium Complexes with an N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand	41
Determination of Polylactide Microstructure by Homonuclear Decoupled ¹H NMR Spectroscopy	40
Cycloisomerization of π‐Coupled Heteroatom Nucleophiles by Gold Catalysis: En Route to Regiochemically Defined Heterocycles	40
Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Biheteroarenes via Dehydrogenative and Decarboxylative Coupling: a Decade Update	39
A Review on Electrode Materials of Fast‐Charging Lithium‐Ion Batteries	39
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Recent Advances in Stability Issues of Inorganic Solid Electrolytes and Composite Solid Electrolytes for All‐Solid‐State Batteries	38
A Critical Review on Hydrogen Based Fuel Cell Technology and Applications	38
Enantioselective Catalytic Synthesis of Inherently Chiral Calixarenes	37
Advanced Lithium Primary Batteries: Key Materials, Research Progresses and Challenges	37
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Cover Picture: Axis‐Unfixed Biphenylphosphine‐Oxazoline Ligands: Design and Applications in Asymmetric Catalytic Reactions (Chem. Rec. 10/2023)	36
Metal Negatrode Supercapatteries: Advancements, Challenges, and Future Perspectives for High‐Performance Energy Storage	36
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Enantiomeric Isopulegol as the Chiral Pool in the Total Synthesis of Bioactive Agents	35
Chemoselective Reactions of Functionalized Sulfonyl Halides	35
Characterization and Applications of Red Mud, an Aluminum Industry Waste Material, in the Construction and Building Industries, as well as Catalysis	34
Strategies for the Synthesis of Fluorinated Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Oligonucleotides	34
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Turning the Page: Advancing Detection Platforms for Sulfate Reducing Bacteria and their Perks	34
Special Issue: Next Generation Metal‐Ion Batteries	33
Electrochemical Selective Nitrate Reduction: Pathways to Nitrogen and Ammonia Production	33
Electrochemical Heteroatom‐Heteroatom Bond Construction	33
Recyclization of 5‐Amino‐ oxazoles as a Route to new Functionalized Heterocycles (Developments of V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry of the NAS of Ukraine)	33
Chiral Triarylborane‐Based Small Organic Molecules for Circularly Polarized Luminescence	32
Harnessing Visible/UV Light for the Activation and/or Functionalization of C−H Bonds: Metal‐ and Photocatalyst‐Free Approach	32
Challenges in Peptide Solubilization – Amyloids Case Study	32
Advances Towards the Synthesis of Aporphine Alkaloids: C‐Ring Formation via Approaches Based on One‐ and Two‐Bond Disconnections	31
Recent Trends in Synthesis and Applications of Porous MXene Assemblies: A Topical Review	31
Prospect of Controlled Autoxidation to Produce High‐Value Products from the Low‐Value Petroleum Fractions	31

Transition Metal‐Catalyzed Dual C−H Activation/Annulation Reactions Involving Internal Alkynes	31
Arenes and Heteroarenes C−H Functionalization Under Enabling Conditions: Electrochemistry, Photoelectrochemistry & Flow Technology	31
Fluorescent Probes Based on Charge and Proton Transfer for Probing Biomolecular Environment	30
Dibenzo‐Fused Heterocycles: A Decade Update on the Syntheses of Carbazole, Dibenzofuran, and Dibenzothiophene	29
Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Phenols and Cresols to Gasoline Range Biofuels	29
Gold‐Catalyzed Annulations with Nucleophilic Nitrenoids Enabled by Heteroatom‐Substituted Alkynes	28
Cover Feature: Gold‐Catalyzed Reactions Towards Diversity: From Simple Substrates to Functionalized Carbo‐ and Heterocycles (Chem. Rec. 12/2021)	28
Scissor‐Shaped Photochromic Dyads: Hierarchical Self‐Assembly and Photoresponsive Property	28
A Review on 1‐D Nanomaterials: Scaling‐Up with Gas‐Phase Synthesis	28
Recent Developments in the Removal of Dyes from Water by Starch‐Based Adsorbents	28
Rubizhne Institute – A Birthplace of Photochromic Molecules	27
Harnessing Ruthenium and Copper Catalysts for Formate Dehydrogenase Reactions	27
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N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Reactions Involving Acetylenic Breslow and/or Acylazolium as Key Intermediates	27
A Comprehensive Review on Perovskite Solar Cells Integrated Photo‐supercapacitors and Perovskites‐Based Electrochemical Supercapacitors	26
Recent Development of Electrolytes for Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries (Aorfbs): Current Status, Challenges, and Prospects	26
Recent Developments in the Fabrication and Application of Superhydrophobic Suraces	26
Aza‐Heterocyclic Building Blocks with In‐Ring CF₂‐Fragment	26
Visible Light Induced Three‐Component 1,2‐Dicarbofunctionalization of Alkenes and Alkynes	26
Developments in Surface/Interface Engineering of Ni‐Rich Layered Cathode Materials	26
Recent Advances in Floating Photovoltaic Systems	26
Menthol‐Based (Deep) Eutectic Solvents: A Review on Properties and Application in Extraction	26
Benzannulation Reactions: A Case for Perspective Change From Arene Decoration to Arene Construction	26
Coupled Polymethine Dyes: Six Decades of Discoveries	25
Biomimetic Nanoparticles for the Diagnosis and Therapy of Atherosclerosis	25
Development of Methods to the Synthesis of β‐Boryl Acyls, Imines and Nitriles	25
Electrochemical Generation and Use in Organic Synthesis of C‐, O‐, and N‐Centered Radicals	24
Multicomponent Reactions (MCRs) with o‐Quinone Methides	24
Scientific Challenges and Improvement Strategies of Zn‐Based Anodes for Aqueous Zn‐Ion Batteries	24
Recent Advances in Transition Metal‐Based Catalysts for Ethylene Copolymerization with Polar Comonomer	24
Recent Advancement of the Current Aspects of g‐C₃N₄for its Photocatalytic Applications in Sustainable Energy System	24
Developments in the Chemical Synthesis of Heparin and Heparan Sulfate	23
Recent Advances in Selenium‐Mediated Redox Functional Group Interconversions	23
Exploring Molecular Complexity by N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis: New Activation and Reaction Diversity	23
Antibody Glycoengineering and Homogeneous Antibody‐Drug Conjugate Preparation	23
Dihydroazolopyrimidines: Past, Present and Perspectives in Synthesis, Green Chemistry and Drug Discovery	23
Designing State‐of‐the‐Art Gas Sensors: From Fundamentals to Applications	23
Fundamentals of Hysteresis in Perovskite Solar Cells: From Structure‐Property Relationship to Neoteric Breakthroughs	23
Construction Building Materials as a Potential for Structural Supercapacitor Applications	23
A Review on Biodegradable Packaging Films from Vegetative and Food Waste	23
Synthesis of Nucleobase‐Modified Oligonucleotides by Post‐Synthetic Modification in Solution	23
Fluorescent Probes and Quenchers in Studies of Protein Folding and Protein‐Lipid Interactions	23
Bifunctional Onium and Potassium Iodides as Nucleophilic Catalysts for the Solvent‐Free Syntheses of Carbonates, Thiocarbonates, and Oxazolidinones from Epoxides	23
Optimization Strategies of Electrolytes for Low‐Temperature Aqueous Batteries	23
Recent Advances in Carbon Anodes for Sodium‐Ion Batteries	23
Transition Metal Catalyzed Free‐Amine (−NH₂) Directed C−H Bond Activation and Functionalization for Biaryl Frameworks	22
Advanced Strategies in Metal‐Organic Frameworks for CO₂ Capture and Separation	22
Electrochemical C−H/C−C Bond Oxygenation: A Potential Technology for Plastic Depolymerization	22
Application of Rh(I)/Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptadiene Catalysts to the Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Amines	22
Co₃O₄ Hybrid Electrocatalysts; Materials Description and Mechanistic Aspects Toward Hydrogen Production, Oxygen Evolution‐Reduction, and CO₂ Reduction Reactions	22
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Iodine(III)‐Mediated Migratory gem‐Difluorinations: Synthesis of β Transformable Functionality Substituted gem‐Difluoroalkanes	22
Gold Fluorescence Nanoparticles for Enhanced SERS Detection in Biomedical Sensor Applications: Current Trends and Future Directions	22
Recent Progress in Polyaniline and its Composites for Supercapacitors	22
Complexation of Flavonoids: Spectral Phenomena, Regioselectivity, Interplay with Charge and Proton Transfer	22
Recent Advances in the Development of Sustainable Composite Materials used as Membranes in Microbial Fuel Cells	22
Development of Membranes and Separators to Inhibit Cross‐Shuttling of Sulfur in Polysulfide‐Based Redox Flow Batteries: A Review	21
Metal‐Free Alkane Functionalization by Organocatalytic and Photoinduced Methods	21
Exploring the Role of H‐Bonding in Organic Electrochemistry – From Supramolecular Applications to Mechanistic Investigations	21
Long but Strong C−C Single Bonds: Challenges for Theory	21
γ‐Hydroxy Amides from Tartaric Acid: Versatile Chiral Building Blocks for the Total Synthesis of Natural Products	21
Transition Metal/Lewis Acid Catalyzed Reactions of Zerumbone for Diverse Molecular Motifs	21
Navigating α‐Synuclein Aggregation Inhibition: Methods, Mechanisms, and Molecular Targets	20
An Opportunity for Synergizing Desalination by Membrane Distillation Assisted Reverse‐Electrodialysis for Water/Energy Recovery	20
Supported Noble Metal Catalysts and Adsorbents with Soft Lewis Acid Functions	20
Harnessing the Potential of Graphene Quantum Dots for Multifunctional Biomedical Applications	20
Bringing Color to Sugars: The Chemical Assembly of Carbohydrates to BODIPY Dyes	20
Cover Picture: Fundamental and Practical Aspects of Break‐In/Conditioning of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (Chem. Rec. 10/2024)	20
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³¹P Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for Monitoring Organic Reactions and Organic Compounds	20
Recent Advances in the Support Layer, Interlayer and Active Layer of TFC and TFN Organic Solvent Nanofiltration (OSN) Membranes: A Review	20
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Zeolite Imidazolate Frameworks (ZIFs) Derived Nanomaterials and their Hybrids for Advanced Secondary Batteries and Electrocatalysis	19
Exploring Nucleobase Modifications in Oligonucleotide Analogues for Use as Environmentally Responsive Fluorophores and Beyond	19
Direct Access to Amides from Nitro‐Compounds via Aminocarbonylation and Amidation Reactions: A Minireview	19
Green Hydrogen Production From Non‐Traditional Water Sources: A Sustainable Energy Solution With Hydrogen Storage and Distribution	19
Morphological and Coordination Modulations in Iridium Electrocatalyst for Robust and Stable Acidic OER Catalysis	19
Display of Rich Reactivities of Endo‐ and Exocyclic Unsaturated Sugars that Parallel the Native Sugars	19

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Redox of Viologen for Powering and Coloring	19
Bypassing Sulfonyl Halides: Synthesis of Sulfonamides from Other Sulfur‐Containing Building Blocks	19
Cover Picture: Photocatalytic and Electrochemical Borylation and Silylation Reactions (Chem. Rec. 11/2023)	18
Asymmetric Synthesis of a Quaternary Carbon Stereogenic Center by Organocatalysis Using a Primary Amino Acid and Its Salt	18
Light‐Mediated Radical Addition to Azomethine Compounds: Novel Reactivity and Activation Modes	18
Stereoselective Synthesis of Glycosides via Tsuji–Trost Type Glycosylation Using 3,4‐Carbonate Galactals	18
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Cover Picture: Design of Bifunctional Amino Tf‐Amide Organocatalysts and Application in Various Asymmetric Transformations (Chem. Rec. 5/2022)	17
Why Woodward and Hoffmann? And Why 1965?**	17
Mimicking the Natural World with Nanoarchitectonics for Self‐Assembled Superstructures	17
Fluorinated Imines in Tandem and Cycloaddition Reactions	17
Cover Feature: Electricity‐Driven Post‐Functionalization of Conducting Polymers (Chem. Rec. 9/2021)	17
Chemistry of Cyclo[18]Carbon (C₁₈): A Review	17
Exploring Guanidinium Organocatalysts for Hypoiodite‐Mediated Reactions	17
Nickel‐Catalyzed C−H Bond Functionalization of Azoles and Indoles	17
Design of Bifunctional Amino Tf‐Amide Organocatalysts and Application in Various Asymmetric Transformations	17
Insight Into Factors Governing Formation, Synthesis and Stereochemical Configuration of DNA Adducts Formed by Mitomycins	17
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Visible Light‐Induced Metal‐Free Fluoroalkylations	17
Chemistry of the Bis(imine)‐Based Tetradentate Ligand Stabilized Group 14 E(II) Cations (E=Ge and Sn)	17
Periphery Modification of Tetrathiafulvalenes: Recent Development and Applications	17
Evolution of Earth‐Abundant 3 d‐Metallaelectro‐Catalyzed C−H Activation: From Chelation‐Assistance to C−H Functionalization without Directing Groups	16
Advanced Chemical Methods for Stereoselective Sialylation and Their Applications in Sialoglycan Syntheses	16
Ring‐Opening Fluorination of Carbo/Heterocycles and Aromatics: Construction of Complex and Diverse Fluorine‐Containing Molecules	16
Development of Electrophilic Radical Perfluoroalkylation of Electron‐Deficient Olefins	16
Energy Harvesting/Storage and Environmental Remediation via Hot Drinks Wastes	16
Nucleophilic Neutralization of Organophosphates: Lack of Selectivity or Plenty of Versatility?	16
Gold‐Catalysed Nitroalkyne Cycloisomerization – Synthetic Utility	16
Introduction to “The Woodward‐Hoffmann Rules. From May 5, 1964, to November 30, 1964”**	16
1,2‐Aminofunctionalization Reactions of Pyridino‐Alkynes via Carbophilic Activation	16
Selective Synthesis of Monofluorinated Compounds Applying Amine/HF Reagents	16
Cover Feature: Multi‐Redox Active Carbons and Hydrocarbons: Control of their Redox Properties and Potential Applications (Chem. Rec. 9/2021)	16
Synthesis of L‐Hexoses: An Update	16
Selective Chemical Modification to the Higher‐Order Structures of Nucleic Acids	16
Enabling the Facile Synthesis of Arenes by Transition Metal Catalyzed Decarbonylation Methodology	16
Renewable Electricity Enables Green Routes to Fine Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals	16
Cover Picture: From Three‐ to Six‐Membered Heterocycles Bearing a Quaternary Stereocenter: an Asymmetric Organocatalytic Approach (Chem. Rec. 5/2023)	16
Fluoroalkylations and Fluoroalkenylations with Iodonium Salts	15
Electrochemical Assembly for Synthesis of Middle‐Sized Organic Molecules	15
Synthesis of Morphinans through Anodic Aryl‐Aryl Coupling	15
Non‐Covalent Interaction‐Controlled Site‐Selective C−H Transformations	15
Direct Methane to Methanol Conversion: An Overview of Non‐Syn Gas Catalytic Strategies	15
Electricity‐Driven Post‐Functionalization of Conducting Polymers	15
Photoluminescence of Platinum(II) Complexes with Diazine‐Based Ligands	15
An Emerging Trend in the Synthesis of Iron Titanate Photocatalyst Toward Water Splitting	15
Two Decades of Progress in the Asymmetric Intramolecular aza‐Michael Reaction	15
Visible‐Light‐Active Coumarin‐ and Quinolinone‐Based Photocatalysts and Their Applications in Chemical Transformations	15
Evaluating the Capacitive Response in Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells	15
Nanostructured Carbons: Towards Soft‐Bioelectronics, Biosensing and Theraputic Applications	15
Carbon Nanosheets‐Based Supercapacitor Materials: Recent Advances and Prospects	15
Photothermal Conversion of Hydrogel‐Based Biomaterial	15