Nature Chemistry

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Chemistry is 35. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Not all catenanes with oriented rings are topologically chiral516
Bite-size science369
Analysing allostery364
Ethics education for chemists330
Chemical testing321
Stereoselective alkylation of saturated heterocycles239
Author Correction: Discovery of the selenium-containing antioxidant ovoselenol derived from convergent evolution216
Author Correction: Cytoskeleton-functionalized synthetic cells with life-like mechanical features and regulated membrane dynamicity210
Flexible interaction patches lead to building blocks with fluctuating valency203
Postdoc progression197
C–H···π interactions disrupt electrostatic interactions between non-aqueous electrolytes to increase solubility187
Diversified ring expansion of saturated cyclic amines enabled by azlactone insertion183
Giving the green light175
How many roads must a woman walk down?174
Sweet as sucrose167
Playing Lego with perylene dyes165
Single crystals of purely organic free-standing two-dimensional woven polymer networks158
Formylation boosts the performance of light-driven overcrowded alkene-derived rotary molecular motors147
The anti-aromatic dianion and aromatic tetraanion of [18]annulene146
Expanding the substrate scope of pyrrolysyl-transfer RNA synthetase enzymes to include non-α-amino acids in vitro and in vivo146
Synthesis of a glycan hairpin141
A para- to meta-isomerization of phenols140
Photogearing as a concept for translation of precise motions at the nanoscale139
De novo design of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides137
A pseudo-cubic metal–organic cage with conformationally switchable faces for dynamically adaptive guest encapsulation136
Protons undermine lithium-ion batteries with positively disastrous results134
In situ nonlinear optical spectroscopy for probing buried oxide–water interfaces133
Self-assembly of chiroptical ionic co-crystals from silver nanoclusters and organic macrocycles131
Eric the AI research assistant for chemists126
Aluminium analogue of oxirane124
Cage escape governs photoredox reaction rates and quantum yields121
Photocaged 5′ cap analogues for optical control of mRNA translation in cells120
Chemoselective umpolung of thiols to episulfoniums for cysteine bioconjugation117
Stereoretentive enantioconvergent reactions116
Hydrophobic assembly of molecular catalysts at the gas–liquid–solid interface drives highly selective CO2 electromethanation116
Phase-separation behaviour of RNAs115
Rings of power115
A 21-electron cobalt sandwich113
A near-linear lanthanide complex that displays magnet-like behaviour113
Nanomachines built from multiple components can have functional advantages113
Enantiospecific cross-coupling of cyclic alkyl sulfones112
Anion vacancies activate N2 to ammonia on Ba–Si orthosilicate oxynitride-hydride111
Decentring the central science111
Comparing notes109
General strategy for the synthesis of N-monofluoromethyl amides108
Author Correction: Fused radical SAM and αKG-HExxH domain proteins contain a distinct structural fold and catalyse cyclophane formation and β-hydroxylation108
Aging-dependent evolving electrochemical potentials of biomolecular condensates regulate their physicochemical activities108
Amphoteric chalcogen-bonding and halogen-bonding rotaxanes for anion or cation recognition107
Oxidation of sulfur dioxide by nitrogen dioxide accelerated at the interface of deliquesced aerosol particles105
Photoinduced stepwise charge hopping in π-stacked perylene bisimide donor–bridge–acceptor arrays105
Thiophosphate photochemistry enables prebiotic access to sugars and terpenoid precursors105
Accelerating stereoselective radical cross-couplings103
Corrole and squeezed coordination103
Accounts of academic ableism103
The numerous paths of ferrocene102
Total synthesis of structurally diverse pleuromutilin antibiotics102
Supramolecular crystals for hydrogen storage101
Protein prediction takes the prize100
The twists and turns of chiral chemistry99
Author Correction: Organogel delivery vehicles for the stabilization of organolithium reagents98
Sulfone cross-coupling outcompetes proton transfer97
A molecular sandwich with a lithium–aluminium filling97
Publisher Correction: Collisional alignment and molecular rotation control the chemi-ionization of individual conformers of hydroquinone with metastable neon96
Molecular basis for the diversification of lincosamide biosynthesis by pyridoxal phosphate-dependent enzymes96
Fullerenes promote transition-metal-catalysed ammonia synthesis96
Few-femtosecond electron transfer dynamics in photoionized donor–π–acceptor molecules95
Chemoproteomic profiling unveils binding and functional diversity of endogenous proteins that interact with endogenous triplex DNA93
Author Correction: The missing colours of chemistry92
Digital skills in chemical education92
SARS-CoV-2 simulations go exascale to predict dramatic spike opening and cryptic pockets across the proteome92
Author Correction: The liberating force of ultrasound91
Finding the sweet spot for chaperone activity91
Spatiotemporal functional assembly of split protein pairs through a light-activated SpyLigation90
Stabilizing Au2+ in a mixed-valence 3D halide perovskite90
Dissipative DNA fibres90
Mass spectrometry captures biased signalling and allosteric modulation of a G-protein-coupled receptor90
Activity-based directed evolution of a membrane editor in mammalian cells89
An air- and moisture-stable ruthenium precatalyst for diverse reactivity89
Engineering yeast to produce plant-derived anti-obesity agent89
Atomistic simulations of the Escherichia coli ribosome provide selection criteria for translationally active substrates89
Hydrogenative double-bond deuteration88
Plot twist in the iron spin saga86
Heteromultivalency enables enhanced detection of nucleic acid mutations85
Separating fiction from fact for photocatalytic CO2 reduction84
Interweaving different metal–organic frameworks84
Aromatic pentaamide macrocycles bind anions with high affinity for transport across biomembranes83
Different timescales during ultrafast stilbene isomerization in the gas and liquid phases revealed using time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy83
Doing away with radium’s proxies82
Alkynes fuel free carbene formation82
From feedstock to pharmaceuticals82
Heterotrimeric collagen helix with high specificity of assembly results in a rapid rate of folding82
Repurposing of halogenated organic pollutants via alkyl bromide-catalysed transfer chlorination81
Reversing the charge of lysine by genetic code expansion81
Precision synthesis and closed-loop recycling of ultrahigh-molar-mass cyclic polymers80
DNA catch bonds demonstrate the art of getting stuck79
The origin of translation79
An interfacial role for NO279
Single-electron transfer between sulfonium and tryptophan enables site-selective photo crosslinking of methyllysine reader proteins79
Catalysis-enabled amine sorting78
Phase separation and ageing of glycine-rich protein from tick adhesive77
Expanding the effectiveness of screening77
Signal transduction with a swing75
Expanding the diversity of lithium electrolytes75
Facing the fluctuations75
Excited-state intermediates in a designer protein encoding a phototrigger caught by an X-ray free-electron laser73
Keeping COFs in the loop73
Bringing amines back into aziridination71
Colouring by force71
Pop-up rings to rule reactivity71
Charting the ligandable proteome for stereoselective interactions71
Fast track to structural biology70
A handle on charge reorganization70
Pathogenic bacteria remodel central metabolic enzyme to build a cyclopropanol warhead70
Back-to-back cycloadditions in nature69
Intersystem crossing in the entrance channel of the reaction of O(3P) with pyridine69
Design of allosteric sites into rotary motor V1-ATPase by restoring lost function of pseudo-active sites69
Ion-pair reorganization regulates reactivity in photoredox catalysts68
A soil-inspired dynamically responsive chemical system for microbial modulation68
Using symmetry to drive new protein assemblies68
Tunable valence tautomerism in lanthanide–organic alloys68
Biosynthesis and characterization of fuscimiditide, an aspartimidylated graspetide68
Ultimate control in chemistry68
Looking into the future of hybrid glasses68
Iron–sulfur clusters as inhibitors and catalysts of viral replication67
A 68-codon genetic code to incorporate four distinct non-canonical amino acids enabled by automated orthogonal mRNA design67
Nanoparticle stereochemistry-dependent endocytic processing improves in vivo mRNA delivery67
Visible light-driven conjunctive olefination67
Global analysis of biosynthetic gene clusters reveals conserved and unique natural products in entomopathogenic nematode-symbiotic bacteria66
Near-atomic-resolution structure of J-aggregated helical light-harvesting nanotubes66
Cobalt(II)–tetraphenylporphyrin-catalysed carbene transfer from acceptor–acceptor iodonium ylides via N-enolate–carbene radicals66
Selective scandium ion capture through coordination templating in a covalent organic framework66
Ultrafast proton-coupled isomerization in the phototransformation of phytochrome66
Radiotherapy activates picolinium prodrugs in tumours65
Enantioselective synthesis of atropisomeric indoles via iron-catalysed oxidative cross-coupling65
Reaction-induced unsaturated Mo oxycarbides afford highly active CO2 conversion catalysts65
Baird’s rules at the tipping point65
Building enzymes from scratch64
Nanopore DNA sequencing technologies and their applications towards single-molecule proteomics64
Ribozyme for stabilized SAM analogue modifies RNA in cells64
How synonymous mutations alter enzyme structure and function over long timescales63
Isolation and characterization of a two-coordinate phosphinidene oxide63
Platinum incorporation into titanate perovskites to deliver emergent active and stable platinum nanoparticles62
Active template strategy for the preparation of π-conjugated interlocked nanocarbons62
Controlled growth of ordered monolayers of N-heterocyclic carbenes on silicon62
A locally activatable sensor for robust quantification of organellar glutathione61
Machine learning designs new GCGR/GLP-1R dual agonists with enhanced biological potency60
Surface stratification determines the interfacial water structure of simple electrolyte solutions60
Copper-catalysed asymmetric hydroboration of alkenes with 1,2-benzazaborines to access chiral naphthalene isosteres60
Isomerization of bioactive acylhydrazones triggered by light or thiols60
A circular polyester platform based on simple gem-disubstituted valerolactones60
Arene radiofluorination enabled by photoredox-mediated halide interconversion59
Reconfiguring hydrogel assemblies using a photocontrolled metallopolymer adhesive for multiple customized functions59
Entropy-driven charge-transfer complexation yields thermally activated delayed fluorescence and highly efficient OLEDs59
Imitation of β-lactam binding enables broad-spectrum metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors59
O-GlcNAcylation modulates liquid–liquid phase separation of SynGAP/PSD-9559
Li–O2 battery redox mediators go positive59
Discovery and synthesis of atropisomerically chiral acyl-substituted stable vinyl sulfoxonium ylides58
Chemical generation of checkpoint inhibitory T cell engagers for the treatment of cancer58
A general alkene aminoarylation enabled by N-centred radical reactivity of sulfinamides58
Selecting aptamers with programmed affinities58
Fullerene on non-iron cluster-matrix co-catalysts promotes collaborative H2 and N2 activation for ammonia synthesis58
Tectonic shifts in framework chemistry57
Aqueous interphase formed by CO2 brings electrolytes back to salt-in-water regime57
Stereodefined alkenes with a fluoro-chloro terminus as a uniquely enabling compound class57
A metalloenzyme platform for catalytic asymmetric radical dearomatization57
Hydrogen splitting at a single phosphorus centre and its use for hydrogenation56
Direct conversion of white phosphorus to versatile phosphorus transfer reagents via oxidative onioation56
Nickel-catalysed asymmetric hydrogenation of oximes56
Accelerating symmetry-breaking charge separation in a perylenediimide trimer through a vibronically coherent dimer intermediate56
Enantioselective fullerene functionalization through stereochemical information transfer from a self-assembled cage55
Enantioselective propargylic amination and related tandem sequences to α-tertiary ethynylamines and azacycles55
Secret action of gastric acid controlling drug54
Photoacoustic imaging of elevated glutathione in models of lung cancer for companion diagnostic applications54
Energy-transfer-induced [3+2] cycloadditions of N–N pyridinium ylides54
Decarboxylative cross-nucleophile coupling via ligand-to-metal charge transfer photoexcitation of Cu(ii) carboxylates54
Tandem catalysis enables chlorine-containing waste as chlorination reagents53
Efficient room-temperature phosphorescence of covalent organic frameworks through covalent halogen doping53
Near-infrared-activated anticancer platinum(IV) complexes directly photooxidize biomolecules in an oxygen-independent manner53
φ-Aromaticity in prismatic {Bi6}-based clusters53
Digital micelles of encoded polymeric amphiphiles for direct sequence reading and ex vivo label-free quantification53
Chemical upcycling of commodity thermoset polyurethane foams towards high-performance 3D photo-printing resins52
Fragmentation and [4 + 3] cycloaddition in sodorifen biosynthesis52
Recyclable and malleable thermosets enabled by activating dormant dynamic linkages52
Isolation and reactivity of an elusive diazoalkene52
Selection of a promiscuous minimalist cAMP phosphodiesterase from a library of de novo designed proteins51
Double-walled design for tetrahedral cages51
Opportunities and challenges with hyperpolarized bioresponsive probes for functional imaging using magnetic resonance51
Deconvoluting double layers51
Adaptive metal ion transport and metalloregulation-driven differentiation in pluripotent synthetic cells50
Triplet carbenes with transition-metal substituents50
Ionic glue49
Full-dimensional quantum stereodynamics of the non-adiabatic quenching of OH(A2Σ+) by H249
Combining biological and chemical diversity49
An RNA-cleaving threose nucleic acid enzyme capable of single point mutation discrimination49
Intramolecular alkene and functional group translocation49
Mechanically axially chiral catenanes and noncanonical mechanically axially chiral rotaxanes49
Publisher Correction: Visible light-driven conjunctive olefination49
Selectivity control in hydrogenation through adaptive catalysis using ruthenium nanoparticles on a CO2-responsive support49
Coherent photoexcitation of entangled triplet pair states48
Publisher Correction: The blue hue of einsteinium48
Engineering cyanine cyclizations for new fluorogenic probes48
Fixing photocatalysts48
Aryl ortho methoxylation48
The eponymous ethyl alcohol48
Controlled masking and targeted release of redox-cycling ortho-quinones via a C–C bond-cleaving 1,6-elimination47
Carbonyl cross-metathesis via deoxygenative gem-di-metal catalysis47
Hopping protons in supramolecular catalysis47
Boron-enabled 1,3-metallate shift towards axially chiral alkenes46
Photoinduced dual bond rotation of a nitrogen-containing system realized by chalcogen substitution46
Publisher Correction: Photocatalytic hydrofluoroalkylation of alkenes with carboxylic acids46
Author Correction: Entropy-driven charge-transfer complexation yields thermally activated delayed fluorescence and highly efficient OLEDs46
High-throughput phase elucidation of polycrystalline materials using serial rotation electron diffraction45
Thorium(iv)–antimony complexes exhibiting single, double, and triple polar covalent metal–metal bonds45
Structural basis of the Meinwald rearrangement catalysed by styrene oxide isomerase45
Catalyst self-assembly accelerates bimetallic light-driven electrocatalytic H2 evolution in water45
Dynamic three-dimensional structures of a metal–organic framework captured with femtosecond serial crystallography45
A template for artificial life44
Methylation enables high-voltage ether electrolytes for lithium metal batteries44
A discrete antimony(v) oxide44
Beyond Hubble43
The blue hue of einsteinium43
Heat flows in rock cracks naturally optimize salt compositions for ribozymes43
D3+ formation through photoionization of the molecular D2–D2 dimer43
How to search for Europan life43
Photophysical oxidation of HCHO produces HO2 radicals43
Medal for metal-free methods42
Drawing conclusions42
Making a start on the tenure track42
Palladium-catalysed selective oxidative amination of olefins with Lewis basic amines42
Photodriven nitrogen fixation by lithium hydride42
Running rings around rings42
Get to Know NO42
Quinine fever42
Chemistry just a click away41
Assembling membraneless organelles from de novo designed proteins41
A blueprint for catalysis41
A general arene C–H functionalization strategy via electron donor–acceptor complex photoactivation41
A far-red hybrid voltage indicator enabled by bioorthogonal engineering of rhodopsin on live neurons40
Altogether changed, and yet the same40
Practical electronics and robotics for chemists40
Intellectual frameworks to understand complex biochemical systems at the origin of life40
Phase by phase through a condensate researcher's career path40
Global profiling of functional histidines in live cells using small-molecule photosensitizer and chemical probe relay labelling40
Bottleable triplet nitrenes40
The search for Europan life40
Author Correction: Cyclic polyacetylene39
From geranium lakes to catalysis with light39
Cellular decoding for non-natural peptides39
Energy funnelling within multichromophore architectures monitored with subnanometre resolution39
Molecular spins clock in39
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