Chemical Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Chemical Science is 5. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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Accelerating the end-to-end production of cyclic phosphate monomers with modular flow chemistry205
De novogeneration of a bright blue fluorophore from 2-oxoglutarate in biological samples204
With or without a co-solvent? highly efficient ultrafast phenanthrenequinone-electron rich alkene (PQ-ERA) photoclick reactions186
Photochemical H2 activation by an Zn–Fe heterometallic: a mechanistic investigation170
Isostructural bridging diferrous chalcogenide cores [FeII(μ-E)FeII] (E = O, S, Se, Te) with decreasing antiferromagnetic coupling down the chalcogenide series167
Correction: Structural tuning of organoruthenium compounds allows oxidative switch to control ER stress pathways and bypass multidrug resistance159
Correction: Multi-stimuli programmable FRET based RGB absorbing antennae towards ratiometric temperature, pH and multiple metal ion sensing156
Correction: Magnetic coupling between Fe(NO) spin probe ligands through diamagnetic NiII, PdII and PtII tetrathiolate bridges155
Intramolecular-locking modification enables efficient asymmetric donor–acceptor–donor′ type ultraviolet emitters for high-performance OLEDs with reduced efficiency roll-off and high color purity154
Revisiting the reaction pathways for phospholipid hydrolysis catalyzed by phospholipase A2 with QM/MM methods152
18F-Labeled brain-penetrant EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors for PET imaging of glioblastoma151
Probing substrate binding inside a paramagnetic cavity: a NMR spectroscopy toolbox for combined experimental and theoretical investigation148
Three-dimensional structural alignment based discovery and molecular basis of AtoB, catalyzing linear tetracyclic formation145
Beyond chemical structures: lessons and guiding principles for the next generation of molecular databases142
Correction: FragGen: towards 3D geometry reliable fragment-based molecular generation141
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Spin polarized electron dynamics enhance water splitting efficiency by yttrium iron garnet photoanodes: a new platform for spin selective photocatalysis131
Correction: Site- and stereoselective silver-catalyzed intramolecular amination of electron-deficient heterobenzylic C–H bonds129
High order assembly of multiple protein cages with homogeneous sizes and shapes via limited cage surface engineering128
Correction: Ultrahigh photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of linear conjugated terpolymers enabled by an ultra-low ratio of the benzothiadiazole monomer124
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Light-controlled enzymatic synthesis of γ-CD using a recyclable azobenzene template123
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Arresting dissolution of two-dimensional metal–organic frameworks enables long life in electrochemical devices116
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Substituent effects on paratropicity and diatropicity in π-extended hexapyrrolohexaazacoronene102
RAFT step-growth polymerization via the Z-group approach and deconstruction by RAFT interchange101
Augmenting genetic algorithms with machine learning for inverse molecular design101
Time-resolved circular dichroism of excitonic systems: theory and experiment on an exemplary squaraine polymer100
Dynamic handedness inversion of self-organized helical superstructures enabled by novel thermally stable light-driven chiral hydrazone switches100
MR-TADF liquid crystals: towards self assembling host–guest mixtures showing narrowband emission from the mesophase97
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Acridine photocatalysis enables tricomponent direct decarboxylative amine construction97
Mechanism of action and evaluation of ratiometric probes for uric acid using lanthanide complexes with tetraazatriphenylene sensitisers97
Engineering the solid electrolyte interphase for enhancing high-rate cycling and temperature adaptability of lithium-ion batteries96
Excitation generated preferential binding sites for ethane on porous carbon–copper porphyrin sorbents: ethane/ethylene adsorptive separation improved by light96
Intramolecular CH⋯π attraction mediated conformational polymorphism of constrained helical peptides94
Cold-catalytic antitumor immunity with pyroelectric black phosphorus nanosheets93
Biosynthesis of pleuromutilin congeners using an Aspergillus oryzae expression platform93
Competing dynamics of intramolecular deactivation and bimolecular charge transfer processes in luminescent Fe(iii) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes93
[2 + 2] cycloaddition and its photomechanical effects on 1D coordination polymers with reversible amide bonds and coordination site regulation91
Molecularly engineered AIEgens with enhanced quantum and singlet-oxygen yield for mitochondria-targeted imaging and photodynamic therapy90
Identification of metal-centered excited states in Cr(iii) complexes with time-resolved L-edge X-ray spectroscopy88
Affinity-based protein profiling of MDM2 inhibitor Navtemadlin88
Therapeutic efficacy of 211At-radiolabeled 2,6-diisopropylphenyl azide in mouse models of human lung cancer88
Isothiourea-catalysed enantioselective synthesis of phosphonate-functionalised β-lactones88
Leveraging heterocycle-fused 1,4-benzoquinone to design chemical modulators for both metal-free and metal-bound amyloid-β88
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Identification of allosteric sites and ligand-induced modulation in the dopamine receptor through large-scale alchemical mutation scan86
A constitutional isomer selective chemical proteomic strategy for system-wide profiling of protein lysine 5-hydroxylation86
A silylboronate-mediated strategy for cross-coupling of alkyl fluorides with aryl alkanes: mechanistic insights and scope expansion86
Polarization-induced nanohelixes of organic cocrystals from asymmetric components with dopant-induced chirality inversion85
Defect-engineered surfaces to investigate the formation of self-assembled molecular networks85
Mechanisms of controlled stabilizer-free synthesis of gold nanoparticles in liquid aerosol containing plasma84
Light-induced twisting, untwisting, and retwisting of aromatic polyamides: an interplay between the induced chirality and the co-facial π-stacking interactions83
Metalation-induced denitrogenative reductive coupling of isocyanides on a silylene-bridged nickel cluster83
Unveiling upsurge of photogenerated ROS: control of intersystem crossing through tuning aggregation patterns83
Correction: When SF5 outplays CF3: effects of pentafluorosulfanyl decorated scorpionates on copper83
Characterization of a LanC-free pathway for the formation of an ll-MeLan residue and an alloAviMeCys residue in the newly identified class V lanthipeptide triantimycins83
Facile preparation of sulfonium peptide and protein probes for selective crosslinking of methyllysine readers82
Deconvoluting binding sites in amyloid nanofibrils using time-resolved spectroscopy82
Highly efficient organic long persistent luminescence based on host–guest doping systems82
Biocatalytic reductive amination as a route to isotopically labelled amino acids suitable for analysis of large proteins by NMR81
Enhanced N-directed electrophilic C–H borylation generates BN–[5]- and [6]helicenes with improved photophysical properties80
Efficient helical columnar emitters of chiral homoleptic Pt(ii) metallomesogens for circularly polarized electroluminescence80
Redox-neutral manganese-catalyzed synthesis of 1-pyrrolines79
Inter-layer magnetic tuning by gas adsorption in π-stacked pillared-layer framework magnets79
Rational design of circularly polarized luminescence active chiral metal–organic frameworks for logic devices79
Electrochemical hydrogenative coupling of nitrobenzene into azobenzene over a mesoporous palladium–sulfur cathode78
A free boratriptycene-type Lewis superacid77
109Ag NMR chemical shift as a descriptor for Brønsted acidity from molecules to materials77
“Dual lock-and-key” triggered and endoplasmic reticulum targeting nanophotosensitizers for activatable Type-I photodynamic and photothermal therapies76
Development of 8–17 XNAzymes that are functional in cells76
Evolutionary adaptation from hydrolytic to oxygenolytic catalysis at the α/β-hydrolase fold76
Site-specific doping of silver atoms into a Au25 nanocluster as directed by ligand binding preferences76
Catalysis of a LiF-rich SEI by aromatic structure modified porous polyamine for stable all-solid-state lithium metal batteries76
Proton transfer induced excited-state aromaticity gain for chromophores with maximal Stokes shifts76
A biocompatible hydrogel as a template for oxidative decomposition reactions: a chemodosimetric analysis and in vitro imaging of hypochlorite74
Enantioselective nickel-catalyzed Mizoroki–Heck cyclizations of amide electrophiles74
Tuning through-space interactions via the secondary coordination sphere of an artificial metalloenzyme leads to enhanced Rh(iii)-catalysis73
Guiding catalytic CO2 reduction to ethanol with copper grain boundaries73
Revealing the nature of covalently tethered distonic radical anions in the generation of heteroatom-centered radicals: evidence for the polarity-matching PCET pathway73
A general strategy to the intracellular sensing of glycosidases using AIE-based glycoclusters73
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Simulation of ultrafast transient absorption spectra of a perylene-based light harvesting antenna72
A J-aggregated nanoporphyrin overcoming phototoxic side effects in superior phototherapy with two-pronged effects72
Understanding nascent plasmons and metallic bonding in atomically precise gold nanoclusters71
Formal synthesis of kibdelomycin and derivatisation of amycolose glycosides71
Ultrafast and selective labeling of endogenous proteins using affinity-based benzotriazole chemistry71
Photolysis-driven bond activation by thorium and uranium tetraosmate polyhydride complexes71
Transcriptome-wide identification of single-stranded RNA binding proteins70
Luminescent carbene–copper(i)–amide polymers for efficient host-free solution-processed OLEDs70
Controlled, one-pot synthesis of recyclable poly(1,3-diene)-polyester block copolymers, catalyzed by yttrium β-diketiminate complexes70
Visible-light-initiated metal-free Csp3–Csp3 to Csp3–N conversion in homobenzylic sulfonamides with N-iodoimides68
Unraveling the local coordination effect of Cu–N–C single-atom catalysts towards CO adsorption via a gas-phase cluster model approach68
Facile modification of phosphole-based aggregation-induced emission luminogens with sulfonyl isocyanates68
Negative cooperativity in the formation of H-bond networks involving primary anilines68
Synthesis of polysubstituted cyclobutanes through a photoredox strain-release/[3,3]-rearrangement cascade68
Catalytic asymmetric hydrometallation of cyclobutenes with salicylaldehydes67
Photochemical synthesis of carbazole-fused Blatter radicals: effective spin injection to the carbazole system67
Beyond diffusion: ion and electron migration contribute to charge transport in redox-conducting metal–organic frameworks67
Visible light-driven dearomative ring expansion of (aza)arenes to access dihydrofuran-based polycyclic compounds67
Peptide stereocomplex cross-links for polymer hydrogels67
Ni-catalyzed asymmetric hydrophosphinylation of conjugated enynes and mechanistic studies66
Structure–function relationships in pure archaeal bipolar tetraether lipids66
Mechanism and dynamics of photoswitchable flavoprotein charge-transfer complexes66
Exploring Au(i) involving halogen bonding with N-heterocyclic carbene Au(i) aryl complexes in crystalline media66
A method to identify small molecule/protein pairs susceptible to protein ubiquitination by the CRBN E3 ligase65
An AND-gate bioluminescent probe for precise tumor imaging65
Mechanochemically-induced glass formation from two-dimensional hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites65
A pair of conjoined trinuclear sub-frameworks in a pentanuclear double-cavity discrete coordination cage64
Reactivity of 1,3-enyne MIDA boronates: exploration of novel 1,2-alkyne shift via gem-difluorination64
Molybdenum carbonyl assisted reductive tetramerization of CO by activated magnesium(i) compounds: squarate dianion vs. metallo-ketene formation64
Chiral cobalt(ii) complex-promoted asymmetric para-Claisen rearrangement of allyl α-naphthol ethers64
In silico screening of LRRK2 WDR domain inhibitors using deep docking and free energy simulations64
Isoacridone dyes with parallel reactivity from both singlet and triplet excited states for biphotonic catalysis and upconversion64
Intramolecular photochemical [2 + 1]-cycloadditions of nucleophilic siloxy carbenes63
Visible-light-induced organocatalytic enantioselective N–H insertion of α-diazoesters enabled by indirect free carbene capture63
Orbital electron delocalization of axial-coordinated modified FeN4 and structurally ordered PtFe intermetallic synergistically for efficient oxygen reduction reaction catalysis63
More π, please: What drives the formation of unsaturated molecules in the interstellar medium?63
Direct detection of spin polarization in photoinduced charge transfer through a chiral bridge63
pH jump kinetics in colliding microdroplets: accelerated synthesis of azamonardine from dopamine and resorcinol62
Bromine radical release from a nickel-complex facilitates the activation of alkyl boronic acids: a boron selective Suzuki–Miyaura cross coupling62
Deciphering the chemical bonding of the trivalent oxygen atom in oxygen doped graphene62
Aminocatalytic enantioselective [2 + 2] cycloaddition of Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes62
Phototoxicity of hydroxymethyl-BODIPYs: are photocages that innocent?61
Self-sensitized Cu(ii)-complex catalyzed solar driven CO2 reduction61
Gaining control on optical force by the stimulated-emission resonance effect61
How do donor and acceptor substituents change the photophysical and photochemical behavior of dithienylethenes? The search for a water-soluble visible-light photoswitch61
Influence of the Pt/ionomer/water interface on the oxygen reduction reaction: insights into the micro-three-phase interface61
Mori generalized master equations offer an efficient route to predict and interpret polaron transport61
Free-energy decomposition of salt effects on the solubilities of small molecules and the role of excluded-volume effects61
Chemiluminescent duplex analysis using phenoxy-1,2-dioxetane luminophores with color modulation61
DNP NMR spectroscopy enabled direct characterization of polystyrene-supported catalyst species for synthesis of glycidyl esters by transesterification61
Syntheses, homeomorphic and configurational isomerizations, and structures of macrocyclic aliphatic dibridgehead diphosphines; molecules that turn themselves inside out61
Molecular cyclo-P3 complexes of the rare-earth elements via a one-pot reaction and selective reduction60
Spectroscopic application of few-femtosecond deep-ultraviolet laser pulses from resonant dispersive wave emission in a hollow capillary fibre60
Sequence-dependent conformational transitions of disordered proteins during condensation60
Applications of metal–organic framework-based bioelectrodes60
Ambipolar conjugated ladder polymers by room-temperature Knoevenagel polymerization60
Molecular brush-based ultrathin polymer electrolytes with stable interfaces for high-voltage large-areal-capacity lithium metal batteries60
First synthesis of RuSn solid-solution alloy nanoparticles and their enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction activity59
Retaining the structural integrity of disulfide bonds in diphtheria toxoid carrier protein is crucial for the effectiveness of glycoconjugate vaccine candidates59
De novo synthesis of inherently chiral heteracalix[4]aromatics from enantioselective macrocyclization enabled by chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed intramolecular SNAr reaction59
LnDOTA puppeteering: removing the water molecule and imposing tetragonal symmetry59
Origin of low melting point of ionic liquids: dominant role of entropy59
A reversible plasmonic nanoprobe for dynamic imaging of intracellular pH during endocytosis58
Discovery strategy leads to the first melt-castable cocrystal based on an energetic oxidizing salt58
Unified ionic and radical C-4 alkylation and arylation of pyridines58
Double coordination shell modulation of nitrogen-free atomic manganese sites for enhancing oxygen reduction performance58
Impact of vibrational strong coupling on liquid–liquid phase separation in supramolecular polymers58
Leveraging reactivity to gain precise control over macromolecular structures with photocatalysis in reversible-deactivation radical polymerizations58
MnO2 nanosheets as a carrier and accelerator for improved live-cell biosensing application of CRISPR/Cas12a57
Engineering mechanisms of proton-coupled electron transfer to a titanium-substituted polyoxovanadate–alkoxide57
Planar pentacoordinate s-block metals57
The supersaturation perspective on the amyloid hypothesis57
Structural insights into a bacterial terpene cyclase fused with haloacid Dehalogenase-like phosphatase57
Simultaneously enhancing the planarity and electron-donating capability of donors for through-space charge transfer TADF towards deep-red emission56
Drop-cast gold nanoparticles are not always electrocatalytically active for the borohydride oxidation reaction56
Strain-enabled radical spirocyclization cascades: rapid access to spirocyclobutyl lactones and – lactams56
Molecular engineering of 1D conjugated copper anilate coordination polymers for boosting electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia55
Polymerization-induced self-assembly enables access to diverse highly ordered structures through kinetic and thermodynamic pathways55
(3 + 2)-Cycloaddition of bicyclobutanes and thioketones: access to 2-thiabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes without the use of catalysts or light55
Coexisting gases regulate the rates of water adsorption by a flexible one-dimensional coordination polymer55
Two-sided asymmetric nanofluidic membrane for enhanced ion transport and osmotic energy harvesting55
In situ modification of the d-band in the core–shell structure for efficient hydrogen storage via electrocatalytic N2 fixation54
Multifaceted nucleic acid probing with a rationally upgraded molecular rotor54
A photoinduced transient activating strategy for late-stage chemoselective C(sp3)–H trifluoromethylation of azines54
Bucking the trend: understanding lipopolysaccharide structure and outer membrane dynamics in cold-adapted Pseudomonas isolated from Enigma Lake, Antarctica54
Nature of the heavy formal double bonds AsCh, SbCh and BiCh (Ch = S, Se, Te) in NCN-pincer supported arsinidene, stibinidene and bismuthinidene chalcogenides54
Synthesis of functionalised isochromans: epoxides as aldehyde surrogates in hexafluoroisopropanol54
Probing the water adsorption and stability under steam flow of Zr-based metal–organic frameworks using 91Zr solid-state NMR spectroscopy54
Deciphering the mechanism of hydrogen peroxide formation in ultrasound-mediated water-in-oil microdroplets53
Curved graphene nanoribbons derived from tetrahydropyrene-based polyphenylenesviaone-pot K-region oxidation and Scholl cyclization53
Ultra-long cycle sodium ion batteries enabled by the glutaric anhydride additive53
Effect of cyclic topology versus linear terpolymers on antibacterial activity and biocompatibility: antimicrobial peptide avatars53
Non-covalent reconfigurable microgel colloidosomes with a well-defined bilayer shell53
Reducing the internal reorganization energy via symmetry controlled π-electron delocalization53
Modulatory spin-flip of triplet excitons via diversiform electron-donating units for MR-TADF emitters towards solution-processed narrowband OLEDs53
On the use of real-world datasets for reaction yield prediction53
State-of-the-art accounts of hyperpolarized 15N-labeled molecular imaging probes for magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging52
“Mn-locking” effect by anionic coordination manipulation stabilizing Mn-rich phosphate cathodes52
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RGB tri-luminescence in organic–inorganic zirconium halide perovskites52
Hydroalkylation of styrenes enabled by boryl radical mediated halogen atom transfer52
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Easy access to amphiphilic nitrogenous block copolymers via switchable catalysis52
Correction: Ion pair extractant selective for LiCl and LiBr52
Strategic design of Fe and N co-doped hierarchically porous carbon as superior ORR catalyst: from the perspective of nanoarchitectonics52
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Enantiomeric β-sheet peptides from Aβ form homochiral pleated β-sheets rather than heterochiral rippled β-sheets50
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Single-molecule-level detection of interfacial molecular structures and ultrafast dynamics50
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Visualizing the mode of action and supramolecular assembly of teixobactin analogues in Bacillus subtilis50
The clinical potential of l-oligonucleotides: challenges and opportunities49
Convergent chemoenzymatic synthesis of O-GalNAc rare cores 5, 7, 8 and their sialylated forms49
Optical resolution via chiral auxiliaries of curved subphthalocyanine aromatics49
Plastic recognition and electrogenic uniport translocation of 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-row transition and post-transition metals by primary-active transmembrane P1B-2<49
Hydrogen atom abstraction as a synthetic route to a square planar CoII complex with a redox-active tetradentate PNNP ligand49
Improving the interfacial stability of ultrahigh-nickel cathodes with PEO-based electrolytes by targeted chemical reactions49
PB and AsB triple bonds in the linear PB2O and AsB2O species49
Unraveling the origin of reductive stability of super-concentrated electrolytes from first principles and unsupervised machine learning48
Unveiling the switching mechanism of robust tetrazine-based memristive nociceptors via a spectroelectrochemical approach48
Statistical copolymer metal organic nanotubes48
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Correction: A comprehensive approach for elucidating the interplay between 4fn+1 and 4fn5d1 configurations in Ln2+ complexes48
Self-assembled PROTACs enable glycoproteins degradation in the living cells48
Universal dynamical onset in water at distinct material interfaces47
Unravelling the role of spin–vibrational coupling in designing high-performance pentagonal bipyramidal Dy(iii) single ion magnets47
Supramolecular engineering cascade regulates NIR-II J-aggregates to improve photodynamic therapy47
Highly efficient and selective Sr2+ capture using robust two-dimensional MOF nanosheets decorated with cage-like cavities47
Engineering perfluoroarenes for enhanced molecular barrier effect and chirality transfer in solutions47
Progress and prospects of electrolyte chemistry of calcium batteries47
In situ lattice tuning of quasi-single-crystal surfaces for continuous electrochemical modulation47
Pathway-dependent supramolecular polymerization by planarity breaking47
Decoding the role of mycobacterial lipid remodelling and membrane dynamics in antibiotic tolerance47
Asymmetric and zwitterionic Blatter diradicals47
Wireless electrochemical light emission in ultrathin 2D nanoconfinements47
Fabrication of azido-PEG-NHC stabilized gold nanoparticles as a functionalizable platform47
Atomically precise surface chemistry of zirconium and hafnium metal oxo clusters beyond carboxylate ligands46
Correlation-driven charge migration triggered by infrared multi-photon ionization46
Confined semiconducting polymers with boosted NIR light-triggered H2O2 production for hypoxia-tolerant persistent photodynamic therapy46
Continuous flow synthesis enabling reaction discovery46
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