Chemical Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Chemical Science is 13. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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Gaining control on optical force by the stimulated-emission resonance effect202
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Enhanced ion intercalation in Ni x K 1−2 129
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Stepwise BN bond cleavage by isocyanides: access to the 3-azaborole structural motif122
Isoacridone dyes with parallel reactivity from both singlet and triplet excited states for biphotonic catalysis and upconversion119
A solid composite electrolyte based on three-dimensional structured zeolite networks for high-performance solid-state lithium metal batteries118
Efficient helical columnar emitters of chiral homoleptic Pt(ii) metallomesogens for circularly polarized electroluminescence114
Two-sided asymmetric nanofluidic membrane for enhanced ion transport and osmotic energy harvesting114
Double coordination shell modulation of nitrogen-free atomic manganese sites for enhancing oxygen reduction performance114
RGB tri-luminescence in organic–inorganic zirconium halide perovskites112
Chemiluminescent duplex analysis using phenoxy-1,2-dioxetane luminophores with color modulation112
Synthesis of functionalised isochromans: epoxides as aldehyde surrogates in hexafluoroisopropanol110
Axially chiral thiophene scaffolds: configurational stability and circularly polarized luminescence108
Unraveling the local coordination effect of Cu–N–C single-atom catalysts towards CO adsorption via a gas-phase cluster model approach107
Phototoxicity of hydroxymethyl-BODIPYs: are photocages that innocent?105
Isothiourea-catalysed enantioselective synthesis of phosphonate-functionalised β-lactones103
Formal synthesis of kibdelomycin and derivatisation of amycolose glycosides102
Metal-free visible-light carbonylation of alkyl iodides to amides via consecutive photoinduced electron transfer101
Evolutionary adaptation from hydrolytic to oxygenolytic catalysis at the α/β-hydrolase fold100
A high-affinity dopamine aptamer: implications of library diversity and negative selection98
Arresting dissolution of two-dimensional metal–organic frameworks enables long life in electrochemical devices98
Light-controlled enzymatic synthesis of γ-CD using a recyclable azobenzene template98
Time-resolved circular dichroism of excitonic systems: theory and experiment on an exemplary squaraine polymer94
Structure–function relationships in pure archaeal bipolar tetraether lipids94
Mechanisms of controlled stabilizer-free synthesis of gold nanoparticles in liquid aerosol containing plasma94
Leveraging heterocycle-fused 1,4-benzoquinone to design chemical modulators for both metal-free and metal-bound amyloid-β92
In silico screening of LRRK2 WDR domain inhibitors using deep docking and free energy simulations92
Identification of allosteric sites and ligand-induced modulation in the dopamine receptor through large-scale alchemical mutation scan91
109 Ag NMR chemical shift as a descriptor for Brønsted acidity from molecules to materials91
Probing substrate binding inside a paramagnetic cavity: a NMR spectroscopy toolbox for combined experimental and theoretical investigation89
Leveraging reactivity to gain precise control over macromolecular structures with photocatalysis in reversible-deactivation radical polymerizations89
Synthesis of polysubstituted cyclobutanes through a photoredox strain-release/[3,3]-rearrangement cascade88
Polarization-induced nanohelixes of organic cocrystals from asymmetric components with dopant-induced chirality inversion88
18F-Labeled brain-penetrant EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors for PET imaging of glioblastoma87
Multi-region mapping of ligand binding and structural changes in the β-1 adrenergic receptor using carbene footprinting and mass spectrometry87
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The organophosphorus synthesis triangle: introducing methods for the missing quaternization and de-quaternization routes86
Correction: Multi-stimuli programmable FRET based RGB absorbing antennae towards ratiometric temperature, pH and multiple metal ion sensing86
Correction: Structural tuning of organoruthenium compounds allows oxidative switch to control ER stress pathways and bypass multidrug resistance85
Correction: Magnetic coupling between Fe(NO) spin probe ligands through diamagnetic Ni II , Pd II 85
Correction: When SF 5 outplays CF 3 : effects of pentafluorosulfanyl decorated scorpionates on cop84
Correction: Site- and stereoselective silver-catalyzed intramolecular amination of electron-deficient heterobenzylic C–H bonds83
Correction: FragGen: towards 3D geometry reliable fragment-based molecular generation83
Three-dimensional structural alignment based discovery and molecular basis of AtoB, catalyzing linear tetracyclic formation82
Self-sensitized Cu(ii)-complex catalyzed solar driven CO2 reduction82
Exploring Au(i) involving halogen bonding with N-heterocyclic carbene Au(i) aryl complexes in crystalline media82
Photolysis-driven bond activation by thorium and uranium tetraosmate polyhydride complexes81
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Fast hydrated-ion transport and desolvation in pyridinyl COF membranes via competitive coordination80
Visible-light-induced organocatalytic enantioselective N–H insertion of α-diazoesters enabled by indirect free carbene capture79
Development of 8–17 XNAzymes that are functional in cells79
Facile modification of phosphole-based aggregation-induced emission luminogens with sulfonyl isocyanates78
Inch-sized achiral perovskite ferroelectric single crystals for multiaxial passive circularly polarized light response77
Bromine radical release from a nickel-complex facilitates the activation of alkyl boronic acids: a boron selective Suzuki–Miyaura cross coupling76
Strain-enabled radical spirocyclization cascades: rapid access to spirocyclobutyl lactones and – lactams76
Molybdenum carbonyl assisted reductive tetramerization of CO by activated magnesium( i ) compounds: squarate dianion vs. 76
“Mn-locking” effect by anionic coordination manipulation stabilizing Mn-rich phosphate cathodes75
Photocatalytic remote C(sp 3 )–H alkylation of long-chain alkenes: A tandem multicomponent approach via 75
Molecular engineering of 1D conjugated copper anilate coordination polymers for boosting electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia75
Non-radical pathways control methane sulfonation versus oxygenation C–H functionalization selectivity with Hg( ii 74
Engineering mechanisms of proton-coupled electron transfer to a titanium-substituted polyoxovanadate–alkoxide74
Ultra-long cycle sodium ion batteries enabled by the glutaric anhydride additive73
Isostructural bridging diferrous chalcogenide cores [FeII(μ-E)FeII] (E = O, S, Se, Te) with decreasing antiferromagnetic coupling down the chalcogenide series72
(3 + 2)-Cycloaddition of bicyclobutanes and thioketones: access to 2-thiabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes without the use of catalysts or light72
Drop-cast gold nanoparticles are not always electrocatalytically active for the borohydride oxidation reaction72
Luminescent carbene–copper(i)–amide polymers for efficient host-free solution-processed OLEDs72
Deciphering the mechanism of hydrogen peroxide formation in ultrasound-mediated water-in-oil microdroplets72
Electrochemical hydrogenative coupling of nitrobenzene into azobenzene over a mesoporous palladium–sulfur cathode72
Photochemical synthesis of carbazole-fused Blatter radicals: effective spin injection to the carbazole system72
High order assembly of multiple protein cages with homogeneous sizes and shapes via limited cage surface engineering71
Beyond diffusion: ion and electron migration contribute to charge transport in redox-conducting metal–organic frameworks71
Peptide stereocomplex cross-links for polymer hydrogels71
Simultaneously enhancing the planarity and electron-donating capability of donors for through-space charge transfer TADF towards deep-red emission71
Dynamic-structural-distortion of spheroidene activates a hidden 3A g state mediating carotenoid-to-bacteriochlorophy70
Platinum-based phosphorescent lifetime probes for the visualisation of G-quadruplex DNA in cells69
Room temperature dinitrogen cleavage and hydrogenation with organometallic complexes of uranium68
Roles of adhesives in forming mechanically robust superhydrophobic coatings68
Molecular cyclo-P3 complexes of the rare-earth elements via a one-pot reaction and selective reduction67
On the use of real-world datasets for reaction yield prediction67
Guiding catalytic CO 2 reduction to ethanol with copper grain boundaries66
How do donor and acceptor substituents change the photophysical and photochemical behavior of dithienylethenes? The search for a water-soluble visible-light photoswitch66
A method to identify small molecule/protein pairs susceptible to protein ubiquitination by the CRBN E3 ligase66
HCl-mediated silylation of C–H bonds in (hetero)arenes with trialkylsilanes66
A tetraazanaphthalene radical-bridged dysprosium single-molecule magnet with a large coercive field66
Effect of cyclic topology versus linear terpolymers on antibacterial activity and biocompatibility: antimicrobial peptide avatars65
De novo synthesis of inherently chiral heteracalix[4]aromatics from enantioselective macrocyclization enabled by chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed intramolecular SNAr reaction64
Reactivity of 1,3-enyne MIDA boronates: exploration of novel 1,2-alkyne shift via gem-difluorination64
Acridine photocatalysis enables tricomponent direct decarboxylative amine construction64
Orbital electron delocalization of axial-coordinated modified FeN4 and structurally ordered PtFe intermetallic synergistically for efficient oxygen reduction reaction catalysis64
NH 4 + -mediated interfacial chemistry for collaborative dual-pathway high-mass-loading energy storage63
With or without a co-solvent? highly efficient ultrafast phenanthrenequinone-electron rich alkene (PQ-ERA) photoclick reactions63
Bucking the trend: understanding lipopolysaccharide structure and outer membrane dynamics in cold-adapted Pseudomonas isolated from Enigma Lake, Antarctica63
Sequence-dependent conformational transitions of disordered proteins during condensation63
Lattice-coherent interface-reinforced sodium-layered oxide cathodes63
Modulatory spin-flip of triplet excitons via diversiform electron-donating units for MR-TADF emitters towards solution-processed narrowband OLEDs63
Intramolecular-locking modification enables efficient asymmetric donor–acceptor–donor′ type ultraviolet emitters for high-performance OLEDs with reduced efficiency roll-off and high color purity62
Impact of vibrational strong coupling on liquid–liquid phase separation in supramolecular polymers62
Light-induced twisting, untwisting, and retwisting of aromatic polyamides: an interplay between the induced chirality and the co-facial π-stacking interactions61
First synthesis of RuSn solid-solution alloy nanoparticles and their enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction activity61
Proton transfer induced excited-state aromaticity gain for chromophores with maximal Stokes shifts61
Identification of metal-centered excited states in Cr(iii) complexes with time-resolved L-edge X-ray spectroscopy61
Planar pentacoordinate s-block metals61
Peripherally fused spiro structures enable the development of narrowband TADF emitters for highly efficient blue OLEDs61
Easy access to amphiphilic nitrogenous block copolymers via switchable catalysis60
Metal–ligand covalency of C–H activating iridium complexes from L-edge valence-to-core resonant inelastic X-ray scattering60
Mori generalized master equations offer an efficient route to predict and interpret polaron transport60
Curved graphene nanoribbons derived from tetrahydropyrene-based polyphenylenesviaone-pot K-region oxidation and Scholl cyclization60
Intramolecular CH⋯π attraction mediated conformational polymorphism of constrained helical peptides59
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Influence of the Pt/ionomer/water interface on the oxygen reduction reaction: insights into the micro-three-phase interface59
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Engineering the solid electrolyte interphase for enhancing high-rate cycling and temperature adaptability of lithium-ion batteries58
Polymerization-induced self-assembly enables access to diverse highly ordered structures through kinetic and thermodynamic pathways58
Molecular brush-based ultrathin polymer electrolytes with stable interfaces for high-voltage large-areal-capacity lithium metal batteries58
Facile preparation of sulfonium peptide and protein probes for selective crosslinking of methyllysine readers58
“Dual lock-and-key” triggered and endoplasmic reticulum targeting nanophotosensitizers for activatable Type-I photodynamic and photothermal therapies58
Aminocatalytic enantioselective [2 + 2] cycloaddition of Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes58
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 chalcogenides57
MR-TADF liquid crystals: towards self assembling host–guest mixtures showing narrowband emission from the mesophase57
A methyltransferase molecular switch unlocks para -quinone methide generation and oligomerization57
Ambipolar conjugated ladder polymers by room-temperature Knoevenagel polymerization57
The supersaturation perspective on the amyloid hypothesis57
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Detection of single-cell enzyme activity by single-time-point stable isotope probing-mass spectrometry56
Revealing the nature of covalently tethered distonic radical anions in the generation of heteroatom-centered radicals: evidence for the polarity-matching PCET pathway55
Mechanochemically-induced glass formation from two-dimensional hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites55
Probing the water adsorption and stability under steam flow of Zr-based metal–organic frameworks using 91Zr solid-state NMR spectroscopy55
Engineering Pd-based charge-asymmetrical metal pair sites to promote *CHO–CHO coupling for selective C 2 photoreduction to C 55
Negative cooperativity in the formation of H-bond networks involving primary anilines55
Synergistic effect of MOF fillers and succinonitrile in PEO-based electrolytes for long-cycle all-solid-state Li–CO 2 batteries55
Correction: Polyterrylenes: synthesis and regioregularity effect on p-type charge transport and deep-red light photodetection in OFETs54
Rational design of circularly polarized luminescence active chiral metal–organic frameworks for logic devices54
Augmenting genetic algorithms with machine learning for inverse molecular design54
pH jump kinetics in colliding microdroplets: accelerated synthesis of azamonardine from dopamine and resorcinol53
Deconvoluting binding sites in amyloid nanofibrils using time-resolved spectroscopy53
[2 + 2] cycloaddition and its photomechanical effects on 1D coordination polymers with reversible amide bonds and coordination site regulation53
Boraindenes as versatile precursors to benzannulated boron heterocycles53
An AND-gate bioluminescent probe for precise tumor imaging53
Solvation-driven interphase engineering and mechanical failure pathways in large-scale anode-free lithium metal batteries53
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Chiral cobalt( ii ) complex-promoted asymmetric para -Claisen rearrangement of allyl α-naphthol ethers52
Competing dynamics of intramolecular deactivation and bimolecular charge transfer processes in luminescent Fe(iii) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes52
Free-energy decomposition of salt effects on the solubilities of small molecules and the role of excluded-volume effects52
A reflection on ‘A hydrazone-based covalent organic framework for photocatalytic hydrogen production’: teaching sponges new tricks52
Toward functional and structurally complex Frank–Kasper phases via creating concavities on supramolecular micelles52
Mechanism of action and evaluation of ratiometric probes for uric acid using lanthanide complexes with tetraazatriphenylene sensitisers52
Microstructure of amide-functionalized polyethylenes determined by NMR relaxometry52
Biosynthesis of pleuromutilin congeners using an Aspergillus oryzae expression platform52
Superstructure-induced enhancement of solid-state triphenylacrylonitrile photochromism via a macrocycle-mediated blocking strategy52
Excitation generated preferential binding sites for ethane on porous carbon–copper porphyrin sorbents: ethane/ethylene adsorptive separation improved by light51
A theoretical framework to understand high electron mobilities in cable bacteria51
A constitutional isomer selective chemical proteomic strategy for system-wide profiling of protein lysine 5-hydroxylation51
Dynamic handedness inversion of self-organized helical superstructures enabled by novel thermally stable light-driven chiral hydrazone switches51
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Revisiting the reaction pathways for phospholipid hydrolysis catalyzed by phospholipase A2 with QM/MM methods51
Transcriptome-wide identification of single-stranded RNA binding proteins51
Multifaceted nucleic acid probing with a rationally upgraded molecular rotor50
Characterization of a LanC-free pathway for the formation of an ll -MeLan residue and an allo AviMeCys50
Thinking outside the library: cluster synthesis of diverse molecules on a single robotic platform50
Catalytic asymmetric P (III) -additions to salicylaldehydes enable divergent stereoselective dearomatizations of phenols50
Therapeutic efficacy of 211 At-radiolabeled 2,6-diisopropylphenyl azide in mouse models of human lung cancer50
Photochemical H 2 activation by an Zn–Fe heterometallic: a mechanistic investigation50
Hydroalkylation of styrenes enabled by boryl radical mediated halogen atom transfer50
Mechanism and dynamics of photoswitchable flavoprotein charge-transfer complexes49
A silylboronate-mediated strategy for cross-coupling of alkyl fluorides with aryl alkanes: mechanistic insights and scope expansion49
Visible light-driven dearomative ring expansion of (aza)arenes to access dihydrofuran-based polycyclic compounds49
Zero-trigger ultrafast charge-transfer J-aggregates via Se/π-directed assembly enable synchronous ROS/heat amplification for NIR-II photoimmunotherapy49
More π, please: What drives the formation of unsaturated molecules in the interstellar medium?49
Coexisting gases regulate the rates of water adsorption by a flexible one-dimensional coordination polymer49
Intramolecular transamidation enables one-pot synthesis of three chiral, Z-shaped perilenediimides for null-type supramolecular polymer formation49
A pair of conjoined trinuclear sub-frameworks in a pentanuclear double-cavity discrete coordination cage49
Affinity-based protein profiling of MDM2 inhibitor Navtemadlin49
Coupled dehydration and hydrogenation catalysis for one-pot conversion of saccharides into high-value furanic compounds49
Deciphering the chemical bonding of the trivalent oxygen atom in oxygen doped graphene49
Photo-generated radical mediated molecular luminescence enhancement49
Biocatalytic reductive amination as a route to isotopically labelled amino acids suitable for analysis of large proteins by NMR48
Unveiling upsurge of photogenerated ROS: control of intersystem crossing through tuning aggregation patterns48
LnDOTA puppeteering: removing the water molecule and imposing tetragonal symmetry48
Inter-layer magnetic tuning by gas adsorption in π-stacked pillared-layer framework magnets48
Structural insights into a bacterial terpene cyclase fused with haloacid Dehalogenase-like phosphatase48
Study of the thermally-activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) mechanism of phenothiazine–dibenzothiophene- S , S 48
Sodium-based donor–acceptor assemblies featuring thermally activated delayed fluorescence enabled by highly efficient through-space charge transfer48
Polymorphism-driven coordination geometry engineering for boosting nitrate electroreduction in Cu-pyrazolate chains48
Simulation of ultrafast transient absorption spectra of a perylene-based light harvesting antenna47
Spin polarized electron dynamics enhance water splitting efficiency by yttrium iron garnet photoanodes: a new platform for spin selective photocatalysis47
Few-shot molecular property optimization via a domain-specialized large language model47
Correction: Ultrahigh photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of linear conjugated terpolymers enabled by an ultra-low ratio of the benzothiadiazole monomer47
Visible-light-initiated metal-free Csp3–Csp3 to Csp3–N conversion in homobenzylic sulfonamides with N-iodoimides47
Enantioselective nickel-catalyzed Mizoroki–Heck cyclizations of amide electrophiles47
Substituent effects on paratropicity and diatropicity in π-extended hexapyrrolohexaazacoronene47
Unified ionic and radical C-4 alkylation and arylation of pyridines47
Beyond chemical structures: lessons and guiding principles for the next generation of molecular databases47
Uncovering the potent antimicrobial activity of squaramide based anionophores – chloride transport and membrane disruption46
Catalysis of a LiF-rich SEI by aromatic structure modified porous polyamine for stable all-solid-state lithium metal batteries46
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A focus on computer vision for non-contact monitoring of catalyst degradation and product formation kinetics46
Cobalt- or rhodium-catalyzed synthesis of 1,2-dihydrophosphete oxides via C–H activation and formal phosphoryl migration46
Confined semiconducting polymers with boosted NIR light-triggered H2O2 production for hypoxia-tolerant persistent photodynamic therapy46
RAFT step-growth polymerization via the Z-group approach and deconstruction by RAFT interchange46
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Engineered π⋯π interactions favour supramolecular dimers X@[FeL 3 ] 2 (X = Cl, Br, I): solid state46
Statistical copolymer metal organic nanotubes46
Experiment-guided molecular simulations define a heterogeneous structural ensemble for the PTPN11 tandem SH2 domains46
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Nanoarchitectonics of molecular machines, biomolecular machines, and microrobots in their collective behaviour46
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A carbon-based bifunctional heterogeneous enzyme: toward sustainable pollution control46
Engineering the interfacial water microenvironment to accelerate proton transfer for acidic oxygen evolution at high-potential45
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Optical activity levels of metal centers controlling multi-mode emissions in low-dimensional hybrid metal halides for anti-counterfeiting and information encryption45
Continuous flow synthesis enabling reaction discovery45
A highly efficient synthetic strategy for de novo NP encapsulation into metal–organic frameworks: enabling further modulated control of catalytic propert45
Deducing the conformational space for an octa-proline helix45
Microenvironment regulation in nanomaterial synthesis45
Hydrogen atom abstraction as a synthetic route to a square planar CoII complex with a redox-active tetradentate PNNP ligand45
Novel supramolecular artificial light-harvesting systems based on AIE-active macrocycles for efficient white-light photocatalysis in water45
Supramolecular multivalency effects enhance imine formation in aqueous medium allowing for dynamic modification of enzymatic activity45
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The clinical potential of l-oligonucleotides: challenges and opportunities45
Fragile intermediate identification and reactivity elucidation in electrochemical oxidative α-C(sp3)–H functionalization of tertiary amines45
Computer-assisted multistep chemoenzymatic retrosynthesis using a chemical synthesis planner44
Electrochemically cooperative halogen-cation delivery enables modular electrophilic haloesterification of both activated and unactivated alkenes44
Decoupled tin–silver batteries with long cycle life and power output stability based on dendrite-free tin anode and halide insertion cathode chemistry44
The spatial distribution of cobalt phthalocyanine and copper nanocubes controls the selectivity towards C2 products in tandem electrocatalytic CO2 reduction44
Single solvent molecule effect over SN2 and E2 competition in the hydroperoxide anion reaction with ethyl-iodide44
Correction: The mechanism of the molecular CISS effect in chiral nano-junctions44
A platform to design and optimise fluorogenic scFvs for detection of interleukin 3344
A reflection on salts dissolved in salts: ionic liquid mixtures – ion pairs, ion pairing and ionic liquids44
The merger of electro-reduction and hydrogen bonding activation for a radical Smiles rearrangement44
Spontaneous amino–yne click polymerization enabled by pyridinium-activated alkynes toward p–π conjugated ionic polymers44
Simplifying the problem: metal salts can be active and controlled catalysts in polyester synthesis44
How Solvent Activity and Solute Solvation Control Electrode Potentials: Quantitative Insights from Li⁺ Insertion into TiO₂44
Alkaline-earth ion stabilized sub-nano-platinum tin clusters for propane dehydrogenation44
Structural and biochemical characterisation of Co2+-binding sites on serum albumins and their interplay with fatty acids44
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