OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of ACS Central Science is 53. 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.)

Article	Citations
Stationary DNA Origami Register Drives Fast Sequential DNA Computing	211
Alexandrian Cut in Downstream Lignin Valorization to Yield Novel Plasticizers	205
PEARL-Catalyzed Peptide Bond Formation after Chain Reversal by Ureido-Forming Condensation Domains	167
Aminobenzoic Acid Derivatives Obstruct Induced Fit in the Catalytic Center of the Ribosome	149
Rational Vaccinology: Harnessing Nanoscale Chemical Design for Cancer Immunotherapy	143
Manipulating Tyrosine Phosphorylation by Heterobifunctional Small Molecules	124
Correspondence on “An International Study Evaluating Elemental Analysis”	120
Spiro-strain Takes Chemiluminescence to Flash-Mode	115
A Conversation with Elaine Bearer, Neuropathologist	112
Mechanochemical Oxidative Degradation of Thienopyridine Containing Drugs: Toward a Simple Tool for the Prediction of Drug Stability	111
Pumping Iron for Tuberculosis Diagnostics	110
Closed-Loop Electrolyte Design for Lithium-Mediated Ammonia Synthesis	110
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Asymmetric Non-Fullerene Small-Molecule Acceptors toward High-Performance Organic Solar Cells	98
Ultra-High Purity and Productivity Separation of CO₂ and C₂H₂ from CH₄ in Rigid Layered Ultramicroporous Material	94
Intracellular Relaxometry, Challenges, and Future Directions	91
Mesoporous Potassium-Based Metal–Organic Framework as a Drug Carrier	86
Dynamically Interacting Protein Networks Provide a Mechanism to Overcome the Enormous Intrinsic Barrier to Orotidine 5′-Monophosphate Decarboxylation	85
Promoting CO₂ Electroreduction to Acetate by an Amine-Terminal, Dendrimer-Functionalized Cu Catalyst	84
Substrate-Selective Catalysis Enabled Synthesis of Azaphilone Natural Products	83
A Regiospecific Co-Assembly Method to Functionalize Ordered Mesoporous Metal Oxides with Customizable Noble Metal Nanocrystals	81
A Sample-Centric and Knowledge-Driven Computational Framework for Natural Products Drug Discovery	80
Interrogating RNA–Small Molecule Interactions with Structure Probing and Artificial Intelligence-Augmented Molecular Simulations	79
Creation of Cationic Polymeric Nanotrap Featuring High Anion Density and Exceptional Alkaline Stability for Highly Efficient Pertechnetate Removal from Nuclear Waste Streams	77
Directed Gas-Phase Formation of Azulene (C₁₀H₈): Unraveling the Bottom-Up Chemistry of Saddle-Shaped Aromatics	75

The Fight Against Frostbite Progresses	74
Asymmetric Syntheses of (+)- and (−)-Collybolide Enable Reevaluation of kappa-Opioid Receptor Agonism	73
Researchers Face Challenges Devising a PFAS-Free Future	73
Scientists Are Engineering Asphalt That Is Safer for Humans and the Environment	71
Activity-Based NIR Bioluminescence Probe Enables Discovery of Diet-Induced Modulation of the Tumor Microenvironment via Nitric Oxide	70
Modular Design of High-Brightness pH-Activatable Near-Infrared BODIPY Probes for Noninvasive Fluorescence Detection of Deep-Seated Early Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis: Remarkable Axial Substituent Eff	70
Nickel-Catalyzed Enantio- and Diastereoselective Synthesis of Fluorine-Containing Vicinal Stereogenic Centers	69
Synthesis and Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction Structure of an Indium Arsenide Nanocluster	68
Click Chemistry Selectively Activates an Auristatin Protodrug with either Intratumoral or Systemic Tumor-Targeting Agents	68
A Long-Lost Coffee Bean Tastes as Good as the Best─To Understand Why, Scientists Turn to Chemistry	68
Dihydroxy-Metabolites of Dihomo-γ-linolenic Acid Drive Ferroptosis-Mediated Neurodegeneration	66
Inserting Three-Coordinate Nickel into [4Fe-4S] Clusters	65
Mechanism of O₂ Activation and Cysteine Oxidation by the Unusual Mononuclear Cu(I) Active Site of the Formylglycine-Generating Enzyme	65
A Conversation with Carolyn Pearce	65
Scaling Organic Electrosynthesis: The Crucial Interplay between Mechanism and Mass Transport	63
Anomalous Interfacial Electron-Transfer Kinetics in Twisted Trilayer Graphene Caused by Layer-Specific Localization	62
Transforming Aluminum-Ion Batteries with Recyclable Solid-State Electrolytes	61
Surface Curvature Matters in Electrochemical Reactions	61
Plastic Pores for Switchable and Optimized Adsorption Behaviors	61
Unlocking Efficient O₂ Electroreduction in Conductive MOFs via Enhanced Mass Transport	60
Bioorthogonal Chemical Ligation Creates Synthetic Antibodies with Improved Therapeutic Potency	59
Plug Flow: Generating Renewable Electricity with Water from Nature by Breaking the Limit of Debye Length	57
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