Nature Reviews Chemistry

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Reviews Chemistry is 2. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
From hardship to scholarship1078
Pregnancy in the lab600
Setting the zirconocene for radical selectivity474
Proteins turn up the contrast442
Watching RNA in action with a green lantern438
Cracking the Z-scheme water-splitting puzzles392
Fabricating functionalized fibres390
Rings make more room377
A story of chance and collaboration353
Expanding the catalytic landscape of metalloenzymes with lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases309
Ni-catalysed remote C(sp3)–H functionalization using chain-walking strategies300
Room-temperature phosphorescent materials derived from natural resources295
Weighing up solvent effects294
Boosting band structure283
Boosting solid stability271
Selenium chemistry for spatio-selective peptide and protein functionalization266
Ultrafast spectroscopy of liquids using extreme-ultraviolet to soft-X-ray pulses255
CACHE (Critical Assessment of Computational Hit-finding Experiments): A public–private partnership benchmarking initiative to enable the development of computational methods for hit-finding242
Spearheading a new era in complex colloid synthesis with TPM and other silanes233
Miniaturizing chemistry and biology using droplets in open systems222
Advancing lithium-mediated ammonia synthesis212
Omniphobic liquid-like surfaces211
Meditations on mentorship and legacy210
Improving the quantum cycle209
Is educational research science, superstition or confidence trick?202
Hot electrodes, cool reduction193
The ideal recyclable solar cell192
Coupling experiment and theory to push the state-of-the-art in X-ray spectroscopy191
The cosmochemistry of planetary systems176
Mechanistic interpretation of orders in catalyst greater than one175
The future of chemistry is language170
Understanding covalency in molecular f-block compounds from the synergy of spectroscopy and quantum chemistry167
Synthetic molecular cage receptors for carbohydrate recognition166
Charge-transfer dynamics in S-scheme photocatalyst155
Cleaning up with catalysts147
You can judge a book by its spectra145
Bugging out for jet fuel142
Author Correction: Near ambient N2 fixation on solid electrodes versus enzymes and homogeneous catalysts141
Picking an inter-locked cage141
Plastics from proteins129
Presenting the tactile periodic table126
The future of reviews writing in the AI era121
Prospects and challenges for nitrogen-atom transfer catalysis118
Light-empowered contra-thermodynamic stereochemical editing115
Non-specificity as the sticky problem in therapeutic antibody development108
Supramolecular approaches for the treatment of hypoxic regions in tumours108
A life of leaving the door open107
Light my fire107
Gender equity in funding107
A new actinide sandwich on the menu106
Solar utilization beyond photosynthesis104
Direct air capture: fledgling technology or world saviour?103
Microplastics that don’t come out in the wash102
Examining actinides with X-ray spectroscopy100
Inclusive teaching at your fingertips96
The impact of supramolecular self-association of organocatalysts on catalytic performance96
Halogen chemistry of solid electrolytes in all-solid-state batteries94
Accessing monomers from lignin through carbon–carbon bond cleavage91
Staying alive84
Opening the flood gates82
The need to normalize failure80
Look what the catenane dragged in80
Go with the flow for high-throughput electrochemistry79
Author Correction: Closing the loop with reactions at the N-terminus78
Scientific collaboration to rid the world of chemical weapons75
The role and structure of molecular glues in plant signalling networks75
Chemical approaches to cryopreservation74
Continuous monitoring of chemical signals in plants under stress72
Sulfonyl fluorides as targets and substrates in the development of new synthetic methods72
Studying protein structure and function by native separation–mass spectrometry72
Fluorinated solvents for better batteries71
Scintillating observations69
Reviving antibiotic power69
Strategies to improve hydrogen activation on gold catalysts66
Unchained power66
Stabilization of photoactive phases for perovskite photovoltaics64
Wearable chemical sensors for biomarker discovery in the omics era64
An algorithmic looking glass for transitions63
Holding your nerve in academia whilst managing multiple sclerosis63
Cap and release63
A career in pursuit of the fundamentals61
Element sets for schools61
The synthesis behind the 2023 Nobel Prize60
Complementary probes for the electrochemical interface60
Radical C(sp3)–H functionalization and cross-coupling reactions60
Intercalation in 2D materials and in situ studies60
Molecular chameleons in drug discovery59
Unveiling the final nitrogenase59
Metals to combat antimicrobial resistance59
Super on-surface synthesis57
Hierarchical pore assembly57
How to drink like a liposome54
Photochemistry of interstellar ice forming complex organic molecules54
Making and breaking cages53
Graphene oxide for photonics, electronics and optoelectronics53
Dynamics in electrochemical organic oxidation reactions from in situ and operando techniques53
Threading career skills into classrooms51
A silicon solution50
Pump up the ultrasound48
Radically new reactivity46
Chiral and magnetic butterflies46
Reflections on the pigments of life46
Developing a tool for teaching chemistry to people with visual impairments45
Motile behaviour of droplets in lipid systems44
Snooping on the conical intersection43
Another side of side chains41
Optimizing the semiconductor–metal-single-atom interaction for photocatalytic reactivity40
Recent advances in visible light-induced C(sp3)–N bond formation39
Secrets from a spin-out success story39
Reconfigurable microfluidics39
Turning solvents into something37
Interfacial interpretation35
A glass of half and half35
Carbon on the move34
Battered and bruised, but not broken32
Core mission: mRNA endosomal escape31
From autocatalysis to survival of the fittest in self-reproducing lipid systems31
Reclaiming rare earths30
The dawn of solar ethylene30
Publisher Correction: Chemistry advances driving industrial carbon capture technologies30
Converting benzene to pyridine29
Chemical strategies to engineer hydrogels for cell culture29
Hybrid bilayer membranes as platforms for biomimicry and catalysis29
Making cells from bacteria29
A US perspective on closing the carbon cycle to defossilize difficult-to-electrify segments of our economy29
Publisher Correction: Fluorinated solvents for better batteries29
The future is light29
Solid state synthesis sustains27
Biological and environmental degradation of two-dimensional materials27
Production of bio-based lactones as monomers for a circular polymer economy25
Steering towards safe self-driving laboratories24
A practical guide to electrosynthesis24
Asymmetric reactions involving aryne intermediates23
Clarifying the four core effects of high-entropy materials22
A career with an eye to the sky21
Forensic science is more than a test result21
Following proteins with fluorine20
Sweet 17O19
NMR deconvolution in the blink of an AI18
Synthetically encoded complementary oligomers17
Self-assembled inorganic chiral superstructures17
Exploiting chemical bonding principles to design high-performance thermoelectric materials17
Strategic application of C–H oxidation in natural product total synthesis16
Another Lindlar catalyst? I don’t zinc so16
Lipopeptides as tools in catalysis, supramolecular, materials and medicinal chemistry16
Empowering women and young people in STEM15
Electrochemical cell for neutron scattering15
Spectrum of the past15
In an exoplanet atmosphere far, far away14
Publisher Correction: Omniphobic liquid-like surfaces14
The story of a structural sage14
Bonds in all the right places13
The role of biomolecular condensates in protein aggregation12
Closing the loop with reactions at the N-terminus12
Decoupled aqueous batteries using pH-decoupling electrolytes12
Gaming stereochemistry12
Physicochemical reactions in e-waste recycling 12
Hole utilization in solar hydrogen production11
Cracking the triple helix11
Evaluation guidelines for machine learning tools in the chemical sciences11
Robust scientific advisory mechanisms future-proof disarmament treaties11
Synthesis and applications of mirror-image proteins10
Publisher Correction: DNA synthesis technologies to close the gene writing gap10
Exploiting photoredox catalysis for carbohydrate modification through C–H and C–C bond activation10
Engineering chemistry to meet COP26 targets10
Modern chemistry is rubbish10
Voltammetric drug testing makes sense at the border10
Molecular-scale mechanisms of CO2 mineralization in nanoscale interfacial water films9
Later but better peptide modulations8
The current utility and future potential of multiborylated alkanes8
The Science of the Modern Kitchen8
Hit, miss or maybe8
DNA-empowered synthetic cells as minimalistic life forms8
The quest for safer nuclear fuels7
Ensemble determination by NMR data deconvolution7
Rethinking carbanion chemistry from donor substituents to weakly coordinating carbanions7
Electrochemical hydrogenation and oxidation of organic species involving water6
Emerging chemistries and molecular designs for flow batteries6
Light-assisted functionalization of aryl radicals towards metal-free cross-coupling6
Nanoscale molecular rectifiers6
Editing of polymer backbones6
Taking dynamic covalent chemistry out of the lab and into reprocessable industrial thermosets6
Anion chemistry in energy storage devices5
Let’s twist again5
Origins of non-ideal behaviour in voltammetric analysis of redox-active monolayers5
Tricycles from bicycles5
MOFs in the time domain5
Author Correction: Natural product anticipation through synthesis5
Carboranes in drug discovery, chemical biology and molecular imaging5
Collaborative catalysis5
Bringing geopolitics to the periodic table5
Bridging the gap4
Co-solvent strategy for rechargeable post-lithium metal batteries4
Investigating the function and design of molecular materials through terahertz vibrational spectroscopy4
Boosting reactions with microbubbles4
Recognizing the best catalyst for a reaction4
The power of putting education first4
Designing electrolytes and interphases for high-energy lithium batteries4
Targeting TAMs3
The Not Voodoo website after twenty dynamic years3
Advancing mechanochemical synthesis by combining milling with different energy sources3
Emerging mechanically interlocked cages3
Publisher Correction: Extending machine learning beyond interatomic potentials for predicting molecular properties3
A radiant start to life3
Looking at your lab through a new lens3
Fear the worst, smell the best3
On the aqueous origins of the condensation polymers of life3
Properties and applications of photoexcited chromophore–radical systems3
Visible and near-infrared light-induced photoclick reactions3
Inclusive chemistry begins with you3
Protein–ligand data at scale to support machine learning3
Planning a family3
Publisher Correction: Loop dynamics and the evolution of enzyme activity3
Counterintuitive chemoselectivity in the reduction of carbonyl compounds3
Opportunities with calcium Grignard reagents and other heavy alkaline-earth organometallics3
Tailor-made glycans3
Inhibiting and rejuvenating dead lithium in battery materials3
Nature-inspired protein ligation and its applications2
Taking fluorine to the bridge2
Construction of C–N bonds from small-molecule precursors through heterogeneous electrocatalysis2
Molecular pyramids — from tetrahedranes to [6]pyramidanes2
Pushing the limits2
Detection of protein oligomers with nanopores 2
Direct synthesis of amorphous coordination polymers and metal–organic frameworks2
Computational design of magnetic molecules and their environment using quantum chemistry, machine learning and multiscale simulations2
Non-equilibrium self-assembly for living matter-like properties2
From alchemist to AI chemist2
The dawn of asymmetry2
The blue glow of halides2
The Li-ion battery industry and its challenges2
The experiment is the limit2
Three-dimensional saturated C(sp3)-rich bioisosteres for benzene2
Chronicles from the crystallography connoisseur2
Neurodiverse scientists in the workplace2
The man of MOFs and more2
Kinetics and dynamics of oligonucleotide hybridization2
Dissolution, solvation and diffusion in low-temperature zinc electrolyte design2
Informatics colourizes polymers2
Catalytically faster power2
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Detection and analysis of chiral molecules as disease biomarkers2
Demystifying racemic natural products in the homochiral world2
Ions go in and new phases appear2
Harnessing the power of f-block elements in radiopharmaceuticals2
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