OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nature Reviews Chemistry is 39. 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.)

Article	Citations
Speciation controls selectivity	803
Exchange made easy	737
Diversity provides the solution	628
Fabricating functionalized fibres	539
Cap and release	479
Closing the loop with reactions at the N-terminus	451
Nickel doesn’t get a slice of the pi	425
Empowering women and young people in STEM	345
Join the club	326
An alternate route to selectivity	316
Proteins turn up the contrast	308
The forgotten D of DEI	295
Sorry, this item is not (bio)available	280
A mercurial test	267
Another Lindlar catalyst? I don’t zinc so	265
Running rings around a cyclophane	257
Bonds in all the right places	237
Molecular pyramids — from tetrahedranes to [6]pyramidanes	219
In an exoplanet atmosphere far, far away	209
Organic chemistry for kids	200
Green rust for green chemistry	195
Holding your nerve in academia whilst managing multiple sclerosis	193
Gaming stereochemistry	191
Pregnancy in the lab	189
Publisher Correction: Omniphobic liquid-like surfaces	186

Physicochemical reactions in e-waste recycling	186
A blueprint for glow tag engineering	177
From hardship to scholarship	171
Pushing the limits	167
Tiny pores turning the tide	166
How to attract the next generation of chemists	163
Setting the zirconocene for radical selectivity	161
Neurodiverse scientists in the workplace	157
Spectrum of the past	156
Watching RNA in action with a green lantern	155
The experiment is the limit	152
Electrochemical cell for neutron scattering	147
The synthesis behind the 2023 Nobel Prize	146
Catalytically faster power	139
Unveiling the final nitrogenase	138
An algorithmic looking glass for transitions	137
On the aromaticity of actinide compounds	137
Chemically-powered swimming and diffusion in the microscopic world	124
Mentoring is more important than ever	120
Cracking the Z-scheme water-splitting puzzles	119
Demystifying racemic natural products in the homochiral world	112
Computational design of magnetic molecules and their environment using quantum chemistry, machine learning and multiscale simulations	109
Chemical targets to deactivate biological and chemical toxins using surfaces and fabrics	107
Complementary probes for the electrochemical interface	104
Evaluation guidelines for machine learning tools in the chemical sciences	103
Finding great beauty in cosmetic chemistry	102
The man of MOFs and more	100
Expanding the catalytic landscape of metalloenzymes with lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases	98
Molecular chameleons in drug discovery	97
Intercalation in 2D materials and in situ studies	96
The chemistry of snake venom and its medicinal potential	94
Decoupled aqueous batteries using pH-decoupling electrolytes	91
Designing bioresponsive nanomaterials for intracellular self-assembly	90
The role of biomolecular condensates in protein aggregation	88
Controlling dynamics in extended molecular frameworks	87
Small molecule approaches to targeting RNA	87
Radical C(sp3)–H functionalization and cross-coupling reactions	83
Metals to combat antimicrobial resistance	80
Nitrene transfer catalysts for enantioselective C–N bond formation	79
Hole utilization in solar hydrogen production	76
Bifunctional reagents in organic synthesis	76
Room-temperature phosphorescent materials derived from natural resources	74
Ni-catalysed remote C(sp3)–H functionalization using chain-walking strategies	73
Solar reforming as an emerging technology for circular chemical industries	73
Construction of C–N bonds from small-molecule precursors through heterogeneous electrocatalysis	72
Game changer for batteries	71
Boosting solid stability	69
Discretion is the better part of valence	69
Ultrafast spectroscopy of liquids using extreme-ultraviolet to soft-X-ray pulses	68
Phosphine wins Au after double elimination	68

Advancing lithium-mediated ammonia synthesis	68
Smart molecular designs and applications of activatable organic photosensitizers	67
Return to Flatland	60
The blue glow of halides	58
Breaker of chains	57
Making a mer-isomer	57
Remote autonomous titration	56
Super on-surface synthesis	54
Taking fluorine to the bridge	53
The dawn of asymmetry	53
Weighing up solvent effects	53
Boosting band structure	52
Selenium chemistry for spatio-selective peptide and protein functionalization	52
Nature-inspired protein ligation and its applications	52
Platform chemicals from plastics	52
Modular methodology	52
Hierarchical pore assembly	52
Disordered bronze tops the podium	51
A series of selective events	50
DNA-empowered synthetic cells as minimalistic life forms	50
The cycle that sculpted evolution	50
Non-equilibrium self-assembly for living matter-like properties	49
Cracking the triple helix	48
Monitoring a planetary resource under threat	48
How to drink like a liposome	47
An industrial take on developing and deploying carbon capture at scale	45
Informatics colourizes polymers	45
Engineering chemistry to meet COP26 targets	45
Molecular-scale mechanisms of CO2 mineralization in nanoscale interfacial water films	44
Rapid capture of small peptide binders	43
Publisher Correction: DNA synthesis technologies to close the gene writing gap	42
Robust scientific advisory mechanisms future-proof disarmament treaties	40
Experiments@home	39
Harnessing the power of f-block elements in radiopharmaceuticals	39