Chem

Papers
(The median citation count of Chem is 8. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Programming extracellular protein fate with peptide chimeras805
Transitioning aliphatic C–H functionalization from bench to plant: Is decatungstate photocatalysis ready for the leap yet?426
Spatially resolved cell tagging and surfaceome labeling via targeted photocatalytic decaging405
Catalysis, replication, and non-equilibrium behavior: Key determinants for life-like complexity realized using short peptides360
Highly selective and efficient uranium recovery by size-sieving porous aromatic frameworks with rigidly functionalized windows358
Click chemistry in polymer science330
Nanocellulose: New horizons in organic chemistry and beyond317
Excited-state protonation and reduction enable the umpolung Birch reduction of naphthalenes287
Nature-inspired synthetic oligourea foldamer channels allow water transport with high salt rejection247
2D conjugated metal-organic framework as a proton-electron dual conductor221
Experimentally modeling the emergence of prebiotically plausible phospholipid vesicles207
Air-stable radical polycyclic aromatic hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks201
Probing enantioinduction in confined chiral spaces through asymmetric oxime reductions199
From trash to treasure: Vanadium-catalyzed upcycling of non-biodegradable plastics190
ElectroChemputer with integrated monitoring for programmable electrochemistry184
An M60L60 metal-peptide capsid with a 60-crossing woven network177
Lanthanide luminescence from supramolecular hydrogels consisting of bio-conjugated picolinic-acid-based guanosine quadruplexes175
Photoswitches and photochemical reactions for optically controlled phase transition and energy storage157
A Star of David [2]catenane of single handedness156
B(C6F5)3-catalyzed selective C–H chalcogenation of arenes and heteroarenes156
In this issue149
Out-of-equilibrium chemical logic systems148
Multi-omics profiling of a self-assembling bioactive hydrogel for immunomodulation and myogenesis in volumetric muscle loss147
2D covalent organic framework via catenation146
N-Heterocyclic carbene-derived second-period main-group radicals: Synthesis, fundamentals, and applications146
Selective recognition of quaternary ammonium cations145
A high-throughput workflow to analyze sequence-conformation relationships and explore hydrophobic patterning in disordered peptoids141
Harnessing plastic depolymerization products to upcycle mixed waste into high-value chemicals141
Quasicrystal approximants in isoreticular metal-organic frameworks via Cairo pentagonal tiling140
Variable nanosheets for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction136
Reaction: Harnessing reactive oxygen species (ROS) for water purification134
Ion-dipole-interaction-manipulated bilateral interface chemistry for deep rechargeability and high redox activity of Zn-organic batteries133
Recent research progress of all-polymer solar cells based on PSMA-type polymer acceptors132
From G-protein-coupled receptors to solute carriers—mass spectrometry informs dynamics, function, and regulation129
Semiconducting ladder-type covalent organic frameworks129
Ionic surface propensity controls pH in nanopores125
In This Issue123
Strong halide anion binding within the cavity of a conformation-adaptive phenazine-based Pd2L4 cage123
Iridium-mediated methane dehydrogenation and methylidene (=CH2) transfer122
Switchable diversification of quaternary ammonium salts using photocatalysis122
Design of piezoelectric organic cage salts for energy harvesting121
Photo-assembling cyclic peptides for dynamic light-driven peptide nanotubes120
Observation of ultrafast electrons in pendant-embedded conducting two-dimensional polymers119
Atom swap in triple bonds via nitrogen-deletion coupling with gem-diborylalkanes118
Breaking ampere-level current density limitations in multi-carbon products through crystal facet engineering118
Oxygen reduction active-site regulation enables reverse photocurrent in photoelectrochemical sensing118
The beauty of low symmetry: Non-statistical assembly of [Pd2(LA)(LB)(LC)(LD)]4+ cages117
Phosphine oxide additives for perovskite light-emitting diodes and solar cells116
Catalytic strategies for upvaluing plastic wastes115
Redox-couple-assisted CO2 capture on solid-electrolyte reactor114
Swapping benches from chemistry PhD student to science advisor at law firm111
Be your own star111
Molecular freaky Friday: Polarity reversal and resorcin[4]arenes as chloride receptors110
In this issue107
Reaction: Don’t hate the player in chemical AI; hate the game105
Transition metal-free difunctionalization of unactivated alkenes: Arylation/azidation, arylation/chlorination, and arylation/cyanation105
Battery detectives: Uncovering cathode impact on anode-free Li cell performance by operando NMR105
Supramolecular boosted superexchange104
Modular nucleic acid scaffolds for synthesizing monodisperse and sequence-encoded antibody oligomers103
A radical–polar crossover approach to complex nitrogen heterocycles via the triplet state102
General and selective metal-free radical α-C–H borylation of aliphatic amines100
Curved plane increases the d vacancy population of Pd for green production of cyclohexanone98
Stereodivergent asymmetric hydrogenation of quinoxalines97
In this issue97
Structure-performance relationships for catalysis-driven molecular machinery97
Bioinspired chemical design to control interfacial wet adhesion96
Highly oxygenated organic molecules with high unsaturation formed upon photochemical aging of soot95
Improving productivity and stability for CO2 hydrogenation by using pincer-ligated Mn complexes with hemilabile ligands93
Molecule-resolvable SERSome for metabolic profiling92
Time-resolved fluorescence imaging with color-changing, “turn-on/turn-on” AIE nanoparticles89
Two-in-one metallaphotoredox cross-couplings enabled by a photoactive ligand88
An effective strategy to boost lattice-oxygen-mediated acidic oxygen evolution88
para-Selective C–H alkylation of aroyl chlorides through organic photoredox-catalyzed radical tele-substitution88
Cation-exchange-upgraded nanostructures for photocatalysts87
A light-driven chloride anion transporter86
Development of tumor-evolution-targeted anticancer therapeutic nanomedicineEVT85
Chemical probes of redox enzymes by rational, reactivity-based design84
Direct enantioselective α-amination of amides guided by DFT prediction of E/Z selectivity in a sulfonium intermediate84
Metal-free photocatalyzed cyanation enables access to carbon-11-radiolabeled aryl nitriles83
Colorless zinc colored by metal-metal orbital interaction82
Selective palladium recovery by a highly porous polyisothiocyanurate82
The role of concentration waves in synthesizing hollow multi-shelled structures82
A dynamic charge-dependent nanofungicide platform for sustainable agrochemical deposition and delivery81
Revisiting the impacts of silica nanoparticles on endothelial cell junctions and tumor metastasis80
The mechanical bond in biological systems80
From “heavy” water to “heavy” boron clusters80
The 40th anniversary of covalent dendrimers79
Unexpected diastereoselective chemistry on a 2D protein surface78
Potent antimicrobial effect induced by disruption of chloride homeostasis77
Enzymatic DNA orthogonal chemistry for multi-cancer diagnosis77
Antigen spatial-matching polyaptamer nanostructure to block coronavirus infection and alleviate inflammation77
Deprotection of benzyl-derived groups via photochemically mesolytic cleavage of C–N and C–O bonds77
Ice quenching for sustained nucleate boiling at large superheats77
Challenges and perspectives for the perovskite module research76
Designing generative dissipative networks for programming complex temporal dynamics and functions76
Emerging trends in CO carbonylation75
Pilot-scale reductive catalytic depolymerization of lignin: Challenges and guidelines75
Regulating liquid and solid-state electrolytes for solid-phase conversion in Li–S batteries73
The key of Zn2+ transfer kinetics in zinc metal batteries73
Molecule additive design for perovskite light-emitting diodes operated at high current densities72
A clever trilayer assembly strategy for 2D materials70
Industrial PhD: My way to go?70
Reaction: Circular chemical imaginaries70
Omics approach for electrolytes discovery69
Cross-assembly confined bifunctional catalysis via non-covalent interactions for asymmetric halogenation69
Bioorthogonal reactions and AIEgen-based metabolically engineered theranostic systems68
Programmable in vitro and in vivo folding of single-stranded nucleic-acid wireframe origami68
A novel type of radical-addition-induced β-fragmentation and ensuing remote functionalization67
Water-centric framework for confinement catalysis: Beyond nanomaterials67
Light-intensity-dependent out-of-equilibrium processes toward dimensionally distinct nanopolymorphs67
Cold-resilient zinc batteries with organic-free solvation structures67
Frontier research in perovskite solar cells: Following the paths of European research and innovation66
Ultralong ionic chains with lengths over 10 μm: A control of ionic molecular engineering66
Microporous B←N framework: A stable and efficient material for separating C2H2 and CO266
Transformable quadruply interpenetrated cage with multiple states of different reactivities65
Oxygen-tolerant photocatalytic conversion of simulated flue gas to ethylene64
The Cation Shuffle: Interplay of silylium, carbenium, and arenium ions in superelectrophile catalysis64
Regulating the topology and pore size of covalent metal-organic framework for boosting catalytic CO2 conversion64
One step further to efficient Li-mediated ammonia synthesis in flow cells63
Deciphering reactive intermediates in electrooxidative coupling of indoles through real-time mass spectrometry63
Elucidating the role of cathode identity: Voltage-dependent reversibility of anode-free batteries63
Remote optical chirality transfer via helical polyaromatic capsules upon encapsulation63
Aqueous electrocatalytic small-molecule valorization trilogy63
Metal-organic frameworks for water vapor adsorption62
Rational structure transformation triggered by titanium modulation in metal-organic frameworks for efficient flue gas utilization62
Controlling dynamic reconstruction chemistry for superior oxygen-evolving catalysts62
Amorphous materials emerging as prospective electrodes for electrochemical energy storage and conversion62
Rationalizing the design and implementation of chiral hybrid perovskites62
A B←N framework based on 1D dative B←N polymers for exclusive recognition and separation of benzene from its azeotrope61
Hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks: Chemistry and functions61
Unlocking the synthesis of homochiral carborane-fused boraphenanthrenes60
Downsizing lactams via Rh-catalyzed C–C activation60
Divergent scaffold redesign of ecteinascidin 743 as a gateway to anticancer macrocycles60
Synergizing palladium with Lewis base catalysis for stereodivergent coupling of 1,3-dienes with pentafluorophenyl acetates59
Confinement-induced chiroptical photoswitching —An encapsulation approach for advanced photochemical functions59
Metal-organic frameworks for fast electrochemical energy storage: Mechanisms and opportunities59
Self-adjusted aromatic cation-π binding promotes controlled self-assembly of positively charged π-electronic molecules59
Genetically enabling phosphorus fluoride exchange click chemistry in proteins59
Sculpting photoproducts with DNA origami58
Dispersion-driven formation of chiral twisted PAH double helices58
Water, metal ions, and me: A chemist’s tale of serendipity and discovery58
Microenvironment engineering of non-noble metal alloy for selective propane dehydrogenation58
Innovative low-carbon technology for a sustainable electrolyte industry58
In this issue57
Activating a light-driven molecular motor by metal complexation57
Isoreactivity in chemistry57
Directional long-distance signal transmission on two-dimensional DNA origami assemblies57
Long-wavelength photocatalysis enabled by an in-situ-assembled manganese platform57
Dynamic mechanoresponsive polymers enabled by ring-opening polymerization of cyclic propargyl carbonates57
Correlations between precipitation reactions and electrochemical performance of lithium-sulfur batteries probed by operando scattering techniques56
Rewriting lysine reactivity: Lysine-targeted bioconjugation via biomimetic polarity reversal for diversified biomolecule modification56
Supramolecular interactions enable pseudo-nanophase separation for constructing an ion-transport highway56
Selective cellular probes for mammalian thioredoxin reductase TrxR1: Rational design of RX1, a modular 1,2-thiaselenane redox probe56
Multiply entangled receptors for high-affinity anion recognition in water56
Phenanthrenequinone-like moiety functionalized carbon for electrocatalytic acidic oxygen evolution56
DNA-mediated force transmission for precise and efficient mechanochemical activation56
Self-sorting as a versatile strategy in the synthesis of rotaxanes and catenanes55
Modular synthesis of fluoroalkyl-substituted cyclopropenes with fluoroalkylacylsilanes as carbynyl cation equivalents55
Self-assembly of 10-nm-sized pentagonal dodecahedra through heteroleptic complexation coupled with orientational self-sorting55
Challenges for photocatalytic overall water splitting54
DNA membrane nanopores with highly tunable shapes and sizes54
Biocatalytic activation of diazirines for carbene-transfer reactions54
Rethinking catalyst design by using data science54
Rational design and synthesis of two-dimensional conjugated metal-organic polymers for electrocatalysis applications54
In this issue54
Information transduction via fuel-controlled chemical waves53
The cyclotriborate trianion53
Does in-situ-generated H2O2 promote important industrial reactions?53
Reaction: A three-pronged approach toward a sustainable chemical industry53
Supramolecular self-assembly of dinuclear alkynylplatinum(II) complexes into highly ordered crystalline hexagonal bipyramid superstructures53
Dicobalt-catalyzed N=N coupling reactions of tertiary alkyl azides to form azoalkanes52
In my blue-light era52
A sustainable cobalt separation with validation by techno-economic analysis and life-cycle assessment52
Electrophilic selenium drives electron leakage52
Terpenoid-based high-performance polyester with tacticity-independent crystallinity and chemical circularity52
Indocyanine polymethine fluorophores with extended π-conjugation emitting beyond 1,200 nm for enhanced NIR-II imaging51
Applications of molecularly imprinted polymers and perspectives for their use as food quality trackers51
Boosting single-molecule magnet performance50
Ligand-enabled stereodivergence in nickel-catalyzed regioselective hydroboration of internal allenes50
A critical assessment of fluorescent probes as cellular reporters for thioredoxin system enzyme activities50
Hydrophenazine-linked two-dimensional ladder-type crystalline fused aromatic network with high charge transport50
Tumor microenvironment-tailored nanoplatform for companion diagnostic applications of precise cancer therapy49
Two (AgI3I)4L4 cages elucidate the rules for silver-cluster vertex design49
Molecular design of covalent organic frameworks for seawater desalination: A state-of-the-art review49
Engineering biotic-abiotic hybrid systems for solar-to-chemical conversion49
Versatile deacylative cross-coupling of aromatic ketones49
Role of delocalized electrons on the doping effect in vanadia49
Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrophosphination of internal alkynes: Atroposelective access to phosphine-functionalized olefins49
Tailoring dynamic hydrogels by controlling associative exchange rates49
Bioengineering of syrbactin megasynthetases for immunoproteasome inhibitor production48
Ribosomal pentapeptide nitration for non-ribosomal peptide antibiotic precursor biosynthesis48
Bulk depolymerization of poly(methyl methacrylate) via chain-end initiation for catalyst-free reversion to monomer48
Interplay between remote single-atom active sites triggers speedy catalytic oxidation48
Single-molecule spectroscopic probing of N-heterocyclic carbenes on a two-dimensional metal48
Electrolyte engineering for highly inorganic solid electrolyte interphase in high-performance lithium metal batteries48
Phosphorus fluoride exchange: Multidimensional catalytic click chemistry from phosphorus connective hubs48
Reaction: Navigating the promises and perils of AI-powered drug synthesis47
Operando scattering techniques for detecting precipitation reactions in lithium-sulfur batteries47
A single-crystalline 2D polymer network mechanically interlocked by [c2]daisy chains47
Photovoltaic potential of nitro-functionalized non-fullerene acceptors depends on its bonding site47
Targeted spin regulation in multi-spin systems via σ-bond rotation47
Championing systems thinking to create a circular economy of chemicals46
Cancer nanomedicine: Concepts, promises, and challenges46
Divergent synthesis of conidiogenones B–F and 12β-hydroxyconidiogenone C46
Uncovering strong π-metal interactions on Ag and Au nanosurfaces under ambient conditions via in-situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy46
Zeolite-based catalysts for methane conversion: Challenges and opportunities46
Triazasupersumanenes: Bowl-shaped nanographenes with tunable properties and unexpected charge transport performance46
New insights and discoveries in anion receptor chemistry46
Depositing atom by atom: Pt–Ru–Co triple-atom catalysts45
An angstrom-level d-spacing control of graphite oxide using organofillers for high-rate lithium storage45
Controlled radical depolymerization: Structural differentiation and molecular weight control45
Light-controlled colloidal crystallization45
4-Pyridyl perfluoroalkyl sulfide as a practical nucleophilic perfluoroalkylation reagent45
Chlorine-free synthesis of axially chiral organophosphorus compounds from white phosphorus45
Biosynthesis and genetic encoding of activated nitriles for fast protein conjugation and tunable fluorogenic labeling45
Nanocomposite DNA hydrogels emerging as programmable and bioinstructive materials systems45
Visible-light-induced coupling of carboxylic acids with alcohols/amines via a phosphorous linchpin strategy45
Synthesizing a nanographyne45
Selective hydrogenation catalysis enabled by nanoscale galvanic reactions44
Elucidating non-radiative decay in near-infrared lumiphores: Leveraging new design principles to develop a telecom band organic dye laser44
Tetragonal gyroid structure from symmetry manipulation: A brand-new member of the gyroid surface family44
Iron-mediated modular decarboxylative cross-nucleophile coupling44
Catalytic and selective chemical recycling of post-consumer rubbers into cycloalkenes44
The Co/NbN interphase as an effective ammonia synthesis catalyst44
Porous organic polymers with heterocyclic crown ethers for selective lithium-ion capture43
Design of metal-organic framework catalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production43
Solar-to-chemical conversion in catalytic plastic transformation43
Photoinduced, ground-state charge-transfer complex43
Accelerating PERx reaction enables covalent nanobodies for potent neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and variants43
The third wave of enzyme engineering: Navigating the AI-powered IDEA paradigm43
Finding sustainable solutions43
Aqueous-phase organic photochemistry: Distinct modes and interfaces42
Reaction: The challenge of open-shell transition metal catalysis in “systems chemistry”42
Reversible topochemical polymerization and depolymerization of a crystalline 3D porous organic polymer with C–C bond linkages42
Out-of-equilibrium confinement catalysis mediated by compressive force42
Fluoride up- and down-regulates guest encapsulation for ZnII6L4 and ZnII4L4 cages42
A metal-ion-linked self-assembled molecular layer as a robust hole-selective contact for perovskite solar cells42
p-p orbital hybridization enables durable aqueous zinc-iodine batteries42
Integrating two contrasting biosynthetic pathways for peptide natural products41
The subtle art of radical control41
Selection of assembly complexity in a space of tetrapeptides41
Circumventing the activity-selectivity trade-off: Pt-Fe-Pt active sites for selective heterogeneous hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde40
In This Issue40
Programmable reconfiguration of one-dimensional supramolecular polymers into multidimensional topological nanostructures39
New light on proton transfer: Spectral and kinetic signature of a transient Eigen complex39
Electrochemical 6Li isotope enrichment based on selective insertion in 1D tunnel-structured V2O539
Communication between active sites regulates heterogeneous catalysis39
Connecting single-nucleotide polymorphisms, glycosylation status, and interactions of plasma serine protease inhibitors39
The sustainability potential of single-atom catalysts in chemical process39
Versatile selective-absorber-based photothermocatalytic reactor for solar fuel synthesis39
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