Nature Catalysis

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Catalysis is 11. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Greenwashed catalysis?849
PASADENA NMR669
Bioproduction from methanol597
N-between the aryls552
Enhancing the connection between computation and experiments in electrocatalysis529
Red light is ‘Go!’ for protein labelling510
Enzyme-like water preorganization in a synthetic molecular cleft for homogeneous water oxidation catalysis500
Enantio- and diastereoselective construction of vicinal C(sp3) centres via nickel-catalysed hydroalkylation of alkenes490
Localized thermal levering events drive spontaneous kinetic oscillations during CO oxidation on Rh/Al2O3489
Electrocatalytic upcycling of high-pressure captured CO2 to ethylene468
Imagine polypropylene456
Double alkyl–alkyl bond construction across alkenes enabled by nickel electron-shuttle catalysis450
Role of the human-in-the-loop in emerging self-driving laboratories for heterogeneous catalysis366
An NAD⁺ analogue enables assembly of structurally diverse artificial photoenzymes for enantiodivergent [2 + 2] cycloadditions352
Exploration of the bio-analogous asymmetric C–C coupling mechanism in tandem CO2 electroreduction337
Electrosynthesis of amino acids from NO and α-keto acids using two decoupled flow reactors336
Organic electrolyte cations promote non-aqueous CO2 reduction by mediating interfacial electric fields323
Structure and mechanism of haem-dependent nitrogen–nitrogen bond formation in piperazate synthase313
Zn2+-mediated catalysis for fast-charging aqueous Zn-ion batteries310
Neither H2 nor O2 in hydrogenative oxidations with water307
Silver linings294
Methanotrophic catalysis for methane oxidation to formaldehyde293
Density control288
Electrochemistry-inspired design of thermocatalysts286
The iron-catalysed Suzuki coupling of aryl chlorides283
Room temperature photo-promoted iron-catalysed arene C–H alkenylation without Grignard reagents278
Light-induced Pd catalyst enables C(sp2)–C(sp2) cross-electrophile coupling bypassing the demand for transmetalation277
H2-reduced phosphomolybdate promotes room-temperature aerobic oxidation of methane to methanol277
Symbiotic oxides in catalysts276
Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of alkenes with Pd/carbon nanotubes at an oil–water interface274
Identifying and avoiding dead ends in the characterization of heterogeneous catalysts at the gas–solid interface273
Programmed exosome fusion for energy generation in living cells271
RNA-catalysed guanosine methylation268
The synchronized catalytic dance of CRISPR-Cas9264
Author Correction: Epistasis arises from shifting the rate-limiting step during enzyme evolution of a β-lactamase245
Motorized catalysis238
Understanding the interplay between electrocatalytic C(sp3)‒C(sp3) fragmentation and oxygenation reactions225
Behind the curtain223
Pulsed away218
Direct conversion of methane with O2 at room temperature over edge-rich MoS2217
Unified mechanistic understanding of CO2 reduction to CO on transition metal and single atom catalysts216
Valence oscillation and dynamic active sites in monolayer NiCo hydroxides for water oxidation215
Ternary platinum–cobalt–indium nanoalloy on ceria as a highly efficient catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane using CO2214
Peripheral-nitrogen effects on the Ru1 centre for highly efficient propane dehydrogenation213
O2 so good212
Choreography of a self-splicing ribozyme212
Enzymatic catalysis favours eight-membered over five-membered ring closure in bicyclomycin biosynthesis206
Optimizing iridium sites205
Heavy labels from gas surrogates202
Retro Hits195
Pulsed electrolysis through neutron lenses188
Active sites overcrowding184
Iminium catalysis in natural Diels–Alderase183
Metabolic network remodelling enhances yeast’s fitness on xylose using aerobic glycolysis183
The rise of ab initio surface thermodynamics182
Morphological and chemical state effects in pulsed CO2 electroreduction on Cu(100) unveiled by correlated spectro-microscopy182
Copper-catalysed enantioconvergent O-alkylation of alcohols with racemic α-tertiary haloamides to access enantioenriched hindered dialkyl ethers181
Iron-catalysed cooperative redox mechanism for the simultaneous conversion of nitrous oxide and nitric oxide175
Dinuclear Cu(I) molecular electrocatalyst for CO2-to-C3 product conversion174
Remote site-selective arene C–H functionalization enabled by N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis173
Exploring mesoscopic mass transport effects on electrocatalytic selectivity168
A non-carboxylative route for the efficient synthesis of central metabolite malonyl-CoA and its derived products164
Steam methane reforming using a regenerable antenna–reactor plasmonic photocatalyst163
Current state and future prospects of liquid metal catalysis163
Photoelectrochemical asymmetric dehydrogenative [2 + 2] cycloaddition between C–C single and double bonds via the activation of two C(sp3)–H bonds160
Solution-based Cu+ transient species mediate the reconstruction of copper electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction156
The role of Cu1–O3 species in single-atom Cu/ZrO2 catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation156
Probing electrolyte effects on cation-enhanced CO2 reduction on copper in acidic media153
One, two, three, four, five!151
Organocatalytic acylation of remote arene C–H bonds150
Catalysing rate and capacity147
Modulation to probe the interface144
Concerted methane fixation at ambient temperature and pressure mediated by an alcohol oxidase and Fe-ZSM-5 catalytic couple144
In situ lysosomal proteomics enabled by bioorthogonal photocatalytic proximity labelling141
Bubble trouble141
Wireless potentiometry of thermochemical heterogeneous catalysis134
Ligand binding to a Ni–Fe cluster orchestrates conformational changes of the CO-dehydrogenase–acetyl-CoA synthase complex130
Organocatalytic olefin C–H functionalization for enantioselective synthesis of atropisomeric 1,3-dienes129
Durable MnO2 electrocatalysts by stronger Mn–O bonds129
Catalytic borylation of tertiary C–H bonds128
Reassessment of the catalytic activity of bismuth for aqueous nitrogen electroreduction127
Germanium-enriched double-four-membered-ring units inducing zeolite-confined subnanometric Pt clusters for efficient propane dehydrogenation126
Lengthened by ethylene125
Author Correction: Stereoselective alkyl–alkyl cross-coupling125
Tailored for semi-hydrogenation124
CYP screening for a better terpenoid world124
Publisher Correction: Parahydrogen-enhanced magnetic resonance identification of intermediates in [Fe]-hydrogenase catalysis123
Blowing in the tube123
A synthetic methylotrophic Escherichia coli as a chassis for bioproduction from methanol123
Synthesis of tri- and tetrasubstituted stereocentres by nickel-catalysed enantioselective olefin cross-couplings122
Understanding Mn-modulated restructuring of Fe-based catalysts for controlling selectivity in CO2 hydrogenation to olefins119
Regioselective silyl installation for arene diversification119
Bridging catalysis115
Dissolved Fe species enable a cooperative solid–molecular mechanism for the oxygen evolution reaction on NiFe-based catalysts113
A fine adjustment113
Electrosynthesis of ethylene glycol from ethylene coupled with CO2 capture113
Ammonia synthesis via an engineered nitrogenase assembly pathway in Escherichia coli113
Step bunching instability and its effects in electrocatalysis on platinum surfaces112
Frustration-driven efficiency111
Cobalt-catalysed alkene hydronitration enabled by anomeric nitroamide111
Enantioselective Chan–Lam S-arylation of sulfenamides110
High-purity carbon monoxide production via photothermal formic acid decomposition over fluorite ZrO2110
Reactant-induced dynamics of lithium imide surfaces during the ammonia decomposition process110
Uniting biological and chemical strategies for selective CO2 reduction109
Active-site isolation in intermetallics enables precise identification of elementary reaction kinetics during olefin hydrogenation107
Nickel-electrocatalysed C(sp3)–C(sp3) cross-coupling of unactivated alkyl halides106
Cationic-group-functionalized electrocatalysts enable stable acidic CO2 electrolysis105
An efficient Morita–Baylis–Hillmanase104
Shining light to break planarity103
Divide and conquer towards synthetic autotrophy103
A hydrogenative oxidation strategy for the single-step synthesis of lactams from N-heteroarenes using water103
Terpene synthases in giant viruses100
Mass-based biocatalyst metrics to guide protein engineering and bioprocess development98
The STRENDA Biocatalysis Guidelines for cataloguing metadata98
Cations in alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis97
Photoinduced gold-catalyzed divergent dechloroalkylation of gem-dichloroalkanes96
Author Correction: Oxygen evolution reaction over catalytic single-site Co in a well-defined brookite TiO2 nanorod surface95
Monitoring catalytic nanosites in action95
The shape of water in zeolites and its impact on epoxidation catalysis94
Identifying restructured motifs on iridium oxide catalyst surfaces for water electrolysis94
Cobalt hydride-mediated photocatalytic semihydrogenation of acetylene impurities for continuous-flow production of polymer-grade ethylene93
Identifying and alleviating the durability challenges in membrane-electrode-assembly devices for high-rate CO electrolysis92
Understanding two voltammetric features of water reduction and water oxidation in mild pH solutions92
Thioester-mediated biocatalytic amide bond synthesis with in situ thiol recycling92
Atomically dispersed ruthenium hydride on beta zeolite as catalysts for the isomerization of muconates91
Optimizing the p charge of S in p-block metal sulfides for sulfur reduction electrocatalysis90
A strongly coupled Ru–CrOx cluster–cluster heterostructure for efficient alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis90
Upcycling CO2 into energy-rich long-chain compounds via electrochemical and metabolic engineering89
Electrocatalytic dual hydrogenation of organic substrates with a Faradaic efficiency approaching 200%89
Boron clusters as efficient shuttles for electrocatalytic deuterium labelling via radical H/D exchange89
Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli with electron channelling for the production of natural products88
Atomically dispersed iridium on MgO(111) nanosheets catalyses benzene–ethylene coupling towards styrene88
Iron-only Fe-nitrogenase underscores common catalytic principles in biological nitrogen fixation87
Methyl formate as a hydrogen energy carrier87
Long-range enhancements of micropollutant adsorption on metal-promoted photocatalysts86
Key role of paracrystalline motifs on iridium oxide surfaces for acidic water oxidation86
Operando visualization of the hydrogen evolution reaction with atomic-scale precision at different metal–graphene interfaces85
Enhanced CO2 utilization in dry reforming of methane achieved through nickel-mediated hydrogen spillover in zeolite crystals85
Identifying high-spin hydroxyl-coordinated Fe3+N4 as the active centre for acidic oxygen reduction using molecular model catalysts85
Generative machine learning produces kinetic models that accurately characterize intracellular metabolic states84
The catalytic role of glutathione transferases in heterologous anthocyanin biosynthesis83
Recharge your batteries82
Metastable nickel–oxygen species modulate rate oscillations during dry reforming of methane82
Scatter and conquer82
Stereoselective construction of β-, γ- and δ-lactam rings via enzymatic C–H amidation81
Epistasis arises from shifting the rate-limiting step during enzyme evolution of a β-lactamase80
Intramolecular hydroxyl nucleophilic attack pathway by a polymeric water oxidation catalyst with single cobalt sites80
Acetylene hydrogenation to ethylene by water at low temperature on a Au/α-MoC catalyst77
Coupling electrochemical CO2 conversion with CO2 capture76
An antidote for chemical reaction networks76
Ultralow overpotential nitrate reduction to ammonia via a three-step relay mechanism76
Author Correction: Origin of active sites on silica–magnesia catalysts and control of reactive environment in the one-step ethanol-to-butadiene process75
Challenges and prospects in precision medicine with RNA-based biocatalysts75
Shape matters too75
Complex behaviour of isotopes in CO2 electroreduction72
Photoenzymatic enantioselective intermolecular radical hydroamination72
Privileged Brønsted acid organocatalysis71
Precision installation of silyl synthetic handles within arenes by regiocontrolled ruthenium C(sp2)–H functionalization71
Site-selective arene C–H amination with iron-aminyl radical71
Achieving maximum overall light enhancement in plasmonic catalysis by combining thermal and non-thermal effects71
Critical insights into the steam electrolysis electrode in protonic ceramic cells for hydrogen production71
Amorphizing noble metal chalcogenide catalysts at the single-layer limit towards hydrogen production70
Self-correcting science at work69
Deciphering electrochemical methanol production69
Benign hyperpolarization69
Seeking selectivity in alkene couplings69
Defying thermodynamics to synthetize hydrazine68
Chiral phosphorus compounds by catalytic asymmetric C–P coupling68
Effective anions68
The 3D secrets of fuel cell catalyst layers67
Organocatalytic regio- and stereoselective cyclopropanation of olefins67
A radical way to ethylene67
Unlocking iron spin states for oxygen reduction67
Publisher Correction: Gas-balancing adsorption strategy towards noble-metal-based nanowire electrocatalysts66
Methane oxidation by catalyst reduction65
Alkene 1,1-difunctionalizations via organometallic-radical relay65
Nickel-catalysed enantioselective alkene dicarbofunctionalization enabled by photochemical aliphatic C–H bond activation64
Operando probing dynamic migration of copper carbonyl during electrocatalytic CO2 reduction64
Organocatalytic asymmetric α-C–H functionalization of alkyl amines63
Regioselective hydroformylation with subnanometre Rh clusters in MFI zeolite61
Biocatalytic synthesis of non-standard amino acids by a decarboxylative aldol reaction60
Generating alkyl carbanions for organic synthesis60
A pyridoxal 5′-phosphate-dependent Mannich cyclase60
High-purity and high-concentration liquid fuels through CO2 electroreduction60
Assisting with protons59
Revealing in-plane movement of platinum in polymer electrolyte fuel cells after heavy-duty vehicle lifetime59
Artificial enzymes for artificial photosynthesis59
Rising to the surface59
Electrifying start-up59
Eliminating redox-mediated electron transfer mechanisms on a supported molecular catalyst enables CO2 conversion to ethanol59
Controlling carbocations58
A structured catalyst for anion exchange membrane water electrolysis58
Immobilized cations boost acidic CO2 reduction57
The value of negative results in data-driven catalysis research55
Catalytic mechanism for Renilla-type luciferases55
The functional coupling between restriction and DNA phosphorothioate modification systems underlying the DndFGH restriction complex55
Electrocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide for the Paris goals54
Visible-light photocatalytic di- and hydro-carboxylation of unactivated alkenes with CO253
Congested C(sp3)-rich architectures enabled by iron-catalysed conjunctive alkylation53
Blocking the reverse reactions of overall water splitting on a Rh/GaN–ZnO photocatalyst modified with Al2O353
The masked synthon52
Active alloy ahoy!52
A red-light-powered silicon nanowire biophotochemical diode for simultaneous CO2 reduction and glycerol valorization52
Unlocking C–C cleavage in the electrochemical toolbox51
Molecular mechanism of topoisomerase poisoning by the peptide antibiotic albicidin51
Author Correction: Reversely trapping atoms from a perovskite surface for high-performance and durable fuel cell cathodes51
The era of stable electrocatalysis51
Clustering for methane51
Rates against the machine50
Iron-catalysed alkenylzincation of allenes via electrophilicity reversal50
Catalytic cycle of formate dehydrogenase captured by single-molecule conductance50
An enantioselective ambimodal cross-Diels–Alder reaction and applications in synthesis49
Sustainable methanol synthesis48
Structurally defined anti-π-allyliridium complexes catalyse Z-retentive asymmetric allylic alkylation of oxindoles48
Sub-micro- and nano-sized polyethylene terephthalate deconstruction with engineered protein nanopores48
Facile access to fused 2D/3D rings via intermolecular cascade dearomative [2 + 2] cycloaddition/rearrangement reactions of quinolines with alkenes47
Hydrogen-bonded organic framework-based bioorthogonal catalysis prevents drug metabolic inactivation47
Enantioconvergent copper-catalysed difluoromethylation of alkyl halides47
Critical enzyme reactions in aromatic catabolism for microbial lignin conversion47
Reversely trapping atoms from a perovskite surface for high-performance and durable fuel cell cathodes46
Tunable layered Mn oxides for oxygen electrocatalysis46
Edge sites dominate the hydrogen evolution reaction on platinum nanocatalysts46
Different distributions of multi-carbon products in CO2 and CO electroreduction under practical reaction conditions44
Threshold potentials for fast kinetics during mediated redox catalysis of insulators in Li–O2 and Li–S batteries43
Enhancing the stability of cobalt spinel oxide towards sustainable oxygen evolution in acid43
Principles of target DNA cleavage and the role of Mg2+ in the catalysis of CRISPR–Cas943
Activating catalysts by adsorbate-induced reconstructions42
A zero-gap bipolar solution42
Microenvironment control42
Starch synthesis from CO242
Mimicking hydrogen-atom-transfer-like reactivity in copper-catalysed olefin hydrofunctionalization40
And yet it rotates!40
Decoding CO2 hydrogenation40
Radical dissolution40
Birth of organocatalysis by N-heterocyclic carbenes40
Photoenzymes for radical C–C coupling40
Visible light-mediated intermolecular crossed [2+2] cycloadditions using a MOF-supported copper triplet photosensitizer39
Iron–sulfur cluster with double duty39
Breaking structure sensitivity in CO2 hydrogenation by tuning metal–oxide interfaces in supported cobalt nanoparticles39
Delocalization state-induced selective bond breaking for efficient methanol electrosynthesis from CO238
Direct propylene epoxidation with oxygen using a photo-electro-heterogeneous catalytic system38
Split cross-coupling via Rh-catalysed activation of unstrained aryl–aryl bonds38
Unveiling metal mobility in a liquid Cu–Ga catalyst for ammonia synthesis38
Iridium nitrenoid-enabled arene C−H functionalization38
Publisher Correction: A selective Au-ZnO/TiO2 hybrid photocatalyst for oxidative coupling of methane to ethane with dioxygen38
Selective electrooxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural at pilot scale by engineering a solid polymer electrolyte reactor38
Bimetallic monolayer catalyst breaks the activity–selectivity trade-off on metal particle size for efficient chemoselective hydrogenations37
Atomic-scale surface restructuring of copper electrodes under CO2 electroreduction conditions37
Three-dimensional nanoimaging of fuel cell catalyst layers37
The why and how of NOx electroreduction to ammonia36
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