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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Greenwashed catalysis?809
PASADENA NMR684
N-between the aryls636
Bioproduction from methanol580
Localized thermal levering events drive spontaneous kinetic oscillations during CO oxidation on Rh/Al2O3534
Double alkyl–alkyl bond construction across alkenes enabled by nickel electron-shuttle catalysis516
Structure and mechanism of haem-dependent nitrogen–nitrogen bond formation in piperazate synthase496
Red light is ‘Go!’ for protein labelling480
Enhancing the connection between computation and experiments in electrocatalysis475
Enzyme-like water preorganization in a synthetic molecular cleft for homogeneous water oxidation catalysis461
Exploration of the bio-analogous asymmetric C–C coupling mechanism in tandem CO2 electroreduction456
Electrosynthesis of amino acids from NO and α-keto acids using two decoupled flow reactors444
Organic electrolyte cations promote non-aqueous CO2 reduction by mediating interfacial electric fields435
Enantio- and diastereoselective construction of vicinal C(sp3) centres via nickel-catalysed hydroalkylation of alkenes361
Imagine polypropylene352
Zn2+-mediated catalysis for fast-charging aqueous Zn-ion batteries340
Role of the human-in-the-loop in emerging self-driving laboratories for heterogeneous catalysis320
Neither H2 nor O2 in hydrogenative oxidations with water319
Silver linings312
Methanotrophic catalysis for methane oxidation to formaldehyde305
Density control298
Electrochemistry-inspired design of thermocatalysts291
Programmed exosome fusion for energy generation in living cells287
Identifying and avoiding dead ends in the characterization of heterogeneous catalysts at the gas–solid interface281
The iron-catalysed Suzuki coupling of aryl chlorides279
RNA-catalysed guanosine methylation277
The synchronized catalytic dance of CRISPR-Cas9273
Motorized catalysis271
Author Correction: Epistasis arises from shifting the rate-limiting step during enzyme evolution of a β-lactamase271
Pulsed away269
H2-reduced phosphomolybdate promotes room-temperature aerobic oxidation of methane to methanol267
Behind the curtain265
Ternary platinum–cobalt–indium nanoalloy on ceria as a highly efficient catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane using CO2263
Unified mechanistic understanding of CO2 reduction to CO on transition metal and single atom catalysts258
Valence oscillation and dynamic active sites in monolayer NiCo hydroxides for water oxidation256
Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of alkenes with Pd/carbon nanotubes at an oil–water interface253
Understanding the interplay between electrocatalytic C(sp3)‒C(sp3) fragmentation and oxygenation reactions233
Direct conversion of methane with O2 at room temperature over edge-rich MoS2230
Symbiotic oxides in catalysts215
Light-induced Pd catalyst enables C(sp2)–C(sp2) cross-electrophile coupling bypassing the demand for transmetalation215
Peripheral-nitrogen effects on the Ru1 centre for highly efficient propane dehydrogenation214
Room temperature photo-promoted iron-catalysed arene C–H alkenylation without Grignard reagents211
Choreography of a self-splicing ribozyme209
O2 so good208
Optimizing iridium sites206
Heavy labels from gas surrogates204
Retro Hits202
Iminium catalysis in natural Diels–Alderase201
Pulsed electrolysis through neutron lenses197
Active sites overcrowding194
Iron-catalysed cooperative redox mechanism for the simultaneous conversion of nitrous oxide and nitric oxide193
Metabolic network remodelling enhances yeast’s fitness on xylose using aerobic glycolysis189
A non-carboxylative route for the efficient synthesis of central metabolite malonyl-CoA and its derived products186
Remote site-selective arene C–H functionalization enabled by N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis181
Photoelectrochemical asymmetric dehydrogenative [2 + 2] cycloaddition between C–C single and double bonds via the activation of two C(sp3)–H bonds180
Steam methane reforming using a regenerable antenna–reactor plasmonic photocatalyst177
Probing electrolyte effects on cation-enhanced CO2 reduction on copper in acidic media172
The rise of ab initio surface thermodynamics172
Dinuclear Cu(I) molecular electrocatalyst for CO2-to-C3 product conversion171
Current state and future prospects of liquid metal catalysis170
Exploring mesoscopic mass transport effects on electrocatalytic selectivity170
Enzymatic catalysis favours eight-membered over five-membered ring closure in bicyclomycin biosynthesis168
Solution-based Cu+ transient species mediate the reconstruction of copper electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction166
The role of Cu1–O3 species in single-atom Cu/ZrO2 catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation160
One, two, three, four, five!158
Catalysing rate and capacity157
Organocatalytic acylation of remote arene C–H bonds157
Bubble trouble152
Wireless potentiometry of thermochemical heterogeneous catalysis149
Reassessment of the catalytic activity of bismuth for aqueous nitrogen electroreduction147
Concerted methane fixation at ambient temperature and pressure mediated by an alcohol oxidase and Fe-ZSM-5 catalytic couple146
Modulation to probe the interface141
In situ lysosomal proteomics enabled by bioorthogonal photocatalytic proximity labelling139
Catalytic borylation of tertiary C–H bonds138
Ligand binding to a Ni–Fe cluster orchestrates conformational changes of the CO-dehydrogenase–acetyl-CoA synthase complex136
Organocatalytic olefin C–H functionalization for enantioselective synthesis of atropisomeric 1,3-dienes134
Durable MnO2 electrocatalysts by stronger Mn–O bonds132
Germanium-enriched double-four-membered-ring units inducing zeolite-confined subnanometric Pt clusters for efficient propane dehydrogenation130
Lengthened by ethylene128
Frustration-driven efficiency127
Author Correction: Stereoselective alkyl–alkyl cross-coupling126
CYP screening for a better terpenoid world125
Tailored for semi-hydrogenation122
Dissolved Fe species enable a cooperative solid–molecular mechanism for the oxygen evolution reaction on NiFe-based catalysts121
High-purity carbon monoxide production via photothermal formic acid decomposition over fluorite ZrO2120
Blowing in the tube120
Understanding Mn-modulated restructuring of Fe-based catalysts for controlling selectivity in CO2 hydrogenation to olefins118
Publisher Correction: Parahydrogen-enhanced magnetic resonance identification of intermediates in [Fe]-hydrogenase catalysis118
Bridging catalysis118
Regioselective silyl installation for arene diversification118
A fine adjustment117
Cobalt-catalysed alkene hydronitration enabled by anomeric nitroamide116
Ammonia synthesis via an engineered nitrogenase assembly pathway in Escherichia coli115
Active-site isolation in intermetallics enables precise identification of elementary reaction kinetics during olefin hydrogenation114
A synthetic methylotrophic Escherichia coli as a chassis for bioproduction from methanol112
Nickel-electrocatalysed C(sp3)–C(sp3) cross-coupling of unactivated alkyl halides112
Step bunching instability and its effects in electrocatalysis on platinum surfaces110
Reactant-induced dynamics of lithium imide surfaces during the ammonia decomposition process110
The role of ruthenium in improving the kinetics of hydrogen oxidation and evolution reactions of platinum109
Enantioselective Chan–Lam S-arylation of sulfenamides109
Uniting biological and chemical strategies for selective CO2 reduction109
Synthesis of tri- and tetrasubstituted stereocentres by nickel-catalysed enantioselective olefin cross-couplings108
An efficient Morita–Baylis–Hillmanase107
Cationic-group-functionalized electrocatalysts enable stable acidic CO2 electrolysis107
A hydrogenative oxidation strategy for the single-step synthesis of lactams from N-heteroarenes using water106
Divide and conquer towards synthetic autotrophy103
Identifying restructured motifs on iridium oxide catalyst surfaces for water electrolysis101
Terpene synthases in giant viruses101
Shining light to break planarity101
Cations in alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis99
Understanding two voltammetric features of water reduction and water oxidation in mild pH solutions97
Author Correction: Oxygen evolution reaction over catalytic single-site Co in a well-defined brookite TiO2 nanorod surface96
Monitoring catalytic nanosites in action96
Thioester-mediated biocatalytic amide bond synthesis with in situ thiol recycling95
The STRENDA Biocatalysis Guidelines for cataloguing metadata95
Boron clusters as efficient shuttles for electrocatalytic deuterium labelling via radical H/D exchange95
Photoinduced gold-catalyzed divergent dechloroalkylation of gem-dichloroalkanes93
Metastable nickel–oxygen species modulate rate oscillations during dry reforming of methane93
Cobalt hydride-mediated photocatalytic semihydrogenation of acetylene impurities for continuous-flow production of polymer-grade ethylene93
The shape of water in zeolites and its impact on epoxidation catalysis92
Operando visualization of the hydrogen evolution reaction with atomic-scale precision at different metal–graphene interfaces91
Generative machine learning produces kinetic models that accurately characterize intracellular metabolic states90
Identifying high-spin hydroxyl-coordinated Fe3+N4 as the active centre for acidic oxygen reduction using molecular model catalysts90
Long-range enhancements of micropollutant adsorption on metal-promoted photocatalysts90
The catalytic role of glutathione transferases in heterologous anthocyanin biosynthesis88
Iron-only Fe-nitrogenase underscores common catalytic principles in biological nitrogen fixation88
Identifying and alleviating the durability challenges in membrane-electrode-assembly devices for high-rate CO electrolysis87
Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli with electron channelling for the production of natural products87
Atomically dispersed iridium on MgO(111) nanosheets catalyses benzene–ethylene coupling towards styrene87
Electrocatalytic dual hydrogenation of organic substrates with a Faradaic efficiency approaching 200%84
Mass-based biocatalyst metrics to guide protein engineering and bioprocess development84
Atomically dispersed ruthenium hydride on beta zeolite as catalysts for the isomerization of muconates84
Methyl formate as a hydrogen energy carrier84
Key role of paracrystalline motifs on iridium oxide surfaces for acidic water oxidation83
Enhanced CO2 utilization in dry reforming of methane achieved through nickel-mediated hydrogen spillover in zeolite crystals83
Upcycling CO2 into energy-rich long-chain compounds via electrochemical and metabolic engineering82
A strongly coupled Ru–CrOx cluster–cluster heterostructure for efficient alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis82
Optimizing the p charge of S in p-block metal sulfides for sulfur reduction electrocatalysis82
Ultralow overpotential nitrate reduction to ammonia via a three-step relay mechanism81
Recharge your batteries81
Acetylene hydrogenation to ethylene by water at low temperature on a Au/α-MoC catalyst81
Stereoselective construction of β-, γ- and δ-lactam rings via enzymatic C–H amidation81
Scatter and conquer81
Intramolecular hydroxyl nucleophilic attack pathway by a polymeric water oxidation catalyst with single cobalt sites79
Coupling electrochemical CO2 conversion with CO2 capture78
An antidote for chemical reaction networks77
Epistasis arises from shifting the rate-limiting step during enzyme evolution of a β-lactamase77
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 electroreduction74
Precision installation of silyl synthetic handles within arenes by regiocontrolled ruthenium C(sp2)–H functionalization74
Site-selective arene C–H amination with iron-aminyl radical74
Critical insights into the steam electrolysis electrode in protonic ceramic cells for hydrogen production73
Achieving maximum overall light enhancement in plasmonic catalysis by combining thermal and non-thermal effects72
Amorphizing noble metal chalcogenide catalysts at the single-layer limit towards hydrogen production72
Photoenzymatic enantioselective intermolecular radical hydroamination71
Privileged Brønsted acid organocatalysis71
Deciphering electrochemical methanol production70
Benign hyperpolarization69
Seeking selectivity in alkene couplings69
Self-correcting science at work69
Chiral phosphorus compounds by catalytic asymmetric C–P coupling68
Effective anions68
Defying thermodynamics to synthetize hydrazine68
Operando probing dynamic migration of copper carbonyl during electrocatalytic CO2 reduction67
Publisher Correction: Gas-balancing adsorption strategy towards noble-metal-based nanowire electrocatalysts67
Methane oxidation by catalyst reduction67
Unlocking iron spin states for oxygen reduction67
Organocatalytic regio- and stereoselective cyclopropanation of olefins66
A radical way to ethylene65
A pyridoxal 5′-phosphate-dependent Mannich cyclase65
Organocatalytic asymmetric α-C–H functionalization of alkyl amines65
Revealing in-plane movement of platinum in polymer electrolyte fuel cells after heavy-duty vehicle lifetime64
Alkene 1,1-difunctionalizations via organometallic-radical relay64
Generating alkyl carbanions for organic synthesis64
High-purity and high-concentration liquid fuels through CO2 electroreduction63
Eliminating redox-mediated electron transfer mechanisms on a supported molecular catalyst enables CO2 conversion to ethanol63
The 3D secrets of fuel cell catalyst layers61
Biocatalytic synthesis of non-standard amino acids by a decarboxylative aldol reaction60
Nickel-catalysed enantioselective alkene dicarbofunctionalization enabled by photochemical aliphatic C–H bond activation60
Rising to the surface60
Regioselective hydroformylation with subnanometre Rh clusters in MFI zeolite60
Controlling carbocations59
Assisting with protons59
Artificial enzymes for artificial photosynthesis59
Electrifying start-up59
A structured catalyst for anion exchange membrane water electrolysis58
Catalytic mechanism for Renilla-type luciferases57
The functional coupling between restriction and DNA phosphorothioate modification systems underlying the DndFGH restriction complex57
Immobilized cations boost acidic CO2 reduction56
Blocking the reverse reactions of overall water splitting on a Rh/GaN–ZnO photocatalyst modified with Al2O355
Congested C(sp3)-rich architectures enabled by iron-catalysed conjunctive alkylation55
A red-light-powered silicon nanowire biophotochemical diode for simultaneous CO2 reduction and glycerol valorization55
Active alloy ahoy!54
Electrocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide for the Paris goals54
Visible-light photocatalytic di- and hydro-carboxylation of unactivated alkenes with CO254
The value of negative results in data-driven catalysis research54
The masked synthon53
Unlocking C–C cleavage in the electrochemical toolbox52
Sustainable methanol synthesis52
Molecular mechanism of topoisomerase poisoning by the peptide antibiotic albicidin51
Clustering for methane51
Author Correction: Reversely trapping atoms from a perovskite surface for high-performance and durable fuel cell cathodes51
Catalytic cycle of formate dehydrogenase captured by single-molecule conductance50
Iron-catalysed alkenylzincation of allenes via electrophilicity reversal50
Rates against the machine50
Principles of target DNA cleavage and the role of Mg2+ in the catalysis of CRISPR–Cas950
Tunable layered Mn oxides for oxygen electrocatalysis50
Sub-micro- and nano-sized polyethylene terephthalate deconstruction with engineered protein nanopores49
An enantioselective ambimodal cross-Diels–Alder reaction and applications in synthesis49
The era of stable electrocatalysis48
Reversely trapping atoms from a perovskite surface for high-performance and durable fuel cell cathodes48
Enantioconvergent copper-catalysed difluoromethylation of alkyl halides48
Critical enzyme reactions in aromatic catabolism for microbial lignin conversion48
Hydrogen-bonded organic framework-based bioorthogonal catalysis prevents drug metabolic inactivation47
Edge sites dominate the hydrogen evolution reaction on platinum nanocatalysts47
Different distributions of multi-carbon products in CO2 and CO electroreduction under practical reaction conditions46
Threshold potentials for fast kinetics during mediated redox catalysis of insulators in Li–O2 and Li–S batteries46
Enhancing the stability of cobalt spinel oxide towards sustainable oxygen evolution in acid46
Structurally defined anti-π-allyliridium complexes catalyse Z-retentive asymmetric allylic alkylation of oxindoles45
Microenvironment control45
Facile access to fused 2D/3D rings via intermolecular cascade dearomative [2 + 2] cycloaddition/rearrangement reactions of quinolines with alkenes45
Activating catalysts by adsorbate-induced reconstructions44
A zero-gap bipolar solution44
Publisher Correction: A selective Au-ZnO/TiO2 hybrid photocatalyst for oxidative coupling of methane to ethane with dioxygen43
Starch synthesis from CO242
And yet it rotates!42
Radical dissolution42
Visible light-mediated intermolecular crossed [2+2] cycloadditions using a MOF-supported copper triplet photosensitizer41
Split cross-coupling via Rh-catalysed activation of unstrained aryl–aryl bonds41
Decoding CO2 hydrogenation41
Photoenzymes for radical C–C coupling41
Iridium nitrenoid-enabled arene C−H functionalization39
Direct propylene epoxidation with oxygen using a photo-electro-heterogeneous catalytic system39
Unveiling the reconstruction of copper bimetallic catalysts during CO2 electroreduction39
The why and how of NOx electroreduction to ammonia38
Breaking structure sensitivity in CO2 hydrogenation by tuning metal–oxide interfaces in supported cobalt nanoparticles38
Unveiling metal mobility in a liquid Cu–Ga catalyst for ammonia synthesis38
Birth of organocatalysis by N-heterocyclic carbenes38
Mimicking hydrogen-atom-transfer-like reactivity in copper-catalysed olefin hydrofunctionalization38
Atomic-scale surface restructuring of copper electrodes under CO2 electroreduction conditions37
Bimetallic monolayer catalyst breaks the activity–selectivity trade-off on metal particle size for efficient chemoselective hydrogenations37
Delocalization state-induced selective bond breaking for efficient methanol electrosynthesis from CO237
Four on the floor37
Three-dimensional nanoimaging of fuel cell catalyst layers37
Oxide mixology36
Catalysts made from vapour36
Work in tandem36
A precious pair for aldols36
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