Nature Catalysis

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Catalysis is 9. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Greenwashed catalysis?798
PASADENA NMR676
N-between the aryls585
Enantio- and diastereoselective construction of vicinal C(sp3) centres via nickel-catalysed hydroalkylation of alkenes559
Bioproduction from methanol555
Enzyme-like water preorganization in a synthetic molecular cleft for homogeneous water oxidation catalysis540
Electrocatalytic upcycling of high-pressure captured CO2 to ethylene522
Localized thermal levering events drive spontaneous kinetic oscillations during CO oxidation on Rh/Al2O3510
Structure and mechanism of haem-dependent nitrogen–nitrogen bond formation in piperazate synthase408
Double alkyl–alkyl bond construction across alkenes enabled by nickel electron-shuttle catalysis405
An NAD⁺ analogue enables assembly of structurally diverse artificial photoenzymes for enantiodivergent [2 + 2] cycloadditions399
Electrosynthesis of amino acids from NO and α-keto acids using two decoupled flow reactors379
Role of the human-in-the-loop in emerging self-driving laboratories for heterogeneous catalysis365
Red light is ‘Go!’ for protein labelling360
Enhancing the connection between computation and experiments in electrocatalysis349
Exploration of the bio-analogous asymmetric C–C coupling mechanism in tandem CO2 electroreduction347
Imagine polypropylene336
Organic electrolyte cations promote non-aqueous CO2 reduction by mediating interfacial electric fields335
Zn2+-mediated catalysis for fast-charging aqueous Zn-ion batteries333
Methanotrophic catalysis for methane oxidation to formaldehyde319
Neither H2 nor O2 in hydrogenative oxidations with water315
Pulsed away313
Quantum computing for faster enzyme discovery and engineering309
Room temperature photo-promoted iron-catalysed arene C–H alkenylation without Grignard reagents309
Growing the carbon chain300
Electrochemistry-inspired design of thermocatalysts283
Light-induced Pd catalyst enables C(sp2)–C(sp2) cross-electrophile coupling bypassing the demand for transmetalation279
Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of alkenes with Pd/carbon nanotubes at an oil–water interface278
Identifying and avoiding dead ends in the characterization of heterogeneous catalysts at the gas–solid interface276
Density control249
The synchronized catalytic dance of CRISPR-Cas9248
Behind the curtain246
Author Correction: Epistasis arises from shifting the rate-limiting step during enzyme evolution of a β-lactamase246
Motorized catalysis246
Symbiotic oxides in catalysts245
The iron-catalysed Suzuki coupling of aryl chlorides244
Peripheral-nitrogen effects on the Ru1 centre for highly efficient propane dehydrogenation238
Ternary platinum–cobalt–indium nanoalloy on ceria as a highly efficient catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane using CO2233
H2-reduced phosphomolybdate promotes room-temperature aerobic oxidation of methane to methanol233
Direct conversion of methane with O2 at room temperature over edge-rich MoS2231
Understanding the interplay between electrocatalytic C(sp3)‒C(sp3) fragmentation and oxygenation reactions230
O2 so good228
Heavy labels from gas surrogates226
Choreography of a self-splicing ribozyme226
Optimizing iridium sites224
Iminium catalysis in natural Diels–Alderase222
Electrolysis in tandem204
Substrate promiscuity fuels biosynthesis success199
Pulsed electrolysis through neutron lenses199
Remote site-selective arene C–H functionalization enabled by N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis193
Electrolyte effects in proton–electron transfer reactions and implications for renewable fuels and chemicals synthesis193
Morphological and chemical state effects in pulsed CO2 electroreduction on Cu(100) unveiled by correlated spectro-microscopy189
Current state and future prospects of liquid metal catalysis188
Photoelectrochemical asymmetric dehydrogenative [2 + 2] cycloaddition between C–C single and double bonds via the activation of two C(sp3)–H bonds185
Enantioselective radical dearomative conjugate amination enabled by Co(II)-based metalloradical catalysis184
Active sites overcrowding183
Enzymatic catalysis favours eight-membered over five-membered ring closure in bicyclomycin biosynthesis182
A non-carboxylative route for the efficient synthesis of central metabolite malonyl-CoA and its derived products180
Iron-catalysed cooperative redox mechanism for the simultaneous conversion of nitrous oxide and nitric oxide179
Steam methane reforming using a regenerable antenna–reactor plasmonic photocatalyst171
Exploring mesoscopic mass transport effects on electrocatalytic selectivity163
The rise of ab initio surface thermodynamics161
Probing electrolyte effects on cation-enhanced CO2 reduction on copper in acidic media160
Solution-based Cu+ transient species mediate the reconstruction of copper electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction160
The role of Cu1–O3 species in single-atom Cu/ZrO2 catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation155
Dinuclear Cu(I) molecular electrocatalyst for CO2-to-C3 product conversion154
Copper-catalysed enantioconvergent O-alkylation of alcohols with racemic α-tertiary haloamides to access enantioenriched hindered dialkyl ethers151
One, two, three, four, five!148
Modulation to probe the interface145
Organocatalytic acylation of remote arene C–H bonds145
Bubble trouble145
Determining CO adsorption free energies on CO2 electroreduction active sites through kinetic analysis139
Concerted methane fixation at ambient temperature and pressure mediated by an alcohol oxidase and Fe-ZSM-5 catalytic couple139
Catalytic borylation of tertiary C–H bonds137
Organocatalytic olefin C–H functionalization for enantioselective synthesis of atropisomeric 1,3-dienes136
Ligand binding to a Ni–Fe cluster orchestrates conformational changes of the CO-dehydrogenase–acetyl-CoA synthase complex136
Triplet quenchers for energy-transfer photobiocatalysis134
Catalysing rate and capacity134
Reassessment of the catalytic activity of bismuth for aqueous nitrogen electroreduction133
Structural insights and engineering of the T4 td intron for improved RNA circularization132
Durable MnO2 electrocatalysts by stronger Mn–O bonds132
Practical conversion of carboxylic acids to nitriles132
Germanium-enriched double-four-membered-ring units inducing zeolite-confined subnanometric Pt clusters for efficient propane dehydrogenation129
In situ lysosomal proteomics enabled by bioorthogonal photocatalytic proximity labelling127
Wireless potentiometry of thermochemical heterogeneous catalysis126
Lengthened by ethylene125
Blowing in the tube124
Author Correction: Stereoselective alkyl–alkyl cross-coupling123
Tailored for semi-hydrogenation122
CYP screening for a better terpenoid world122
Publisher Correction: Parahydrogen-enhanced magnetic resonance identification of intermediates in [Fe]-hydrogenase catalysis121
Frustration-driven efficiency119
Regioselective silyl installation for arene diversification119
Bridging catalysis118
Ammonia synthesis via an engineered nitrogenase assembly pathway in Escherichia coli117
A fine adjustment116
Synthesis of tri- and tetrasubstituted stereocentres by nickel-catalysed enantioselective olefin cross-couplings115
Understanding Mn-modulated restructuring of Fe-based catalysts for controlling selectivity in CO2 hydrogenation to olefins111
Silicon frustrated Lewis pairs catalyse α-deuteration of amides and esters111
Electrosynthesis of ethylene glycol from ethylene coupled with CO2 capture109
Reactant-induced dynamics of lithium imide surfaces during the ammonia decomposition process109
Enantioselective Chan–Lam S-arylation of sulfenamides108
Cobalt-catalysed alkene hydronitration enabled by anomeric nitroamide105
Nickel-electrocatalysed C(sp3)–C(sp3) cross-coupling of unactivated alkyl halides105
High-purity carbon monoxide production via photothermal formic acid decomposition over fluorite ZrO2104
A synthetic methylotrophic Escherichia coli as a chassis for bioproduction from methanol104
Step bunching instability and its effects in electrocatalysis on platinum surfaces102
Cationic-group-functionalized electrocatalysts enable stable acidic CO2 electrolysis102
Active-site isolation in intermetallics enables precise identification of elementary reaction kinetics during olefin hydrogenation102
An efficient Morita–Baylis–Hillmanase101
Dissolved Fe species enable a cooperative solid–molecular mechanism for the oxygen evolution reaction on NiFe-based catalysts101
Terpene synthases in giant viruses101
Divide and conquer towards synthetic autotrophy100
Shining light to break planarity100
Catalyst optimization through synthetic Darwinian evolution99
Identifying restructured motifs on iridium oxide catalyst surfaces for water electrolysis99
A modular synthesis of azetidines from reactive triplet imine intermediates using an intermolecular aza Paternò–Büchi reaction98
A TIM-barrel metalloenzyme with sugar-cleavage activity98
A hydrogenative oxidation strategy for the single-step synthesis of lactams from N-heteroarenes using water97
Cations in alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis95
Boron clusters as efficient shuttles for electrocatalytic deuterium labelling via radical H/D exchange94
Author Correction: Oxygen evolution reaction over catalytic single-site Co in a well-defined brookite TiO2 nanorod surface93
Photoinduced gold-catalyzed divergent dechloroalkylation of gem-dichloroalkanes92
Monitoring catalytic nanosites in action92
Mass-based biocatalyst metrics to guide protein engineering and bioprocess development92
The catalytic role of glutathione transferases in heterologous anthocyanin biosynthesis92
Cobalt hydride-mediated photocatalytic semihydrogenation of acetylene impurities for continuous-flow production of polymer-grade ethylene92
Atomically dispersed ruthenium hydride on beta zeolite as catalysts for the isomerization of muconates90
The STRENDA Biocatalysis Guidelines for cataloguing metadata88
Electrocatalytic dual hydrogenation of organic substrates with a Faradaic efficiency approaching 200%88
Understanding two voltammetric features of water reduction and water oxidation in mild pH solutions87
Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli with electron channelling for the production of natural products87
Identifying and alleviating the durability challenges in membrane-electrode-assembly devices for high-rate CO electrolysis85
Upcycling CO2 into energy-rich long-chain compounds via electrochemical and metabolic engineering85
Generative machine learning produces kinetic models that accurately characterize intracellular metabolic states85
Key role of paracrystalline motifs on iridium oxide surfaces for acidic water oxidation85
Methyl formate as a hydrogen energy carrier84
Optimizing the p charge of S in p-block metal sulfides for sulfur reduction electrocatalysis84
A strongly coupled Ru–CrOx cluster–cluster heterostructure for efficient alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis84
Identifying high-spin hydroxyl-coordinated Fe3+N4 as the active centre for acidic oxygen reduction using molecular model catalysts83
Metastable nickel–oxygen species modulate rate oscillations during dry reforming of methane82
Thioester-mediated biocatalytic amide bond synthesis with in situ thiol recycling82
Long-range enhancements of micropollutant adsorption on metal-promoted photocatalysts81
Enhanced CO2 utilization in dry reforming of methane achieved through nickel-mediated hydrogen spillover in zeolite crystals81
Iron-only Fe-nitrogenase underscores common catalytic principles in biological nitrogen fixation81
Recharge your batteries80
Scatter and conquer78
Epistasis arises from shifting the rate-limiting step during enzyme evolution of a β-lactamase77
Intramolecular hydroxyl nucleophilic attack pathway by a polymeric water oxidation catalyst with single cobalt sites76
Stereoselective construction of β-, γ- and δ-lactam rings via enzymatic C–H amidation76
Ultralow overpotential nitrate reduction to ammonia via a three-step relay mechanism76
Acetylene hydrogenation to ethylene by water at low temperature on a Au/α-MoC catalyst76
An antidote for chemical reaction networks76
Author Correction: Origin of active sites on silica–magnesia catalysts and control of reactive environment in the one-step ethanol-to-butadiene process75
Shape matters too75
Privileged Brønsted acid organocatalysis74
Challenges and prospects in precision medicine with RNA-based biocatalysts74
Complex behaviour of isotopes in CO2 electroreduction74
Site-selective arene C–H amination with iron-aminyl radical73
Precision installation of silyl synthetic handles within arenes by regiocontrolled ruthenium C(sp2)–H functionalization73
Achieving maximum overall light enhancement in plasmonic catalysis by combining thermal and non-thermal effects72
Photoenzymatic enantioselective intermolecular radical hydroamination72
Amorphizing noble metal chalcogenide catalysts at the single-layer limit towards hydrogen production72
Critical insights into the steam electrolysis electrode in protonic ceramic cells for hydrogen production71
Seeking selectivity in alkene couplings70
Deciphering electrochemical methanol production69
Benign hyperpolarization68
A radical way to ethylene67
Defying thermodynamics to synthetize hydrazine66
The 3D secrets of fuel cell catalyst layers66
Operando probing dynamic migration of copper carbonyl during electrocatalytic CO2 reduction65
A pyridoxal 5′-phosphate-dependent Mannich cyclase64
Nickel-catalysed enantioselective alkene dicarbofunctionalization enabled by photochemical aliphatic C–H bond activation64
Regioselective hydroformylation with subnanometre Rh clusters in MFI zeolite63
Revealing in-plane movement of platinum in polymer electrolyte fuel cells after heavy-duty vehicle lifetime62
Unlocking iron spin states for oxygen reduction62
Methane oxidation by catalyst reduction61
Generating alkyl carbanions for organic synthesis61
Organocatalytic asymmetric α-C–H functionalization of alkyl amines61
Organocatalytic regio- and stereoselective cyclopropanation of olefins60
Effective anions60
Biocatalytic synthesis of non-standard amino acids by a decarboxylative aldol reaction60
Alkene 1,1-difunctionalizations via organometallic-radical relay60
Publisher Correction: Gas-balancing adsorption strategy towards noble-metal-based nanowire electrocatalysts60
Eliminating redox-mediated electron transfer mechanisms on a supported molecular catalyst enables CO2 conversion to ethanol59
Rising to the surface59
Immobilized cations boost acidic CO2 reduction58
Pushing the boundaries of biocatalysis58
Controlling carbocations58
Congested C(sp3)-rich architectures enabled by iron-catalysed conjunctive alkylation57
A structured catalyst for anion exchange membrane water electrolysis56
A red-light-powered silicon nanowire biophotochemical diode for simultaneous CO2 reduction and glycerol valorization55
The value of negative results in data-driven catalysis research55
The functional coupling between restriction and DNA phosphorothioate modification systems underlying the DndFGH restriction complex55
Artificial enzymes for artificial photosynthesis55
Visible-light photocatalytic di- and hydro-carboxylation of unactivated alkenes with CO254
Blocking the reverse reactions of overall water splitting on a Rh/GaN–ZnO photocatalyst modified with Al2O353
Catalytic mechanism for Renilla-type luciferases53
Active alloy ahoy!52
Clustering for methane50
Author Correction: Reversely trapping atoms from a perovskite surface for high-performance and durable fuel cell cathodes50
Unlocking C–C cleavage in the electrochemical toolbox50
Molecular mechanism of topoisomerase poisoning by the peptide antibiotic albicidin49
Enantioconvergent copper-catalysed difluoromethylation of alkyl halides49
Rates against the machine49
Sub-micro- and nano-sized polyethylene terephthalate deconstruction with engineered protein nanopores48
Catalytic cycle of formate dehydrogenase captured by single-molecule conductance48
Tunable layered Mn oxides for oxygen electrocatalysis48
Iron-catalysed alkenylzincation of allenes via electrophilicity reversal48
Facile access to fused 2D/3D rings via intermolecular cascade dearomative [2 + 2] cycloaddition/rearrangement reactions of quinolines with alkenes48
Hydrogen-bonded organic framework-based bioorthogonal catalysis prevents drug metabolic inactivation47
Sustainable methanol synthesis47
Different distributions of multi-carbon products in CO2 and CO electroreduction under practical reaction conditions47
The era of stable electrocatalysis47
Reversely trapping atoms from a perovskite surface for high-performance and durable fuel cell cathodes46
Structurally defined anti-π-allyliridium complexes catalyse Z-retentive asymmetric allylic alkylation of oxindoles46
Threshold potentials for fast kinetics during mediated redox catalysis of insulators in Li–O2 and Li–S batteries46
Edge sites dominate the hydrogen evolution reaction on platinum nanocatalysts46
Critical enzyme reactions in aromatic catabolism for microbial lignin conversion45
Principles of target DNA cleavage and the role of Mg2+ in the catalysis of CRISPR–Cas945
Enhancing the stability of cobalt spinel oxide towards sustainable oxygen evolution in acid45
Establishing coupling trends44
Microenvironment control44
Split cross-coupling via Rh-catalysed activation of unstrained aryl–aryl bonds44
A zero-gap bipolar solution44
Photoenzymes for radical C–C coupling43
Radical dissolution43
Publisher Correction: A selective Au-ZnO/TiO2 hybrid photocatalyst for oxidative coupling of methane to ethane with dioxygen43
And yet it rotates!42
Activating catalysts by adsorbate-induced reconstructions42
Iron–sulfur cluster with double duty41
Unveiling metal mobility in a liquid Cu–Ga catalyst for ammonia synthesis41
Birth of organocatalysis by N-heterocyclic carbenes41
The deuterium source matters41
Mimicking hydrogen-atom-transfer-like reactivity in copper-catalysed olefin hydrofunctionalization41
Decoding CO2 hydrogenation41
Iridium nitrenoid-enabled arene C−H functionalization41
Selective electrooxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural at pilot scale by engineering a solid polymer electrolyte reactor40
Unveiling the reconstruction of copper bimetallic catalysts during CO2 electroreduction40
Delocalization state-induced selective bond breaking for efficient methanol electrosynthesis from CO240
Oxide mixology39
Visible light-mediated intermolecular crossed [2+2] cycloadditions using a MOF-supported copper triplet photosensitizer39
The why and how of NOx electroreduction to ammonia39
Breaking structure sensitivity in CO2 hydrogenation by tuning metal–oxide interfaces in supported cobalt nanoparticles39
Atomic-scale surface restructuring of copper electrodes under CO2 electroreduction conditions39
ML helps predict enzyme turnover rates39
Three-dimensional nanoimaging of fuel cell catalyst layers39
Work in tandem37
A precious pair for aldols37
Drug design via single-carbon atom insertion37
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