OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Chemistry is 18. 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.)

Article	Citations
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Advisory Board and Contents	179
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Complementary co-cation interface stabilizes zinc batteries	135
Advisory Board and Contents	112
Bicyclobutane scission with silyllithium reagents	101
Host–guest behavior of pillar[n]arene-based supramolecular assemblies	90
3D-printing design for continuous flow catalysis	89
Bioorthogonal catalysis for biomedical applications	84
The temptation from homogeneous linear catechyl lignin	79
Pretreatment of biomass with protic ionic liquids	74
Laser-engraved graphene for flexible and wearable electronics	71
Stereodivergent dual catalysis in organic synthesis	69
Metastable-phase 2D noble-metal oxides: syntheses and advanced catalysts	68
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Belt-sulfur mobilization in nitrogenase biosynthesis and catalysis	65
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Cellulosic ethanol production with bio- and chemo-catalytic methods	62
A magnetic twist on CO2 electrolysis	62
2D conjugated polymers: exploiting topological properties for the rational design of metal-free photocatalysts	62
A new reaction framework for allyl carboxylates	59
Advisory Board and Contents	57
Selective C–H activation of pyridine via Ni–Al	56
Site-selective modification of native proteins	56

New functionality of electrode materials with highly concentrated electrolytes	55
Retrosynthetic polyketide disconnections for unnatural aromatics	55
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The curious case of β-boryl triplet states	54
Ring-opening 1,3-difunctionalization of aryl cyclopropanes	52
Complex multilength-scale morphology in organic photovoltaics	51
Environmental theoretical calculation for non-periodic systems	50
The rise and future of hexafluoroisopropanol as a solvent	49
Advisory Board and Contents	47
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Metal electron-shuttle catalysis	43
Molecularly woven materials: emerging prospects in ordered architectures	43
Solution is not the only solution: nanographenes by mechanochemistry	43
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Interface engineering for single-molecule devices	42
Electrolyzers in focus: advances in CO2 electrolyzer designs	41
Computations illuminate emerging reactivity of metal-free carbones	39
Magnetic field effects on singlet fission dynamics	39
The renaissance of polythiophene organic solar cells	39
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Cobalt-catalyzed radical hydroamination of olefins	38
Advisory Board and Contents	38
Cross-dehydrogenative coupling of unactivated alkanes	38
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A circular chemical economy – finance and policy requirements	38
Potential for light-induced separation of critical rare-earth elements	37
Catalyst for change: future of DEI in academia	37
Light-induced switchable adsorption in azobenzene- and stilbene-based porous materials	34
New catalytic reactions by enzyme engineering	34
Metal–organic frameworks: frontier of surface organometallic chemistry	32
Predictive catalysis: a valuable step towards machine learning	32
Advances and challenges in user-friendly alkyne metathesis catalysts	32
Enantioselective 1,4-borylative amination	31
Unconventional reactivity of sulfonyl fluorides	31
Asymmetric acylarylation of vinylarenes with aldehydes	31
Comparison of direct and CO2-oxidative dehydrogenation of propane	31
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Unlocking lignin’s potential with innovative DES technology	30
Double-edged roles of intrinsic defects in two-dimensional MoS2	30
Enantioselective electrochemical and photochemical synthesis of atropisomers	30
Electrifying biosynthesis for CO2 upcycling	30
Why (k)not?	29
Accurate defect formation energies in molecular materials	28
Ingenious design: topochemical polymerization for a mechanically interlocked network	28
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Carbon-based nanostructures for emerging photocatalysis: CO2 reduction, N2 fixation, and organic conversion	28

Opportunity for eutectic mixtures in metal-ion batteries	28
Smart fabrics tackle toxic SO2	27
Molecular dimensionality and photoluminescence of hybrid metal halides	27
Paper-based biosensors for cancer diagnostics	27
Chemical modification of polysaccharides for sustainable bioplastics	26
Green light to a green arylation	26
Electrolytes for high-voltage lithium batteries	26
Investigating carotenoid photophysics in photosynthesis with 2D electronic spectroscopy	26
Mechanistically guided survey of enantioselective palladium-catalyzed alkene functionalization	26
Single-electron transfer oxidation-induced C–H bond functionalization via photo-/electrochemistry	26
Semiconductor cooperative photocatalysis with TEMPO	26
Advisory Board and Contents	25
A perspective on radicaloid conjugated polycyclic hydrocarbons	25
Advisory Board and Contents	25
Advancing data-driven chemistry by beating benchmarks	25
Fluorescent molecules for super-resolution imaging of cellular membranes	24
Advances in light-enhanced biological/artificial hybrid systems	24
Integrating protein engineering into biocatalytic process scale-up	24
Tetradentate Pt complexes for organic light-emitting diodes	24
Production of natural colorants by metabolically engineered microorganisms	24
Strategies for the synthesis of water-soluble conjugated polymers	24
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Advisory Board and Contents	22
Single-atom nanozymes for electrochemical sensing oxidative stress biomarkers	22
High five to the future of chemistry!	22
Six-membered-ring inorganic materials for electrochemical applications	22
Innovative biphasic solvent systems for lignocellulosic biorefinery	21
Ferroelectricity and Rashba effect in 2D organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites	21
Diradical character in strained molecules accelerates bioisostere synthesis	21
Current advancements in the bio-based production of polyamides	21
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Designing nanoparticles for sustainable agricultural applications	21
Current challenges and strategies for advancing seawater electrolyzer designs	20
Advisory Board and Contents	20
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Advances in the design of π-conjugated peptide assemblies	20
Jianlin Li: Accelerating battery manufacturing and recycling	20
The hydrogen bond behind smarter electronic skin	20
Electrogenerated thianthrenium conjugate enables (Z)-selective allylic amination	20
Enantiodivergent dearomative single-atom skeletal editing: a magic methodology	19
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Celebrating Our Good ‘Four’-tune	19
Advisory Board and Contents	19
Advisory Board and Contents	19
Advances in sulfur fluoride exchange for chemical biology	19
Photo/current-induced halide segregation in mixed-halide perovskites-based devices	18
Collaborative catalysis for solar biosynthesis	18
Extraction of mechanical work from stimuli-responsive molecular systems and materials	18
MIO-containing aminomutases for α- to β-amino acids	18
Beyond halogen bonding: σ-hole interactions	18
Photoluminescent materials from woody biomass resources	18
Reconnection of isolated lithium through fast discharge	18
Radical strategies for chemodivergent cyclization reactions	18