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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
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Complementary co-cation interface stabilizes zinc batteries	131
3D-printing design for continuous flow catalysis	109
Advisory Board and Contents	100
The temptation from homogeneous linear catechyl lignin	89
Metastable-phase 2D noble-metal oxides: syntheses and advanced catalysts	84
Bicyclobutane scission with silyllithium reagents	84
Pretreatment of biomass with protic ionic liquids	75
Stereodivergent dual catalysis in organic synthesis	69
Laser-engraved graphene for flexible and wearable electronics	69
Host–guest behavior of pillar[n]arene-based supramolecular assemblies	68
Bioorthogonal catalysis for biomedical applications	66
A new reaction framework for allyl carboxylates	65
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Belt-sulfur mobilization in nitrogenase biosynthesis and catalysis	61
2D conjugated polymers: exploiting topological properties for the rational design of metal-free photocatalysts	60
A magnetic twist on CO2 electrolysis	60
Selective C–H activation of pyridine via Ni–Al	57
Advisory Board and Contents	57
Site-selective modification of native proteins	56
Retrosynthetic polyketide disconnections for unnatural aromatics	55

New functionality of electrode materials with highly concentrated electrolytes	54
Silver N-heterocyclic carbenes: emerging powerful catalysts	54
Cellulosic ethanol production with bio- and chemo-catalytic methods	53
Ring-opening 1,3-difunctionalization of aryl cyclopropanes	52
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Magnetic field effects on singlet fission dynamics	51
Advisory Board and Contents	51
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Computations illuminate emerging reactivity of metal-free carbones	47
Molecularly woven materials: emerging prospects in ordered architectures	45
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Metal electron-shuttle catalysis	42
Solution is not the only solution: nanographenes by mechanochemistry	41
Complex multilength-scale morphology in organic photovoltaics	41
Electrolyzers in focus: advances in CO2 electrolyzer designs	41
Environmental theoretical calculation for non-periodic systems	40
Interface engineering for single-molecule devices	40
The rise and future of hexafluoroisopropanol as a solvent	40
The renaissance of polythiophene organic solar cells	39
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Cobalt-catalyzed radical hydroamination of olefins	37
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Advisory Board and Contents	37
Catalyst for change: future of DEI in academia	36
A circular chemical economy – finance and policy requirements	36
Light-induced switchable adsorption in azobenzene- and stilbene-based porous materials	35
Potential for light-induced separation of critical rare-earth elements	34
Advances and challenges in user-friendly alkyne metathesis catalysts	34
New catalytic reactions by enzyme engineering	34
Cross-dehydrogenative coupling of unactivated alkanes	33
Comparison of direct and CO2-oxidative dehydrogenation of propane	33
Predictive catalysis: a valuable step towards machine learning	32
Unconventional reactivity of sulfonyl fluorides	32
Carbon-based nanostructures for emerging photocatalysis: CO2 reduction, N2 fixation, and organic conversion	31
Asymmetric acylarylation of vinylarenes with aldehydes	31
Enantioselective 1,4-borylative amination	31
Why (k)not?	31
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Unlocking lignin’s potential with innovative DES technology	30
Ingenious design: topochemical polymerization for a mechanically interlocked network	30
Enantioselective electrochemical and photochemical synthesis of atropisomers	30
Double-edged roles of intrinsic defects in two-dimensional MoS2	30
Electrifying biosynthesis for CO2 upcycling	30
Opportunity for eutectic mixtures in metal-ion batteries	29
Mechanistically guided survey of enantioselective palladium-catalyzed alkene functionalization	28
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Accurate defect formation energies in molecular materials	28
Paper-based biosensors for cancer diagnostics	27
Investigating carotenoid photophysics in photosynthesis with 2D electronic spectroscopy	26
Molecular dimensionality and photoluminescence of hybrid metal halides	26
Electrolytes for high-voltage lithium batteries	26
Chemical modification of polysaccharides for sustainable bioplastics	26
Green light to a green arylation	26
Semiconductor cooperative photocatalysis with TEMPO	26
Single-electron transfer oxidation-induced C–H bond functionalization via photo-/electrochemistry	26
Advisory Board and Contents	26
Advancing data-driven chemistry by beating benchmarks	25
Production of natural colorants by metabolically engineered microorganisms	25
Advisory Board and Contents	25
Advances in light-enhanced biological/artificial hybrid systems	25
Fluorescent molecules for super-resolution imaging of cellular membranes	24
Strategies for the synthesis of water-soluble conjugated polymers	24
Integrating protein engineering into biocatalytic process scale-up	24
Tetradentate Pt complexes for organic light-emitting diodes	24
A perspective on radicaloid conjugated polycyclic hydrocarbons	24
High five to the future of chemistry!	23
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Designing nanoparticles for sustainable agricultural applications	23
Advisory Board and Contents	23
Diradical character in strained molecules accelerates bioisostere synthesis	22
Innovative biphasic solvent systems for lignocellulosic biorefinery	22
Single-atom nanozymes for electrochemical sensing oxidative stress biomarkers	22
Current advancements in the bio-based production of polyamides	22
Six-membered-ring inorganic materials for electrochemical applications	22
Ferroelectricity and Rashba effect in 2D organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites	21
Advisory Board and Contents	21
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Advances in the design of π-conjugated peptide assemblies	20
The hydrogen bond behind smarter electronic skin	20
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Electrogenerated thianthrenium conjugate enables (Z)-selective allylic amination	20
Jianlin Li: Accelerating battery manufacturing and recycling	20
Emerging trends in sustainable battery chemistries	20
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Current challenges and strategies for advancing seawater electrolyzer designs	19
Celebrating Our Good ‘Four’-tune	19
Advisory Board and Contents	19
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Advances in sulfur fluoride exchange for chemical biology	19
Enantiodivergent dearomative single-atom skeletal editing: a magic methodology	18
Single sites in heterogeneous catalysts: separating myth from reality	18
MIO-containing aminomutases for α- to β-amino acids	18
The ligand: an overlooked element in sustainable catalysis	18
Reconnection of isolated lithium through fast discharge	18
Beyond halogen bonding: σ-hole interactions	18
Photo/current-induced halide segregation in mixed-halide perovskites-based devices	18
Extraction of mechanical work from stimuli-responsive molecular systems and materials	18
Radical strategies for chemodivergent cyclization reactions	18
Photoluminescent materials from woody biomass resources	18