OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Chemistry is 19. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
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Advisory Board and Contents	160
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Host–guest behavior of pillar[n]arene-based supramolecular assemblies	136
Stereodivergent dual catalysis in organic synthesis	131
Complementary co-cation interface stabilizes zinc batteries	125
3D-printing design for continuous flow catalysis	118
Advisory Board and Contents	108
Metastable-phase 2D noble-metal oxides: syntheses and advanced catalysts	103
Bioorthogonal catalysis for biomedical applications	97
Bicyclobutane scission with silyllithium reagents	96
Laser-engraved graphene for flexible and wearable electronics	92
Pretreatment of biomass with protic ionic liquids	91
The temptation from homogeneous linear catechyl lignin	90
A new reaction framework for allyl carboxylates	87
Subscription and Copyright Information	85
Belt-sulfur mobilization in nitrogenase biosynthesis and catalysis	82
Retrosynthetic polyketide disconnections for unnatural aromatics	80
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Selective and sensitive environmental gas sensors enabled by membrane overlayers	64
Cellulosic ethanol production with bio- and chemo-catalytic methods	64
2D conjugated polymers: exploiting topological properties for the rational design of metal-free photocatalysts	61
Silver N-heterocyclic carbenes: emerging powerful catalysts	59
A magnetic twist on CO2 electrolysis	59

Advisory Board and Contents	59
Selective C–H activation of pyridine via Ni–Al	58
New functionality of electrode materials with highly concentrated electrolytes	56
Site-selective modification of native proteins	54
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Metal electron-shuttle catalysis	53
Environmental theoretical calculation for non-periodic systems	53
The renaissance of polythiophene organic solar cells	53
Solution is not the only solution: nanographenes by mechanochemistry	52
Complex multilength-scale morphology in organic photovoltaics	51
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Advisory Board and Contents	50
Interface engineering for single-molecule devices	49
Ring-opening 1,3-difunctionalization of aryl cyclopropanes	49
The rise and future of hexafluoroisopropanol as a solvent	47
Magnetic field effects on singlet fission dynamics	47
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Potential for light-induced separation of critical rare-earth elements	43
Advisory Board and Contents	42
Unconventional reactivity of sulfonyl fluorides	40
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Catalyst for change: future of DEI in academia	39
Cobalt-catalyzed radical hydroamination of olefins	38
Titania-Based Micro/Nanomotors: Design Principles, Biomimetic Collective Behavior, and Applications	38
Comparison of direct and CO2-oxidative dehydrogenation of propane	38
New catalytic reactions by enzyme engineering	37
Advances and challenges in user-friendly alkyne metathesis catalysts	37
Predictive catalysis: a valuable step towards machine learning	36
Light-induced switchable adsorption in azobenzene- and stilbene-based porous materials	36
Cross-dehydrogenative coupling of unactivated alkanes	36
Advisory Board and Contents	35
Enantioselective 1,4-borylative amination	35
Asymmetric acylarylation of vinylarenes with aldehydes	34
Double-edged roles of intrinsic defects in two-dimensional MoS2	34
Electrifying biosynthesis for CO2 upcycling	34
Opportunity for eutectic mixtures in metal-ion batteries	33
Why (k)not?	32
Unlocking lignin’s potential with innovative DES technology	32
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Enantioselective electrochemical and photochemical synthesis of atropisomers	32
Carbon-based nanostructures for emerging photocatalysis: CO2 reduction, N2 fixation, and organic conversion	31
Accurate defect formation energies in molecular materials	30
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Green light to a green arylation	30
Molecular dimensionality and photoluminescence of hybrid metal halides	29
Tailoring Light with Layered and Moiré Metasurfaces	29
Mechanistically guided survey of enantioselective palladium-catalyzed alkene functionalization	29

Investigating carotenoid photophysics in photosynthesis with 2D electronic spectroscopy	29
Chemical modification of polysaccharides for sustainable bioplastics	28
Paper-based biosensors for cancer diagnostics	28
Ready, Set, Flow! Automated Continuous Synthesis and Optimization	27
Tetradentate Pt complexes for organic light-emitting diodes	26
Single-electron transfer oxidation-induced C–H bond functionalization via photo-/electrochemistry	26
Advisory Board and Contents	26
Semiconductor cooperative photocatalysis with TEMPO	26
Integrating protein engineering into biocatalytic process scale-up	26
Electrolytes for high-voltage lithium batteries	26
Fluorescent molecules for super-resolution imaging of cellular membranes	25
MIDA-directed meta-selective C−H functionalizations	25
Advancing data-driven chemistry by beating benchmarks	25
Advances in light-enhanced biological/artificial hybrid systems	24
A perspective on radicaloid conjugated polycyclic hydrocarbons	24
High five to the future of chemistry!	24
Advisory Board and Contents	24
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Advisory Board and Contents	24
Strategies for the synthesis of water-soluble conjugated polymers	24
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Production of natural colorants by metabolically engineered microorganisms	24
Designing nanoparticles for sustainable agricultural applications	23
Six-membered-ring inorganic materials for electrochemical applications	23
Current advancements in the bio-based production of polyamides	23
Innovative biphasic solvent systems for lignocellulosic biorefinery	22
Advisory Board and Contents	22
Upscaling Mechanochemistry: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Industry	22
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Ferroelectricity and Rashba effect in 2D organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites	22
Electrogenerated thianthrenium conjugate enables (Z)-selective allylic amination	22
Advances in sulfur fluoride exchange for chemical biology	21
Advisory Board and Contents	21
Emerging trends in sustainable battery chemistries	21
Advisory Board and Contents	21
Advances in the design of π-conjugated peptide assemblies	21
Jianlin Li: Accelerating battery manufacturing and recycling	21
Advisory Board and Contents	21
In Situ Detection of Low Amounts of Ammonia	21
Advisory Board and Contents	20
Enantiodivergent dearomative single-atom skeletal editing: a magic methodology	20
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Radical strategies for chemodivergent cyclization reactions	20
The ligand: an overlooked element in sustainable catalysis	19
Extraction of mechanical work from stimuli-responsive molecular systems and materials	19
Single sites in heterogeneous catalysts: separating myth from reality	19
MIO-containing aminomutases for α- to β-amino acids	19
Collaborative catalysis for solar biosynthesis	19
Reconnection of isolated lithium through fast discharge	19
Celebrating Our Good ‘Four’-tune	19
Photoluminescent materials from woody biomass resources	19