OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Canadian Journal of Chemistry is 2. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Assessing electron conduction mechanisms in highly organized surface water on a model neuronal lipid using quantum chemical methods	29
Mononuclear palladacycles versus acyclic analogues: a structure and reactivity comparison	27
Design and commissioning of a high-temperature electrochemical cell for hard X-ray in operando studies	24
Using synchrotron FTIR spectromicroscopy to assess physiological and metabolic changes in photosynthetic mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii	21
Biochemical and biophysical investigation of the HalM2 lanthipeptide synthetase using mass spectrometry	21
Two perfectly cromulent ferrocene containing ruthenium(II)-arene antibacterial agents	19
Novel CoMnFeO₄-MWCNT nanocomposite based on a green synthesized method for supercapacitor applications	15
The viscosity reducers exhibit dispersing ability for resin in heavy oil	15
Facile preparation of CoFe-based oxide nanosheets derived from CoFe-layered double hydroxide for the thermal catalytic decomposition of ammonium perchlorate	14
Embedded ZnO nanorod in ZIF-8 as a high-efficiency core–shell structural electrocatalyst for subnanomole level sensing of diethylstilbestrol	13
Synergistic impact of Cu and support materials in Ni-based catalysts for glycerol hydrogenolysis to 1,2-propanediol	13
Incorporating ¹⁷O isotopes onto amino acid sidechains: a convenient synthesis of [3-¹⁷O]-l-serine and [3-¹⁷O]-l-threonine and their ¹⁷	11
Enhanced reduction of nitrobenzene derivatives using reusable Ni nanoparticles supported on multi-layered poly(1,2-phenylenediamine)-coated layered double hydroxides	11
Introduction to the WATOC Special Issue	10
Theoretical investigation on the second order nonlinear optical properties of heptagon bridged bi-porphyrin derivatives	10
Raman area- and thermal-mapping studies of faceted nano-crystalline α-Fe₂O₃ thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis	9
Facile reduction of phosphine oxides and H-phosphonates by ditetrelenes	9
Density and coefficients of Jones–Dole equation for viscosity measurement of l-isoleucine, l-proline, and l-glutamine in aqueous KCl solution at 298.15–323.15 K	9
Do we need delocalised wavefunctions for the excited state dynamics of 1,1-difluoroethylene?	8
One-pot synthesis of alpha-diimines from alkylammonium salts	7
Molecular interactions in ethyl acetate–dimethyl sulfoxide binary mixtures—time domain reflectometry approach	7
Methylated mesoporous silica loaded with 1-octadecanol as a new shape-stabilized phase change material for enhanced thermal energy storage efficiency	7
DFT modeling of polyaniline: a computational investigation into the structure and band gap of polyaniline	7
Investigating the Rydberg states and photodissociation dynamics of Kr₂ using velocity map imaging	7
Cations from cyclotron target solutions can impede chelation of fluorine-18 radiolabeled aluminum-fluoride	7

Dopamine delivery systems based on C₆₀ and C₂₄ with B and N as substituents	7
New benzo-9-crown-3 functionalized aryl imides for the capture and release of lithium ions from solution	7
Hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite obtained by designed organosiloxane: synthesis, characterization, and catalytic applications	6
Efficient hydrogen evolution from sodium borohydride catalysed by amine-decorated cross-linked polymer immobilised ionic liquid stabilised palladium nanoparticles	6
Preparation of pretreated sugarcane bagasse and chitosan bio-composite for the adsorption of phosphate from aqueous media	6
Characterization and swelling behavior of hydrogels from N-isopropylacrylamide, N,N′-diethylacrylamide, acrylic acid, and its use for drug release	6
Symmetric C₆₆H₃₆ multihelicenes	6
Convenient access to β-substituted cysteines and β- and γ-mercapto prolines	6
Urea–choline chloride deep eutectic solvent-assisted synthesis of luminescent nitrogen-doped carbon dots from chitin and their photocatalytic application in decolourizing malachite green	6
Ru(0)-catalysed enantioselective synthesis of chiral borylated skipped dienes	6
1,2,4,5-Tetrazinylene-linked bis(arylmethylamine): synthesis and electronic properties	6
Toward the molecular rectifier: synthesis and redox properties of donor–acceptor dyad with a disulfide terminal group	6
Chemistry applications at the Brockhouse sector hard X-ray beamlines at the Canadian Light Source	6
Photocatalytic splitting of water on g-C₃N₄-based single-atom Pt catalysts with stable “sandwich” structure: a combined first principles and semi-empirical investigation	6
The effect of linear energy transfer on the early, transient radiolytic oxygen depletion in the radiolysis of water by high-dose-rate irradiating protons	6
Massively parallel fragment-based quantum chemistry for large molecular systems: the serestipy software	6
Solvation thermodynamics of four amino acids in electrolytic solutions of sodium and potassium iodide salts at 298.15 K	6
Features and strategy influence performance on a chemistry spatial task	5
Resonant Auger, resonant inelastic X-ray scattering and resonant X-ray emission spectroscopy at the SXRMB of the Canadian Light Source—recent commissioning results	5
Methacrylated Polymeric Hydrogels: An Insight into Their 3D Bioprinting Applications	5
Air-stable pnictogen ^III dications supported by terpyridine	5
Computational study of the reactions of CH₂ with HCNO and HNCO	5
Microfluidic platforms for characterization of crude oil emulsion stability	5
Benchtop ¹⁹F nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy enabled kinetic studies and optimization of the synthesis of carmofur	5
Reaction mechanism of catalytic gasification by calcium-based catalysts and oxidized coal residues in coalfield fire zones	5
Synthesis and reaction chemistry of a rhodium silylyne complex	5
Teaching FAIR in computational chemistry: managing and publishing data using the twin tools of compute portals and repositories	5
Novel Conductive Hydrogels Incorporating Conjugated Polymer-Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Complexes as Network Reinforcer and Conductive Filler	5
Identification of novel potential anti-diabetic candidates targeting human pancreatic α-amylase and human α-glycosidase: an exhaustive structure-based screening	5
The impact of polypyrrole:carboxymethyl cellulose composite nanostructure on conductivity and capacitance	4
Evaluating the ATR-SEIRAS performance of electrodeposited copper CO₂ reduction catalysts using a flow-through spectroelectrochemical cell	4
Li-stuffed garnet electrolytes: structure, ionic conductivity, chemical stability, interface, and applications	4
Reactivity of dinuclear palladium phosphine 1-azaallyl complexes	4
Activation of an alkyne: the preparation, structure, and reactivity of an acetylenic amidinium ion derived from an N-heterocyclic carbene	4
Betaine formation from the reactions of N-heterocyclic carbenes with polarized alkenes	4
A computational investigation of the thermodynamics and kinetics of multiple single-step electron transfers of various Ni- and chalcogen-containing complexes	4
Synthesis and characterization of new Co(II), Rh(III), and Pt(II) guanidine and thiourea complexes	4
General Chemistry education in a pandemic	4
Development of the “phase separation” strategy: addressing dilution effects in macrocyclization	4
Microfluidic devices as miniaturized screening and diagnostic approaches for gynecological cancers detection	4
Coupling multidimensional chromatography with plasmonic sensing: an exploration of electrochemical SERS as a detection modality for 2D-LC	4
Exploring the functionalization of Ag ₂₀ nanoclusters through cluster surface tetrazine ligation	4
Synthesis and thermal stability of a novel polyfunctional pyridine-based derivative featuring amino, nitro, and guanidine groups	4
The synthesis of novel salicylaldehyde imine derivatives containing pyridinium and selective detection for fluoride and cyanide in organic-aqueous media	4
Theoretical studies of the excited electronic states of the molecule ScLi and its ions ScLi^± with a feasibility study of laser cooling	4
Active learning for optimum experimental design—insight into perovskite oxides	3
Highly sensitive and selective detection of selenate in water samples using an enzymatic gold nanodendrite biosensor	3
A computational study of the structures and base-pairing properties of pyrrolizidine alkaloid-derived DNA adducts	3
Enhanced solar light photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity of green noble metal/TiO₂ nanorods	3
(Coulomb) Local potential energy density–supramolecular energy (LPED–SME) machine learning prediction—a web application to obtain the local SME from simple inputs	3

Editors-in-Chief introduction to the “Celebrating 20 years of multidisciplinary research activity at the Saskatchewan Structural Sciences Centre” special issue	3
Thermodynamic theory of irreversible processes and generalized hydrodynamics of fluids	3
Discovery of leaderless bacteriocins through genome mining	3
Optimization of levulinic acid conversion into methyl levulinate via methyl esterification catalyzed with aluminum sulfate	3
A sensitive naked eye probe based on spiropyran for exactness sensing of F⁻ ions in aqueous	3
Synthesis of 3-hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives via photochemical rearrangement of 6-substituted bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-en-2-ones	3
The reaction of thionyl chloride with β amino alcohols: a computational investigation to delineate the mechanisms of the well-established synthesis that forms the 1-chloro-(2-alkylamino)ethanes and th	3
Ionic salt cocrystals studied via multinuclear solid-state magnetic resonance: a case study of lithium 4-methoxybenzoate:L-proline polymorphs	3
Generation of ultrafast, transient, highly acidic pH spikes in the radiolysis of water at very high dose rates: relevance for FLASH radiotherapy	3
Computational and experimental investigations of oxadiazinone reactivity with cyclooctynes and other dienophiles	3
Revisiting the coupling reaction between 4-aminoantipyrine and phenols: a potential one-pot reaction pathway to 4,11- and 5,12-naphthoxazepine isomers	3
Two-step synthesis of large-π conjugated polyimides for the anode of sodium ion battery	3
Efficient protocol for the preparation of α-heteroaryl acetaldehydes	3
Concentration-dependent nonradiative decay mechanisms in fluorescence self-quenching: insights from azulene and 1,3-dichloroazulene	3
DFT computation of the electron spectra of thiophene	3
Anti-fog properties and aging of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) treated by atmospheric pressure plasma	3
Synthesizing luminescent carbon from condensed tobacco smoke: bio-waste for possible bioimaging	3
This special issue is dedicated to the Department of Chemistry, McGill University, in honour of the bicentennial year of the founding of the university	3
Unsymmetrical Graphene Nanoribbons: Tuning the Edges Through Regioselective Photochemical Cyclodehydrochlorination	3
Is explicitly correlated double-hybrid density functional theory advantageous for vibrational frequencies?	3
A relative stability scale of nitrogen donor ligand ruthenium complexes based on their stability constants calculated from first principles by DFT methods	3
Insight into the methylene C–H bond cleavage of ethylbenzene during ethylbenzene hydroxylation using EBDH as a catalyst, a DFT study	3
When is a pyridine not a pyridine? Benzannulated N-heterocyclic ligands in molecular materials chemistry	3
Dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide-styrene microemulsion dielectric investigation in aqueous media	3
Canadian Light Source—20 years of discovery	3
Synthesis, characterization, and crystal structures of four 1,3-diisopropylbenzimidazolium salts with iodide, aluminum tetraiodide, tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-phenyl]borate, and triiodide anion	3
Double-bond saturation during acid-mediated intramolecular electrophilic C–H borylation of 2-(naphthalen-1-yl)vinyl N-heterocyclic carbene-boranes	3
Revealing the influence of temperature on benzene oxidation by palladium oxide via ReaxFF molecular dynamics simulations	3
Synthesis, anticancer evaluation, and molecular docking study of some arylidenehydrazono analogues	3
Grid-based state space exploration for molecular binding	3
Study of nitrazepam interaction with alcohol: an ultrasonic and physiochemical investigation	3
Revisiting the discovery of X-rays with modern spectroscopy: X-ray spectroscopic studies of barium platinocyanide: the scintillator that led to the discovery	3
Cross-linked polymer film on copper stubs as a reusable substrate enabling imaging and quantitative analyses of aluminosilicate particles	3
Pd–Ni bimetallic nanoparticles supported on TiO₂ as an efficient catalyst for catalytic transfer hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol	3
Theoretical insights into the electronic structure and photophysical properties of a series of tetranuclear Cu(I) complexes	3
Guanacastepene U from Coprinellus micaceus, an endobiotic fungus of the marine macroalga Scytosiphon lomentaria	3
A flexible, high-efficiency, and low-cost FeS₂@CTS hydrogel film for solar interface water evaporation	3
Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous-HZSM-5 as a catalyst for ethanol dehydration to ethylene	2
Structure-based optimization and binding assays for discovery of tau PET radiotracers: synthesis and in vivo evaluation of [¹¹C]Z-3272	2
Cyclic voltammetric studies of electron transfer reactions associated with bioactive iron–KA complexation at different biological pH	2
Small science and big science entanglement: the advent of a new era of synchrotron light sources for chemical research—Chemistry at the Edge	2
Surface enhanced infrared spectroelectrochemistry using a microband electrode	2
A beginner's guide to ¹⁹F NMR and its role in drug screening	2
Arrayed and entangled silicon nanowires using Au nanoparticle catalysts prepared by pulsed laser-induced dewetting	2
Simple thiazole-based ligands for palladium(II) Suzuki–Miyaura aryl cross-coupling catalysts	2
Solubility and solvation thermodynamics of l-tryptophan in aqueous methanol solvent mixtures	2
The phosphinoboration of thiosemicarbazones	2
Gram-scale synthesis of the N-phenyl phenothiazine photocatalyst by benzyne addition	2
Vibrational spectrum perturbations of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers with noble gases and chlorinated species	2
Note of appreciation	2
Preparation of pelargonic acid vesicles and sustained drug release	2
A novel fluorometric chemosensor based on imidazo[4,5-b]phenazine-2-thione for ultrasensitive detection and separation of Hg²⁺ in aqueous solution	2
Metal complexes with thiazyl chloride: single or double bond?	2
Synthesis and photophysical properties of quinoxaline-based blue aggregation-induced emission molecules	2
Synthesis, molecular docking, and in silico ADME studies of dihydropyrimidine derivatives using tetrabutylphosphonium methanesulphonate ionic liquid as a catalyst under solvent-free conditions	2
The occurrence of cytokinins and their biosynthesis pathways in epithelioma papulosum cyprini cells	2
Defects and impurities in colloidal Ga₂O₃ nanocrystals: new opportunities for photonics and lighting	2
Arsenic speciation in picromerite K₂Mg(SO₄)₂•6H₂O: electron paramagnetic resonance and synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopic characterizations and impl	2
Effect of very high dose rates on the radiolysis of supercritical water at 400 °C and 25 MPa	2
Surfactant-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of FeVO₄ nanoparticles for supercapacitor applications	2
Transfer learning graph representations of molecules for pKa, ¹³C-NMR, and solubility	2
Structural, DFT calculations and photophysical and photochemical characteristics of 1-((E)-2-phenylethenyl)-2-(4-(2-((E)-2-phenylethenyl) phenoxy) butoxy) benzene (PPPBB)	2
Dicarbon defect in hexagonal boron nitride monolayer—a theoretical study	2
Recent developments in metal-doped SBA-15 catalysts for heterogeneous catalysis and sustainable chemistry	2
Enhanced catalytic performance of Pd/HMIL-121 catalysts with hierarchical porosity for selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene: mechanistic insights and comparative analysis	2
Kinetic study on pyridinolysis of aryl benzenesulfonates: factors governing regioselectivity and reaction mechanism	2
Advancing ethanol quality amidst a pandemic: a case study from Saskatchewan	2
Twenty years of research at the Saskatchewan Structural Sciences Centre (SSSC)	2
Combinatorial methods in advanced battery materials design	2
Benzotriazepine synthesis, conformational analysis, and biological properties	2
A micro-method to determine quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) grain saponins and sapogenins contributing to bitterness	2
Synthesis of a quinoxaline dimer and trimer via Yamamoto coupling	2
The success of computational material design for sustainable energy catalysis	2