OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Catalysis is 49. 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.)

Article	Citations
High selectivity and efficiency in 5-hydroxymethylfurfural oxidation: synergistic oxygen activation by Co-N sites on nitrogen-doped carbon supported single-atom cobalt	166
Microenvironment-coordinated P1CoN3 single-atom sites for selective photocatalytic CO2 reduction to C2 products	120
Elucidating the origin of positive onset potential and low photovoltage of CuBi2O4 photocathode	119
Enhanced metal-support interaction over Pd-Au/TiO2 catalysts for vinyl acetate synthesis	116
Scaling relations and dynamical predictiveness of electric dipole strength on 2e- ORR catalytic property	109
Advancements in Palladium-Catalyzed formic acid Dehydrogenation: Greening carbon monoxide synthesis in synthetic organic chemistry	87
Mechanistic and kinetics insights into structure sensitivity of 2,6-Diamino-3,5-Dinitropiridine hydrogenation over Ni catalysts	86
Synergistic effect of single atoms and clusters on boosting activity of TiO2-supported Pd catalysts towards total furfural hydrogenation	84
Visible-light-induced C2-selective trifluoromethylation of indoles catalyzed by copper-containing covalent organic frameworks	82
Palladium-catalyzed cyclization/carbonylation of iodoarene-tethered propargyl ethers with nitroarenes for the synthesis of acetamides-functionalized benzofurans	80
Editorial Board	77
Graphical abstract TOC	76
Graphical abstract TOC	71
Epoxidation of propylene by molecular oxygen at low temperature over AgCl-modified Ag-Cu bimetallic catalyst	70
Editorial Board	69
Structure-oriented optimization of hierarchical porous conjugated polymers for enhanced PET-RAFT polymerization	68
Systematic study on efficient transfer hydrogenation of levulinate esters to γ-valerolactone over robust catalyst	66
Directing group assisted rhodium-catalyzed formal C–H arylation and carbonylative arylation of arenes with aryl halides in the presence of CO	65
Rational design of aldimine imidazolidin-2-imine/guanidine nickel catalysts for norbornene (Co)polymerizations with enhanced catalytic performance	65
The role of BaTiO <	64
Enhanced selectivity for C2 products in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction over Mg(OH)2-modified Cu2O(1 1 1) catalyst	63
Structure sensitivity in adsorbate-induced adatom formation on FCC transition-metal surfaces	62
H2O in situ induced active site structure dynamics for efficient methane direct oxidation to methanol over Fe-BEA zeolite	62
Enhanced built-in electric field facilitates charge separation and transfer in conjugated microporous polymers for photocatalytic C H trifluoromethylation of heterocycles	61
Crystal plane induced metal-support interaction in Pd/Pr-CeO2 catalyst boosts H2O-assisted CO oxidation	61

Computational descriptor for electrochemical currents of carbon dioxide reduction on Cu facets	59
Tracking the phase changes in micelle-based NiGa nanocatalysts for methanol synthesis under activation and working conditions	59
ReO as a Brønsted acidic modifier in glycerol hydrodeoxygenation: Computational insight into the balance between acid and metal catalysis	59
Ionic liquids modified electrochemical interfaces for enhanced biomass valorization	58
Lattice oxygen modulation for efficient chemical looping redox oxidative cracking of cycloalkane to light olefins: The influence of the active sites configuration	58
Stereoselective synthesis of β,γ-Unsaturated esters enabled by photocatalytic Alkyl-Heck-Type reactions	58
Electronic and geometric features controlling the reactivity of Mg-vanadate and V2O5 surfaces toward the initial C–H activation of C1–C3 alkanes – A DFT+U study	57
Nuances of the voltammetry of homogeneous multi-electron molecular catalysts: An analytical theory for two-electron catalysis	57
Elementary steps and bifunctional scavenging pathways in methylcyclohexane dehydrogenation reactions on dispersed Pt nanoparticles	56
CeO2/H-SSZ-13 composite NH3-SCR catalysts achieve unprecedented high-temperature N2 selectivity	55
Computational screening of nonmetal dopants to active MoS2 basal-plane for hydrogen evolution reaction via structural descriptor	55
Investigating the impact of micropore volume of aminosilica functionalized SBA-15 on catalytic activity for amine-catalyzed reactions	54
Theoretical study on the mechanism of tryptophan methylation catalyzed by the cobalamin-dependent radical enzyme TsrM	54
Synthesis of aluminum doped MIL-100(Fe) compounds for the one-pot photocatalytic conversion of cinnamaldehyde and benzyl alcohol to the corresponding alcohol and aldehyde under anaerobic conditions	54
Study of the surface species of CePr-supported Cu, Ni and CuNi catalysts at different Water Gas Shift reaction conditions	53
Enhanced regioselectivity in propylene hydroformylation using Xantphos-modified single-atom Rh/CeO2 catalyst	53
MnO2-modified ZIF-67 supported on doped reduced graphene oxide as highly active catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction	53
Highly efficient synthesis of imine activated by noble-metal-free CuInS2/C composite catalyst from MOFs under mild conditions	52
Electronic metal-support interactions for defect-induced Ru/Co-Sm2O3 mesosphere to achieve efficient NaBH4 hydrolysis activity	52
Analysis of thermodynamics, kinetics, and reaction pathways in the amination of secondary alcohols over Ru/SiO2	51
Advances in catalytic dehydrogenation and dehydrogenative coupling of ethanol to acetaldehyde, ethyl acetate and n-butanol	50
Understanding the CO2 methanation mechanism on nanostructured bimetallic Ru/NiO–CeO2 catalysts	50
H2 production from the photocatalytic reforming of ethylene glycol: Effect of TiO2 crystalline phase on photo-oxidation mechanism	50
Selective hydrodeoxygenation of lignins into cyclohexanols over Ni/CeO2 via hydrogen transfer	49
Carbene enzyme-inspired confined catalysis in metal-organic framework for enhanced selectivity	49
Enhancing the elimination of toluene and chlorobenzene by Ce doping in α-MnO2 to boost Lewis acidity and lattice oxygen activity	49
Organic-inorganic hybridization strategy for promoting BiOBr CO2 photoreduction via enhanced CO2 adsorption and photogenerated carrier migration	49
Highly active and stable CoWS2 catalysts in slurry phase hydrocracking of vacuum residue: XAFS studies	49