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Papers

(The median citation count of Catalysis Reviews-Science and Engineering is 10. 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
Best practices in catalyst screening	130
Surface modification of metallic catalysts for the design of selective processes	71
Engineering metal-based layered double hydroxide catalysts for the valorization of CO ₂ into value-added chemicals	68
Color TiO ₂ Materials as Emerging Catalysts for Visible-NIR Light Photocatalysis, A Review	55
Advances in organocatalysis of the Michael reaction by tertiary Phosphines	51
Thermochemical conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals: a review of catalysts, catalyst stability, and reaction mechanisms	46
Dear readers of catalysis reviews – science and engineering	38
Recent advances in oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene on boron-based catalysts	30
Recent advancements in synthesis and multi-functional catalytic applications of graphitic carbon nitride	27
Molecular Kinetic Modeling of Catalytic Naphtha Reforming: A Review of Complexities and Solutions	26
Direct conversion of CO ₂ into aromatics over multifunctional heterogeneous catalysts	24
Recent progress in fructose conversion to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid using metal organic framework–derived catalysts	24
Recent comprehensive review on synthesis, modification, applications, and advanced characterization of TiO ₂ mesocrystals-based composite materials	24
Recent advances in the application of Ni-perovskite-based catalysts for the dry reforming of methane	23
Upgrading biomass to high-added value chemicals: synthesis of monoterpenes-based compounds using catalytic green chemical pathways	23
State-of-the-art for the development of Cu-based heterogeneous catalysts for efficient utilization of furfural to value chemicals via liquid-phase and gas-phase reactions	22
Advances in understanding the active sites of Cu catalysts in glycerol hydrogenolysis to 1,2-propanediol	21
The organoboron compounds: their Lewis acidity and catalytic activity	20
Monolithic fiber/foam-structured catalysts: beyond honeycombs and micro-channels	20
Challenges and advances in understanding the roadmap for direct hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to ethanol	19
Zeolite Catalysts for Biomass Valorization: Tuning of active sites for promoting reactivity	18
Organocatalysis: A recent development on stereoselective synthesis of o-glycosides	18
Switching of support materials for the hydrogenation of nitroarenes: A review	17
Direct transformation of Carbon Dioxide to aromatics as high-value liquid fuels via the modified fischer-Tropsch synthesis and Methanol-mediated routes	17
Methane oxidation in palladium/zeolite catalysts: Facilitating palladium oxide formation and elucidating the reaction mechanism	17

Integration of carbon capture with heterogeneous catalysis toward methanol production: chemistry, challenges, and opportunities	16
Chemical kinetics of heterogeneous catalysis: experimental research methodologies and case studies of site-isolated materials	16
Announcement	15
The applications of 3D printing in catalysis	15
Michael reaction in organocascade catalysis: A powerful tool for creating architectural complexity in the construction of medicinally privileged heterocyclic scaffolds	15
Machine learning aided synthesis and screening of HER catalyst: Present developments and prospects	15
CO ₂ hydrogenation to light olefins: Four matching rules for constructing high-performance bifunctional MCs-zeolites-based catalysts	14
Use of clays and pillared clays in the catalytic photodegradation of organic compounds in aqueous solutions	13
A review on catalysts of biodiesel (methyl esters) production	13
The current status of research on the catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde	12
L-Proline: Unraveling its Reactivity and Mechanistic Insights as an Organocatalyst in Multi-Component Synthesis: A Comprehensive Review	12
A critical review on deactivation dynamics in methane combustion catalysts: Challenges and innovations for palladium-based systems	12
Investigating niobium oxide-based materials: Synthesis, characterization, and applications in heterogeneous catalysis	12
Key factors in improving the synthesis and properties of visible-light activated g-C ₃ N ₄ for photocatalytic hydrogen production	11
Enzymatic synthesis of chiral alcohols using ketoreductases	11
Advancements and Perspective of Environmentally Sustainable Technologies for Electrochemical Selective Conversion of CO ₂ to Methanol	11
Application of machine learning algorithms in predicting the photocatalytic degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid	11
Recent advances in the catalytic oxidation of toluene on Mn-based catalysts	11
Construction of N -heterocycles through group 9 (Co, Rh, Ir) metal-catalyzed C-H activation: utilizing alkynes and olefins as coupling partners	10
Oxidative coupling of carbon monoxide to dimethyl oxalate: catalysts design, reaction mechanism and process intensification	10
Silver-based magnetic nanocatalysts: A green platform for the efficient synthesis of heterocycles	10