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Papers

(The median citation count of Catalysis Reviews-Science and Engineering is 9. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Surface modification of metallic catalysts for the design of selective processes	128
Best practices in catalyst screening	109
Color TiO ₂ Materials as Emerging Catalysts for Visible-NIR Light Photocatalysis, A Review	71
Advances in organocatalysis of the Michael reaction by tertiary Phosphines	57
Recent progress in the application of Ni-based catalysts for the dry reforming of methane	53
Progressions in cathodic catalysts for oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution in bioelectrochemical systems: Molybdenum as the next-generation catalyst	52
Thermochemical conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals: a review of catalysts, catalyst stability, and reaction mechanisms	49
Dear readers of catalysis reviews – science and engineering	44
Recent advancements in synthesis and multi-functional catalytic applications of graphitic carbon nitride	42
Recent advances in oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene on boron-based catalysts	36
Molecular Kinetic Modeling of Catalytic Naphtha Reforming: A Review of Complexities and Solutions	33
Recent comprehensive review on synthesis, modification, applications, and advanced characterization of TiO ₂ mesocrystals-based composite materials	30
Direct conversion of CO ₂ into aromatics over multifunctional heterogeneous catalysts	30
Upgrading biomass to high-added value chemicals: synthesis of monoterpenes-based compounds using catalytic green chemical pathways	28
Recent advances in the application of Ni-perovskite-based catalysts for the dry reforming of methane	27
Monolithic fiber/foam-structured catalysts: beyond honeycombs and micro-channels	25
Advances in understanding the active sites of Cu catalysts in glycerol hydrogenolysis to 1,2-propanediol	24
Zeolite Catalysts for Biomass Valorization: Tuning of active sites for promoting reactivity	22
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
The organoboron compounds: their Lewis acidity and catalytic activity	22
Challenges and advances in understanding the roadmap for direct hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to ethanol	22
Organocatalysis: A recent development on stereoselective synthesis of o-glycosides	21
Methane oxidation in palladium/zeolite catalysts: Facilitating palladium oxide formation and elucidating the reaction mechanism	20
Direct transformation of Carbon Dioxide to aromatics as high-value liquid fuels via the modified fischer-Tropsch synthesis and Methanol-mediated routes	20
Microreaction and membrane technologies for continuous single-enantiomer production: A review	19

Switching of support materials for the hydrogenation of nitroarenes: A review	18
Chemical kinetics of heterogeneous catalysis: experimental research methodologies and case studies of site-isolated materials	17
Machine learning aided synthesis and screening of HER catalyst: Present developments and prospects	16
Michael reaction in organocascade catalysis: A powerful tool for creating architectural complexity in the construction of medicinally privileged heterocyclic scaffolds	16
Integration of carbon capture with heterogeneous catalysis toward methanol production: chemistry, challenges, and opportunities	16
A review on catalysts of biodiesel (methyl esters) production	14
CO ₂ hydrogenation to light olefins: Four matching rules for constructing high-performance bifunctional MCs-zeolites-based catalysts	14
The current status of research on the catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde	14
Use of clays and pillared clays in the catalytic photodegradation of organic compounds in aqueous solutions	14
Nanocarbons in quantum regime: An emerging sustainable catalytic platform for organic synthesis	13
Enzymatic synthesis of chiral alcohols using ketoreductases	13
L-Proline: Unraveling its Reactivity and Mechanistic Insights as an Organocatalyst in Multi-Component Synthesis: A Comprehensive Review	13
Recent advances in the catalytic oxidation of toluene on Mn-based catalysts	12
Oxidative coupling of carbon monoxide to dimethyl oxalate: catalysts design, reaction mechanism and process intensification	12
Advancements and Perspective of Environmentally Sustainable Technologies for Electrochemical Selective Conversion of CO ₂ to Methanol	11
Silver-based magnetic nanocatalysts: A green platform for the efficient synthesis of heterocycles	11
Application of machine learning algorithms in predicting the photocatalytic degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid	11
Key factors in improving the synthesis and properties of visible-light activated g-C ₃ N ₄ for photocatalytic hydrogen production	10
Construction of N -heterocycles through group 9 (Co, Rh, Ir) metal-catalyzed C-H activation: utilizing alkynes and olefins as coupling partners	10
Recent advances in amine catalyzed aldol condensations	10
Progress in the application of surface engineering methods in immobilizing TiO₂ and ZnO coatings for environmental photocatalysis	9
Functionalized mesoporous SiO ₂ materials for CO ₂ capture and catalytic conversion to cyclic carbonates	9
Nb ₂ O ₅ supported metal-based heterogeneous catalysts for hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of lignin-derived molecules: a powerful tool f	9
Recent advances in zeolites for the selective catalytic reduction of NO _x with NH ₃	9