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Papers

(The TQCC of Catalysis Reviews-Science and Engineering is 20. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Surface modification of metallic catalysts for the design of selective processes	122
Color TiO ₂ Materials as Emerging Catalysts for Visible-NIR Light Photocatalysis, A Review	109
Best practices in catalyst screening	69
Advances in organocatalysis of the Michael reaction by tertiary Phosphines	55
Progressions in cathodic catalysts for oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution in bioelectrochemical systems: Molybdenum as the next-generation catalyst	53
Recent progress in the application of Ni-based catalysts for the dry reforming of methane	48
Thermochemical conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals: a review of catalysts, catalyst stability, and reaction mechanisms	48
Recent advances in oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene on boron-based catalysts	47
Dear readers of catalysis reviews – science and engineering	43
Recent advancements in synthesis and multi-functional catalytic applications of graphitic carbon nitride	39
Molecular Kinetic Modeling of Catalytic Naphtha Reforming: A Review of Complexities and Solutions	38
Direct conversion of CO ₂ into aromatics over multifunctional heterogeneous catalysts	35
Recent comprehensive review on synthesis, modification, applications, and advanced characterization of TiO ₂ mesocrystals-based composite materials	33
Upgrading biomass to high-added value chemicals: synthesis of monoterpenes-based compounds using catalytic green chemical pathways	30
Recent advances in the application of Ni-perovskite-based catalysts for the dry reforming of methane	29
Overview of electrocatalytic treatment of antibiotic pollutants in wastewater	27
MoS₂ based ternary composites: review on heterogeneous materials as catalyst for photocatalytic degradation	27
Monolithic fiber/foam-structured catalysts: beyond honeycombs and micro-channels	25
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
Organocatalysis: A recent development on stereoselective synthesis of o-glycosides	21
Advances in understanding the active sites of Cu catalysts in glycerol hydrogenolysis to 1,2-propanediol	21
Challenges and advances in understanding the roadmap for direct hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to ethanol	20
Methane oxidation in palladium/zeolite catalysts: Facilitating palladium oxide formation and elucidating the reaction mechanism	20
Zeolite Catalysts for Biomass Valorization: Tuning of active sites for promoting reactivity	20
The organoboron compounds: their Lewis acidity and catalytic activity	20