OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of TRAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry is 74. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	631
Editorial	586
Editorial Board	423
Galectins detection for the diagnosis of chronic diseases: An emerging biosensor approach	247
Micro- and nanoscale sensing of volatile organic compounds for early-stage cancer diagnosis	175
Mass spectrometry based metabolomics of volume-restricted in-vivo brain samples: Actual status and the way forward	172
3D printed microfluidics for cell biological applications	139
From exogenous to endogenous: Advances in in vivo sampling in living systems	137
Toxicity mechanisms and alleviation strategies of micro/nanoplastics to animals: A review	128
Design strategies and applications of responsive metal-based luminescence probes in the bioanalysis	128
Concomitant presence of nanosized plastics and metal(loid)s: is there cause for alarm? State-of-the-art and recommendations for future studies	128
Single-cell spatial (scs) omics: Recent developments in data analysis	124
Unique role of molecular imaging probes for viral infection	121
Analytical and biomedical applications of microfluidics in traditional Chinese medicine research	121
Advance on the sample preparation and analytical methods for water disinfection byproducts	120
Greenness of analytical methods for the study of metal-containing nanoparticles in biomedical samples, personal care products and food	120
Optical biosensors utilising viral receptors ACE2 and ACE2 mimics	116
Advances in optical devices for the detection of contaminants in food and water	116
High-throughput optical assays for sensing serine hydrolases in living systems and their applications	115
Single-molecule detection-based super-resolution imaging in single-cell analysis: Inspiring progress and future prospects	115
Playing with biological selectivity: Antimicrobial peptides and bacteriophages-based optical biosensors for pathogenic bacteria detection	114
Recent advances in cell membrane-coated technology for drug discovery from natural products	107
Multidimensional single-cell analysis: Diverse strategies and emerging applications in the life sciences	106
Applications of thread-based microfluidics: Approaches and options for detection	105
Recent developments and future perspectives of chiral liquid chromatography for food safety and quality	105

Recent advances in metal–organic frameworks as emerging platforms for immunoassays	104
Mapping micro(nano)plastics in various organ systems: Their emerging links to human diseases?	102
Nanofibers prepared from synthetic polymers and biopolymers as advanced extraction materials for sample preparation prior to liquid chromatography	102
Advances and challenges in the selective extraction of low molecular weight carbohydrates using ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents	99
Microscale thermophoresis (MST) and spectral shift (SpS) in drug discovery	97
High-throughput mass spectrometry imaging of biological systems: Current approaches and future directions	95
High-end ion mobility mass spectrometry: A current review of analytical capacity in omics applications and structural investigations	93
Advances in interferometric sensors for the detection of food contaminants	93
A comprehensive review on ecological effects of microplastic pollution: An interaction with pollutants in the ecosystems and future perspectives	93
Recent advancements in biosensors for diagnosis of ovarian cancer: Analytical approaches	93
On-line supercritical fluid extraction-supercritical fluid chromatography (SFE-SFC) at a glance: A coupling story	91
Advancements in detection techniques for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: A comprehensive review	90
CRISPR-Cas assisted diagnostics: A broad application biosensing approach	90
Novel developments in capillary electrophoresis miniaturization, sampling, detection and portability: An overview of the last decade	90
Electrochemical sensing of human hormones	89
Molecularly imprinted polymer-modified carbon paste electrodes (MIP-CPE): A review on sensitive electrochemical sensors for pharmaceutical determinations	89
Current issues and perspectives in nanosensors-based artificial olfactory systems for breath diagnostics and environmental exposure monitoring	88
Advancements in magnetic aptasensors: Recent progress and future trends in biosensor technology	87
Recent advances in flexible sensors: From sensing materials to detection modes	87
Applications of nanomaterial-based chemiluminescence sensors in environmental analysis	87
Exhaled volatile organic compounds and respiratory disease: Recent progress and future outlook	86
Recent chemical mixing devices for time-resolved serial femtosecond crystallography	86
Recent advancements in polyaniline-based biosensors for diagnosis of cancers: A comprehensive review	86
Analytical performance of electrochemical surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: A critical review	85
Boosting comprehensive two-dimensional chromatography with artificial intelligence: Application to food-omics	84
Recent advances in single-entity electrochemistry for metal nanoparticle, nanodroplet, and bio-entity analysis	84
Hydrogel sorbent-based sample preparation processes as green alternatives for the extraction of organic contaminants followed by chromatographic analysis	83
Machine learning-assisted carbon dots synthesis and analysis: State of the art and future directions	83
Emerging single-cell microfluidic technology for microbiology	82
Deciphering the research of Micro(nano)plastics: An in-depth bibliometric expedition into ecotoxicological impacts and research trends	82
Recent advances in centrifugal microfluidic chip-based loop-mediated isothermal amplification	81
Optical microscopic and spectroscopic detection of exosomes	80
Recent advances in electrochemical sensing of cocaine: A review	80
Trends in electrochemical nanosensors for the analysis of antioxidants	79
Analytical methods for biomonitoring organic chemical hazards in saliva: A systematic review	79
Merging microfluidics with luminescence immunoassays for urgent point-of-care diagnostics of COVID-19	79
Recent developments in sample pretreatment techniques for the determination of fluoroquinolones in foods	79
Rediscovering similarity analysis of analytical signal: A not well-known mainstay of chemometrics	77
Ion mobility Mass Spectrometry for Glycomics: Challenges and Opportunities When Met with Artificial Intelligence	77
Recent developments of small-molecule fluorescent probes for the detection of hydroxyl radical in biological systems	77
Advancement in exosome isolation and label-free detection towards clinical diagnosis	76
Microfluidics for chiral separation of biomolecules	76
The highest yield, or greener solvents? Latest trends in quercetin extraction methods	75
Cellulose immobilization strategies for paper-based immunoassays	75
Editorial Board	75
A critical review of acrylamide green extraction and determination in food matrices: Current insights and future perspectives	75
Fluorogenic toolbox for visualizing protein aggregation: From designing principles to biological application	74
Neonatal point-of-care testing	74
Probing protein higher-order structures by native capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry	74
Evolution in understandings of the design, optimization, and application of sorbent-based extraction devices	74