OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Chemical Society Reviews is 126. 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
Selectivity control by zeolites during methanol-mediated CO₂ hydrogenation processes	1048
Front cover	664
Interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with host cells and antibodies: experiment and simulation	551
Unifying thermochemistry concepts in computational heterogeneous catalysis	417
Front cover	385
Hydrogen atoms in supramolecular chemistry: a structural perspective. Where are they, and why does it matter?	368
Contents list	360
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C–H bond activation and sequential addition to two different coupling partners: a versatile approach to molecular complexity	333
Nanoscale chemical characterization of materials and interfaces by tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy	301
Decoding recombination dynamics in perovskite solar cells: an in-depth critical review	291
Thermally activated structural phase transitions and processes in metal–organic frameworks	291
Reactions of main group compounds with azides forming organic nitrogen-containing species	286
Enlightening dynamic functions in molecular systems by intrinsically chiral light-driven molecular motors	279
Interfacial engineering of halide perovskites and two-dimensional materials	275
Medicinal inorganic chemistry – challenges, opportunities and guidelines to develop the next generation of radioactive, photoactivated and active site inhibiting metal-based medicines	271
Pore confined time-of-flight secondary ion electrochemical mass spectrometry	266
Molecular vessels from preorganised natural building blocks	265
Recent advances in point-of-care testing of COVID-19	265
Understanding and modelling the magnitude of the change in current of nanopore sensors	264
Electro-/photocatalytic alkene-derived radical cation chemistry: recent advances in synthetic applications	261
Progress on transition metal catalyzed asymmetric hydroesterification, hydrocarboxylation, and hydroamidation reactions of olefins	256
Aptamer-based assembly systems for SARS-CoV-2 detection and therapeutics	251

Metallodrugs in cancer nanomedicine	246
Recent development of gold(i) and gold(iii) complexes as therapeutic agents for cancer diseases	245
The past 10 years of molecular ferroelectrics: structures, design, and properties	244
Hierarchical porous metal–organic gels and derived materials: from fundamentals to potential applications	232
Light/X-ray/ultrasound activated delayed photon emission of organic molecular probes for optical imaging: mechanisms, design strategies, and biomedical applications	231
Polymer nano-systems for the encapsulation and delivery of active biomacromolecular therapeutic agents	231
Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of 1,2-diamines	229
Multimodal optoacoustic imaging: methods and contrast materials	229
Daisy chain architectures: from discrete molecular entities to polymer materials	226
Lignin-based porous carbon adsorbents for CO₂ capture	222
Black phosphorus-based nanoplatforms for cancer therapy: chemistry, design, biological and therapeutic behaviors	222
Surface engineering for stable electrocatalysis	218
Organoboron molecules and polymers for organic solar cell applications	217
Cooperative approaches in catalytic hydrogenation and dehydrogenation	216
The uptake of metal–organic frameworks: a journey into the cell	215
Defect-enabling zirconium-based metal–organic frameworks for energy and environmental remediation applications	211
Optimizing photocatalysis via electron spin control	210
Emerging ultrasmall luminescent nanoprobes forin vivobioimaging	204
Immunological nanomaterials to combat cancer metastasis	203
Plasmonic silver and gold nanoparticles: shape- and structure-modulated plasmonic functionality for point-of-caring sensing, bio-imaging and medical therapy	203
Metal–phenolic network composites: from fundamentals to applications	202
Unlocking the potential: machine learning applications in electrocatalyst design for electrochemical hydrogen energy transformation	200
Back cover	199
Contents list	197
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High-performance five-ring-fused organic semiconductors for field-effect transistors	192
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Synthetic applications of hydride abstraction reactions by organic oxidants	190
Unravelling the benefits of transition-metal-co-doping in lanthanide upconversion nanoparticles	190
Front cover	190
Contents list	189
Contents list	184
Front cover	183
Cu-based S-scheme photocatalysts	180
Design, characterization and applications of nanocolloidal hydrogels	179
SERS in 3D cell models: a powerful tool in cancer research	179
SERS microscopy as a tool for comprehensive biochemical characterization in complex samples	175
Pt utilization in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: structure impacting factors and mechanistic insights	174
Low oxidation state and hydrido group 2 complexes: synthesis and applications in the activation of gaseous substrates	173
Ketones as strategic building blocks for the synthesis of natural product-inspired compounds	172
Focusing on a nickel hydrocorphinoid in a protein matrix: methane generation by methyl-coenzyme M reductase with F430 cofactor and its models	172
Supramolecular and molecular capsules, cages and containers	172
Progress in organocatalysis with hypervalent iodine catalysts	170
Photoinduced electron transfer (PeT) based fluorescent probes for cellular imaging and disease therapy	170
Skin bioelectronics towards long-term, continuous health monitoring	170
Advanced plasmonic technologies for multi-scale biomedical imaging	170
Defect engineering of two-dimensional materials for advanced energy conversion and storage	170
Metal nitrides for seawater electrolysis	169

Recent advances in super-resolution optical imaging based on aggregation-induced emission	168
Multivalent glycosystems for human lectins	167
The mechanism of visible light-induced C–C cross-coupling by C_sp³–H bond activation	167
Glycan microarrays from construction to applications	166
Porphyrinoid actinide complexes	164
Biodistribution, degradability and clearance of 2D materials for their biomedical applications	162
Extrinsically conducting MOFs: guest-promoted enhancement of electrical conductivity, thin film fabrication and applications	161
Front cover	160
Correction: Main group metal polymerisation catalysts	160
Back cover	160
Contents list	159
iSERS: from nanotag design to protein assays and ex vivo imaging	158
Contents list	157
Synthesis of Xenes: physical and chemical methods	157
The mechanochemical synthesis of polymers	157
Strategies for designing biocatalysts with new functions	155
Green metrics in mechanochemistry	154
Tunable metal–organic frameworks assist in catalyzing DNAzymes with amplification platforms for biomedical applications	153
2D graphdiyne: an emerging carbon material	152
Nanobiocatalysis: a materials science road to biocatalysis	151
Functional materials for aqueous redox flow batteries: merits and applications	149
Covalent connections between metal–organic frameworks and polymers including covalent organic frameworks	148
“Bottom-up” and “top-down” strategies toward strong cellulose-based materials	148
Understanding molecular and electrochemical charge transfer: theory and computations	148
Biomedical SERS – the current state and future trends	148
Reactive capture and electrochemical conversion of CO₂ with ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents	148
Reactive oxygen nanobiocatalysts: activity-mechanism disclosures, catalytic center evolutions, and changing states	146
Ionogels: recent advances in design, material properties and emerging biomedical applications	146
Ether-based electrolytes for sodium ion batteries	145
Metal–metal bond in lanthanide single-molecule magnets	145
PROTACs: past, present and future	143
Back cover	143
Contents list	143
Contents list	142
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Front cover	140
Contents list	138
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) toward SO₂ detection	137
Back cover	137
Contents list	136
A surface chemistry perspective on SERS: revisiting the basics to push the field forward	135
Inside front cover	135
Inside back cover	134
The emerging chemistry of self-electrified water interfaces	133
Delivery strategies in treatments of leukemia	131
Geoinspired syntheses of materials and nanomaterials	129
Chemically engineering cells for precision medicine	129
Mixed-valence metal–organic frameworks: concepts, opportunities, and prospects	128
Implantable hydrogels as pioneering materials for next-generation brain–computer interfaces	128
Advanced systems for enhanced CO₂ electroreduction	128
New opportunities for immunomodulation of the tumour microenvironment using chemical tools	126
Zn-based batteries for sustainable energy storage: strategies and mechanisms	126
Fluorinated metal–organic frameworks for gas separation	126