OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Chemical Society Reviews 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
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Aptamer-based assembly systems for SARS-CoV-2 detection and therapeutics	432
Advanced Ah-level zinc metal batteries	392
Emerging ultrasmall luminescent nanoprobes forin vivobioimaging	390
Light/X-ray/ultrasound activated delayed photon emission of organic molecular probes for optical imaging: mechanisms, design strategies, and biomedical applications	389
Emerging deposition–dissolution chemistry for next-generation metal-based hybrid flow batteries: progress and perspectives	381
Unifying thermochemistry concepts in computational heterogeneous catalysis	369
Hydrogen atoms in supramolecular chemistry: a structural perspective. Where are they, and why does it matter?	364
Dynamic interfaces in metal–organic frameworks	359
Enlightening dynamic functions in molecular systems by intrinsically chiral light-driven molecular motors	355
Immunological nanomaterials to combat cancer metastasis	352
Electrochemical power sources enabled by multi-ion carriers	347
Thermally activated structural phase transitions and processes in metal–organic frameworks	347
The past 10 years of molecular ferroelectrics: structures, design, and properties	338
Combining quantum chemistry, machine learning and rate theory for organic luminescent materials	333
Metal–phenolic network composites: from fundamentals to applications	331
Decoding recombination dynamics in perovskite solar cells: an in-depth critical review	331
Reactions of main group compounds with azides forming organic nitrogen-containing species	325
Optimizing photocatalysis via electron spin control	324
Recent advances in thermocatalytic acetylene selective hydrogenation	324
Inside front cover	320
Black phosphorus-based nanoplatforms for cancer therapy: chemistry, design, biological and therapeutic behaviors	319

Hidden interfacial electric fields in chemistry: contact electrification and beyond	319
Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of 1,2-diamines	316
Selectivity control by zeolites during methanol-mediated CO₂ hydrogenation processes	311
Defect-enabling zirconium-based metal–organic frameworks for energy and environmental remediation applications	306
Correction: Functionalization of o -carboranes via carboryne intermediates	305
Mechanism of oxidative stress and neurotoxicity associated with heme and copper–Aβ relevant to Alzheimer's disease	304
Lignin-based porous carbon adsorbents for CO₂ capture	299
Multimodal optoacoustic imaging: methods and contrast materials	297
Surface engineering for stable electrocatalysis	292
Harnessing biosynthetic logic for next-generation ADC payloads	292
Plasmonic silver and gold nanoparticles: shape- and structure-modulated plasmonic functionality for point-of-caring sensing, bio-imaging and medical therapy	283
Unlocking the potential: machine learning applications in electrocatalyst design for electrochemical hydrogen energy transformation	278
Recent advances in point-of-care testing of COVID-19	278
Nanoscale chemical characterization of materials and interfaces by tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy	276
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Front cover	272
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Pore confined time-of-flight secondary ion electrochemical mass spectrometry	262
Daisy chain architectures: from discrete molecular entities to polymer materials	261
Interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with host cells and antibodies: experiment and simulation	260
Nemo censetur ignorare legem : what research chemists should know about the EU legal framework	259
Molecular vessels from preorganised natural building blocks	259
Interfacial engineering of halide perovskites and two-dimensional materials	257
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How can thermoelectric coupling catalysis be applied to facilitate biomass conversion into value-added products and hydrogen?	249
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Design, characterization and applications of nanocolloidal hydrogels	223
SERS in 3D cell models: a powerful tool in cancer research	221
Recent advances in super-resolution optical imaging based on aggregation-induced emission	220
Radical enzymatic peptide cyclization in natural product biosynthesis	215
Chromium-activated phosphors: from theory to applications	212
Low oxidation state and hydrido group 2 complexes: synthesis and applications in the activation of gaseous substrates	208
A tutorial on the modeling of the heterogenous captured CO₂ electroreduction reaction and first principles electrochemical modeling	205
Metal nitrides for seawater electrolysis	203
SERS microscopy as a tool for comprehensive biochemical characterization in complex samples	202
Cu-based S-scheme photocatalysts	197
Defect engineering of two-dimensional materials for advanced energy conversion and storage	193
Supramolecular and molecular capsules, cages and containers	193
Radical sulfonylation with sulfur dioxide surrogates	191
Photoinduced electron transfer (PeT) based fluorescent probes for cellular imaging and disease therapy	188
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Molecular-level understandings and device strategies for FAPbI ₃ -based perovskite solar cells	185
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Correction: Main group metal polymerisation catalysts	181
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Ionomeric binders in polymer electrolyte fuel cells: roles, challenges, and advances	177
Inside front cover	177
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Heterogeneous catalytic deuteration using D ₂ O and advances in the application of deuterium labelling	174
Advances in artificial cells capable of metabolic mimicry: from fundamentals to applications	173
The mechanism of visible light-induced C–C cross-coupling by C_sp³–H bond activation	172
A unified quantum rate theory of electron transfer: conceptual advances in quantum electrochemistry	171
Construction of smart switchable nanoplatforms for adaptive phototheranostics	169
Electrocatalytic amine dehydrogenation as a green route to nitriles: precise construction of efficient catalysts and mechanism	168
Tunable metal–organic frameworks assist in catalyzing DNAzymes with amplification platforms for biomedical applications	168
Understanding molecular and electrochemical charge transfer: theory and computations	168
Thermodynamics of metal–organic frameworks: from fundamentals to advanced applications	160
Strategies for designing biocatalysts with new functions	157
Multivalent glycosystems for human lectins	156
Recent progress in transition-metal-catalysed intermolecular saturated C(sp ³ )–N(sp ³ ) bond form	155
Synthesis of Xenes: physical and chemical methods	152
Covalent connections between metal–organic frameworks and polymers including covalent organic frameworks	151
Ionogels: recent advances in design, material properties and emerging biomedical applications	151
Reactive oxygen nanobiocatalysts: activity-mechanism disclosures, catalytic center evolutions, and changing states	151
Beyond single pathways: synergistic SET–EnT pathways in visible-light photochemistry	150
Reactive capture and electrochemical conversion of CO₂ with ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents	150
Green metrics in mechanochemistry	149
Internally and externally induced chiral hybrid metal halide materials for advanced chiroptoelectronic applications	148
iSERS: from nanotag design to protein assays and ex vivo imaging	148
Three-phase microenvironment modification by optimizing ionomer towards high-performance proton exchange membrane fuel cells	146
“Bottom-up” and “top-down” strategies toward strong cellulose-based materials	146
Extrinsically conducting MOFs: guest-promoted enhancement of electrical conductivity, thin film fabrication and applications	146
Tailoring Cu-based small-pore zeolites towards NH₃-SCR for NO_x abatement	146
Functional materials for aqueous redox flow batteries: merits and applications	146
Biomedical SERS – the current state and future trends	146
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Formation of active sites in copper-exchanged zeolites for the direct methane-to-methanol conversion	144
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Multi-level structural modulation enables fast lithium-ion transport in inorganic solid-state batteries	143
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Chemically engineering cells for precision medicine	142
Catalytic redox-neutral carboxylation with CO ₂	142
Chemical management of phytopathogenic bacteria: emerging compounds, molecular targets and outlook	141
The emerging chemistry of self-electrified water interfaces	141
DNA-mediated precise regulation of SERS hotspots for biosensing and bioimaging	140
Mixed-valence metal–organic frameworks: concepts, opportunities, and prospects	139
High energy density lithium battery systems: from key cathode materials to pouch cell design	139
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Implantable hydrogels as pioneering materials for next-generation brain–computer interfaces	139
Recent advances in atomically precise metal nanoclusters for photothermal conversion	138
A surface chemistry perspective on SERS: revisiting the basics to push the field forward	138
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) toward SO₂ detection	138
Advanced systems for enhanced CO₂ electroreduction	137
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Zn-based batteries for sustainable energy storage: strategies and mechanisms	136
Inside front cover	135
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Correction: Surface functionalization of inorganic nanoparticles with ligands: a necessary step for their utility	132
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Engineering MXene surfaces and heterostructure interfaces for efficient heterogeneous catalysis	129
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Contents list	129
A closer look at amyloid ligands, and what they tell us about protein aggregates	128
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Multifunctional nanomaterials for dental photo-theranostics	127
Noncancerous disease-targeting AIEgens	127
Sixty years of electrochemical optical spectroscopy: a retrospective	126
Guidelines derived from biomineralized tissues for design and construction of high-performance biomimetic materials: from weak to strong	125
Platonic and Archimedean solids in discrete metal-containing clusters	125
Advances in the photon avalanche luminescence of inorganic lanthanide-doped nanomaterials	125
Strategies to engineer various nanocarrier-based hybrid catalysts for enhanced chemodynamic cancer therapy	124
Navigating the functionalization of unactivated alkenes via visible light photocatalysis	124

Multifunctional carbon nitride nanoarchitectures for catalysis	124
Small molecule helical emitters	123
Towards greener-by-design fine chemicals. Part 1: synthetic frontiers	123
Advances in small-molecule fluorescent probes for the study of apoptosis	122
Chemistries and materials for atmospheric water harvesting	121
Double-cavity cucurbiturils: synthesis, structures, properties, and applications	121
Zeolites and metal–organic frameworks for gas separation: the possibility of translating adsorbents into membranes	121
Recent advances in conductive hydrogels: classifications, properties, and applications	119
Synthetic receptors for steroids: from molecular recognition to biomedical functions	118
The entropy-controlled strategy in self-assembling systems	118
Encapsulation engineering of porous crystalline frameworks for delayed luminescence and circularly polarized luminescence	117
Diastereodivergence in catalytic asymmetric conjugate addition of carbon nucleophiles	117
Breaking symmetry for better catalysis: insights into single-atom catalyst design	117
Synthetic progress of organic thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters via C–H activation and functionalization	116
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Recent advances in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis	115
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Molecularly engineered zeolites with extra-large-pore architectures and functional opportunities	112
Insights into the mechanism of 3d transition-metal-catalyzed directed C(sp³)–H bond functionalization reactions	112
Functional gel materials for next-generation electrochromic devices and applications	111
Covalent organic frameworks as superior adsorbents for the removal of toxic substances	111
Ionic porous materials: from synthetic strategies to applications in gas separation and catalysis	111
Unlocking the catalytic potential of heterogeneous nonprecious metals for selective hydrogenation reactions	110
Surface functionalization of inorganic nanoparticles with ligands: a necessary step for their utility	109
Machine learning-driven molecular engineering of nucleic acids	109
Reactivity descriptors for sulfur redox kinetics in lithium–sulfur batteries: from mechanistic insights to machine learning driven catalyst design	109
Progress of surface-modified inorganic phosphors for performance improvement: from methods to applications	109
Interfacial design for detection of a few molecules	109
Supramolecular gels: a versatile crystallization toolbox	109
Supramolecular catalysis with emerging, functional organic macrocycles and cages	108
Nanoscale engineering of solid-state materials for boosting hydrogen storage	107
Current trends in the detection and removal of heavy metal ions using functional materials	107
Superconducting single-photon detectors in the mid-infrared for physical chemistry and spectroscopy	107
Ultrasound mechanisms and their effect on solid synthesis and processing: a review	106
Ternary organic solar cells: optimizing the third components	106
Advancing flexible thermoelectrics for integrated electronics	106
Designing rare-earth-based nanoalloys for advanced catalysis: trends, challenges, and perspectives	106
Recent progress and prospects of dimer and multimer acceptors for efficient and stable polymer solar cells	105
Protein desulfurization and deselenization	105
Single-atom catalysts: promotors of highly sensitive and selective sensors	104
Targeted delivery of oligonucleotides using multivalent protein–carbohydrate interactions	104
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Outstanding Reviewers for Chemical Society Reviews in 2022	101
Tin-halide perovskites for light-emitting diodes	100
Carrier diversity and chemical ligations in the toolbox for designing tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens (TACAs) as synthetic vaccine candidates	100
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Front cover	100
Imperfections are not 0 K: free energy of point defects in crystals	100
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Photoswitchable imaging contrast agents as an emerging frontier in precision bioimaging	98
Emerging applications and mechanistic insights of copper mediated electrocatalysts in organic transformations	98
Aggregation-induced emission-active supramolecular polymers: from controlled preparation to applications	98
Various energy-driven high-value-added oxidation reactions in CO ₂ reduction systems	97
5-Hydroxymethylcytosine: the many faces of the sixth base of mammalian DNA	97
Modulation of engineered nanomaterial interactions with organ barriers for enhanced drug transport	97
Enroute sustainability: metal free C–H bond functionalisation	97
Synthetic strategies for the incorporation of metallocenes into anti-infective scaffolds	97
Multicolour luminescence phenomena of vibration-induced emission	96
Ion transport mechanisms in covalent organic frameworks: implications for technology	96
Near-infrared metal agents assisting precision medicine: from strategic design to bioimaging and therapeutic applications	96
%V_Bur index and steric maps: from predictive catalysis to machine learning	95
Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry: mechanistic tools for organic electrosynthesis	95
Sustainable decommissioning of perovskite solar cells: from waste to resources	95
Aggregation behaviour of pyrene-based luminescent materials, from molecular design and optical properties to application	95
Advanced stimuli-responsive membranes for smart separation	94
Structure modulation of two-dimensional transition metal chalcogenides: recent advances in methodology, mechanism and applications	94
A guide for the characterization of organic electrochemical transistors and channel materials	94
The route for commercial photoelectrochemical water splitting: a review of large-area devices and key upscaling challenges	94
Routes to high-performance layered oxide cathodes for sodium-ion batteries	94
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Nanoprobe-based molecular imaging for tumor stratification	93
Recent advances in zinc-ion dehydration strategies for optimized Zn–metal batteries	93
Structural codes of organic electrode materials for rechargeable multivalent metal batteries	93
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Bioelectronics for electrical stimulation: materials, devices and biomedical applications	91
Intrinsic immunomodulatory hydrogels for chronic inflammation	91
Organic photosensitizers: from molecular design to phototheranostics	91
Intermolecular 1,2-difunctionalization of alkenes	90