OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Chemical Record is 13. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Cover Picture: Coordination Self‐Assembly Processes Revealed by Collaboration of Experiment and Theory: Toward Kinetic Control of Molecular Self‐Assembly (Chem. Rec. 03/2021)	516
Cover Feature: Fluoroalkyl Sulfoximines for Versatile Photocatalytic Radical Fluoroalkylations (Chem. Rec. 9/2023)	110
Coupling Transition Metal Compound with Single‐Atom Site for Water Splitting Electrocatalysis	86
Photocatalytic Water‐Splitting by Organic Conjugated Polymers: Opportunities and Challenges	85
Antibody Glycoengineering and Homogeneous Antibody‐Drug Conjugate Preparation	73
Reactivity and Selectivity Principles in Native Protein Bioconjugation	73
Palladium‐Catalyzed Three‐Component Coupling Reaction via Benzylpalladium Intermediate	71
Cover Feature: Gold‐Catalyzed Reactions Towards Diversity: From Simple Substrates to Functionalized Carbo‐ and Heterocycles (Chem. Rec. 12/2021)	68
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Microstructures of Choline Amino Acid based Biocompatible Ionic Liquids	59
From Nanosecond Photochemistry to Optical Force Chemistry: My Journey	59
Electrochemically Driven Radical Reactions: From Direct Electrolysis to Molecular Catalysis	58
Cover Feature: Taming Electron Transfers: From Breaking Bonds to Creating Molecules (Chem. Rec. 9/2021)	58
Synthesis of Nucleobase‐Modified Oligonucleotides by Post‐Synthetic Modification in Solution	58
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Development of Methods to the Synthesis of β‐Boryl Acyls, Imines and Nitriles	57
Metal Negatrode Supercapatteries: Advancements, Challenges, and Future Perspectives for High‐Performance Energy Storage	55
Cycloisomerization of π‐Coupled Heteroatom Nucleophiles by Gold Catalysis: En Route to Regiochemically Defined Heterocycles	55
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Cover Picture: Axis‐Unfixed Biphenylphosphine‐Oxazoline Ligands: Design and Applications in Asymmetric Catalytic Reactions (Chem. Rec. 10/2023)	48
Plasmon and Plexciton Driven Interfacial Catalytic Reactions	47
Chemoselective Reactions of Functionalized Sulfonyl Halides	47

Recent Developments in the Fabrication and Application of Superhydrophobic Suraces	47
Biomimetic Nanoparticles for the Diagnosis and Therapy of Atherosclerosis	46
The Ways of Science Through the Lens of the Woodward‐Hoffmann Rules. The Stories Begin^[^]**	45
The Many Chemists Who Could Have Proposed the Woodward‐Hoffmann Rules (Including Roald Hoffmann) But Didn't: The Theoretical and Physical Chemists^†**	44
Enantiomeric Isopulegol as the Chiral Pool in the Total Synthesis of Bioactive Agents	42
Dihydroazolopyrimidines: Past, Present and Perspectives in Synthesis, Green Chemistry and Drug Discovery	42
Recent Advances in Floating Photovoltaic Systems	41
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Benzannulation Reactions: A Case for Perspective Change From Arene Decoration to Arene Construction	41
Cover Picture: Chemical Modifications in Nucleic Acids for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications (Chem. Rec. 4/2022)	41
Kenichi Fukui, Frontier Molecular Orbital Theory, and the Woodward‐Hoffmann Rules. Part II. A Sleeping Beauty in Chemistry^†**	40
The Synthesis of Ipsenol and Ipsdienol: A Review (1968–2020)	40
Strategies for the Synthesis of Fluorinated Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Oligonucleotides	39
Cover Picture: ‘Light‐Up’ AIE‐Active Materials: Self‐Assembly, Molecular Recognition and Catalytic Applications (02/2021)	39
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Cover Picture: Employing Photocatalysis for the Design and Preparation of DNA‐Encoded Libraries: A Case Study (Chem. Rec. 4/2021)	39
Special Issue: Next Generation Metal‐Ion Batteries	38
Scissor‐Shaped Photochromic Dyads: Hierarchical Self‐Assembly and Photoresponsive Property	37
A Comprehensive Review on Perovskite Solar Cells Integrated Photo‐supercapacitors and Perovskites‐Based Electrochemical Supercapacitors	37
Gold Fluorescence Nanoparticles for Enhanced SERS Detection in Biomedical Sensor Applications: Current Trends and Future Directions	36
Recyclization of 5‐Amino‐ oxazoles as a Route to new Functionalized Heterocycles (Developments of V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry of the NAS of Ukraine)	36
Chiral Triarylborane‐Based Small Organic Molecules for Circularly Polarized Luminescence	36
The Many Chemists Who Could Have Proposed the Woodward‐Hoffmann Rules But Didn't: The Organic Chemists Who Discovered the Smoking Guns^[^]**	36
Emerging Spacers‐Based Ligands for Supramolecular Coordination Complexes	35
Water‐Soluble Pd‐Imidate Complexes as Versatile Catalysts for the Modification of Unprotected Halonucleosides	35
Electrochemical Fluorescence Switch of Organic Fluorescent or Fluorogenic Molecules	35
Liquid Structures and Ion Dynamics of Ionic Liquids Viewed from Intermolecular Interactions	34
Bifunctional Onium and Potassium Iodides as Nucleophilic Catalysts for the Solvent‐Free Syntheses of Carbonates, Thiocarbonates, and Oxazolidinones from Epoxides	33
Challenges in Peptide Solubilization – Amyloids Case Study	33
Fluorine‐Containing Functional Group‐Based Energetic Materials	33
Tailored Inorganic‐Organic Architectures via Metalloligands	32
Advancements in Gold‐Catalyzed Cascade Reactions to Access Carbocycles and Heterocycles: An Overview	32
Transition Metal‐Catalyzed Dual C−H Activation/Annulation Reactions Involving Internal Alkynes	31
A Review on Heavy Metal Ions and Containing Dyes Removal Through Graphene Oxide‐Based Adsorption Strategies for Textile Wastewater Treatment	31
Determination of Polylactide Microstructure by Homonuclear Decoupled ¹H NMR Spectroscopy	31
Electrochemical Selective Nitrate Reduction: Pathways to Nitrogen and Ammonia Production	31
(Z)‐Selective Hydrosilylation and Hydroboration of Terminal Alkynes Enabled by Ruthenium Complexes with an N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand	31
Developments in the Chemical Synthesis of Heparin and Heparan Sulfate	30
Construction Building Materials as a Potential for Structural Supercapacitor Applications	30
Ni(II) Schiff‐Base Complexes as Chiral Electroauxiliaries and Methodological Platform for Stereoselective Electrochemical Functionalization of Amino Acids	30
Advances Towards the Synthesis of Aporphine Alkaloids: C‐Ring Formation via Approaches Based on One‐ and Two‐Bond Disconnections	30
Functionalized Metal‐Organic Frameworks for Hg(II) and Cd(II) Capture: Progresses and Challenges	30
Prospect of Controlled Autoxidation to Produce High‐Value Products from the Low‐Value Petroleum Fractions	30
Arenes and Heteroarenes C−H Functionalization Under Enabling Conditions: Electrochemistry, Photoelectrochemistry & Flow Technology	29
Recent Advances in Transition Metal‐Based Catalysts for Ethylene Copolymerization with Polar Comonomer	29
Anti‐Freezing Strategies of Electrolyte and their Application in Electrochemical Energy Devices	29
Aza‐Heterocyclic Building Blocks with In‐Ring CF₂‐Fragment	28
The Rich Legacy and Bright Future of Transition‐Metal Catalyzed Peroxide Based Radical Reactions	28
Fluorescent Probes Based on Charge and Proton Transfer for Probing Biomolecular Environment	27
Advanced Lithium Primary Batteries: Key Materials, Research Progresses and Challenges	27

Uncommon Four‐Membered Building Blocks – Cyclobutenes, Azetines and Thietes	27
Recent Trends in Synthesis and Applications of Porous MXene Assemblies: A Topical Review	27
Self‐Promoted Stereoselective Glycosylations – Past, Present, Future	27
Elemental Two‐Dimensional Materials for Li/Na‐Ion Battery Anode Applications	27
Electrochemical Generation and Use in Organic Synthesis of C‐, O‐, and N‐Centered Radicals	27
Transition Metal Catalyzed Free‐Amine (−NH₂) Directed C−H Bond Activation and Functionalization for Biaryl Frameworks	26
Optimization Strategies of Electrolytes for Low‐Temperature Aqueous Batteries	26
Multichannel Lanthanide‐Doped Nanoprobes for Serodiagnosis and Therapy	26
A Review on Electrode Materials of Fast‐Charging Lithium‐Ion Batteries	26
Bioactive 1,2,3‐Triazoles: An Account on their Synthesis, Structural Diversity and Biological Applications	26
Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Biheteroarenes via Dehydrogenative and Decarboxylative Coupling: a Decade Update	26
Base Modifications of Nucleosides via the Use of Peptide‐Coupling Agents, and Beyond	26
Chemical Approaches to Carbocyclic Nucleosides	26
Dibenzo‐Fused Heterocycles: A Decade Update on the Syntheses of Carbazole, Dibenzofuran, and Dibenzothiophene	25
Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Phenols and Cresols to Gasoline Range Biofuels	25
Advances in Ordered Architecture Design of Composite Solid Electrolytes for Solid‐State Lithium Batteries	25
A Review on 1‐D Nanomaterials: Scaling‐Up with Gas‐Phase Synthesis	25
3D Printable Geopolymer Composites Reinforced with Carbon‐Based Nanomaterials – A Review	25
Characterization and Applications of Red Mud, an Aluminum Industry Waste Material, in the Construction and Building Industries, as well as Catalysis	25
Gold‐Catalyzed Annulations with Nucleophilic Nitrenoids Enabled by Heteroatom‐Substituted Alkynes	24
Recent Developments in the Removal of Dyes from Water by Starch‐Based Adsorbents	24
Multicomponent Reactions (MCRs) with o‐Quinone Methides	23
Fluorescence Microscopic Investigations of Molecular Dynamics in Self‐Assembled Nanostructures	23
A Critical Review on Hydrogen Based Fuel Cell Technology and Applications	23
Rubizhne Institute – A Birthplace of Photochromic Molecules	23
Recent Advances in Selenium‐Mediated Redox Functional Group Interconversions	22
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Developments in Surface/Interface Engineering of Ni‐Rich Layered Cathode Materials	22
Harnessing Ruthenium and Copper Catalysts for Formate Dehydrogenase Reactions	22
A Review on Biodegradable Packaging Films from Vegetative and Food Waste	22
Fluorescent Probes and Quenchers in Studies of Protein Folding and Protein‐Lipid Interactions	22
N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Reactions Involving Acetylenic Breslow and/or Acylazolium as Key Intermediates	22
Coupled Polymethine Dyes: Six Decades of Discoveries	22
Cement Composites with Carbon‐Based Nanomaterials for 3D Concrete Printing Applications – A Review	22
Scientific Challenges and Improvement Strategies of Zn‐Based Anodes for Aqueous Zn‐Ion Batteries	21
Cobalt Catalysts for [2+2+2] Cycloaddition Reactions: Isolated Precatalysts and in situ Generated Catalysts	21
Molecular Self‐Assembly as a Tool to Construct Transmembrane Supramolecular Ion Channels	21
Fundamentals of Hysteresis in Perovskite Solar Cells: From Structure‐Property Relationship to Neoteric Breakthroughs	21
Synthesis Strategies and Applications for Pitch‐Based Anode: From Industrial By‐Products to Power Sources	21
Turning the Page: Advancing Detection Platforms for Sulfate Reducing Bacteria and their Perks	21
Visible Light Induced Three‐Component 1,2‐Dicarbofunctionalization of Alkenes and Alkynes	21
Advanced Strategies in Metal‐Organic Frameworks for CO₂ Capture and Separation	21
Recent Advancement of the Current Aspects of g‐C₃N₄for its Photocatalytic Applications in Sustainable Energy System	20
Recent Progress in Polyaniline and its Composites for Supercapacitors	20
Recent Advances in Carbon Anodes for Sodium‐Ion Batteries	20
Recent Advances in Multicomponent Reactions with Organic and Inorganic Sulfur Compounds	20
A Review on SAPO‐34 Zeolite Materials for CO₂ Capture and Conversion	20
Menthol‐Based (Deep) Eutectic Solvents: A Review on Properties and Application in Extraction	20
Electrochemical Heteroatom‐Heteroatom Bond Construction	20
Recent Advances in Stability Issues of Inorganic Solid Electrolytes and Composite Solid Electrolytes for All‐Solid‐State Batteries	20
Ionic Liquids as Organocatalysts and Solvents for Lignocellulose Reactions	20
Exploring Molecular Complexity by N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis: New Activation and Reaction Diversity	19
Co₃O₄ Hybrid Electrocatalysts; Materials Description and Mechanistic Aspects Toward Hydrogen Production, Oxygen Evolution‐Reduction, and CO₂ Reduction Reactions	19
Designing State‐of‐the‐Art Gas Sensors: From Fundamentals to Applications	19
Amines as Catalysts: Dynamic Features and Kinetic Control of Catalytic Asymmetric Chemical Transformations to Form C−C Bonds and Complex Molecules	19
Toward Sustainable Utilization and Production of Tartaric Acid	19
Recognition and Sequestration of Toxic Inorganic Water Pollutants with Hydrolytically Stable Metal‐Organic Frameworks	19
NHC‐Activations on α‐, β‐, γ‐, and Beyond	19
Design, Synthesis and Application of 1,4‐disubstituted 1,2,3‐triazole Based Chemosensors: A Promising Avenue	19
Recent Development of Electrolytes for Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries (Aorfbs): Current Status, Challenges, and Prospects	19
Organocatalytic Synthesis of Chiral Halogenated Compounds	19
Enantioselective Catalytic Synthesis of Inherently Chiral Calixarenes	18
Application of Rh(I)/Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptadiene Catalysts to the Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Amines	18
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Exploring Nucleobase Modifications in Oligonucleotide Analogues for Use as Environmentally Responsive Fluorophores and Beyond	17
Evolution of Earth‐Abundant 3 d‐Metallaelectro‐Catalyzed C−H Activation: From Chelation‐Assistance to C−H Functionalization without Directing Groups	17
Recent Advances in the Development of Sustainable Composite Materials used as Membranes in Microbial Fuel Cells	17
Recent Progress of Carbon‐Based Anode Materials for Potassium Ion Batteries	17
Photothermal Conversion of Hydrogel‐Based Biomaterial	17
Insight Into Factors Governing Formation, Synthesis and Stereochemical Configuration of DNA Adducts Formed by Mitomycins	17
Recent Advances in Processing and Applications of Heterobimetallic Oxide Thin Films by Aerosol‐Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition	17
Introduction to “The Woodward‐Hoffmann Rules. From May 5, 1964, to November 30, 1964”**	17
Development of Electrophilic Radical Perfluoroalkylation of Electron‐Deficient Olefins	17
Complexation of Flavonoids: Spectral Phenomena, Regioselectivity, Interplay with Charge and Proton Transfer	17
Electrochemical Biosensors Based on Enzyme Inhibition Effect	17
Synthesis of L‐Hexoses: An Update	17
Nucleophilic Neutralization of Organophosphates: Lack of Selectivity or Plenty of Versatility?	17
Fluorinated Imines in Tandem and Cycloaddition Reactions	16
Single Atom Catalysts: An Overview of the Coordination and Interactions with Metallic Supports	16
Development of Catalytic Site‐Selective C−H Oxidation	16

The Critical Role of Carbon Nanotubes in Bridging Academic Research to Commercialization of Lithium Batteries	16
Electrochemical Assembly for Synthesis of Middle‐Sized Organic Molecules	16
γ‐Hydroxy Amides from Tartaric Acid: Versatile Chiral Building Blocks for the Total Synthesis of Natural Products	16
Lanthanide‐Doped Nanoparticles for Near‐Infrared Light Activation of Photopolymerization: Fundamentals, Optimization and Applications	16
Recent Advancements in Electrochemical Deposition of Metal‐Based Electrode Materials for Electrochemical Supercapacitors	16
Anodic Oxidation of Phenols: A Key Step for the Synthesis of Natural Products	16
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Mimicking the Natural World with Nanoarchitectonics for Self‐Assembled Superstructures	15
Employing Photocatalysis for the Design and Preparation of DNA‐Encoded Libraries: A Case Study	15
Electro‐Oxidative Coupling Reactions Leading to π‐Conjugated Compounds	15
Ring‐Opening Fluorination of Carbo/Heterocycles and Aromatics: Construction of Complex and Diverse Fluorine‐Containing Molecules	15
Cover Feature: Electricity‐Driven Post‐Functionalization of Conducting Polymers (Chem. Rec. 9/2021)	15
Enabling the Facile Synthesis of Arenes by Transition Metal Catalyzed Decarbonylation Methodology	15
Advanced Chemical Methods for Stereoselective Sialylation and Their Applications in Sialoglycan Syntheses	15
Anti‐Freezing Electrolytes in Aqueous Multivalent Metal‐Ion Batteries: Progress, Challenges, and Optimization Strategies	15
Electrochemical C−H/C−C Bond Oxygenation: A Potential Technology for Plastic Depolymerization	15
Display of Rich Reactivities of Endo‐ and Exocyclic Unsaturated Sugars that Parallel the Native Sugars	15
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Synthesis of Morphinans through Anodic Aryl‐Aryl Coupling	15
Development of Membranes and Separators to Inhibit Cross‐Shuttling of Sulfur in Polysulfide‐Based Redox Flow Batteries: A Review	15
Direct Access to Amides from Nitro‐Compounds via Aminocarbonylation and Amidation Reactions: A Minireview	15
Recent Advances in Photoinduced Modification of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins	15
Design of Bifunctional Amino Tf‐Amide Organocatalysts and Application in Various Asymmetric Transformations	15
Cover Feature: Multi‐Redox Active Carbons and Hydrocarbons: Control of their Redox Properties and Potential Applications (Chem. Rec. 9/2021)	15
Tetrathiomolybdate and Tetraselenotungstate as Sulfur/Selenium Transfer Reagents: Applications in the Synthesis of New Thio/Seleno Sugars	15
Special Issue: Self‐Assembled Molecules/Materials	15
Asymmetric Synthesis of a Quaternary Carbon Stereogenic Center by Organocatalysis Using a Primary Amino Acid and Its Salt	14
Cover Picture: Design of Bifunctional Amino Tf‐Amide Organocatalysts and Application in Various Asymmetric Transformations (Chem. Rec. 5/2022)	14
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Straightforward Construction and Functionalizations of Nitrogen‐Containing Heterocycles Through Migratory Insertion of Metal‐Carbenes/Nitrenes	14
Visible‐Light‐Active Coumarin‐ and Quinolinone‐Based Photocatalysts and Their Applications in Chemical Transformations	14
Cover Picture: Photocatalytic and Electrochemical Borylation and Silylation Reactions (Chem. Rec. 11/2023)	14
Supported Noble Metal Catalysts and Adsorbents with Soft Lewis Acid Functions	14
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Direct Methane to Methanol Conversion: An Overview of Non‐Syn Gas Catalytic Strategies	14
Light‐Mediated Radical Addition to Azomethine Compounds: Novel Reactivity and Activation Modes	14
Renewable Electricity Enables Green Routes to Fine Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals	14
Cover Picture: From Three‐ to Six‐Membered Heterocycles Bearing a Quaternary Stereocenter: an Asymmetric Organocatalytic Approach (Chem. Rec. 5/2023)	14
An Emerging Trend in the Synthesis of Iron Titanate Photocatalyst Toward Water Splitting	14
Exploring Guanidinium Organocatalysts for Hypoiodite‐Mediated Reactions	14
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Axis‐Unfixed Biphenylphosphine‐Oxazoline Ligands: Design and Applications in Asymmetric Catalytic Reactions	13
Approaches to Cyclophane‐Types of Cyclopeptide Alkaloids	13
Zeolite Imidazolate Frameworks (ZIFs) Derived Nanomaterials and their Hybrids for Advanced Secondary Batteries and Electrocatalysis	13
Carbon Nanosheets‐Based Supercapacitor Materials: Recent Advances and Prospects	13
Chemistry of the Bis(imine)‐Based Tetradentate Ligand Stabilized Group 14 E(II) Cations (E=Ge and Sn)	13
Electricity‐Driven Post‐Functionalization of Conducting Polymers	13
Recent Advances of C−S Coupling Reaction of (Hetero)Arenes by C−H Functionalization	13
³¹P Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for Monitoring Organic Reactions and Organic Compounds	13
Selective Chemical Modification to the Higher‐Order Structures of Nucleic Acids	13
A Targeted Review of Current Progress, Challenges and Future Perspective of g‐C₃N₄based Hybrid Photocatalyst Toward Multidimensional Applications	13
Picking Two out of Three: Defluorinative Annulation of Trifluoromethyl Alkenes for the Synthesis of Monofluorinated Carbo‐ and Heterocycles	13
Two Decades of Progress in the Asymmetric Intramolecular aza‐Michael Reaction	13
Transition Metal/Lewis Acid Catalyzed Reactions of Zerumbone for Diverse Molecular Motifs	13
Sn‐, Sb‐ and Bi‐Based Anodes for Potassium Ion Battery	13
Exploring the Role of H‐Bonding in Organic Electrochemistry – From Supramolecular Applications to Mechanistic Investigations	13
Periphery Modification of Tetrathiafulvalenes: Recent Development and Applications	13
Harnessing the Potential of Graphene Quantum Dots for Multifunctional Biomedical Applications	13
Recent Developments and Research Avenues for Polymers in Electric Vehicles	13
Nanostructured Carbons: Towards Soft‐Bioelectronics, Biosensing and Theraputic Applications	13
Carbon‐Sulfur Bond Constructions: From Transition‐Metal Catalysis to Sustainable Catalysis	13
Polydopamine‐Based Nanoparticles for Photothermal Therapy/Chemotherapy and their Synergistic Therapy with Autophagy Inhibitor to Promote Antitumor Treatment	13
Electrochemical Fixation of Carbon Dioxide: Synthesis of Carboxylic Acids	13
Recent Advances of Carbon Materials in Anodes for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries	13
Gold‐Catalysed Nitroalkyne Cycloisomerization – Synthetic Utility	13
Emerging Trends in CdS‐Based Nanoheterostructures: From Type‐II and Z‐Scheme toward S‐Scheme Photocatalytic H₂ Production	13
Chemical Upcycling of Waste Plastics to High Value‐Added Products via Pyrolysis: Current Trends, Future Perspectives, and Techno‐Feasibility Analysis	13
Targeted Nanoprobes Enabled Precision Theranostics in Triple‐Negative Breast Cancer	13