Nature Chemistry

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Chemistry is 6. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Not all catenanes with oriented rings are topologically chiral453
The origin of translation334
Finding the sweet spot for chaperone activity316
Engineering yeast to produce plant-derived anti-obesity agent300
Expanding the effectiveness of screening292
Ultimate control in chemistry213
Bite-size science195
Analysing allostery180
Ethics education for chemists177
Chemical testing168
Dissipative DNA fibres165
A circular polyester platform based on simple gem-disubstituted valerolactones162
Charting the ligandable proteome for stereoselective interactions161
Heterotrimeric collagen helix with high specificity of assembly results in a rapid rate of folding153
Enantioselective synthesis of atropisomeric indoles via iron-catalysed oxidative cross-coupling146
Postdoc progression139
Sulfone cross-coupling outcompetes proton transfer138
Enantiospecific cross-coupling of cyclic alkyl sulfones137
Repurposing of halogenated organic pollutants via alkyl bromide-catalysed transfer chlorination130
Expanding the diversity of lithium electrolytes125
Giving the green light124
Facing the fluctuations121
How many roads must a woman walk down?121
Sweet as sucrose119
Biosynthesis and characterization of fuscimiditide, an aspartimidylated graspetide118
Playing Lego with perylene dyes117
Synthesis of a glycan hairpin117
From feedstock to pharmaceuticals115
Aluminium analogue of oxirane115
Pop-up rings to rule reactivity113
Doing away with radium’s proxies106
Signal transduction with a swing105
Ion-pair reorganization regulates reactivity in photoredox catalysts101
A handle on charge reorganization100
Reversing the charge of lysine by genetic code expansion99
Rings of power98
Baird’s rules at the tipping point97
How synonymous mutations alter enzyme structure and function over long timescales96
Phase-separation behaviour of RNAs96
Using symmetry to drive new protein assemblies96
Plot twist in the iron spin saga95
Stereoretentive enantioconvergent reactions94
Fast track to structural biology94
Nanomachines built from multiple components can have functional advantages93
A near-linear lanthanide complex that displays magnet-like behaviour92
Fullerenes promote transition-metal-catalysed ammonia synthesis91
Chemoproteomic profiling unveils binding and functional diversity of endogenous proteins that interact with endogenous triplex DNA90
Looking into the future of hybrid glasses90
Fullerene on non-iron cluster-matrix co-catalysts promotes collaborative H2 and N2 activation for ammonia synthesis90
C–H···π interactions disrupt electrostatic interactions between non-aqueous electrolytes to increase solubility89
Spatiotemporal functional assembly of split protein pairs through a light-activated SpyLigation89
Ultrafast proton-coupled isomerization in the phototransformation of phytochrome89
Building enzymes from scratch89
A 21-electron cobalt sandwich87
An interfacial role for NO286
Hydrogen splitting at a single phosphorus centre and its use for hydrogenation85
Single-electron transfer between sulfonium and tryptophan enables site-selective photo crosslinking of methyllysine reader proteins83
Copper-catalysed asymmetric hydroboration of alkenes with 1,2-benzazaborines to access chiral naphthalene isosteres82
Keeping COFs in the loop82
Formylation boosts the performance of light-driven overcrowded alkene-derived rotary molecular motors82
Sorting sub-150-nm liposomes of distinct sizes by DNA-brick-assisted centrifugation82
Probing precipitation properties81
Decentring the central science81
Comparing notes80
A para- to meta-isomerization of phenols80
An air- and moisture-stable ruthenium precatalyst for diverse reactivity80
A molecular sandwich with a lithium–aluminium filling79
Alkynes fuel free carbene formation79
Back-to-back cycloadditions in nature78
Tectonic shifts in framework chemistry78
Colouring by force77
Different timescales during ultrafast stilbene isomerization in the gas and liquid phases revealed using time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy77
Activity-based directed evolution of a membrane editor in mammalian cells77
Heteromultivalency enables enhanced detection of nucleic acid mutations76
Stabilizing Au2+ in a mixed-valence 3D halide perovskite75
Tunable valence tautomerism in lanthanide–organic alloys75
Co-precipitation behaviour of single atoms of rutherfordium in basic solutions75
Accounts of academic ableism74
Ribozyme for stabilized SAM analogue modifies RNA in cells74
Radiotherapy activates picolinium prodrugs in tumours73
Isolation and reactivity of an elusive diazoalkene73
Design of allosteric sites into rotary motor V1-ATPase by restoring lost function of pseudo-active sites72
Glycine-derived nitronates bifurcate to O-methylation or denitrification in bacteria72
Selection of a promiscuous minimalist cAMP phosphodiesterase from a library of de novo designed proteins72
Atomistic simulations of the Escherichia coli ribosome provide selection criteria for translationally active substrates71
A locally activatable sensor for robust quantification of organellar glutathione71
Bringing amines back into aziridination70
Li–O2 battery redox mediators go positive70
Intersystem crossing in the entrance channel of the reaction of O(3P) with pyridine70
Hydrogenative double-bond deuteration69
φ-Aromaticity in prismatic {Bi6}-based clusters69
Thiophosphate photochemistry enables prebiotic access to sugars and terpenoid precursors69
Chemical generation of checkpoint inhibitory T cell engagers for the treatment of cancer68
Energy-transfer-induced [3+2] cycloadditions of N–N pyridinium ylides67
Machine learning designs new GCGR/GLP-1R dual agonists with enhanced biological potency66
Isolation and characterization of a two-coordinate phosphinidene oxide66
Corrole and squeezed coordination66
Single crystals of purely organic free-standing two-dimensional woven polymer networks66
Synthetic O-acetylated sialosides facilitate functional receptor identification for human respiratory viruses65
Interweaving different metal–organic frameworks65
Digital skills in chemical education65
Imitation of β-lactam binding enables broad-spectrum metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors65
Nanoparticle stereochemistry-dependent endocytic processing improves in vivo mRNA delivery65
The anti-aromatic dianion and aromatic tetraanion of [18]annulene65
In situ nonlinear optical spectroscopy for probing buried oxide–water interfaces64
O-GlcNAcylation modulates liquid–liquid phase separation of SynGAP/PSD-9563
Recyclable and malleable thermosets enabled by activating dormant dynamic linkages63
Surface stratification determines the interfacial water structure of simple electrolyte solutions62
Reconfiguring hydrogel assemblies using a photocontrolled metallopolymer adhesive for multiple customized functions62
Chemical upcycling of commodity thermoset polyurethane foams towards high-performance 3D photo-printing resins62
Nanopore DNA sequencing technologies and their applications towards single-molecule proteomics62
Efficient room-temperature phosphorescence of covalent organic frameworks through covalent halogen doping62
Accelerating stereoselective radical cross-couplings61
Hydrophobic assembly of molecular catalysts at the gas–liquid–solid interface drives highly selective CO2 electromethanation61
Entropy-driven charge-transfer complexation yields thermally activated delayed fluorescence and highly efficient OLEDs61
De novo design of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides60
Separating fiction from fact for photocatalytic CO2 reduction59
Arene radiofluorination enabled by photoredox-mediated halide interconversion58
Oxidation of sulfur dioxide by nitrogen dioxide accelerated at the interface of deliquesced aerosol particles58
Decarboxylative cross-nucleophile coupling via ligand-to-metal charge transfer photoexcitation of Cu(ii) carboxylates58
Photocaged 5′ cap analogues for optical control of mRNA translation in cells58
Enantioselective propargylic amination and related tandem sequences to α-tertiary ethynylamines and azacycles58
Direct conversion of white phosphorus to versatile phosphorus transfer reagents via oxidative onioation58
Photoacoustic imaging of elevated glutathione in models of lung cancer for companion diagnostic applications58
Discovery and synthesis of atropisomerically chiral acyl-substituted stable vinyl sulfoxonium ylides58
SARS-CoV-2 simulations go exascale to predict dramatic spike opening and cryptic pockets across the proteome57
Aromatic pentaamide macrocycles bind anions with high affinity for transport across biomembranes57
Photogearing as a concept for translation of precise motions at the nanoscale57
Nickel-catalysed asymmetric hydrogenation of oximes57
A soil-inspired dynamically responsive chemical system for microbial modulation55
A 68-codon genetic code to incorporate four distinct non-canonical amino acids enabled by automated orthogonal mRNA design55
Nitrene-mediated intermolecular N–N coupling for efficient synthesis of hydrazides55
Platinum incorporation into titanate perovskites to deliver emergent active and stable platinum nanoparticles55
Selecting aptamers with programmed affinities54
Mass spectrometry captures biased signalling and allosteric modulation of a G-protein-coupled receptor54
Fragmentation and [4 + 3] cycloaddition in sodorifen biosynthesis54
Enantioselective fullerene functionalization through stereochemical information transfer from a self-assembled cage53
Controlled growth of ordered monolayers of N-heterocyclic carbenes on silicon53
Near-infrared-activated anticancer platinum(IV) complexes directly photooxidize biomolecules in an oxygen-independent manner53
Selective scandium ion capture through coordination templating in a covalent organic framework53
Cobalt(II)–tetraphenylporphyrin-catalysed carbene transfer from acceptor–acceptor iodonium ylides via N-enolate–carbene radicals52
Global analysis of biosynthetic gene clusters reveals conserved and unique natural products in entomopathogenic nematode-symbiotic bacteria52
Accelerating symmetry-breaking charge separation in a perylenediimide trimer through a vibronically coherent dimer intermediate52
Pathogenic bacteria remodel central metabolic enzyme to build a cyclopropanol warhead52
Tandem catalysis enables chlorine-containing waste as chlorination reagents51
Isomerization of bioactive acylhydrazones triggered by light or thiols51
Excited-state intermediates in a designer protein encoding a phototrigger caught by an X-ray free-electron laser51
A general alkene aminoarylation enabled by N-centred radical reactivity of sulfinamides50
Cage escape governs photoredox reaction rates and quantum yields50
The numerous paths of ferrocene50
Near-atomic-resolution structure of J-aggregated helical light-harvesting nanotubes50
Author Correction: The liberating force of ultrasound49
Author Correction: Organogel delivery vehicles for the stabilization of organolithium reagents49
Catalysis-enabled amine sorting49
Few-femtosecond electron transfer dynamics in photoionized donor–π–acceptor molecules48
A metalloenzyme platform for catalytic asymmetric radical dearomatization48
Supramolecular crystals for hydrogen storage48
DNA catch bonds demonstrate the art of getting stuck48
Diversified ring expansion of saturated cyclic amines enabled by azlactone insertion48
Reaction-induced unsaturated Mo oxycarbides afford highly active CO2 conversion catalysts48
Precision synthesis and closed-loop recycling of ultrahigh-molar-mass cyclic polymers48
Protein prediction takes the prize48
Active template strategy for the preparation of π-conjugated interlocked nanocarbons47
Publisher Correction: Collisional alignment and molecular rotation control the chemi-ionization of individual conformers of hydroquinone with metastable neon47
Aqueous interphase formed by CO2 brings electrolytes back to salt-in-water regime47
Author Correction: The missing colours of chemistry47
Stereodefined alkenes with a fluoro-chloro terminus as a uniquely enabling compound class46
Total synthesis of structurally diverse pleuromutilin antibiotics46
Visible light-driven conjunctive olefination45
Chemoselective umpolung of thiols to episulfoniums for cysteine bioconjugation45
Author Correction: Direct observation of coherent femtosecond solvent reorganization coupled to intramolecular electron transfer45
The twists and turns of chiral chemistry44
Expanding the substrate scope of pyrrolysyl-transfer RNA synthetase enzymes to include non-α-amino acids in vitro and in vivo44
Opportunities and challenges with hyperpolarized bioresponsive probes for functional imaging using magnetic resonance44
Digital micelles of encoded polymeric amphiphiles for direct sequence reading and ex vivo label-free quantification44
Iron–sulfur clusters as inhibitors and catalysts of viral replication44
Molecular basis for the diversification of lincosamide biosynthesis by pyridoxal phosphate-dependent enzymes44
A pseudo-cubic metal–organic cage with conformationally switchable faces for dynamically adaptive guest encapsulation43
Self-assembly of chiroptical ionic co-crystals from silver nanoclusters and organic macrocycles43
Author Correction: Cytoskeleton-functionalized synthetic cells with life-like mechanical features and regulated membrane dynamicity42
Protons undermine lithium-ion batteries with positively disastrous results42
Phase separation and ageing of glycine-rich protein from tick adhesive42
Double-walled design for tetrahedral cages42
Author Correction: Discovery of the selenium-containing antioxidant ovoselenol derived from convergent evolution42
Photophysical oxidation of atmospheric carbonyls42
Radical ring formation41
Photodriven nitrogen fixation by lithium hydride41
ATP hydrolysis captured in atomic detail41
Cellular decoding for non-natural peptides41
Hydrogen atom collisions with a semiconductor efficiently promote electrons to the conduction band41
Deconvoluting double layers41
High-throughput phase elucidation of polycrystalline materials using serial rotation electron diffraction41
Photophysical oxidation of HCHO produces HO2 radicals41
Changing channels41
Cabinet of curiosities40
Three’s molecular company40
A template for artificial life40
Stabilized resonances are no less exciting40
Phase by phase through a condensate researcher's career path40
Running rings around rings40
A discrete antimony(v) oxide39
The search for Europan life39
Molecular jackhammers eradicate cancer cells by vibronic-driven action39
Trapping of a phenoxyl radical at a non-haem high-spin iron(II) centre39
Combining biological and chemical diversity38
A photosensitizer–polyoxometalate dyad that enables the decoupling of light and dark reactions for delayed on-demand solar hydrogen production38
Cellular uptake of large biomolecules enabled by cell-surface-reactive cell-penetrating peptide additives38
Multilayer stacks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons38
Photoswitching neutral homoaromatic hydrocarbons37
Growth of single-crystal imine-linked covalent organic frameworks using amphiphilic amino-acid derivatives in water37
Triarylmethyl cation redox mediators enhance Li–O2 battery discharge capacities37
Expanding the molecular language of protein liquid–liquid phase separation37
A charge-neutral organic cage selectively binds strongly hydrated sulfate anions in water37
Emulsion-oriented assembly for Janus double-spherical mesoporous nanoparticles as biological logic gates37
Author Correction: Cyclic polyacetylene36
The role of aromaticity in the cyclization and polymerization of alkyne-substituted porphyrins on Au(111)36
Air- and photo-stable luminescent carbodicarbene-azaboraacenium ions36
Polyoxometalates as ligands to synthesize, isolate and characterize compounds of rare isotopes on the microgram scale36
Tunable and recyclable polyesters from CO2 and butadiene36
Making a start on the tenure track36
Constructing ion channels from water-soluble α-helical barrels36
Structural resolution of a small organic molecule by serial X-ray free-electron laser and electron crystallography36
The blue hue of einsteinium36
Beyond Hubble36
Coherent photoexcitation of entangled triplet pair states35
Optical sequencing of single synthetic polymers35
Total synthesis of strychnan alkaloids35
A dissipative pathway for the structural evolution of DNA fibres35
Hopping protons in supramolecular catalysis34
Structural basis of the Meinwald rearrangement catalysed by styrene oxide isomerase34
Low-valent tungsten redox catalysis enables controlled isomerization and carbonylative functionalization of alkenes34
Ionic glue34
More details on diazoolefins33
WT19F33
Molecular spins clock in33
Drawing conclusions33
Aryl ortho methoxylation33
Altogether changed, and yet the same33
How to search for Europan life32
Heat flows in rock cracks naturally optimize salt compositions for ribozymes32
Controlling anisotropic properties by manipulating the orientation of chiral small molecules32
Uniform single-crystal mesoporous metal–organic frameworks32
A living library concept to capture the dynamics and reactivity of mixed-metal clusters for catalysis32
Repurposing a plant peptide cyclase for targeted lysine acylation32
Mysterious energy losses32
Get to Know NO32
Publisher Correction: Dimeric and trimeric catenation of giant chiral [8 + 12] imine cubes driven by weak supramolecular interactions32
Publisher Correction: Photocatalytic hydrofluoroalkylation of alkenes with carboxylic acids32
Engineering a DNA polymerase for modifying large RNA at specific positions32
Challenges to developing materials for the transport and storage of hydrogen31
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