Nature Chemistry

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Chemistry is 35. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Enantiospecific cross-coupling of cyclic alkyl sulfones526
A near-linear lanthanide complex that displays magnet-like behaviour378
Not all catenanes with oriented rings are topologically chiral376
Eric the AI research assistant for chemists338
General strategy for the synthesis of N-monofluoromethyl amides325
Supramolecular crystals for hydrogen storage246
Using symmetry to drive new protein assemblies228
Mass spectrometry captures biased signalling and allosteric modulation of a G-protein-coupled receptor220
Excited-state intermediates in a designer protein encoding a phototrigger caught by an X-ray free-electron laser208
Pop-up rings to rule reactivity205
The origin of translation198
Digital skills in chemical education196
DNA catch bonds demonstrate the art of getting stuck187
Author Correction: Discovery of the selenium-containing antioxidant ovoselenol derived from convergent evolution180
In situ nonlinear optical spectroscopy for probing buried oxide–water interfaces174
Protons undermine lithium-ion batteries with positively disastrous results171
Corrole and squeezed coordination160
A metalloenzyme platform for catalytic asymmetric radical dearomatization154
Building enzymes from scratch149
Discovery and synthesis of atropisomerically chiral acyl-substituted stable vinyl sulfoxonium ylides147
Iron–sulfur clusters as inhibitors and catalysts of viral replication145
Tunable valence tautomerism in lanthanide–organic alloys145
A pseudo-cubic metal–organic cage with conformationally switchable faces for dynamically adaptive guest encapsulation142
Machine learning designs new GCGR/GLP-1R dual agonists with enhanced biological potency138
The twists and turns of chiral chemistry134
Single crystals of purely organic free-standing two-dimensional woven polymer networks129
Baird’s rules at the tipping point127
An air- and moisture-stable ruthenium precatalyst for diverse reactivity126
Fullerene on non-iron cluster-matrix co-catalysts promotes collaborative H2 and N2 activation for ammonia synthesis125
Platinum incorporation into titanate perovskites to deliver emergent active and stable platinum nanoparticles123
A soil-inspired dynamically responsive chemical system for microbial modulation122
Enantioselective fullerene functionalization through stereochemical information transfer from a self-assembled cage120
Amphoteric chalcogen-bonding and halogen-bonding rotaxanes for anion or cation recognition119
Digital micelles of encoded polymeric amphiphiles for direct sequence reading and ex vivo label-free quantification119
Reaction-induced unsaturated Mo oxycarbides afford highly active CO2 conversion catalysts118
Sulfone cross-coupling outcompetes proton transfer118
Expanding the substrate scope of pyrrolysyl-transfer RNA synthetase enzymes to include non-α-amino acids in vitro and in vivo116
SARS-CoV-2 simulations go exascale to predict dramatic spike opening and cryptic pockets across the proteome114
O-GlcNAcylation modulates liquid–liquid phase separation of SynGAP/PSD-95113
The numerous paths of ferrocene113
A programmable biomimetic cytoskeleton112
Beyond Hubble111
Photomediated aliphatic C–H functionalization111
D3+ formation through photoionization of the molecular D2–D2 dimer110
Adaptive response of a metal–organic framework through reversible disorder–disorder transitions109
Optical sequencing of single synthetic polymers109
A bridged backbone strategy enables collective synthesis of strychnan alkaloids109
Multilayer stacks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons108
A template for artificial life107
ATP hydrolysis captured in atomic detail106
Aryl ortho methoxylation106
The role of aromaticity in the cyclization and polymerization of alkyne-substituted porphyrins on Au(111)105
Combining biological and chemical diversity104
Bottleable triplet nitrenes102
Aromaticity rules101
Synthesis and single-molecule imaging reveal stereospecific enhancement of binding kinetics by the antitumour eEF1A antagonist SR-A3101
A living library concept to capture the dynamics and reactivity of mixed-metal clusters for catalysis101
Low-valent tungsten redox catalysis enables controlled isomerization and carbonylative functionalization of alkenes100
Homogeneous multi-payload antibody–drug conjugates100
Global profiling of functional histidines in live cells using small-molecule photosensitizer and chemical probe relay labelling100
Air- and photo-stable luminescent carbodicarbene-azaboraacenium ions99
A catalytic asymmetric cross-coupling approach to the synthesis of cyclobutanes98
A dynamic metal–organic framework photocatalyst98
Insights from an information thermodynamics analysis of a synthetic molecular motor97
Challenges to developing materials for the transport and storage of hydrogen97
Mass photometric detection and quantification of nanoscale α-synuclein phase separation95
A C–H activation-based enantioselective synthesis of lower carbo[n]helicenes95
An electroaffinity labelling platform for chemoproteomic-based target identification94
Stepwise on-demand functionalization of multihydrosilanes enabled by a hydrogen-atom-transfer photocatalyst based on eosin Y93
Excitation energy transfer and vibronic coherence in intact phycobilisomes93
Growth of single-crystal imine-linked covalent organic frameworks using amphiphilic amino-acid derivatives in water92
Pluralistic teaching92
Constructing artificial gap junctions to mediate intercellular signal and mass transport92
Proton-triggered topological transformation in superbase-mediated selective polymerization enables access to ultrahigh-molar-mass cyclic polymers92
Synthesis of planar chiral ferrocenes via enantioselective remote C–H activation92
The ribosome stabilizes partially folded intermediates of a nascent multi-domain protein92
A single diiron enzyme catalyses the oxidative rearrangement of tryptophan to indole nitrile90
Small-molecule-catalysed deamination enables transcriptome-wide profiling of N6-methyladenosine in RNA88
Milking riboflavin for all it’s worth87
4f-orbital covalency enables a single-crystal-to-single-crystal ring-opening isomerization in a CeIV–cyclopropenyl complex86
Three-dimensional van der Waals open frameworks86
Artificial cell synthesis using biocatalytic polymerization-induced self-assembly86
Molecular contacts with an orthogonal π-skeleton induce amorphization to enhance perovskite solar cell performance85
Protein semisynthesis reveals plasticity in HECT E3 ubiquitin ligase mechanisms85
Sustainable and degradable plastics85
Photoswitchable coordination cages84
Deciphering functional roles of protein succinylation and glutarylation using genetic code expansion84
In vivo metallophilic self-assembly of a light-activated anticancer drug84
Colloidal metallurgy83
Collisional alignment and molecular rotation control the chemi-ionization of individual conformers of hydroquinone with metastable neon83
Molecular-scale dissipative chemistry drives the formation of nanoscale assemblies and their macroscale transport83
An open-shell molecule that exhibits conformational dynamics81
Designing artificial fluorescent proteins and biosensors by genetically encoding molecular rotor-based amino acids81
Enabling nucleophilic reactivity in molecular calcium fluoride complexes81
Light-activated tetrazines enable precision live-cell bioorthogonal chemistry81
Standardized excitable elements for scalable engineering of far-from-equilibrium chemical networks80
Fast and facile synthesis of amidine-incorporated degradable lipids for versatile mRNA delivery in vivo80
Transient water wires mediate selective proton transport in designed channel proteins80
Working towards a new job79
Antimony cation acquired77
Something new under the sun76
The gains from breaking symmetry74
Author Correction: Circumventing the stability problems of graphene nanoribbon zigzag edges73
A physically encoded Bayesian assistant for the optimization of multicomponent reactions73
Bistability between π-diradical open-shell and closed-shell states in indeno[1,2-a]fluorene73
Mastering mono-bond metathesis73
Unmasking the reverse catalytic activity of ‘ene’-reductases for asymmetric carbonyl desaturation72
Aldehyde-catalysed carboxylate exchange in α-amino acids with isotopically labelled CO272
Tricyclic cell-penetrating peptides for efficient delivery of functional antibodies into cancer cells72
Artificial, augmented and automated chemistry72
Modular chemoenzymatic synthesis of ten fusicoccane diterpenoids72
An evolved artificial radical cyclase enables the construction of bicyclic terpenoid scaffolds via an H-atom transfer pathway72
An isolable germylyne radical with a one-coordinate germanium atom72
Non-statistical assembly of multicomponent [Pd2ABCD] cages71
Direct mapping of ligandable tyrosines and lysines in cells with chiral sulfonyl fluoride probes71
Protein nanopore reveals the renin–angiotensin system crosstalk with single-amino-acid resolution71
Atomically dispersed low-valent Au boosts photocatalytic hydroxyl radical production70
A versatile approach for the synthesis of degradable polymers via controlled ring-opening metathesis copolymerization70
The impact of UV light on synthetic photochemistry and photocatalysis69
Ni-catalysed assembly of axially chiral alkenes from alkynyl tetracoordinate borons via 1,3-metallate shift69
Multi-tiered chemical proteomic maps of tryptoline acrylamide–protein interactions in cancer cells69
Anticancer platinum-based photo-oxidants in a new light69
Integrating programmable DNAzymes with electrical readout for rapid and culture-free bacterial detection using a handheld platform69
Thickness control of organic semiconductor-incorporated perovskites68
Triplet metallocarbenes featuring carbon-centred spin localization67
How polymers dance to the pulses of ultrasound67
A third strand for protein–DNA interactions67
Upcycling chlorinated trash into synthetic organic treasure67
Multi-compartment liposomes forge new paths in drug delivery67
Publisher Correction: Porous covalent organic nanotubes and their assembly in loops and toroids67
Spatiotemporal protein interactome profiling through condensation-enhanced photocrosslinking66
Looking into luciferin66
Amino amide assembly66
A crystalline stannyne66
Heart of glass65
Asymmetric dearomative single-atom skeletal editing of indoles and pyrroles65
Total synthesis of nine longiborneol sesquiterpenoids using a functionalized camphor strategy65
Tandem intermolecular [4 + 2] cycloadditions are catalysed by glycosylated enzymes for natural product biosynthesis64
Isolation of a Ru(iv) side-on peroxo intermediate in the water oxidation reaction64
Enabling late-stage drug diversification by high-throughput experimentation with geometric deep learning64
Operando film-electrochemical EPR spectroscopy tracks radical intermediates in surface-immobilized catalysts63
Discovery of the selenium-containing antioxidant ovoselenol derived from convergent evolution63
Stoichiometric two-dimensional non-van der Waals AgCrS2 with superionic behaviour at room temperature63
Checking out metal cluster chemistry from living libraries63
Janus-type emission from a cyclometalated iron(iii) complex62
Prebiotic synthesis of α-amino acids and orotate from α-ketoacids potentiates transition to extant metabolic pathways62
Concurrent control over sequence and dispersity in multiblock copolymers61
A proteome-wide atlas of lysine-reactive chemistry61
Quantum simulation of conical intersections using trapped ions61
Mapping the mechanisms of oxidative addition in cross-coupling reactions catalysed by phosphine-ligated Ni(0)61
Chiral control of spin-crossover dynamics in Fe(II) complexes60
Masked alkynes for synthesis of threaded carbon chains60
Manganese(i) complexes with metal-to-ligand charge transfer luminescence and photoreactivity60
A ring expansion strategy towards diverse azaheterocycles59
Scalable and selective deuteration of (hetero)arenes59
ChatGPT saves the day58
Establishing the fundamental rules for genetic code expansion58
Non-enzymatic methylcyclization of alkenes58
Asymmetric construction of sulfur(VI)–fluorine cores58
Electric field maps in enzymes58
The importance of community as a pre-tenure faculty member58
Positive climate changes58
A lithium–aluminium heterobimetallic dimetallocene57
Cyclopropenium functionalization57
The gas-phase formation mechanism of iodic acid as an atmospheric aerosol source57
Experimental quantitation of molecular conditions responsible for flow-induced polymer mechanochemistry56
Multi-site programmable functionalization of alkenes via controllable alkene isomerization55
Structure-specific amyloid precipitation in biofluids55
Direct dynamic read-out of molecular chirality with autonomous enzyme-driven swimmers55
Zinc and manganese redox potentials in organic solvents and their influence on nickel-catalysed cross-electrophile coupling54
Designer peptide–DNA cytoskeletons regulate the function of synthetic cells54
A chiral interlocking auxiliary strategy for the synthesis of mechanically planar chiral rotaxanes54
On gene silencing by the X10-23 DNAzyme54
Exciton annihilation in molecular aggregates suppressed through quantum interference54
Switching on prodrugs using radiotherapy54
Adaptive insertion of a hydrophobic anchor into a poly(ethylene glycol) host for programmable surface functionalization53
Using supramolecular machinery to engineer directional charge propagation in photoelectrochemical devices53
Encoding signal propagation on topology-programmed DNA origami53
A terminal neptunium(V)–mono(oxo) complex53
End-of-life upcycling of polyurethanes using a room temperature, mechanism-based degradation52
Uniform segmented platelet micelles with compositionally distinct and selectively degradable cores52
The dynamics of agonist-β2-adrenergic receptor activation induced by binding of GDP-bound Gs protein52
Bite-size science51
Photocatalytic nitrogen fixation under an ambient atmosphere using a porous coordination polymer with bridging dinitrogen anions51
How many roads must a woman walk down?51
Ten-electron count rule for the binding of adsorbates on single-atom alloy catalysts51
Best practices in machine learning for chemistry51
Chemical testing51
Accounts of academic ableism50
Stereoselective alkylation of saturated heterocycles50
Rings of power50
Flexible interaction patches lead to building blocks with fluctuating valency50
Ethics education for chemists50
A molecular sandwich with a lithium–aluminium filling49
Expanding the effectiveness of screening49
Doing away with radium’s proxies49
Interweaving different metal–organic frameworks49
Photoinduced stepwise charge hopping in π-stacked perylene bisimide donor–bridge–acceptor arrays49
Hydrogenative double-bond deuteration49
Heteromultivalency enables enhanced detection of nucleic acid mutations48
Selection of a promiscuous minimalist cAMP phosphodiesterase from a library of de novo designed proteins48
Colouring by force48
Different timescales during ultrafast stilbene isomerization in the gas and liquid phases revealed using time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy48
Molecular basis for the diversification of lincosamide biosynthesis by pyridoxal phosphate-dependent enzymes48
Diversified ring expansion of saturated cyclic amines enabled by azlactone insertion47
Decarboxylative cross-nucleophile coupling via ligand-to-metal charge transfer photoexcitation of Cu(ii) carboxylates47
Tectonic shifts in framework chemistry47
A para- to meta-isomerization of phenols47
Dissipative DNA fibres47
Hydrogen splitting at a single phosphorus centre and its use for hydrogenation46
Efficient room-temperature phosphorescence of covalent organic frameworks through covalent halogen doping46
Active template strategy for the preparation of π-conjugated interlocked nanocarbons46
A general alkene aminoarylation enabled by N-centred radical reactivity of sulfinamides46
Nanoparticle stereochemistry-dependent endocytic processing improves in vivo mRNA delivery46
Chemical upcycling of commodity thermoset polyurethane foams towards high-performance 3D photo-printing resins46
Near-infrared-activated anticancer platinum(IV) complexes directly photooxidize biomolecules in an oxygen-independent manner46
Isolation and characterization of a two-coordinate phosphinidene oxide45
Reconfiguring hydrogel assemblies using a photocontrolled metallopolymer adhesive for multiple customized functions45
Recyclable and malleable thermosets enabled by activating dormant dynamic linkages45
Ion-pair reorganization regulates reactivity in photoredox catalysts45
Publisher Correction: OregonFluor enables quantitative intracellular paired agent imaging to assess drug target availability in live cells and tissues44
Hydrophobic assembly of molecular catalysts at the gas–liquid–solid interface drives highly selective CO2 electromethanation44
Recyclable plastics from a manganese catalyst44
Structural basis of the Meinwald rearrangement catalysed by styrene oxide isomerase44
The fruit fly of photophysics44
Direct conversion of white phosphorus to versatile phosphorus transfer reagents via oxidative onioation44
Progress and pitfalls in designing heterogeneous catalysts with molecular precision43
Arenes participate in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with in situ-generated diazoalkenes43
Modular enantioselective access to β-amino amides by Brønsted acid-catalysed multicomponent reactions43
Copper catalysed asymmetric amination42
Fused radical SAM and αKG-HExxH domain proteins contain a distinct structural fold and catalyse cyclophane formation and β-hydroxylation42
Time-resolved terahertz–Raman spectroscopy reveals that cations and anions distinctly modify intermolecular interactions of water42
WT19F42
Quinine fever42
Tunable and recyclable polyesters from CO2 and butadiene42
Emulsion-oriented assembly for Janus double-spherical mesoporous nanoparticles as biological logic gates41
Carbonyl cross-metathesis via deoxygenative gem-di-metal catalysis41
Molecular-docking electrolytes enable high-voltage lithium battery chemistries41
Triarylmethyl cation redox mediators enhance Li–O2 battery discharge capacities41
Critical race theory and its relevance for chemistry41
Low-temperature liquid platinum catalyst41
Mirror-image trypsin digestion and sequencing of D-proteins41
Intramolecular alkene and functional group translocation41
Tunable acetylene sorption by flexible catenated metal–organic frameworks41
Halogen-bond-assisted radical activation of glycosyl donors enables mild and stereoconvergent 1,2-cis-glycosylation40
Advances in single-molecule junctions as tools for chemical and biochemical analysis40
Release of linker histone from the nucleosome driven by polyelectrolyte competition with a disordered protein40
Observation of robust energy transfer in the photosynthetic protein allophycocyanin using single-molecule pump–probe spectroscopy40
Iterative synthesis of 1,3-polyboronic esters with high stereocontrol and application to the synthesis of bahamaolide A40
Enhanced active-site electric field accelerates enzyme catalysis40
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