OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of ACS Catalysis is 122. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Efficient Reductive Amination of Furfural to a Primary Amine on a Pt/TiO₂ Catalyst: A Manifestation of the Nanocluster Proximity Effect	421
Correction to “Photochemical Reductive Carboxylation of N-Benzoyl Imines with Oxalate Accelerated by Formation of EDA Complexes”	387
Nonlinear Acid Promotion of Oxidation Reactions by Mononuclear Nonheme Iron(III)-Aqua Complexes	382
Geometrically Constrained Cofacial Bi-Titanium Olefin Polymerization Catalysts: Tuning and Enhancing Comonomer Incorporation Density	359
Correction to “Influence of Carbon Support on the Pyrolysis of Cobalt Phthalocyanine for the Efficient Electroreduction of CO₂”	288
Assessing and Quantifying Thermodynamically Concomitant Degradation during Oxygen Evolution from Water on SrTiO₃	279
Correction to “Reductive Enzyme Cascades for Valorization of Polyethylene Terephthalate Deconstruction Products”	276
Keep the Ligands: Potential Benefits for Fuel Cell Performance	271
Simple Model and Spectral Analysis for a Fluxional Catalyst: Intermediate Abundances, Pathway Fluxes, Rates, and Transients	269
Hydrogen Adsorption, Reactivity, and Catalysis on Colloidal Iron Carbide Nanoparticles	269
In₂Cu₃O₆ Nanocluster in Siliceous Zeolite for Efficient CO₂ Methanation	262
Topology of DNA G-Quadruplexes Can Be Harnessed in Holliday Junction-Based DNA Suprastructures to Control and Optimize Their Biocatalytic Properties	258
“Cesium Effect”-Mediated/Controlled Divergent Synthesis via Synergistic Pd/Cu-Catalyzed Cascade Reactions	252
Ca Cations Impact the Local Environment inside HZSM-5 Pores during the Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons Reaction	251
Robust Bio-derived Polyoxometalate Hybrid for Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Benzylic C(sp³)–H Bonds	242
Axially Chiral 2-Hydroxybiaryls by Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Activation	240
Inducing Microstrain in Electrodeposited Pt through Polymer Addition for Highly Active Oxygen Reduction Catalysis	229
Recent Advances in Theoretical Studies on Cu-Mediated Bond Formation Mechanisms Involving Radicals	227
Variable Metal Chelation Modes and Activation Sequence in Pd-Catalyzed B–H Poly-arylation of Carboranes	226
Surface Diffusion Barriers and Catalytic Activity Driven by Terminal Groups at Zeolite Catalysts	225
Manipulating the Optically Active Defect–Defect Interaction of Colloidal Quantum Dots for Carbon Dioxide Photoreduction	222
Asymmetric Remote meta-C–H Activation Controlled by a Chiral Ligand	219
Mechanistic and Structural Insights into a Divergent PLP-Dependent l-Enduracididine Cyclase from a Toxic Cyanobacterium	216
Aerobic Alcohol Oxidation with a Cerium–Phenanthrolinedione Complex: A Mimic of Lanthanide-Based Methanol Dehydrogenase	215
Selective Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations with an Iron-Phthalocyanine Polymer	215

Metal Cations from Sacrificial Anodes Act as a Lewis Acid Co-Catalyst in Electrochemical Cross-Coupling of Aryl Bromides and Aziridines	212
Issue Editorial Masthead	209
Synergistic Urea Oxidation and Hydrogen Evolution over MoC/Co/NCNT-Based Electrocatalysts for Cost-Effective Alkaline Electrolysis	207
Conformational Selection in Biocatalytic Plastic Degradation by PETase	205
Impact of Nonzeolite-Catalyzed Formation of Formaldehyde on the Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons Conversion	203
Screening Surface Structure–Electrochemical Activity Relationships of Copper Electrodes under CO₂ Electroreduction Conditions	203
New Mechanistic Insights into CO₂/CO Electroreduction to Acetate by Combining Computations and Experiments	196
Divergent and Synergistic Photocatalysis: Hydro- and Oxoalkylation of Vinyl Arenes for the Stereoselective Synthesis of Cyclopentanols via a Formal [4+1]-Annulation of 1,3-Dicarbonyls	196
Enantioselective Transformation of Hydrazones via Remote NHC Catalysis: Activation Across C═N and N–N Bonds	193
Theoretical Design of the Electrocatalytic Urea Synthesis from Carbon Dioxide and Nitric Oxides	189
Engineering Morphology and Ni Substitution of Ni_xCo_3–xO₄ Spinel Oxides to Promote Catalytic Combustion of Ethane: Elucidating the Influence of Oxygen Def	186
Ga ₂ O ₃ -Modified Cu–ZnO Catalysts for Efficient Hydrogen Production from Aqueous-Phase Reforming	186
Halogen-Bond-Based Organocatalysis Unveiled: Computational Design and Mechanistic Insights	185
Triethoxysilane-Catalyzed Single and Sequential Regioselective Hydroboration of Terminal Alkynes: Sustainable Access to E-Alkenylboronate and Alkyl Gem-Diboronate Esters by Non-Covalent	185
What Controls Direct Hole-Mediated Oxidation Kinetics in a Carbon Nitride-Based Photocatalytic System: A Model Study for Aqueous Aromatic Compounds	181
Hydrophobic Surface Modification of Cu-Based Catalysts for Enhanced Semihydrogenation of Acetylene in Excess Ethylene	180
Polarization Manipulation of NiO Nanosheets Engineered with Fe/Pt Single Atoms for High-Performance Electrocatalytic Overall Alkaline Seawater Splitting	180
Structure of Iridium Oxides and Their Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis in Acidic Media	179
Graphene-Isolated Satellite Nanostructure Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Reveals the Critical Role of Different Intermediates on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction	177
Functional and Structural Analyses of a Highly Multifunctional Enzyme TM1270 from the Hyperthermophile Thermotoga maritima	172
In Situ SERS Probing the Effect of Additional Metals on Pt-Based Ternary Alloys toward Improving ORR Performance	171
Ni-Catalyzed Cyanation of (Hetero)aryl Halides with Acetonitrile as Cyano Source	171
Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Planar-Chiral Cyclophanes through a Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation	170
Catalytic Combustion of Methane over Noble Metal Catalysts	168
Analogy in the Mechanism of Heterolytic H₂ Dissociation	168
Selective and Efficient Detoxification of Sulfur Mustard Gas Analogues with H₂O₂ Using Bioinspired Mo and W Dithiolene Catalysts	168
Relation between Water Oxidation Activity and Coordination Environment of C,N-Coordinated Mononuclear Co Catalyst	166
Size-Dependent Adsorption and Adhesion Energetics of Ag Nanoparticles on Graphene Films on Ni(111) by Calorimetry	165
Discovery of a Covalent Triazine Framework Photocatalyst for Visible-Light-Driven Chemical Synthesis using High-Throughput Screening	164
From Micro-environments to Macroscopic Effects: How the Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Drives Cu Cathodic Corrosion	164
Ligands Defect-Induced Structural Self-Reconstruction of Fe–Ni–Co-Hydroxyl Oxides with Crystalline/Amorphous Heterophase from a 2D Metal–Organic Framework for an Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction	163
Ultrathin and Conformal TiO_x Overlayers on WO₃ Photoelectrodes for Simultaneous Surface Trap Passivation and Heterojunction Formation	163
Concurrent Linear Deracemization of Secondary Benzylic Alcohols via Simultaneous Photocatalysis and Whole-cell Biocatalysis	162
General, Quantified Structure-Performance Correlations for Synergistic Heteronuclear Electro-, Polymerization, and Asymmetric Catalysts	161
A Branchpoint Cytochrome P450 CYP512A13 Interconverts Different Types of Ganoderma Triterpenoids	160
Grain Boundary-Rich Bi₂WO₆ Catalysts Enable Synergistic Activation of Molecular and Lattice Oxygen for Oxidative Dehydrogenation of 1-Butene	157
Hydrides for Dinitrogen Conversion	156
Sulfonium Ylide Enabled, Copper-Catalyzed Difluoromethylation, Monofluoromethylation, and Monofluoroalkylation of Lithium Aryl ⁿButyl Borates	154
Preparation of a Water–Gas Shift Database to Evaluate the Performance of Noble Metal Catalysts Using Theory-Guided Machine Learning	153
Chiral Phosphate-Catalyzed Enantiodivergent Oxa-Diels–Alder Reaction of Trifluoropyruvate and Simple Dienes	153
Issue Editorial Masthead	152
Issue Publication Information	151
Issue Publication Information	151
Issue Editorial Masthead	149
Issue Editorial Masthead	148
Issue Publication Information	148
Elucidating the Pivotal Role of Acid-Catalyzed Hydration in Electrochemical Carbon Corrosion	147
Issue Editorial Masthead	147
Structural Evolution and Stability of Rh/TiO₂ Catalysts under CO₂ Hydrogenation Conditions: Influence of the Initial Rh Structure	146
Mechanistic Insights into Enantiocontrolling of Styrene Monooxygenase-Catalyzed Epoxidation of Olefins	146

Electrochemical NADH Regeneration Mediated by Pyridine Amidate Iridium Complexes Interconverting 1,4- and 1,6-NADH	146
Fe(III)–H₂O₂ as an Alternative Oxidant for Catalytic Sulfoxidation in Cytochrome P450 Enzymes: Combined Theoretical and Experimental Evidence	146
Regioselective Plasmon-Driven Decarboxylation of Mercaptobenzoic Acids Triggered by Distinct Reactive Oxygen Species	143
Synergistic Catalyst–Mediator Pairings for Electroreductive Cross-Electrophile Coupling Reactions	143
Palladium-Catalyzed Modular Synthesis of Enantioenriched Pyridohelicenes through Double Imidoylative Cyclization	143
Enantioselective Synthesis of Fused Bicyclic Cyclohexadienes by Rh/Si-SDP-Catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloaddition of 1,6-Diynes with Acrylamides or Enamides	141
Correction to “Catalytic C(β)–O Bond Cleavage of Lignin in a One-Step Reaction Enabled by a Spin-Center Shift”	140
Boosting Energy Flow by Manipulating Core–Satellite Dielectric Function Ratio of Heterostructures for Efficient Plasmon-Enhanced Ammonia Borane Dehydrogenation	138
Atroposelective De Novo Access to Biaryls via Nickel-Catalyzed C–C Activation of Benzocyclobutenols: Aryl Sources Powered by Dual Ring Scissions	138
Mechanistic Investigation into Copper(I) Hydride Catalyzed Formic Acid Dehydrogenation	138
Nickel-Catalyzed Mono- and Dihydrosilylation of Aliphatic Alkynes in Aqueous and Aerobic Conditions	137
No Time for Nitrides: How Cobalt Alloying Promotes Iron Catalysts for Ammonia Decomposition	137
Combining Theoretical and Experimental Methods to Probe Confinement within Microporous Solid Acid Catalysts for Alcohol Dehydration	137
Copper(I)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Allenylamines and β-Lactams through Regioselective Mannich-Type Reactions	137
Design and Implementation of a CO₂ Reduction Catalyst with an Internal Electron Transfer Mediator: Improving Turnover Frequency by More than 10-Fold	136
Versatile and Facile One-Pot Biosynthesis for Amides and Carboxylic Acids in E. coli by Engineering Auxin Pathways of Plant Microbiomes	136
Ceria Incorporation in Sinter-Resistant Platinum-Based Catalysts	135
Mechanism of Alternating Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Formation by Polymerization of (S)- and (R)-3-Methyl Glycolide Using an Enantiopure Aluminum Complex	134
Breaking the Structure–Activity Relationship in Toluene Hydrogenation Catalysis by Designing Heteroatom Ensembles Based on a Single-Atom Alloying Approach	133
Stereocontrolled Construction of Multi-Chiral [2.2]Paracyclophanes via Cobaltaphotoredox Dual Catalysis	133
Regulation of Oxygen Activation Pathways to Optimize Photocatalytic Methane Oxidative Coupling Selectivity	132
Designing Highly Active and Stable Ni-Exsolved LaMnO₃ Perovskite Catalysts for Dry Reforming of Methane via Ca Substitution	132
Recent Advances in Furfural Reduction via Electro- And Photocatalysis: From Mechanism to Catalyst Design	131
Shape Reconstruction from Commercial Pt/C to High-Index Pt/C for Advanced Electrocatalysts	131
Synergistic Effects of Strain and Oxygen Vacancies in Nanofiber Electrodes for Enhanced High-Temperature Electrochemical Ethane Dehydrogenation	131
Investigations via Kinetics and Multivariate Linear Regression Models of the Mechanism and Origins of Regioselectivity in a Palladium-Catalyzed Aryne Annulation	130
Photoinduced Regioselective Sulfonylsulfination of Alkenes	130
Extending the π-Conjugated System in Conjugated Microporous Polymers to Modulate Excitonic Effects for Metal-Free Selective CO₂ Photoreduction to CH₄	130
Engineering of a Reductive Aminase to Enable the Synthesis of a Key Intermediate to a CDK 2/4/6 Inhibitor	129
Highly Efficient Rutile TiO₂ Endowed by Electron-Capturing Center and Plasma Effect for Enhanced Solar Water Splitting	129
Ruthenium-Based Nanoparticles-Loaded Layered Silica Nanosheets-Assembled Stacked-Structure Nanoreactors for Efficient Production of Biomass-Based Pyrrolidinones	128
Tuning the Equilibrium of Excitons and Carriers in the (001) Plane-Exposed Bismuth Oxyhalide Enables Efficient Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural	128
Valorization of Waste Polyester for 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol Production	128
Unveiling the Pivotal Role of Ce Coordination Structures and Their Surface Arrangements in Governing 2-Cyanopyridine Hydrolysis for Direct Dimethyl Carbonate Synthesis from CO₂ and Methanol	127
Controlled Synthesis of Palladium Phosphides with Tunable Crystal Phases and Their Sulfur-Tolerant Performance	127
Programmable Enzymatic Toolbox for the Assembly of Fucosylated Chondroitin Derivatives	127
Mechanistic Insights into Superoxide Dismutation Driven by Dinuclear Manganese Complexes: The Role of the Mn₂-Core	126
Mechanistic Study of Plasmon-Assisted In Situ Photoelectrochemical CO₂ Reduction to Acetate with a Ag/Cu₂O Nanodendrite Electrode	126
Alcohol Solvent Assisted Synthesis of Metallic and Metal Oxide Catalysts: As-Prepared Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ Catalysts for Low-Temperature Methanol Synthesis with an Ultrahigh Yield	125
“Anion-Switchable” Pincer-Mn(I) Catalyst for the Reductive N-Methylation of Amines with Formic Acid and CO₂	124
Enhanced Activity of MOF-Based Pd/Electron-Transfer Mediator Catalysts in Oxidation Reactions Involving Isonitrile by Defect Engineering	123
Structural Effects of FeN₄ Active Sites Surrounded by Fourteen-Membered Ring Ligands on Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity and Durability	123
Coordination Tailoring of Epitaxial Perovskite-Derived Iron Oxide Films for Efficient Water Oxidation Electrocatalysis	122
Metal-Mediated Catalytic Polarization Transfer from para Hydrogen to 3,5-Dihalogenated Pyridines	122
Asymmetric Hydroxymethylative Etherification of 1,3-Dienes with Isatins and Alcohols via Pd(0)-π-Lewis Base Catalysis	122
Dual-Oriented Selectivity Switching for Highly Efficient Biomass Upgrading via Selective C–O Bond Activation	122
Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Evolution over Crystalline Cu₂Sn_0.38Ge_0.62S₃ Particles Grown from LiCl-RbCl Flux	122
Selective Transfer Semihydrogenation of Alkynes Catalyzed by an Iron PCP Pincer Alkyl Complex	122