OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Chemistry is 63. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Nanocellulose: From Fundamentals to Advanced Applications	583
Recent Advances in Metal Decorated Nanomaterials and Their Various Biological Applications: A Review	390
Structure-Based Virtual Screening: From Classical to Artificial Intelligence	290
Green Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles and Their Potential Applications to Treat Cancer	271
Review on Recent Progress in Magnetic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Diverse Applications	252
Extraction of Flavonoids From Natural Sources Using Modern Techniques	221
Nano-Based Drug Delivery or Targeting to Eradicate Bacteria for Infection Mitigation: A Review of Recent Advances	219
Photodynamic Therapy—Current Limitations and Novel Approaches	212
Structural Basis of Potential Inhibitors Targeting SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease	204
Development of Point-of-Care Biosensors for COVID-19	189
Photodynamic Therapy for the Treatment and Diagnosis of Cancer–A Review of the Current Clinical Status	176
Nanocellulose Reinforced Thermoplastic Starch (TPS), Polylactic Acid (PLA), and Polybutylene Succinate (PBS) for Food Packaging Applications	168
Silica Nanoparticles—A Versatile Tool for the Treatment of Bacterial Infections	167
Gold, Silver, and Palladium Nanoparticles: A Chemical Tool for Biomedical Applications	163
Advances in Lipid Nanoparticles for mRNA-Based Cancer Immunotherapy	155
MXenes and Their Applications in Wearable Sensors	149
Recent Advances on Graphene Quantum Dots for Bioimaging Applications	146
Peptide-Drug Conjugates and Their Targets in Advanced Cancer Therapies	145
Application of Zero-Dimensional Nanomaterials in Biosensing	142
Aptamer-Based Biosensors for Environmental Monitoring	139
A Review Study on Sulfate-Radical-Based Advanced Oxidation Processes for Domestic/Industrial Wastewater Treatment: Degradation, Efficiency, and Mechanism	130
Lipid Nanoparticles as Carriers for Bioactive Delivery	126
Computational Approaches in Preclinical Studies on Drug Discovery and Development	122
Editorial: In silico Methods for Drug Design and Discovery	120
Molecular Docking and Dynamics Simulation Revealed the Potential Inhibitory Activity of ACEIs Against SARS-CoV-2 Targeting the hACE2 Receptor	115

A Perspective on PEF Synthesis, Properties, and End-Life	112
Tribochemistry, Mechanical Alloying, Mechanochemistry: What is in a Name?	110
Bimetallic Nanoparticles for Antimicrobial Applications	107
2H/4H-Chromenes—A Versatile Biologically Attractive Scaffold	106
Fungi as a Potential Source of Pigments: Harnessing Filamentous Fungi	101
ZnO Nanomaterials: Current Advancements in Antibacterial Mechanisms and Applications	97
E3 Ligase Ligands in Successful PROTACs: An Overview of Syntheses and Linker Attachment Points	93
Cysteines and Disulfide Bonds as Structure-Forming Units: Insights From Different Domains of Life and the Potential for Characterization by NMR	93
Microbial Nano-Factories: Synthesis and Biomedical Applications	91
Use of Biomaterials for 3D Printing by Fused Deposition Modeling Technique: A Review	85
Recent Progresses in Constructing the Highly Efficient Ni Based Catalysts With Advanced Low-Temperature Activity Toward CO2 Methanation	85
Current State of Applications of Nanocellulose in Flexible Energy and Electronic Devices	83
Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles by Ecofriendly Routes: Adsorbent for Copper Removal From Wastewater	83
The Current Process for the Recycling of Spent Lithium Ion Batteries	83
Recent Progress in Electrolytes for Zn–Air Batteries	83
Antimicrobial Peptides and Proteins: From Nature’s Reservoir to the Laboratory and Beyond	82
Microbial Fabrication of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Their Antimicrobial and Photocatalytic Properties	82
Recent Advances in the Use of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Dye Adsorption	80
Enhancing Hydrogen Storage Properties of MgH2 by Transition Metals and Carbon Materials: A Brief Review	76
Hijacking SARS-CoV-2/ACE2 Receptor Interaction by Natural and Semi-synthetic Steroidal Agents Acting on Functional Pockets on the Receptor Binding Domain	75
Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Oxide and Hydroxide-Based Hierarchical Architectures for Advanced Supercapacitor Materials	75
A Review of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle Delivery Systems in Chemo-Based Combination Cancer Therapies	75
From Conception to Development: Investigating PROTACs Features for Improved Cell Permeability and Successful Protein Degradation	74
Polymeric Membranes Incorporated With ZnO Nanoparticles for Membrane Fouling Mitigation: A Brief Review	74
Metal Oxides-Based Semiconductors for Biosensors Applications	74
Beyond Chiral Organic (p-Block) Chromophores for Circularly Polarized Luminescence: The Success of d-Block and f-Block Chiral Complexes	74
Catalytic Dyad Residues His41 and Cys145 Impact the Catalytic Activity and Overall Conformational Fold of the Main SARS-CoV-2 Protease 3-Chymotrypsin-Like Protease	74
Bacteriogenic Platinum Nanoparticles for Application in Nanomedicine	72
Recent Advances in Supported Metal Catalysts and Oxide Catalysts for the Reverse Water-Gas Shift Reaction	71
Irreverent Nature of Dissymmetry Factor and Quantum Yield in Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Small Organic Molecules	71
The Innovative Potential of Statins in Cancer: New Targets for New Therapies	70
Recent Advancement in Boron-Based Efficient and Pure Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Materials for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes	68
Recent Advances and Future Trends in the Detection of Contaminants by Molecularly Imprinted Polymers in Food Samples	68
Recent Advances in Development of Functional Spider Silk-Based Hybrid Materials	66
Recent Advances in Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Polymer—Molecular Designing Strategies	66
Enzyme-Responsive Nanoparticles for Anti-tumor Drug Delivery	65
Nanoantibiotics: Functions and Properties at the Nanoscale to Combat Antibiotic Resistance	64
Apigenin as Tumor Suppressor in Cancers: Biotherapeutic Activity, Nanodelivery, and Mechanisms With Emphasis on Pancreatic Cancer	63
Revisiting Activity of Some Nocodazole Analogues as a Potential Anticancer Drugs Using Molecular Docking and DFT Calculations	63
Waste-Derived Nanoparticles: Synthesis Approaches, Environmental Applications, and Sustainability Considerations	63