OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Topics in Current Chemistry is 10. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Methods for Direct Reductive N-Methylation of Nitro Compounds	141
Imaging, Identification and Inhibition of Microorganisms Using AIEgens	123
Obtaining Water from Air Using Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs)	56
Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Films: Synthesis Approaches, Factors Affecting Environmental Activity, and Characterization Features	56
Solid-State Nanopore/Nanochannel Sensing of Single Entities	54
O-Benzoylhydroxylamines: A Versatile Electrophilic Aminating Reagent for Transition Metal-Catalyzed C–N Bond-Forming Reactions	53
Bioactive Chitosan-Based Organometallic Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering and Regeneration	53
Ensemble Density Functional Theory of Neutral and Charged Excitations	51
Recent Advances in Palladium-Catalyzed [4 + n] Cycloaddition of Lactones, Benzoxazinanones, Allylic Carbonates, and Vinyloxetanes	46
Web-Based Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship Resources Facilitate Effective Drug Discovery	45
Like Visiting an Old Friend: Fischer Glycosylation in the Twenty-First Century: Modern Methods and Techniques	42
Post-complexation Functionalization of Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes and Applications to Biomedical and Material Sciences	39
Functionalized Triazines and Tetrazines: Synthesis and Applications	38
The Repurposed ACE2 Inhibitors: SARS-CoV-2 Entry Blockers of Covid-19	38
Enantioselective Allylic C–H Bond Oxidation of Olefins Using Copper Complexes of Chiral Oxazoline Based Ligands	37
Promising Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Derivatives; A Case Study for Preparations, Fabrication Mechanisms, and Applications in Perovskite Solar Cells	33
Glycopolymer-Based Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Biosensing Applications	32
Principles of Photocatalysts and Their Different Applications: A Review	31
Aggregation-Induced Emission in Electrochemiluminescence: Advances and Perspectives	31
MLatom 2: An Integrative Platform for Atomistic Machine Learning	31
Shape and Stability Matter: Enhanced Catalytic Reactions via Sol–gel-Entrapped Catalysts	31
Photocatalytic Reforming of Biomass: What Role Will the Technology Play in Future Energy Systems	29
Bioorthogonal Reactions in Bioimaging	29
Photothermal Catalytic CO2 Conversion: Beyond Catalysis and Photocatalysis	28
In situ and Operando Spectroscopies in Photocatalysis: Powerful Techniques for a Better Understanding of the Performance and the Reaction Mechanism	28

Recent Advances in MXene Quantum Dots: A Platform with Unique Properties for General-Purpose Functional Materials with Novel Biomedical Applications	27
Coupled- and Independent-Trajectory Approaches Based on the Exact Factorization Using the PyUNIxMD Package	25
Research Progress and Application of Bioorthogonal Reactions in Biomolecular Analysis and Disease Diagnosis	25
Luminescent Metal Complexes as Emerging Tools for Lipid Imaging	24
Conjugates of Tetrapyrrolic Macrocycles as Potential Anticancer Target-Oriented Photosensitizers	24
Recent Progress in NiH-Catalyzed Linear or Branch Hydrofunctionalization of Terminal or Internal Alkenes	23
Synthetic Approaches, Biological Activities, and Structure–Activity Relationship of Pyrazolines and Related Derivatives	23
A Modern Look at Spiropyrans: From Single Molecules to Smart Materials	22
Structure-Based Drug Design of RdRp Inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2	22
Covalent and Non-covalent Functionalized Nanomaterials for Environmental Restoration	20
Organic-Molecule-Based Fluorescent Chemosensor for Nerve Agents and Organophosphorus Pesticides	19
Correction to: Magnetic Nanoparticles as MRI Contrast Agents	19
Metal Peptide Conjugates in Cell and Tissue Imaging and Biosensing	18
Proton Conductive Lanthanide-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks: Synthesis Strategies, Structural Features, and Recent Progress	18
The Rise of MXene: A Wonder 2D Material, from Its Synthesis and Properties to Its Versatile Applications—A Comprehensive Review	17
Phosphorescent Ir(III) Complexes for Biolabeling and Biosensing	17
Zirconium-Based Catalysts in Organic Synthesis	17
Determination and Imaging of Small Biomolecules and Ions Using Ruthenium(II) Complex-Based Chemosensors	16
Photon Upconversion Systems Based on Triplet–Triplet Annihilation as Photosensitizers for Chemical Transformations	16
Multicomponent Reactions Using C,N-Binucleophilic Nature of Aminopyrazoles: Construction of Pyrazole-Fused Heterocycles	16
Luminescent Metal Complexes for Bioassays in the Near-Infrared (NIR) Region	16
Melting Behavior of Bimetallic and Trimetallic Nanoparticles: A Review of MD Simulation Studies	16
Metal-Free Catalysis in C–C Single-Bond Cleavage: Achievements and Prospects	14
Electron and Energy Transfer Mechanisms: The Double Nature of TiO2 Heterogeneous Photocatalysis	13
Transition-Metal Catalyzed Synthesis of Pyrimidines: Recent Advances, Mechanism, Scope and Future Perspectives	13
Progress of Metal Nanomaterial Controllable Preparation by Photoreduction	13
Unlocking Diversity: From Simple to Cutting-Edge Synthetic Methodologies of Bis(indolyl)methanes	13
Small Molecules Containing Amphoteric Imidazole Motifs as Sensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: An Overview	13
Recent Advances in the Use of Dimethyl Sulfoxide as a Synthon in Organic Chemistry	12
Plasmonic Hybrid Nanostructures in Photocatalysis: Structures, Mechanisms, and Applications	12
Insights into SARS-CoV-2: Medicinal Chemistry Approaches to Combat Its Structural and Functional Biology	12
Characterization Methodology and Activity Evaluation of Solar-Driven Catalysts for Environmental Remediation	12
Palladium N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Aminations: An Outline	11
In Situ TEM under Optical Excitation for Catalysis Research	11
Isocyanide-Based Multicomponent Reactions in Water: Advanced Green Tools for the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds	11
Alginate-Based Smart Materials and Their Application: Recent Advances and Perspectives	11
Sonochemical Protocols for Heterocyclic Synthesis: A Representative Review	11
Recent Advances in the Application of P(III)-Nucleophiles to Create New P−C Bonds through Michaelis–Arbuzov-Type Rearrangement	10
Technological Advances in Remote Collaborations	10
The Role of Metal Nanoparticles in Promoting Photocatalysis by TiO2	10
Sustainable Solvent-Free Diels–Alder Approaches in the Development of Constructive Heterocycles and Functionalized Materials: A Review	10
Recent Progress on Photocatalytic Synthesis of Ester Derivatives and Reaction Mechanisms	10
NAST: Nonadiabatic Statistical Theory Package for Predicting Kinetics of Spin-Dependent Processes	10
Construction of 1,4-Dihydropyridines: The Evolution of C4 Source	10
Reaction Space Projector (ReSPer) for Visualizing Dynamic Reaction Routes Based on Reduced-Dimension Space	10
Bioorthogonal Chemistry in Cellular Organelles	10