OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of ACS Central Science is 53. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Issue Publication Information	313
A Conversation with Elaine Bearer, Neuropathologist	227
Stationary DNA Origami Register Drives Fast Sequential DNA Computing	225
Spiro-strain Takes Chemiluminescence to Flash-Mode	200
ACS Central Science: Embracing Breadth in Scope and Scientific Topical Representation	185
Correspondence on “An International Study Evaluating Elemental Analysis”	178
Dynamically Interacting Protein Networks Provide a Mechanism to Overcome the Enormous Intrinsic Barrier to Orotidine 5′-Monophosphate Decarboxylation	151
Alexandrian Cut in Downstream Lignin Valorization to Yield Novel Plasticizers	136
A Small Molecule Drug-Based Ru(II) Polypyridine Mass-Tag for Multimodal Imaging of Tissue Samples	131
Organic–Inorganic Metal Halide Perovskites: Toward Stability, Chirality, and AI-Guided Discovery	128
Detecting Bacteria in Their Mammalian Hosts Using Metabolism-Targeted [ ¹³ C]CO ₂ Breath Testing	118
Intracellular Relaxometry, Challenges, and Future Directions	107
Ultra-High Purity and Productivity Separation of CO₂ and C₂H₂ from CH₄ in Rigid Layered Ultramicroporous Material	97
Mechanochemical Oxidative Degradation of Thienopyridine Containing Drugs: Toward a Simple Tool for the Prediction of Drug Stability	94
Regulation of Calcium Ion Channels with Conjugated Molecules for Modulating Biological Functions	94
Manipulating Tyrosine Phosphorylation by Heterobifunctional Small Molecules	93
Substrate-Selective Catalysis Enabled Synthesis of Azaphilone Natural Products	90
Aminobenzoic Acid Derivatives Obstruct Induced Fit in the Catalytic Center of the Ribosome	90
PEARL-Catalyzed Peptide Bond Formation after Chain Reversal by Ureido-Forming Condensation Domains	89
Charge-Assisted Hydrogen-Bonding Enables Quantitative Multicomponent Self-Assembly in Strongly Polar Environments	88
Mesoporous Potassium-Based Metal–Organic Framework as a Drug Carrier	87
When Organic Meets Solid: A Crystal-Clear Path to Better Batteries	87
Creation of Cationic Polymeric Nanotrap Featuring High Anion Density and Exceptional Alkaline Stability for Highly Efficient Pertechnetate Removal from Nuclear Waste Streams	86
Chasing Waterfalls: A Cascade Mechanism to Generate Triplets from ² LMCT States	85
Polymer-Coated Nanoarchitectonics of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles with Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity: Mechanistic Insights into Localized Particle–Membrane Interactions	83

A Regiospecific Co-Assembly Method to Functionalize Ordered Mesoporous Metal Oxides with Customizable Noble Metal Nanocrystals	81
Promoting CO₂ Electroreduction to Acetate by an Amine-Terminal, Dendrimer-Functionalized Cu Catalyst	80
A Sample-Centric and Knowledge-Driven Computational Framework for Natural Products Drug Discovery	79
From Prompt to Drug: Toward Pharmaceutical Superintelligence	77
Bioorthogonal Chemical Ligation Creates Synthetic Antibodies with Improved Therapeutic Potency	75
Pumping Iron for Tuberculosis Diagnostics	75
Issue Editorial Masthead	73
Issue Editorial Masthead	68
Issue Editorial Masthead	68
Issue Editorial Masthead	68
Issue Publication Information	68
The Fight Against Frostbite Progresses	67
Surface Curvature Matters in Electrochemical Reactions	64
A Long-Lost Coffee Bean Tastes as Good as the Best─To Understand Why, Scientists Turn to Chemistry	64
A Conversation with Carolyn Pearce	61
Scientists Are Engineering Asphalt That Is Safer for Humans and the Environment	61
Inserting Three-Coordinate Nickel into [4Fe-4S] Clusters	60
Issue Publication Information	60
A Snail Galactosed Glycosaminoglycan Inhibits Thrombosis without Affecting Hemostasis via Disrupting FIXa–FVIIIa Complex Generation	59
Researchers Face Challenges Devising a PFAS-Free Future	58
Engineering the ChlorON Series: Turn-On Fluorescent Protein Sensors for Imaging Labile Chloride in Living Cells	58
Target-Centric Multiplexed Screening of an Herbal Extract Identifies a Novel Dual A _2A /A _2B Recep	58
Click Chemistry Selectively Activates an Auristatin Protodrug with either Intratumoral or Systemic Tumor-Targeting Agents	57
Nickel-Catalyzed Enantio- and Diastereoselective Synthesis of Fluorine-Containing Vicinal Stereogenic Centers	57
In Vivo Real-Time Metabolic Isotopic Tracing via Breath Analysis upon Deuterated Water Ingestion: A Proof-of-Concept Study	56
Capacitively Coupled Alternating Electric Field for Accelerated and General Synthesis of Metal–Organic Frameworks	56
Mechanism of O₂ Activation and Cysteine Oxidation by the Unusual Mononuclear Cu(I) Active Site of the Formylglycine-Generating Enzyme	55
Plastic Pores for Switchable and Optimized Adsorption Behaviors	53
Keys to Unravel the Stability/Durability Issues of Platinum-Group-Metal Catalysts toward Oxygen Evolution Reaction for Acidic Water Splitting	53
Transforming Aluminum-Ion Batteries with Recyclable Solid-State Electrolytes	53