OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Nature Reviews Chemistry is 67. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Speciation controls selectivity	690
Exchange made easy	645
Diversity provides the solution	553
Fabricating functionalized fibres	485
Cap and release	415
Nitrene transfer catalysts for enantioselective C–N bond formation	382
Quantifying misfolded protein oligomers as drug targets and biomarkers in Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases	374
Nickel doesn’t get a slice of the pi	280
Pushing the limits	279
An alternate route to selectivity	249
Finding great beauty in cosmetic chemistry	245
In an exoplanet atmosphere far, far away	245
On the aromaticity of actinide compounds	241
The synthesis behind the 2023 Nobel Prize	240
Catalytically faster power	223
Proteins turn up the contrast	220
A blueprint for glow tag engineering	217
Setting the zirconocene for radical selectivity	212
Empowering women and young people in STEM	192
Join the club	188
Tiny pores turning the tide	171
Sorry, this item is not (bio)available	169
A mercurial test	161
Neurodiverse scientists in the workplace	158
Electrochemical cell for neutron scattering	158

Another Lindlar catalyst? I don’t zinc so	156
The experiment is the limit	151
Running rings around a cyclophane	151
Watching RNA in action with a green lantern	147
Bonds in all the right places	144
The forgotten D of DEI	144
Unveiling the final nitrogenase	143
Spectrum of the past	136
Construction of C–N bonds from small-molecule precursors through heterogeneous electrocatalysis	132
The role of biomolecular condensates in protein aggregation	128
Complementary probes for the electrochemical interface	126
An algorithmic looking glass for transitions	123
Ni-catalysed remote C(sp3)–H functionalization using chain-walking strategies	122
Holding your nerve in academia whilst managing multiple sclerosis	121
Physicochemical reactions in e-waste recycling	118
Gaming stereochemistry	117
Organic chemistry for kids	108
Overcoming the COF trilemma	107
Intercalation in 2D materials and in situ studies	107
Metals to combat antimicrobial resistance	106
Controlling dynamics in extended molecular frameworks	102
Room-temperature phosphorescent materials derived from natural resources	99
Computational design of magnetic molecules and their environment using quantum chemistry, machine learning and multiscale simulations	94
Decoupled aqueous batteries using pH-decoupling electrolytes	91
Hole utilization in solar hydrogen production	88
Chemically-powered swimming and diffusion in the microscopic world	85
Radical C(sp3)–H functionalization and cross-coupling reactions	83
Evaluation guidelines for machine learning tools in the chemical sciences	82
Bifunctional reagents in organic synthesis	79
Interrogating biological systems using visible-light-powered catalysis	79
Solar reforming as an emerging technology for circular chemical industries	79
Green rust for green chemistry	78
Publisher Correction: Omniphobic liquid-like surfaces	78
Molecular chameleons in drug discovery	78
Author Correction: Natural and synthetic carbohydrate-based vaccine adjuvants and their mechanisms of action	77
Designing bioresponsive nanomaterials for intracellular self-assembly	76
Molecular pyramids — from tetrahedranes to [6]pyramidanes	73
Small molecule approaches to targeting RNA	73
Expanding the catalytic landscape of metalloenzymes with lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases	72
Demystifying racemic natural products in the homochiral world	69
Chemical targets to deactivate biological and chemical toxins using surfaces and fabrics	69
Pregnancy in the lab	67