Nature Reviews Chemistry

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Reviews Chemistry is 3. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Setting the zirconocene for radical selectivity660
Proteins turn up the contrast556
Enhancing the targeting ability of metal–organic frameworks in cancer therapy and diagnosis526
Room-temperature phosphorescent materials derived from natural resources521
Cracking the Z-scheme water-splitting puzzles427
Photochemical, electrochemical and electrophotochemical C−N bond-forming cross-coupling reactions420
Foundation models for atomistic simulation of chemistry and materials390
Ni-catalysed remote C(sp3)–H functionalization using chain-walking strategies363
Expanding the catalytic landscape of metalloenzymes with lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases359
Rings make more room356
A story of chance and collaboration340
Watching RNA in action with a green lantern336
Weighing up solvent effects326
Boosting band structure302
Ultrafast spectroscopy of liquids using extreme-ultraviolet to soft-X-ray pulses281
Spearheading a new era in complex colloid synthesis with TPM and other silanes261
Advancing lithium-mediated ammonia synthesis257
Miniaturizing chemistry and biology using droplets in open systems254
Selenium chemistry for spatio-selective peptide and protein functionalization251
Omniphobic liquid-like surfaces235
Meditations on mentorship and legacy235
Is educational research science, superstition or confidence trick?212
Improving the quantum cycle212
Hot electrodes, cool reduction204
Synthetic molecular cage receptors for carbohydrate recognition198
Coupling experiment and theory to push the state-of-the-art in X-ray spectroscopy195
The cosmochemistry of planetary systems191
Understanding covalency in molecular f-block compounds from the synergy of spectroscopy and quantum chemistry188
Mapping a career in electron microscopy177
The future of chemistry is language162
The ideal recyclable solar cell158
Mechanistic interpretation of orders in catalyst greater than one143
Cleaning up with catalysts141
Charge-transfer dynamics in S-scheme photocatalyst141
You can judge a book by its spectra139
Bugging out for jet fuel138
Presenting the tactile periodic table134
Author Correction: Near ambient N2 fixation on solid electrodes versus enzymes and homogeneous catalysts133
Light-empowered contra-thermodynamic stereochemical editing133
The future of reviews writing in the AI era132
Prospects and challenges for nitrogen-atom transfer catalysis128
Synthetic methodologies for the chemical recycling of fluorocarbons124
Picking an inter-locked cage116
Supramolecular approaches for the treatment of hypoxic regions in tumours113
Non-specificity as the sticky problem in therapeutic antibody development110
Light my fire109
A life of leaving the door open106
Biomolecular coronas govern the environmental fate of metal–organic frameworks105
The impact of supramolecular self-association of organocatalysts on catalytic performance103
A new actinide sandwich on the menu101
Inclusive teaching at your fingertips101
Microplastics that don’t come out in the wash100
Direct air capture: fledgling technology or world saviour?97
Halogen chemistry of solid electrolytes in all-solid-state batteries97
Examining actinides with X-ray spectroscopy93
Solar utilization beyond photosynthesis92
Accessing monomers from lignin through carbon–carbon bond cleavage92
Staying alive89
Opening the flood gates84
Look what the catenane dragged in83
Go with the flow for high-throughput electrochemistry83
Reviving antibiotic power82
Fluorinated solvents for better batteries82
Author Correction: Closing the loop with reactions at the N-terminus81
Scientific collaboration to rid the world of chemical weapons80
The need to normalize failure79
Scintillating observations76
Strategies to improve hydrogen activation on gold catalysts75
Wearable chemical sensors for biomarker discovery in the omics era73
Unchained power73
The role and structure of molecular glues in plant signalling networks73
Chemical approaches to cryopreservation72
Stabilization of photoactive phases for perovskite photovoltaics72
Continuous monitoring of chemical signals in plants under stress70
Cap and release69
Holding your nerve in academia whilst managing multiple sclerosis68
Element sets for schools67
An algorithmic looking glass for transitions67
A career in pursuit of the fundamentals61
Molecular chameleons in drug discovery60
Unveiling the final nitrogenase60
The synthesis behind the 2023 Nobel Prize59
Radical C(sp3)–H functionalization and cross-coupling reactions59
Complementary probes for the electrochemical interface58
Metals to combat antimicrobial resistance58
Dynamics in electrochemical organic oxidation reactions from in situ and operando techniques55
Intercalation in 2D materials and in situ studies55
A career with a natural interest in total synthesis54
Photochemistry of interstellar ice forming complex organic molecules54
Hierarchical pore assembly53
How to drink like a liposome49
Strengthening school–university collaborations48
Graphene oxide for photonics, electronics and optoelectronics48
Making and breaking cages47
Pump up the ultrasound46
Chiral and magnetic butterflies45
Radically new reactivity45
Reflections on the pigments of life44
Developing a tool for teaching chemistry to people with visual impairments43
Another side of side chains42
Motile behaviour of droplets in lipid systems41
Snooping on the conical intersection41
Optimizing the semiconductor–metal-single-atom interaction for photocatalytic reactivity40
Recent advances in visible light-induced C(sp3)–N bond formation40
Secrets from a spin-out success story39
Turning solvents into something38
Carbon on the move36
Interfacial interpretation36
A glass of half and half36
The dawn of solar ethylene35
From autocatalysis to survival of the fittest in self-reproducing lipid systems35
Chemical heterogeneity for battery materials34
Reprogramming CO2 reduction through interfacial water34
Reclaiming rare earths32
Understanding the degradation complexity of ultrahigh-energy lithium metal batteries31
Core mission: mRNA endosomal escape30
Towards effective and ethical GenAI in chemistry education30
A US perspective on closing the carbon cycle to defossilize difficult-to-electrify segments of our economy30
Publisher Correction: Chemistry advances driving industrial carbon capture technologies29
Battered and bruised, but not broken29
Chemical strategies to engineer hydrogels for cell culture28
The future is light28
Converting benzene to pyridine26
Solid state synthesis sustains26
Making cells from bacteria26
Meditations from an air quality master25
Small but powerful25
The role of ionizing radiation-initiated reactions in targeted activation of chemotherapeutics24
Publisher Correction: Fluorinated solvents for better batteries23
Production of bio-based lactones as monomers for a circular polymer economy22
Photoisomerizing molecules in biological membranes22
Steering towards safe self-driving laboratories21
Asymmetric reactions involving aryne intermediates21
Biological and environmental degradation of two-dimensional materials20
Hybrid bilayer membranes as platforms for biomimicry and catalysis20
A career with an eye to the sky19
Synthetically encoded complementary oligomers19
NMR deconvolution in the blink of an AI19
Strategic application of C–H oxidation in natural product total synthesis19
Clarifying the four core effects of high-entropy materials19
Forensic science is more than a test result19
Lipopeptides as tools in catalysis, supramolecular, materials and medicinal chemistry18
Exploiting chemical bonding principles to design high-performance thermoelectric materials18
Carbon capture with COFs18
Empowering women and young people in STEM17
Another Lindlar catalyst? I don’t zinc so17
Publisher Correction: Omniphobic liquid-like surfaces16
Gaming stereochemistry16
The story of a structural sage16
Electrochemical cell for neutron scattering16
The role of biomolecular condensates in protein aggregation16
Decoupled aqueous batteries using pH-decoupling electrolytes15
Physicochemical reactions in e-waste recycling 15
Spectrum of the past15
Closing the loop with reactions at the N-terminus14
Evaluation guidelines for machine learning tools in the chemical sciences14
In an exoplanet atmosphere far, far away14
Robust scientific advisory mechanisms future-proof disarmament treaties13
Publisher Correction: DNA synthesis technologies to close the gene writing gap12
Cracking the triple helix12
Making chemistry compute with non-steady-state chemical dynamics11
Modern chemistry is rubbish10
Exploiting photoredox catalysis for carbohydrate modification through C–H and C–C bond activation10
The current utility and future potential of multiborylated alkanes10
DNA-empowered synthetic cells as minimalistic life forms10
Voltammetric drug testing makes sense at the border10
More than just a delivery system10
The quest for safer nuclear fuels9
The Science of the Modern Kitchen9
Hit, miss or maybe9
Synthesis and applications of mirror-image proteins9
Later but better peptide modulations9
Molecular-scale mechanisms of CO2 mineralization in nanoscale interfacial water films9
Redefining peptide chemistry beyond accumulating analogues8
Tin, Sn!8
Editing of polymer backbones8
Carboranes in drug discovery, chemical biology and molecular imaging7
Light-assisted functionalization of aryl radicals towards metal-free cross-coupling7
Rethinking carbanion chemistry from donor substituents to weakly coordinating carbanions7
Substitution and electrochemistry in layered oxide cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries7
Nanoscale molecular rectifiers7
Let’s twist again6
Anion chemistry in energy storage devices6
Emerging chemistries and molecular designs for flow batteries6
Ensemble determination by NMR data deconvolution6
Tricycles from bicycles6
Taking dynamic covalent chemistry out of the lab and into reprocessable industrial thermosets6
Electrochemical hydrogenation and oxidation of organic species involving water6
Bridging the gap5
The Not Voodoo website after twenty dynamic years5
Bringing geopolitics to the periodic table5
Origins of non-ideal behaviour in voltammetric analysis of redox-active monolayers5
Looking at your lab through a new lens5
The power of putting education first5
Co-solvent strategy for rechargeable post-lithium metal batteries5
Recognizing the best catalyst for a reaction5
Planning a family5
Designing electrolytes and interphases for high-energy lithium batteries5
Investigating the function and design of molecular materials through terahertz vibrational spectroscopy5
Publisher Correction: Loop dynamics and the evolution of enzyme activity4
Emerging mechanically interlocked cages4
Visible and near-infrared light-induced photoclick reactions4
A radiant start to life4
Fear the worst, smell the best4
Targeting TAMs4
Protein–ligand data at scale to support machine learning4
Chronicles from the crystallography connoisseur4
Counterintuitive chemoselectivity in the reduction of carbonyl compounds4
Methods and applications for epoxide C–C bond cleavage reactions4
On the aqueous origins of the condensation polymers of life4
Advancing mechanochemical synthesis by combining milling with different energy sources4
Tailor-made glycans4
Properties and applications of photoexcited chromophore–radical systems3
Detection and analysis of chiral molecules as disease biomarkers3
The Li-ion battery industry and its challenges3
The experiment is the limit3
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Opportunities with calcium Grignard reagents and other heavy alkaline-earth organometallics3
Light-responsive DNA nanostructures3
Ions go in and new phases appear3
Detection of protein oligomers with nanopores 3
Catalytically faster power3
Inhibiting and rejuvenating dead lithium in battery materials3
Inclusive chemistry begins with you3
Growing pains3
Three-dimensional saturated C(sp3)-rich bioisosteres for benzene3
Direct synthesis of amorphous coordination polymers and metal–organic frameworks3
Neurodiverse scientists in the workplace3
Pushing the limits3
Publisher Correction: Extending machine learning beyond interatomic potentials for predicting molecular properties3
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