OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nature Reviews Chemistry is 35. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Setting the zirconocene for radical selectivity	708
Proteins turn up the contrast	568
Watching RNA in action with a green lantern	535
Rings make more room	534
A story of chance and collaboration	435
Cracking the Z-scheme water-splitting puzzles	426
Photochemical, electrochemical and electrophotochemical C−N bond-forming cross-coupling reactions	403
Expanding the catalytic landscape of metalloenzymes with lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases	402
Room-temperature phosphorescent materials derived from natural resources	382
Enhancing the targeting ability of metal–organic frameworks in cancer therapy and diagnosis	362
Ni-catalysed remote C(sp3)–H functionalization using chain-walking strategies	348
Foundation models for atomistic simulation of chemistry and materials	345
Weighing up solvent effects	334
Boosting band structure	309
Ultrafast spectroscopy of liquids using extreme-ultraviolet to soft-X-ray pulses	291
Miniaturizing chemistry and biology using droplets in open systems	266
Advancing lithium-mediated ammonia synthesis	260
Omniphobic liquid-like surfaces	259
Selenium chemistry for spatio-selective peptide and protein functionalization	242
Molecular rotor-based probes for protein monitoring in biomedical research	240
The path to understanding how reactions work and fail	219
Spearheading a new era in complex colloid synthesis with TPM and other silanes	216
Meditations on mentorship and legacy	210
Improving the quantum cycle	208
Hot electrodes, cool reduction	201

The future of chemistry is language	194
The ideal recyclable solar cell	193
Mechanistic interpretation of orders in catalyst greater than one	182
Mapping a career in electron microscopy	167
Is educational research science, superstition or confidence trick?	160
Understanding covalency in molecular f-block compounds from the synergy of spectroscopy and quantum chemistry	150
The cosmochemistry of planetary systems	148
Coupling experiment and theory to push the state-of-the-art in X-ray spectroscopy	146
Synthetic molecular cage receptors for carbohydrate recognition	144
Charge-transfer dynamics in S-scheme photocatalyst	144
Cleaning up with catalysts	142
You can judge a book by its spectra	138
Bugging out for jet fuel	137
Presenting the tactile periodic table	137
Picking an inter-locked cage	128
Author Correction: Near ambient N2 fixation on solid electrodes versus enzymes and homogeneous catalysts	128
Prospects and challenges for nitrogen-atom transfer catalysis	124
The future of reviews writing in the AI era	120
Synthetic methodologies for the chemical recycling of fluorocarbons	118
Supramolecular approaches for the treatment of hypoxic regions in tumours	110
Non-specificity as the sticky problem in therapeutic antibody development	109
Light-empowered contra-thermodynamic stereochemical editing	109
Light my fire	107
A life of leaving the door open	104
A new actinide sandwich on the menu	103
Inclusive teaching at your fingertips	100
Biomolecular coronas govern the environmental fate of metal–organic frameworks	98
Direct air capture: fledgling technology or world saviour?	94
Examining actinides with X-ray spectroscopy	94
Microplastics that don’t come out in the wash	93
Accessing monomers from lignin through carbon–carbon bond cleavage	92
Solar utilization beyond photosynthesis	88
The impact of supramolecular self-association of organocatalysts on catalytic performance	88
Staying alive	87
Halogen chemistry of solid electrolytes in all-solid-state batteries	87
Opening the flood gates	86
Look what the catenane dragged in	86
Go with the flow for high-throughput electrochemistry	83
The need to normalize failure	82
Author Correction: Closing the loop with reactions at the N-terminus	81
Scientific collaboration to rid the world of chemical weapons	76
Reviving antibiotic power	75
The role and structure of molecular glues in plant signalling networks	75
Continuous monitoring of chemical signals in plants under stress	73
Scintillating observations	73
Stabilization of photoactive phases for perovskite photovoltaics	73
Unchained power	73
Strategies to improve hydrogen activation on gold catalysts	72
Chemical approaches to cryopreservation	72
Wearable chemical sensors for biomarker discovery in the omics era	70

Cap and release	69
An algorithmic looking glass for transitions	68
Holding your nerve in academia whilst managing multiple sclerosis	68
Element sets for schools	66
A career in pursuit of the fundamentals	63
The synthesis behind the 2023 Nobel Prize	61
Complementary probes for the electrochemical interface	61
Intercalation in 2D materials and in situ studies	59
Molecular chameleons in drug discovery	58
Unveiling the final nitrogenase	56
Metals to combat antimicrobial resistance	55
A career with a natural interest in total synthesis	54
Strengthening school–university collaborations	54
Photochemistry of interstellar ice forming complex organic molecules	52
Hierarchical pore assembly	52
How to drink like a liposome	51
Graphene oxide for photonics, electronics and optoelectronics	50
Making and breaking cages	50
Dynamics in electrochemical organic oxidation reactions from in situ and operando techniques	50
Pump up the ultrasound	48
Radically new reactivity	46
Reflections on the pigments of life	45
Chiral and magnetic butterflies	45
Developing a tool for teaching chemistry to people with visual impairments	44
Another side of side chains	43
Recent advances in visible light-induced C(sp3)–N bond formation	43
Snooping on the conical intersection	43
Optimizing the semiconductor–metal-single-atom interaction for photocatalytic reactivity	41
Secrets from a spin-out success story	41
Turning solvents into something	40
A glass of half and half	39
Carbon on the move	38
Interfacial interpretation	38
From autocatalysis to survival of the fittest in self-reproducing lipid systems	36
Core mission: mRNA endosomal escape	35
Towards effective and ethical GenAI in chemistry education	35