Chem

Papers
(The median citation count of Chem is 9. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Lanthanide luminescence from supramolecular hydrogels consisting of bio-conjugated picolinic-acid-based guanosine quadruplexes747
In this issue445
Reaction: Harnessing reactive oxygen species (ROS) for water purification387
Out-of-equilibrium chemical logic systems354
From trash to treasure: Vanadium-catalyzed upcycling of non-biodegradable plastics332
A Star of David [2]catenane of single handedness288
Highly selective and efficient uranium recovery by size-sieving porous aromatic frameworks with rigidly functionalized windows269
N-Heterocyclic carbene-derived second-period main-group radicals: Synthesis, fundamentals, and applications259
A high-throughput workflow to analyze sequence-conformation relationships and explore hydrophobic patterning in disordered peptoids248
Excited-state protonation and reduction enable the umpolung Birch reduction of naphthalenes230
Spatially resolved cell tagging and surfaceome labeling via targeted photocatalytic decaging223
Air-stable radical polycyclic aromatic hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks214
Multi-omics profiling of a self-assembling bioactive hydrogel for immunomodulation and myogenesis in volumetric muscle loss209
Nanocellulose: New horizons in organic chemistry and beyond194
Probing enantioinduction in confined chiral spaces through asymmetric oxime reductions189
An M60L60 metal-peptide capsid with a 60-crossing woven network176
Nature-inspired synthetic oligourea foldamer channels allow water transport with high salt rejection171
Quasicrystal approximants in isoreticular metal-organic frameworks via Cairo pentagonal tiling169
2D covalent organic framework via catenation168
Harnessing plastic depolymerization products to upcycle mixed waste into high-value chemicals162
Variable nanosheets for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction157
Recent research progress of all-polymer solar cells based on PSMA-type polymer acceptors153
B(C6F5)3-catalyzed selective C–H chalcogenation of arenes and heteroarenes151
2D conjugated metal-organic framework as a proton-electron dual conductor142
Experimentally modeling the emergence of prebiotically plausible phospholipid vesicles138
Photoswitches and photochemical reactions for optically controlled phase transition and energy storage138
Click chemistry in polymer science135
Supramolecular boosted superexchange132
Ion-dipole-interaction-manipulated bilateral interface chemistry for deep rechargeability and high redox activity of Zn-organic batteries132
From G-protein-coupled receptors to solute carriers—mass spectrometry informs dynamics, function, and regulation131
Observation of ultrafast electrons in pendant-embedded conducting two-dimensional polymers130
Reaction: Don’t hate the player in chemical AI; hate the game129
In This Issue127
Switchable diversification of quaternary ammonium salts using photocatalysis127
para-Selective C–H alkylation of aroyl chlorides through organic photoredox-catalyzed radical tele-substitution126
In this issue126
Molecular freaky Friday: Polarity reversal and resorcin[4]arenes as chloride receptors126
An effective strategy to boost lattice-oxygen-mediated acidic oxygen evolution125
Ionic surface propensity controls pH in nanopores124
Structure-performance relationships for catalysis-driven molecular machinery123
Swapping benches from chemistry PhD student to science advisor at law firm123
Be your own star117
Highly oxygenated organic molecules with high unsaturation formed upon photochemical aging of soot117
Modular nucleic acid scaffolds for synthesizing monodisperse and sequence-encoded antibody oligomers116
Breaking ampere-level current density limitations in multi-carbon products through crystal facet engineering114
Oxygen reduction active site regulation enabled reverse photocurrent in photoelectrochemical sensing114
Catalytic strategies for upvaluing plastic wastes114
Redox-couple-assisted CO2 capture on solid-electrolyte reactor113
Semiconducting ladder-type covalent organic frameworks111
The beauty of low symmetry: Non-statistical assembly of [Pd2(LA)(LB)(LC)(LD)]4+ cages109
Higher-order cycloadditions in the age of catalysis106
Atom swap in triple bonds via nitrogen-deletion coupling with gem-diborylalkanes105
Design of piezoelectric organic cage salts for energy harvesting105
Time-resolved fluorescence imaging with color-changing, “turn-on/turn-on” AIE nanoparticles104
Curved plane increases the d vacancy population of Pd for green production of cyclohexanone104
Photo-assembling cyclic peptides for dynamic light-driven peptide nanotubes102
In this issue102
Stereodivergent asymmetric hydrogenation of quinoxalines100
Battery detectives: Uncovering cathode impact on anode-free Li cell performance by operando NMR99
Phosphine oxide additives for perovskite light-emitting diodes and solar cells99
General and selective metal-free radical α-C–H borylation of aliphatic amines98
Molecular design strategy for realizing vectorial electron transfer in photoelectrodes98
Two-in-one metallaphotoredox cross-couplings enabled by a photoactive ligand97
Strong halide anion binding within the cavity of a conformation-adaptive phenazine-based Pd2L4 cage95
Bioinspired chemical design to control interfacial wet adhesion93
Cation-exchange-upgraded nanostructures for photocatalysts92
A light-driven chloride anion transporter91
Transition metal-free difunctionalization of unactivated alkenes: Arylation/azidation, arylation/chlorination, and arylation/cyanation91
Molecule-resolvable SERSome for metabolic profiling91
Chemical probes of redox enzymes by rational, reactivity-based design88
The role of concentration waves in synthesizing hollow multi-shelled structures88
Upcycling waste PET and CO2 to useful chemicals: Multi-functional catalysis at its best88
Metal-free photocatalyzed cyanation enables access to carbon-11-radiolabeled aryl nitriles88
The key of Zn2+ transfer kinetics in zinc metal batteries88
Ice quenching for sustained nucleate boiling at large superheats85
Development of tumor-evolution-targeted anticancer therapeutic nanomedicineEVT82
Pilot-scale reductive catalytic depolymerization of lignin: Challenges and guidelines82
Colorless zinc colored by metal-metal orbital interaction82
Revisiting the impacts of silica nanoparticles on endothelial cell junctions and tumor metastasis81
The mechanical bond in biological systems79
The 40th anniversary of covalent dendrimers78
Challenges and perspectives for the perovskite module research78
Programmable spatial organization of liquid-phase condensations78
Designing generative dissipative networks for programming complex temporal dynamics and functions78
Potent antimicrobial effect induced by disruption of chloride homeostasis77
Enzymatic DNA orthogonal chemistry for multi-cancer diagnosis77
Catalyst: A step forward for PVC manufacture from natural gas77
Unexpected diastereoselective chemistry on a 2D protein surface77
Direct enantioselective α-amination of amides guided by DFT prediction of E/Z selectivity in a sulfonium intermediate76
Deprotection of benzyl-derived groups via photochemically mesolytic cleavage of C–N and C–O bonds75
Emerging trends in CO carbonylation75
Forging C−heteroatom bonds by transition-metal-catalyzed enantioselective C–H functionalization75
Selective palladium recovery by a highly porous polyisothiocyanurate75
Antigen spatial-matching polyaptamer nanostructure to block coronavirus infection and alleviate inflammation75
Regulating liquid and solid-state electrolytes for solid-phase conversion in Li–S batteries74
Cold-resilient zinc batteries with organic-free solvation structures73
Bioorthogonal reactions and AIEgen-based metabolically engineered theranostic systems72
Oxygen-tolerant photocatalytic conversion of simulated flue gas to ethylene72
High-resolution transmission electron microscopy of beam-sensitive halide perovskites72
Omics approach for electrolytes discovery72
Industrial PhD: My way to go?71
A clever trilayer assembly strategy for 2D materials71
Molecule additive design for perovskite light-emitting diodes operated at high current densities71
Light-intensity-dependent out-of-equilibrium processes toward dimensionally distinct nanopolymorphs70
Reaction: Circular chemical imaginaries70
A novel type of radical-addition-induced β-fragmentation and ensuing remote functionalization70
Programmable in vitro and in vivo folding of single-stranded nucleic-acid wireframe origami70
Deciphering reactive intermediates in electrooxidative coupling of indoles through real-time mass spectrometry70
Rationalizing the design and implementation of chiral hybrid perovskites69
Microporous B←N framework: A stable and efficient material for separating C2H2 and CO269
Remote optical chirality transfer via helical polyaromatic capsules upon encapsulation69
Ultralong ionic chains with lengths over 10 μm: A control of ionic molecular engineering68
A B←N framework based on 1D dative B←N polymers for exclusive recognition and separation of benzene from its azeotrope68
Rational structure transformation triggered by titanium modulation in metal-organic frameworks for efficient flue gas utilization67
Elucidating the role of cathode identity: Voltage-dependent reversibility of anode-free batteries67
Transformable quadruply interpenetrated cage with multiple states of different reactivities67
Cross-assembly confined bifunctional catalysis via non-covalent interactions for asymmetric halogenation65
Amorphous materials emerging as prospective electrodes for electrochemical energy storage and conversion64
Frontier research in perovskite solar cells: Following the paths of European research and innovation64
Metal-organic frameworks for water vapor adsorption64
Controlling dynamic reconstruction chemistry for superior oxygen-evolving catalysts64
Aqueous electrocatalytic small-molecule valorization trilogy63
Hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks: Chemistry and functions62
Water, metal ions, and me: A chemist’s tale of serendipity and discovery61
Activating a light-driven molecular motor by metal complexation61
Self-assembly of 10-nm-sized pentagonal dodecahedra through heteroleptic complexation coupled with orientational self-sorting61
Divergent scaffold redesign of ecteinascidin 743 as a gateway to anticancer macrocycles61
Downsizing lactams via Rh-catalyzed C–C activation61
Dispersion-driven formation of chiral twisted PAH double helices61
Rewriting lysine reactivity: Lysine-targeted bioconjugation via biomimetic polarity reversal for diversified biomolecule modification60
Conceptually novel diarylation for sustainable synthesis59
Innovative low-carbon technology for a sustainable electrolyte industry59
In this issue59
Isoreactivity in chemistry58
In this issue58
Sculpting photoproducts with DNA origami58
Dynamic mechanoresponsive polymers enabled by ring-opening polymerization of cyclic propargyl carbonates57
Unlocking the synthesis of homochiral carborane-fused boraphenanthrenes57
Synergizing palladium with Lewis base catalysis for stereodivergent coupling of 1,3-dienes with pentafluorophenyl acetates57
Selective cellular probes for mammalian thioredoxin reductase TrxR1: Rational design of RX1, a modular 1,2-thiaselenane redox probe57
Self-sorting as a versatile strategy in the synthesis of rotaxanes and catenanes56
Rational design and synthesis of two-dimensional conjugated metal-organic polymers for electrocatalysis applications56
Microenvironment engineering of non-noble metal alloy for selective propane dehydrogenation56
Metal-organic frameworks for fast electrochemical energy storage: Mechanisms and opportunities56
Genetically enabling phosphorus fluoride exchange click chemistry in proteins56
Correlations between precipitation reactions and electrochemical performance of lithium-sulfur batteries probed by operando scattering techniques56
Self-adjusted aromatic cation-π binding promotes controlled self-assembly of positively charged π-electronic molecules56
The cyclotriborate trianion55
Modular synthesis of fluoroalkyl-substituted cyclopropenes with fluoroalkylacylsilanes as carbynyl cation equivalents55
Challenges for photocatalytic overall water splitting55
Supramolecular interactions enable pseudo-nanophase separation for constructing an ion-transport highway55
Phenanthrenequinone-like moiety functionalized carbon for electrocatalytic acidic oxygen evolution55
Boosting single-molecule magnet performance54
Information transduction via fuel-controlled chemical waves54
In this issue54
Zero-valent species of group 13–15 elements54
Bioengineering of syrbactin megasynthetases for immunoproteasome inhibitor production53
Photovoltaic potential of nitro-functionalized non-fullerene acceptors depends on its bonding site53
Ligand-enabled stereodivergence in nickel-catalyzed regioselective hydroboration of internal allenes53
Does in-situ-generated H2O2 promote important industrial reactions?53
Reaction: A three-pronged approach toward a sustainable chemical industry53
Two (AgI3I)4L4 cages elucidate the rules for silver-cluster vertex design53
Biocatalytic activation of diazirines for carbene-transfer reactions52
Rethinking catalyst design by using data science52
Single-molecule spectroscopic probing of N-heterocyclic carbenes on a two-dimensional metal52
Operando scattering techniques for detecting precipitation reactions in lithium-sulfur batteries52
Remotely controllable supramolecular rotor mounted inside a porphyrinic cage52
DNA membrane nanopores with highly tunable shapes and sizes52
Versatile deacylative cross-coupling of aromatic ketones51
Supramolecular self-assembly of dinuclear alkynylplatinum(II) complexes into highly ordered crystalline hexagonal bipyramid superstructures51
In my blue-light era51
Applications of molecularly imprinted polymers and perspectives for their use as food quality trackers51
Surface and interface control of black phosphorus50
Dicobalt-catalyzed N=N coupling reactions of tertiary alkyl azides to form azoalkanes50
A 10-nm-sized multicompartment cuboctahedron and its 2D hierarchical arrays observed by cryo-EM50
Hydrophenazine-linked two-dimensional ladder-type crystalline fused aromatic network with high charge transport50
Electrolyte engineering for highly inorganic solid electrolyte interphase in high-performance lithium metal batteries49
Supramolecular repair of hydration lubrication surfaces49
Phosphorus fluoride exchange: Multidimensional catalytic click chemistry from phosphorus connective hubs49
Terpenoid-based high-performance polyester with tacticity-independent crystallinity and chemical circularity49
Tumor microenvironment-tailored nanoplatform for companion diagnostic applications of precise cancer therapy49
Electrophilic selenium drives electron leakage49
Role of delocalized electrons on the doping effect in vanadia49
Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrophosphination of internal alkynes: Atroposelective access to phosphine-functionalized olefins48
Ribosomal pentapeptide nitration for non-ribosomal peptide antibiotic precursor biosynthesis48
Engineering biotic-abiotic hybrid systems for solar-to-chemical conversion48
Tailoring dynamic hydrogels by controlling associative exchange rates48
Indocyanine polymethine fluorophores with extended π-conjugation emitting beyond 1,200 nm for enhanced NIR-II imaging48
Molecular design of covalent organic frameworks for seawater desalination: A state-of-the-art review48
Bulk depolymerization of poly(methyl methacrylate) via chain-end initiation for catalyst-free reversion to monomer48
Reaction: Navigating the promises and perils of AI-powered drug synthesis47
A sustainable cobalt separation with validation by techno-economic analysis and life-cycle assessment47
A single-crystalline 2D polymer network mechanically interlocked by [c2]daisy chains47
Interplay between remote single-atom active sites triggers speedy catalytic oxidation47
Depositing atom by atom: Pt–Ru–Co triple-atom catalysts47
Controlled radical depolymerization: Structural differentiation and molecular weight control47
Divergent synthesis of conidiogenones B–F and 12β-hydroxyconidiogenone C46
Biosynthesis and genetic encoding of activated nitriles for fast protein conjugation and tunable fluorogenic labeling46
Visible-light-induced coupling of carboxylic acids with alcohols/amines via a phosphorous linchpin strategy46
Synthesizing a nanographyne46
Championing systems thinking to create a circular economy of chemicals46
Chlorine-free synthesis of axially chiral organophosphorus compounds from white phosphorus46
4-Pyridyl perfluoroalkyl sulfide as a practical nucleophilic perfluoroalkylation reagent45
New insights and discoveries in anion receptor chemistry45
Solar-to-chemical conversion in catalytic plastic transformation45
The Co/NbN interphase as an effective ammonia synthesis catalyst45
Tetragonal gyroid structure from symmetry manipulation: A brand-new member of the gyroid surface family45
Nanocomposite DNA hydrogels emerging as programmable and bioinstructive materials systems45
Accelerating PERx reaction enables covalent nanobodies for potent neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and variants44
An angstrom-level d-spacing control of graphite oxide using organofillers for high-rate lithium storage44
Uncovering strong π-metal interactions on Ag and Au nanosurfaces under ambient conditions via in-situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy44
Triazasupersumanenes: Bowl-shaped nanographenes with tunable properties and unexpected charge transport performance44
Non-covalent interactions of graphene surface: Mechanisms and applications44
Cancer nanomedicine: Concepts, promises, and challenges44
Iron-mediated modular decarboxylative cross-nucleophile coupling44
Selective hydrogenation catalysis enabled by nanoscale galvanic reactions44
Versatile selective-absorber-based photothermocatalytic reactor for solar fuel synthesis43
Elucidating non-radiative decay in near-infrared lumiphores: Leveraging new design principles to develop a telecom band organic dye laser43
Communication between active sites regulates heterogeneous catalysis43
The sustainability potential of single-atom catalysts in chemical process43
Catalytic and selective chemical recycling of post-consumer rubbers into cycloalkenes43
The subtle art of radical control43
Porous organic polymers with heterocyclic crown ethers for selective lithium-ion capture43
Out-of-equilibrium chemical logic systems: Light- and sound-controlled programmable spatiotemporal patterns and mechanical functions42
Connecting single-nucleotide polymorphisms, glycosylation status, and interactions of plasma serine protease inhibitors42
In This Issue42
Selection of assembly complexity in a space of tetrapeptides42
Reaction: The challenge of open-shell transition metal catalysis in “systems chemistry”41
Programmable reconfiguration of one-dimensional supramolecular polymers into multidimensional topological nanostructures41
New light on proton transfer: Spectral and kinetic signature of a transient Eigen complex41
Integrating two contrasting biosynthetic pathways for peptide natural products41
3D-printing technologies for C1 chemistry41
Fluoride up- and down-regulates guest encapsulation for ZnII6L4 and ZnII4L4 cages41
An ultra-dynamic anion-cluster-based organic framework41
Finding sustainable solutions41
Circumventing the activity-selectivity trade-off: Pt-Fe-Pt active sites for selective heterogeneous hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde41
Reversible topochemical polymerization and depolymerization of a crystalline 3D porous organic polymer with C–C bond linkages41
BINOLates as potent reducing photocatalysts for inert-bond activation and reduction of unsaturated systems40
Construction of chiral nitrogen stereocenters via enantioselective C–H activation40
Inverse doping IrOx/Ti with weakened Ir-O interaction toward stable and efficient acidic oxygen evolution40
Dynamic active sites behind Cu-based electrocatalysts: Original or restructuring-induced catalytic activity40
Quantitative and qualitative analysis of nitrogen species in carbon at the ppm level40
Electrochemical 6Li isotope enrichment based on selective insertion in 1D tunnel-structured V2O539
Selective and stable upgrading of biomass-derived furans into plastic monomers by coupling homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis39
Photoinduced, ground-state charge-transfer complex39
Chiral inorganic nanomaterials for biomedical applications39
Self-activated energy release cascade from anthracene-based solid-state molecular solar thermal energy storage systems39
Interfacial water regulation for water-participating electrocatalytic hydrogenation reactions38
Anisotropy-guided interface molecular engineering for stable blue electroluminescence38
Design of metal-organic framework catalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production38
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