Chem

Papers
(The TQCC of Chem is 28. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Out-of-equilibrium chemical logic systems461
In this issue458
From trash to treasure: Vanadium-catalyzed upcycling of non-biodegradable plastics447
Reaction: Harnessing reactive oxygen species (ROS) for water purification369
Harnessing plastic depolymerization products to upcycle mixed waste into high-value chemicals363
A high-throughput workflow to analyze sequence-conformation relationships and explore hydrophobic patterning in disordered peptoids326
Probing enantioinduction in confined chiral spaces through asymmetric oxime reductions268
Photoswitches and photochemical reactions for optically controlled phase transition and energy storage239
A Star of David [2]catenane of single handedness237
Selective recognition of quaternary ammonium cations226
Variable nanosheets for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction215
Highly selective and efficient uranium recovery by size-sieving porous aromatic frameworks with rigidly functionalized windows202
ElectroChemputer with integrated monitoring for programmable electrochemistry196
An M60L60 metal-peptide capsid with a 60-crossing woven network194
N-Heterocyclic carbene-derived second-period main-group radicals: Synthesis, fundamentals, and applications179
Quasicrystal approximants in isoreticular metal-organic frameworks via Cairo pentagonal tiling176
2D conjugated metal-organic framework as a proton-electron dual conductor168
Ion-dipole-interaction-manipulated bilateral interface chemistry for deep rechargeability and high redox activity of Zn-organic batteries163
Air-stable radical polycyclic aromatic hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks162
Nanocellulose: New horizons in organic chemistry and beyond161
Programming extracellular protein fate with peptide chimeras159
Click chemistry in polymer science155
Recent research progress of all-polymer solar cells based on PSMA-type polymer acceptors154
Experimentally modeling the emergence of prebiotically plausible phospholipid vesicles153
Transitioning aliphatic C–H functionalization from bench to plant: Is decatungstate photocatalysis ready for the leap yet?152
Chem at 10: Ben Zhong Tang152
Chem at 10: Jonathan L. Sessler151
Catalysis, replication, and non-equilibrium behavior: Key determinants for life-like complexity realized using short peptides150
B(C6F5)3-catalyzed selective C–H chalcogenation of arenes and heteroarenes149
2D covalent organic framework via catenation147
Multi-omics profiling of a self-assembling bioactive hydrogel for immunomodulation and myogenesis in volumetric muscle loss143
Spatially resolved cell tagging and surfaceome labeling via targeted photocatalytic decaging142
Excited-state protonation and reduction enable the umpolung Birch reduction of naphthalenes138
Nature-inspired synthetic oligourea foldamer channels allow water transport with high salt rejection137
Atom swap in triple bonds via nitrogen-deletion coupling with gem-diborylalkanes136
The beauty of low symmetry: Non-statistical assembly of [Pd2(LA)(LB)(LC)(LD)]4+ cages134
Catalytic strategies for upvaluing plastic wastes133
Be your own star133
Redox-couple-assisted CO2 capture on solid-electrolyte reactor133
Molecular freaky Friday: Polarity reversal and resorcin[4]arenes as chloride receptors127
Swapping benches from chemistry PhD student to science advisor at law firm127
In this issue125
para-Selective C–H alkylation of aroyl chlorides through organic photoredox-catalyzed radical tele-substitution123
Improving productivity and stability for CO2 hydrogenation by using pincer-ligated Mn complexes with hemilabile ligands122
Iridium-mediated methane dehydrogenation and methylidene (=CH2) transfer122
Time-resolved fluorescence imaging with color-changing, “turn-on/turn-on” AIE nanoparticles120
Reaction: Don’t hate the player in chemical AI; hate the game119
An effective strategy to boost lattice-oxygen-mediated acidic oxygen evolution118
Semiconducting ladder-type covalent organic frameworks116
Battery detectives: Uncovering cathode impact on anode-free Li cell performance by operando NMR114
In this issue114
Supramolecular boosted superexchange113
Photo-assembling cyclic peptides for dynamic light-driven peptide nanotubes108
Highly oxygenated organic molecules with high unsaturation formed upon photochemical aging of soot107
Structure-performance relationships for catalysis-driven molecular machinery107
Observation of ultrafast electrons in pendant-embedded conducting two-dimensional polymers107
From G-protein-coupled receptors to solute carriers—mass spectrometry informs dynamics, function, and regulation105
Ionic surface propensity controls pH in nanopores104
Breaking ampere-level current density limitations in multi-carbon products through crystal facet engineering102
In This Issue102
Transition metal-free difunctionalization of unactivated alkenes: Arylation/azidation, arylation/chlorination, and arylation/cyanation99
General and selective metal-free radical α-C–H borylation of aliphatic amines99
Modular nucleic acid scaffolds for synthesizing monodisperse and sequence-encoded antibody oligomers97
Bioinspired chemical design to control interfacial wet adhesion95
Switchable diversification of quaternary ammonium salts using photocatalysis95
Strong halide anion binding within the cavity of a conformation-adaptive phenazine-based Pd2L4 cage94
A radical–polar crossover approach to complex nitrogen heterocycles via the triplet state93
Oxygen reduction active-site regulation enables reverse photocurrent in photoelectrochemical sensing93
Stereodivergent asymmetric hydrogenation of quinoxalines89
Cation-exchange-upgraded nanostructures for photocatalysts89
Solvent-mediated electrochemical acetylene semihydrogenation for continuous production of polymer-grade ethylene89
Curved plane increases the d vacancy population of Pd for green production of cyclohexanone88
Two-in-one metallaphotoredox cross-couplings enabled by a photoactive ligand88
Phosphine oxide additives for perovskite light-emitting diodes and solar cells86
Molecule-resolvable SERSome for metabolic profiling86
Design of piezoelectric organic cage salts for energy harvesting86
Pilot-scale reductive catalytic depolymerization of lignin: Challenges and guidelines85
Advances in polymer chemistry enabled by transition metal catalysis84
Revisiting the impacts of silica nanoparticles on endothelial cell junctions and tumor metastasis83
Potent antimicrobial effect induced by disruption of chloride homeostasis83
Antigen spatial-matching polyaptamer nanostructure to block coronavirus infection and alleviate inflammation83
A light-driven chloride anion transporter83
Ice quenching for sustained nucleate boiling at large superheats82
Designing generative dissipative networks for programming complex temporal dynamics and functions81
The key of Zn2+ transfer kinetics in zinc metal batteries81
Metal-free photocatalyzed cyanation enables access to carbon-11-radiolabeled aryl nitriles80
The role of concentration waves in synthesizing hollow multi-shelled structures80
From “heavy” water to “heavy” boron clusters79
Enzymatic DNA orthogonal chemistry for multi-cancer diagnosis78
Unexpected diastereoselective chemistry on a 2D protein surface78
Colorless zinc colored by metal-metal orbital interaction78
Direct enantioselective α-amination of amides guided by DFT prediction of E/Z selectivity in a sulfonium intermediate77
From making molecules to redesigning discovery76
Deprotection of benzyl-derived groups via photochemically mesolytic cleavage of C–N and C–O bonds76
Development of tumor-evolution-targeted anticancer therapeutic nanomedicineEVT74
Emerging trends in CO carbonylation74
The 40th anniversary of covalent dendrimers74
Challenges and perspectives for the perovskite module research73
A dynamic charge-dependent nanofungicide platform for sustainable agrochemical deposition and delivery72
The mechanical bond in biological systems71
A clever trilayer assembly strategy for 2D materials71
Industrial PhD: My way to go?71
Molecule additive design for perovskite light-emitting diodes operated at high current densities71
Omics approach for electrolytes discovery70
Programmable in vitro and in vivo folding of single-stranded nucleic-acid wireframe origami70
Reaction: Circular chemical imaginaries70
A novel type of radical-addition-induced β-fragmentation and ensuing remote functionalization70
Deciphering reactive intermediates in electrooxidative coupling of indoles through real-time mass spectrometry69
Rational structure transformation triggered by titanium modulation in metal-organic frameworks for efficient flue gas utilization69
Ultralong ionic chains with lengths over 10 μm: A control of ionic molecular engineering68
Bioorthogonal reactions and AIEgen-based metabolically engineered theranostic systems68
Microporous B←N framework: A stable and efficient material for separating C2H2 and CO268
Remote optical chirality transfer via helical polyaromatic capsules upon encapsulation68
The Cation Shuffle: Interplay of silylium, carbenium, and arenium ions in superelectrophile catalysis67
Interfacial hydrogen-bond network regulation enables selective CO2 reduction to ethanol on copper-free electrocatalysts67
Aqueous electrocatalytic small-molecule valorization trilogy67
One step further to efficient Li-mediated ammonia synthesis in flow cells66
Regulating the topology and pore size of covalent metal-organic framework for boosting catalytic CO2 conversion66
Transformable quadruply interpenetrated cage with multiple states of different reactivities65
Water-centric framework for confinement catalysis: Beyond nanomaterials65
Cross-assembly confined bifunctional catalysis via non-covalent interactions for asymmetric halogenation65
Cold-resilient zinc batteries with organic-free solvation structures65
Light-intensity-dependent out-of-equilibrium processes toward dimensionally distinct nanopolymorphs64
Frontier research in perovskite solar cells: Following the paths of European research and innovation64
An isolable nitrene radical anion as a nucleophilic open-shell nitrogen synthon63
Amorphous materials emerging as prospective electrodes for electrochemical energy storage and conversion63
Oxygen-tolerant photocatalytic conversion of simulated flue gas to ethylene63
Metal-organic frameworks for water vapor adsorption62
Unlocking the synthesis of homochiral carborane-fused boraphenanthrenes62
A B←N framework based on 1D dative B←N polymers for exclusive recognition and separation of benzene from its azeotrope62
Hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks: Chemistry and functions62
Elucidating the role of cathode identity: Voltage-dependent reversibility of anode-free batteries62
Controlling dynamic reconstruction chemistry for superior oxygen-evolving catalysts62
Divergent scaffold redesign of ecteinascidin 743 as a gateway to anticancer macrocycles61
Sculpting photoproducts with DNA origami60
Water, metal ions, and me: A chemist’s tale of serendipity and discovery60
Rewriting lysine reactivity: Lysine-targeted bioconjugation via biomimetic polarity reversal for diversified biomolecule modification60
Long-wavelength photocatalysis enabled by an in-situ-assembled manganese platform60
Innovative low-carbon technology for a sustainable electrolyte industry60
In this issue60
Synergizing palladium with Lewis base catalysis for stereodivergent coupling of 1,3-dienes with pentafluorophenyl acetates60
DNA-mediated force transmission for precise and efficient mechanochemical activation60
Directional long-distance signal transmission on two-dimensional DNA origami assemblies59
Isoreactivity in chemistry59
Self-assembly of 10-nm-sized pentagonal dodecahedra through heteroleptic complexation coupled with orientational self-sorting59
Genetically enabling phosphorus fluoride exchange click chemistry in proteins58
Downsizing lactams via Rh-catalyzed C–C activation58
Confinement-induced chiroptical photoswitching —An encapsulation approach for advanced photochemical functions58
Dispersion-driven formation of chiral twisted PAH double helices57
Multiply entangled receptors for high-affinity anion recognition in water57
Metal-organic frameworks for fast electrochemical energy storage: Mechanisms and opportunities57
Supramolecular interactions enable pseudo-nanophase separation for constructing an ion-transport highway56
Dynamic mechanoresponsive polymers enabled by ring-opening polymerization of cyclic propargyl carbonates56
Modular synthesis of fluoroalkyl-substituted cyclopropenes with fluoroalkylacylsilanes as carbynyl cation equivalents56
Self-sorting as a versatile strategy in the synthesis of rotaxanes and catenanes56
Microenvironment engineering of non-noble metal alloy for selective propane dehydrogenation55
In this issue55
Activating a light-driven molecular motor by metal complexation55
Boosting single-molecule magnet performance55
Self-adjusted aromatic cation-π binding promotes controlled self-assembly of positively charged π-electronic molecules55
The cyclotriborate trianion55
Electrophilic selenium drives electron leakage54
Role of delocalized electrons on the doping effect in vanadia54
Supramolecular self-assembly of dinuclear alkynylplatinum(II) complexes into highly ordered crystalline hexagonal bipyramid superstructures53
Dicobalt-catalyzed N=N coupling reactions of tertiary alkyl azides to form azoalkanes53
A critical assessment of fluorescent probes as cellular reporters for thioredoxin system enzyme activities53
Interplay between remote single-atom active sites triggers speedy catalytic oxidation53
In my blue-light era53
Rethinking catalyst design by using data science52
Reaction: A three-pronged approach toward a sustainable chemical industry52
Ligand-enabled stereodivergence in nickel-catalyzed regioselective hydroboration of internal allenes52
Versatile deacylative cross-coupling of aromatic ketones52
Photovoltaic potential of nitro-functionalized non-fullerene acceptors depends on its bonding site52
A sustainable cobalt separation with validation by techno-economic analysis and life-cycle assessment51
Low-pressure CO₂ insertion chemistry enables predictive kinetics for epoxide/CO2 copolymerization catalysis51
Single-molecule spectroscopic probing of N-heterocyclic carbenes on a two-dimensional metal51
Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrophosphination of internal alkynes: Atroposelective access to phosphine-functionalized olefins51
Bioengineering of syrbactin megasynthetases for immunoproteasome inhibitor production51
Information transduction via fuel-controlled chemical waves50
Ribosomal pentapeptide nitration for non-ribosomal peptide antibiotic precursor biosynthesis50
Hydrophenazine-linked two-dimensional ladder-type crystalline fused aromatic network with high charge transport50
Bulk depolymerization of poly(methyl methacrylate) via chain-end initiation for catalyst-free reversion to monomer50
Tumor microenvironment-tailored nanoplatform for companion diagnostic applications of precise cancer therapy50
Applications of molecularly imprinted polymers and perspectives for their use as food quality trackers50
Terpenoid-based high-performance polyester with tacticity-independent crystallinity and chemical circularity49
Phosphorus fluoride exchange: Multidimensional catalytic click chemistry from phosphorus connective hubs49
Two (AgI3I)4L4 cages elucidate the rules for silver-cluster vertex design49
Indocyanine polymethine fluorophores with extended π-conjugation emitting beyond 1,200 nm for enhanced NIR-II imaging49
Tailoring dynamic hydrogels by controlling associative exchange rates49
Engineering biotic-abiotic hybrid systems for solar-to-chemical conversion49
Electrolyte engineering for highly inorganic solid electrolyte interphase in high-performance lithium metal batteries49
Reaction: Navigating the promises and perils of AI-powered drug synthesis48
Molecular design of covalent organic frameworks for seawater desalination: A state-of-the-art review48
A single-crystalline 2D polymer network mechanically interlocked by [c2]daisy chains48
Depositing atom by atom: Pt–Ru–Co triple-atom catalysts48
Controlled radical depolymerization: Structural differentiation and molecular weight control48
Zeolite-based catalysts for methane conversion: Challenges and opportunities47
Championing systems thinking to create a circular economy of chemicals47
Elucidating non-radiative decay in near-infrared lumiphores: Leveraging new design principles to develop a telecom band organic dye laser47
Synthesizing a nanographyne47
Chlorine-free synthesis of axially chiral organophosphorus compounds from white phosphorus47
Light-controlled colloidal crystallization47
Divergent synthesis of conidiogenones B–F and 12β-hydroxyconidiogenone C47
Accelerating PERx reaction enables covalent nanobodies for potent neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and variants47
4-Pyridyl perfluoroalkyl sulfide as a practical nucleophilic perfluoroalkylation reagent47
Visible-light-induced coupling of carboxylic acids with alcohols/amines via a phosphorous linchpin strategy47
Porous organic polymers with heterocyclic crown ethers for selective lithium-ion capture47
Chemistry beyond the outer shell46
Solar-to-chemical conversion in catalytic plastic transformation46
Biosynthesis and genetic encoding of activated nitriles for fast protein conjugation and tunable fluorogenic labeling46
Targeted spin regulation in multi-spin systems via σ-bond rotation45
Uncovering strong π-metal interactions on Ag and Au nanosurfaces under ambient conditions via in-situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy44
New insights and discoveries in anion receptor chemistry44
In This Issue43
Fluoride up- and down-regulates guest encapsulation for ZnII6L4 and ZnII4L4 cages43
Cancer nanomedicine: Concepts, promises, and challenges43
Iron-mediated modular decarboxylative cross-nucleophile coupling43
Catalytic and selective chemical recycling of post-consumer rubbers into cycloalkenes43
3D-printing technologies for C1 chemistry43
Reversible topochemical polymerization and depolymerization of a crystalline 3D porous organic polymer with C–C bond linkages43
Selective hydrogenation catalysis enabled by nanoscale galvanic reactions43
Triazasupersumanenes: Bowl-shaped nanographenes with tunable properties and unexpected charge transport performance43
The Co/NbN interphase as an effective ammonia synthesis catalyst43
Finding sustainable solutions43
The subtle art of radical control43
An angstrom-level d-spacing control of graphite oxide using organofillers for high-rate lithium storage43
Tetragonal gyroid structure from symmetry manipulation: A brand-new member of the gyroid surface family43
The third wave of enzyme engineering: Navigating the AI-powered IDEA paradigm42
Steering cobalt phase evolution for efficient syngas-to-light-olefin conversion42
Communication between active sites regulates heterogeneous catalysis42
Integrating two contrasting biosynthetic pathways for peptide natural products42
New light on proton transfer: Spectral and kinetic signature of a transient Eigen complex41
Reaction: The challenge of open-shell transition metal catalysis in “systems chemistry”41
Connecting single-nucleotide polymorphisms, glycosylation status, and interactions of plasma serine protease inhibitors41
Out-of-equilibrium confinement catalysis mediated by compressive force41
Electrochemical 6Li isotope enrichment based on selective insertion in 1D tunnel-structured V2O540
Aqueous-phase organic photochemistry: Distinct modes and interfaces40
Circumventing the activity-selectivity trade-off: Pt-Fe-Pt active sites for selective heterogeneous hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde40
Intrinsic circularly polarized luminescence with a record-high dissymmetry factor via dynamic through-space conjugation40
Versatile selective-absorber-based photothermocatalytic reactor for solar fuel synthesis40
High-entropy materials toward next-generation energy conversion and storage systems39
Photoinduced, ground-state charge-transfer complex39
A metal-ion-linked self-assembled molecular layer as a robust hole-selective contact for perovskite solar cells39
The sustainability potential of single-atom catalysts in chemical process39
Cluster-enabled control of single-electron photoredox catalysis in reticular frameworks39
Self-activated energy release cascade from anthracene-based solid-state molecular solar thermal energy storage systems39
Out-of-equilibrium chemical logic systems: Light- and sound-controlled programmable spatiotemporal patterns and mechanical functions38
Chiral inorganic nanomaterials for biomedical applications38
Osmium atomic sites on CuS nanoplates for efficient two-electron oxygen reduction into H2O238
Programmable reconfiguration of one-dimensional supramolecular polymers into multidimensional topological nanostructures38
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