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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Out-of-equilibrium chemical logic systems822
In this issue434
Variable nanosheets for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction417
From trash to treasure: Vanadium-catalyzed upcycling of non-biodegradable plastics388
Transitioning aliphatic C–H functionalization from bench to plant: Is decatungstate photocatalysis ready for the leap yet?374
Nanocellulose: New horizons in organic chemistry and beyond341
A Star of David [2]catenane of single handedness329
Catalysis, replication, and non-equilibrium behavior: Key determinants for life-like complexity realized using short peptides298
Reaction: Harnessing reactive oxygen species (ROS) for water purification252
Multi-omics profiling of a self-assembling bioactive hydrogel for immunomodulation and myogenesis in volumetric muscle loss225
Quasicrystal approximants in isoreticular metal-organic frameworks via Cairo pentagonal tiling212
Harnessing plastic depolymerization products to upcycle mixed waste into high-value chemicals208
B(C6F5)3-catalyzed selective C–H chalcogenation of arenes and heteroarenes206
Nature-inspired synthetic oligourea foldamer channels allow water transport with high salt rejection193
Photoswitches and photochemical reactions for optically controlled phase transition and energy storage187
ElectroChemputer with integrated monitoring for programmable electrochemistry181
Excited-state protonation and reduction enable the umpolung Birch reduction of naphthalenes181
An M60L60 metal-peptide capsid with a 60-crossing woven network163
Selective recognition of quaternary ammonium cations161
Air-stable radical polycyclic aromatic hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks159
Click chemistry in polymer science153
Ion-dipole-interaction-manipulated bilateral interface chemistry for deep rechargeability and high redox activity of Zn-organic batteries151
Experimentally modeling the emergence of prebiotically plausible phospholipid vesicles151
N-Heterocyclic carbene-derived second-period main-group radicals: Synthesis, fundamentals, and applications148
Programming extracellular protein fate with peptide chimeras147
2D covalent organic framework via catenation147
Highly selective and efficient uranium recovery by size-sieving porous aromatic frameworks with rigidly functionalized windows144
Spatially resolved cell tagging and surfaceome labeling via targeted photocatalytic decaging142
A high-throughput workflow to analyze sequence-conformation relationships and explore hydrophobic patterning in disordered peptoids142
Recent research progress of all-polymer solar cells based on PSMA-type polymer acceptors139
Probing enantioinduction in confined chiral spaces through asymmetric oxime reductions134
2D conjugated metal-organic framework as a proton-electron dual conductor134
Ionic surface propensity controls pH in nanopores133
In This Issue133
Switchable diversification of quaternary ammonium salts using photocatalysis131
Oxygen reduction active-site regulation enables reverse photocurrent in photoelectrochemical sensing128
Atom swap in triple bonds via nitrogen-deletion coupling with gem-diborylalkanes128
Phosphine oxide additives for perovskite light-emitting diodes and solar cells127
The beauty of low symmetry: Non-statistical assembly of [Pd2(LA)(LB)(LC)(LD)]4+ cages127
Catalytic strategies for upvaluing plastic wastes126
Redox-couple-assisted CO2 capture on solid-electrolyte reactor125
Be your own star123
Swapping benches from chemistry PhD student to science advisor at law firm122
Molecular freaky Friday: Polarity reversal and resorcin[4]arenes as chloride receptors121
In this issue120
Iridium-mediated methane dehydrogenation and methylidene (=CH2) transfer118
para-Selective C–H alkylation of aroyl chlorides through organic photoredox-catalyzed radical tele-substitution118
Solvent-mediated electrochemical acetylene semihydrogenation for continuous production of polymer-grade ethylene116
Time-resolved fluorescence imaging with color-changing, “turn-on/turn-on” AIE nanoparticles114
Improving productivity and stability for CO2 hydrogenation by using pincer-ligated Mn complexes with hemilabile ligands114
Two-in-one metallaphotoredox cross-couplings enabled by a photoactive ligand112
Reaction: Don’t hate the player in chemical AI; hate the game111
An effective strategy to boost lattice-oxygen-mediated acidic oxygen evolution108
Design of piezoelectric organic cage salts for energy harvesting106
Transition metal-free difunctionalization of unactivated alkenes: Arylation/azidation, arylation/chlorination, and arylation/cyanation106
Semiconducting ladder-type covalent organic frameworks105
Curved plane increases the d vacancy population of Pd for green production of cyclohexanone103
Supramolecular boosted superexchange103
In this issue103
Battery detectives: Uncovering cathode impact on anode-free Li cell performance by operando NMR103
Cation-exchange-upgraded nanostructures for photocatalysts101
A radical–polar crossover approach to complex nitrogen heterocycles via the triplet state101
Modular nucleic acid scaffolds for synthesizing monodisperse and sequence-encoded antibody oligomers99
Observation of ultrafast electrons in pendant-embedded conducting two-dimensional polymers98
Stereodivergent asymmetric hydrogenation of quinoxalines96
Strong halide anion binding within the cavity of a conformation-adaptive phenazine-based Pd2L4 cage96
Molecule-resolvable SERSome for metabolic profiling95
From G-protein-coupled receptors to solute carriers—mass spectrometry informs dynamics, function, and regulation93
Photo-assembling cyclic peptides for dynamic light-driven peptide nanotubes91
Bioinspired chemical design to control interfacial wet adhesion90
Structure-performance relationships for catalysis-driven molecular machinery89
Breaking ampere-level current density limitations in multi-carbon products through crystal facet engineering88
Highly oxygenated organic molecules with high unsaturation formed upon photochemical aging of soot88
General and selective metal-free radical α-C–H borylation of aliphatic amines87
A light-driven chloride anion transporter87
Ice quenching for sustained nucleate boiling at large superheats86
A dynamic charge-dependent nanofungicide platform for sustainable agrochemical deposition and delivery85
Designing generative dissipative networks for programming complex temporal dynamics and functions84
Development of tumor-evolution-targeted anticancer therapeutic nanomedicineEVT84
The key of Zn2+ transfer kinetics in zinc metal batteries82
The role of concentration waves in synthesizing hollow multi-shelled structures82
From “heavy” water to “heavy” boron clusters81
Metal-free photocatalyzed cyanation enables access to carbon-11-radiolabeled aryl nitriles81
Revisiting the impacts of silica nanoparticles on endothelial cell junctions and tumor metastasis81
Unexpected diastereoselective chemistry on a 2D protein surface80
Direct enantioselective α-amination of amides guided by DFT prediction of E/Z selectivity in a sulfonium intermediate79
Challenges and perspectives for the perovskite module research79
Colorless zinc colored by metal-metal orbital interaction78
Selective palladium recovery by a highly porous polyisothiocyanurate78
Enzymatic DNA orthogonal chemistry for multi-cancer diagnosis78
Potent antimicrobial effect induced by disruption of chloride homeostasis78
Antigen spatial-matching polyaptamer nanostructure to block coronavirus infection and alleviate inflammation77
The 40th anniversary of covalent dendrimers77
Deprotection of benzyl-derived groups via photochemically mesolytic cleavage of C–N and C–O bonds77
Emerging trends in CO carbonylation75
Pilot-scale reductive catalytic depolymerization of lignin: Challenges and guidelines74
The mechanical bond in biological systems74
Molecule additive design for perovskite light-emitting diodes operated at high current densities73
Industrial PhD: My way to go?72
A clever trilayer assembly strategy for 2D materials71
Omics approach for electrolytes discovery70
Reaction: Circular chemical imaginaries70
Bioorthogonal reactions and AIEgen-based metabolically engineered theranostic systems69
Cross-assembly confined bifunctional catalysis via non-covalent interactions for asymmetric halogenation69
Ultralong ionic chains with lengths over 10 μm: A control of ionic molecular engineering68
Microporous B←N framework: A stable and efficient material for separating C2H2 and CO268
A novel type of radical-addition-induced β-fragmentation and ensuing remote functionalization68
Cold-resilient zinc batteries with organic-free solvation structures68
Transformable quadruply interpenetrated cage with multiple states of different reactivities66
Aqueous electrocatalytic small-molecule valorization trilogy66
Frontier research in perovskite solar cells: Following the paths of European research and innovation66
Elucidating the role of cathode identity: Voltage-dependent reversibility of anode-free batteries66
Controlling dynamic reconstruction chemistry for superior oxygen-evolving catalysts65
Rational structure transformation triggered by titanium modulation in metal-organic frameworks for efficient flue gas utilization65
Regulating the topology and pore size of covalent metal-organic framework for boosting catalytic CO2 conversion65
Water-centric framework for confinement catalysis: Beyond nanomaterials65
Light-intensity-dependent out-of-equilibrium processes toward dimensionally distinct nanopolymorphs65
One step further to efficient Li-mediated ammonia synthesis in flow cells64
A B←N framework based on 1D dative B←N polymers for exclusive recognition and separation of benzene from its azeotrope63
Remote optical chirality transfer via helical polyaromatic capsules upon encapsulation63
Deciphering reactive intermediates in electrooxidative coupling of indoles through real-time mass spectrometry63
Metal-organic frameworks for water vapor adsorption63
Oxygen-tolerant photocatalytic conversion of simulated flue gas to ethylene63
Amorphous materials emerging as prospective electrodes for electrochemical energy storage and conversion63
Unlocking the synthesis of homochiral carborane-fused boraphenanthrenes62
The Cation Shuffle: Interplay of silylium, carbenium, and arenium ions in superelectrophile catalysis62
Hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks: Chemistry and functions62
Divergent scaffold redesign of ecteinascidin 743 as a gateway to anticancer macrocycles62
Programmable in vitro and in vivo folding of single-stranded nucleic-acid wireframe origami62
Downsizing lactams via Rh-catalyzed C–C activation61
Directional long-distance signal transmission on two-dimensional DNA origami assemblies60
Long-wavelength photocatalysis enabled by an in-situ-assembled manganese platform60
Sculpting photoproducts with DNA origami60
Activating a light-driven molecular motor by metal complexation60
Synergizing palladium with Lewis base catalysis for stereodivergent coupling of 1,3-dienes with pentafluorophenyl acetates60
Dynamic mechanoresponsive polymers enabled by ring-opening polymerization of cyclic propargyl carbonates60
Microenvironment engineering of non-noble metal alloy for selective propane dehydrogenation60
Rewriting lysine reactivity: Lysine-targeted bioconjugation via biomimetic polarity reversal for diversified biomolecule modification59
Innovative low-carbon technology for a sustainable electrolyte industry59
Multiply entangled receptors for high-affinity anion recognition in water59
Water, metal ions, and me: A chemist’s tale of serendipity and discovery59
Rational design and synthesis of two-dimensional conjugated metal-organic polymers for electrocatalysis applications59
DNA-mediated force transmission for precise and efficient mechanochemical activation59
In this issue58
Isoreactivity in chemistry58
Supramolecular interactions enable pseudo-nanophase separation for constructing an ion-transport highway58
Dispersion-driven formation of chiral twisted PAH double helices58
Modular synthesis of fluoroalkyl-substituted cyclopropenes with fluoroalkylacylsilanes as carbynyl cation equivalents58
Self-sorting as a versatile strategy in the synthesis of rotaxanes and catenanes57
Genetically enabling phosphorus fluoride exchange click chemistry in proteins57
Metal-organic frameworks for fast electrochemical energy storage: Mechanisms and opportunities57
Confinement-induced chiroptical photoswitching —An encapsulation approach for advanced photochemical functions57
Self-assembly of 10-nm-sized pentagonal dodecahedra through heteroleptic complexation coupled with orientational self-sorting57
Self-adjusted aromatic cation-π binding promotes controlled self-assembly of positively charged π-electronic molecules57
Challenges for photocatalytic overall water splitting56
In this issue56
Biocatalytic activation of diazirines for carbene-transfer reactions56
DNA membrane nanopores with highly tunable shapes and sizes55
Rethinking catalyst design by using data science55
The cyclotriborate trianion55
Electrophilic selenium drives electron leakage54
A sustainable cobalt separation with validation by techno-economic analysis and life-cycle assessment54
Dicobalt-catalyzed N=N coupling reactions of tertiary alkyl azides to form azoalkanes54
Hydrophenazine-linked two-dimensional ladder-type crystalline fused aromatic network with high charge transport53
Role of delocalized electrons on the doping effect in vanadia53
In my blue-light era53
Boosting single-molecule magnet performance53
Information transduction via fuel-controlled chemical waves53
Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrophosphination of internal alkynes: Atroposelective access to phosphine-functionalized olefins52
Versatile deacylative cross-coupling of aromatic ketones52
Indocyanine polymethine fluorophores with extended π-conjugation emitting beyond 1,200 nm for enhanced NIR-II imaging52
Tailoring dynamic hydrogels by controlling associative exchange rates52
Single-molecule spectroscopic probing of N-heterocyclic carbenes on a two-dimensional metal52
Bioengineering of syrbactin megasynthetases for immunoproteasome inhibitor production51
Molecular design of covalent organic frameworks for seawater desalination: A state-of-the-art review51
Interplay between remote single-atom active sites triggers speedy catalytic oxidation51
Ribosomal pentapeptide nitration for non-ribosomal peptide antibiotic precursor biosynthesis51
Applications of molecularly imprinted polymers and perspectives for their use as food quality trackers51
Bulk depolymerization of poly(methyl methacrylate) via chain-end initiation for catalyst-free reversion to monomer50
A critical assessment of fluorescent probes as cellular reporters for thioredoxin system enzyme activities50
Terpenoid-based high-performance polyester with tacticity-independent crystallinity and chemical circularity50
Two (AgI3I)4L4 cages elucidate the rules for silver-cluster vertex design50
Photovoltaic potential of nitro-functionalized non-fullerene acceptors depends on its bonding site49
Does in-situ-generated H2O2 promote important industrial reactions?49
Reaction: A three-pronged approach toward a sustainable chemical industry49
Supramolecular self-assembly of dinuclear alkynylplatinum(II) complexes into highly ordered crystalline hexagonal bipyramid superstructures49
Engineering biotic-abiotic hybrid systems for solar-to-chemical conversion49
Phosphorus fluoride exchange: Multidimensional catalytic click chemistry from phosphorus connective hubs48
Ligand-enabled stereodivergence in nickel-catalyzed regioselective hydroboration of internal allenes48
Reaction: Navigating the promises and perils of AI-powered drug synthesis48
Electrolyte engineering for highly inorganic solid electrolyte interphase in high-performance lithium metal batteries48
Depositing atom by atom: Pt–Ru–Co triple-atom catalysts48
Controlled radical depolymerization: Structural differentiation and molecular weight control48
Tumor microenvironment-tailored nanoplatform for companion diagnostic applications of precise cancer therapy48
A single-crystalline 2D polymer network mechanically interlocked by [c2]daisy chains48
Triazasupersumanenes: Bowl-shaped nanographenes with tunable properties and unexpected charge transport performance47
Uncovering strong π-metal interactions on Ag and Au nanosurfaces under ambient conditions via in-situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy47
Visible-light-induced coupling of carboxylic acids with alcohols/amines via a phosphorous linchpin strategy47
Cancer nanomedicine: Concepts, promises, and challenges47
Iron-mediated modular decarboxylative cross-nucleophile coupling47
4-Pyridyl perfluoroalkyl sulfide as a practical nucleophilic perfluoroalkylation reagent47
Tetragonal gyroid structure from symmetry manipulation: A brand-new member of the gyroid surface family47
New insights and discoveries in anion receptor chemistry47
Elucidating non-radiative decay in near-infrared lumiphores: Leveraging new design principles to develop a telecom band organic dye laser46
Biosynthesis and genetic encoding of activated nitriles for fast protein conjugation and tunable fluorogenic labeling46
Light-controlled colloidal crystallization46
Divergent synthesis of conidiogenones B–F and 12β-hydroxyconidiogenone C46
Synthesizing a nanographyne46
Championing systems thinking to create a circular economy of chemicals46
Selective hydrogenation catalysis enabled by nanoscale galvanic reactions46
Catalytic and selective chemical recycling of post-consumer rubbers into cycloalkenes46
Porous organic polymers with heterocyclic crown ethers for selective lithium-ion capture46
Chlorine-free synthesis of axially chiral organophosphorus compounds from white phosphorus46
Targeted spin regulation in multi-spin systems via σ-bond rotation46
Zeolite-based catalysts for methane conversion: Challenges and opportunities45
Accelerating PERx reaction enables covalent nanobodies for potent neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and variants45
Solar-to-chemical conversion in catalytic plastic transformation45
Nanocomposite DNA hydrogels emerging as programmable and bioinstructive materials systems45
An angstrom-level d-spacing control of graphite oxide using organofillers for high-rate lithium storage45
Photoinduced, ground-state charge-transfer complex44
Finding sustainable solutions44
The Co/NbN interphase as an effective ammonia synthesis catalyst44
Reversible topochemical polymerization and depolymerization of a crystalline 3D porous organic polymer with C–C bond linkages44
Reaction: The challenge of open-shell transition metal catalysis in “systems chemistry”43
Fluoride up- and down-regulates guest encapsulation for ZnII6L4 and ZnII4L4 cages43
Out-of-equilibrium chemical logic systems: Light- and sound-controlled programmable spatiotemporal patterns and mechanical functions43
The sustainability potential of single-atom catalysts in chemical process43
Selection of assembly complexity in a space of tetrapeptides42
Integrating two contrasting biosynthetic pathways for peptide natural products42
The subtle art of radical control41
Inverse doping IrOx/Ti with weakened Ir-O interaction toward stable and efficient acidic oxygen evolution41
Self-activated energy release cascade from anthracene-based solid-state molecular solar thermal energy storage systems41
In This Issue41
Versatile selective-absorber-based photothermocatalytic reactor for solar fuel synthesis41
p-p orbital hybridization enables durable aqueous zinc-iodine batteries41
Circumventing the activity-selectivity trade-off: Pt-Fe-Pt active sites for selective heterogeneous hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde41
3D-printing technologies for C1 chemistry41
Intrinsic circularly polarized luminescence with a record-high dissymmetry factor via dynamic through-space conjugation41
Osmium atomic sites on CuS nanoplates for efficient two-electron oxygen reduction into H2O240
Construction of chiral nitrogen stereocenters via enantioselective C–H activation40
BINOLates as potent reducing photocatalysts for inert-bond activation and reduction of unsaturated systems40
Dynamic active sites behind Cu-based electrocatalysts: Original or restructuring-induced catalytic activity40
Out-of-equilibrium confinement catalysis mediated by compressive force39
Acceleration of reverse intersystem crossing in multi-resonance TADF emitter39
Programmable reconfiguration of one-dimensional supramolecular polymers into multidimensional topological nanostructures39
Quantitative and qualitative analysis of nitrogen species in carbon at the ppm level39
Connecting single-nucleotide polymorphisms, glycosylation status, and interactions of plasma serine protease inhibitors39
A metal-ion-linked self-assembled molecular layer as a robust hole-selective contact for perovskite solar cells39
Mechanochemistry: Looking back and ahead39
The third wave of enzyme engineering: Navigating the AI-powered IDEA paradigm38
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