Chem

Papers
(The TQCC of Chem is 30. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
In This Issue716
Out-of-equilibrium chemical logic systems414
From trash to treasure: Vanadium-catalyzed upcycling of non-biodegradable plastics355
N-Heterocyclic carbene-derived second-period main-group radicals: Synthesis, fundamentals, and applications337
Air-stable radical polycyclic aromatic hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks315
Reaction: Harnessing reactive oxygen species (ROS) for water purification260
Multi-omics profiling of a self-assembling bioactive hydrogel for immunomodulation and myogenesis in volumetric muscle loss237
B(C6F5)3-catalyzed selective C–H chalcogenation of arenes and heteroarenes236
Variable nanosheets for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction227
Experimentally modeling the emergence of prebiotically plausible phospholipid vesicles223
2D covalent organic framework via catenation215
Quasicrystal approximants in isoreticular metal-organic frameworks via Cairo pentagonal tiling210
Click chemistry in polymer science202
Harnessing plastic depolymerization products to upcycle mixed waste into high-value chemicals198
A high-throughput workflow to analyze sequence-conformation relationships and explore hydrophobic patterning in disordered peptoids195
In this issue185
Probing enantioinduction in confined chiral spaces through asymmetric oxime reductions177
Spatially resolved cell tagging and surfaceome labeling via targeted photocatalytic decaging167
Nanocellulose: New horizons in organic chemistry and beyond165
A Star of David [2]catenane of single handedness165
Excited-state protonation and reduction enable the umpolung Birch reduction of naphthalenes164
An M60L60 metal-peptide capsid with a 60-crossing woven network160
Photoswitches and photochemical reactions for optically controlled phase transition and energy storage156
Ion-dipole-interaction-manipulated bilateral interface chemistry for deep rechargeability and high redox activity of Zn-organic batteries153
Lanthanide luminescence from supramolecular hydrogels consisting of bio-conjugated picolinic-acid-based guanosine quadruplexes151
Nature-inspired synthetic oligourea foldamer channels allow water transport with high salt rejection147
Recent research progress of all-polymer solar cells based on PSMA-type polymer acceptors142
2D conjugated metal-organic framework as a proton-electron dual conductor140
Swapping benches from chemistry PhD student to science advisor at law firm137
Be your own star135
Supramolecular boosted superexchange135
From G-protein-coupled receptors to solute carriers—mass spectrometry informs dynamics, function, and regulation131
In this issue130
Reaction: Don’t hate the player in chemical AI; hate the game130
Curved plane increases the d vacancy population of Pd for green production of cyclohexanone129
In This Issue128
Molecular freaky Friday: Polarity reversal and resorcin[4]arenes as chloride receptors122
In this issue122
para-Selective C–H alkylation of aroyl chlorides through organic photoredox-catalyzed radical tele-substitution121
Ionic surface propensity controls pH in nanopores120
Catalytic strategies for upvaluing plastic wastes120
Two-in-one metallaphotoredox cross-couplings enabled by a photoactive ligand119
Higher-order cycloadditions in the age of catalysis118
An effective strategy to boost lattice-oxygen-mediated acidic oxygen evolution117
Highly oxygenated organic molecules with high unsaturation formed upon photochemical aging of soot117
Structure-performance relationships for catalysis-driven molecular machinery117
The beauty of low symmetry: Non-statistical assembly of [Pd2(LA)(LB)(LC)(LD)]4+ cages116
Switchable diversification of quaternary ammonium salts using photocatalysis114
Observation of ultrafast electrons in pendant-embedded conducting two-dimensional polymers113
Redox-couple-assisted CO2 capture on solid-electrolyte reactor112
Molecular design strategy for realizing vectorial electron transfer in photoelectrodes112
Atom swap in triple bonds via nitrogen-deletion coupling with gem-diborylalkanes112
Stereodivergent asymmetric hydrogenation of quinoxalines112
Transition metal-free difunctionalization of unactivated alkenes: Arylation/azidation, arylation/chlorination, and arylation/cyanation112
Modular nucleic acid scaffolds for synthesizing monodisperse and sequence-encoded antibody oligomers111
Phosphine oxide additives for perovskite light-emitting diodes and solar cells109
Strong halide anion binding within the cavity of a conformation-adaptive phenazine-based Pd2L4 cage108
Design of piezoelectric organic cage salts for energy harvesting104
Battery detectives: Uncovering cathode impact on anode-free Li cell performance by operando NMR101
Time-resolved fluorescence imaging with color-changing, “turn-on/turn-on” AIE nanoparticles98
General and selective metal-free radical α-C–H borylation of aliphatic amines98
Photo-assembling cyclic peptides for dynamic light-driven peptide nanotubes98
Semiconducting ladder-type covalent organic frameworks97
Cation-exchange-upgraded nanostructures for photocatalysts97
Molecule-resolvable SERSome for metabolic profiling96
Bioinspired chemical design to control interfacial wet adhesion95
The role of concentration waves in synthesizing hollow multi-shelled structures94
Colorless zinc colored by metal-metal orbital interaction94
Selective palladium recovery by a highly porous polyisothiocyanurate93
Enzymatic DNA orthogonal chemistry for multi-cancer diagnosis93
Designing generative dissipative networks for programming complex temporal dynamics and functions92
Chemical probes of redox enzymes by rational, reactivity-based design91
Antigen spatial-matching polyaptamer nanostructure to block coronavirus infection and alleviate inflammation90
A light-driven chloride anion transporter89
Metal-free photocatalyzed cyanation enables access to carbon-11-radiolabeled aryl nitriles87
The key of Zn2+ transfer kinetics in zinc metal batteries87
Unexpected diastereoselective chemistry on a 2D protein surface85
Catalyst: A step forward for PVC manufacture from natural gas84
Challenges and perspectives for the perovskite module research82
Revisiting the impacts of silica nanoparticles on endothelial cell junctions and tumor metastasis82
The mechanical bond in biological systems81
Programmable spatial organization of liquid-phase condensations80
Ice quenching for sustained nucleate boiling at large superheats80
Pilot-scale reductive catalytic depolymerization of lignin: Challenges and guidelines80
Upcycling waste PET and CO2 to useful chemicals: Multi-functional catalysis at its best78
Emerging trends in CO carbonylation78
Potent antimicrobial effect induced by disruption of chloride homeostasis78
Regulating liquid and solid-state electrolytes for solid-phase conversion in Li–S batteries77
Forging C−heteroatom bonds by transition-metal-catalyzed enantioselective C–H functionalization76
Direct enantioselective α-amination of amides guided by DFT prediction of E/Z selectivity in a sulfonium intermediate75
Halogen-halogen bonds enable improved long-term operational stability of mixed-halide perovskite photovoltaics75
Deprotection of benzyl-derived groups via photochemically mesolytic cleavage of C–N and C–O bonds75
Development of tumor-evolution-targeted anticancer therapeutic nanomedicineEVT75
Finding your voice in a diverse audience: Lessons in writing and advocacy74
A clever trilayer assembly strategy for 2D materials74
Industrial PhD: My way to go?74
Molecule additive design for perovskite light-emitting diodes operated at high current densities73
Cross-assembly confined bifunctional catalysis via non-covalent interactions for asymmetric halogenation72
Transformable quadruply interpenetrated cage with multiple states of different reactivities72
Ultralong ionic chains with lengths over 10 μm: A control of ionic molecular engineering72
Frontier research in perovskite solar cells: Following the paths of European research and innovation72
A novel type of radical-addition-induced β-fragmentation and ensuing remote functionalization72
Microporous B←N framework: A stable and efficient material for separating C2H2 and CO271
Reaction: Circular chemical imaginaries71
Cold-resilient zinc batteries with organic-free solvation structures71
Omics approach for electrolytes discovery70
High-resolution transmission electron microscopy of beam-sensitive halide perovskites70
Bioorthogonal reactions and AIEgen-based metabolically engineered theranostic systems70
Programmable in vitro and in vivo folding of single-stranded nucleic-acid wireframe origami70
Remote optical chirality transfer via helical polyaromatic capsules upon encapsulation69
Metal-organic frameworks for water vapor adsorption68
Deciphering reactive intermediates in electrooxidative coupling of indoles through real-time mass spectrometry68
Rationalizing the design and implementation of chiral hybrid perovskites68
Rational structure transformation triggered by titanium modulation in metal-organic frameworks for efficient flue gas utilization68
Aqueous electrocatalytic small-molecule valorization trilogy68
Elucidating the role of cathode identity: Voltage-dependent reversibility of anode-free batteries67
Amorphous materials emerging as prospective electrodes for electrochemical energy storage and conversion67
A B←N framework based on 1D dative B←N polymers for exclusive recognition and separation of benzene from its azeotrope67
In this issue66
Rewriting lysine reactivity: Lysine-targeted bioconjugation via biomimetic polarity reversal for diversified biomolecule modification66
Hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks: Chemistry and functions66
Controlling dynamic reconstruction chemistry for superior oxygen-evolving catalysts66
Conceptually novel diarylation for sustainable synthesis66
Oxygen-tolerant photocatalytic conversion of simulated flue gas to ethylene66
Innovative low-carbon technology for a sustainable electrolyte industry66
Downsizing lactams via Rh-catalyzed C–C activation65
Activating a light-driven molecular motor by metal complexation64
In this issue64
Pursuing electrically pumped lasing with organic semiconductors63
Correlations between precipitation reactions and electrochemical performance of lithium-sulfur batteries probed by operando scattering techniques63
Microenvironment engineering of non-noble metal alloy for selective propane dehydrogenation62
Rational design and synthesis of two-dimensional conjugated metal-organic polymers for electrocatalysis applications62
Supramolecular interactions enable pseudo-nanophase separation for constructing an ion-transport highway62
Sculpting photoproducts with DNA origami61
Water, metal ions, and me: A chemist’s tale of serendipity and discovery60
Self-adjusted aromatic cation-π binding promotes controlled self-assembly of positively charged π-electronic molecules60
Self-assembly of 10-nm-sized pentagonal dodecahedra through heteroleptic complexation coupled with orientational self-sorting60
Metal-organic frameworks for fast electrochemical energy storage: Mechanisms and opportunities60
Dynamic mechanoresponsive polymers enabled by ring-opening polymerization of cyclic propargyl carbonates60
Genetically enabling phosphorus fluoride exchange click chemistry in proteins60
Unlocking the synthesis of homochiral carborane-fused boraphenanthrenes59
Divergent scaffold redesign of ecteinascidin 743 as a gateway to anticancer macrocycles58
Dispersion-driven formation of chiral twisted PAH double helices58
Modular synthesis of fluoroalkyl-substituted cyclopropenes with fluoroalkylacylsilanes as carbynyl cation equivalents58
Challenges for photocatalytic overall water splitting57
Synergizing palladium with Lewis base catalysis for stereodivergent coupling of 1,3-dienes with pentafluorophenyl acetates57
Phenanthrenequinone-like moiety functionalized carbon for electrocatalytic acidic oxygen evolution57
The road to industrialization of fine chemical carboxylation reactions56
Selective cellular probes for mammalian thioredoxin reductase TrxR1: Rational design of RX1, a modular 1,2-thiaselenane redox probe56
Self-sorting as a versatile strategy in the synthesis of rotaxanes and catenanes56
In my blue-light era55
Bulk depolymerization of poly(methyl methacrylate) via chain-end initiation for catalyst-free reversion to monomer55
Rethinking catalyst design by using data science55
Operando scattering techniques for detecting precipitation reactions in lithium-sulfur batteries55
In this issue55
The cyclotriborate trianion55
Reaction: A three-pronged approach toward a sustainable chemical industry55
Molecular design of covalent organic frameworks for seawater desalination: A state-of-the-art review54
A 10-nm-sized multicompartment cuboctahedron and its 2D hierarchical arrays observed by cryo-EM54
Van der Waals organic/inorganic heterostructures in the two-dimensional limit54
Ribosomal pentapeptide nitration for non-ribosomal peptide antibiotic precursor biosynthesis53
Phosphorus fluoride exchange: Multidimensional catalytic click chemistry from phosphorus connective hubs53
Bioengineering of syrbactin megasynthetases for immunoproteasome inhibitor production53
Supramolecular repair of hydration lubrication surfaces52
Tailoring dynamic hydrogels by controlling associative exchange rates52
Remotely controllable supramolecular rotor mounted inside a porphyrinic cage51
Electrophilic selenium drives electron leakage51
Photovoltaic potential of nitro-functionalized non-fullerene acceptors depends on its bonding site51
Role of delocalized electrons on the doping effect in vanadia51
Does in-situ-generated H2O2 promote important industrial reactions?51
DNA membrane nanopores with highly tunable shapes and sizes50
Information transduction via fuel-controlled chemical waves50
Terpenoid-based high-performance polyester with tacticity-independent crystallinity and chemical circularity50
Two (AgI3I)4L4 cages elucidate the rules for silver-cluster vertex design50
Dicobalt-catalyzed N=N coupling reactions of tertiary alkyl azides to form azoalkanes50
Boosting single-molecule magnet performance50
Surface and interface control of black phosphorus49
Single-molecule spectroscopic probing of N-heterocyclic carbenes on a two-dimensional metal49
Indocyanine polymethine fluorophores with extended π-conjugation emitting beyond 1,200 nm for enhanced NIR-II imaging49
Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrophosphination of internal alkynes: Atroposelective access to phosphine-functionalized olefins49
Biocatalytic activation of diazirines for carbene-transfer reactions48
Versatile deacylative cross-coupling of aromatic ketones48
A sustainable cobalt separation with validation by techno-economic analysis and life-cycle assessment48
Ligand-enabled stereodivergence in nickel-catalyzed regioselective hydroboration of internal allenes48
Interplay between remote single-atom active sites triggers speedy catalytic oxidation48
Hydrophenazine-linked two-dimensional ladder-type crystalline fused aromatic network with high charge transport48
Engineering biotic-abiotic hybrid systems for solar-to-chemical conversion48
Zero-valent species of group 13–15 elements48
Championing systems thinking to create a circular economy of chemicals47
Tumor microenvironment-tailored nanoplatform for companion diagnostic applications of precise cancer therapy47
Chlorine-free synthesis of axially chiral organophosphorus compounds from white phosphorus47
Controlled radical depolymerization: Structural differentiation and molecular weight control47
Supramolecular self-assembly of dinuclear alkynylplatinum(II) complexes into highly ordered crystalline hexagonal bipyramid superstructures47
Electrolyte engineering for highly inorganic solid electrolyte interphase in high-performance lithium metal batteries47
Visible-light-induced coupling of carboxylic acids with alcohols/amines via a phosphorous linchpin strategy47
Applications of molecularly imprinted polymers and perspectives for their use as food quality trackers47
4-Pyridyl perfluoroalkyl sulfide as a practical nucleophilic perfluoroalkylation reagent46
Synthesizing a nanographyne46
Elucidating non-radiative decay in near-infrared lumiphores: Leveraging new design principles to develop a telecom band organic dye laser46
Depositing atom by atom: Pt–Ru–Co triple-atom catalysts46
A single-crystalline 2D polymer network mechanically interlocked by [c2]daisy chains46
Cancer nanomedicine: Concepts, promises, and challenges46
Reaction: Navigating the promises and perils of AI-powered drug synthesis46
Triazasupersumanenes: Bowl-shaped nanographenes with tunable properties and unexpected charge transport performance45
An angstrom-level d-spacing control of graphite oxide using organofillers for high-rate lithium storage45
Mucin-mimetic glycan arrays integrating machine learning for analyzing receptor pattern recognition by influenza A viruses45
Divergent synthesis of conidiogenones B–F and 12β-hydroxyconidiogenone C45
Selective hydrogenation catalysis enabled by nanoscale galvanic reactions45
Porous organic polymers with heterocyclic crown ethers for selective lithium-ion capture45
Accelerating PERx reaction enables covalent nanobodies for potent neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and variants45
Nanocomposite DNA hydrogels emerging as programmable and bioinstructive materials systems45
The Co/NbN interphase as an effective ammonia synthesis catalyst45
Perovskite intermediate phases fundamentally address the urgent stability issue45
Biosynthesis and genetic encoding of activated nitriles for fast protein conjugation and tunable fluorogenic labeling45
Catalytic and selective chemical recycling of post-consumer rubbers into cycloalkenes44
Iron-mediated modular decarboxylative cross-nucleophile coupling44
Tetragonal gyroid structure from symmetry manipulation: A brand-new member of the gyroid surface family44
Non-covalent interactions of graphene surface: Mechanisms and applications44
Uncovering strong π-metal interactions on Ag and Au nanosurfaces under ambient conditions via in-situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy44
Communication between active sites regulates heterogeneous catalysis43
Solar-to-chemical conversion in catalytic plastic transformation43
New light on proton transfer: Spectral and kinetic signature of a transient Eigen complex43
The sustainability potential of single-atom catalysts in chemical process43
The subtle art of radical control43
New insights and discoveries in anion receptor chemistry43
Circumventing the activity-selectivity trade-off: Pt-Fe-Pt active sites for selective heterogeneous hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde42
Versatile selective-absorber-based photothermocatalytic reactor for solar fuel synthesis42
Selection of assembly complexity in a space of tetrapeptides42
In This Issue42
Finding sustainable solutions42
Reversible topochemical polymerization and depolymerization of a crystalline 3D porous organic polymer with C–C bond linkages41
Inverse doping IrOx/Ti with weakened Ir-O interaction toward stable and efficient acidic oxygen evolution41
Fluoride up- and down-regulates guest encapsulation for ZnII6L4 and ZnII4L4 cages41
3D-printing technologies for C1 chemistry41
Interfacial water regulation for water-participating electrocatalytic hydrogenation reactions41
Connecting single-nucleotide polymorphisms, glycosylation status, and interactions of plasma serine protease inhibitors41
Quantitative and qualitative analysis of nitrogen species in carbon at the ppm level40
Out-of-equilibrium chemical logic systems: Light- and sound-controlled programmable spatiotemporal patterns and mechanical functions40
Deciphering the rational design of the early transition metals for ammonia synthesis40
Construction of chiral nitrogen stereocenters via enantioselective C–H activation40
Electrochemical 6Li isotope enrichment based on selective insertion in 1D tunnel-structured V2O540
Reaction: The challenge of open-shell transition metal catalysis in “systems chemistry”40
Photoinduced, ground-state charge-transfer complex40
An ultra-dynamic anion-cluster-based organic framework40
Programmable reconfiguration of one-dimensional supramolecular polymers into multidimensional topological nanostructures40
Integrating two contrasting biosynthetic pathways for peptide natural products40
BINOLates as potent reducing photocatalysts for inert-bond activation and reduction of unsaturated systems39
Design of metal-organic framework catalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production39
Selective and stable upgrading of biomass-derived furans into plastic monomers by coupling homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis39
Osmium atomic sites on CuS nanoplates for efficient two-electron oxygen reduction into H2O239
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