OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nature Catalysis is 99. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2019-03-01 to 2023-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Control of metal-support interactions in heterogeneous catalysts to enhance activity and selectivity	795
Challenges and prospects in the catalysis of electroreduction of nitrogen to ammonia	744
Fe–N–C electrocatalyst with dense active sites and efficient mass transport for high-performance proton exchange membrane fuel cells	735
Reaction systems for solar hydrogen production via water splitting with particulate semiconductor photocatalysts	713
Rational catalyst and electrolyte design for CO2 electroreduction towards multicarbon products	644
Designing materials for electrochemical carbon dioxide recycling	606
Achievements, challenges and perspectives on cathode catalysts in proton exchange membrane fuel cells for transportation	564
Engineering the electronic structure of single atom Ru sites via compressive strain boosts acidic water oxidation electrocatalysis	536
Promoting nitrogen electroreduction to ammonia with bismuth nanocrystals and potassium cations in water	497
Iron-facilitated dynamic active-site generation on spinel CoAl2O4 with self-termination of surface reconstruction for water oxidation	481
Single-atom tailoring of platinum nanocatalysts for high-performance multifunctional electrocatalysis	332
A comprehensive metabolic map for production of bio-based chemicals	314
Identification of active sites for acidic oxygen reduction on carbon catalysts with and without nitrogen doping	307
Two-dimensional copper nanosheets for electrochemical reduction of carbon monoxide to acetate	280
Electrochemical synthesis of ammonia as a potential alternative to the Haber–Bosch process	272
Structure of the catalytically active copper–ceria interfacial perimeter	266
The renaissance of the Sabatier reaction and its applications on Earth and in space	262
Cooperative CO2-to-ethanol conversion via enriched intermediates at molecule–metal catalyst interfaces	253
Net reduction of CO2 via its thermocatalytic and electrocatalytic transformation reactions in standard and hybrid processes	245
Catalyst synthesis under CO2 electroreduction favours faceting and promotes renewable fuels electrosynthesis	223
Towards dense single-atom catalysts for future automotive applications	212
Strategies to break linear scaling relationships	187
Cooperative copper centres in a metal–organic framework for selective conversion of CO2 to ethanol	187
A green chemistry perspective on catalytic amide bond formation	180
A silver catalyst activated by stacking faults for the hydrogen evolution reaction	171
Carbon monoxide electroreduction as an emerging platform for carbon utilization	169
Cancer-derived exosomes loaded with ultrathin palladium nanosheets for targeted bioorthogonal catalysis	154
Cu2O nanocubes with mixed oxidation-state facets for (photo)catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide	153
Diastereodivergent synthesis of enantioenriched α,β-disubstituted γ-butyrolactones via cooperative N-heterocyclic carbene and Ir catalysis	146
First-principles-based multiscale modelling of heterogeneous catalysis	140
Photoelectrocatalytic arene C–H amination	138
Efficient electrocatalytic conversion of carbon monoxide to propanol using fragmented copper	138
Tuning of catalytic sites in Pt/TiO2 catalysts for the chemoselective hydrogenation of 3-nitrostyrene	129
Constraining CO coverage on copper promotes high-efficiency ethylene electroproduction	126
Making quantitative sense of electromicrobial production	124
Catalyst deactivation via decomposition into single atoms and the role of metal loading	123
Solvent-mediated charge separation drives alternative hydrogenation path of furanics in liquid water	122
Asymmetric formation of γ-lactams via C–H amidation enabled by chiral hydrogen-bond-donor catalysts	118
Electrochemically converting carbon monoxide to liquid fuels by directing selectivity with electrode surface area	117
Photocatalytic activation of alkyl chlorides by assembly-promoted single electron transfer in microheterogeneous solutions	117
Progress and outlook for solid oxide fuel cells for transportation applications	116
Platinum group metal-free catalysts boost cost competitiveness of fuel cell vehicles	113
Selectivity control of CO versus HCOO− production in the visible-light-driven catalytic reduction of CO2 with two cooperative metal sites	112
Rational design, enantioselective synthesis and catalytic applications of axially chiral EBINOLs	111
A high-energy-density and long-life lithium-ion battery via reversible oxide–peroxide conversion	110
Photocatalytic regio- and stereoselective C(sp3)–H functionalization of benzylic and allylic hydrocarbons as well as unactivated alkanes	110
Misconceptions and challenges in methane-to-methanol over transition-metal-exchanged zeolites	108
Gasoline automobile catalysis and its historical journey to cleaner air	104
Solar-driven reduction of aqueous CO2 with a cobalt bis(terpyridine)-based photocathode	102
Non-proteinaceous hydrolase comprised of a phenylalanine metallo-supramolecular amyloid-like structure	102
Asymmetric construction of atropisomeric biaryls via a redox neutral cross-coupling strategy	99