Nature Catalysis

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Catalysis is 60. 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
Greenwashed catalysis?798
PASADENA NMR676
N-between the aryls585
Enantio- and diastereoselective construction of vicinal C(sp3) centres via nickel-catalysed hydroalkylation of alkenes559
Bioproduction from methanol555
Enzyme-like water preorganization in a synthetic molecular cleft for homogeneous water oxidation catalysis540
Electrocatalytic upcycling of high-pressure captured CO2 to ethylene522
Localized thermal levering events drive spontaneous kinetic oscillations during CO oxidation on Rh/Al2O3510
Structure and mechanism of haem-dependent nitrogen–nitrogen bond formation in piperazate synthase408
Double alkyl–alkyl bond construction across alkenes enabled by nickel electron-shuttle catalysis405
An NAD⁺ analogue enables assembly of structurally diverse artificial photoenzymes for enantiodivergent [2 + 2] cycloadditions399
Electrosynthesis of amino acids from NO and α-keto acids using two decoupled flow reactors379
Role of the human-in-the-loop in emerging self-driving laboratories for heterogeneous catalysis365
Red light is ‘Go!’ for protein labelling360
Enhancing the connection between computation and experiments in electrocatalysis349
Exploration of the bio-analogous asymmetric C–C coupling mechanism in tandem CO2 electroreduction347
Imagine polypropylene336
Organic electrolyte cations promote non-aqueous CO2 reduction by mediating interfacial electric fields335
Zn2+-mediated catalysis for fast-charging aqueous Zn-ion batteries333
Methanotrophic catalysis for methane oxidation to formaldehyde319
Neither H2 nor O2 in hydrogenative oxidations with water315
Pulsed away313
Quantum computing for faster enzyme discovery and engineering309
Room temperature photo-promoted iron-catalysed arene C–H alkenylation without Grignard reagents309
Growing the carbon chain300
Electrochemistry-inspired design of thermocatalysts283
Light-induced Pd catalyst enables C(sp2)–C(sp2) cross-electrophile coupling bypassing the demand for transmetalation279
Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of alkenes with Pd/carbon nanotubes at an oil–water interface278
Identifying and avoiding dead ends in the characterization of heterogeneous catalysts at the gas–solid interface276
Density control249
The synchronized catalytic dance of CRISPR-Cas9248
Behind the curtain246
Author Correction: Epistasis arises from shifting the rate-limiting step during enzyme evolution of a β-lactamase246
Motorized catalysis246
Symbiotic oxides in catalysts245
The iron-catalysed Suzuki coupling of aryl chlorides244
Peripheral-nitrogen effects on the Ru1 centre for highly efficient propane dehydrogenation238
H2-reduced phosphomolybdate promotes room-temperature aerobic oxidation of methane to methanol233
Ternary platinum–cobalt–indium nanoalloy on ceria as a highly efficient catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane using CO2233
Direct conversion of methane with O2 at room temperature over edge-rich MoS2231
Understanding the interplay between electrocatalytic C(sp3)‒C(sp3) fragmentation and oxygenation reactions230
O2 so good228
Heavy labels from gas surrogates226
Choreography of a self-splicing ribozyme226
Optimizing iridium sites224
Iminium catalysis in natural Diels–Alderase222
Electrolysis in tandem204
Pulsed electrolysis through neutron lenses199
Substrate promiscuity fuels biosynthesis success199
Electrolyte effects in proton–electron transfer reactions and implications for renewable fuels and chemicals synthesis193
Remote site-selective arene C–H functionalization enabled by N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis193
Morphological and chemical state effects in pulsed CO2 electroreduction on Cu(100) unveiled by correlated spectro-microscopy189
Current state and future prospects of liquid metal catalysis188
Photoelectrochemical asymmetric dehydrogenative [2 + 2] cycloaddition between C–C single and double bonds via the activation of two C(sp3)–H bonds185
Enantioselective radical dearomative conjugate amination enabled by Co(II)-based metalloradical catalysis184
Active sites overcrowding183
Enzymatic catalysis favours eight-membered over five-membered ring closure in bicyclomycin biosynthesis182
A non-carboxylative route for the efficient synthesis of central metabolite malonyl-CoA and its derived products180
Iron-catalysed cooperative redox mechanism for the simultaneous conversion of nitrous oxide and nitric oxide179
Steam methane reforming using a regenerable antenna–reactor plasmonic photocatalyst171
Exploring mesoscopic mass transport effects on electrocatalytic selectivity163
The rise of ab initio surface thermodynamics161
Solution-based Cu+ transient species mediate the reconstruction of copper electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction160
Probing electrolyte effects on cation-enhanced CO2 reduction on copper in acidic media160
The role of Cu1–O3 species in single-atom Cu/ZrO2 catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation155
Dinuclear Cu(I) molecular electrocatalyst for CO2-to-C3 product conversion154
Copper-catalysed enantioconvergent O-alkylation of alcohols with racemic α-tertiary haloamides to access enantioenriched hindered dialkyl ethers151
One, two, three, four, five!148
Organocatalytic acylation of remote arene C–H bonds145
Bubble trouble145
Modulation to probe the interface145
Determining CO adsorption free energies on CO2 electroreduction active sites through kinetic analysis139
Concerted methane fixation at ambient temperature and pressure mediated by an alcohol oxidase and Fe-ZSM-5 catalytic couple139
Catalytic borylation of tertiary C–H bonds137
Organocatalytic olefin C–H functionalization for enantioselective synthesis of atropisomeric 1,3-dienes136
Ligand binding to a Ni–Fe cluster orchestrates conformational changes of the CO-dehydrogenase–acetyl-CoA synthase complex136
Catalysing rate and capacity134
Triplet quenchers for energy-transfer photobiocatalysis134
Reassessment of the catalytic activity of bismuth for aqueous nitrogen electroreduction133
Durable MnO2 electrocatalysts by stronger Mn–O bonds132
Practical conversion of carboxylic acids to nitriles132
Structural insights and engineering of the T4 td intron for improved RNA circularization132
Germanium-enriched double-four-membered-ring units inducing zeolite-confined subnanometric Pt clusters for efficient propane dehydrogenation129
In situ lysosomal proteomics enabled by bioorthogonal photocatalytic proximity labelling127
Wireless potentiometry of thermochemical heterogeneous catalysis126
Lengthened by ethylene125
Blowing in the tube124
Author Correction: Stereoselective alkyl–alkyl cross-coupling123
CYP screening for a better terpenoid world122
Tailored for semi-hydrogenation122
Publisher Correction: Parahydrogen-enhanced magnetic resonance identification of intermediates in [Fe]-hydrogenase catalysis121
Regioselective silyl installation for arene diversification119
Frustration-driven efficiency119
Bridging catalysis118
Ammonia synthesis via an engineered nitrogenase assembly pathway in Escherichia coli117
A fine adjustment116
Synthesis of tri- and tetrasubstituted stereocentres by nickel-catalysed enantioselective olefin cross-couplings115
Silicon frustrated Lewis pairs catalyse α-deuteration of amides and esters111
Understanding Mn-modulated restructuring of Fe-based catalysts for controlling selectivity in CO2 hydrogenation to olefins111
Electrosynthesis of ethylene glycol from ethylene coupled with CO2 capture109
Reactant-induced dynamics of lithium imide surfaces during the ammonia decomposition process109
Enantioselective Chan–Lam S-arylation of sulfenamides108
Cobalt-catalysed alkene hydronitration enabled by anomeric nitroamide105
Nickel-electrocatalysed C(sp3)–C(sp3) cross-coupling of unactivated alkyl halides105
A synthetic methylotrophic Escherichia coli as a chassis for bioproduction from methanol104
High-purity carbon monoxide production via photothermal formic acid decomposition over fluorite ZrO2104
Cationic-group-functionalized electrocatalysts enable stable acidic CO2 electrolysis102
Active-site isolation in intermetallics enables precise identification of elementary reaction kinetics during olefin hydrogenation102
Step bunching instability and its effects in electrocatalysis on platinum surfaces102
Terpene synthases in giant viruses101
An efficient Morita–Baylis–Hillmanase101
Dissolved Fe species enable a cooperative solid–molecular mechanism for the oxygen evolution reaction on NiFe-based catalysts101
Shining light to break planarity100
Divide and conquer towards synthetic autotrophy100
Identifying restructured motifs on iridium oxide catalyst surfaces for water electrolysis99
Catalyst optimization through synthetic Darwinian evolution99
A modular synthesis of azetidines from reactive triplet imine intermediates using an intermolecular aza Paternò–Büchi reaction98
A TIM-barrel metalloenzyme with sugar-cleavage activity98
A hydrogenative oxidation strategy for the single-step synthesis of lactams from N-heteroarenes using water97
Cations in alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis95
Boron clusters as efficient shuttles for electrocatalytic deuterium labelling via radical H/D exchange94
Author Correction: Oxygen evolution reaction over catalytic single-site Co in a well-defined brookite TiO2 nanorod surface93
Monitoring catalytic nanosites in action92
Mass-based biocatalyst metrics to guide protein engineering and bioprocess development92
The catalytic role of glutathione transferases in heterologous anthocyanin biosynthesis92
Cobalt hydride-mediated photocatalytic semihydrogenation of acetylene impurities for continuous-flow production of polymer-grade ethylene92
Photoinduced gold-catalyzed divergent dechloroalkylation of gem-dichloroalkanes92
Atomically dispersed ruthenium hydride on beta zeolite as catalysts for the isomerization of muconates90
The STRENDA Biocatalysis Guidelines for cataloguing metadata88
Electrocatalytic dual hydrogenation of organic substrates with a Faradaic efficiency approaching 200%88
Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli with electron channelling for the production of natural products87
Understanding two voltammetric features of water reduction and water oxidation in mild pH solutions87
Upcycling CO2 into energy-rich long-chain compounds via electrochemical and metabolic engineering85
Generative machine learning produces kinetic models that accurately characterize intracellular metabolic states85
Key role of paracrystalline motifs on iridium oxide surfaces for acidic water oxidation85
Identifying and alleviating the durability challenges in membrane-electrode-assembly devices for high-rate CO electrolysis85
Optimizing the p charge of S in p-block metal sulfides for sulfur reduction electrocatalysis84
A strongly coupled Ru–CrOx cluster–cluster heterostructure for efficient alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis84
Methyl formate as a hydrogen energy carrier84
Identifying high-spin hydroxyl-coordinated Fe3+N4 as the active centre for acidic oxygen reduction using molecular model catalysts83
Thioester-mediated biocatalytic amide bond synthesis with in situ thiol recycling82
Metastable nickel–oxygen species modulate rate oscillations during dry reforming of methane82
Iron-only Fe-nitrogenase underscores common catalytic principles in biological nitrogen fixation81
Long-range enhancements of micropollutant adsorption on metal-promoted photocatalysts81
Enhanced CO2 utilization in dry reforming of methane achieved through nickel-mediated hydrogen spillover in zeolite crystals81
Recharge your batteries80
Scatter and conquer78
Epistasis arises from shifting the rate-limiting step during enzyme evolution of a β-lactamase77
Stereoselective construction of β-, γ- and δ-lactam rings via enzymatic C–H amidation76
Ultralow overpotential nitrate reduction to ammonia via a three-step relay mechanism76
Acetylene hydrogenation to ethylene by water at low temperature on a Au/α-MoC catalyst76
An antidote for chemical reaction networks76
Intramolecular hydroxyl nucleophilic attack pathway by a polymeric water oxidation catalyst with single cobalt sites76
Shape matters too75
Author Correction: Origin of active sites on silica–magnesia catalysts and control of reactive environment in the one-step ethanol-to-butadiene process75
Challenges and prospects in precision medicine with RNA-based biocatalysts74
Complex behaviour of isotopes in CO2 electroreduction74
Privileged Brønsted acid organocatalysis74
Precision installation of silyl synthetic handles within arenes by regiocontrolled ruthenium C(sp2)–H functionalization73
Site-selective arene C–H amination with iron-aminyl radical73
Photoenzymatic enantioselective intermolecular radical hydroamination72
Amorphizing noble metal chalcogenide catalysts at the single-layer limit towards hydrogen production72
Achieving maximum overall light enhancement in plasmonic catalysis by combining thermal and non-thermal effects72
Critical insights into the steam electrolysis electrode in protonic ceramic cells for hydrogen production71
Seeking selectivity in alkene couplings70
Deciphering electrochemical methanol production69
Benign hyperpolarization68
A radical way to ethylene67
The 3D secrets of fuel cell catalyst layers66
Defying thermodynamics to synthetize hydrazine66
Operando probing dynamic migration of copper carbonyl during electrocatalytic CO2 reduction65
Nickel-catalysed enantioselective alkene dicarbofunctionalization enabled by photochemical aliphatic C–H bond activation64
A pyridoxal 5′-phosphate-dependent Mannich cyclase64
Regioselective hydroformylation with subnanometre Rh clusters in MFI zeolite63
Unlocking iron spin states for oxygen reduction62
Revealing in-plane movement of platinum in polymer electrolyte fuel cells after heavy-duty vehicle lifetime62
Generating alkyl carbanions for organic synthesis61
Organocatalytic asymmetric α-C–H functionalization of alkyl amines61
Methane oxidation by catalyst reduction61
Biocatalytic synthesis of non-standard amino acids by a decarboxylative aldol reaction60
Alkene 1,1-difunctionalizations via organometallic-radical relay60
Publisher Correction: Gas-balancing adsorption strategy towards noble-metal-based nanowire electrocatalysts60
Organocatalytic regio- and stereoselective cyclopropanation of olefins60
Effective anions60
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