OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Chemistry is 15. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Advisory Board and Contents	207
Bioinspired dearomatization of DBCOD lignans	136
MIDA-directed meta-selective C−H functionalizations	134
Environmental quantum chemistry for the phosphorus cycle	122
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Emerging organic electrode materials for aqueous proton batteries	106
Tetradentate Pt complexes for organic light-emitting diodes	101
Strategies for the synthesis of water-soluble conjugated polymers	97
Advisory Board and Contents	94
Subscription and Copyright Information	87
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C–N and C–S bond formation by cytochrome P450 enzymes	84
Regioselective arylations via aryne intermediates	80
Stereoselective synthesis of 1,2-bis(boronates)	79
Advisory Board and Contents	78
Machine Learning in Chemistry: Looking Back, Looking Forward	74
Advisory Board and Contents	72
Computational Data-Driven Materials Discovery	71
Subscription and Copyright Information	68
Complementary co-cation interface stabilizes zinc batteries	67
Photothermal cascade metathesis and cyclization	63
Free radical theory in lignin oxidation depolymerization	62
Advisory Board and Contents	55
Advisory Board and Contents	54

Amine/ketone cooperative catalysis with H2O2	51
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Advisory Board and Contents	50
Advisory Board and Contents	50
Advisory Board and Contents	48
Functionalization of carbon nanotubes for multifunctional applications	48
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Chemical transformations of extraterrestrial soils	48
Subscription and Copyright Information	47
Advisory Board and Contents	46
Catalytic Enantioselective Minisci Reaction	46
2D Material Bubbles: Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications	44
Styrene hydroaminoalkylation with primary alkylamines	44
Ab initio quantum dynamics of plasmonic charge carriers	44
Converting heterotrophic Escherichia coli into synthetic C1-trophic modes	44
A perspective on radicaloid conjugated polycyclic hydrocarbons	44
Hot electron chemistry in catalytic reactions	43
Integrating protein engineering into biocatalytic process scale-up	43
Perspective of p-block single-atom catalysts for electrocatalysis	43
Metastable-phase 2D noble-metal oxides: syntheses and advanced catalysts	42
Advisory Board and Contents	41
Single-atom M–N–C catalysts for oxygen reduction electrocatalysis	40
All sp2 carbon covalent organic frameworks	40
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Host–guest behavior of pillar[n]arene-based supramolecular assemblies	38
Defining and Exploring Chemical Spaces	38
3D-printing design for continuous flow catalysis	37
Advancing data-driven chemistry by beating benchmarks	37
Sustainable production of textile fibers, biofuels, and chemicals from poplar wood	36
Upscaling perovskite solar cells via the ambient deposition of perovskite thin films	36
Advances in organic materials for chiral luminescence-based OLEDs	36
Heterogeneous photocatalysis: what is being overlooked?	36
Automation in DFT-based computational materials science	35
Recent advances in molybdenum catalyzed asymmetric organic transformations	35
Chemical bonds in topological materials	34
Toward valorization of crude glycerol via controlled electro-oxidation	34
Pretreatment of biomass with protic ionic liquids	33
Flow chemistry of main group and transition metal complexes	32
Stereodivergent dual catalysis in organic synthesis	31
Photodynamic covalent bonds regulated by visible light for soft matter materials	31
Bright ideas: efficient and degradable luminescent polymers	30
Chemical conjugation innovations for protein nanoparticles	30
Advances in light-enhanced biological/artificial hybrid systems	30
Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 Using Group VII Metal Catalysts	28
Multistep automated synthesis of pharmaceuticals	28
Molecular Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 beyond Two Electrons	27
Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Therapeutics	27
Hydrophobicity: a key factor en route to applications of metal–organic frameworks	27
Early Transition Metal-Catalyzed Hydroaminoalkylation	26
The temptation from homogeneous linear catechyl lignin	26

Advances in N-centered intermediates by energy transfer photocatalysis	26
A new carbon allotrope: graphdiyne	26
Direct photocatalytic conversion of methane to value-added chemicals	25
Multifunctional COF design addresses Li-S organic electrode limitations	25
Development and applications of selective hydroesterification reactions	25
Bioorthogonal catalysis for biomedical applications	24
Highly reductive photocatalytic systems in organic synthesis	24
Laser-engraved graphene for flexible and wearable electronics	24
Toward Machine Learning-Enhanced High-Throughput Experimentation	24
Production of natural colorants by metabolically engineered microorganisms	24
Mitigating ion migration in perovskite solar cells	24
Fluorescent molecules for super-resolution imaging of cellular membranes	23
Strain-promoted reactivity in carbon nanohoops	23
Single-crystalline covalent organic frameworks	23
A new route to 3D bioisosteres of arenes	23
Layered rare-earth hydroxides: crystal engineering toward functional nanosheets	23
On-demand bioenergy from a fingertip	22
Advisory Board and Contents	22
Frontiers of NHC catalysis: radical and site-selective reactions	21
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Advisory Board and Contents	21
Materials chemistry-enabled platforms in detecting sexually transmitted infections: progress towards point-of-care tests	20
Smart surface-based cell sheet engineering for regenerative medicine	20
Single-electron carbene catalysis in redox processes	20
2D conjugated polymers: exploiting topological properties for the rational design of metal-free photocatalysts	20
Advisory Board and Contents	19
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Advisory Board and Contents	19
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Solvent-driven aqueous separations for hypersaline brine concentration and resource recovery	19
Six-membered-ring inorganic materials for electrochemical applications	19
Sewing molecules together with light	19
Organopalladium Intermediates in Coordination-Directed C(sp3)-H Functionalizations	18
Nanomachines in living matters: the soft-robot cytochrome P450	18
Advisory Board and Contents	18
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A magnetic twist on CO2 electrolysis	17
Innovative biphasic solvent systems for lignocellulosic biorefinery	17
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Battery chemical heterogeneity revealed by thermal conductivity measurement	17
An alkene, a photon, and a catalyst walk into a bar; Zaitsev wasn’t invited	17
Advisory Board and Contents	17
HAT lessons help hydrogen hop, skip, and jump	17
Advancing operational stability and performance of organic photoanodes for solar water oxidation	17
Aryl sulfide synthesis via aryl exchange reaction	16
A new type of catalysts: catalysts of singly dispersed bimetallic sites	16
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Chemistry of coordinatively unsaturated centers in zeolites	16
Retrosynthetic polyketide disconnections for unnatural aromatics	16
Symmetry breaking for semiconductor photocatalysis	16
Bioactive molecules from lignin via homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic pathways	15
On-surface synthesis – there will be light	15
New functionality of electrode materials with highly concentrated electrolytes	15
Chemistry and democracy: a symbiotic relationship	15
Selective C–H activation of pyridine via Ni–Al	15
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Pd-catalyzed siloxycyclopropanation of alkenes	15
Converting heterotrophic Saccharomyces cerevisiae to a synthetic methylotroph	15
Advisory Board and Contents	15
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