# Most-cited Chemistry papers of 2017, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Chemistry research papers published in 2017, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [In situ click chemistry generation of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2586637063) · 7,452 citations · Free PDF
2. [A Practical Beginner’s Guide to Cyclic Voltammetry](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2766085136) · 4,256 citations
3. [Synthetic Organic Electrochemical Methods Since 2000: On the Verge of a Renaissance](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2761551323) · 3,851 citations
4. [Metal–organic frameworks: functional luminescent and photonic materials for sensing applications](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2610608721) · 3,067 citations
5. [A subcellular map of the human proteome](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2613629789) · 2,793 citations
6. [Metal–Organic Framework (MOF)‐Based Drug/Cargo Delivery and Cancer Therapy](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2604084092) · 2,291 citations
7. [Transition Metal-Catalyzed C–H Amination: Scope, Mechanism, and Applications](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2569012662) · 2,169 citations
8. [Fluorescent chemosensors: the past, present and future](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2763434265) · 2,015 citations
9. [Metal–organic frameworks meet metal nanoparticles: synergistic effect for enhanced catalysis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2626830377) · 1,905 citations
10. [Analyzing Reaction Rates with the Distortion/Interaction‐Activation Strain Model](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2736178248) · 1,728 citations
11. [Metal–Organic Frameworks as Platforms for Catalytic Applications](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2770720622) · 1,727 citations
12. [Recent advances in gas storage and separation using metal–organic frameworks](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2769954071) · 1,579 citations
13. [50th Anniversary Perspective : RAFT Polymerization─A User Guide](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2759655425) · 1,500 citations · Free PDF
14. [Metal–Organic Frameworks for Heterogeneous Basic Catalysis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2618127528) · 1,476 citations
15. [Chalcone: A Privileged Structure in Medicinal Chemistry](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2613820968) · 1,463 citations
16. [CrystalExplorer model energies and energy frameworks: extension to metal coordination compounds, organic salts, solvates and open-shell systems](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2731568958) · 1,440 citations
17. [Gas/vapour separation using ultra-microporous metal–organic frameworks: insights into the structure/separation relationship](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2617009200) · 1,328 citations
18. [Use of Electrochemistry in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Structures](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2766737656) · 1,322 citations
19. [Recent Advances in Radical C–H Activation/Radical Cross-Coupling](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2672234276) · 1,316 citations
20. [The human protein atlas: A spatial map of the human proteome](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2757254843) · 1,305 citations
21. [Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings through Carbene Migratory Insertion](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2766669879) · 1,283 citations
22. [Solvatochromic and Fluorogenic Dyes as Environment-Sensitive Probes: Design and Biological Applications](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2568046654) · 1,226 citations
23. [An updated roadmap for the integration of metal–organic frameworks with electronic devices and chemical sensors](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2607848054) · 1,217 citations · Free PDF
24. [Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C–H Alkylation Using Alkenes](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2581918531) · 1,175 citations
25. [Inverse electron demand Diels–Alder reactions in chemical biology](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2731987565) · 1,141 citations

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