Most-cited Chemistry papers of 2024, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Chemistry research papers published in 2024, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. The PRIDE database at 20 years: 2025 update
   Yasset Pérez‐Riverol, Chakradhar Bandla et al. · 2024 · 2,010 citations
2. Fluorescent Probes for Disease Diagnosis
   Xin Wang, Qi Ding et al. · 2024 · 544 citations
3. Energy transfer photocatalysis: exciting modes of reactivity
   Subhabrata Dutta, Johannes Eike Erchinger et al. · 2024 · 515 citations
4. Photocatalytic systems: reactions, mechanism, and applications
   Farzaneh Mohamadpour, Ali Mohammad Amani · 2024 · 438 citations
5. Design and Application of Fluorescent Probes to Detect Cellular Physical Microenvironments
   Junbao Ma, Rui Sun et al. · 2024 · 413 citations
6. Metal–organic framework heterojunctions for photocatalysis
   Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy, Zhaohui Li et al. · 2024 · 407 citations
7. The Rise of Boron-Containing Compounds: Advancements in Synthesis, Medicinal Chemistry, and Emerging Pharmacology
   R. Justin Grams, Webster L. Santos et al. · 2024 · 377 citations
8. Methods for screening and evaluation of antimicrobial activity: A review of protocols, advantages, and limitations
   Tanim Jabid Hossain · 2024 · 373 citations
9. Ultra-fast label-free quantification and comprehensive proteome coverage with narrow-window data-independent acquisition
   Ulises H. Guzmán, Ana Martínez‐Val et al. · 2024 · 350 citations · Free PDF
10. Metal–organic frameworks for organic transformations by photocatalysis and photothermal catalysis
    Hong‐Guang Jin, Pengcheng Zhao et al. · 2024 · 348 citations
11. A highly sensitive LITES sensor based on a multi-pass cell with dense spot pattern and a novel quartz tuning fork with low frequency
    Yahui Liu, Shunda Qiao et al. · 2024 · 342 citations
12. Ultra-highly sensitive dual gases detection based on photoacoustic spectroscopy by exploiting a long-wave, high-power, wide-tunable, single-longitudinal-mode solid-state laser
    Shunda Qiao, Ying He et al. · 2024 · 327 citations · Free PDF
13. Cross-Electrophile Coupling: Principles, Methods, and Applications in Synthesis
    Lauren E. Ehehalt, Omar M. Beleh et al. · 2024 · 312 citations
14. Recent advances in molecularly imprinted polymer-based electrochemical sensors
    Yixuan Li, Liuxiong Luo et al. · 2024 · 309 citations
15. Metal–phenolic network composites: from fundamentals to applications
    Zhixing Lin, Hai Liu et al. · 2024 · 280 citations
16. Benign separation, adsorption, and recovery of rare-earth Yb(III) ions with specific ligand-based composite adsorbent
    Mohammed Sohrab Hossain, Mohamed A. Shenashen et al. · 2024 · 278 citations
17. Development of the design and synthesis of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) – from large scale attempts, functional oriented modifications, to artificial intelligence (AI) predictions
    Zongsu Han, Yihao Yang et al. · 2024 · 272 citations
18. A new era of LMCT: leveraging ligand-to-metal charge transfer excited states for photochemical reactions
    Ann M. May, Jillian Lee Dempsey · 2024 · 271 citations
19. Visible Light-Induced Reactions of Diazo Compounds and Their Precursors
    Ziyan Zhang, Vladimir Gevorgyan · 2024 · 271 citations
20. Chirality of New Drug Approvals (2013–2022): Trends and Perspectives
    Rebecca U. McVicker, Niamh M. O’Boyle · 2024 · 256 citations
21. Electrochemical Sensors for Heavy Metal Ion Detection in Aqueous Medium: A Systematic Review
    S. Fouziya Sulthana, U. Mohammed Iqbal et al. · 2024 · 256 citations
22. Metalation of metal–organic frameworks: fundamentals and applications
    Hai-Yu Li, Xiang‐Jing Kong et al. · 2024 · 255 citations
23. Water-stable metal–organic frameworks (MOFs): rational construction and carbon dioxide capture
    Xiao Cao, Jindou Tian et al. · 2024 · 242 citations
24. Recent Progress in Synthetic Applications of Hypervalent Iodine(III) Reagents
    Akira Yoshimura, Viktor V. Zhdankin · 2024 · 236 citations
25. Cyano‐Functionalized Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Adsorption and Photoreduction Isosite Achieving Efficient Uranium Extraction from Seawater
    Enmin Hu, Qian Chen et al. · 2024 · 233 citations

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