# 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](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4404046121) · 2,010 citations
2. [Fluorescent Probes for Disease Diagnosis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4396989210) · 544 citations
3. [Energy transfer photocatalysis: exciting modes of reactivity](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4390539886) · 515 citations
4. [Photocatalytic systems: reactions, mechanism, and applications](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4400212341) · 438 citations
5. [Design and Application of Fluorescent Probes to Detect Cellular Physical Microenvironments](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4391824438) · 413 citations
6. [Metal–organic framework heterojunctions for photocatalysis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4391809799) · 407 citations
7. [The Rise of Boron-Containing Compounds: Advancements in Synthesis, Medicinal Chemistry, and Emerging Pharmacology](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4391993085) · 377 citations
8. [Methods for screening and evaluation of antimicrobial activity: A review of protocols, advantages, and limitations](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4395009167) · 373 citations
9. [Ultra-fast label-free quantification and comprehensive proteome coverage with narrow-window data-independent acquisition](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4391437651) · 350 citations · Free PDF
10. [Metal–organic frameworks for organic transformations by photocatalysis and photothermal catalysis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4401715364) · 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](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4391911345) · 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](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4396544672) · 327 citations · Free PDF
13. [Cross-Electrophile Coupling: Principles, Methods, and Applications in Synthesis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4404737020) · 312 citations
14. [Recent advances in molecularly imprinted polymer-based electrochemical sensors](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4390747767) · 309 citations
15. [Metal–phenolic network composites: from fundamentals to applications](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4403112906) · 280 citations
16. [Benign separation, adsorption, and recovery of rare-earth Yb(III) ions with specific ligand-based composite adsorbent](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4392591740) · 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](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4404701785) · 272 citations
18. [A new era of LMCT: leveraging ligand-to-metal charge transfer excited states for photochemical reactions](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4394929371) · 271 citations
19. [Visible Light-Induced Reactions of Diazo Compounds and Their Precursors](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4396978245) · 271 citations
20. [Chirality of New Drug Approvals (2013–2022): Trends and Perspectives](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4391752837) · 256 citations
21. [Electrochemical Sensors for Heavy Metal Ion Detection in Aqueous Medium: A Systematic Review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4399366881) · 256 citations
22. [Metalation of metal–organic frameworks: fundamentals and applications](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4395094388) · 255 citations
23. [Water-stable metal–organic frameworks (MOFs): rational construction and carbon dioxide capture](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4390700274) · 242 citations
24. [Recent Progress in Synthetic Applications of Hypervalent Iodine(III) Reagents](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4402504130) · 236 citations
25. [Cyano‐Functionalized Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Adsorption and Photoreduction Isosite Achieving Efficient Uranium Extraction from Seawater](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4390673206) · 233 citations

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