We’ve compiled lists of the five most-read analytical chemistry articles that appeared in each ACS Publications journal in July 2018, including research, reviews, perspectives and editorial pieces.

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There are lots of different ways to look at the reach of an article. You can look at citations, Altmetric Attention Scores, awards, and more. One way to consider the influence of an article is just by looking at how many people chose to read it. To that end, we’ve compiled lists of the five most-read chemistry articles that appeared in each ACS Publications journal in July 2018, including research, reviews, perspectives and editorial pieces. These lists were not chosen by the journal’s editors and should not be taken as a “best of” list, but as another perspective on where the chemistry community allocated their attention.

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ACS Earth and Space Chemistry

Physical Characterization of Frozen Saltwater Solutions Using Raman Microscopy
Open access through ACS AuthorChoice
ACS Earth Space Chem., 2018, 2 (7), pp 702–710
DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00045

Can Formamide Be Formed on Interstellar Ice? An Atomistic Perspective
ACS Earth Space Chem., 2018, 2 (7), pp 720–734
DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.7b00156

Ambient Measurements of Highly Oxidized Gas-Phase Molecules during the Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study (SOAS) 2013
ACS Earth Space Chem., 2018, 2 (7), pp 653–672
DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00028

Interaction of Hydrocarbons with Clays under Reservoir Conditions: In Situ Infrared and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and X-ray Diffraction for Expandable Clays with Variably Wet Supercritical Methane
ACS Earth Space Chem., 2018, 2 (7), pp 640–652
DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00039

Control of Water Chemistry in Alkaline Lakes: Solubility of Monohydrocalcite and Amorphous Magnesium Carbonate in CaCl2–MgCl2–Na2CO3 Solutions
ACS Earth Space Chem., 2018, 2 (7), pp 735–744
DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00046

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ACS Sensors

Hacking CD/DVD/Blu-ray for Biosensing
Open access through ACS AuthorChoice
ACS Sens., 2018, 3 (7), pp 1222–1232
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.8b00340

A Photoactivatable Far-Red/Near-Infrared BODIPY To Monitor Cellular Dynamics in Vivo
Open access through ACS Editors’ Choice
ACS Sens., 2018, 3 (7), pp 1347–1353
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.8b00262

First Impact Factor for ACS Sensors – 5.711
ACS Sens., 2018, 3 (7), pp 1218–1219
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.8b00578

Paper-Based Enzyme Competition Assay for Detecting Falsified β-Lactam Antibiotics
Open access through ACS Editors’ Choice
ACS Sens., 2018, 3 (7), pp 1299–1307
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.8b00163

Swift Acid Rain Sensing by Synergistic Rhizospheric Bioelectrochemical Responses
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ACS Sens., 2018, 3 (7), pp 1424–1430
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.8b00401

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Analytical Chemistry

Deciphering Protein O-Glycosylation: Solid-Phase Chemoenzymatic Cleavage and Enrichment
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Anal. Chem., 2018, 90 (13), pp 8261–8269
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01834

Quantification of Exosome Based on a Copper-Mediated Signal Amplification Strategy
Anal. Chem., 2018, 90 (13), pp 8072–8079
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01187

Ultrasensitive Photoelectrochemical Biosensor Based on DNA Tetrahedron as Nanocarrier for Efficient Immobilization of CdTe QDs-Methylene Blue as Signal Probe with Near-Zero Background Noise
Anal. Chem., 2018, 90 (13), pp 8211–8216
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01641

Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Proteins Directly from Biological Tissue Sections
Anal. Chem., 2018, 90 (13), pp 7785–7789
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00967

Functional Three-Dimensional Porous Conductive Polymer Hydrogels for Sensitive Electrochemiluminescence in Situ Detection of H2O2 Released from Live Cells
Anal. Chem., 2018, 90 (14), pp 8462–8469
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01168

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Chemical Research in Toxicology

Reduced Transcriptomic Approach for Screening and Prediction of Chemical Toxicity
Chem. Res. Toxicol., 2018, 31 (7), pp 532–533
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00104

Simple Determination of Gaseous and Particulate Compounds Generated from Heated Tobacco Products
Open access through ACS AuthorChoice
Chem. Res. Toxicol., 2018, 31 (7), pp 585–593
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00024

Chemical and Biochemical Mechanisms of Redox-Mediated Toxicology
Chem. Res. Toxicol., 2018, 31 (7), pp 531–531
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00157

Quinone-Based Antitumor Agent Sepantronium Bromide (YM155) Causes Oxygen-Independent Redox-Activated Oxidative DNA Damage
Chem. Res. Toxicol., 2018, 31 (7), pp 612–618
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00094

Maternal E-Cigarette Exposure Results in Cognitive and Epigenetic Alterations in Offspring in a Mouse Model
Chem. Res. Toxicol., 2018, 31 (7), pp 601–611
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00084

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Environmental Science & Technology

Validation of a Method for Extracting Microplastics from Complex, Organic-Rich, Environmental Matrices
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2018, 52 (13), pp 7409–7417
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b01517

The Story of Ever Diminishing Vehicle Tailpipe Emissions as Observed in the Chicago, Illinois Area
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Environ. Sci. Technol., 2018, 52 (13), pp 7587–7593
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00926

Oxidation of Cr(III)–Fe(III) Mixed-Phase Hydroxides by Chlorine: Implications on the Control of Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water
Open access through ACS AuthorChoice
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2018, 52 (14), pp 7663–7670
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b06013

Worldwide Distribution of Novel Perfluoroether Carboxylic and Sulfonic Acids in Surface Water
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2018, 52 (14), pp 7621–7629
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00829

Responding to China’s Waste Import Ban through a New, Innovative, Cooperative Mechanism
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2018, 52 (14), pp 7595–7597
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b01852

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Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Unexpected Contributions of Sea Spray and Lake Spray Aerosol to Inland Particulate Matter
Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2018, 5 (7), pp 405–412
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00254

Decadal Changes in Seasonal Variation of Atmospheric Haze over the Eastern United States: Connections with Anthropogenic Emissions and Implications for Aerosol Composition
Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2018, 5 (7), pp 413–418
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00295

Synthetic Phenolic Antioxidants and Transformation Products in Human Sera from United States Donors
Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2018, 5 (7), pp 419–423
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00223

Identification of Novel Phosphorus-Based Flame Retardants in Curtains Purchased in Japan Using Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry
Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2018, 5 (7), pp 448–455
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00263

Effect of Model Spatial Resolution on Estimates of Fine Particulate Matter Exposure and Exposure Disparities in the United States
Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2018, 5 (7), pp 436–441
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00279

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Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Yeast Metabolites of Glycated Amino Acids in Beer
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J. Agric. Food Chem., 2018, 66 (28), pp 7451–7460
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01329

Comprehensive Toxic Plants–Phytotoxins Database and Its Application in Assessing Aquatic Micropollution Potential
Open access through ACS Editors’ Choice
J. Agric. Food Chem., 2018, 66 (29), pp 7577–7588
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01639

Ecological Risk Assessment of Nano-enabled Pesticides: A Perspective on Problem Formulation
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J. Agric. Food Chem., 2018, 66 (26), pp 6480–6486
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b02373

Improvement of Lipid and Glucose Metabolism by Capsiate in Palmitic Acid-Treated HepG2 Cells via Activation of the AMPK/SIRT1 Signaling Pathway
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J. Agric. Food Chem., 2018, 66 (26), pp 6772–6781
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01831

Application of Anthocyanins from Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) Fruit Waste as Renewable Hair Dyes
J. Agric. Food Chem. , 2018, 66 (26), pp 6790–6798
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01044

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Journal of Proteome Research

Comparison of In-Solution, FASP, and S-Trap Based Digestion Methods for Bottom-Up Proteomic Studies
J. Proteome Res., 2018, 17 (7), pp 2480–2490
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.8b00235

Quantitative Assessment of Urea In-Solution Lys-C/Trypsin Digestions Reveals Superior Performance at Room Temperature over Traditional Proteolysis at 37 °C
J. Proteome Res., 2018, 17 (7), pp 2556–2561
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.8b00228

IdentiPy: An Extensible Search Engine for Protein Identification in Shotgun Proteomics
J. Proteome Res., 2018, 17 (7), pp 2249–2255
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00640

MALDI Imaging Analysis of Neuropeptides in Africanized Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Brain: Effect of Aggressiveness
J. Proteome Res., 2018, 17 (7), pp 2358–2369
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.8b00098

Identification of MS-Cleavable and Noncleavable Chemically Cross-Linked Peptides with MetaMorpheus
J. Proteome Res., 2018, 17 (7), pp 2370–2376
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.8b00141

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