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 January 2019, 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 Applied Energy Materials
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Nanoporous Gold as a Highly Selective and Active Carbon Dioxide Reduction Catalyst
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ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2019, 2 (1), pp 164–170
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.8b01570
Probing the Diphosphine Ligand’s Impact within Heteroleptic, Visible-Light-Absorbing Cu(I) Photosensitizers for Solar Fuels Production
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This article is part of the New Chemistry to Advance the Quest for Sustainable Solar Fuels special issue.
ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2019, 2 (1), pp 131–143
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.8b02098
Self-Assembled 3D MnO2 Nanosheets@Delaminated-Ti3C2 Aerogel as Sulfur Host for Lithium–Sulfur Battery Cathodes
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ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2019, 2 (1), pp 705–714
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.8b01765
Evidence and Influence of Copper Vacancies in p-Type CuGaO2 Mesoporous Films
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This article is part of the New Chemistry to Advance the Quest for Sustainable Solar Fuels special issue.
ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2019, 2 (1), pp 19–28
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.8b01558
Nitrogen/Oxygen Dual-Doped Carbon Nanofibers as an Electrocatalytic Interlayer for a High Sulfur Content Lithium–Sulfur Battery
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ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2019, 2 (1), pp 777–787
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.8b01840
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
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Carbonate Adsorption to Ferrihydrite: Competitive Interaction with Phosphate for Use in Soil Systems
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ACS Earth Space Chem., 2019, 3 (1), pp 129–141
DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00160
Gas Phase Chemistry of Cool Exoplanet Atmospheres: Insight from Laboratory Simulations
ACS Earth Space Chem., 2019, 3 (1), pp 39–50
DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00133
Formation of Hydrous, Pyroxene-Related Phases from LiAlSiO4 Glass in High-Pressure Hydrothermal Environments
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ACS Earth Space Chem., 2019, 3 (1), pp 8–16
DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00091
Micro- and Nanoscale Identification of Rare Earth Element–Mineral Associations in an Acidified Dredge Spoil and Adjacent Reduced Sediments
ACS Earth Space Chem., 2019, 3 (1), pp 51–61
DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00134
Influence of Glyoxal on the Catalytic Oxidation of S(IV) in Acidic Aqueous Media
ACS Earth Space Chem., 2019, 3 (1), pp 142–149
DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00168
ACS Energy Letters
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Defect-Rich 2D Material Networks for Advanced Oxygen Evolution Catalysts
ACS Energy Lett., 2019, 4 (1), pp 328–336
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.8b02343
We Editors Are Authors, Too
ACS Energy Lett., 2019, 4 (1), pp 249–250
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.8b02322
Recent Developments in Nitrogen Reduction Catalysts: A Virtual Issue
ACS Energy Lett., 2019, 4 (1), pp 163–166
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.8b02197
Gas-Diffusion Electrodes for Carbon Dioxide Reduction: A New Paradigm
ACS Energy Lett., 2019, 4 (1), pp 317–324
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.8b02035
Acid-Compatible Halide Perovskite Photocathodes Utilizing Atomic Layer Deposited TiO2 for Solar-Driven Hydrogen Evolution
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ACS Energy Lett., 2019, 4 (1), pp 293–298
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.8b01661
ACS Photonics
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Transdimensional Photonics
ACS Photonics, 2019, 6 (1), pp 1–3
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.8b01570
Plasmonically Enhanced Graphene Photodetector Featuring 100 Gbit/s Data Reception, High Responsivity, and Compact Size
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ACS Photonics, 2019, 6 (1), pp 154–161
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.8b01234
Enantiospecific Optical Enhancement of Chiral Sensing and Separation with Dielectric Metasurfaces
ACS Photonics, 2019, 6 (1), pp 43–49
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.8b01365
Toward a Nanophotonic Nose: A Compressive Sensing-Enhanced, Optoelectronic Mid-Infrared Spectrometer
ACS Photonics, 2019, 6 (1), pp 79–86
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.8b01503
Subwavelength Plasmonic Color Tuning of Quantum Dot Emission
ACS Photonics, 2019, 6 (1), pp 93–98
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.8b01586
Energy & Fuels
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Calcium Ion Bridging of Aqueous Carboxylates onto Silica: Implications for Low-Salinity Waterflooding
Energy Fuels, 2019, 33 (1), pp 127–134
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b03366
Efficient Hydrodesulfurization of 4,6-Dimethyldibenzothiophene via Ni4Mo12/Al2O3 Catalysts Prepared by a One-Step Hydrothermal Polyoxometalate Dispersion Method
Energy Fuels, 2019, 33 (1), pp 135–147
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b03423
Synergistic Collaboration between Regenerated Cellulose and Surfactant to Stabilize Oil/Water (O/W) Emulsions for Enhancing Oil Recovery
Energy Fuels, 2019, 33 (1), pp 81–88
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b02999
Cationic Surfactants for Demulsification of Produced Water from Alkaline–Surfactant–Polymer Flooding
Energy Fuels, 2019, 33 (1), pp 115–126
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b03266
Adsorptive Separation of Methane from Carbon Dioxide by Zeolite@ZIF Composite
Energy Fuels, 2019, 33 (1), pp 348–355
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b03484
Environmental Science & Technology
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Membrane–Water Partition Coefficients to Aid Risk Assessment of Perfluoroalkyl Anions and Alkyl Sulfates
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Environ. Sci. Technol., 2019, 53 (2), pp 760–770
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b05052
Greatly Enhanced Removal of Volatile Organic Carcinogens by a Genetically Modified Houseplant, Pothos Ivy (Epipremnum aureum) Expressing the Mammalian Cytochrome P450 2e1 Gene
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2019, 53 (1), pp 325–331
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b04811
Photothermally Active Reduced Graphene Oxide/Bacterial Nanocellulose Composites as Biofouling-Resistant Ultrafiltration Membranes
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2019, 53 (1), pp 412–421
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02772
Role of Ferrate(IV) and Ferrate(V) in Activating Ferrate(VI) by Calcium Sulfite for Enhanced Oxidation of Organic Contaminants
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2019, 53 (2), pp 894–902
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b04990
In Situ Quantification of Degradation Is Needed for Reliable Risk Assessments and Site-Specific Monitored Natural Attenuation
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2019, 53 (1), pp 1–3
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06630
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
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Insight into the Synthesis Process of an Industrial Ziegler–Natta Catalyst
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Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2019, 58 (2), pp 886–896
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b05296
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry: At the Forefront of Chemical Engineering Research since 1909
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2019, 58 (1), pp 1–1
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b06251
2018 International Conference of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Biotechnology (ICCEIB) Preface
This article is part of the 2018 International Conference of Chemical Engineering & Industrial Biotechnology special issue.
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2019, 58 (2), pp 507–509
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b06249
Fabrication of Highly Efficient and Hierarchical CdS QDs/CQDs/H-TiO2 Ternary Heterojunction: Surpassable Photocatalysis under Sun-like Illumination
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2019, 58 (1), pp 79–91
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b04627
Integrated Vacuum Stripping and Adsorption for the Efficient Recovery of (Biobased) 2-Butanol
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Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2019, 58 (1), pp 296–305
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b03043
Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data
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A Cluster Approach for Activity Coefficients: General Theory and Implementation
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J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2019, 64 (1), pp 255–261
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.8b00779
Synthesis and Characterization of γ-CD-Modified TiO2 Nanoparticles and Its Adsorption Performance for Different Types of Organic Dyes
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2019, 64 (1), pp 135–149
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.8b00656
Solubility Modeling, Solute–Solvent Interactions, and Thermodynamic Dissolution Properties of p-Nitrophenylacetonitrile in Sixteen Monosolvents at Temperatures Ranging from 278.15 to 333.15 K
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2019, 64 (1), pp 315–323
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.8b00811
A Novel Amino and Carboxyl Functionalized Mesoporous Silica as an Efficient Adsorbent for Nickel(II)
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2019, 64 (1), pp 176–188
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.8b00689
Facile Cross-Link Method To Synthesize Magnetic Fe3O4@SiO2–Chitosan with High Adsorption Capacity toward Hexavalent Chromium
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2019, 64 (1), pp 226–233
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.8b00738
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
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Practical Model Selection for Prospective Virtual Screening
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J. Chem. Inf. Model., 2019, 59 (1), pp 282–293
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.8b00363
ezCADD: A Rapid 2D/3D Visualization-Enabled Web Modeling Environment for Democratizing Computer-Aided Drug Design
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J. Chem. Inf. Model., 2019, 59 (1), pp 18–24
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.8b00633
Polypharmacology Browser PPB2: Target Prediction Combining Nearest Neighbors with Machine Learning
J. Chem. Inf. Model., 2019, 59 (1), pp 10–17
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.8b00524
Alignment-Free Molecular Shape Comparison Using Spectral Geometry: The Framework
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J. Chem. Inf. Model., 2019, 59 (1), pp 98–116
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.8b00676
Development and Testing of Druglike Screening Libraries
J. Chem. Inf. Model., 2019, 59 (1), pp 53–65
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.8b00537
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
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Self-Energy Embedding Theory (SEET) for Periodic Systems
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J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2019, 15 (1), pp 229–240
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00927
Simulating X-ray Emission Spectroscopy with Algebraic Diagrammatic Construction Schemes for the Polarization Propagator
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J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2019, 15 (1), pp 546–556
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.8b01046
SchNetPack: A Deep Learning Toolbox For Atomistic Systems
J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2019, 15 (1), pp 448–455
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00908
Accelerating the Calculation of Protein–Ligand Binding Free Energy and Residence Times Using Dynamically Optimized Collective Variables
J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2019, 15 (1), pp 743–750
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00934
Evaluating Charge Equilibration Methods To Generate Electrostatic Fields in Nanoporous Materials
J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2019, 15 (1), pp 382–401
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00669
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
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Modeling on Fragmentation of Clusters inside a Mass Spectrometer
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J. Phys. Chem. A, 2019, 123 (2), pp 611–624
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b10744
Exploration of Reaction Pathways and Chemical Transformation Networks
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J. Phys. Chem. A, 2019, 123 (2), pp 385–399
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b10007
An Extended Computational Study of Criegee Intermediate–Alcohol Reactions
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Published as part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry virtual special issue “Young Scientists”.
J. Phys. Chem. A, 2019, 123 (1), pp 218–229
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b09349
Combined Automated Reaction Pathway Searches and Sparse Modeling Analysis for Catalytic Properties of Lowest Energy Twins of Cu13
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J. Phys. Chem. A, 2019, 123 (1), pp 210–217
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b08868
Intramolecular Hydrogen Shift Chemistry of Hydroperoxy-Substituted Peroxy Radicals
J. Phys. Chem. A, 2019, 123 (2), pp 590–600
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b09745
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
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Applicability of Effective Fragment Potential Version 2-Molecular Dynamics (EFP2-MD) Simulations for Predicting Dynamic Liquid Properties Including the Supercritical Fluid Phase
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J. Phys. Chem. B, 2019, 123 (1), pp 194–200
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b07446
Preferential Equilibrium Partitioning of Positively Charged Tryptophan into Phosphatidylcholine Bilayer Membranes
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J. Phys. Chem. B, 2019, 123 (1), pp 170–179
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b09872
Effects of a Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Interface on Amyloid-β Peptides Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulations and NMR Experiments
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2019, 123 (1), pp 160–169
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b11609
Simulating Fluorescence-Detected Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy of Multichromophoric Systems
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J. Phys. Chem. B, 2019, 123 (2), pp 394–406
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b10176
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Surfactant Flooding Driven Oil-Detachment in Nano-Silica Channels
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2019, 123 (1), pp 277–288
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b09777
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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Tailoring Photophysical Processes of Perylene-Based Light Harvesting Antenna Systems with Molecular Structure and Solvent Polarity
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J. Phys. Chem. C, 2019, 123 (1), pp 36–47
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b08503
Long-Lived Dark Exciton Emission in Mn-Doped CsPbCl3 Perovskite Nanocrystals
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2019, 123 (1), pp 979–984
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b12035
Pressure-Induced Band Structure Evolution of Halide Perovskites: A First-Principles Atomic and Electronic Structure Study
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2019, 123 (1), pp 739–745
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b11500
Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (Green) in Undoped Film and Exciplex Emission (Blue) in Acridone–Carbazole Derivatives for OLEDs
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2019, 123 (2), pp 1003–1014
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b08357
Understanding the Lithium Storage Mechanism of Ti3C2Tx MXene
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2019, 123 (2), pp 1099–1109
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b10790
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
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Low-Temperature Stable α-Phase Inorganic Perovskite Compounds via Crystal Cross-Linking
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2019, 10 (2), pp 200–205
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b03481
Excess Cesium Iodide Induces Spinodal Decomposition of CsPbI2Br Perovskite Films
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2019, 10 (2), pp 194–199
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b03742
Artifacts in Transient Absorption Measurements of Perovskite Films Induced by Transient Reflection from Morphological Microstructures
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2019, 10 (1), pp 97–101
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b03704
JPCL: A Dynamic Journal with a Global Reach
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2019, 10 (1), pp 113–114
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b03623
Influence of the Length of the Donor–Acceptor Bridge on Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2019, 10 (2), pp 302–308
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b03685