We’ve compiled lists of the five most-read analytical chemistry articles that appeared in each ACS Publications journal in October 2019, including research, reviews, perspectives and editorial pieces.

A group of objects floating in the air.

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 October 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.

Get free monthly updates on the most-read research in your field.

Read more of October’s most-read articles.

ACS Earth and Space Chemistry

***

Interstellar Formamide (NH2CHO), a Key Prebiotic Precursor
DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.9b00154

Complex Organic Molecules in Star-Forming Regions of the Magellanic Clouds
DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.9b00065

Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol from the Heterogeneous Oxidation by Ozone of a Phytoplankton Culture
DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.9b00201

Characterization of Secondary Organic Aerosol Tracers over Tianjin, North China during Summer to Autumn
DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.9b00170

Chemical Characterization of Cloudwater Collected at Puy de Dôme by FT-ICR MS Reveals the Presence of SOA Components
DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.9b00153

ACS Sensors
***

Can Fish and Cell Phones Teach Us about Our Health?
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b00947

Tailor-Made Engineering of Bioinspired Inks for Writing Barcode-like Multifunctional Sensory Electronics
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01561

Ti3C2 MXene-Based Sensors with High Selectivity for NH3 Detection at Room Temperature
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01308

On-the-Spot Detection and Speciation of Cannabinoids Using Organic Thin-Film Transistors
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01150

So Long and Thanks for All (the Information from) the Fish
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01910

Analytical Chemistry
***

Bacterial Extracellular Electron Transfer Occurs in Mammalian Gut
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03176

Is Infrared Spectroscopy Ready for the Clinic?
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02280

Laser Spectroscopy for Monitoring of Radiocarbon in Atmospheric Samples
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02496

Photo-Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy on the Nanoscale with Through-Tip Illumination
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03347

Lysosome-Targeting Red-Emitting Aggregation-Induced Emission Probe with Large Stokes Shift for Light-Up in Situ Visualization of β-N-Acetylhexosaminidase
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03832

Chemical Research in Toxicology
***

Analysis of the Effects of Cr(VI) Exposure on mRNA Modifications
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00249

A Strategy for Efficiently Collecting Aerosol Condensate Using Silica Fibers: Application to Carbonyl Emissions from E-Cigarettes
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00214

From Basic Research in Toxicology to a Career in Regulatory Toxicology: An Industry Perspective
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00263

Reactivity of N3-Methyl-2′-Deoxyadenosine in Nucleosome Core Particles
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00299

Exposure to Inorganic Arsenic and Lead and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00134

Environmental Science & Technology

***

Benchmarking the in Vitro Toxicity and Chemical Composition of Plastic Consumer Products
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02293

Defluorination of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) by Acidimicrobium sp. Strain A6
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04047

Effects of Microplastics in Soil Ecosystems: Above and Below Ground
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b03304

Solidification/Stabilization for Soil Remediation: An Old Technology with New Vitality
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04990

Chemical Composition and Toxicity of Particles Emitted from a Consumer-Level 3D Printer Using Various Materials
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04168

Environmental Science & Technology Letters

***

Iron Lung: How Rice Roots Induce Iron Redox Changes in the Rhizosphere and Create Niches for Microaerophilic Fe(II)-Oxidizing Bacteria
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00403

Exploring the Efficacy of Nile Red in Microplastic Quantification: A Costaining Approach
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00499

Background Antibiotic Resistance and Microbial Communities Dominate Effects of Advanced Purified Water Recharge to an Urban Aquifer
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00521

Rapid Destruction and Defluorination of Perfluorooctanesulfonate by Alkaline Hydrothermal Reaction
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00506

A Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Defluorination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) for Their Efficient Treatment and Removal
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00476

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

***

Identification of Novel Urolithin Metabolites in Human Feces and Urine after the Intake of a Pomegranate Extract
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b04435

Melanoidins from Coffee, Cocoa, and Bread Are Able to Scavenge α-Dicarbonyl Compounds under Simulated Physiological Conditions
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b03744

Effect of Phytase on in Vitro Hydrolysis of Phytate and the Formation of myo-Inositol Phosphate Esters in Various Feed Materials
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b03919

Fabrication of OSA Starch/Chitosan Polysaccharide-Based High Internal Phase Emulsion via Altering Interfacial Behaviors
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b04009

New Acylated Phenolic Glycosides with ROS-Scavenging Activity from Psidium guajava Leaves
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b04318

Journal of Proteome Research

***

Common Repository of FBS Proteins (cRFP) To Be Added to a Search Database for Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Cell Secretome
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00475

Current Understanding of Human Metaproteome Association and Modulation
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00301

Chemical Derivatization of Affinity Matrices Provides Protection from Tryptic Proteolysis
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00254

One Thousand and One Software for Proteomics: Tales of the Toolmakers of Science
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00219

Extremely Fast and Accurate Open Modification Spectral Library Searching of High-Resolution Mass Spectra Using Feature Hashing and Graphics Processing Units
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00291

Want the latest stories delivered to your inbox each month?