Stay up to date with a selection of recently published articles from ACS journals that were among the most read in August 2025.
The impact of a scientific article can be assessed in many ways, and one key indicator of reach and influence is its readership. Here, we present a curated list of 10 most-read chemistry articles during August 2025, showcasing influential and trending research across ACS journals.*
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Browse Highly Read ACS Journal Articles in August 2025
Total Synthesis of (−)-Neocucurbol C Enabled by Pattern Recognition and MHAT Cyclization
Li-Ping Zhong, Cyrus Gudeman, Jingsong Zhen, Oshani A. Wanasinghe, Jacob Hellmig, Michael J. E. Collins, John Bacsa, Alexander Adibekian*, and Mingji Dai*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c08224
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c08224
Maternal Plasma Proteins Associated with Birth Weight: A Longitudinal, Large Scale Proteomic Study
Ina Jungersen Andresen*, Ane Cecilie Westerberg, Marie Cecilie Paasche Roland, Manuela Zucknick, and Trond Melbye Michelsen*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.4c00940
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.4c00940
Total Synthesis of the Nominal Structure of (+)-Talaromyolide D
Bo Qin, Alex Szyperek, and Martin Tomanik*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c10325
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c10325
Lessons Learned during 50 kg Manufacturing of Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling Reaction
Yuhei Yamamoto*, Kotaro Yamaguchi, and Kentaro Yaji
DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.5c00207
DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.5c00207
Elevated Toxic Element Emissions from Popular Disposable E-Cigarettes: Sources, Life Cycle, and Health Risks
Mark R. Salazar, Lalima Saini, Tran B. Nguyen, Kent E. Pinkerton, Amy K. Madl, Austin M. Cole, and Brett A. Poulin*
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.5c00641
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.5c00641
Total Synthesis of (−)-Psathyrin A Enabled by Radical Cyclization
Weizhao Zhao, Reem Al-Ahmad, and Mingji Dai*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c11534
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c11534
A Data-Driven Perspective on Bioisostere Evaluation: Mapping the Benzene Bioisostere Landscape with BioSTAR
Pol Hernández-Lladó*, Nicholas A. Meanwell, and Angela J. Russell*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c01641
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c01641
Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (−)-Novofumigatonin
Vincent A. P. Ruf, Lukas J. Sprenger, Kirill Volynskiy, Vanessa M. Kandler, Nima Nasiri, and Erick M. Carreira*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c10466
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c10466
Deaminative Cyanation of Anilines by Oxylanion Radical Transfer
Deepak Behera, Tim Schulte, Ahmet Altun, Markus Leutzsch, Frank Neese, and Tobias Ritter*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c02410
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c02410
Tech-Enhanced Synthesis: Exploring the Synergy between Organic Chemistry and Technology
Stefano Bonciolini, Antonio Pulcinella, and Timothy Noël*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c10303
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c10303
*These lists are not chosen by the journals’ editors and should not be taken as a “best of” collection, but as another perspective on what recently published research attracted the most attention in a particular month.
