Here, we discover the most-read multidisciplinary chemistry articles across ACS journals in April 2018, including research, reviews, perspectives, and editorial pieces.

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 April 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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Accounts of Chemical Research

Molecular Clusters: Nanoscale Building Blocks for Solid-State Materials
Open access through ACS Editors’ Choice
Acc. Chem. Res., 2018, 51 (4), pp 919–929
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00016

Multiscale Principles To Boost Reactivity in Gas-Involving Energy Electrocatalysis
Acc. Chem. Res., 2018, 51 (4), pp 881–889
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00616

Electrolytic CO2 Reduction in a Flow Cell
Acc. Chem. Res., 2018, 51 (4), pp 910–918
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00010

In Situ Cellular Glycan Analysis
Acc. Chem. Res., 2018, 51 (4), pp 890–899
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00617

Advances in the Synthesis of Small Molecules as Hole Transport Materials for Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells
Acc. Chem. Res., 2018, 51 (4), pp 869–880
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00597

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ACS Central Science

Small Biomolecules for Big Applications
Open access through ACS AuthorChoice
ACS Cent. Sci., 2018, 4 (4), pp 437–439
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.8b00088

Stable Metal–Organic Frameworks with Group 4 Metals: Current Status and Trends
Open access through ACS AuthorChoice
ACS Cent. Sci., 2018, 4 (4), pp 440–450
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.8b00073

Detecting the Sweet Biomarker on Cancer Cells
Open access through ACS AuthorChoice
ACS Cent. Sci., 2018, 4 (4), pp 428–430
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.8b00156

A Conversation With Paola D’Angelo
Open access through ACS AuthorChoice
ACS Cent. Sci., 2018, 4 (4), pp 422–423
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.8b00210

Machine Learning To Predict Cell-Penetrating Peptides for Antisense Delivery
Open access through ACS AuthorChoice
ACS Cent. Sci., 2018, 4 (4), pp 512–520
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.8b00098

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ACS Nano

Helmuth Möhwald (1946–2018)
ACS Nano, 2018, 12 (4), pp 3053–3055
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b02755

High Mass Loading MnO2 with Hierarchical Nanostructures for Supercapacitors
ACS Nano, 2018, 12 (4), pp 3557–3567
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b00621

Exploration of the Kinetics of Toehold-Mediated Strand Displacement via Plasmon Rulers
ACS Nano, 2018, 12 (4), pp 3341–3350
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b08673

Metal Ion/Tannic Acid Assembly as a Versatile Photothermal Platform in Engineering Multimodal Nanotheranostics for Advanced Applications
ACS Nano, 2018, 12 (4), pp 3917–3927
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b01456

Fire Alarm Wallpaper Based on Fire-Resistant Hydroxyapatite Nanowire Inorganic Paper and Graphene Oxide Thermosensitive Sensor
Open access through ACS Editors’ Choice
ACS Nano, 2018, 12 (4), pp 3159–3171
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b00047

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ACS Omega

Self-Healing Hydrogel from a Dipeptide and HCl Sensing
Open access through ACS AuthorChoice
ACS Omega, 2018, 3 (4), pp 3744–3751
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00358

Development of Low-ppm CO Sensors Using Pristine CeO2 Nanospheres with High Surface Area
Open access through ACS AuthorChoice
ACS Omega, 2018, 3 (4), pp 4433–4440
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00146

A New Synthesis Approach for Carbon Nitrides: Poly(triazine imide) and Its Photocatalytic Properties
Open access through ACS AuthorChoice
ACS Omega, 2018, 3 (4), pp 3892–3900
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00294

Synthesis of Asthma Drug Zafirlukast (Accolate) Using Intramolecular Oxidative Coupling via sp3 C–H Bond Activation
Open access through ACS AuthorChoice
ACS Omega, 2018, 3 (4), pp 4289–4294
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00476

RosettaLigandEnsemble: A Small-Molecule Ensemble-Driven Docking Approach
Open access through ACS AuthorChoice
ACS Omega, 2018, 3 (4), pp 3655–3664
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b02059

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Chemical Reviews

Stability and Reactivity: Positive and Negative Aspects for Nanoparticle Processing
Chem. Rev., 2018, 118 (7), pp 3209–3250
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00208

Modern Approaches for Asymmetric Construction of Carbon–Fluorine Quaternary Stereogenic Centers: Synthetic Challenges and Pharmaceutical Needs
Chem. Rev., 2018, 118 (7), pp 3887–3964
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00778

Nonfullerene Acceptor Molecules for Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells
Chem. Rev., 2018, 118 (7), pp 3447–3507
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00535

Oxidative Addition and Reductive Elimination at Main-Group Element Centers
Chem. Rev., 2018, 118 (7), pp 3608–3680
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00572

Substrate Directed Asymmetric Reactions
Chem. Rev., 2018, 118 (7), pp 3391–3446
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00514

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Journal of the American Chemical Society

Natural Product Total Synthesis: As Exciting as Ever and Here To Stay
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140 (14), pp 4751–4755
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b02266

Breaking the Base Barrier: An Electron-Deficient Palladium Catalyst Enables the Use of a Common Soluble Base in C–N Coupling
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140 (13), pp 4721–4725
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b01696

Simplified Submission Requirements for Authors of JACS Communications
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140 (13), pp 4467–4467
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b02664

Radical-Facilitated Green Synthesis of Highly Ordered Mesoporous Silica Materials
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140 (14), pp 4770–4773
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b00093

Catalytic Diastereo- and Enantioselective Fluoroamination of Alkenes
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140 (14), pp 4797–4802
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b02143

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Journal of Chemical Education

Revising the Division of Chemical Education Safety Guidelines for Chemical Demonstrations
J. Chem. Educ., 2018, 95 (4), pp 502–503
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00802

A Central Learning Outcome for the Central Science
J. Chem. Educ., 2018, 95 (4), pp 499–501
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00174

Investigation of Undergraduate and Graduate Chemistry Students’ Understanding of Thermodynamic Driving Forces in Chemical Reactions and Dissolution
J. Chem. Educ., 2018, 95 (4), pp 512–520
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00874

Applying Le Châtelier’s Principle To Model Strong Acid–Strong Base Titration
J. Chem. Educ., 2018, 95 (4), pp 521–527
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00575

Fabrication and Characterization of Perovskite Solar Cells: An Integrated Laboratory Experience
J. Chem. Educ., 2018, 95 (4), pp 631–635
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00299

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