Stay up to date with a selection of recently published articles from ACS journals that were among the most read in April 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 April 2025, showcasing influential and trending research across ACS journals.*
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Browse Highly Read ACS Journal Articles in April 2025
From Mining to Manufacturing: Scientific Challenges and Opportunities behind Battery Production
Jie Xiao*, Xia Cao, Bernard Gridley, William Golden, Yuchen Ji, Stacey Johnson, Dongping Lu, Feng Lin, Jun Liu, Yijin Liu, Zhao Liu, Hemanth Neelgund Ramesh, Feifei Shi, Jeremy Schrooten, Mary J. Sims, Shijing Sun, Yuyan Shao, Alon Vaisman, Jihui Yang, and M. Stanley Whittingham
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00980
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00980
The Invisible Footprint of Climbing Shoes: High Exposure to Rubber Additives in Indoor Facilities
Anya Sherman, Thibault Masset, Lukas Wimmer, Leah K. Maruschka, Lea Ann Dailey, Thorsten Hüffer, Florian Breider, and Thilo Hofmann*
DOI: 10.1021/acsestair.5c00017
DOI: 10.1021/acsestair.5c00017
Phenothiazine Sulfoxides as Active Photocatalysts for the Synthesis of γ-Lactones
Niklas Hölter, Nils H. Rendel, Leander Spierling, Adrian Kwiatkowski, Roman Kleinmans, Constantin G. Daniliuc, Oliver S. Wenger*, and Frank Glorius*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c01988
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c01988
From Cortisone to Enlicitide: A Journey of Synthetic Chemistry Innovations at Merck
Louis-Charles Campeau*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c02919
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c02919
Aryl Acid-Alcohol Cross-Coupling: C(sp3)–C(sp2) Bond Formation from Nontraditional Precursors
Eva Lin, Johnny Z. Wang, Edna Mao, Stephanie Tsang, Kurtis M. Carsch, Cesar N. Prieto Kullmer, Ryan E. McNamee, Jeffrey R. Long*, Chi “Chip” Le*, and David W.C. MacMillan*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c15827
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c15827
Young Children’s Exposure to Chemicals of Concern in Their Sleeping Environment: An In-Home Study
Sara Vaezafshar, Sylvia Wolk, Victoria H. Arrandale, Roxana Sühring, Erica Phipps, Liisa M. Jantunen, and Miriam L. Diamond*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00051
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00051
Achieving Smart Photochromics Using Water-Processable, High-Contrast, Oxygen-Sensing, and Photoactuating Thiazolothiazole-Embedded Polymer Films
Tyler J. Adams, Naz F. Tumpa, Maithili Acharya, Quy H. Nguyen, Nuren Shuchi, Mia Baliukonis, Sarah E. Starnes, Tino Hofmann, and Michael G. Walter*
DOI: 10.1021/acsaom.4c00014
DOI: 10.1021/acsaom.4c00014
Cumulative Anthropogenic Impacts of Past and Future Emissions and Releases on the Global Mercury Cycle
Benjamin M. Geyman*, David G. Streets, Connor I. Olson, Colin P. Thackray, Christine L. Olson, Kevin Schaefer, David P. Krabbenhoft, and Elsie M. Sunderland
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c13434
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c13434
Evidence for a Unifying NiI/NiIII Mechanism in Light-Mediated Cross-Coupling Catalysis
Lucia Anghileri, Haralds Baunis, Aleksander R. Bena, Christos Giannoudis, John H. Burke, Susanne Reischauer, Christoph Merschjann, Rachel F. Wallick, Tarek Al Said, Callum E. Adams, Gianluca Simionato, Sergey Kovalenko, Luca Dell’Amico, Renske M. van der Veen, and Bartholomäus Pieber*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c16050
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c16050
Are Sleeping Children Exposed to Plasticizers, Flame Retardants, and UV-Filters from Their Mattresses?
Sara Vaezafshar, Sylvia Wolk, Kayla Simpson, Razegheh Akhbarizadeh, Arlene Blum, Liisa M. Jantunen, and Miriam L. Diamond*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c03560
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c03560
*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.
