Stay up to date with a selection of recently published articles from ACS journals that were among the most read in July 2026.
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 highly read chemistry articles during July 2026, showcasing influential and trending research across ACS journals.*
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Browse Highly Read ACS Journal Articles in July 2026
Reappraising Dichloromethane: Uncovering a Hidden Coupling Reagent for Activating Carboxylic Acids in Direct Amide Synthesis
Nithin Pootheri; Abbas Haruna Umar; Sunwoo Lee
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c05971
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c05971
Charting New Territory: Systematic Evaluation of the Drug Potential of N-Trifluoromethyl Amides, Ureas & Carbamates
Jacopo Garonzi; Gina Wycich; Stefanie Zich; Shakiba Vahdat; Beatriz Carvalho; Guillaume Benoit; Vijay K. Ahuja; Claire Le Manach; Hyeonglim Seo; Lionel E. Cheruzel et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6c01299
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6c01299
Intermolecular Reductive Coupling of Ketones and Alkenes under Ferrioxalate Photocatalysis
Dalila Arnaldi; Niccolò Intini; Partha Pratim Sen; Sergio Adalid; Kristýna Kellovská; Michael G. Guerzoni; Thomas D. Svejstrup; Fabio Juliá
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c10799
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c10799
Advances and Challenges in Wearable Sensors for Health Monitoring
Laís Canniatti Brazaca; Alvaro Moreno Lozano; Beatriz Mayol; Desiree Tamara Scheidt; Domenico De Fazio; Enji Kim; Gabriel Maroli; Giulio Rosati; Hatice Ceren Ates; Hui Wang et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6c04520
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6c04520
Photocatalytic Denitrative Homo- and Cross-Coupling of Nitroalkanes toward the Synthesis of Alkenes
Max Dietel; Mangish Ghosh; Hendrik Paps; Zen Shimizu; Jonas Scholl; Michael Andreas Gruber; Oliver Reiser
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c06459
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c06459
Application of Bioisosteres in the Design and Discovery of FDA-Approved Drugs and Advanced Clinical Candidates
Yong-Jin Wu; Alyah F. Chmiel; Joanne J. Bronson
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c03492
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c03492
Total Synthesis of Benthol A: Evidence for a Structure Revision
Guanghao Huang; Andrea Tomio; Thomas Varlet; Conny Wirtz; Alois Fürstner
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c05580
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c05580
Photocatalytic Annulation of Primary Amines to δ-Lactams: Access to Privileged (Spiro)piperidine Space
Jacob C. Turner-Dore; Joseph J. Bell-Tyrer; Hannah E. Askey; Darren L. Richards; Oleksandr Polishchuk; Oleksandr P. Datsenko; Jamie A. Cadge; Maria Ciaccia; Pavel K. Mykhailiuk; Alexander J. Cresswell
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c02237
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c02237
Photo-Stitching of Nitroalkanes via Cross-Denitrative Olefination
Joshua K. Mitchell; Shrey P. Desai; Joseph M. Bergen; Alexandria Reyes; Maxwell S. McLean; Poulami Ghosh; Ajay H. Bansode; Marvin Parasram
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c06460
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c06460
Expanding Addressable KRAS Mutations through the Structure- and Property-Based Design of Dual-State (GDP/GTP), Reversible Pan-KRAS Inhibitors
Ryan P. Wurz; Jennifer R. Allen; John G. Allen; Albert Amegadzie; Ning Chen; Josephine Eshon; Kexue Li; Xiaofen Li; Yunxiao Li; Francesco Manoni et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6c01325
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6c01325
*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 articles attracted the most attention in a particular month.
