Here, we discover the most-read physical chemistry articles of 2016.
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 2016, 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 for 2016, but rather as an interesting perspective on where the chemistry community allocated their attention over the past year.
Of course, certain factors such as publishing earlier in the year, being featured in a special issue or being made open access may influence which items appeared on this list. To that end, ACS Axial will be publishing monthly updates on the most read chemistry articles of 2017 all year long. Don’t see your favorite papers on the list? Feel free to share your picks in the comments below.
Read more most-read articles: Analytical | Applied | Biological | Materials Science & Engineering | Organic/Inorganic
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Plasmonic Nanoparticle Enhancement of Solution-Processed Solar Cells: Practical Limits and Opportunities
(Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice)
ACS Photonics, 2016, 3 (2), pp 158–173
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.5b00428
Perovskite Nanocrystals as a Color Converter for Visible Light Communication
(Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice)
ACS Photonics, 2016, 3 (7), pp 1150–1156
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.6b00187
Nonlinear Optical Response of Organic–Inorganic Halide Perovskites
(Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice)
Noble Metal Alloys for Plasmonics
ACS Photonics, 2016, 3 (4), pp 507–513
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.5b00586
Harmonics Generation by Surface Plasmon Polaritons on Single Nanowires
(Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice)
ACS Photonics, 2016, 3 (8), pp 1446–1452
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.5b00686
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Energy & Fuels
Role of Asphaltenes and Additives on the Viscosity and Microscopic Structure of Heavy Crude Oils
This article is part of the 16th International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling special issue.
Energy Fuels, 2016, 30 (5), pp 3644–3651
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b02103
Pyrolysis Oil Multiphase Behavior and Phase Stability: A Review
Energy Fuels, 2016, 30 (8), pp 6179–6200
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b01287
CO2 Reaction Mechanisms with Hindered Alkanolamines: Control and Promotion of Reaction Pathways
Energy Fuels, 2016, 30 (2), pp 1223–1236
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b02582
Review of NMR Characterization of Pyrolysis Oils
Energy Fuels, 2016, 30 (9), pp 6863–6880
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b01002
Proton Conducting Nafion-Sulfonated Graphene Hybrid Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells with Reduced Methanol Crossover
Energy Fuels, 2016, 30 (1), pp 725–734
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b02194
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Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Toward the Development and Deployment of Large-Scale Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion Processes
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2016, 55 (12), pp 3383–3419
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b03277
Modeling and Dynamic Optimization of Microalgae Cultivation in Outdoor Open Ponds
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2016, 55 (12), pp 3327–3337
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b03209
Limitations of Breakthrough Curve Analysis in Fixed-Bed Adsorption
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2016, 55 (16), pp 4734–4748
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b00516
Solvent-Based Exfoliation via Sonication of Graphitic Materials for Graphene Manufacture
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2016, 55 (4), pp 845–855
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b03502
Recent Advancement of Coagulation–Flocculation and Its Application in Wastewater Treatment
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2016, 55 (16), pp 4363–4389
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b04703
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Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data
Investigation of Binary Mixtures Containing 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)azanide and Ethylene Carbonate
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2016, 61 (1), pp 114–123
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.5b00338
Target Synthesis of an Azo (N═N) Based Covalent Organic Framework with High CO2-over-N2 Selectivity and Benign Gas Storage Capability
Density, Viscosity, and Refractive Index of Ionic Liquid Mixtures Containing Cyano and Amino Acid-Based Anions
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Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
The Proximal Lilly Collection: Mapping, Exploring and Exploiting Feasible Chemical Space
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
Experimental and Chemoinformatics Study of Tautomerism in a Database of Commercially Available Screening Samples
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
Ultra-High-Throughput Structure-Based Virtual Screening for Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Protein–Protein Interactions
Understanding the Roles of the “Two QSARs”
Blind Pose Prediction, Scoring, and Affinity Ranking of the CSAR 2014 Dataset
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
CHARMM-GUI Input Generator for NAMD, GROMACS, AMBER, OpenMM, and CHARMM/OpenMM Simulations Using the CHARMM36 Additive Force Field
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice
Demonstrating an Order-of-Magnitude Sampling Enhancement in Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Complex Protein Systems
A Practical Guide to Density Matrix Embedding Theory in Quantum Chemistry
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
OPLS3: A Force Field Providing Broad Coverage of Drug-like Small Molecules and Proteins
Black-Box Description of Electron Correlation with the Spin-Extended Configuration Interaction Model: Implementation and Assessment
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The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
New Approach for Investigating Reaction Dynamics and Rates with Ab Initio Calculations
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
How to Compute Electron Ionization Mass Spectra from First Principles
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
Aqueous Photochemistry of Glyoxylic Acid
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice
Semiempirical Modeling of Ag Nanoclusters: New Parameters for Optical Property Studies Enable Determination of Double Excitation Contributions to Plasmonic Excitation
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
Rotational Spectrum and Structure of the 1,1-Difluoroethylene···Carbon Dioxide Complex
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Molecular Modeling of Water Interfaces: From Molecular Spectroscopy to Thermodynamics
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
Statistical Analyses of Hydrophobic Interactions: A Mini-Review
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
Exploring the Dependence of QM/MM Calculations of Enzyme Catalysis on the Size of the QM Region
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
How Large Should the QM Region Be in QM/MM Calculations? The Case of Catechol O-Methyltransferase
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
Advanced Potential Energy Surfaces for Molecular Simulation
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Recent Progress in Cancer Thermal Therapy Using Gold Nanoparticles
Flexible Graphene-Based Supercapacitors: A Review
Introducing Cu2O Thin Films as a Hole-Transport Layer in Efficient Planar Perovskite Solar Cell Structures
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice
Potential Application of Metal Dichalcogenides Double-Layered Heterostructures as Anode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
Understanding Particle-Size-Dependent Electrochemical Properties of Li2MnO3-Based Positive Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Cesium Lead Halide Perovskites with Improved Stability for Tandem Solar Cells
Surface- and Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy in Catalysis
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
Efficient Monolithic Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cell with Cell Area >1 cm2
Origin of J–V Hysteresis in Perovskite Solar Cells
Lead-Free Halide Double Perovskites via Heterovalent Substitution of Noble Metals
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