Key papers in Inorganic Chemistry
Pofolia’s corpus holds 90 papers from the Inorganic Chemistry subfield (2012–2025). The list below starts with the most cited.
Most cited
Ranked by citation count. Because citations accumulate over time, this list naturally leans towards work published a few years ago; for where the field is now, see “recently added”.
The Chemistry and Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks
Science · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 10.00 · FWCI 238.09 · 16,651 citations
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are highly porous crystalline materials, exceeding 20,000 reported structures, with surface areas up to 10,000 m²/g, making them superior to traditional porous materials for various applications.
Introduction to Metal–Organic Frameworks
Chemical Reviews · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 16.00 · FWCI 152.83 · 7,638 citations
This editorial introduces Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as a versatile class of crystalline porous materials with significant potential in various applications.
Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths
Elsevier eBooks · 2015 · FWCI 38.24 · 6,688 citations
This is a continuing series of comprehensive books covering all aspects of rare earth science, integrating fundamentals and applications.
Luminescent metal–organic frameworks for chemical sensing and explosive detection
Chemical Society Reviews · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 11.00 · FWCI 166.01 · 4,166 citations
This review updates research since 2011 on luminescent metal-organic frameworks (LMOFs) and their use in chemical and biological sensing.
Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
Chemical Society Reviews · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 11.00 · FWCI 89.10 · 4,065 citations
This review consolidates recent advancements in Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs), highlighting their diverse applications and synthesis strategies.
Applied Topological Analysis of Crystal Structures with the Program Package ToposPro
Crystal Growth & Design · 2014 · Q2 · FWCI 81.22 · 3,144 citations · Open access
The ToposPro software package offers a unified approach to the topological analysis of diverse crystal structures, enabling consistent treatment of chemically and crystallographically distinct materials.
Metal–organic frameworks: functional luminescent and photonic materials for sensing applications
Chemical Society Reviews · 2017 · Q1 · SJR 11.00 · FWCI 114.14 · 3,034 citations
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are chemically tailorable porous materials now widely used in sensing applications, with recent advancements focusing on luminescent properties and photonic crystal devices.
Stable Metal–Organic Frameworks: Design, Synthesis, and Applications
Advanced Materials · 2018 · Q1 · SJR 8.00 · FWCI 92.19 · 2,961 citations
This review highlights recent advances in designing and synthesizing stable metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) by understanding fundamental stability mechanisms and classifying robust MOF architectures.
Metal–Organic Frameworks and Self-Assembled Supramolecular Coordination Complexes: Comparing and Contrasting the Design, Synthesis, and Functionality of Metal–Organic Materials
Chemical Reviews · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 16.00 · FWCI 101.93 · 2,931 citations
This review comprehensively compares and contrasts Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and self-assembled Supramolecular Coordination Complexes (SCCs), highlighting their distinct design principles, synthetic approaches, and functional properties.
Applications of metal–organic frameworks in heterogeneous supramolecular catalysis
Chemical Society Reviews · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 11.00 · FWCI 118.55 · 2,883 citations
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are emerging as versatile platforms for heterogeneous supramolecular catalysis, particularly in liquid-phase organic reactions.
Water Adsorption in Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks and Related Materials
Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 5.00 · FWCI 54.39 · 2,867 citations
Researchers identified three key criteria for high-performance water adsorption materials and found that MOF-801-P and MOF-841 excel, demonstrating stability and regeneration at room temperature.
Water Stability and Adsorption in Metal–Organic Frameworks
Chemical Reviews · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 16.00 · FWCI 54.74 · 2,667 citations
This review synthesizes current understanding of how water impacts the stability and adsorption properties of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), crucial for their application in gas separation and storage.
Carbon capture and conversion using metal–organic frameworks and MOF-based materials
Chemical Society Reviews · 2019 · Q1 · SJR 11.00 · FWCI 92.03 · 2,595 citations
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and related materials show significant promise for both capturing atmospheric CO2 and facilitating its conversion into other products.
Zr-based metal–organic frameworks: design, synthesis, structure, and applications
Chemical Society Reviews · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 11.00 · FWCI 127.27 · 2,518 citations
Zr-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are highlighted as exceptionally promising materials for practical applications due to their rich structures, stability, and unique properties.
State of the Art and Prospects in Metal–Organic Framework (MOF)-Based and MOF-Derived Nanocatalysis
Chemical Reviews · 2019 · Q1 · SJR 16.00 · FWCI 77.33 · 2,404 citations
This review synthesizes the latest advancements in using Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and their derived nanomaterials for various catalytic applications.
How to Read and Interpret FTIR Spectroscope of Organic Material
Indonesian Journal of Science and Technology · 2019 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 42.36 · 2,300 citations · Open access
This study presents a step-by-step method for interpreting Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectra of organic materials, detailing how to assess chemical bonds and structures within them.
Metal–Organic Framework (MOF)‐Based Drug/Cargo Delivery and Cancer Therapy
Advanced Materials · 2017 · Q1 · SJR 8.00 · FWCI 70.10 · 2,267 citations
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are emerging as highly promising materials for drug delivery and cancer therapy due to their unique properties.
Metal–organic framework composites
Chemical Society Reviews · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 11.00 · FWCI 73.11 · 2,267 citations
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be integrated with functional materials to create new composite materials exhibiting properties superior to their individual components.
Tuning the structure and function of metal–organic frameworks via linker design
Chemical Society Reviews · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 11.00 · FWCI 71.80 · 2,233 citations
This review highlights how designing the organic linkers used in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) allows precise control over their structure and properties. By adjusting linker geometry, length, and functional groups, researchers can tune MOFs for specific applications.
Flexible metal–organic frameworks
Chemical Society Reviews · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 11.00 · FWCI 56.89 · 2,192 citations · Open access
This review covers advances in flexible metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), also known as soft porous crystals, highlighting their unique ability to undergo tunable structural transformations in response to stimuli. These materials exhibit properties like breathing and swelling due to host-guest interactions, offering potential applications in separation, catalysis, sensing, and biomedicine.
Recently added
Reliable Strategy for the Covalent Bonding of MOFs to SiC Membranes for Ultrastable Noble Metal Capture in Harsh Environments
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 2025 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 20.35 · 61 citations
Researchers developed a method to covalently bond Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) to silicon carbide (SiC) membranes, creating ultrastable composites capable of capturing noble metals in harsh conditions.
Mechanochemistry for Metal–Organic Frameworks and Covalent–Organic Frameworks (MOFs, COFs): Methods, Materials, and Mechanisms
Advanced Materials · 2025 · Q1 · SJR 8.00 · FWCI 21.35 · 64 citations
This review highlights the synergistic relationship between mechanochemistry and the development of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Covalent-Organic Frameworks (COFs). It details how mechanical force can be used to synthesize these materials and how they, in turn, advance the understanding of mechanochemical reactions.
Metal–Organic Framework-Based Hierarchically Porous Materials: Synthesis and Applications
Chemical Reviews · 2021 · Q1 · SJR 16.00 · FWCI 68.10 · 1,562 citations
This review summarizes recent advances in MOF-based hierarchically porous materials, which overcome the pore limitations of traditional MOFs for applications involving larger molecules.
MOF-Based Membranes for Gas Separations
Chemical Reviews · 2020 · Q1 · SJR 16.00 · FWCI 50.52 · 1,519 citations
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) show promise for membrane-based gas separations due to their tunable pore structures, with this review introducing a performance score to identify promising materials.
Electrically Conductive Metal–Organic Frameworks
Chemical Reviews · 2020 · Q1 · SJR 16.00 · FWCI 67.97 · 1,940 citations · Open access
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be made electrically conductive via four main strategies: through-bond coordination, extended conjugation, through-space π-π stacking, and guest-promoted transport.
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