Chemical Communications Blog

Researchers around the world cited ChemComm articles 175,661 times last year, making us the third most cited general chemistry journal, according to the latest citation data released by Thomson Reuters in its 2015 Journal Citation Reports®.

With our Impact Factor riding high at 6.567 and our Immediacy Index at its highest-ever at 1.713, not only are your findings published rapidly in ChemComm, they’re also read and cited quickly by more and more researchers across all chemical science disciplines around the world – proof that we continue to publish urgent, high quality work on the very hottest topics.

A massive thank you to everyone – our authors, referees, readers, Associate Editors, and Editorial and Advisory Board members – for contributing to the journal’s continued success.

With more than 175,000 cites under our belt, we can’t help but think this an apt and fitting way of celebrating our 175 years in the service of the chemical science community as the oldest chemical society in the world.

Submit your next urgent Communication to ChemComm, and quickly see the impact of your work across the breadth of the chemical sciences.

Top cited ChemComm articles:

Feature articles

C–H nitrogenation and oxygenation by ruthenium catalysis
Vedhagiri S. Thirunavukkarasu, Sergei I. Kozhushkov and Lutz Ackermann
Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 29-39
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC47028H, Feature Article

Intriguing mechanistic labyrinths in gold(I) catalysis
Carla Obradors and Antonio M. Echavarren
Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 16-28
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC45518A, Feature Article

Engineering ultrasmall water-soluble gold and silver nanoclusters for biomedical applications
Zhentao Luo, Kaiyuan Zheng and Jianping Xie
Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 5143-5155
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC47512C, Feature Article
From themed collection 2014 Emerging Investigators

Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes and graphene composite structures for energy and catalytic applications
Won Jun Lee, Uday Narayan Maiti, Ju Min Lee, Joonwon Lim, Tae Hee Han and Sang Ouk Kim
Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 6818-6830
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC00146J, Feature Article

Pillararene-based supramolecular polymers: from molecular recognition to polymeric aggregates
Chunju Li
Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 12420-12433
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC03170A, Feature Article
From themed collection Polymer Self-Assembly

Single-molecule magnet engineering: building-block approaches
Kasper S. Pedersen, Jesper Bendix and Rodolphe Clérac
Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 4396-4415
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC00339J, Feature Article

Communications

Bay-linked perylene bisimides as promising non-fullerene acceptors for organic solar cells
Wei Jiang, Long Ye, Xiangguang Li, Chengyi Xiao, Fang Tan, Wenchao Zhao, Jianhui Hou and Zhaohui Wang
Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 1024-1026
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC47204C, Communication

A p-type Ti(IV)-based metal–organic framework with visible-light photo-response
Junkuo Gao, Jianwei Miao, Pei-Zhou Li, Wen Yuan Teng, Ling Yang, Yanli Zhao, Bin Liu and Qichun Zhang
Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 3786-3788
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC49440C, Communication

An achievement of over 12 percent efficiency in an organic dye-sensitized solar cell
Kenji Kakiage, Yohei Aoyama, Toru Yano, Takahiro Otsuka, Toru Kyomen, Masafumi Unno and Minoru Hanaya
Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 6379-6381
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC02192D, Communication

Metal-free nitro-carbocyclization of activated alkenes: a direct approach to synthesize oxindoles by cascade C–N and C–C bond formation
Tao Shen, Yizhi Yuan and Ning Jiao
Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 554-556
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC47336H, Communication

Revealing the metal-like behavior of iodine: an iodide-catalysed radical oxidative alkenylation
Shan Tang, Yong Wu, Wenqing Liao, Ruopeng Bai, Chao Liu and Aiwen Lei
Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 4496-4499
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC00644E, Communication

From assembled metal–organic framework nanoparticles to hierarchically porous carbon for electrochemical energy storage
Arlin Jose Amali, Jian-Ke Sun and Qiang Xu
Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 1519-1522
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC48112C, Communication

Read more about the Royal Society of Chemistry’s journals 2015 impact factors

*The Impact Factor provides an indication of the average number of citations per paper. Produced annually, Impact Factors are calculated by dividing the number of citations in a year, by the number of citeable articles published in the preceding two years. The journal Immediacy Index indicates how quickly articles in a journal are cited, and is calculated by dividing the number of citations to articles published in a given year by the number of articles published in that year. Data based on 2015 Journal Citation Reports^®, (Thomson Reuters, 2016).

We are pleased to announce that ChemComm’s latest Impact Factor has once again risen this year, reaching an all-time-high of 6.834, according to the 2014 Journal Citation Reports®.

We are truly grateful to everyone who has contributed to the journal’s continuing success – our authors, referees, readers, Associate Editors, and Editorial and Advisory Boards. Because of you, ChemComm has continued to move from strength to strength as the largest publisher of high quality communications across the chemical sciences, providing fast publication times while delivering great author service.

We invite you to submit your next urgent Communication to ChemComm.

Top cited ChemComm articles:

Feature articles

MOFs for CO2 capture and separation from flue gas mixtures: the effect of multifunctional sites on their adsorption capacity and selectivity
Zhijuan Zhang, Yonggang Zhao, Qihan Gong, Zhong Li and Jing Li
Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 653-661
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC35561B, Feature Article
From themed collection Metal-organic frameworks

Exploration of the medical periodic table: towards new targets
Nicolas P. E. Barry and Peter J. Sadler
Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 5106-5131
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC41143E, Feature Article
From themed collection Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry

Magnetically retrievable catalysts for organic synthesis
R. B. Nasir Baig and Rajender S. Varma
Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 752-770
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC35663E, Feature Article

Communications

Hierarchical NiCo2O4@MnO2 core–shell heterostructured nanowire arrays on Ni foam as high-performance supercapacitor electrodes
Le Yu, Genqiang Zhang, Changzhou Yuan and Xiong Wen (David) Lou
Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 137-139
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC37117K, Communication

Synthesis of MoS2 nanosheet–graphene nanosheet hybrid materials for stable lithium storage
Xiaosi Zhou, Li-Jun Wan and Yu-Guo Guo
Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 1838-1840
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC38780A, Communication

Carbon-dot-based ratiometric fluorescent sensor for detecting hydrogen sulfide in aqueous media and inside live cells
Changmin Yu, Xizhen Li, Fang Zeng, Fangyuan Zheng and Shuizhu Wu
Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 403-405
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC37329G, Communication

Flexible, low-temperature, solution processed ZnO-based perovskite solid state solar cells
Mulmudi Hemant Kumar, Natalia Yantara, Sabba Dharani, Michael Graetzel, Subodh Mhaisalkar, Pablo P. Boix and Nripan Mathews
Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 11089-11091
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC46534A, Communication

Read more Impact Factor highlights for the Royal Society of Chemistry’s leading journals, including Chemical Science and Chemical Society Reviews.

Find out how other RSC journals are ranked in the latest Impact Factor release

*The Impact Factor provides an indication of the average number of citations per paper. Produced annually, Impact Factors are calculated by dividing the number of citations in a year, by the number of citeable articles published in the preceding two years. Data based on 2014 Journal Citation Reports^®, (Thomson Reuters, 2015).

The latest citation data released by Thomson Reuters reveals that ChemComm’s Impact Factor has risen once again this year to 6.718.

Coupled with fast publication times and great author service, these impressive trends underline the continuing success of ChemComm as the largest publisher of high quality communications within the general chemistry arena.  You can read some of our most highly cited articles listed below.

Thank you to all who have contributed to the journal’s success so far – our authors, referees, readers and Editorial and Advisory Boards – we are very grateful for your support.

We invite you to submit your next urgent Communication to ChemComm.

Find out how other Royal Society of Chemistry journals are ranked in the latest Impact Factor release

Top cited ChemComm articles:

Feature Articles

Graphene quantum dots: emergent nanolights for bioimaging, sensors, catalysis and photovoltaic devices
Jianhua Shen, Yihua Zhu, Xiaoling Yang and Chunzhong Li

Diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based materials for organic photovoltaics
Sanyin Qu and He Tian

Enhancing the performances of Li-ion batteries by carbon-coating: present and future Huiqiao Li and Haoshen Zhou

Communications

One-step synthesis of amino-functionalized fluorescent carbon nanoparticles by hydrothermal carbonization of chitosan
Yunhua Yang, Jianghu Cui, Mingtao Zheng, Chaofan Hu, Shaozao Tan, Yong Xiao, Qu Yang and Yingliang Liu

Graphene-enveloped sulfur in a one pot reaction: a cathode with good coulombic efficiency and high practical sulfur content
Scott Evers and Linda F. Nazar

Carbon nanodots as fluorescence probes for rapid, sensitive, and label-free detection of Hg²⁺ and biothiols in complex matrices
Li Zhou, Youhui Lin, Zhenzhen Huang, Jinsong Ren and Xiaogang Qu

Hierarchical porous NiCo₂O₄ nanowires for high-rate supercapacitors
Hao Jiang, Jan Ma and Chunzhong Li

*The Impact Factor provides an indication of the average number of citations per paper. Produced annually, Impact Factors are calculated by dividing the number of citations in a year, by the number of citeable articles published in the preceding two years. Data based on 2013 Journal Citation Reports^®, (Thomson Reuters, 2014).

The latest citation data released by Thomson Reuters reveals that ChemComm‘s Impact Factor has risen once again this year to 6.378.

Coupled with fast publication times and great author service, these impressive trends underline the continuing success of ChemComm as the largest publisher of high quality communications within the general chemistry arena.  You can see our most highly cited articles since 2010 listed below.

Thank you to all who have contributed to the journal’s success so far – our authors, referees, readers and Editorial and Advisory Boards – we are very grateful for your support.

We invite you to submit your next urgent Communication to ChemComm.

Find out how other Royal Society of Chemistry journals are ranked in the latest Impact Factor release

Top cited ChemComm articles:

Feature Articles

Pd-catalyzed oxidative coupling with organometallic reagents via C–H activation
Author(s): Chang-Liang Sun, Bi-Jie Li and Zhang-Jie Shi

Gas storage in porous metal–organic frameworks for clean energy applications
Author(s): Shengqian Ma and Hong-Cai Zhou

Porous metal–organic frameworks as platforms for functional applications
Author(s): Hai-Long Jiang and Qiang Xu

Lighting porphyrins and phthalocyanines for molecular photovoltaics
Author(s): M. Victoria Martínez-Díaz, Gema de la Torre and Tomás Torres

Application of d⁶ transition metal complexes in fluorescence cell imaging
Author(s): Vanesa Fernández-Moreira, Flora L. Thorp-Greenwood and Michael P. Coogan

Percent buried volume for phosphine and N-heterocyclic carbene ligands: steric properties in organometallic chemistry
Author(s): Hervé Clavier and Steven P. Nolan

Organic photovoltaics: a chemical approach
Author(s): Juan Luis Delgado, Pierre-Antoine Bouit, Salvatore Filippone, M ^a Ángeles Herranz and Nazario Martín

Communications

Reduction of graphene oxide via L-ascorbic acid
Author(s): Jiali Zhang, Haijun Yang, Guangxia Shen, Ping Cheng, Jingyan Zhang and Shouwu Guo

Silicon nanoparticles–graphene paper composites for Li ion battery anodes
Author(s): Jeong K. Lee, Kurt B. Smith, Cary M. Hayner and Harold H. Kung

Highly selective and ultrasensitive detection of Hg²⁺ based on fluorescence quenching of Au nanoclusters by Hg²⁺–Au⁺ interactions
Author(s): Jianping Xie, Yuangang Zheng and Jackie Y. Ying

*The Impact Factor provides an indication of the average number of citations per paper. Produced annually, Impact Factors are calculated by dividing the number of citations in a year, by the number of citeable articles published in the preceding two years. Data based on 2012 Journal Citation Reports^®, (Thomson Reuters, 2013).

Thomson Reuters has just released the 2011 Journal Citation Reports ^® and it’s great news for ChemComm.

Our Impact Factor* (IF) has grown once again and now stands at 6.169.

The journal’s success would not be possible without the loyalty of our authors and the commitment of our referees – thank you to all of you who have helped contribute to this impressive figure. And, of course, we sincerely thank our Editorial and Advisory Boards for their continued dedication and commitment.

With an average time of just 55 days from receipt to publication, ChemComm has the fastest average publication times of any chemical journal and with our latest IF as well, it’s clear why ChemComm is the home of urgent, high impact communications from across the chemical sciences.

Join your colleagues today and submit your next high impact communication to ChemComm.

Find out how other RSC journals are ranked in the latest Impact Factor release >

*The IF provides an indication of the average number of citations per paper. Produced annually, IFs are calculated by dividing the number of citations in a year, by the number of citeable articles published in the preceding two years.

 2011 Journal Citation Reports ^®, (Thomson Reuters, 2012).

Another year, another impact factor and the RSC general chemistry journals, Chem Soc Rev and Chem Comm, are still going strong.     The 2010 impact factors were announced by ISI (Thomson Reuters) this week, which showed Chem Soc Rev increase by a whopping 32% to 26.583, and ChemComm continuing to do well at 5.787. The Cambridge Editorial Office would like to thank everyone involved for their hard work and dedication to both journals over the years. In particular, we would like to thank all of our Associate Editors, Editorial and Advisory Board members, authors and referees, without whom none of this would have been possible. With another successful year in the bag, I’m already looking forward to what the future brings…

If you are interested in how the RSC performed overall then please visit the RSC publishing blog post for the full round up.