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Announcements
1 September 2025
Catalysts | Top Cited Papers Published in 2023–2024 in the “Nanostructured Catalysts” Section

Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has launched the Section “Nanostructured Catalysts”, which is dedicated to publishing original and high-quality research communications, articles, and review articles on topics covering the design, synthesis, modeling, and catalytic application of nanomaterials. This Section covers the broad fields of catalysis via nanoparticles (including colloidal, supported, alloy, and core–shell structures), nanocomposites (where intimate contact is engineered between two or more unique phases at the nanoscale), nanoporous materials (including zeolites and MOFs), and single atoms or sites (including single-atom alloys and immobilized homogeneous catalysts).
As they are published in an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all articles published in our journal. We invite you to read our top cited papers published in 2023 and 2024, which are listed below:
1. “Plant-Based Copper Oxide Nanoparticles; Biosynthesis, Characterization, Antibacterial Activity, Tanning Wastewater Treatment, and Heavy Metals Sorption”
by Ahmed M. Eid, Amr Fouda, Saad El-Din Hassan, Mohammed F. Hamza, Nada K. Alharbi, Amr Elkelish, Afaf Alharthi and Waheed M. Salem
Catalysts 2023, 13(2), 348; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020348
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/2/348
2. “Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Nostoc sp. and Their Multiple Biomedical Properties”
by Lubna Anjum Minhas, Abdul Samad Mumtaz, Muhammad Kaleem, Dunia Al Farraj, Khalid Kamal, Malik Aamer Hassan Minhas, Rooma Waqar and Rania M. Mahmoud
Catalysts 2023, 13(3), 549; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13030549
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/3/549
3. “Recent Advances in Transition Metal Phosphide Nanocatalysts for H2 Evolution and CO2 Reduction”
by Saman Shaheen, Syed Asim Ali, Umar Farooq Mir, Iqra Sadiq and Tokeer Ahmad
Catalysts 2023, 13(7), 1046; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13071046
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/7/1046
4. “Carbon Dioxide Conversion on Supported Metal Nanoparticles: A Brief Review”
by Sergio Posada-Pérez, Miquel Solà and Albert Poater
Catalysts 2023, 13(2), 305; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020305
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/2/305
5. “Bubbles Management for Enhanced Catalytic Water Splitting Performance”
by Zheng Zhang, Chen Gu, Kun Wang, Haoxuan Yu, Jiaxuan Qiu, Shiyan Wang, Longlu Wang and Dafeng Yan
Catalysts 2024, 14(4), 254; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal14040254
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/14/4/254
6. “Catalytic Reductive Degradation of 4-Nitrophenol and Methyl orange by Novel Cobalt Oxide Nanocomposites”
by Hawra A. Bukhamsin, Hassan H. Hammud, Chawki Awada and Thirumurugan Prakasam
Catalysts 2024, 14(1), 89; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal14010089
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/14/1/89
7. “Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance of Visible-Light-Driven BiVO4 Nanoparticles through W and Mo Substituting”
by Chien-Yie Tsay, Ching-Yu Chung, Chin-Yi Chen, Yu-Cheng Chang, Chi-Jung Chang and Jerry J. Wu
Catalysts 2023, 13(3), 475; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13030475
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/3/475
8. “Hydrothermally Derived Mg-Doped TiO2 Nanostructures for Enhanced H2 Evolution Using Photo- and Electro-Catalytic Water Splitting”
by Mohd Fazil, Saad M. Alshehri, Yuanbing Mao and Tokeer Ahmad
Catalysts 2023, 13(5), 893; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13050893
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/5/893
9. “Ionic Liquid Modified SPION@Chitosan as a Novel and Reusable Superparamagnetic Catalyst for Green One-Pot Synthesis of Pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-dione Derivatives in Water”
by Mohammad Hosein Sayahi, Asma Sepahdar, Farokh Bazrafkan, Farzaneh Dehghani, Mohammad Mahdavi and Saeed Bahadorikhalili
Catalysts 2023, 13(2), 290; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020290
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/2/290
10. “In Situ Growth of Ti3C2/UiO-66-NH2 Composites for Photoreduction of Cr(VI)”
by Huan He, Xusheng Wang, Qin Yu, Wenbin Wu, Xinya Feng, Deyu Kong, Xiaohui Ren and Junkuo Gao
Catalysts 2023, 13(5), 876; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13050876
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/5/876
If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to contact the Section Managing Editor, Ms. Patty Ge (patty.ge@mdpi.com).