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Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Rupam Sahoo
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
2
Yeonghun Kang
University of Toronto
3
Vibhav Shukla
National Institute of Technology Raipur
4
Biswajit Mohanty
GIET University
5
Xue Zhang
Shandong University
6
Islam E. Khalil
Nanjing Tech University
7
Zihui Zhou
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
8
Zhi‐Bei Zhou
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
9
Xiubei Yang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
10
Hao Lyu
Stanford University

Papers

1
Publication in Coordination Chemistry Reviews (2024) [380 citations, W4401411817]
Coordination Chemistry Reviews|2024
380 cit.
2
Publication in Nature (2024) [365 citations, W4403680143]
Nature|2024
365 cit.
3
Publication in Science Advances (2024) [268 citations, W4392739601]
Science Advances|2024
268 cit.
4
ChatMOF: an artificial intelligence system for predicting and generating metal-organic frameworks using large language models
Nature Communications|2024
194 cit.
5
Charging modulation of the pyridine nitrogen of covalent organic frameworks for promoting oxygen reduction reaction
Nature Communications|2024
132 cit.
6
Harnessing Large Language Models to Collect and Analyze Metal–Organic Framework Property Data Set
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2025
77 cit.
7
Publication in Crystal Growth & Design (2024) [70 citations, W4394857096]
Crystal Growth & Design|2024
70 cit.
8
Publication in Journal of Molecular Structure (2024) [65 citations, W4392893490]
Journal of Molecular Structure|2024
65 cit.
9
Publication in Materials Today Chemistry (2024) [59 citations, W4399175766]
Materials Today Chemistry|2024
59 cit.
10
Publication in Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025) [57 citations, W4408560951]
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2025
57 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Rui‐Biao Lin
Sun Yat-sen University
2
Kyriakos C. Stylianou
Oregon State University
3
Madhab C. Das
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
4
Shangbin Jin
Xi'an Jiaotong University
5
Renhao Dong⧫
Institut de Recherche et d’Innovation
6
Christian S. Diercks
Scripps Research Institute
7
Pei‐Qin Liao
Sun Yat-sen University
8
Kai‐Jie Chen
Northwestern Polytechnical University
9
Mohamad Hmadeh
Division of Chemistry
10
Syed Shoaib Ahmad Shah
National University of Technology

Papers

1
Hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks: Chemistry and functions
Chem|2022
428 cit.
2
pH-stable MOFs: Design principles and applications
Coordination Chemistry Reviews|2023
181 cit.
3
Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) for heterogeneous catalysis: Recent trends in design and synthesis with structure-activity relationship
Materials Today|2023
141 cit.
4
Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIF-8 & ZIF-67): Synthesis and application for wastewater treatment
Separation and Purification Technology|2024
127 cit.
5
Metal oxides for the electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide: Mechanism of active sites, composites, interface and defect engineering strategies
Coordination Chemistry Reviews|2022
124 cit.
6
A General Synthesis of Nanostructured Conductive Metal–Organic Frameworks from Insulating MOF Precursors for Supercapacitors and Chemiresistive Sensors
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2023
123 cit.
7
Metal–Organic Frameworks for CO<sub>2</sub> Separation from Flue and Biogas Mixtures
Advanced Functional Materials|2022
121 cit.
8
Solid-State Proton Conduction Driven by Coordinated Water Molecules in Metal–Organic Frameworks and Coordination Polymers
ACS Energy Letters|2022
118 cit.
9
Rapid Synthesis of Covalent Organic Frameworks with a Controlled Morphology: An Emulsion Polymerization Approach via the Phase Transfer Catalysis Mechanism
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2023
105 cit.
10
Highly scalable and pH stable 2D Ni-MOF-based composites for high performance supercapacitor
Composites Part B Engineering|2022
104 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Omar M. Yaghi
University of California, Berkeley
2
Hong‐Cai Zhou
Mitchell Institute
3
Banglin Chen
The University of Texas at San Antonio
4
Omar K. Farha
Institute for Sustainability
5
Susumu Kitagawa
Kyoto University
6
Wenbin Lin
Westlake University
7
Joseph T. Hupp
Northwestern University
8
Jeffrey R. Long
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
9
Hai‐Long Jiang
Qilu University of Technology
10
Qiang Xü
Yangzhou University

Papers

1
The Chemistry and Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks
Science|2013
16.5k cit.
2
Functional Porous Coordination Polymers
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2004
11k cit.
3
Reticular synthesis and the design of new materials
Nature|2003
9k cit.
4
Design and synthesis of an exceptionally stable and highly porous metal-organic framework
Nature|1999
8.4k cit.
5
Porous, Crystalline, Covalent Organic Frameworks
Science|2005
8.1k cit.
6
Systematic Design of Pore Size and Functionality in Isoreticular MOFs and Their Application in Methane Storage
Science|2002
8.1k cit.
7
Exceptional chemical and thermal stability of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2006
7.4k cit.
8
Modular Chemistry:  Secondary Building Units as a Basis for the Design of Highly Porous and Robust Metal−Organic Carboxylate Frameworks
Accounts of Chemical Research|2001
5.2k cit.
9
Hydrogen Storage in Microporous Metal-Organic Frameworks
Science|2003
4.8k cit.
10
High-Throughput Synthesis of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks and Application to CO <sub>2</sub> Capture
Science|2008
4.2k cit.

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