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Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Robin Tyburski
AlbaNova
2
Nirmal K. Shee
Kumoh National Institute of Technology
3
Jiaying Xiao
China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
4
Haodan He
Beijing Normal University
5
Wanchen Zhao
Laboratoire de Chémo-biologie synthétique et thérapeutique
6
Houwei He
Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
7
Élie Benchimol
University of Groningen
8
Leo K. B. Tam
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
9
Jia-Li Zhao
Henan University
10
Christopher J. Kingsbury
Trinity College Dublin

Papers

1
Fenton‐Like Reaction: Recent Advances and New Trends
Chemistry - A European Journal|2024
150 cit.
2
Photodynamic therapy for cancer: mechanisms, photosensitizers, nanocarriers, and clinical studies
MedComm|2024
140 cit.
3
Photoswitchable coordination cages
Nature Chemistry|2024
120 cit.
4
Heteromeric Completive Self-Sorting in Coordination Cage Systems
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024
50 cit.
5
Precisely metal doped nanographenes via a carbaporphyrin approach
Nature Communications|2025
22 cit.
6
Series of Viologen-Based Metal–Organic Polyhedra with Photo/Electrochromic Behavior for Inkless Printing and UV Detection
Inorganic Chemistry|2024
20 cit.
7
Porphyrin-Based Nanomaterials for the Photocatalytic Remediation of Wastewater: Recent Advances and Perspectives
Molecules|2024
19 cit.
8
Recent Developments in Porphyrin-Based Metal–Organic Framework Materials for Water Remediation under Visible-Light Irradiation
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2024
19 cit.
9
A Janus carbaporphyrin pseudo-dimer
Nature Communications|2024
17 cit.
10
Chiral Pd <sub>2</sub> L <sub>4</sub> Capsules from Readily Accessible Tröger's Base Ligands Inducing Circular Dichroism on Fullerenes C <sub>60</sub> and C <sub>70</sub>
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2024
17 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Starla D. Glover
Uppsala University
2
Chengsi Pan
Jiangnan University
3
Arani Chanda
Sarepta Therapeutics (United States)
4
Liangliang Zhu
East China University of Science and Technology
5
Timothy R. Cook
University of Utah
6
Haoke Zhang
Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
7
Nidhi Kaul
Princeton University
8
Jeffrey Long
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
9
Grace G. D. Han
University of California System
10
Zakaria Halime
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Papers

1
Achieving purely organic room temperature phosphorescence in aqueous solution
Aggregate|2022
157 cit.
2
Efficient and stable H2O2 production from H2O and O2 on BiPO4 photocatalyst
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental|2022
121 cit.
3
Photon Energy Storage in Strained Cyclic Hydrazones: Emerging Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage Compounds
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2022
107 cit.
4
Photocontrolled Energy Storage in Azobispyrazoles with Exceptionally Large Light Penetration Depths
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2022
95 cit.
5
Photo-stimuli-responsive Organic Room-Temperature Phosphorescent Materials
ACS Materials Letters|2022
94 cit.
6
Stimuli-Responsive Organic Phase Change Materials: Molecular Designs and Applications in Energy Storage
Accounts of Materials Research|2022
66 cit.
7
Edible Long‐Afterglow Photoluminescent Materials for Bioimaging
Advanced Materials|2024
63 cit.
8
Self-activated energy release cascade from anthracene-based solid-state molecular solar thermal energy storage systems
Chem|2024
55 cit.
9
<i>In Situ</i> Regulation of Microphase Separation-Recognized Circularly Polarized Luminescence via Photoexcitation-Induced Molecular Aggregation
ACS Nano|2022
50 cit.
10
A Single Carbon-Dot System Enabling Multiple Stimuli Activated Room-Temperature Phosphorescence
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2023
46 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Atsuhiro Osuka
Hunan Normal University
2
Michaël Grätzel
Interface (United States)
3
Shunichi Fukuzumi
Ewha Womans University
4
Tomás Torres⊗
Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies
5
Tebello Nyokong
Rhodes University
6
Kevin M. Smith
Louisiana State University
7
J. Fraser Stoddart
Northwestern University
8
Dongho Kim
Korea University
9
Jonathan S. Lindsey
North Carolina State University
10
Wonwoo Nam
Ewha Womans University

Papers

1
A low-cost, high-efficiency solar cell based on dye-sensitized colloidal TiO2 films
Nature|1991
28.4k cit.
2
Photoelectrochemical cells
Nature|2001
12.6k cit.
3
Sequential deposition as a route to high-performance perovskite-sensitized solar cells
Nature|2013
9.4k cit.
4
Conversion of light to electricity by cis-X2bis(2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-dicarboxylate)ruthenium(II) charge-transfer sensitizers (X = Cl-, Br-, I-, CN-, and SCN-) on nanocrystalline titanium dioxide electrodes
Journal of the American Chemical Society|1993
6k cit.
5
Porphyrin-Sensitized Solar Cells with Cobalt (II/III)–Based Redox Electrolyte Exceed 12 Percent Efficiency
Science|2011
6k cit.
6
Cesium-containing triple cation perovskite solar cells: improved stability, reproducibility and high efficiency
Energy & Environmental Science|2016
5.4k cit.
7
Dye-sensitized solar cells with 13% efficiency achieved through the molecular engineering of porphyrin sensitizers
Nature Chemistry|2014
4.4k cit.
8
Dye-sensitized solar cells
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C Photochemistry Reviews|2003
4.3k cit.
9
Hydrophobic, Highly Conductive Ambient-Temperature Molten Salts
Inorganic Chemistry|1996
4.3k cit.
10
Incorporation of rubidium cations into perovskite solar cells improves photovoltaic performance
Science|2016
3.7k cit.

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