"Precise Synthesis of ~1-nm Iridium Nanoclusters as a Catalyst for Efficient Oxygen Evolution"
　T. Kawawaki,* K. Sato, X. Liu, M. Kamiyama, Y. Shingyouchi, M. Ogami, D. J. Osborn, G. F. Metha, D.-e. Jiang,* Y. Negishi*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. in press (ChemRxiv)

"Heteroatom-Engineered Covalent Organic Frameworks Break the CO2 Separation Trade-Off in Mixed Matrix Membranes"
　T. Irie, L. Yu, S. Ghosh, M. Nozaki, K. Sasaki, T. Kawawaki, R. Thapa,* Y. Zhao,* S. Das,* Z. Kang,* Y. Negishi*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 148, 21406-21419 (2026) (ChemRxiv)
　Press release in "English version" and "Japanese version"

"Beyond the Multicomponent Debus–Radziszewski Route: Two-Component Cyclocondensation Constructing a 12+3-Connected aea Topology Three-Dimensional Imidazole-Linked COF for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment"
　T. Irie, K. Sasaki, M. Nozaki, T. Kawawaki, S. Das,* Y. Negishi*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 148, 9527-9539 (2026).. (ChemRxiv)
　Selected as "Supplementary Cover"
　Press release in "English version" and "Japanese version"

"Triggering Photoluminescence in High-Nuclear Silver Nanoclusters via Extra Silver Atom Incorporation"
　A. Akiyama, S. Hossain, S. Biswas,* T. Shiraogawa, P. Zhao, M. Nakamoto, D. Ogata, T. Kawawaki, Y. Niihori, J. Yuasa, M. Ehara,* Y. Negishi*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147, 37231-37241 (2025). (ChemRxiv)
　Press release in "English version" and "Japanese version"
　Highlighted in "Nikkei Shinbun"

"Materials Innovation and the Changing Face of Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction Research: From Metal Nanoclusters to Extended Frameworks"
　T. Irie, K. Sasaki, S. Das,* Y. Negishi*
　Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 137, e202515667 (2025).
　Invited Review (Invited by Dr. Frank Maaß, Editor-in-Chief, Angewandte Chemie)

"Atomically Precise [Cu23H4(SC7H7)18(PPh3)6] Nanocluster: Structural Integration of Johnson Solids through a Cu(0) Center and Electrocatalytic Functionality"
　S. Biswas, Y. Shingyouchi, M. Kamiyama, M. Ogami, H. Song, B. Li, S. Wang, T. Kawawaki,* D.-e. Jiang,* Y. Negishi*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147, 23733-23742 (2025). (ChemRvix)
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　Highlighted in "Nikkei Shinbun"

"Bidirectional Intramolecular Singlet and Triplet Energy Transfer in Tetracene-Ultrasmall Gold Nanocluster Dyads: An Evaluation of the Triplet Behavior of Gold Nanoclusters"
　H. Sakai, S. Hiramatsu, A. Akiyama, Y. Negishi,* T. Hasobe*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147, 13483-13490 (2025).

"The Importance and Discovery of Highly Connected Cova-lent Organic Framework Net Topologies"
　T. Irie, S. Das,* Q. Fang,* Y. Negishi*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147, 1367-1380 (2025).
　Invited Perspective (Invited by Prof. Erick M. Carreira, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

"Atomically Precise Au24Pt(thiolate)12(dithiolate)3 Nanoclusters with Excellent Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reactivity"
　M. Sera, S. Hossain,* S. Yoshikawa, K. Takemae, A. Ikeda, T. Tanaka, T. Kosaka, Y. Niihori, T. Kawawaki, Y. Negishi*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 146, 29684-29693 (2024). (ChemRvix)
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　Highlighted in "Nikkei Shinbun"and "Nikkan Kogyou Shinbun"

"Ultrafine Rhodium–Chromium Mixed-Oxide Cocatalyst with Facet-Selective Loading for Excellent Photocatalytic Water Splitting"
　D. Hirayama, T. Kawawaki,* S. Oguchi, M. Ogano, N. Kon, T. Yasuda, A. Higami, Y. Negishi*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 146, 26808-26818 (2024).
　Press release in "English version" and "Japanese version"
　Highlighted in "Nikkei Shinbun" and "Nikkan Kogyou Shinbun"

"Luminescent Hydride-Free [Cu7(SC5H9)7(PPh3)3] Nanocluster: Facilitating Highly Selective C-C Bond Formation"
　S. Biswas, A. Pal, M. K. Jena, S. Hossain, J. Sakai, S. Das, B. Sahoo,* B. Pathak,* Y. Negishi*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 146, 20937-20944 (2024)
　Highlighted in "ChemistryViews".

"Clarifying the Electronic Structure of Anion-templated Silver Nanoclusters by Optical Absorption Spectroscopy and Theoretical Calculation"
　Y. Horita, S. Hossain,* M. Ishimi, P. Zhao, M. Sera, T. Kawawaki, S. Takano, Y. Niihori, T. Nakamura, T. Tsukuda, M. Ehara,* Y. Negishi*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145, 23533-23540 (2023).

"Record Ultralarge-Pores, Low Density Three-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework for Controlled Drug Delivery"
　Y. Zhao, S. Das,* T. Sekine, H. Mabuchi, T. Irie, J. Sakai, D. Wen, W. Zhu, T. Ben,* Y. Negishi*
　Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 62, e202300172 (2023). (ChemRxiv)
　Selected as "Hot Topic: Drug Delivery"
　Selected as "Hot Topic: Mesoporous Materials"
　Press release in "English version" and "Japanese version"
　Highlighted in "Nikkei Tech Foresign"
　Top 10% Viewed Article

"Creation of High-Performance Heterogeneous Photocatalysts by Controlling Ligand Desorption and Particle Size of Gold Nanocluster"
　T. Kawawaki, Y. Kataoka, M. Hirata, Y. Akinaga, R. Takahata, K. Wakamatsu, Y. Fujiki, M. Kataoka, S. Kikkawa, A. S. Alotabi, S. Hossain, D. J. Osborn, T. Teranishi, G. G. Andersson, G. F. Metha, S. Yamazoe, Y. Negishi*
　Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60, 21340-21350 (2021).
　Selected as "Inside Cover"
　Selected as "Hot Topic: Photocatalysts"
　Selected as "Hot Topic: Water Splitting"
　Press release in "English version" and "Japanese version"
　Highlighted in "Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun"

"Activation of Water-Splitting Photocatalysts by Loading with Ultrafine Rh-Cr Mixed-Oxide Cocatalyst Nanoparticles"
　W. Kurashige, Y. Mori, S. Ozaki, M. Kawachi, S. Hossain, T. Kawawaki, C. J. Shearer, A. Iwase, G. F. Metha, S. Yamazoe, A. Kudo, Y. Negishi*
　Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 59, 7076-7082 (2020).
　Selected as "Hot Paper"

"A Critical Size for Emergence of Nonbulk Electronic and Geometric Structures in Dodecanethiolate-Protected Au Clusters"
　Y. Negishi,* T. Nakazaki, S. Malola, S. Takano, Y. Niihori, W. Kurashige, S. Yamazoe, T. Tsukuda,* H. Häkkinen*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc., 137, 1206-1212 (2015).
　Highlighted in "Nature Nanotechnology" (HP・PDF・in Japanease)　
　Highly Cited Paper

"Separation of Precise Compositions of Noble Metal Clusters Protected with Mixed Ligands"
　Y. Niihori, M. Matsuzaki, T. Pradeep,* Y. Negishi*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc,, 135, 4946-4949 (2013).

"Ubiquitous 8 and 29 kDa Gold:Alkanethiolate Cluster Compounds: Mass Spectrometric Determination of Molecular Formulas and Structural Implications”
　N. K. Chaki, Y. Negishi, H. Tsunoyama, Y. Shichibu, T. Tsukuda*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 8608-8610 (2008)

"Origin of Magic Stability of Thiolated Gold Clusters: A Case Study on Au25(SC6H13)18"
　Y. Negishi, N. K. Chaki, Y. Shichibu, R. L. Whetten, T. Tsukuda*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 11322-11323 (2007)．

"X-Ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism of Size-Selected, Thiolated Gold Clusters"
　Y. Negishi, H. Tsunoyama, M. Suzuki, N. Kawamura, M. M. Matsushita, K. Maruyama, T. Sugawara, T. Yokoyama, T. Tsukuda*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 12034-12035 (2006).

"Chromatographic Isolation of “Missing” Au55 Clusters Protected by Alkanethiolates"
　H. Tsunoyama, Y. Negishi, T. Tsukuda*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 6036-6037 (2006).

"Large-Scale Synthesis of Thiolated Au25 Clusters via Ligand Exchange Reactions of Phosphine-Stabilized Au11 Clusters"
　Y. Shichibu, Y. Negishi, T. Tsukuda,* T. Teranishi*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc, 127, 13464-13465 (2005).

"Glutathione-Protected Gold Clusters Revisited: Bridging the Gap between Gold(I)-Thiolate Complexes and Thiolate-Protected Gold Nanocrystals”
　Y. Negishi, K. Nobusada, T. Tsukuda*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 5261-5270 (2005).

"Magic-Numbered Aun Clusters Protected by Glutathione Monolayers (n = 18, 21, 25, 28, 32, 39): Isolation and Spectroscopic Characterization”
　Y. Negishi, Y. Takasugi, S. Sato, H. Yao, K. Kimura, T. Tsukuda*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc, 126, 6518-6519 (2004).

"One-Pot Preparation of Subnanometer-Sized Gold Clusters via Reduction and Stabilization by meso-2,3-Dimercaptosuccinic Acid”
　Y. Negishi T. Tsukuda*
　J. Am. Chem. Soc, 125, 4046-4047 (2003).