Lutao’s paper was awarded the 2023 Best Paper Award by Cell press.

Our paper on N-boryl pyridyl anion chemistry titled “Modular Photoredox System with Extreme Reduction Potentials Based on Pyridine Catalysis” (Chem 2023, 9, 3245-3267) received the 2023 Best Paper Award from Cell Press.

The 2023 Chinese Scientists with Cell Press Best Paper Awards are determined through nominations from the Cell Press editorial team, an independent review by a third-party expert committee, and a comprehensive evaluation of factors such as paper downloads, citation rates, and breakthroughs in the field. A total of 40 papers were selected as “Cell Press 2023 Annual Papers in China”, covering five fields: life sciences, physical science, medicine, interdisciplinary research, and sustainable development (with 5 papers from medicine and sustainable science, and 10 papers each from the other three fields). Our paper stands among 10 Annual Papers in the category of physical science.