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ReviewJACS Au2025

A Perspective on Foundation Models in Chemistry.

Junyoung Choi, Gunwook Nam, Jaesik Choi, Yousung Jung

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Review in JACS Au, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Lessons From Drug Discovery for Cryoprotective Agent Design: An AI-Oriented Perspective.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  10. Short-Range Machine-Learning Potentials for Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions.Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry · 2026
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  14. Elements and roadmap for interactive molecular graphics and modeling "in the Holodeck".Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Junyoung ChoiDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
Gunwook NamDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
Jaesik ChoiGraduate School of Artificial Intelligence, KAIST Daejeon, 291 Daehak-ro, N24, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
Yousung JungDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2615-8394

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Foundation models are an emerging paradigm in artificial intelligence (AI), with successful examples like ChatGPT transforming daily workflows. Generally, foundation models are large-scale, pretrained models capable of adapting to various downstream tasks by leveraging extensive data and model scaling. Their success has inspired researchers to develop foundation models for a wide range of chemical challenges, from materials discovery to understanding structure-property relationships, areas where conventional machine learning (ML) models often face limitations. In addition, foundation models hold promise for addressing persistent ML challenges in chemistry, such as data scarcity and poor generalization. In this perspective, we review recent progress in the development of foundation models in chemistry across applications of varying scope. We also discuss emerging trends and provide an outlook on promising approaches for advancing foundation models in chemistry.

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