In order to help young researchers in Molecular Magnetism, this article proposes a “review of reviews” also known as an “umbrella review” on lanthanide-based monomolecular magnets (4 f-SMM). Bibliographic search techniques are commented together with AI-based tools for bibliographic search, indexing, and summarization. Milestones in 4 f-SMM are identified. Books, book articles, and reviews are contextualized. This article is therefore proposed as a gateway to the 4 f-SMM field.

Abstract

The number of scientific articles that need to be considered to cover a research topic is ever-increasing and quite difficult for a newcomer to assimilate. This is particularly true in dynamic discipline like Molecular Magnetism. In order to help young researchers in this field, this article proposes a “review of reviews” also known as an “umbrella review” on lanthanide-based single-molecule magnets (4 f-SMM). As a preamble, various bibliographic search techniques and AI-based tools for bibliographic search, indexing, and summarization are proposed and commented. Then, the main milestones in 4 f-SMM are identified. In the core of the paper, books, book articles, and reviews dealing with 4 f-SMM are contextualized and classified by subtopics. This article is therefore proposed as a gateway to the 4 f-SMM field.