Ben Ma

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ben Ma is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Ma has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Organic Chemistry, 13 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 11 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ben Ma's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (17 papers), Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (15 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (12 papers). Ben Ma is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (17 papers), Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (15 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (12 papers). Ben Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Ben Ma's co-authors include Junliang Zhang, Lu Liu, Zhunzhun Yu, Mingjin Chen, Haihong Wu, Jingya Yang, Hongyan Zhou, Ben Huang, Ganggang Wang and Yongfeng Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ben Ma

59 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Highly Site-Selective Direct C–H Bond Functionalization o... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Highly Site-Selective Direct C–H Bond Functionalization of Phenols with α-Aryl-α-diazoacetates and Diazooxindoles via Gold Catalysis
    2014 404 citations Ben Ma, Lu Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ben Ma China 22 1.4k 197 125 112 107 61 1.8k
Qiao Lin China 17 1.2k 0.9× 372 1.9× 41 0.3× 75 0.7× 121 1.1× 47 1.7k
Yixiao Pan China 23 806 0.6× 394 2.0× 78 0.6× 88 0.8× 26 0.2× 69 1.4k
Jiang Wang United States 14 1.1k 0.7× 114 0.6× 35 0.3× 84 0.8× 111 1.0× 27 1.3k
Yasunori Minami Japan 21 1.4k 1.0× 201 1.0× 22 0.2× 62 0.6× 17 0.2× 68 1.7k
Engin Çetinkaya Türkiye 27 1.4k 1.0× 308 1.6× 129 1.0× 155 1.4× 43 0.4× 104 1.9k
Yanfeng Jiang China 17 639 0.4× 446 2.3× 25 0.2× 268 2.4× 93 0.9× 46 1.1k
Michal Horáček Czechia 24 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 5.6× 42 0.3× 374 3.3× 71 0.7× 146 2.1k
Haiyan Hong China 16 445 0.3× 98 0.5× 18 0.1× 219 2.0× 72 0.7× 38 919
Congyang Wang China 41 5.2k 3.6× 1.5k 7.6× 83 0.7× 172 1.5× 129 1.2× 112 5.7k
Guixia Liu China 28 2.3k 1.6× 878 4.5× 17 0.1× 79 0.7× 58 0.5× 75 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Ben Ma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben Ma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Ma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ben Ma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ben Ma based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ben Ma. Ben Ma is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ma, Ben, et al.. (2025). Research hotspots and trends in biological manganese removal technology: A review. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 195. 106782–106782.
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Ma, Ben, et al.. (2025). Copper-photocatalyzed atom transfer radical addition of thiosulfonates to alkenes. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 12(12). 3636–3642. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Ben, et al.. (2024). Visible-light-induced copper-catalyzed regiodivergent C(sp3)-sulfonylation of oxime esters with sodium sulfinates. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 11(20). 5876–5883. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Yuan, Ben Ma, Zhihui Li, et al.. (2023). Efficient hydrogen production in an innovative S-doped CoMoO4-based electrolytic cell: 12.97% less energy consumption. Sustainable materials and technologies. 37. e00665–e00665. 11 indexed citations
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Ma, Ben, Qi Xia, Deyang Wang, et al.. (2023). Metal‐Organic Framework Supported Copper Photoredox Catalysts for Iminyl Radical‐Mediated Reactions. Angewandte Chemie. 135(21).
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Chen, Yuan, Ben Ma, Xinyu Zhang, et al.. (2023). Visible light enhanced persulfate activation for degradation of tetracycline via boosting adsorption of persulfate by ligand-deficient MIL-101(Fe) icosahedron. Chemosphere. 317. 137857–137857. 22 indexed citations
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Ma, Ben, Qi Xia, Deyang Wang, et al.. (2023). Metal‐Organic Framework Supported Copper Photoredox Catalysts for Iminyl Radical‐Mediated Reactions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(21). e202300233–e202300233. 27 indexed citations
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Xie, Xiaolong, Dandan Yuan, Ben Ma, et al.. (2022). Sterically and Temperature Controlled Divergent Cycloadditions of α,β‐Unsaturated Imines with Vinylethylene Carbonates: Insights from Experimental and DFT Studies. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 364(6). 1168–1178. 16 indexed citations
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Ma, Ben, et al.. (2020). Copper-catalysed ortho-selective C–H bond functionalization of phenols and naphthols with α-aryl-α-diazoesters. Chemical Communications. 56(66). 9485–9488. 40 indexed citations
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Yang, Jingya, et al.. (2020). Visible-Light-Promoted Site-Selective N1-Alkylation of Benzotriazoles with α-Diazoacetates. Organic Letters. 22(18). 7284–7289. 45 indexed citations
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Yang, Jingya, et al.. (2018). Cobalt-Catalyzed α-Methoxymethylation and Aminomethylation of Ketones with Methanol as a C1 Source. Organic Letters. 20(21). 6774–6779. 29 indexed citations
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Ma, Ben, Lu Liu, & Junliang Zhang. (2018). Gold‐Catalyzed Site‐Selective C−H Bond Functionalization with Diazo Compounds. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 7(10). 2015–2025. 64 indexed citations
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Shi, Jianhui, et al.. (2018). Three dimensional patient-specific printed cutting guides for closing-wedge distal femoral osteotomy. International Orthopaedics. 43(3). 619–624. 47 indexed citations
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Ma, Ben, Jiaojiao Wu, Lu Liu, & Junliang Zhang. (2017). Gold-catalyzed para-selective C–H bond alkylation of benzene derivatives with donor/acceptor-substituted diazo compounds. Chemical Communications. 53(73). 10164–10167. 53 indexed citations
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Tang, Yixin, Chunlin Chen, Hui Duan, Ben Ma, & Ping Liu. (2016). Low vascularity predicts favourable outcomes in leiomyoma patients treated with uterine artery embolization. European Radiology. 26(10). 3571–3579. 9 indexed citations
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Ma, Ben, Hongyan Zhou, & Jingya Yang. (2014). 2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-4-oxo-4-phenylbutanenitrile. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 70(3). o259–o259. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Chunlin, Ping Liu, Ben Ma, et al.. (2012). Characteristics of vascular supply to uterine leiomyoma: an analysis of digital subtraction angiography imaging in 518 cases. European Radiology. 23(3). 774–779. 10 indexed citations
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Ristow, Oliver, Lynne S. Steinbach, Roland Krug, et al.. (2009). Isotropic 3D fast spin-echo imaging versus standard 2D imaging at 3.0 T of the knee—image quality and diagnostic performance. European Radiology. 19(5). 1263–1272. 102 indexed citations

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