Changxia Shi

1.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Changxia Shi is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry and Process Chemistry and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Changxia Shi has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Biomaterials, 17 papers in Organic Chemistry and 12 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology. Recurrent topics in Changxia Shi's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (25 papers), Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (12 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (11 papers). Changxia Shi is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (25 papers), Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (12 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (11 papers). Changxia Shi collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Italy. Changxia Shi's co-authors include Eugene Y.‐X. Chen, Ethan C. Quinn, Wilfred T. Diment, Michael L. McGraw, Zichen Li, Luigi Cavallo, Laura Falivene, Zhen Zhang, Liam T. Reilly and Miriam Scoti and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Changxia Shi

33 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Recyclable and (Bio)degradable Polyesters in a Circular Plastics Economy

2024 192 citations Changxia Shi, Ethan C. Quinn et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
Chemically circular, mechanically tough, and melt-processable polyhydroxyalkanoates

2023 141 citations Li Zhou, Zhen Zhang et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Changxia Shi United States	18	1.0k	640	566	352	291	35	1.4k
Thomas T. D. Chen United Kingdom	11	746 0.7×	578 0.9×	650 1.1×	252 0.7×	95 0.3×	12	1.2k
Jean‐Michel Brusson France	21	835 0.8×	659 1.0×	643 1.1×	174 0.5×	180 0.6×	32	1.2k
Ryan W. Clarke United States	17	434 0.4×	493 0.8×	221 0.4×	259 0.7×	150 0.5×	28	966
Manuel Häußler Germany	9	479 0.5×	297 0.5×	173 0.3×	287 0.8×	199 0.7×	12	783
Guilhem X. De Hoe United States	13	631 0.6×	606 0.9×	327 0.6×	946 2.7×	170 0.6×	17	1.4k
Zhongzheng Cai China	19	619 0.6×	631 1.0×	626 1.1×	163 0.5×	112 0.4×	50	1.1k
Abdullah M. Alabdulrahman Saudi Arabia	7	422 0.4×	304 0.5×	189 0.3×	375 1.1×	222 0.8×	9	969
Marcel Eck Germany	8	493 0.5×	258 0.4×	150 0.3×	275 0.8×	244 0.8×	11	756
Rachel L. Snyder United States	11	605 0.6×	680 1.1×	385 0.7×	1.0k 2.9×	136 0.5×	14	1.6k
Jill W. Alty United States	4	399 0.4×	351 0.5×	155 0.3×	318 0.9×	393 1.4×	6	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Changxia Shi

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Shi, Changxia, Yunpeng Ge, & Eugene Y.‐X. Chen. (2025). Designing truly sustainable polymers through an integrated three-pillar framework. One Earth. 8(11). 101517–101517.

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Abdulghani, Abdullah J. Al, Dylan J. Walsh, James B. Gerken, et al.. (2025). Can the Hock Process Be Used to Produce Phenol from Polystyrene?. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(10). 8687–8694. 5 indexed citations

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Wu, Xiaotong, et al.. (2024). Enabling Closed‐Loop Circularity of “Non‐Polymerizable” α, β‐Conjugated Lactone Towards High‐Performance Polyester with the Assistance of Cyclopentadiene. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(22). e202404179–e202404179. 12 indexed citations

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Shi, Changxia, Nicholas A. Rorrer, Ryan W. Clarke, et al.. (2024). Topology-Accelerated and Selective Cascade Depolymerization of Architecturally Complex Polyesters. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(13). 9261–9271. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaoyang, Liwei Ye, Zhen Zhang, et al.. (2024). Redesigned Nylon 6 Variants with Enhanced Recyclability, Ductility, and Transparency. Angewandte Chemie. 136(17). 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, Li, Liam T. Reilly, Changxia Shi, Ethan C. Quinn, & Eugene Y.‐X. Chen. (2024). Proton-triggered topological transformation in superbase-mediated selective polymerization enables access to ultrahigh-molar-mass cyclic polymers. Nature Chemistry. 16(8). 1357–1365. 27 indexed citations

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Shi, Changxia, Ethan C. Quinn, Wilfred T. Diment, & Eugene Y.‐X. Chen. (2024). Correction to Recyclable and (Bio)degradable Polyesters in a Circular Plastics Economy. Chemical Reviews. 124(20). 11637–11637. 1 indexed citations

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Shi, Changxia, Ethan C. Quinn, Wilfred T. Diment, & Eugene Y.‐X. Chen. (2024). Recyclable and (Bio)degradable Polyesters in a Circular Plastics Economy. Chemical Reviews. 124(7). 4393–4478. 192 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhou, Li, Zhen Zhang, Ainara Sangroniz, et al.. (2024). Chain-End Controlled Depolymerization Selectivity in α,α-Disubstituted Propionate PHAs with Dual Closed-Loop Recycling and Record-High Melting Temperature. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(43). 29895–29904. 18 indexed citations

10.

Tian, Jie, Xiaoyang Liu, Liwei Ye, et al.. (2024). Redesigned Nylon 6 Variants with Enhanced Recyclability, Ductility, and Transparency. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(17). e202320214–e202320214. 21 indexed citations

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Shi, Changxia, Wilfred T. Diment, & Eugene Y.‐X. Chen. (2024). Closed‐Loop Recycling of Mixed Plastics of Polyester and CO₂‐Based Polycarbonate to a Single Monomer. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(34). e202405083–e202405083. 20 indexed citations

12.

Shi, Changxia, Zhen Zhang, Miriam Scoti, Xiaoyun Yan, & Eugene Y.‐X. Chen. (2023). Endowing Polythioester Vitrimer with Intrinsic Crystallinity and Chemical Recyclability. ChemSusChem. 16(8). e202300008–e202300008. 18 indexed citations

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Zhou, Li, Zhen Zhang, Changxia Shi, et al.. (2023). Chemically circular, mechanically tough, and melt-processable polyhydroxyalkanoates. Science. 380(6640). 64–69. 141 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shi, Changxia, Liam T. Reilly, & Eugene Y.‐X. Chen. (2023). Hybrid Monomer Design Synergizing Property Trade‐offs in Developing Polymers for Circularity and Performance. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(31). e202301850–e202301850. 42 indexed citations

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Shi, Changxia, Liam T. Reilly, & Eugene Y.‐X. Chen. (2023). Hybrid Monomer Design Synergizing Property Trade‐offs in Developing Polymers for Circularity and Performance. Angewandte Chemie. 135(31). 2 indexed citations

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Shi, Changxia, et al.. (2023). Tailoring the Nucleation and Crystallization Rate of Polyhydroxybutyrate by Copolymerization. Biomacromolecules. 24(11). 5328–5341. 9 indexed citations

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Tang, Xiaoyan, Changxia Shi, Zhen Zhang, & Eugene Y.‐X. Chen. (2022). Crystalline aliphatic polyesters from eight‐membered cyclic (di)esters. Journal of Polymer Science. 60(24). 3478–3488. 8 indexed citations

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Yan, Bing, Changxia Shi, Gregg T. Beckham, Eugene Y.‐X. Chen, & Yuriy Román‐Leshkov. (2021). Electrochemical Activation of C−C Bonds through Mediated Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reactions. ChemSusChem. 15(6). e202102317–e202102317. 42 indexed citations

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Shi, Changxia, Liam T. Reilly, Scott Nicholson, et al.. (2021). Design principles for intrinsically circular polymers with tunable properties. Chem. 7(11). 2896–2912. 156 indexed citations

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Shi, Changxia, et al.. (2019). Synthesis and Controlled Organobase-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Morpholine-2,5-Dione Derivatives and Monomer Recovery by Acid-Catalyzed Degradation of the Polymers. Macromolecules. 52(11). 4260–4269. 66 indexed citations

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