Chao Yang

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
191 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Chao Yang is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao Yang has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Organic Chemistry, 25 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 24 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Chao Yang's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (96 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (84 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (54 papers). Chao Yang is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (96 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (84 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (54 papers). Chao Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Chao Yang's co-authors include Wujiong Xia, Lin Guo, Binbin Huang, Yating Zhao, Fei Gao, Hongnan Sun, Sanbao Lin, Chenglei Fan, Guo‐Lin Gao and Han Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Chao Yang

180 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Photoinduced Hydrodifluoromethylation and Hydromethylation of Alkenes Enabled by Ligand-to-Iron Charge Transfer Mediated Decarboxylation

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chao Yang China	43	3.5k	629	509	496	431	191	5.1k
Guoping Lu China	44	3.3k 0.9×	695 1.1×	1.0k 2.0×	1.2k 2.4×	379 0.9×	193	5.2k
Kai Guo China	38	4.2k 1.2×	359 0.6×	977 1.9×	486 1.0×	934 2.2×	529	7.3k
Song Liu China	32	2.3k 0.7×	109 0.2×	578 1.1×	546 1.1×	294 0.7×	118	3.4k
Xi Wang China	32	2.5k 0.7×	1.1k 1.7×	502 1.0×	636 1.3×	292 0.7×	151	4.0k
Biao Jiang China	26	1.1k 0.3×	145 0.2×	691 1.4×	371 0.7×	297 0.7×	129	2.4k
Peng Hu China	41	3.0k 0.9×	148 0.2×	1.6k 3.1×	1.2k 2.4×	330 0.8×	128	5.2k
Jie Wu China	54	5.9k 1.7×	1.0k 1.6×	1.5k 3.0×	1.1k 2.1×	519 1.2×	221	8.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Chao, et al.. (2025). Photoredox-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation via Ligated Boryl Radical-Mediated Nonstabilized Carbene Formation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(40). 36781–36792. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Chao, Xueping Lei, Yuxin He, et al.. (2025). Bridged-Backbone Strategy Enables Asymmetric Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Oxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes with Anti-Osimertinib-Resistant NSCLC Activity. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(42). 38390–38403. 1 indexed citations

Liao, Jiajun, Dongyang Fan, Chao Yang, et al.. (2025). Facile Synthesis of Diversified Biisoquinoline‐Containing Polymers by Multicomponent C─H Activation/Annulation Polymerizations. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(40). e202513695–e202513695. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Yufei, Chao Yang, Jinling Li, et al.. (2025). Rapid C–S Coupling in Water via Ion-Pair-Catalyzed Dehydration. Organic Letters. 27(9). 2110–2115. 4 indexed citations

Li, Pengcheng, et al.. (2024). Iron-Catalyzed Multicomponent C–H Alkylation of in Situ Generated Imines via Photoinduced Ligand-to-Metal Charge Transfer. Organic Letters. 26(30). 6347–6352. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Xinyu, Chengnan Chu, Kai Wang, et al.. (2024). Dual-Responsive Microsphere Based on Natural Sunflower Pollen for Hemostasis and Repair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(24). 30658–30670. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Jie, et al.. (2024). A switchable zinc-based metal organic framework for the light triggered absorption and release of organic dyes. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society. 28(4). 101880–101880. 6 indexed citations

Zhao, Lulu, et al.. (2024). Electrochemical dehydroxymethylative functionalization of alkanols for forging C(sp³)–heteroatom bonds. Green Chemistry. 26(8). 4733–4741. 7 indexed citations

Tu, Jia‐Lin, et al.. (2024). Photoinduced Ligand-to-Copper Charge Transfer for Aryl Decarboxylative Allylation, Thiolation, and Bromination. Organic Letters. 26(40). 8572–8576. 7 indexed citations

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Tang, Yuqi, Xiangling Zhang, Xuhao Li, et al.. (2023). Facile synthesis of magnetic ZnAl layered double hydroxides and efficient adsorption of malachite green and Congo red. Separation and Purification Technology. 322. 124305–124305. 62 indexed citations

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Li, Pengcheng, Jia‐Lin Tu, Chengcheng Shi, et al.. (2023). FeCl₃‐Catalyzed C(sp³)−H Heteroarylation Enabled by Photoinduced Ligand‐to‐Metal Charge Transfer. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 366(2). 220–224. 12 indexed citations

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Gao, Han, et al.. (2023). Visible-light-induced dehydrogenative amidation of aldehydes enabled by iron salts. Chemical Communications. 59(19). 2771–2774. 26 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiǎo, et al.. (2023). Electrochemically enabled C(sp³)–C(sp) cross-coupling of alkyl iodides, N-hydroxyphthalimide esters, and Katritzky salts with acetylenic sulfones. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 10(18). 4679–4686. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiǎo, et al.. (2023). Metal‐Free Electrochemical Hydroboration of Olefins. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 365(11). 1788–1793. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Junlei, Binbin Huang, Yuan Gao, Chao Yang, & Wujiong Xia. (2019). Direct C–H Multifluoroarylation of Ethers through Hydrogen Atom Transfer Using Photoredox Catalysis. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 84(11). 6895–6903. 28 indexed citations

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Wang, Junlei, Dazhi Li, Guo‐Lin Gao, et al.. (2017). Synthesis of Oxatricyclooctanes via Photoinduced Intramolecular Oxa-[4+2] Cycloaddition of Substituted o-Divinylbenzenes. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 82(15). 7856–7868. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Junlei, et al.. (2017). Photoinduced Intermolecular [4+2] Cycloaddition Reaction for Construction of Benzobicyclo[2.2.2]octane Skeletons. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 82(3). 1389–1402. 6 indexed citations

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Huang, Binbin, Yating Zhao, Chao Yang, Yuan Gao, & Wujiong Xia. (2017). Combining Eosin Y with Selectfluor: A Regioselective Brominating System for Para-Bromination of Aniline Derivatives. Organic Letters. 19(14). 3799–3802. 48 indexed citations

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Yang, Chao, et al.. (2017). Visible-Light Induced Trifluoromethylation of Internal Olefinic C-H Bonds through Photoredox Catalysis. Acta Chimica Sinica. 75(1). 66–66. 17 indexed citations

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Yang, Chao, Xing Wang, Yan‐Ping Shi, & Zhong‐Jian Jia. (2002). Chemical constituents of the aerial parts of Carpesium cernuun. Journal of Lanzhou University. 38(4). 61–67. 2 indexed citations

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