Chaofeng Zhang

5.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
128 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Chaofeng Zhang is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chaofeng Zhang has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Organic Chemistry, 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 29 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Chaofeng Zhang's work include Lignin and Wood Chemistry (18 papers), Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (12 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (12 papers). Chaofeng Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Lignin and Wood Chemistry (18 papers), Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (12 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (12 papers). Chaofeng Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Russia and United States. Chaofeng Zhang's co-authors include Feng Wang, Jianmin Lü, Nengchao Luo, Yehong Wang, Zhipeng Huang, Xiaojun Shen, Min Wang, Jinjin Shi, Hongji Li and Huifang Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Chaofeng Zhang

121 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Catalytic Lignin Depolymerization to Aromatic Chemicals

2020 415 citations Chaofeng Zhang, Feng Wang profile →
Catalytic Strategies and Mechanism Analysis Orbiting the Center of Critical Intermediates in Lignin Depolymerization

2023 207 citations Chaofeng Zhang, Xiaojun Shen et al. profile →
Catalytic self-transfer hydrogenolysis of lignin with endogenous hydrogen: road to the carbon-neutral future

2022 182 citations Xiaojun Shen, Chaofeng Zhang et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chaofeng Zhang China	31	1.7k	1.1k	1.1k	670	647	128	4.0k
Daily Rodríguez‐Padrón Spain	28	1.7k 1.0×	726 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	778 1.2×	749 1.2×	92	3.6k
Yun Liu China	26	1.0k 0.6×	890 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	503 0.8×	187 0.3×	97	2.9k
Xiangjun Li China	39	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	1.9k 1.8×	426 0.6×	258 0.4×	172	6.4k
Grégory Châtel France	31	1.3k 0.8×	751 0.7×	604 0.6×	209 0.3×	336 0.5×	62	3.0k
Marı́a Luján Ferreira Argentina	35	984 0.6×	945 0.8×	740 0.7×	263 0.4×	262 0.4×	182	4.4k
Ananda S. Amarasekara United States	31	2.3k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	818 0.7×	140 0.2×	612 0.9×	135	4.1k
Maqsood Ahmad Malik Saudi Arabia	34	736 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	2.3k 2.1×	651 1.0×	270 0.4×	120	4.3k
Sadin Özdemir Türkiye	31	676 0.4×	492 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	167 0.2×	226 0.3×	184	3.4k
Yan Yang China	44	866 0.5×	530 0.5×	2.2k 2.0×	1.3k 2.0×	164 0.3×	152	5.7k
Reda M. El‐Shishtawy Saudi Arabia	44	715 0.4×	939 0.8×	1.9k 1.7×	650 1.0×	84 0.1×	189	5.3k

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Wang, Yilin, Yufeng Yuan, Xueying An, et al.. (2025). Functional Lignin with Enhanced Aliphatic Hydroxyl and Carboxyl Groups to Attenuate Osteosarcoma Progression via Promoting Mitochondrial Dysfunction. Biomacromolecules. 26(7). 4490–4501.

Shen, Xiaojun, Zhitong Zhao, Jia‐Long Wen, et al.. (2025). Standardization transformation of C-lignin to catechol and propylene. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6245–6245. 2 indexed citations

Catucci, Gianluca, Chaofeng Zhang, Frédéric Cappa, et al.. (2025). Crystal structure and functional characterization of a novel bacterial lignin-degrading dye-decolorizing peroxidase. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 297. 139900–139900. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Chaofeng, Cheng Cai, Caoxing Huang, et al.. (2025). Advances in humins formation mechanism, inhibition strategies, and value-added applications. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 71. 25–53. 1 indexed citations

Qi, Shuang, Tingwei Zhang, Chaofeng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Sucrose-derived porous carbon catalyzed lignin depolymerization to obtain a product with application in type 2 diabetes mellitus. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 279(Pt 2). 135170–135170. 2 indexed citations

Ye, Peng & Chaofeng Zhang. (2024). Flow field analysis and flow prediction of pressure reducing valves in power-law media. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation. 99. 102657–102657. 2 indexed citations

Li, Hongji, Xiaotong Sun, Zhitong Zhao, et al.. (2024). Photothermal catalytic transfer hydrogenolysis of protolignin. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10176–10176. 16 indexed citations

Cai, Cheng, Chaofeng Zhang, Huifang Liu, et al.. (2023). Changing the role of lignin in enzymatic hydrolysis for a sustainable and efficient sugar platform. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 183. 113445–113445. 60 indexed citations

Shen, Xiaojun, Chaofeng Zhang, Buxing Han, & Feng Wang. (2022). Catalytic self-transfer hydrogenolysis of lignin with endogenous hydrogen: road to the carbon-neutral future. Chemical Society Reviews. 51(5). 1608–1628. 182 indexed citations breakdown →

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Huang, Zhipeng, Nengchao Luo, Chaofeng Zhang, & Feng Wang. (2022). Radical generation and fate control for photocatalytic biomass conversion. Nature Reviews Chemistry. 6(3). 197–214. 159 indexed citations

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Dong, Hang, Lin An, Chaofeng Zhang, et al.. (2022). Design and Optimization of Solid Amine CO₂ Adsorbents Assisted by Machine Learning. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 10(39). 13185–13193. 20 indexed citations

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Huang, Zhipeng, Zhitong Zhao, Chaofeng Zhang, et al.. (2020). Enhanced photocatalytic alkane production from fatty acid decarboxylation via inhibition of radical oligomerization. Nature Catalysis. 3(2). 170–178. 141 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chaofeng, Zhipeng Huang, Jianmin Lü, Nengchao Luo, & Feng Wang. (2018). Generation and Confinement of Long-Lived N-Oxyl Radical and Its Photocatalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(6). 2032–2035. 106 indexed citations

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Chen, Haijun, Chao Liu, Min Wang, et al.. (2017). Visible Light Gold Nanocluster Photocatalyst: Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Amines to Imines. ACS Catalysis. 7(5). 3632–3638. 177 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chaofeng. (2012). Determination of Polysaccharide in Rhizoma Polygonatii by Phenol-Sulfuric Acid and DNS Methods. Zhongguo shiyan fangjixue zazhi. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chaofeng. (2012). Separation and Identification of Chemical Constituents in Fallopia aubertii Stems and Leaves. Food Science. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chaofeng, Yang Hu, Yun Lin, Fang Huang, & Mian Zhang. (2012). Anti-inflammatory activities of ethyl acetate extract of Polygonum jucundum and its phytochemical study. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 6(9). 1505–1511. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chaofeng, et al.. (2008). Studies on Chemical Constituents in Fruit of Melia toosendan. Zhōnghuá yàoxué zázhì. 4 indexed citations

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Huang, Wenzhe, Xiaojun Dai, Yanqing Liu, et al.. (2006). Studies on antibacterial activity of flavonoids and diarylheptanoids from Alpinia katsumadai. Zhiwu ziyuan yu huanjing. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chaofeng. (2001). Studies on Flavonoids from Leaves of Lindera aggregata (Sims) Kosterm. Zhongguo yaowu huaxue zazhi. 7 indexed citations

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