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.
The merger of transition metal and photocatalysis
20171.9k citationsJack Twilton, Chi “Chip” Le et al.Nature Reviews Chemistryprofile →
Silyl Radical Activation of Alkyl Halides in Metallaphotoredox Catalysis: A Unique Pathway for Cross-Electrophile Coupling
2016558 citationsPatricia Zhang, Chi “Chip” Le et al.Journal of the American Chemical Societyprofile →
Selective sp3 C–H alkylation via polarity-match-based cross-coupling
2017472 citationsChi “Chip” Le, Yufan Liang et al.Natureprofile →
Photosensitized, energy transfer-mediated organometallic catalysis through electronically excited nickel(II)
2017455 citationsEric R. Welin, Chi “Chip” Le et al.Scienceprofile →
A radical approach to the copper oxidative addition problem: Trifluoromethylation of bromoarenes
2018382 citationsChi “Chip” Le, Tiffany Q. Chen et al.Scienceprofile →
Copper-mediated synthesis of drug-like bicyclopentanes
2020280 citationsXiaheng Zhang, Russell T. Smith et al.Natureprofile →
Peers — A (Enhanced Table)
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This map shows the geographic impact of Chi “Chip” Le's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Chi “Chip” Le with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Chi “Chip” Le more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Chi “Chip” Le. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Chi “Chip” Le. The network helps show where Chi “Chip” Le may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chi “Chip” Le
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chi “Chip” Le.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chi “Chip” Le 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 Chi “Chip” Le. Chi “Chip” Le is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Zhang, Xiaheng, Russell T. Smith, Chi “Chip” Le, et al.. (2020). Copper-mediated synthesis of drug-like bicyclopentanes. Nature. 580(7802). 220–226.280 indexed citations breakdown →
Le, Chi “Chip”, et al.. (2018). A radical approach to the copper oxidative addition problem: Trifluoromethylation of bromoarenes. Science. 360(6392). 1010–1014.382 indexed citations breakdown →
Le, Chi “Chip”, Yufan Liang, Ryan W. Evans, Ximing Li, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2017). Selective sp3 C–H alkylation via polarity-match-based cross-coupling. Nature. 547(7661). 79–83.472 indexed citations breakdown →
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Welin, Eric R., Chi “Chip” Le, Daniela M. Arias‐Rotondo, James K. McCusker, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2017). Photosensitized, energy transfer-mediated organometallic catalysis through electronically excited nickel(II). Science. 355(6323). 380–385.455 indexed citations breakdown →
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Twilton, Jack, Chi “Chip” Le, Patricia Zhang, et al.. (2017). The merger of transition metal and photocatalysis. Nature Reviews Chemistry. 1(7).1869 indexed citations breakdown →
10.
Zhang, Patricia, Chi “Chip” Le, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2016). Silyl Radical Activation of Alkyl Halides in Metallaphotoredox Catalysis: A Unique Pathway for Cross-Electrophile Coupling. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 138(26). 8084–8087.558 indexed citations breakdown →
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