Chin‐Fa Lee

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Chin‐Fa Lee is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Toxicology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chin‐Fa Lee has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Organic Chemistry, 18 papers in Toxicology and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Chin‐Fa Lee's work include Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (60 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (40 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (32 papers). Chin‐Fa Lee is often cited by papers focused on Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (60 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (40 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (32 papers). Chin‐Fa Lee collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, India and United States. Chin‐Fa Lee's co-authors include Satpal Singh Badsara, David A. Leigh, Yi‐Chen Liu, Euan R. Kay, Chih‐Lun Yi, Yichen Liu, Tien‐Yau Luh, Yu‐Ting Huang, R. Sidick Basha and Simon J. Teat and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Chin‐Fa Lee

77 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

A molecular information ratchet 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2014 100 200 300 400 500
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. A molecular information ratchet
    2007 551 citations Chin‐Fa Lee, Euan R. Kay et al. Nature profile →
  2. Transition‐Metal‐Catalyzed CS Bond Coupling Reaction
    2014 433 citations Chin‐Fa Lee, Satpal Singh Badsara et al. Chemistry - An Asian Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chin‐Fa Lee Taiwan 29 3.1k 528 312 235 234 85 3.7k
Kai Sun China 40 3.4k 1.1× 326 0.6× 144 0.5× 60 0.3× 350 1.5× 99 4.0k
Xiaoping Xu China 39 3.1k 1.0× 354 0.7× 476 1.5× 49 0.2× 331 1.4× 181 4.3k
José Pérez Sestelo Spain 26 1.9k 0.6× 210 0.4× 293 0.9× 42 0.2× 186 0.8× 82 2.2k
Jenny K. Y. Wong China 27 2.5k 0.8× 1.3k 2.5× 876 2.8× 46 0.2× 170 0.7× 59 3.5k
Armando Carlone Italy 32 4.7k 1.5× 382 0.7× 1.2k 3.7× 59 0.3× 1.3k 5.6× 70 5.1k
Imanol Tellitu Spain 30 2.3k 0.7× 168 0.3× 270 0.9× 47 0.2× 152 0.6× 74 2.5k
Vanesa Marcos Spain 26 2.4k 0.8× 735 1.4× 559 1.8× 29 0.1× 440 1.9× 40 2.9k
Hitoshi Takeshita Japan 22 1.3k 0.4× 509 1.0× 332 1.1× 66 0.3× 97 0.4× 357 2.5k
Di Qiu China 32 3.6k 1.2× 607 1.1× 960 3.1× 34 0.1× 866 3.7× 74 5.0k
Henry Dube Germany 34 1.5k 0.5× 2.2k 4.1× 273 0.9× 32 0.1× 157 0.7× 91 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Chin‐Fa Lee

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chin‐Fa Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Chin‐Fa Lee. 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 Chin‐Fa Lee. The network helps show where Chin‐Fa Lee may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chin‐Fa Lee

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chin‐Fa Lee. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chin‐Fa Lee 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 Chin‐Fa Lee. Chin‐Fa Lee 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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Karmakar, Indrajit, et al.. (2026). Electrochemical sulfinylation-driven skeletal rearrangement of Baylis–Hillman adducts. Green Chemistry. 28(4). 2109–2122.
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Chang, Ying, Rekha Bai, Indrajit Karmakar, et al.. (2025). Palladium-catalyzed reductive cross-coupling reaction of carboxylic acids with thiols: an alternative strategy to access thioesters. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 23(18). 4487–4496. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Chin‐Fa, et al.. (2025). Recent Advances in Transition Metal‐Free Strategies for the Transformation of Amides into Carbonyl Compounds. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28(23).
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Amelia, Tan Suet May, et al.. (2025). Mesophilic compostability of polylactic acid and the associated microbiome as revealed by metagenomics. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 100161–100161.
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Lu, Yu‐Lin, et al.. (2025). Photo‐ or Electrochemical N‐P Cross‐Hetero‐Dehydrogenative Couplings between Amines and Phosphonothioates. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 367(10). 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Zewei, et al.. (2024). Zinc‐Catalyzed N‐Aroylation of Sulfoximines with Carboxylic Acids. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 19(23). e202400780–e202400780. 2 indexed citations
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Lin, Po‐Heng, et al.. (2024). Copper cluster complex-catalyzed C–S bond formation. Catalysis Science & Technology. 14(22). 6609–6620.
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Lee, Chin‐Fa, et al.. (2017). Palladium-Catalyzed ortho–C-H Arylation of Acetophenone Oxime Ethers with Aryl Pinacol Boronic Esters. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 82(19). 10070–10076. 16 indexed citations
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Tsao, Nai‐Wen, Liwen Su, Li‐Ching Hsieh, et al.. (2016). Phytoplasma SAP11 alters 3-isobutyl-2-methoxypyrazine biosynthesis inNicotiana benthamianaby suppressingNbOMT1. Journal of Experimental Botany. 67(14). 4415–4425. 38 indexed citations
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Huang, Yu‐Ting, et al.. (2014). Iron-Catalyzed Synthesis of Thioesters from Thiols and Aldehydes in Water. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 79(10). 4561–4568. 74 indexed citations
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Lee, Chin‐Fa, et al.. (2013). Liberation of GPI-Anchored Prion from Phospholipids Accelerates Amyloidogenic Conversion. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 14(9). 17943–17957. 5 indexed citations
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Yi, Chih‐Lun, et al.. (2013). Manganese‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling of Thiols with Aryl Iodides. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 8(5). 1029–1034. 43 indexed citations
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Lee, Chin‐Fa, et al.. (2012). Copper-Catalyzed Coupling of Alkynes with Alkenyl Halides. Synlett. 23(6). 930–934. 7 indexed citations
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Yi, Chih‐Lun, et al.. (2012). Highly regioselective synthesis of aryl chalcogenides through C–H functionalization of arenes. Chemical Communications. 48(67). 8440–8440. 76 indexed citations
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Lin, Hong‐Ping, et al.. (2009). Synthesis of CuO on mesoporous silica and its applications for coupling reactions of thiols with aryl iodides. Chemical Communications. 46(2). 282–284. 148 indexed citations
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Lee, Chin‐Fa, et al.. (2007). A molecular information ratchet. Nature. 445(7127). 523–527. 551 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chou, Chih‐Ming, et al.. (2006). Convergent/Divergent Synthesis and Photophysical Studies of Alternating Benzene–Furan Oligoaryls from Substituted Propargylic Dithioacetals. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 1(1-2). 46–55. 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lingzhi, Chieh-Wei Chen, Chin‐Fa Lee, Chung‐Chih Wu, & Tien‐Yau Luh. (2002). Non-amine-based furan-containing oligoaryls as efficient hole transporting materialsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: experimental details. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b2/b207489c/. Chemical Communications. 2336–2337. 63 indexed citations
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Lee, Chin‐Fa, et al.. (2002). Bidirectional iterative synthesis of alternating benzene–furan oligomers towards molecular wires. Chemical Communications. 2824–2825. 28 indexed citations

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