Dafa Chen

2.4k total citations
80 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Dafa Chen is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Dafa Chen has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Organic Chemistry, 32 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 18 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Dafa Chen's work include Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (23 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (22 papers) and Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins (16 papers). Dafa Chen is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (23 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (22 papers) and Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins (16 papers). Dafa Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Switzerland and Germany. Dafa Chen's co-authors include Xile Hu, Bowen Hu, Rosario Scopelliti, Haiping Xia, Yuhui Hua, Min Yang, Danfeng Deng, Tao Xu, Weiwei Yang and Jing Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Dafa Chen

80 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dafa Chen China 25 1.0k 875 640 482 314 80 2.0k
Yuki Suna Japan 12 467 0.5× 471 0.5× 306 0.5× 593 1.2× 506 1.6× 12 1.4k
David S. Laitar United States 20 1.9k 1.8× 735 0.8× 294 0.5× 274 0.6× 486 1.5× 25 2.3k
Elizabeth A. Bielinski United States 10 575 0.6× 969 1.1× 458 0.7× 341 0.7× 868 2.8× 11 1.9k
Rita Mazzoni Italy 23 794 0.8× 479 0.5× 147 0.2× 211 0.4× 177 0.6× 77 1.4k
Gregory Leitus Israel 15 571 0.6× 734 0.8× 191 0.3× 225 0.5× 478 1.5× 35 1.3k
Yaorong Wang China 23 1.0k 1.0× 517 0.6× 216 0.3× 247 0.5× 808 2.6× 82 1.7k
Yusuke Mikami Japan 16 1.1k 1.0× 541 0.6× 218 0.3× 960 2.0× 162 0.5× 19 1.6k
David J. Liptrot United Kingdom 26 1.9k 1.9× 1.3k 1.5× 83 0.1× 471 1.0× 263 0.8× 56 2.6k
E. Mas-Marzá Spain 34 1.8k 1.7× 655 0.7× 515 0.8× 1.4k 2.8× 152 0.5× 66 4.3k
Mingzhao Chen China 18 643 0.6× 391 0.4× 391 0.6× 497 1.0× 53 0.2× 74 1.3k

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All Works

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Guo, Jingkun, Zhengyu Lü, Wenhao Zhou, et al.. (2025). A ruthenium carbolong skeleton with ten carbon atoms. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 12(22). 7226–7233. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chong, et al.. (2025). Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Synthesis of N-Heterocycles via Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Condensation. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 1029. 123545–123545. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Binbin, Dafa Chen, Ming Luo, et al.. (2025). Metal-centred planar [15]annulenes. Nature. 641(8061). 106–111. 5 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yongfa, Dafa Chen, Ming Luo, & Haiping Xia. (2024). Carbonylation Reactions of a Metallapentalyne: Synthesis of Its Ester and Amide Derivatives. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 42(22). 2765–2772. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Shiyan, Xiang Gao, Yongfa Zhu, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and Optoelectronic Applications of dπ–pπ Conjugated Polymers with a Di‐metallaaromatic Acceptor. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(32). e202305489–e202305489. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Jinhua, et al.. (2023). Formal [2+1] Cycloadditions of a Metallacyclopentadiene Unit with Alkynes: Constructing Tetracyclic Conjugated Frameworks with Bridgehead Metals. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 41(16). 1987–1993. 15 indexed citations
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Chen, Shiyan, Congcong Cao, Andong Zhang, et al.. (2023). A dπ‐pπ Conjugated System with High Mobility and Strong Emission Simultaneously. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(21). 10 indexed citations
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Hua, Yuhui, Ming Luo, Zhengyu Lu, et al.. (2023). Experimental and theoretical evidences for the formation of transition metal complexes with five coplanar metal–carbon σ bonds. National Science Review. 10(12). nwad325–nwad325. 6 indexed citations
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Lu, Zhengyu, et al.. (2023). Craig‐Hückel Hybrid Aromatic Metalla‐dehydro[11]annulenes Constructed by a Formal [10+1] Cycloaddition Reaction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(7). e202316885–e202316885. 3 indexed citations
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Tang, Chun, Shengjie Zhang, Zhengyu Lu, et al.. (2023). Construction of a Metallacyclopentadiene Ring through the Attack of Carbanions to M≡C Bond Followed by C—H Activation†. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 42(3). 235–242. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Qian, et al.. (2023). Reshaping aromatic frameworks: expansion of aromatic system drives metallabenzenoids to metallapentalenes. Chemical Science. 14(21). 5672–5680. 7 indexed citations
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Manßen, Manfred, et al.. (2021). Ureate Titanium Catalysts for Hydroaminoalkylation: Using Ligand Design to Increase Reactivity and Utility. ACS Catalysis. 11(8). 4550–4560. 22 indexed citations
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Li, Menggang, Wenjuan Lei, Yongsheng Yu, et al.. (2018). High-performance asymmetric supercapacitors based on monodisperse MnO nanocrystals with high energy densities. Nanoscale. 10(34). 15926–15931. 98 indexed citations
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Lei, Wenjuan, Junjie Xu, Yongsheng Yu, et al.. (2018). Halide Ion-Mediated Synthesis of L10-FePt Nanoparticles with Tunable Magnetic Properties. Nano Letters. 18(12). 7839–7844. 59 indexed citations
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Guo, Zhen, et al.. (2018). Regioselectivity in C–H activation: Reactions of N-heterocyclic indenes with Ru3(CO)12. Polyhedron. 158. 311–315. 1 indexed citations
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Hu, Bowen, Dafa Chen, & Xile Hu. (2014). Synthesis and Reactivity of Mononuclear Iron Models of [Fe]‐Hydrogenase that Contain an Acylmethylpyridinol Ligand. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(6). 1677–1682. 44 indexed citations
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Zhao, Qingshan, Dafa Chen, Yang Li, et al.. (2012). Rhodium complex immobilized on graphene oxide as an efficient and recyclable catalyst for hydrogenation of cyclohexene. Nanoscale. 5(3). 882–885. 71 indexed citations
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Chen, Dafa, Rosario Scopelliti, & Xile Hu. (2012). Reversible Protonation of a Thiolate Ligand in an [Fe]‐Hydrogenase Model Complex. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(8). 1919–1921. 44 indexed citations
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Hu, Bowen, Dafa Chen, & Xile Hu. (2012). A Pyridinol Acyl Cofactor in the Active Site of [Fe]‐hydrogenase Evidenced by the Reactivity of Model Complexes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(37). 11528–11530. 15 indexed citations
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Chen, Dafa, Rosario Scopelliti, & Xile Hu. (2011). A Five‐Coordinate Iron Center in the Active Site of [Fe]‐Hydrogenase: Hints from a Model Study. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(25). 5671–5673. 70 indexed citations

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