Dian‐Feng Chen

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Dian‐Feng Chen is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dian‐Feng Chen has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Organic Chemistry, 10 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Dian‐Feng Chen's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (13 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (12 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (10 papers). Dian‐Feng Chen is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (13 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (12 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (10 papers). Dian‐Feng Chen collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Dian‐Feng Chen's co-authors include Liu‐Zhu Gong, Zhi‐Yong Han, Xiao‐Le Zhou, Garret M. Miyake, Tomislav Rovis, Pu‐Sheng Wang, John C. K. Chu, Zhong‐Lin Tao, Chern‐Hooi Lim and Jin Song and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Accounts of Chemical Research.

In The Last Decade

Dian‐Feng Chen

31 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Asymmetric Organocatalysis Combined with Metal Catalysis:... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2022 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Asymmetric Organocatalysis Combined with Metal Catalysis: Concept, Proof of Concept, and Beyond
    2014 565 citations Dian‐Feng Chen, Zhi‐Yong Han et al. profile →
  2. Organo/Transition-Metal Combined Catalysis Rejuvenates Both in Asymmetric Synthesis
    2022 167 citations Dian‐Feng Chen, Liu‐Zhu Gong Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dian‐Feng Chen China 21 2.1k 563 173 114 100 33 2.3k
Yang Gao China 28 2.4k 1.1× 451 0.8× 233 1.3× 195 1.7× 85 0.8× 121 2.7k
Sharon R. Neufeldt United States 21 2.9k 1.4× 517 0.9× 121 0.7× 140 1.2× 149 1.5× 34 3.1k
Xinyao Li China 27 2.7k 1.2× 451 0.8× 251 1.5× 179 1.6× 157 1.6× 84 2.9k
Harunobu Mitsunuma Japan 18 1.5k 0.7× 432 0.8× 148 0.9× 63 0.6× 104 1.0× 39 1.6k
Carla Obradors Spain 14 2.5k 1.2× 609 1.1× 219 1.3× 126 1.1× 84 0.8× 17 2.7k
Srimanta Guin India 32 3.1k 1.5× 442 0.8× 168 1.0× 96 0.8× 93 0.9× 57 3.2k
Haohua Huo China 21 2.2k 1.0× 638 1.1× 144 0.8× 186 1.6× 154 1.5× 37 2.4k
Giulia Bergonzini Sweden 18 2.1k 1.0× 363 0.6× 179 1.0× 254 2.2× 67 0.7× 21 2.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dian‐Feng Chen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Dian‐Feng, et al.. (2025). Future Trends in Asymmetric Organo-Metal Combined Catalysis. ACS Central Science. 11(8). 1275–1288. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Shusen, Yangyang Li, Ke Li, et al.. (2025). Monomer Design Enables Mechanistic Mapping of Anionic Ring‐Opening Polymerization of Aromatic Thionolactones. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(14). e202500581–e202500581. 2 indexed citations
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Tang, Shuai, Yuan Li, Yangyang Li, et al.. (2025). Vinylogous Anionic Ring-Opening Polymerization of Vinylidenecyclopropanes with Native C–H Bonds as the Dormant Species. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(9). 7196–7202. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Shusen, et al.. (2024). Leveraging Electron Push‐Pull Effect for Catalytic Polymerization and Degradation of a Cyclobutane Monomer System. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(30). e202405408–e202405408. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Dian‐Feng & Liu‐Zhu Gong. (2023). Feng chiral N,N′-dioxide ligands: uniqueness and impacts. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 10(14). 3676–3683. 64 indexed citations
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Li, Yangyang, et al.. (2023). Organo–metal cooperative catalysis for C(sp3)–H alkylation polymerization. Nature Synthesis. 2(12). 1232–1242. 11 indexed citations
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Chen, Dian‐Feng & Liu‐Zhu Gong. (2022). Organo/Transition-Metal Combined Catalysis Rejuvenates Both in Asymmetric Synthesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(6). 2415–2437. 167 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Tian-Ci, Pu‐Sheng Wang, Dian‐Feng Chen, & Liu‐Zhu Gong. (2021). Access to chiral homoallylic vicinal diols from carbonyl allylation of aldehydes with allyl ethers via palladium-catalyzed allylic C-H borylation. Science China Chemistry. 65(2). 298–303. 11 indexed citations
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Cole, Justin P., Dian‐Feng Chen, Max Kudisch, et al.. (2020). Organocatalyzed Birch Reduction Driven by Visible Light. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(31). 13573–13581. 208 indexed citations
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Wang, Pu‐Sheng, Dian‐Feng Chen, & Liu‐Zhu Gong. (2019). Recent Progress in Asymmetric Relay Catalysis of Metal Complex with Chiral Phosphoric Acid. Topics in Current Chemistry. 378(1). 9–9. 65 indexed citations
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Chen, Dian‐Feng, John C. K. Chu, & Tomislav Rovis. (2017). Directed γ-C(sp3)–H Alkylation of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives through Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(42). 14897–14900. 167 indexed citations
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Song, Jin, Dian‐Feng Chen, & Liu‐Zhu Gong. (2017). Recent progress in organocatalytic asymmetric total syntheses of complex indole alkaloids. National Science Review. 4(3). 381–396. 123 indexed citations
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Rovis, Tomislav & Dian‐Feng Chen. (2016). N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Chiral Brønsted Acid Cooperative Catalysis for a Highly Enantioselective [4+2] Annulation. Synthesis. 49(2). 293–298. 31 indexed citations
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Adili, Alafate, Zhong‐Lin Tao, Dian‐Feng Chen, & Zhi‐Yong Han. (2015). Quinine-catalyzed highly enantioselective cycloannulation of o-quinone methides with malononitrile. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 13(8). 2247–2250. 70 indexed citations
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Chen, Dian‐Feng, et al.. (2015). Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of quaternary 3,3′-indolyloxindoles by combination of Rh(ii) complexes and chiral phosphines. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 2(8). 956–960. 22 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiang, Mingli Li, Dian‐Feng Chen, & Shusen Chen. (2014). Enantioselective Construction of [6,5,6]-Carbocyclic Systems by Organo/Metal-Catalyzed Sequential Reactions. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 79(10). 4743–4750. 12 indexed citations
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Yu, Jie, Nan Li, Dian‐Feng Chen, & Shi‐Wei Luo. (2014). Catalytic enantioselective C(sp3)H functionalization: intramolecular benzylic [1,5]-hydride shift. Tetrahedron Letters. 55(17). 2859–2864. 33 indexed citations
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Chen, Dian‐Feng, et al.. (2013). Rhodium/Chiral Urea Relay Catalysis Enables an Enantioselective Semipinacol Rearrangement/Michael Addition Cascade. Organic Letters. 15(15). 3958–3961. 39 indexed citations
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Han, Zhi‐Yong, Rui Guo, Pu‐Sheng Wang, et al.. (2011). Enantioselective concomitant creation of vicinal quaternary stereogenic centers via cyclization of alkynols triggered addition of azlactones. Tetrahedron Letters. 52(45). 5963–5967. 81 indexed citations

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