Donghui Wei

14.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
330 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Donghui Wei is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Donghui Wei has authored 330 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 213 papers in Organic Chemistry, 72 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 67 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Donghui Wei's work include N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (73 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (56 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (49 papers). Donghui Wei is often cited by papers focused on N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (73 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (56 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (49 papers). Donghui Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Donghui Wei's co-authors include Yang Wang, Mingsheng Tang, Yanming Sun, Keli Han, Lingbo Qu, Jun‐Long Niu, Shijun Li, Wei Deng, Songqiu Yang and Chao Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Donghui Wei

317 papers receiving 12.3k citations

Hit Papers

Non-fullerene acceptors with branched side chains and imp... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 500 1000 1.5k
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. Non-fullerene acceptors with branched side chains and improved molecular packing to exceed 18% efficiency in organic solar cells
    2021 1.9k citations Donghui Wei, Yanming Sun et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donghui Wei China 53 5.9k 5.2k 2.8k 2.7k 1.9k 330 12.4k
Gregory C. Welch Canada 48 6.0k 1.0× 5.4k 1.0× 4.2k 1.5× 2.0k 0.7× 3.6k 1.9× 189 11.6k
Takakazu Yamamoto Japan 65 8.6k 1.5× 8.4k 1.6× 7.9k 2.8× 4.3k 1.6× 2.9k 1.5× 653 18.8k
Milko E. van der Boom Israel 48 3.9k 0.7× 2.1k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 2.5k 0.9× 2.2k 1.2× 182 8.1k
Joji Ohshita Japan 50 5.5k 0.9× 2.7k 0.5× 1.9k 0.7× 3.6k 1.3× 1.8k 1.0× 480 10.7k
Kent R. Mann United States 53 3.5k 0.6× 4.8k 0.9× 2.5k 0.9× 3.1k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 175 10.0k
Duward F. Shriver United States 50 2.9k 0.5× 4.3k 0.8× 3.0k 1.0× 2.5k 0.9× 2.7k 1.4× 281 10.3k
David B. Cordes United Kingdom 48 4.5k 0.8× 2.3k 0.4× 752 0.3× 4.2k 1.5× 2.6k 1.4× 367 10.1k
Seung Uk Son South Korea 54 3.6k 0.6× 1.9k 0.4× 662 0.2× 4.8k 1.8× 2.9k 1.6× 238 9.2k
Johannes G. Vos Ireland 54 2.4k 0.4× 2.9k 0.6× 1.2k 0.4× 3.7k 1.4× 1.2k 0.7× 305 10.2k
José L. Segura Spain 44 2.8k 0.5× 3.7k 0.7× 2.0k 0.7× 5.4k 2.0× 2.0k 1.1× 184 9.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Donghui Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Donghui Wei

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donghui Wei

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Donghui Wei. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Donghui Wei 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 Donghui Wei. Donghui Wei is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Lan, Yu, Wei Lai, Lei Xu, et al.. (2025). The Origin of Stereoselectivity in Dual Transition‐Metal/NHC Asymmetric Catalysis: A Competitive Induction Model. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 44(4). 508–516.
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Wei, Donghui, Li Shao, Mingyu Wang, et al.. (2024). Polypyrrole functionalized cellulose/polypropylene composite membrane with zinc inducing and dendrite resistance for robust zinc-ion batteries. Journal of Membrane Science. 712. 123230–123230. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Fuli, Ting Li, Yuanyang Li, et al.. (2023). Synthesis, structure and optoelectronic properties of iridium(III) complexes bearing a four-membered Ir-N-C N chelate structure. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1301. 137355–137355. 5 indexed citations
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Sheng, Tao, Yang Wang, Qingqing Bu, et al.. (2023). Aqueous hydroboration of alkynes via nonclassical generation of N-heterocyclic carbenes. Green Chemistry. 25(17). 6704–6716. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Xinghua, Peng Jin, Shiqiang Li, et al.. (2023). Effects of phosphine ligands in nickel-catalyzed decarbonylation reactions of lactone. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 21(36). 7410–7418. 3 indexed citations
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Luo, Jing, et al.. (2022). A DFT study on the mechanism and regioselectivity of NHC-catalyzed double acylation of aromatic 1,2-diketones with α,β-unsaturated ketones. New Journal of Chemistry. 46(35). 17026–17031. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Yang, et al.. (2022). Mechanism of a cobalt-catalyzed hydroarylation reaction and origin of stereoselectivity. Catalysis Science & Technology. 12(13). 4380–4387. 29 indexed citations
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Wang, Lulu, Bingbing Fan, Donghui Wei, et al.. (2021). Efficient carbon-based CsPbI2Br perovskite solar cells using bifunctional polymer modification. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 5(15). 3867–3875. 5 indexed citations
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Deng, Qianqian, et al.. (2020). A theoretical review for novel Lewis base amine/imine-catalyzed reactions. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 18(35). 6781–6800. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huimin, Lidong Wang, Shijun Li, et al.. (2019). Unravelling the Origins of Hydroboration Chemoselectivity Inversion Using an N,O-Chelated Ir(I) Complex: A Computational Study. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 84(11). 6709–6718. 10 indexed citations
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Sun, Kai, Shijun Li, Xiaolan Chen, et al.. (2019). Silver-catalyzed decarboxylative radical cascade cyclization toward benzimidazo[2,1-a]isoquinolin-6(5H)-ones. Chemical Communications. 55(19). 2861–2864. 123 indexed citations
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Liu, Ning, Yafei Xie, Chuan Wang, et al.. (2018). Cooperative Multifunctional Organocatalysts for Ambient Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Cyclic Carbonates. ACS Catalysis. 8(11). 9945–9957. 207 indexed citations
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Shi, Qianqian, Wei Zhang, Yang Wang, Lingbo Qu, & Donghui Wei. (2018). Insights into the isothiourea-catalyzed asymmetric [4 + 2] annulation of phenylacetic acid with alkylidene pyrazolone. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 16(13). 2301–2311. 31 indexed citations
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Weng, Kangkang, Xiaonan Xue, Qi Feng, et al.. (2018). Synergistic Effects of Fluorination and Alkylthiolation on the Photovoltaic Performance of the Poly(benzodithiophene-benzothiadiazole) Copolymers. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 1(9). 4686–4694. 10 indexed citations
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Wei, Donghui, Xiaoqin Huang, Yan Qiao, et al.. (2017). Catalytic Mechanisms for Cofactor-Free Oxidase-Catalyzed Reactions: Reaction Pathways of Uricase-Catalyzed Oxidation and Hydration of Uric Acid. ACS Catalysis. 7(7). 4623–4636. 79 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, Yang Wang, Lidong Wang, et al.. (2017). Insights into chemoselective fluorination reaction of alkynals via N-heterocyclic carbene and Brønsted base cooperative catalysis. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. 136(8). 16 indexed citations
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Wei, Donghui, et al.. (2017). Hexameric Silver(I) Pyrazolate: Synthesis, Structure, and Isomerization. Inorganic Chemistry. 56(18). 11310–11316. 14 indexed citations

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