Edna Mao

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Edna Mao is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Edna Mao has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Organic Chemistry, 2 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in Edna Mao's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (6 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (5 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (4 papers). Edna Mao is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (6 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (5 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (4 papers). Edna Mao collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Germany. Edna Mao's co-authors include David W. C. MacMillan, Holt A. Sakai, Grant A. Edwards, Olivia L. Garry, Beryl X. Li, Noah B. Bissonnette, Ian B. Perry, Amy Chan, Marissa N. Lavagnino and Ciaran P. Seath and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Edna Mao

9 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Metallaphotoredox: The Merger of Photoredox and Transition Metal Catalysis

2021 1.2k citations Amy Chan, Ian B. Perry et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edna Mao United States	7	1.4k	194	186	151	148	9	1.6k
Olivia L. Garry United States	6	1.3k 1.0×	180 0.9×	182 1.0×	154 1.0×	142 1.0×	7	1.5k
Marissa N. Lavagnino United States	6	1.3k 1.0×	204 1.1×	160 0.9×	169 1.1×	151 1.0×	7	1.5k
Agustin Millet United States	6	1.2k 0.9×	228 1.2×	171 0.9×	161 1.1×	162 1.1×	8	1.4k
Grant A. Edwards United States	6	1.2k 0.9×	183 0.9×	140 0.8×	138 0.9×	147 1.0×	6	1.4k
Kelvin Pak Shing Cheung United States	11	1.4k 1.0×	118 0.6×	222 1.2×	209 1.4×	103 0.7×	15	1.5k
Hoimin Jung South Korea	24	1.7k 1.3×	133 0.7×	153 0.8×	287 1.9×	115 0.8×	42	1.9k
Sumon Sarkar United States	9	1.2k 0.9×	120 0.6×	130 0.7×	145 1.0×	102 0.7×	12	1.3k
Xiu‐Long Yang China	23	1.7k 1.3×	107 0.6×	124 0.7×	244 1.6×	152 1.0×	45	1.9k
Ian B. Perry United States	5	1.9k 1.4×	249 1.3×	211 1.1×	369 2.4×	206 1.4×	6	2.2k
Subhabrata Dutta Germany	20	1.7k 1.2×	92 0.5×	253 1.4×	207 1.4×	122 0.8×	28	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Edna Mao

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All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Lin, Eva, Johnny Wang, Edna Mao, et al.. (2025). Aryl Acid-Alcohol Cross-Coupling: C(sp³)–C(sp²) Bond Formation from Nontraditional Precursors. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(18). 14905–14914. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Johnny, et al.. (2024). Triple Radical Sorting: Aryl-Alkylation of Alkenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(23). 15693–15700. 39 indexed citations

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Mao, Edna, et al.. (2024). Direct Bioisostere Replacement Enabled by Metallaphotoredox Deoxydifluoromethylation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(8). 5067–5073. 35 indexed citations

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Mao, Edna & David W. C. MacMillan. (2023). Late-Stage C(sp³)–H Methylation of Drug Molecules. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(5). 2787–2793. 85 indexed citations

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Pirnot, Michael T., Edna Mao, Yu‐hong Lam, et al.. (2022). A Diastereoselective Method for the Construction of syn-2′-Deoxy-2′-fluoronucleosides. Organic Letters. 24(27). 4860–4864. 10 indexed citations

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Chan, Amy, Ian B. Perry, Noah B. Bissonnette, et al.. (2021). Metallaphotoredox: The Merger of Photoredox and Transition Metal Catalysis. Chemical Reviews. 122(2). 1485–1542. 1242 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mao, Edna, Cheol K. Chung, Yining Ji, Yu‐hong Lam, & Peter E. Maligres. (2021). Organocatalytic Conversion of Nucleosides to Furanoid Glycals. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 86(11). 7529–7536. 4 indexed citations

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Oderinde, Martins S., Edna Mao, Antonio Ramı́rez, et al.. (2020). Synthesis of Cyclobutane-Fused Tetracyclic Scaffolds via Visible-Light Photocatalysis for Building Molecular Complexity. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(6). 3094–3103. 118 indexed citations

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Oderinde, Martins S., James Kempson, Daniel Smith, et al.. (2019). Intramolecular [2+2] Cycloaddition of N‐Allylcinnamamines and N‐Allylcinnamamides by Visible‐Light Photocatalysis. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2020(1). 41–46. 22 indexed citations

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