Feng Zhang

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
135 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Feng Zhang is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Feng Zhang has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Organic Chemistry, 27 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 22 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Feng Zhang's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (39 papers), Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (27 papers) and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (21 papers). Feng Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (39 papers), Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (27 papers) and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (21 papers). Feng Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Feng Zhang's co-authors include Xingang Zhang, Qiao‐Qiao Min, Yu‐Lan Xiao, Haiyang Zhao, Bo Zhang, Jiwei Gu, Shasha Geng, Yun He, Zhengli Liu and Xia‐Ping Fu 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

Feng Zhang

124 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Transition-Metal (Cu, Pd, Ni)-Catalyzed Difluoroalkylation via Cross-Coupling with Difluoroalkyl Halides

2018 518 citations Feng Zhang, Xingang Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Feng Zhang China	39	3.3k	2.4k	1.1k	512	503	135	5.3k
Jan J. Weigand Germany	47	4.3k 1.3×	102 0.0×	2.8k 2.5×	2.2k 4.4×	523 1.0×	256	7.4k
Yulan Chen China	31	1.7k 0.5×	156 0.1×	217 0.2×	2.0k 3.9×	939 1.9×	142	4.7k
Carol R. Flach United States	36	642 0.2×	572 0.2×	101 0.1×	579 1.1×	390 0.8×	80	4.0k
Fei Xia China	29	1.1k 0.3×	68 0.0×	559 0.5×	983 1.9×	188 0.4×	132	3.0k
Yixuan Wang China	27	667 0.2×	183 0.1×	170 0.2×	846 1.7×	659 1.3×	115	2.8k
Michael Gozin Israel	39	1.6k 0.5×	69 0.0×	520 0.5×	1.9k 3.7×	580 1.2×	120	4.9k
Feng Wang China	39	649 0.2×	79 0.0×	389 0.3×	1.7k 3.2×	326 0.6×	170	4.5k
Harald D. H. Stöver Canada	35	2.5k 0.8×	100 0.0×	120 0.1×	1.3k 2.5×	1.1k 2.1×	112	4.8k
Man‐kit Leung Taiwan	32	1.3k 0.4×	74 0.0×	394 0.4×	1.6k 3.1×	220 0.4×	165	4.4k
Hao Sun China	35	1.6k 0.5×	60 0.0×	396 0.4×	2.0k 3.9×	377 0.7×	218	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Feng Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Feng Zhang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cheng, Junfang, Xinyi Li, Jia-Wei Huang, et al.. (2025). Phosphorus and Cobalt Codoped Transition-Metal Oxides with Accelerated Surface Reconstruction for Efficient Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reactions. Langmuir. 41(10). 6872–6881. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Chen, Jun Xia, Jing Wang, et al.. (2025). Comparative Assessment of Gold and Carbon Nanoparticles as Tags for Lateral Flow Immunoassay of Fenpropathrin in Green Tea. Foods. 14(16). 2806–2806.

Jiang, Xingxing, et al.. (2024). Novel Chiral Tridentate PNN Ligand Manganese Complex for Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Aromatic Ketones. Acta Chimica Sinica. 82(7). 736–736. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Shuai, Xueying Guo, Shasha Geng, et al.. (2023). Thioethers as Dichotomous Electrophiles for Site‐Selective Silylation via C−S Bond Cleavage. Angewandte Chemie. 135(25). 3 indexed citations

Wang, Yunyi, et al.. (2023). Regional odontodysplasia on the left side of the mandible: report of an unusual case. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 47(5). 176–180.

Song, Jingjing, et al.. (2021). Advanced composite material: effect of composite SiC on compressive strength and hardness of porous titanium. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 16. 960–967. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Shuming, Feng Zhang, Junjie Hu, et al.. (2019). Realization of GaN-based gain-guided blue laser diodes by helium ion implantation. Semiconductor Science and Technology. 34(11). 115007–115007. 2 indexed citations

Zhai, Lin‐Feng, et al.. (2019). Selective Cleavage of C–O Bond in Diaryl Ether Contaminants via Anodic Oxidation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 7(22). 18414–18420. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Feng, et al.. (2018). Amination of Aromatic Halides and Exploration of the Reactivity Sequence of Aromatic Halides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 84(1). 181–190. 28 indexed citations

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Jiang, Jingjing, et al.. (2018). Aniline ortho C−H Sulfuration/Cyclization with Elemental Sulfur for Efficient Synthesis of 2‐Substituted Benzothiazoles under Metal‐Free Conditions. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 360(8). 1622–1627. 51 indexed citations

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Zhang, Feng, et al.. (2018). A Chiral Sensor Array for Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis Monitoring Based on MoS₂ Nanosheet-Supported Host–Guest Recognitions. ACS Sensors. 3(2). 304–312. 35 indexed citations

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Chen, Cong, Zhengguo Shang, Jia Gong, et al.. (2017). Electric Field Stiffening Effect inc-Oriented Aluminum Nitride Piezoelectric Thin Films. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(2). 1819–1827. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Feng, Qiao‐Qiao Min, Xia‐Ping Fu, Lun An, & Xingang Zhang. (2017). Chlorodifluoromethane-triggered formation of difluoromethylated arenes catalysed by palladium. Nature Chemistry. 9(9). 918–923. 279 indexed citations

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Jiang, Xiaojian, Junjie Yang, Feng Zhang, et al.. (2016). Synthesis of Quaternary 3,3-Disubstituted 2-Oxindoles from 2-Substituted Indole Using Selectfluor. Organic Letters. 18(13). 3154–3157. 35 indexed citations

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Yang, Aichao, Ping Li, Yumei Wen, et al.. (2015). High-Q cross-plate phononic crystal resonator for enhanced acoustic wave localization and energy harvesting. Applied Physics Express. 8(5). 57101–57101. 28 indexed citations

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Zhang, Feng, Fei Chen, & Xingang Zhang. (2012). Copper Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Iodobenzoates with Bromozinc-difluorophosphonate. Organic Letters. 14(7). 1938–1941. 135 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jian‐xin, Dan Yang, Zhiqin Kang, & Feng Zhang. (2012). A MICRO-CT STUDY OF CHANGES IN THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF DAQING AND YAN’AN OIL SHALES AT HIGH TEMPERATURES; pp. 357–367. Oil Shale. 29(4). 357–367. 48 indexed citations

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Zhang, Feng. (2005). Fission track dating of secondary quartz in red weathering crusts of carbonate rocks in Guizhou Province. Geochimica. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Feng, et al.. (1998). Synthesis and blood compatibility of rutile-type titanium oxide coated LTI-carbon. Science in China Series C Life Sciences. 41(4). 400–405. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Feng, et al.. (1998). In vivo investigation of blood compatibility of titanium oxide films. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 42(1). 128–133. 62 indexed citations

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