Guan‐Wen Yang

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
66 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Guan‐Wen Yang is a scholar working on Process Chemistry and Technology, Organic Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Guan‐Wen Yang has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology, 32 papers in Organic Chemistry and 27 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Guan‐Wen Yang's work include Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (45 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (27 papers) and Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry (16 papers). Guan‐Wen Yang is often cited by papers focused on Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (45 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (27 papers) and Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry (16 papers). Guan‐Wen Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and New Zealand. Guan‐Wen Yang's co-authors include Yang Yang, Jianhui Hou, Gang Li, Yue Wu, Hsiang‐Yu Chen, Guang‐Peng Wu, Luping Yu, Yongye Liang, Shaoqing Zhang and Yao‐Yao Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Guan‐Wen Yang

65 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Polymer solar cells with enhanced open-circuit voltage and efficiency

2009 2.8k citations Guan‐Wen Yang et al. profile →
Vertical Phase Separation in Poly(3‐hexylthiophene): Fullerene Derivative Blends and its Advantage for Inverted Structure Solar Cells

2009 620 citations Guan‐Wen Yang et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Dual Kinetic Control of Polycarbonate Sequences via Breaking Catalysis Symmetry Using Dual Biomimetic Organoboron Catalysts 2025 ·Macromolecules ·Zhiyu Chen, Guan‐Wen Yang, Tianhao Wu, (unknown), Guang‐Peng Wu	3
2	Key progresses of MOE key laboratory of macromolecular synthesis and functionalization in 2022 2023 ·Chinese Chemical Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), Kai Pang, (unknown), Minsong Gao, Jie Ren, Guan‐Wen Yang, Guang‐Peng Wu, Chengjian Zhang, Xufeng Ni, Peng Zhang, Jian Ji, Jianzhao Liu, Zhengwei Mao, Zi Liang Wu, Zhen Xu, Haoke Zhang, Hanying Li	24
3	A direct comparison between ring-opening copolymerization and polycondensation to produce polyesters using poly(ethylene succinate) as an example 2023 ·Polymer Chemistry ·Rui Xie, Guan‐Wen Yang, Yao‐Yao Zhang, Chenjie Lu, Wei Li, Jingdai Wang, Guang‐Peng Wu	8
4	A Binary Silicon‐Centered Organoboron Catalyst with Superior Performance to That of Its Bifunctional Analogue 2023 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Cheng‐Kai Xu, Guan‐Wen Yang, Chenjie Lu, Guang‐Peng Wu	4
5	Simultaneous Activation of Carbon Dioxide and Epoxides to Produce Cyclic Carbonates by Cross‐linked Epoxy Resin Organocatalysts 2023 ·ChemCatChem ·Chenjie Lu, Yao‐Yao Zhang, Xiaofeng Zhu, Guan‐Wen Yang, Guang‐Peng Wu	4
6	Rational Optimization of Bifunctional Organoboron Catalysts for Versatile Polyethers via Ring-Opening Polymerization of Epoxides 2022 ·Macromolecules ·(unknown), Rui Xie, Guan‐Wen Yang, Yao‐Yao Zhang, Cheng‐Kai Xu, Yuhui Wang, Guang‐Peng Wu	23
7	Record Productivity and Unprecedented Molecular Weight for Ring‐Opening Copolymerization of Epoxides and Cyclic Anhydrides Enabled by Organoboron Catalysts 2021 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Rui Xie, Yao‐Yao Zhang, Guan‐Wen Yang, Xiaofeng Zhu, Bo Li, Guang‐Peng Wu	14
8	Precisely Alternating Copolymerization of Episulfides and Isothiocyanates: A Practical Route to Construct Sulfur-Rich Polymers 2021 ·ACS Macro Letters ·Xiaofeng Zhu, Rui Xie, Guan‐Wen Yang, Xinyu Lu, Guang‐Peng Wu	33
9	Controlled Ring-Opening Polymerization of β-Butyrolactone Via Bifunctional Organoboron Catalysts 2021 ·Macromolecules ·Yang Li, Yao‐Yao Zhang, Guan‐Wen Yang, Rui Xie, Guang‐Peng Wu	34
10	One‐Pot Construction of Sulfur‐Rich Thermoplastic Elastomers Enabled by Metal‐Free Self‐Switchable Catalysis and Air‐Assisted Coupling 2021 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Xiaofeng Zhu, Guan‐Wen Yang, Rui Xie, Guang‐Peng Wu	38
11	Modular Organoboron Catalysts Enable Transformations with Unprecedented Reactivity 2021 ·Accounts of Chemical Research ·Guan‐Wen Yang, Yao‐Yao Zhang, Guang‐Peng Wu	133
12	Pinwheel-Shaped Tetranuclear Organoboron Catalysts for Perfectly Alternating Copolymerization of CO₂ and Epichlorohydrin 2021 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Guan‐Wen Yang, Cheng‐Kai Xu, Rui Xie, Yao‐Yao Zhang, Xiaofeng Zhu, Guang‐Peng Wu	130
13	Construction of polyphosphoesters with the main chain of rigid backbones and stereostructures via organocatalyzed ring-opening polymerization 2020 ·Polymer Chemistry ·(unknown), Guan‐Wen Yang, Bo Li, Guang‐Peng Wu	4
14	Scalable, Durable, and Recyclable Metal‐Free Catalysts for Highly Efficient Conversion of CO₂ to Cyclic Carbonates 2020 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Yao‐Yao Zhang, Guan‐Wen Yang, Rui Xie, Yang Li, Bo Li, Guang‐Peng Wu	34
15	High‐Activity Organocatalysts for Polyether Synthesis via Intramolecular Ammonium Cation Assisted S_N2 Ring‐Opening Polymerization 2020 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Guan‐Wen Yang, Yao‐Yao Zhang, Rui Xie, Guang‐Peng Wu	60
16	Crosslinked Resin‐Supported Bifunctional Organocatalyst for Conversion of CO₂ into Cyclic Carbonates 2020 ·ChemSusChem ·(unknown), (unknown), Guan‐Wen Yang, Yao‐Yao Zhang, Bo Li, Guang‐Peng Wu	39
17	Scalable Bifunctional Organoboron Catalysts for Copolymerization of CO₂ and Epoxides with Unprecedented Efficiency 2020 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Guan‐Wen Yang, Yao‐Yao Zhang, Rui Xie, Guang‐Peng Wu	147
18	Synthesis of CO₂-Based Block Copolymers via Chain Transfer Polymerization Using Macroinitiators: Activity, Blocking Efficiency, and Nanostructure 2018 ·Macromolecules ·Yao‐Yao Zhang, Guan‐Wen Yang, Yanyan Wang, Xinyu Lu, Guang‐Peng Wu, Zesheng Zhang, Kai Wang, Ruoyu Zhang, Paul F. Nealey, Donald J. Darensbourg, Zhi‐Kang Xu	34
19	Construction of Autonomic Self-Healing CO₂-Based Polycarbonates via One-Pot Tandem Synthetic Strategy 2018 ·Macromolecules ·Guan‐Wen Yang, Yao‐Yao Zhang, Yanyan Wang, Guang‐Peng Wu, Zhi‐Kang Xu, Donald J. Darensbourg	46
20	Bioinspired Block Copolymer for Mineralized Nanoporous Membrane 2018 ·ACS Nano ·(unknown), Guan‐Wen Yang, Yao‐Yao Zhang, Zhi‐Kang Xu, Guang‐Peng Wu	58

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