Guan‐Wu Wang

13.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
308 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Guan‐Wu Wang is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Guan‐Wu Wang has authored 308 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 266 papers in Organic Chemistry, 145 papers in Materials Chemistry and 27 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Guan‐Wu Wang's work include Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (151 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (96 papers) and Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (75 papers). Guan‐Wu Wang is often cited by papers focused on Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (151 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (96 papers) and Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (75 papers). Guan‐Wu Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Guan‐Wu Wang's co-authors include Tingting Yuan, Fa‐Bao Li, Kôichi Komatsu, Xue‐Liang Wu, Yasujiro Murata, Jie Gao, San‐E Zhu, Dandan Li, Taoshan Jiang and Yawei Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Guan‐Wu Wang

302 papers receiving 11.0k 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.

Mechanochemical organic synthesis

2013 867 citations Guan‐Wu Wang profile →
Synthesis and X-ray structure of dumb-bell-shaped C120

1997 464 citations Guan‐Wu Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Guan‐Wu Wang China	55	9.3k	4.1k	1.1k	1.0k	935	308	11.2k
Miguel A. Garcı́a-Garibay United States	54	5.0k 0.5×	4.1k 1.0×	667 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.6×	256	9.3k
Maren Pink United States	60	6.9k 0.7×	4.3k 1.0×	777 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	3.9k 4.2×	347	11.8k
Gianfranco Scorrano Italy	50	5.4k 0.6×	5.3k 1.3×	567 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	1.6k 1.7×	214	9.1k
Cherumuttathu H. Suresh India	49	3.8k 0.4×	2.6k 0.6×	855 0.8×	954 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	266	7.8k
Völker Gramlich Switzerland	50	4.4k 0.5×	2.6k 0.6×	985 0.9×	707 0.7×	2.5k 2.7×	216	8.0k
Saeed I. Khan United States	50	4.7k 0.5×	3.2k 0.8×	601 0.6×	593 0.6×	1.7k 1.9×	162	7.1k
Ralph Puchta Germany	38	7.0k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	676 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	2.0k 2.2×	169	9.6k
Lev N. Zakharov United States	62	8.3k 0.9×	5.1k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	4.3k 4.6×	381	13.4k
Koji Araki Japan	44	4.5k 0.5×	4.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	605 0.6×	251	8.2k
Robert A. Pascal United States	37	3.5k 0.4×	2.1k 0.5×	855 0.8×	1.8k 1.8×	450 0.5×	187	6.6k

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Niu, Chuang, et al.. (2025). An O‐to‐N Swapping Reaction via Triflic Anhydride‐Mediated Lactamization of 3,3‐Diarylbenzofuranones with Nitriles. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 368(1).

Wang, Guan‐Wu, et al.. (2025). [70]Fullerene-fused lactones: synthesis, conversion and photovoltaic application. Chemical Communications. 61(73). 13932–13935.

Liu, Yuanyuan, Huiqiu Deng, Long Chen, et al.. (2025). 1,4-Dimethoxynaphthalene as a Solid Additive for Improved Photovoltaic Performance in Organic Solar Cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 8(2). 1387–1396. 1 indexed citations

Lin, Hao‐Sheng, Weifeng Wang, Mingjie Li, et al.. (2024). Interface Passivation of a Pyridine-Based Bifunctional Molecule for Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(23). 30534–30544. 4 indexed citations

Niu, Chuang, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of [60]Fullerene-Fused Lactones via Carboxylic Acid Group-Directed C–H Bond Activation and Further Retro Baeyer–Villiger Reaction. Organic Letters. 26(25). 5300–5305. 3 indexed citations

Li, Mingjie, Ke Jin, Zhiwen Jin, et al.. (2023). A tetracyclic-bislactone-based copolymer donor for efficient semitransparent organic photovoltaics. Materials Advances. 4(14). 2991–2998. 3 indexed citations

Cui, Pengcheng, et al.. (2023). Visible-Light-Promoted C4-Selective Phosphorylation of Pyridine and Quinoline Derivatives. Organic Letters. 25(15). 2663–2668. 10 indexed citations

Li, Mingjie, et al.. (2023). Simultaneous Ring Contraction and Expansion Reaction: Electrosynthesis of Heterocycle‐Fused Fulleroids and Photovoltaic Application. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(25). e202304321–e202304321. 13 indexed citations

Liu, Qingsong, et al.. (2022). Palladium-Catalyzed C–H Activation/Cyclization for the Synthesis of [60]Fullerene-Fused Phosphinolactones. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 87(23). 15754–15761. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Qingsong, et al.. (2022). Copper-mediated synthesis of fullerooxazoles from [60]fullerene and N-hydroxybenzimidoyl cyanides. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 20(17). 3535–3539. 2 indexed citations

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Meng, Xianyi, Ke Jin, Jianqi Zhang, et al.. (2022). Banana‐shaped electron acceptors with an electron‐rich core fragment and 3D packing capability. Carbon Energy. 5(1). 38 indexed citations

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Li, Mingjie, Ke Jin, Lixiu Zhang, et al.. (2022). Low-bandgap small molecule acceptors with asymmetric side chains. Materials Chemistry Frontiers. 6(13). 1858–1864. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Guan‐Wu, et al.. (2022). Palladium-catalyzed three-component 1,4-aminoarylation of [60]fullerene with aryl iodides and N-methoxysulfonamides, and further transformations. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 9(10). 2739–2745. 10 indexed citations

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Gao, Yuan, Hong‐Chun Liu, Qun‐Fang Liu, et al.. (2022). Phorneroids A–M, diverse types of diterpenoids from Euphorbia neriifolia. Phytochemistry. 198. 113142–113142. 11 indexed citations

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Li, L. & Guan‐Wu Wang. (2021). Mechanochemical Solvent-Free Synthesis of Indenones from Aromatic Carboxylic Acids and Alkynes. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 86(20). 14102–14112. 21 indexed citations

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Fan, Yao‐Yue, Hong‐Chun Liu, Cheng‐Hui Xu, et al.. (2020). Crokonoids A–C, A Highly Rearranged and Dual-Bridged Spiro Diterpenoid and Two Other Diterpenoids from Croton kongensis. Organic Letters. 22(3). 929–933. 25 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhan, et al.. (2020). Synthesis of [60]fullerene-fused dihydrobenzooxazepinesviathe palladium-catalyzed oxime-directed C–H bond activation and subsequent electrochemical functionalization. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 7(17). 2518–2525. 9 indexed citations

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Li, Bairu, Hao‐Sheng Lin, Fei Jin, et al.. (2020). Successively Regioselective Electrosynthesis and Electron Transport Property of Stable Multiply Functionalized [60]Fullerene Derivatives. Research. 2020. 2059190–2059190. 21 indexed citations

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Hussain, Majid, Muqing Chen, Shangfeng Yang, & Guan‐Wu Wang. (2019). Palladium-Catalyzed Heteroannulation of Indole-1-carboxamides with [60]Fullerene and Subsequent Electrochemical Transformations. Organic Letters. 21(21). 8568–8571. 27 indexed citations

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Li, Zhongyuan, et al.. (2017). Ruthenium‐Catalyzed meta‐Selective C−H Mono‐ and Difluoromethylation of Arenes through ortho‐Metalation Strategy. Chemistry - A European Journal. 23(14). 3285–3290. 96 indexed citations

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