Haohua Huo

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Haohua Huo is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Haohua Huo has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Organic Chemistry, 8 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 3 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Haohua Huo's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (25 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (23 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (12 papers). Haohua Huo is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (25 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (23 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (12 papers). Haohua Huo collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Haohua Huo's co-authors include Klaus Harms, Eric Meggers, Chuanyong Wang, Xiaomin Shu, Xiaodong Shen, Liang‐An Chen, Leitao Huan, Gerhard Hilt, Philipp Röse and Lilu Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Haohua Huo

34 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Asymmetric photoredox transition-metal catalysis activate... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Asymmetric photoredox transition-metal catalysis activated by visible light
    2014 545 citations Haohua Huo, Xiaodong Shen et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Haohua Huo China 21 2.2k 638 186 183 154 37 2.4k
Liang‐An Chen China 18 1.5k 0.7× 589 0.9× 111 0.6× 102 0.6× 124 0.8× 40 1.7k
Elena Buñuel Spain 26 3.3k 1.5× 693 1.1× 172 0.9× 165 0.9× 162 1.1× 78 3.7k
Carlo Sambiagio Netherlands 13 2.7k 1.2× 512 0.8× 157 0.8× 150 0.8× 234 1.5× 19 3.0k
Eric A. Standley United States 9 2.4k 1.1× 754 1.2× 181 1.0× 155 0.8× 156 1.0× 12 2.7k
Sarah Z. Tasker United States 9 2.3k 1.0× 687 1.1× 166 0.9× 149 0.8× 151 1.0× 13 2.6k
Jean‐François Soulé France 29 3.3k 1.5× 651 1.0× 258 1.4× 136 0.7× 310 2.0× 124 3.6k
Darren L. Poole United Kingdom 23 1.3k 0.6× 564 0.9× 312 1.7× 113 0.6× 114 0.7× 46 1.8k
Paula Ruiz‐Castillo United States 4 2.3k 1.1× 594 0.9× 91 0.5× 71 0.4× 227 1.5× 5 2.6k
Tomohiro Iwai Japan 31 2.9k 1.3× 903 1.4× 175 0.9× 60 0.3× 290 1.9× 76 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Haohua Huo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Haohua Huo

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All Works

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Peng, Yueying, et al.. (2025). Iridium Photosensitizers Immobilized on Metal–Organic Layers Lead to Enhanced Enantioselectivity in Ni/Ir Dual Photocatalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(49). e202518424–e202518424.
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Li, Tao, et al.. (2025). Enantioselective Alkyl–Acyl Radical Cross-Coupling Enabled by Metallaphotoredox Catalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(13). 10999–11009. 10 indexed citations
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Huo, Haohua, et al.. (2025). Photo‐ and Electrochemical Asymmetric Cross‐Electrophile Couplings. ChemCatChem. 17(11). 1 indexed citations
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Shu, Xiaomin, et al.. (2023). Site- and enantioselective cross-coupling of saturated N-heterocycles with carboxylic acids by cooperative Ni/photoredox catalysis. Nature Communications. 14(1). 125–125. 59 indexed citations
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Li, Tao, Jian Li, & Haohua Huo. (2022). Nucleophilic Radicals as Hydrogen Atom Abstractors in C(sp3)‐H Functionalization Reactions. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 41(5). 544–547. 9 indexed citations
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Huan, Leitao, et al.. (2021). Asymmetric benzylic C(sp3)−H acylation via dual nickel and photoredox catalysis. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3536–3536. 95 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wu, et al.. (2021). Enantioselective β-C(sp3)–H arylation of amidesviasynergistic nickel and photoredox catalysis. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 19(43). 9407–9409. 12 indexed citations
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Huo, Haohua, et al.. (2020). Catalyst-controlled doubly enantioconvergent coupling of racemic alkyl nucleophiles and electrophiles. Science. 367(6477). 559–564. 172 indexed citations
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Mao, Haifang, Lizhi Wang, Feifei Zhao, et al.. (2016). Cobalt‐catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Eugenol to Vanillin and Vanillic Acid. Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society. 63(3). 261–266. 8 indexed citations
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Huo, Haohua, et al.. (2016). Cooperative Photoredox and Asymmetric Catalysis. CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry. 70(3). 186–186. 29 indexed citations
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Wang, Chuanyong, Yu Zheng, Haohua Huo, et al.. (2015). Merger of Visible Light Induced Oxidation and Enantioselective Alkylation with a Chiral Iridium Catalyst. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(20). 7355–7359. 83 indexed citations
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Wang, Chuanyong, Yu Zheng, Haohua Huo, et al.. (2015). ChemInform Abstract: Merger of Visible Light Induced Oxidation and Enantioselective Alkylation with a Chiral Iridium Catalyst.. ChemInform. 46(38). 2 indexed citations
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Huo, Haohua, Chuanyong Wang, Klaus Harms, & Eric Meggers. (2015). Enantioselective, Catalytic Trichloromethylation through Visible-Light-Activated Photoredox Catalysis with a Chiral Iridium Complex. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 137(30). 9551–9554. 164 indexed citations
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Shen, Xiaodong, Haohua Huo, Chuanyong Wang, et al.. (2015). Octahedral Chiral‐at‐Metal Iridium Catalysts: Versatile Chiral Lewis Acids for Asymmetric Conjugate Additions. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(27). 9720–9726. 63 indexed citations
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Huo, Haohua, Xiaodong Shen, Chuanyong Wang, et al.. (2014). Asymmetric photoredox transition-metal catalysis activated by visible light. Nature. 515(7525). 100–103. 545 indexed citations breakdown →
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Huo, Haohua, Chen Fu, Chuanyong Wang, Klaus Harms, & Eric Meggers. (2014). Metal-templated enantioselective enamine/H-bonding dual activation catalysis. Chemical Communications. 50(72). 10409–10409. 52 indexed citations
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Huo, Haohua, et al.. (2012). Enantioselective Total Syntheses of (−)-FR901483 and (+)-8-epi-FR901483. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 78(2). 455–465. 50 indexed citations
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Huo, Haohua, et al.. (2012). A Formal Enantioselective Total Synthesis of FR901483. Organic Letters. 14(18). 4834–4837. 35 indexed citations
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Chen, Jie, Ai‐E Wang, Haohua Huo, & Pei‐Qiang Huang. (2012). Progress on the total synthesis of natural products in China: From 2006 to 2010. Science China Chemistry. 55(7). 1175–1212. 10 indexed citations

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