Jia‐Rong Chen

22.6k total citations · 10 hit papers
270 papers, 18.7k citations indexed

About

Jia‐Rong Chen is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Jia‐Rong Chen has authored 270 papers receiving a total of 18.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 220 papers in Organic Chemistry, 29 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in Jia‐Rong Chen's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (133 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (125 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (92 papers). Jia‐Rong Chen is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (133 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (125 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (92 papers). Jia‐Rong Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Montenegro. Jia‐Rong Chen's co-authors include Wen‐Jing Xiao, Liang‐Qiu Lu, Xiao‐Qiang Hu, Xiaoye Yu, Peng‐Zi Wang, You‐Quan Zou, Quanqing Zhao, Jun Chen, Jun Xuan and Qiang Wei and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Jia‐Rong Chen

255 papers receiving 18.5k citations

Hit Papers

Visible light photoredox-controlled reactions of N-radica... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2016 2020 2016 2012 2011 250 500 750 1000
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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. Visible light photoredox-controlled reactions of N-radicals and radical ions
    2016 1.0k citations Jia‐Rong Chen, Xiao‐Qiang Hu et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  2. Visible Light-Driven Radical-Mediated C–C Bond Cleavage/Functionalization in Organic Synthesis
    2020 907 citations Xiaoye Yu, Jia‐Rong Chen et al. profile →
  3. Exploration of Visible-Light Photocatalysis in Heterocycle Synthesis and Functionalization: Reaction Design and Beyond
    2016 593 citations Jia‐Rong Chen, Xiao‐Qiang Hu et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
  4. Development of Cascade Reactions for the Concise Construction of Diverse Heterocyclic Architectures
    2012 525 citations Liang‐Qiu Lu, Jia‐Rong Chen et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
  5. Highly Efficient Aerobic Oxidative Hydroxylation of Arylboronic Acids: Photoredox Catalysis Using Visible Light
    2011 469 citations Jia‐Rong Chen, Liang‐Qiu Lu et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  6. When Light Meets Nitrogen-Centered Radicals: From Reagents to Catalysts
    2020 423 citations Xiaoye Yu, Quanqing Zhao et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
  7. Formal [4+1] Annulation Reactions in the Synthesis of Carbocyclic and Heterocyclic Systems
    2015 383 citations Jia‐Rong Chen, Xiao‐Qiang Hu et al. profile →
  8. A Visible‐Light‐Driven Iminyl Radical‐Mediated C−C Single Bond Cleavage/Radical Addition Cascade of Oxime Esters
    2017 315 citations Xiaoye Yu, Jia‐Rong Chen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  9. Hantzsch esters: an emerging versatile class of reagents in photoredox catalyzed organic synthesis
    2019 295 citations Peng‐Zi Wang, Jia‐Rong Chen et al. profile →
  10. Enantioselective Cyanofunctionalization of Aromatic Alkenes via Radical Anions
    2024 62 citations Zhihan Zhang, Ke Zhao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jia‐Rong Chen China 72 17.3k 1.8k 1.7k 1.3k 931 270 18.7k
Xuefeng Jiang China 58 11.0k 0.6× 815 0.4× 888 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 341 0.4× 256 12.5k
Jian Zhou China 65 13.1k 0.8× 2.0k 1.1× 3.5k 2.1× 2.1k 1.6× 462 0.5× 267 14.8k
Zhang‐Jie Shi China 82 23.1k 1.3× 984 0.5× 5.2k 3.1× 1.1k 0.8× 820 0.9× 230 24.8k
Jianwei Sun Hong Kong 61 9.5k 0.6× 531 0.3× 1.6k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 301 0.3× 337 11.7k
Jie Wu China 54 5.9k 0.3× 1.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 519 0.4× 1.2k 1.3× 221 8.7k
Bo Xu China 46 5.4k 0.3× 1.0k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 439 0.3× 183 0.2× 230 6.6k
Pengfei Zhang China 46 5.3k 0.3× 647 0.4× 635 0.4× 876 0.7× 1.5k 1.7× 271 7.9k
Jian He China 39 5.2k 0.3× 396 0.2× 1.4k 0.8× 605 0.5× 343 0.4× 106 6.9k
Yoshihiro Miyake Japan 45 5.7k 0.3× 314 0.2× 1.9k 1.2× 656 0.5× 762 0.8× 205 8.0k
Wu Li China 31 3.1k 0.2× 618 0.3× 1.1k 0.7× 365 0.3× 790 0.8× 120 5.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liang, Dong, et al.. (2025). Enantioselective synthesis of chiral N-arylpyrroles through photoinduced desymmetrization. Green Synthesis and Catalysis. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Ke, Bin Zhang, Fengyu Zhao, Wen‐Jing Xiao, & Jia‐Rong Chen. (2025). Photoinduced Copper‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Radical Sulfonylcyanation of Vinylarenes with Sulfonyl Cyanides. ChemCatChem. 17(12).
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Li, Ziqing, et al.. (2025). Direct Asymmetric α ‐Alkylation of β ‐Ketocarbonyl Compounds with Simple Olefins by Photoredox‐Nickel‐Hydrogen Atom Transfer Triple Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(17). e202424915–e202424915. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Jia‐Rong & Qingze Zou. (2024). Sensor-Fusion-based Optimal Multi-Disturbance Filtering in Atomic Force Microscope Imaging. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 58(28). 306–311.
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Chen, Jia‐Rong, et al.. (2024). Composition, microstructure and mechanical properties of PcBN composites with Al- Zr binder. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. 123. 106778–106778. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xi, Jia‐Rong Chen, & Bo Long. (2024). Atmospheric reactions of hydroperoxymethyl thioformate with sulfur trioxide catalyzed by water monomer and hydrolysis of sulfur trioxide catalyzed by hydroperoxymethyl thioformate. Computational and Theoretical Chemistry. 1237. 114641–114641. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Bin, et al.. (2024). Visible‐Light‐Driven Four‐Component Radical Relay Aminocarbonylation of Unactivated Alkenes†. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 42(9). 990–996. 15 indexed citations
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Liang, Bin, Hong Chen, W. Ye, et al.. (2024). Regulating the horizontal confined deposition of lithium metal by Co-Nx modified honeycomb-like carbon nanosheets. Nano Energy. 129. 110081–110081. 4 indexed citations
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Yao, Yuanyong, Qi Huang, Jia‐Rong Chen, et al.. (2024). The novel mechanism on the inhibition of superoxide anion generating from xanthine oxidase in the presence of myricetin. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 283(Pt 1). 137636–137636. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Ting, Baifa Zhang, Peng Yuan, et al.. (2023). Optimization of mechanical performance of limestone calcined clay cement: Effects of calcination temperature of nanosized tubular halloysite, gypsum content, and water/binder ratio. Construction and Building Materials. 389. 131709–131709. 33 indexed citations
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Wang, Peng‐Zi & Jia‐Rong Chen. (2023). Diradical ring formation. Nature Chemistry. 15(8). 1058–1059. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Peng‐Zi, Wen‐Jing Xiao, & Jia‐Rong Chen. (2023). Electrochemical Reactors Enable Divergent Site Selectivity in the C−H Carboxylation of N‐Heteroarenes. Angewandte Chemie. 135(21). 2 indexed citations
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Li, Guoqing & Jia‐Rong Chen. (2022). Dual photoredox and cobalt catalysis enpowers site-selective allylic amination. Green Synthesis and Catalysis. 3(4). 306–308. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Chenghui, Jia‐Rong Chen, Yanchun Ji, et al.. (2022). Abnormal morphology and function in retinal ganglion cells derived from patients-specific iPSCs generated from individuals with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy. Human Molecular Genetics. 32(2). 231–243. 13 indexed citations
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Qian, Hao, Jun Chen, Bin Zhang, et al.. (2021). Visible-Light-Driven Photoredox-Catalyzed Three-Component Radical Cyanoalkylfluorination of Alkenes with Oxime Esters and a Fluoride Ion. Organic Letters. 23(17). 6987–6992. 37 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaoye, Quanqing Zhao, Jun Chen, Wen‐Jing Xiao, & Jia‐Rong Chen. (2020). When Light Meets Nitrogen-Centered Radicals: From Reagents to Catalysts. Accounts of Chemical Research. 53(5). 1066–1083. 423 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Jun, Bin‐Qing He, Peng‐Zi Wang, et al.. (2019). Photoinduced, Copper-Catalyzed Radical Cross-Coupling of Cycloketone Oxime Esters, Alkenes, and Terminal Alkynes. Organic Letters. 21(11). 4359–4364. 88 indexed citations
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Zhao, Quanqing, et al.. (2019). Photogenerated Neutral Nitrogen Radical Catalyzed Bifunctionalization of Alkenes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 25(34). 8024–8029. 31 indexed citations
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Chen, Jia‐Rong, Xiao‐Qiang Hu, Liang‐Qiu Lu, & Wen‐Jing Xiao. (2016). Visible light photoredox-controlled reactions of N-radicals and radical ions. Chemical Society Reviews. 45(8). 2044–2056. 1023 indexed citations breakdown →

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