Lei Yang

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
133 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Lei Yang is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Yang has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Organic Chemistry, 20 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Lei Yang's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (58 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (32 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (24 papers). Lei Yang is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (58 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (32 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (24 papers). Lei Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Switzerland. Lei Yang's co-authors include Hanmin Huang, Chungu Xia, Bo Qian, Li‐Wen Xu, Yinjun Xie, Guoying Zhang, Xiaofeng Tong, Qiongmei Zhang, Olivier Baudoin and Markus Neuburger and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Lei Yang

124 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Direct Addition of Unactivated... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 200 400 600
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.

  1. Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Direct Addition of Unactivated C–H Bonds to Polar Unsaturated Bonds
    2015 682 citations Lei Yang 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
Lei Yang China 35 3.7k 964 425 217 186 133 4.5k
Claude Y. Legault Canada 29 2.4k 0.7× 799 0.8× 359 0.8× 205 0.9× 79 0.4× 71 3.1k
Michael B. Smith United States 5 1.9k 0.5× 605 0.6× 451 1.1× 494 2.3× 131 0.7× 7 3.0k
Miguel Á. Sierra Spain 37 4.9k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 564 1.3× 417 1.9× 148 0.8× 245 6.1k
Na Liu China 35 2.1k 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 426 1.0× 833 3.8× 229 1.2× 160 3.6k
Massimo Bietti Italy 35 3.3k 0.9× 1.0k 1.1× 444 1.0× 636 2.9× 34 0.2× 132 4.4k
Nuria Rodríguez Spain 31 6.0k 1.6× 1.3k 1.4× 367 0.9× 142 0.7× 676 3.6× 65 6.7k
Natarajan Arumugam Saudi Arabia 30 2.1k 0.6× 180 0.2× 494 1.2× 557 2.6× 40 0.2× 321 3.4k
Karl Kaupmees Estonia 22 993 0.3× 408 0.4× 386 0.9× 137 0.6× 80 0.4× 34 2.0k
Mazaahir Kidwai India 39 4.6k 1.2× 318 0.3× 741 1.7× 435 2.0× 34 0.2× 264 5.3k
Dirk Michalik Germany 33 2.5k 0.7× 1.7k 1.7× 864 2.0× 193 0.9× 386 2.1× 155 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lei Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lei Yang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Lei Yang. Lei Yang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Lu, Wen‐Ya, Yong You, Zhen‐Hua Wang, et al.. (2025). Dual-Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Decarboxylative [2 + 3] Cycloaddition of Ethynyl Cyclic Carbamates/Carbonates with 4-Hydroxycoumarins. Organic Letters. 27(38). 10802–10808. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Lei, Zhen‐Hua Wang, Yong You, et al.. (2025). Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Enabled by a Ketimine-Based Umpolung Strategy. ACS Catalysis. 15(20). 17591–17602.
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Liao, Juan, Lei Yang, Yanping Zhang, et al.. (2025). Enantioselective Friedel–Crafts Reaction for the Synthesis of 4,7-Difunctionalized Indoles Featuring a Chiral Heteroatom-Substituted Quaternary Carbon at the C7 Position. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 90(19). 6511–6517. 3 indexed citations
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Yuan, Wei‐Cheng, Xiaohui Fu, Yanping Zhang, et al.. (2025). Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Allylic Sulfonylation of Vinyloxazolidine-2,4-diones: Synthesis of γ-Sulfonyl-α,β-unsaturated Amides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 90(7). 2670–2681.
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Zhao, Jian‐Qiang, Lei Yang, Yanping Zhang, et al.. (2024). Thiol-Triggered Tandem Dearomative Michael Addition/Intramolecular Henry Reaction of 2-Nitrobenzofurans: Access to Sulfur-Containing Polyheterocyclic Compounds. Organic Letters. 26(13). 2623–2628. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhen‐Hua, Ping Wang, Lei Yang, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of 6/5/3-Fused Tricyclic Scaffolds via Multistep Cascade Cyclization of α-Aryl Vinylsulfoniums with para-Quinamines and para-Quinols. Organic Letters. 26(28). 5905–5910. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Lei, Fangkai Zhao, Haw Yen, et al.. (2023). Urbanization and land use regulate soil vulnerability to antibiotic contamination in urban green spaces. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 465. 133363–133363. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lei, Liming Cao, Maolin Sun, et al.. (2023). One‐Pot Synthesis of Chiral 1‐Aryl‐2‐Aminoethanols via Ir‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(29). e202300367–e202300367. 3 indexed citations
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Yuan, Wei‐Cheng, Lei Yang, Jian‐Qiang Zhao, et al.. (2022). Copper-Catalyzed Umpolung of N-2,2,2-Trifluoroethylisatin Ketimines for the Enantioselective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition with Benzo[b]thiophene Sulfones. Organic Letters. 24(25). 4603–4608. 42 indexed citations
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Zhou, Chunlin, Xinchao Wang, Lei Yang, Lei Fu, & Gang Li. (2022). Visible-light-driven regioselective carbocarboxylation of 1,3-dienes with organic halides and CO2. Green Chemistry. 24(16). 6100–6107. 38 indexed citations
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Wang, Xinchao, Hang Wang, Chunlin Zhou, et al.. (2022). Native carboxyl group-assisted C–H acetoxylation of hydrocinnamic and phenylacetic acids. Chemical Communications. 58(32). 4993–4996. 9 indexed citations
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Gao, Yuzhen, Lei Yang, Chunlin Zhou, et al.. (2021). Dearomative spirocyclization via visible-light-induced reductive hydroarylation of non-activated arenes. Chinese Chemical Letters. 33(1). 225–228. 16 indexed citations
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Yang, Lei, Yong You, Zhen‐Hua Wang, et al.. (2020). Asymmetric dearomatization of 2-nitrobenzofurans by organocatalyzed one-step Michael addition to access 3,3′-disubstituted oxindoles. Chemical Communications. 56(17). 2586–2589. 33 indexed citations
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Yang, Lei, Jian‐Qiang Zhao, Yong You, Zhen‐Hua Wang, & Wei‐Cheng Yuan. (2020). Organocatalytic enantioselective tandem sulfa-Michael/aldol reaction to access dihydrothiopyran-fused benzosulfolane skeletons bearing three contiguous stereocenters. Chemical Communications. 56(82). 12363–12366. 11 indexed citations
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Yang, Lei, et al.. (2019). Silver‐Catalyzed Nitration/Annulation of α‐Alkynyl Arylols toward 3‐Nitrated Benzofurans. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 14(23). 4383–4388. 8 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jian‐Qiang, Lei Yang, Yong You, et al.. (2019). Phosphine-catalyzed dearomative (3 + 2) annulation of 2-nitrobenzofurans and nitrobenzothiophenes with allenoates. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 17(21). 5294–5304. 27 indexed citations
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Liu, Yang, et al.. (2010). Optimization for ultrasound extraction of polyphenol from Quercus mongolica leaves and its antioxidant activity.. Dongbei linye daxue xuebao. 38(1). 70–73. 1 indexed citations
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Jia, Jia, Lei Yang, & ZU Yuan-Gang. (2009). Homogenated extraction of oligomeric proanthocyanidins from larch bark and its optimization by response surface methodology.. Linchan huaxue yu gongye. 29(3). 78–84. 5 indexed citations

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