Leifeng Wang

990 total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 787 citations indexed

About

Leifeng Wang is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Leifeng Wang has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 787 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Organic Chemistry, 2 papers in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in Leifeng Wang's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (14 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (13 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (5 papers). Leifeng Wang is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (14 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (13 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (5 papers). Leifeng Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Leifeng Wang's co-authors include David A. Nicewicz, Olivia F. Williams, Andrew M. Moran, Nicholas P. R. Onuska, Ian A. Mackenzie, Khadiza Begam, Barry D. Dunietz, Jiean Chen, Yong Huang and Alexander G. White and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Leifeng Wang

15 papers receiving 782 citations

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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.

Discovery and characterization of an acridine radical photoreductant

2020 413 citations Ian A. Mackenzie, Leifeng Wang et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leifeng Wang China	11	699	118	90	83	55	17	787
Nicholas D. Chiappini United States	7	515 0.7×	99 0.8×	48 0.5×	59 0.7×	91 1.7×	8	602
Elliot P. Farney United States	7	645 0.9×	72 0.6×	37 0.4×	64 0.8×	44 0.8×	9	714
Elaine Tsui United States	5	594 0.8×	125 1.1×	58 0.6×	74 0.9×	84 1.5×	6	701
Susan M. Stevenson United States	8	435 0.6×	95 0.8×	124 1.4×	28 0.3×	47 0.9×	9	546
Johanna Schwarz Germany	6	596 0.9×	61 0.5×	44 0.5×	65 0.8×	62 1.1×	7	691
Nick Y. Shin United States	4	573 0.8×	152 1.3×	81 0.9×	70 0.8×	88 1.6×	6	714
Tomáš Neveselý Germany	11	761 1.1×	106 0.9×	153 1.7×	84 1.0×	66 1.2×	12	872
Hatice G. Yayla United States	7	879 1.3×	131 1.1×	55 0.6×	121 1.5×	120 2.2×	11	991
Thomas Rigotti Spain	11	711 1.0×	68 0.6×	82 0.9×	73 0.9×	43 0.8×	17	777
Elisabeth Speckmeier Germany	9	721 1.0×	104 0.9×	108 1.2×	98 1.2×	43 0.8×	9	840

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17 of 17 papers shown

Chang, Qianqian, et al.. (2025). Nickel catalyzed C-N coupling of haloarenes with B2N4 reagents. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3202–3202. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Yue, et al.. (2025). Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Amino Acid Derivatives through Multicomponent Reactions. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28(11). 2 indexed citations

Wu, Yue, et al.. (2025). Photoinduced Synthesis of α-Amino Ketones from Nitroarenes and α-Hydroxy Ketones. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 90(33). 11973–11981.

Li, Manhong, et al.. (2024). Rational design of super reductive EDA photocatalyst for challenging reactions: a theoretical and experimental study. RSC Advances. 14(3). 1902–1908. 4 indexed citations

Li, Manhong, Qianqian Chang, Jingyuan Li, et al.. (2024). Photoinduced Site-Selective Aryl C-H Borylation with Electron-Donor-Acceptor Complex Derived from B2Pin2 and Isoquinoline. Molecules. 29(8). 1783–1783.

Wang, Leifeng, et al.. (2023). Photoinduced Reduction of Nitroarenes and Tandem C–N Cross-Coupling with Haloarenes. Organic Letters. 25(49). 8872–8876. 16 indexed citations

Li, Manhong, et al.. (2022). Photoinduced metal-free borylation of aryl halides catalysed by an in situ formed donor–acceptor complex. Chemical Science. 13(17). 4909–4914. 13 indexed citations

Wang, Leifeng, Ying Ji, Ge Zou, et al.. (2020). Direct Synthesis of Bicyclic Acetals via Visible Light Catalysis. iScience. 23(8). 101395–101395. 20 indexed citations

Mackenzie, Ian A., Leifeng Wang, Nicholas P. R. Onuska, et al.. (2020). Discovery and characterization of an acridine radical photoreductant. Nature. 580(7801). 76–80. 413 indexed citations breakdown →

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White, Alexander G., Leifeng Wang, & David A. Nicewicz. (2019). Synthesis and Characterization of Acridinium Dyes for Photoredox Catalysis. Synlett. 30(7). 827–832. 72 indexed citations

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Wang, Leifeng, et al.. (2018). Direct Synthesis of Polysubstituted Aldehydes via Visible‐Light Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(8). 2174–2178. 60 indexed citations

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Wang, Leifeng, et al.. (2018). Direct Synthesis of Polysubstituted Aldehydes via Visible‐Light Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie. 130(8). 2196–2200. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Leifeng, et al.. (2017). Visible‐Light‐Mediated [4+2] Cycloaddition of Styrenes: Synthesis of Tetralin Derivatives. Angewandte Chemie. 129(24). 7000–7004. 25 indexed citations

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Wang, Leifeng, et al.. (2017). Visible‐Light‐Mediated [4+2] Cycloaddition of Styrenes: Synthesis of Tetralin Derivatives. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56(24). 6896–6900. 81 indexed citations

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Wang, Leifeng & Zhiming Yan. (2016). Visible-Light-Mediated Facile Reductive Aromatization of Quinols. Synlett. 27(10). 1602–1606. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Zheng, Leifeng Wang, Dong Liu, & Zhigang Wang. (2015). Visible-Light-Mediated Oxidative Decarboxylative Coupling of Cinnamic Acid Derivatives with Tetrahydrofuran. Synlett. 26(20). 2849–2852. 23 indexed citations

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Zheng, Chao, et al.. (2013). Ortho-Dearomatization of Phenols Creating All-Carbon Spiro-Bicycles. Organic Letters. 15(16). 4046–4049. 34 indexed citations

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