Liang‐Qiu Lu

19.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
190 papers, 16.9k citations indexed

About

Liang‐Qiu Lu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Liang‐Qiu Lu has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 16.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 186 papers in Organic Chemistry, 20 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 9 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Liang‐Qiu Lu's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (118 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (76 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (53 papers). Liang‐Qiu Lu is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (118 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (76 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (53 papers). Liang‐Qiu Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Liang‐Qiu Lu's co-authors include Wen‐Jing Xiao, Jia‐Rong Chen, Xiao‐Qiang Hu, You‐Quan Zou, Quan‐Quan Zhou, Tian‐Ren Li, Jun Xuan, Wei Yi, Tingting Zeng and Wei Ding and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Liang‐Qiu Lu

186 papers receiving 16.7k citations

Hit Papers

Visible light photoredox-controlled reactions of N-radica... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2016 2018 2016 2012 2011 250 500 750 1000
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. 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‐Induced Organic Photochemical Reactions through Energy‐Transfer Pathways
    2018 951 citations Quan‐Quan Zhou, You‐Quan Zou et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 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. 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. profile →
  5. Highly Efficient Aerobic Oxidative Hydroxylation of Arylboronic Acids: Photoredox Catalysis Using Visible Light
    2011 469 citations You‐Quan Zou, Jia‐Rong Chen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  6. Visible light-driven organic photochemical synthesis in China
    2018 437 citations Liang‐Qiu Lu, Wen‐Jing Xiao et al. Science China Chemistry 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. Photoinduced Cobalt-Catalyzed Desymmetrization of Dialdehydes to Access Axial Chirality
    2023 116 citations Xiang‐Kui He, Xuan‐Feng Jiang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Liang‐Qiu Lu China 71 15.8k 1.8k 1.3k 1.2k 961 190 16.9k
Lei Wang China 65 13.0k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 568 0.5× 967 1.0× 433 14.0k
Paolo Melchiorre Spain 80 19.4k 1.2× 3.3k 1.8× 1.7k 1.3× 1.0k 0.9× 2.4k 2.5× 209 20.6k
Christopher K. Prier United States 14 8.5k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.2× 804 0.8× 20 10.1k
Robert R. Knowles United States 44 7.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 659 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 576 0.6× 83 8.5k
Vladimir Gevorgyan United States 84 22.5k 1.4× 2.7k 1.5× 1.1k 0.8× 361 0.3× 1.3k 1.4× 264 23.2k
Daniel J. Weix United States 48 8.3k 0.5× 1.9k 1.1× 810 0.6× 477 0.4× 707 0.7× 95 9.1k
David J. Procter United Kingdom 63 10.8k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 971 0.7× 423 0.4× 1.4k 1.4× 230 12.1k
Franziska Schoenebeck Germany 60 8.4k 0.5× 2.7k 1.5× 2.0k 1.5× 360 0.3× 675 0.7× 177 9.9k
Sanzhong Luo China 62 10.0k 0.6× 2.8k 1.5× 487 0.4× 440 0.4× 1.6k 1.7× 234 11.3k
Tian‐Sheng Mei China 53 13.2k 0.8× 2.8k 1.5× 941 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 475 0.5× 97 14.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Peng, et al.. (2025). Photobiocatalytic Reaction: From Single Component to Triple Components. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(16). e202502489–e202502489. 2 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xuan‐Feng, Xu Han, Fu‐Dong Lu, et al.. (2025). Stereocontrol Strategies in Asymmetric Organic Photochemical Synthesis. CCS Chemistry. 7(6). 1567–1602. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhengwei, Yong Wei, Wenchao Zhou, et al.. (2024). Photoinduced radical cascade brominative addition/spirocyclization of N-arylpropiolamides and CBr4 with O2 as oxidant. Green Synthesis and Catalysis. 6(2). 187–191. 2 indexed citations
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Liŭ, Dan, Zhihan Zhang, Liang Wang, et al.. (2024). Asymmetric Cascade Cyclization of Enynamides with Photogenerated Ketenes via Relay Gold and N-Oxide Catalysis. ACS Catalysis. 14(3). 1741–1749. 15 indexed citations
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He, Xiang‐Kui, et al.. (2024). Desymmetrization–Addition Reaction of Cyclopropenes to Imines via Synergistic Photoredox and Cobalt Catalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(28). 18892–18898. 32 indexed citations
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Pan, Sudip, et al.. (2024). Construction of Sulfur(IV)‐Chiral Six‐Membered Heterocycles by Pd‐Catalyzed Asymmetric (4+2) Dipolar Cyclization. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28(1). 2 indexed citations
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Xiao, Meng, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of Chiral Endocyclic Allenes and Alkynes via Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Higher-Order Dipolar Cycloaddition. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(39). 26622–26629. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi‐Yin, Qian Yang, Qiangxian Wu, et al.. (2023). Metallaphotoredox‐Catalyzed Three‐Component Couplings for Practical Synthesis of Ureas and Carbamates†. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 42(3). 264–270. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Baocheng, et al.. (2022). Construction of enantioenriched eight-membered lactones via Pd-catalyzed asymmetric (6+2) dipolar annulation. Science China Chemistry. 65(12). 2437–2443. 25 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi‐Yin, Jing Liu, Liang‐Qiu Lu, & Wen‐Jing Xiao. (2019). Organocatalysis Combined with Photocatalysis. Topics in Current Chemistry. 377(6). 37–37. 22 indexed citations
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Zhou, Quan‐Quan, Dan Liŭ, Wenjing Xiao, & Liang‐Qiu Lu. (2017). Visible-Light Photoredox Catalytic α-Cyanation Reactions of Tertiary Amines. Acta Chimica Sinica. 75(1). 110–110. 16 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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Deng, Qiao‐Hui, You‐Quan Zou, Liang‐Qiu Lu, et al.. (2014). De Novo Synthesis of Imidazoles by Visible‐Light‐Induced Photocatalytic Aerobic Oxidation/[3+2] Cycloaddition/Aromatization Cascade. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 9(9). 2432–2435. 52 indexed citations
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Xuan, Jun, Xu‐Dong Xia, Tingting Zeng, et al.. (2014). Visible‐Light‐Induced Formal [3+2] Cycloaddition for Pyrrole Synthesis under Metal‐Free Conditions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(22). 5653–5656. 273 indexed citations
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Li, Tian‐Ren, Fen Tan, Liang‐Qiu Lu, et al.. (2014). Asymmetric trapping of zwitterionic intermediates by sulphur ylides in a palladium-catalysed decarboxylation-cycloaddition sequence. Nature Communications. 5(1). 5500–5500. 163 indexed citations
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Hu, Xiao‐Qiang, Jia‐Rong Chen, Shuang Gao, et al.. (2013). [4+3] Cycloaddition of in situ generated azoalkenes with C,N-cyclic azomethine imines: efficient synthesis of tetrazepine derivatives. Chemical Communications. 49(72). 7905–7905. 105 indexed citations
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Lu, Liang‐Qiu, Yuehui Li, Kathrin Junge, & Matthias Beller. (2013). Iron‐Catalyzed Hydrogenation for the In Situ Regeneration of an NAD(P)H Model: Biomimetic Reduction of α‐Keto‐/α‐Iminoesters. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(32). 8382–8386. 86 indexed citations
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Zou, You‐Quan, Jia‐Rong Chen, Xiaopeng Liu, et al.. (2011). Highly Efficient Aerobic Oxidative Hydroxylation of Arylboronic Acids: Photoredox Catalysis Using Visible Light. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(3). 784–788. 469 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lu, Liang‐Qiu, Fang Li, Ying Cheng, et al.. (2010). Tuning Electronic and Steric Effects: Highly Enantioselective [4+1] Pyrroline Annulation of Sulfur Ylides with α,β‐Unsaturated Imines. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49(26). 4495–4498. 95 indexed citations
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Lu, Hai‐Hua, et al.. (2009). Catalytic Asymmetric Intramolecular Hydroarylations of ω‐Aryloxy‐ and Arylamino‐Tethered α,β‐Unsaturated Aldehydes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 15(12). 2742–2746. 53 indexed citations

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