Lizhen Fang

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Lizhen Fang is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Lizhen Fang has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Organic Chemistry, 13 papers in Pharmacology and 9 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Lizhen Fang's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (10 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (8 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (8 papers). Lizhen Fang is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (10 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (8 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (8 papers). Lizhen Fang collaborates with scholars based in China, Malaysia and United States. Lizhen Fang's co-authors include Jin‐Quan Yu, Suhua Li, Keary M. Engle, Ru‐Yi Zhu, Wei Gong, Xiaochen Wang, Ji‐Kai Liu, Lili Han, Fulin Yan and Vuanghao Lim and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Lizhen Fang

47 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Ligand-enabled meta-C–H activation using a transient medi... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400 500
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. Ligand-enabled meta-C–H activation using a transient mediator
    2015 511 citations Xiaochen Wang, Wei Gong 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
Lizhen Fang China 17 888 204 150 146 76 50 1.2k
Sheng‐Yin Zhao China 19 627 0.7× 111 0.5× 208 1.4× 72 0.5× 38 0.5× 73 1.0k
Zoe E. Wilson New Zealand 14 772 0.9× 139 0.7× 194 1.3× 157 1.1× 46 0.6× 22 1.0k
Jae‐Sang Ryu South Korea 15 932 1.0× 342 1.7× 380 2.5× 151 1.0× 36 0.5× 48 1.4k
Manuel Muñoz‐Dorado Spain 16 845 1.0× 105 0.5× 286 1.9× 66 0.5× 44 0.6× 35 1.2k
Won Koo Lee South Korea 23 1.1k 1.2× 127 0.6× 389 2.6× 79 0.5× 36 0.5× 65 1.4k
Rong‐Jie Chein Taiwan 17 475 0.5× 126 0.6× 256 1.7× 133 0.9× 19 0.3× 49 888
Ernesto G. Mata Argentina 23 1.1k 1.3× 116 0.6× 532 3.5× 154 1.1× 41 0.5× 97 1.5k
Yongsheng Zheng China 19 497 0.6× 177 0.9× 202 1.3× 183 1.3× 19 0.3× 38 762

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lizhen Fang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lizhen Fang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lizhen Fang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lizhen Fang 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 Lizhen Fang. Lizhen Fang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Sun, Bo, Xiaojing Wang, Xuefang Shang, et al.. (2025). Synthesis of α-SF5 Ketones by Oxypentafluorosulfanylation of Alkynes with SF5Cl and Oxygen. Organic Letters. 27(12). 3077–3082. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yakun, Yakun Wang, Jie Liu, et al.. (2024). Visible-Light-Promoted Aerobic α-Thiocyanation of Carbonyl Compounds with Ammonium Thiocyanate. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(5). 3453–3470. 4 indexed citations
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Fang, Lizhen, Wenqiang Yu, Liang Li, et al.. (2024). Fluorescence-enhanced supra-amphiphiles based on pillar[5]arene: construction, controllable self-assembly and application in cell imaging. Chemical Communications. 60(59). 7646–7649. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Yakun, Yakun Wang, Yingying Wang, et al.. (2024). Catalytic Enantioselective Propargylation of Pyrazolones by Amide-Based Phase-Transfer Catalysts. Organic Letters. 26(35). 7318–7323. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Qianqian, et al.. (2024). Photoinduced HCl-Mediated Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of Quinolines with Alcohols and Ethers. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(19). 14204–14208. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Qianqian, Yi Liu, Yizhe Zhang, et al.. (2024). Construction of an Angular Tricyclic Benzofuran Skeleton Using the C–H Activation Strategy. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(5). 3304–3308. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Jing, et al.. (2022). Progress in Synthesis of Phthalide Compounds. 8(1-2). 210017–210017.
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Gao, Qinghe, Manman Wu, Pengju Xu, et al.. (2021). Open-Air Dual-Diamination of Aromatic Aldehydes: Direct Synthesis of Azolo-Fused 1,3,5-Triazines Facilitated by Ammonium Iodide. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 86(23). 17265–17273. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Qianqian, Yu Song, Tao Zhang, et al.. (2021). Total Synthesis, Discovery and Biological Evaluation of Daldinin A Derivatives for Improving Hyperglycemia-Induced Endothelial Cell Death. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 69(8). 760–767. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yakun, Shuaifei Wang, Peiyong Qiu, et al.. (2021). Asymmetric α-electrophilic difluoromethylation of β-keto esters by phase transfer catalysis. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 19(21). 4788–4795. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaochen, Wei Gong, Lizhen Fang, et al.. (2015). Ligand-enabled meta-C–H activation using a transient mediator. Nature. 519(7543). 334–338. 511 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fang, Lizhen, et al.. (2013). A novel eremophilane sesquiterpenoid from Ligularia intermedia roots and rhizomes. Chemistry of Natural Compounds. 49(2). 258–260. 4 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zhong‐Yu, Fei Wang, Jian‐Guo Tang, et al.. (2008). Gallicynoic Acids A−I, Acetylenic Acids from the Basidiomycete Coriolopsis gallica. Journal of Natural Products. 71(2). 223–226. 17 indexed citations
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Fang, Lizhen, et al.. (2007). A New Azulene Pigment from the Fruiting Bodies of the Basidiomycete Lactarius hatsudake (Russulaceae). Plant Diversity. 29(1). 122–124. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Wanqiu, et al.. (2007). New phenyl‐ethanediols from the culture broth of Boletus edulis. Journal of Basic Microbiology. 47(2). 191–193. 4 indexed citations
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Fang, Lizhen, Chen Qing, Ze‐Jun Dong, et al.. (2006). Hypocrellin D, a Cytotoxic Fungal Pigment from Fruiting Bodies of the Ascomycete Shiraia bambusicola. The Journal of Antibiotics. 59(6). 351–354. 42 indexed citations

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