Qun Cao

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Qun Cao is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Qun Cao has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Organic Chemistry, 7 papers in Materials Chemistry and 5 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Qun Cao's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (8 papers), Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (8 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (5 papers). Qun Cao is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (8 papers), Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (8 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (5 papers). Qun Cao collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Italy. Qun Cao's co-authors include Duncan L. Browne, Joseph L. Howard, Mark J. Muldoon, Laura M. Dornan, N. Louise Hughes, Stuart L. James, Deborah E. Crawford, Matthew J. Cook, James C. A. Flanagan and William I. Nicholson and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Qun Cao

30 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mechanochemistry as an emerging tool for molecular synthesis: what can it offer?

2018 757 citations Joseph L. Howard, Qun Cao et al. Chemical Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qun Cao United Kingdom	17	1.4k	495	344	293	263	30	2.0k
Jean‐Louis Do Canada	14	823 0.6×	663 1.3×	380 1.1×	427 1.5×	279 1.1×	23	1.9k
Joseph L. Howard United Kingdom	12	936 0.7×	318 0.6×	192 0.6×	340 1.2×	263 1.0×	15	1.5k
Mohamed Makha Australia	25	1.2k 0.8×	504 1.0×	368 1.1×	349 1.2×	137 0.5×	76	1.5k
Nick Greeves United Kingdom	21	1.3k 0.9×	344 0.7×	422 1.2×	92 0.3×	274 1.0×	48	1.9k
Juho Helaja Finland	23	916 0.7×	519 1.0×	191 0.6×	144 0.5×	261 1.0×	62	1.4k
Hossein A. Dabbagh Iran	22	733 0.5×	489 1.0×	184 0.5×	164 0.6×	108 0.4×	101	1.5k
Mikhail Ya. Melnikov Russia	27	1.7k 1.2×	412 0.8×	99 0.3×	229 0.8×	144 0.5×	205	2.5k
Helmut Goesmann Germany	25	1.3k 1.0×	661 1.3×	934 2.7×	189 0.6×	230 0.9×	78	2.3k
Bruno Andrioletti France	31	1.6k 1.2×	1.4k 2.9×	685 2.0×	142 0.5×	370 1.4×	85	3.3k
Toomas Rodima Estonia	17	1.5k 1.1×	320 0.6×	586 1.7×	320 1.1×	327 1.2×	22	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qun Cao

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Han, S.H., et al.. (2025). Photoredox Iron-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Radical Cyclization for the Synthesis of Oxindoles and Chroman-4-ones. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 90(21). 7062–7069. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Zaixiang, Wenjuan Fang, Jingnan Zheng, et al.. (2024). Synergistic photocatalytic synthesis of H₂O₂: Mechanistic insights and sustainable applications. AIChE Journal. 71(3). 2 indexed citations

Cao, Qun, Martin Diefenbach, Calum Maguire, et al.. (2024). Water co-catalysis in aerobic olefin epoxidation mediated by ruthenium oxo complexes. Chemical Science. 15(9). 3104–3115. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Haili, Qun Cao, Ziwei Ye, et al.. (2024). Making 2‐D Materials Mechanochemically by Twin‐Screw Extrusion: Continuous Exfoliation of Graphite to Multi‐Layered Graphene. Advanced Materials Technologies. 9(14). 3 indexed citations

Yang, Chen, et al.. (2024). Visible-Light-Driven Decarboxylative Coupling of 2H-Indazoles with α-Keto Acids without Photocatalysts and Oxidants. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(9). 6159–6168. 7 indexed citations

Sun, Qing, et al.. (2024). High-efficiency synthesis of 2,5-diformylfuran from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural using iron-bismuth-molybdenum oxides. Molecular Catalysis. 570. 114681–114681. 2 indexed citations

Maguire, Calum, Qun Cao, Yitong Li, et al.. (2023). Enhancing the performance for palladium catalysed tert-butyl hydroperoxide-mediated Wacker-type oxidation of alkenes. Catalysis Science & Technology. 13(21). 6224–6232. 3 indexed citations

Wales, Dominic J., Jamie M. Cameron, Qun Cao, et al.. (2021). Decoupling manufacturing from application in additive manufactured antimicrobial materials. Biomaterials Science. 9(16). 5397–5406. 17 indexed citations

Cao, Qun, et al.. (2019). A Ball‐Milling‐Enabled Reformatsky Reaction. ChemSusChem. 12(12). 2554–2557. 71 indexed citations

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Cao, Qun, et al.. (2019). Greener Dye Synthesis: Continuous, Solvent‐Free Synthesis of Commodity Perylene Diimides by Twin‐Screw Extrusion. Angewandte Chemie. 132(11). 4508–4513. 18 indexed citations

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Cao, Qun, et al.. (2018). Mechanochemical Activation of Zinc and Application to Negishi Cross‐Coupling. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(35). 11339–11343. 135 indexed citations

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Cao, Qun, Joseph L. Howard, Deborah E. Crawford, Stuart L. James, & Duncan L. Browne. (2018). Translating solid state organic synthesis from a mixer mill to a continuous twin screw extruder. Green Chemistry. 20(19). 4443–4447. 71 indexed citations

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Cao, Qun, William I. Nicholson, Andrew C. Jones, & Duncan L. Browne. (2018). Robust Buchwald–Hartwig amination enabled by ball-milling. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 17(7). 1722–1726. 86 indexed citations

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Cao, Qun, et al.. (2018). Mechanochemical Activation of Zinc and Application to Negishi Cross‐Coupling. Angewandte Chemie. 130(35). 11509–11513. 42 indexed citations

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Howard, Joseph L., Qun Cao, & Duncan L. Browne. (2018). Mechanochemistry as an emerging tool for molecular synthesis: what can it offer?. Chemical Science. 9(12). 3080–3094. 757 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cao, Qun, Laura M. Dornan, N. Louise Hughes, et al.. (2017). Cationic Palladium(II) Complexes for Catalytic Wacker‐Type Oxidation of Styrenes to Ketones Using O₂ as the Sole Oxidant. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2017(47). 5604–5608. 15 indexed citations

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Cao, Qun, N. Louise Hughes, & Mark J. Muldoon. (2016). Synthesis of 2‐Alkynoates by Palladium(II)‐Catalyzed Oxidative Carbonylation of Terminal Alkynes and Alcohols. Chemistry - A European Journal. 22(34). 11982–11985. 17 indexed citations

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Hughes, N. Louise, et al.. (2016). Palladium(II)‐Catalysed Aminocarbonylation of Terminal Alkynes for the Synthesis of 2‐Ynamides: Addressing the Challenges of Solvents and Gas Mixtures. ChemSusChem. 10(4). 675–680. 18 indexed citations

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Cao, Qun, et al.. (2015). Palladium‐Catalyzed Oxidative Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Ortholactones. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(21). 7726–7730. 4 indexed citations

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Dornan, Laura M., Qun Cao, James C. A. Flanagan, et al.. (2013). Copper/TEMPO catalysed synthesis of nitriles from aldehydes or alcohols using aqueous ammonia and with air as the oxidant. Chemical Communications. 49(54). 6030–6030. 128 indexed citations

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