Ran Fang

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
138 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Ran Fang is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ran Fang has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Organic Chemistry, 18 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 17 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ran Fang's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (30 papers), Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (30 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (28 papers). Ran Fang is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (30 papers), Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (30 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (28 papers). Ran Fang collaborates with scholars based in China, Portugal and Russia. Ran Fang's co-authors include Lizi Yang, Alexander M. Kirillov, Wei Yu, Bing Han, Xiaoyong Duan, Xiu‐Long Yang, Wei Dou, Weisheng Liu, Hailin Yao and Qiang‐Sheng Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Ran Fang

131 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Multifunctional Ln–MOF Luminescent Probe for Efficient Se... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2025 100 200 300
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. Multifunctional Ln–MOF Luminescent Probe for Efficient Sensing of Fe3+, Ce3+, and Acetone
    2018 329 citations Qiang‐Sheng Zhang, Alexander M. Kirillov et al. profile →
  2. DFT Study on Mechanism and Regioselectivity in Pd(II)‐Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Heck Olefination of Selenophenes
    2025 25 citations Dongmei Wang, Xiaojiao Yang et al. ChemistrySelect profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ran Fang China 32 1.8k 800 797 508 266 138 3.5k
Eric C. Hosten South Africa 25 1.3k 0.7× 705 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 228 0.4× 212 0.8× 401 2.6k
István Pálinkó Hungary 29 847 0.5× 2.0k 2.4× 863 1.1× 278 0.5× 186 0.7× 277 3.5k
Carlo Punta Italy 36 2.4k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 466 0.6× 213 0.4× 224 0.8× 130 4.5k
Mamdouh S. Masoud Egypt 35 1.8k 1.0× 1.5k 1.9× 381 0.5× 236 0.5× 253 1.0× 200 4.0k
Veysel T. Yılmaz Türkiye 36 2.1k 1.1× 994 1.2× 1.9k 2.4× 176 0.3× 515 1.9× 267 4.8k
Khodayar Gholivand Iran 27 1.6k 0.9× 617 0.8× 1.0k 1.3× 163 0.3× 183 0.7× 210 2.8k
Haijun Yang China 37 3.1k 1.7× 454 0.6× 333 0.4× 181 0.4× 419 1.6× 138 4.1k
R. M. Issa Egypt 24 1.2k 0.6× 1.0k 1.3× 268 0.3× 181 0.4× 122 0.5× 156 2.6k
Hassan Khartabil France 10 761 0.4× 694 0.9× 403 0.5× 258 0.5× 162 0.6× 17 2.1k
Michael B. Smith United States 5 1.9k 1.1× 494 0.6× 605 0.8× 248 0.5× 451 1.7× 7 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ran Fang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ran Fang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jia, Hongfei, et al.. (2025). Enhancing oxygen evolution activity: A synergistic approach to O-O bond coupling in carbonate-modified NiOOH/NiS@NF. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1020. 179570–179570. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Dongmei, Xiaojiao Yang, & Ran Fang. (2025). DFT Study on Mechanism and Regioselectivity in Pd(II)‐Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Heck Olefination of Selenophenes. ChemistrySelect. 10(4). 25 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Kunyang, Hongfei Jia, Ran Fang, & Lizi Yang. (2024). Muti‐Responsive Flexible Ln‐MOFs Paper Based on Cellulose Fibers for Sensing Humidity, pH and Phenylenediamine. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 27(24).
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Mao, Kang, Hua Zhang, Ran Fang, et al.. (2023). Portable biosensor combining CRISPR/Cas12a and loop-mediated isothermal amplification for antibiotic resistance gene ermB in wastewater. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 462. 132793–132793. 35 indexed citations
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Fang, Ran, Yang Li, Ling Zhou, Alexander M. Kirillov, & Lizi Yang. (2020). Carbocation versus Carbene Controlled Chemoselectivity: DFT Study on Gold- and Silver-Catalyzed Alkylation/Cyclopropanation of Indoles with Vinyl Diazoesters. Organic Letters. 22(10). 4043–4048. 25 indexed citations
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Xiong, Qiao, Shijie Jiang, Ran Fang, et al.. (2020). An environmental-friendly approach to remove cyanide in gold smelting pulp by chlorination aided and corncob biochar: Performance and mechanisms. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 408. 124465–124465. 21 indexed citations
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Liu, Jinyu, Zhen Liu, Yong‐Chun Luo, et al.. (2019). An Atropo-enantioselective Synthesis of Benzo-Linked Axially Chiral Indoles via Hydrogen-Bond Catalysis. Organic Letters. 21(13). 5219–5224. 43 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qiang‐Sheng, Xue Jiang, Alexander M. Kirillov, et al.. (2019). Covalent Construction of Sustainable Hybrid UiO-66-NH2@Tb-CP Material for Selective Removal of Dyes and Detection of Metal Ions. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 7(3). 3203–3212. 104 indexed citations
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Cao, Jian, Ran Fang, Jinyu Liu, et al.. (2018). Organocatalytic Regiodivergent C−C Bond Cleavage of Cyclopropenones: A Highly Efficient Cascade Approach to Enantiopure Heterocyclic Frameworks. Chemistry - A European Journal. 24(71). 18863–18867. 26 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ling, Yanwen Zhang, Ran Fang, & Lizi Yang. (2018). Computational Exploration of Counterion Effects in Gold(I)-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of ortho-(Alkynyl)styrenes. ACS Omega. 3(8). 9339–9347. 14 indexed citations
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Ma, Chen, Yida Zhang, Xinyue Zhu, et al.. (2018). Lysosome-targeted two-photon fluorescent probe for detection of hypobromous acid in vitro and in vivo. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 212. 48–54. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Meng, et al.. (2015). Theoretical study of the mechanism of the N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed cyclotetramerization of acrylates. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 22(1). 16–16. 2 indexed citations
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Gao, Pin, Yong‐Wen Shen, Ran Fang, et al.. (2014). Copper‐Catalyzed One‐Pot Trifluoromethylation/Aryl Migration/Carbonyl Formation with Homopropargylic Alcohols. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(29). 7629–7633. 142 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanling, Fuming Zhang, Ya‐Wen Wang, et al.. (2014). An Iminocoumarin Sulfonamide Based Turn‐On Fluorescent Probe for the Detection of Biothiols in Aqueous Solution. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 10(2). 422–426. 32 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jie, Huie Jiang, Xiaoliang Tang, et al.. (2011). An efficient sensor for Zn2+ and Cu2+ based on different binding modes. Dalton Transactions. 40(24). 6367–6367. 103 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xinghui, Ketai Wang, & Ran Fang. (2007). Cycloaddition mechanism for the resin-OsO4-catalyzed of styrene: A DFT study. Science in China Series B Chemistry. 51(1). 19–24. 3 indexed citations
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Geng, Zhi‐Yuan, et al.. (2007). Quantum chemical study on the abstraction reaction of alkylidenegermylene with oxirane and thiirane. Science in China Series B Chemistry. 50(3). 335–344. 2 indexed citations

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