Shaolin Zhu

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Shaolin Zhu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Shaolin Zhu has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Organic Chemistry, 49 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 8 papers in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in Shaolin Zhu's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (72 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (49 papers) and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (32 papers). Shaolin Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (72 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (49 papers) and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (32 papers). Shaolin Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Shaolin Zhu's co-authors include Yuli He, Stephen L. Buchwald, You Wang, Nootaree Niljianskul, Yao Zhang, Dawei Ma, David W. C. MacMillan, Shouyun Yu, Fang Zhou and Jian Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Shaolin Zhu

84 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

NiH-Catalyzed Functionalization of Remote and Proximal Olefins: New Reactions and Innovative Strategies

2022 162 citations You Wang, Yuli He et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shaolin Zhu China	43	5.6k	2.6k	630	467	181	88	5.9k
Yi‐Xia Jia China	42	5.5k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	466 0.7×	406 0.9×	55 0.3×	102	5.6k
Dong‐Hui Wang China	23	9.7k 1.8×	2.1k 0.8×	333 0.5×	267 0.6×	171 0.9×	38	10.0k
Wangqing Kong China	43	5.9k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	339 0.5×	1.3k 2.7×	174 1.0×	89	6.2k
Jaesook Yun South Korea	39	4.8k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	956 1.5×	128 0.3×	160 0.9×	98	5.1k
Kami L. Hull United States	23	4.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	279 0.4×	488 1.0×	129 0.7×	51	4.8k
Boshun Wan China	40	4.6k 0.8×	908 0.3×	318 0.5×	242 0.5×	118 0.7×	124	4.8k
Kandikere Ramaiah Prabhu India	44	5.3k 0.9×	985 0.4×	537 0.9×	180 0.4×	118 0.7×	129	5.5k
Ming‐Yu Ngai United States	34	3.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	434 0.7×	1.1k 2.3×	131 0.7×	57	3.9k
Guangrong Meng United States	33	4.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	1.3k 2.0×	183 0.4×	97 0.5×	59	4.8k
Kyle W. Quasdorf United States	12	3.5k 0.6×	749 0.3×	238 0.4×	249 0.5×	110 0.6×	16	3.7k

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Yang, Jingjie, Xinyu Li, Xinyun Wang, et al.. (2025). Migratory C(sp ² )–H/C(sp ³ )–H Cross‐Coupling Enabled by Metallaphotoredox Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 65(5). e18972–e18972.

Yang, Jingjie, et al.. (2025). Through‐Space 1,4‐Ni/H Shift: Unlocking Migration along Coupling Partners in Olefin Borylcarbofunctionalization. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(25). e202503671–e202503671. 1 indexed citations

Wang, You, et al.. (2025). Through‐Space 1,4‐Ni/H Shift: Unlocking Migration along Coupling Partners in Olefin Borylcarbofunctionalization. Angewandte Chemie. 137(25).

Wang, You, et al.. (2024). Regio-, stereo-, and enantioselective ipso- and migratory defluorinative olefin cross-coupling to access highly functionalized monofluoroalkenes. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7645–7645. 4 indexed citations

He, Yuli, et al.. (2024). Ligand Relay Catalysis Enables Asymmetric Migratory Hydroarylation for the Concise Synthesis of Chiral α‐(Hetero)Aryl‐Substituted Amines. Advanced Science. 11(16). e2306447–e2306447. 7 indexed citations

Yang, Jingjie, et al.. (2023). Functionalization of Olefinic C−H Bonds by an Aryl‐to‐Vinyl 1,4‐Nickel Migration/Reductive Coupling Sequence. Angewandte Chemie. 135(28). 1 indexed citations

Chen, Changpeng & Shaolin Zhu. (2023). Rhodium-Catalyzed Migratory 1,n-Diborylation of Alkynes and Migratory Hydroboration of Vinylboronates. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. 43(1). 368–368. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Jingjie, et al.. (2023). Functionalization of Olefinic C−H Bonds by an Aryl‐to‐Vinyl 1,4‐Nickel Migration/Reductive Coupling Sequence. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(28). e202304713–e202304713. 24 indexed citations

Chen, Changpeng, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of Enantioenriched 1,2‐ cis Disubstituted Cycloalkanes by Convergent NiH Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(36). e202308320–e202308320. 15 indexed citations

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Wang, You, et al.. (2022). NiH-catalyzed asymmetric hydroalkynylation of α,β-unsaturated amides. Green Synthesis and Catalysis. 3(4). 377–379. 25 indexed citations

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Chen, Jian, et al.. (2022). Facile Synthesis of Chiral α‐Hydroxy Ketones by a Ni‐Catalyzed Multicomponent Hydrometallation–CO Insertion–Enantioconvergent Alkylation Cascade. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 41(3). 294–300. 24 indexed citations

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He, Yuli, et al.. (2022). Regio- and enantioselective remote hydroarylation using a ligand-relay strategy. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2471–2471. 45 indexed citations

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Liu, Jiandong, Hegui Gong, & Shaolin Zhu. (2021). BH₃ ⋅ Me₂S: An Alternative Hydride Source for NiH‐Catalyzed Reductive Migratory Hydroarylation and Hydroalkenylation of Alkenes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2021(10). 1543–1546. 9 indexed citations

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Jiang, Xiaoli, et al.. (2021). Nickel-catalysed migratory hydroalkynylation and enantioselective hydroalkynylation of olefins with bromoalkynes. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3792–3792. 67 indexed citations

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He, Yuli, Jian Chen, Xiaoli Jiang, & Shaolin Zhu. (2021). Enantioselective NiH‐Catalyzed Reductive Hydrofunctionalization of Alkenes. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 40(5). 651–661. 103 indexed citations

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He, Yuli & Shaolin Zhu. (2020). Quinim Ligand-Enabled Ni-Catalyzed Asymmetric 1,2-Carbamoyl-Alkylation of Unactivated Alkenes. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. 40(12). 4377–4377. 6 indexed citations

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He, Yuli, et al.. (2020). Enantio‐ and Regioselective NiH‐Catalyzed Reductive Hydroarylation of Vinylarenes with Aryl Iodides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(48). 21530–21534. 115 indexed citations

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He, Yuli, et al.. (2018). Remote sp3 C–H Amination of Alkenes with Nitroarenes. Chem. 4(7). 1645–1657. 187 indexed citations

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Niljianskul, Nootaree, Shaolin Zhu, & Stephen L. Buchwald. (2014). Enantioselective Synthesis of α‐Aminosilanes by Copper‐Catalyzed Hydroamination of Vinylsilanes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(5). 1638–1641. 127 indexed citations

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Zhu, Shaolin, Shouyun Yu, You Wang, & Dawei Ma. (2010). Organocatalytic Michael Addition of Aldehydes to Protected 2‐Amino‐1‐Nitroethenes: The Practical Syntheses of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and Substituted 3‐Aminopyrrolidines. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49(27). 4656–4660. 133 indexed citations

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