Shu‐Li You

40.4k total citations · 17 hit papers
490 papers, 34.9k citations indexed

About

Shu‐Li You is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shu‐Li You has authored 490 papers receiving a total of 34.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 471 papers in Organic Chemistry, 172 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 48 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Shu‐Li You's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (250 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (217 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (161 papers). Shu‐Li You is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (250 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (217 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (161 papers). Shu‐Li You collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Shu‐Li You's co-authors include Chao Zheng, Qing Gu, Chun‐Xiang Zhuo, Li‐Xin Dai, Xiǎo Zhang, Wei Zhang, Jun Zheng, Qing‐Feng Wu, Quan Cai and Zhuo‐An Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Shu‐Li You

480 papers receiving 34.5k citations

Hit Papers

Catalytic Asymmetric Dearomatization Reactions 2003 2026 2010 2018 2012 2014 2009 2016 2018 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. Catalytic Asymmetric Dearomatization Reactions
    2012 1.2k citations Shu‐Li You et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Dearomatization Reactions
    2014 754 citations Chao Zheng, Shu‐Li You et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
  3. Chiral Brønsted acid catalyzed Friedel–Crafts alkylation reactions
    2009 708 citations Shu‐Li You et al. profile →
  4. Catalytic asymmetric dearomatization (CADA) reactions of phenol and aniline derivatives
    2016 680 citations Shu‐Li You et al. profile →
  5. Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution Reactions
    2018 662 citations Hang‐Fei Tu, Chao Zheng et al. profile →
  6. Transfer hydrogenation with Hantzsch esters and related organic hydride donors
    2012 541 citations Chao Zheng, Shu‐Li You profile →
  7. Asymmetric Catalysis with Chiral Ferrocene Ligands
    2003 534 citations Shu‐Li You et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
  8. Recent development of direct asymmetric functionalization of inert C–H bonds
    2013 528 citations Chao Zheng, Shu‐Li You profile →
  9. Catalytic Asymmetric Dearomatization by Transition-Metal Catalysis: A Method for Transformations of Aromatic Compounds
    2016 504 citations Chao Zheng, Shu‐Li You profile →
  10. Catalytic asymmetric dearomatization (CADA) reaction-enabled total synthesis of indole-based natural products
    2019 331 citations Chao Zheng, Shu‐Li You profile →
  11. Synthesis of Atropisomers by Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric C–H Functionalization Reactions
    2021 330 citations Wenwen Zhang, Qing Gu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  12. Chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed asymmetric dearomatization reactions
    2019 330 citations Zilei Xia, Chao Zheng et al. profile →
  13. Advances in Catalytic Asymmetric Dearomatization
    2021 318 citations Chao Zheng, Shu‐Li You profile →
  14. Visible-light induced dearomatization reactions
    2022 250 citations Xiǎo Zhang, Shu‐Li You et al. profile →
  15. Energy-Transfer-Enabled Dearomative Cycloaddition Reactions of Indoles/Pyrroles via Excited-State Aromatics
    2022 162 citations Min Zhu, Xiǎo Zhang et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
  16. Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric C–H Functionalization Reactions
    2023 154 citations Fangnuo Zhao, Hui Yang et al. profile →
  17. Enantioselective Dearomative [2π + 2σ] Photocycloaddition of Naphthalene Derivatives with Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes Enabled by Gd(III) Catalysis
    2025 21 citations Shu‐Li You 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
Shu‐Li You China 100 33.5k 9.1k 3.3k 1.9k 1.5k 490 34.9k
Karl Anker Jørgensen Denmark 111 40.3k 1.2× 9.9k 1.1× 7.5k 2.2× 701 0.4× 1.7k 1.1× 502 42.3k
Keiji Maruoka Japan 86 26.6k 0.8× 7.8k 0.9× 6.4k 1.9× 610 0.3× 2.3k 1.5× 680 28.7k
Benjamin List Germany 96 35.2k 1.0× 12.4k 1.4× 8.9k 2.6× 779 0.4× 2.6k 1.7× 414 38.7k
Dieter Enders Germany 86 35.8k 1.1× 6.5k 0.7× 6.7k 2.0× 450 0.2× 1.5k 1.0× 697 37.6k
Tamio Hayashi Japan 105 36.9k 1.1× 15.6k 1.7× 4.8k 1.4× 395 0.2× 2.0k 1.3× 523 38.8k
Jin‐Quan Yu United States 130 57.5k 1.7× 14.5k 1.6× 2.7k 0.8× 740 0.4× 651 0.4× 428 59.7k
Paul Knochel Germany 97 38.7k 1.2× 8.3k 0.9× 4.9k 1.5× 441 0.2× 850 0.6× 975 42.4k
Gregory C. Fu United States 120 41.3k 1.2× 10.4k 1.1× 5.6k 1.7× 394 0.2× 750 0.5× 319 43.5k
Mark Lautens Canada 90 31.8k 0.9× 7.1k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 400 0.2× 410 0.3× 526 33.2k
Liu‐Zhu Gong China 75 16.5k 0.5× 4.8k 0.5× 2.3k 0.7× 568 0.3× 844 0.5× 259 17.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Ruixue, et al.. (2025). Effective Coordination Promoted Carbene N─H Bond Insertion on Heterogeneous Cu Catalyst. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(51). e17764–e17764.
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Zhao, Fangnuo, et al.. (2024). Rh(iii)-catalyzed atroposelective C–H alkynylation of 1-aryl isoquinolines with hypervalent iodine–alkyne reagents. Chemical Communications. 60(53). 6753–6756. 3 indexed citations
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Cui, Hao, Chao Zheng, Ji‐Lin Chen, et al.. (2024). Tunable C–H functionalization and dearomatization enabled by an organic photocatalyst. Chemical Science. 15(11). 4114–4120. 8 indexed citations
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Yu, Xuan, Chao Zheng, & Shu‐Li You. (2024). Chiral Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Intramolecular Asymmetric Dearomatization Reaction of Indoles with Cyclobutanones via Cascade Friedel–Crafts/Semipinacol Rearrangement. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(37). 25878–25887. 17 indexed citations
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Šarlah, David & Shu‐Li You. (2024). The Current State of the Art of Dearomatization Chemistry. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 366(20). 4186–4186. 1 indexed citations
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Xie, Pei‐Pei, Yunzhi Lin, Liwei Hu, et al.. (2024). Chiral Bis(binaphthyl) Cyclopentadienyl Ligands for Rhodium-Catalyzed Desymmetrization of Diarylmethanes via Selective Arene Coordination. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(39). 26630–26638. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Suzhen, Wenwen Zhang, Hui Yang, Qing Gu, & Shu‐Li You. (2023). Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Spiroannulation of 2-Alkenylphenols with Alkynes. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. 43(8). 2926–2926. 7 indexed citations
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Xie, Pei‐Pei, et al.. (2023). Asymmetric Dearomatization of Indoles with Azodicarboxylates via Cascade Electrophilic Amination/Aza-Prins Cyclization/Phenonium-like Rearrangement. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(21). 11745–11753. 33 indexed citations
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Zhu, Min, Xiǎo Zhang, Chao Zheng, & Shu‐Li You. (2022). Energy-Transfer-Enabled Dearomative Cycloaddition Reactions of Indoles/Pyrroles via Excited-State Aromatics. Accounts of Chemical Research. 55(17). 2510–2525. 162 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Ping, et al.. (2022). Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Dearomative Arylation of Indoles via a Desymmetrization Strategy. Organic Letters. 24(7). 1481–1485. 20 indexed citations
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Zhu, Min, Hao Xu, Xiǎo Zhang, Chao Zheng, & Shu‐Li You. (2021). Visible‐Light‐Induced Intramolecular Double Dearomative Cycloaddition of Arenes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(13). 7036–7040. 75 indexed citations
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Gao, Pei‐Sen, Zhen‐Hua Wang, Chao Zheng, et al.. (2020). CuII/TEMPO‐Catalyzed Enantioselective C(sp3)–H Alkynylation of Tertiary Cyclic Amines through Shono‐Type Oxidation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(35). 15254–15259. 142 indexed citations
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Liu, Xi‐Jia, et al.. (2019). Sequence‐Dependent Stereodivergent Allylic Alkylation/Fluorination of Acyclic Ketones. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(5). 2039–2043. 98 indexed citations
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Tu, Hang‐Fei, Xiǎo Zhang, Chao Zheng, Min Zhu, & Shu‐Li You. (2018). Enantioselective dearomative prenylation of indole derivatives. Nature Catalysis. 1(8). 601–608. 110 indexed citations
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Xia, Zilei, Chao Zheng, Xiao‐Wei Liang, Yue Cai, & Shu‐Li You. (2018). Manipulation of Spiroindolenine Intermediates for Enantioselective Synthesis of 3‐(Indol‐3‐yl)‐Pyrrolidines. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(4). 1158–1162. 11 indexed citations
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Yang, Ze‐Peng, et al.. (2018). Iridium‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Asymmetric Allylic Dearomatization of Benzene Derivatives. Angewandte Chemie. 130(49). 16422–16425. 2 indexed citations
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You, Shu‐Li. (2015). Asymmetric Functionalization of C–H Bonds. 75 indexed citations
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Shao, Wen, et al.. (2015). Copper‐Catalyzed Intermolecular Asymmetric Propargylic Dearomatization of Indoles. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(26). 7684–7687. 162 indexed citations
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Han, Long, et al.. (2013). Dearomatization of tryptophols via a vanadium-catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation and ring-opening cascade. Chemical Communications. 50(10). 1231–1233. 76 indexed citations

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