Tao Shen

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Tao Shen is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Tao Shen has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Organic Chemistry, 23 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 17 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Tao Shen's work include Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (23 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (12 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (12 papers). Tao Shen is often cited by papers focused on Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (23 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (12 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (12 papers). Tao Shen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Tao Shen's co-authors include Tristan H. Lambert, Ning Jiao, Jincai Zhao, Hisao Hidaka, Manhua Zhang, Ping Qu, Qun Yu, Chong Qin, Ke‐Yin Ye and Chunyan Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Tao Shen

45 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Electrophotocatalytic diamination of vicinal C–H bonds 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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. Electrophotocatalytic diamination of vicinal C–H bonds
    2021 224 citations Tao Shen, Tristan H. Lambert Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tao Shen China 21 1.1k 642 522 173 159 49 2.0k
Dana Dvoranová Slovakia 21 338 0.3× 1.4k 2.1× 1.1k 2.2× 69 0.4× 143 0.9× 61 2.1k
Israel Zilbermann Israel 19 358 0.3× 222 0.3× 733 1.4× 81 0.5× 284 1.8× 84 1.2k
E. V. Kudrik Russia 26 663 0.6× 226 0.4× 1.5k 2.8× 78 0.5× 1.1k 6.8× 93 2.0k
Akio Ichimura Japan 25 722 0.7× 216 0.3× 682 1.3× 112 0.6× 646 4.1× 100 1.8k
Patrick E. Hoggard United States 17 399 0.4× 142 0.2× 417 0.8× 228 1.3× 257 1.6× 109 1.2k
Zongyao Zhang China 23 408 0.4× 1.1k 1.6× 655 1.3× 138 0.8× 285 1.8× 57 2.2k
Bingguang Zhang China 27 474 0.4× 444 0.7× 1.4k 2.6× 162 0.9× 620 3.9× 73 2.3k
W. H. F. Sasse Australia 24 621 0.6× 335 0.5× 729 1.4× 261 1.5× 128 0.8× 73 1.6k
Mikhail Ya. Melnikov Russia 27 1.7k 1.5× 82 0.1× 412 0.8× 229 1.3× 99 0.6× 205 2.5k
Rony S. Khnayzer Lebanon 23 324 0.3× 871 1.4× 1.3k 2.5× 92 0.5× 149 0.9× 47 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Tao Shen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tao Shen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tao Shen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tao Shen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tao Shen 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 Tao Shen. Tao Shen 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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Wan, Qinhui, et al.. (2025). Electro-oxidative amination of benzylic C(sp³)–C(sp³) bonds in aromatic hydrocarbons. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6115–6115. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Dan, et al.. (2025). Continuous-flow electrochemical benzylic dehydrogenation of arylalkanes to arylalkenes. Green Chemistry. 27(26). 7755–7762.
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Zhang, Ling, et al.. (2025). Robust, catalyst-free electroreduction of unactivated alkenes. Green Synthesis and Catalysis.
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Ai, Wenying, Yuan Liu, Youshi Lan, et al.. (2024). In Situ Reversible Formation Proton-Shuttling Covalent Organic Framework Catalyst for Promoting Hydration of Nitriles. ACS Materials Letters. 7(1). 172–180.
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Zhu, Chen, Tao Shen, Yong Jiang, & Yajuan Li. (2024). Electrochemical Trioxygenation of Allylarenes. Synthesis. 57(3). 597–605. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Tao, et al.. (2022). Electrophotocatalytic oxygenation of multiple adjacent C–H bonds. Nature. 614(7947). 275–280. 119 indexed citations
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Shi, Zhaojiang, et al.. (2022). Electrochemical vicinal oxyazidation of α-arylvinyl acetates. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 18. 1026–1031. 3 indexed citations
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Shen, Tao & Tristan H. Lambert. (2021). Electrophotocatalytic diamination of vicinal C–H bonds. Science. 371(6529). 620–626. 224 indexed citations breakdown →
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Qin, Chong, Feng Peng, Yang Ou, et al.. (2013). Selective CCsp Bond Cleavage: The Nitrogenation of Alkynes to Amides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(30). 7850–7854. 91 indexed citations
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Qin, Chong, Tao Shen, Conghui Tang, & Ning Jiao. (2012). FeCl2‐Promoted Cleavage of the Unactivated CC Bond of Alkylarenes and Polystyrene: Direct Synthesis of Arylamines. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(28). 6971–6975. 72 indexed citations
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Xu, Shangjie, Xiaoxing Zhang, Chen Shen, Manhua Zhang, & Tao Shen. (2004). The Fluorescence Properties of Hypocrellin B and its Amino-substituted Derivative: Photoinduced Intramolecular Proton Transfer and Photoinduced Intramolecular Electron Transfer¶. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 80(1). 112–112. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haiping, et al.. (2003). Photoinduced interaction between fluorescein ester derivatives and CdS colloid. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 264(1). 290–295. 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haiping, et al.. (2003). Nanosecond time-resolved studies of long-lived photoinduced charge separation in the dyad fluorescein–anthraquinone–methyl ester adsorbed on TiO2 colloids. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 263(2). 669–673. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Lei, et al.. (2000). New long-wavelength perylenequinones: synthesis and phototoxicity of hypocrellin B derivatives. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1523(1). 6–12. 17 indexed citations
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Qu, Ping, Jincai Zhao, Tao Shen, & Hisao Hidaka. (1998). TiO2-assisted photodegradation of dyes: A study of two competitive primary processes in the degradation of RB in an aqueous TiO2 colloidal solution. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical. 129(2-3). 257–268. 212 indexed citations
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Qu, Ping, Jincai Zhao, Ling Zang, Tao Shen, & Hisao Hidaka. (1998). Enhancement of the photoinduced electron transfer from cationic dyes to colloidal TiO2 particles by addition of an anionic surfactant in acidic media. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 138(1). 39–50. 33 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hong, Manhua Zhang, & Tao Shen. (1997). Photoinduced intramolecular electron transfer in an anthraquinone-fluorescein-carbazole model. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 103(1-2). 63–67. 7 indexed citations
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Shen, Tao, et al.. (1991). Effect of pH on the photosensitizing ability of eosin — an intermediate study. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 56(1). 73–80. 5 indexed citations
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Shen, Tao, et al.. (1990). Photoinduced interaction between eosine and viologen. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 52(1). 47–53. 17 indexed citations
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Shen, Tao, et al.. (1989). The absorption and structure of fluorescein and its ethyl derivatives in various solutions. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular Spectroscopy. 45(11). 1113–1116. 36 indexed citations

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