Vanessa Kar‐Yan Lo

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Vanessa Kar‐Yan Lo is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vanessa Kar‐Yan Lo has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Organic Chemistry, 7 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Vanessa Kar‐Yan Lo's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (10 papers), Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (10 papers) and Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (10 papers). Vanessa Kar‐Yan Lo is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (10 papers), Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (10 papers) and Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (10 papers). Vanessa Kar‐Yan Lo collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong and China. Vanessa Kar‐Yan Lo's co-authors include Chi‐Ming Che, Man‐Kin Wong, Cong‐Ying Zhou, Yungen Liu, Jie‐Sheng Huang, Karen Ka‐Yan Kung, Xiangguo Guan, Anna On‐Yee Chan, Zhen‐Jiang Xu and Yan Zhang 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

Vanessa Kar‐Yan Lo

23 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

  1. Selective functionalisation of saturated C–H bonds with metalloporphyrin catalysts
    2011 568 citations Chi‐Ming Che, Vanessa Kar‐Yan Lo et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →

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Vanessa Kar‐Yan Lo Hong Kong 17 1.9k 603 353 216 105 23 2.2k
Cong‐Ying Zhou China 31 2.9k 1.5× 878 1.5× 468 1.3× 166 0.8× 81 0.8× 78 3.3k
Sylvain Roland France 30 2.0k 1.0× 518 0.9× 196 0.6× 303 1.4× 96 0.9× 62 2.2k
Adriano F. Indolese Germany 24 1.8k 1.0× 547 0.9× 260 0.7× 286 1.3× 38 0.4× 32 2.1k
Fady Nahra Belgium 31 2.3k 1.2× 713 1.2× 192 0.5× 197 0.9× 89 0.8× 84 2.6k
Francesco Ragone Italy 10 1.5k 0.8× 481 0.8× 162 0.5× 124 0.6× 62 0.6× 12 1.7k
Ana Caballero Spain 23 1.7k 0.9× 517 0.9× 291 0.8× 81 0.4× 85 0.8× 55 2.1k
Rosaura Padilla‐Salinas United States 6 1.3k 0.7× 337 0.6× 255 0.7× 142 0.7× 90 0.9× 8 1.6k
David C. Leitch Canada 25 2.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.8× 178 0.5× 282 1.3× 60 0.6× 70 2.4k
Anita Schnyder Switzerland 17 1.7k 0.9× 862 1.4× 244 0.7× 360 1.7× 42 0.4× 22 2.0k
Young Keun Chung South Korea 32 2.5k 1.3× 570 0.9× 149 0.4× 195 0.9× 35 0.3× 69 2.7k

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All Works

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Liu, Yungen, et al.. (2023). Iron- and Ruthenium-Catalyzed C–N Bond Formation Reactions. Reactive Metal Imido/Nitrene Intermediates. ACS Catalysis. 13(2). 1103–1124. 38 indexed citations
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Liu, Yungen, Liangliang Wu, Vanessa Kar‐Yan Lo, et al.. (2021). RuV‐Acylimido Intermediate in [RuIV(Por)Cl2]‐Catalyzed C–N Bond Formation: Spectroscopic Characterization, Reactivity, and Catalytic Reactions. Angewandte Chemie. 133(34). 18767–18777. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yungen, Liangliang Wu, Vanessa Kar‐Yan Lo, et al.. (2021). RuV‐Acylimido Intermediate in [RuIV(Por)Cl2]‐Catalyzed C–N Bond Formation: Spectroscopic Characterization, Reactivity, and Catalytic Reactions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(34). 18619–18629. 12 indexed citations
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Lo, Vanessa Kar‐Yan, et al.. (2020). Total Synthesis of Cryptotrione. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(45). 19929–19933. 13 indexed citations
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Lo, Vanessa Kar‐Yan, Anna On‐Yee Chan, & Chi‐Ming Che. (2015). Gold and silver catalysis: from organic transformation to bioconjugation. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 13(24). 6667–6680. 56 indexed citations
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Guan, Xiangguo, et al.. (2014). Elevated Catalytic Activity of Ruthenium(II)–Porphyrin‐Catalyzed Carbene/Nitrene Transfer and Insertion Reactions with N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(11). 2982–2987. 118 indexed citations
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Kung, Karen Ka‐Yan, Vanessa Kar‐Yan Lo, Gai‐Li Li, et al.. (2013). Cyclometallated Gold(III) Complexes as Effective Catalysts for Synthesis of Propargylic Amines, Chiral Allenes and Isoxazoles. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 355(10). 2055–2070. 82 indexed citations
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Chan, Anna On‐Yee, et al.. (2013). Gold-mediated selective cysteine modification of peptides using allenes. Chemical Communications. 49(14). 1428–1428. 43 indexed citations
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Lo, Vanessa Kar‐Yan, et al.. (2012). Highly Selective Intramolecular Carbene Insertion into Primary C–H Bond of α-Diazoacetamides Mediated by a (p-Cymene)ruthenium(II) Carboxylate Complex. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134(18). 7588–7591. 60 indexed citations
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Che, Chi‐Ming, Vanessa Kar‐Yan Lo, Cong‐Ying Zhou, & Jie‐Sheng Huang. (2011). Selective functionalisation of saturated C–H bonds with metalloporphyrin catalysts. Chemical Society Reviews. 40(4). 1950–1950. 568 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kung, Karen Ka‐Yan, Lan Zou, Yun‐Chung Leung, et al.. (2011). Gold-mediated bifunctional modification of oligosaccharidesvia a three-component coupling reaction. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 10(5). 925–930. 41 indexed citations
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Lo, Vanessa Kar‐Yan, Cong‐Ying Zhou, Man‐Kin Wong, & Chi‐Ming Che. (2009). Silver(i)-mediated highly enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral allenes under thermal and microwave-assisted conditions. Chemical Communications. 46(2). 213–215. 115 indexed citations
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Lo, Vanessa Kar‐Yan, Man‐Kin Wong, & Chi‐Ming Che. (2008). Gold-Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Allenes. Organic Letters. 10(3). 517–519. 136 indexed citations
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Lo, Vanessa Kar‐Yan, Karen Ka‐Yan Kung, Man‐Kin Wong, & Chi‐Ming Che. (2008). Gold(III) (C^N) complex-catalyzed synthesis of propargylamines via a three-component coupling reaction of aldehydes, amines and alkynes. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 694(4). 583–591. 115 indexed citations
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Lo, Vanessa Kar‐Yan, Yungen Liu, Man‐Kin Wong, & Chi‐Ming Che. (2006). Gold(III) Salen Complex Catalyzed Synthesis of Propargylamines via a Three‐Component Coupling Reaction.. ChemInform. 37(34). 284 indexed citations

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