Wei Tan

3.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
80 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Wei Tan is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Tan has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Organic Chemistry, 14 papers in Materials Chemistry and 12 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Wei Tan's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (19 papers), Axial and Atropisomeric Chirality Synthesis (16 papers) and Synthesis of Indole Derivatives (14 papers). Wei Tan is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (19 papers), Axial and Atropisomeric Chirality Synthesis (16 papers) and Synthesis of Indole Derivatives (14 papers). Wei Tan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Wei Tan's co-authors include Feng Shi, Yu‐Chen Zhang, Naohiko Yoshikai, Tian‐Zhen Li, Feng‐Tao Sheng, Si‐Jia Liu, Shu‐Jiang Tu, Jing‐Yi Wang, Gui‐Juan Xing and Ren‐Yi Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Wei Tan

78 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Catalytic Asymmetric Construction of Axially Chiral Indol... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2020 2023 50 100 150 200 250
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 Construction of Axially Chiral Indole‐Based Frameworks: An Emerging Area
    2020 252 citations Wei Tan, Feng Shi et al. profile →
  2. Progresses in organocatalytic asymmetric dearomatization reactions of indole derivatives
    2020 225 citations Jing‐Yi Wang, Wei Tan et al. profile →
  3. Progress in organocatalytic asymmetric (4+3) cycloadditions for the enantioselective construction of seven-membered rings
    2023 105 citations Wei Tan, Jiayi Zhang et al. Science China Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wei Tan China 33 2.5k 472 436 365 358 80 3.1k
Qin Yin China 35 2.6k 1.0× 1.3k 2.7× 193 0.4× 267 0.7× 545 1.5× 102 3.7k
D. Christopher Braddock United Kingdom 34 2.3k 0.9× 813 1.7× 143 0.3× 419 1.1× 611 1.7× 111 3.1k
Song Song China 37 3.7k 1.5× 1.1k 2.3× 290 0.7× 573 1.6× 471 1.3× 99 4.5k
Fredrik Hæffner United States 34 2.3k 0.9× 641 1.4× 329 0.8× 199 0.5× 1.0k 2.9× 66 3.2k
Yahu A. Liu China 26 1.1k 0.4× 452 1.0× 352 0.8× 763 2.1× 294 0.8× 68 2.3k
Yan‐Hong He China 29 2.3k 0.9× 238 0.5× 126 0.3× 158 0.4× 986 2.8× 177 2.9k
Kai Yang China 35 2.7k 1.1× 431 0.9× 201 0.5× 221 0.6× 595 1.7× 128 3.3k
Christoforos G. Kokotos Greece 44 4.3k 1.7× 575 1.2× 159 0.4× 504 1.4× 783 2.2× 147 5.1k
Wei Wei China 54 7.7k 3.0× 618 1.3× 87 0.2× 284 0.8× 474 1.3× 193 8.3k
Shenci Lu China 22 1.4k 0.6× 222 0.5× 430 1.0× 105 0.3× 249 0.7× 43 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Tan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Tan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Tan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei Tan 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 Wei Tan. Wei Tan 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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Yang, Xiangdong, Lei Wu, Bo Wang, et al.. (2025). Lateral growth, linkage and driving force of anticlines in the western Qaidam Basin, Northern Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Structural Geology. 193. 105370–105370.
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Lv, Yi, et al.. (2025). Recovery nitrogen and phosphorus from source-separated urine by polytetrafluoroethylene-polypropylene membrane distillation. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 160. 713–721. 1 indexed citations
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Tan, Wei, Longhua Ding, Na Ren, et al.. (2025). Advancements in Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction Reaction: A Review on the Role of Catalyst Electronic Structure and Design Strategies. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 8(6). 2632–2651. 4 indexed citations
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Wu, Wen‐Li, et al.. (2024). Influence of activated protons and acid–base pairs on proton conduction in imino-functionalized MOF-based hybrid membranes. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 186. 1263–1272. 3 indexed citations
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Tan, Wei, Lei Wu, Yongshu Zhang, et al.. (2024). Impact of multiple weak layers on deformation of the interior of Qaidam Basin, northern Tibetan Plateau. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 136(9-10). 4364–4380. 3 indexed citations
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Tan, Wei, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of mesoporous MIL-100(Fe) from acid mine drainage sludge for norfloxacin removal: Industrial sludge high value utilization, adsorbent performance and contaminant removal mechanisms. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 684. 133032–133032. 11 indexed citations
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Tan, Wei, et al.. (2023). Progress in organocatalytic asymmetric (4+3) cycloadditions for the enantioselective construction of seven-membered rings. Science China Chemistry. 66(4). 966–992. 105 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Mingxia, Wei Tan, Xiaodan Wu, et al.. (2023). A dual-functional cuprum coordination framework for high proton conduction and electrochemical dopamine detection. Microchimica Acta. 191(1). 67–67. 4 indexed citations
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Yan, Xinyu, et al.. (2022). Design and Application of m‐Hydroxybenzyl Alcohols in Regioselective (3 + 3) Cycloadditions of 2‐Indolymethanols†. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 41(1). 27–36. 56 indexed citations
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Wu, Ping, Lei Yu, Qi Cheng, et al.. (2022). Design and synthesis of axially chiral aryl-pyrroloindoles via the strategy of organocatalytic asymmetric (2 + 3) cyclization. Fundamental Research. 3(2). 237–248. 68 indexed citations
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Tan, Wei, Wenlong Yao, Bo Zhang, et al.. (2018). Neuronal loss in anterior cingulate cortex in spared nerve injury model of neuropathic pain. Neurochemistry International. 118. 127–133. 5 indexed citations
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Shi, Feng, Gui‐Juan Xing, Wei Tan, Ren‐Yi Zhu, & Shu‐Jiang Tu. (2013). Enantioselective construction of 2,5-dihydropyrrole skeleton with quaternary stereogenic center via catalytic asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition involving α-arylglycine esters. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 11(9). 1482–1482. 44 indexed citations
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Liu, Mingtao, Sheng Lin, Maoluo Gan, et al.. (2012). Butanolide derivatives from the bark ofMachilus yaoshansis. Journal of Asian Natural Products Research. 14(8). 713–720. 8 indexed citations

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