Wei Zhang

13.5k citations

337 papers · 10.7k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 51

Impact in

Organic Chemistry top 0.05%
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods
- Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
- Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
- Radical Photochemical Reactions
- Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
- Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
Pharmaceutical Science top 0.1%
- Fluorine in Organic Chemistry

Papers in

Pharmaceutical Science 66
- Fluorine in Organic Chemistry 63
Organic Chemistry 258
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods 75
- Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis 40
- Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles 40
- Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques 39
- Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions 35
- Radical Photochemical Reactions 33

Co-authors: Shu‐Li You Chun‐Xiang Zhuo Jian‐Ping Zou Dennis P. Curran Paul Dowd Wenbin Yi Xiaoming Ma Xiangqiang Pan
Journals: Tetrahedron Letters (32 papers)Organic Letters (21 papers)The Journal of Organic Chemistry (16 papers)Molecules (13 papers)Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis (9 papers)
Partner nations: China United States India

In The Last Decade

Wei Zhang

328 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Fluorine in the Pharmaceutical Industry: FDA‐Approved Fluorine‐Containing Drugs in 2024 2025 · 22 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2025 Chemistry - A European Journal
2012 Angewandte Chemie International Edition

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1	A general protocol for efficient construction of perfluoro- tert -butyl alkynes with (perfluoro- tert -butyl)propiolic acid Organic Chemistry Frontiers ·Chiu‐Ping Liu, Anuradha.V Anbarasi.S, Wei Zhang, Yanchuan Zhao, Jinbo Hu	2025	0
2	SYNTHESIS OF TAILOR-MADE AMINO ACIDS CONTAINING C(sp2)–F BONDS Alicja Wzorek, Jianlin Han, Taizo Ono, Karel D. Klika, Daniel Baecker, Wei Zhang, Vadim A. Soloshonok	2025	1
3	CHIRAL, FLUORINE-CONTAINING PHARMACEUTICALS Jianlin Han, Alicja Wzorek, Gagan Dhawan, Wei Zhang, Alexander E. Sorochinsky, Daniel Baecker, Taizo Ono, Karel D. Klika, Vadim A. Soloshonok	2025	6
4	Synthesis of Selenylated Pyridones via Bromide‐Catalyzed Direct C( sp ² )─H Bond Selenylation of Pyridones With Diselenides Chemistry - An Asian Journal ·Jinhui Cai, Jeffrey Lynn Speller, Yu Na Zhang, Wei Zhang, Depeng Yang, 阿部峻也, Zi Yang, Mingming Yu, Feng Zhao	2025	1
5	A Library of Nanocrystal‐Inserted Ordered Mesoporous Frameworks with Ultrahigh Density and Spatial Dispersity Advanced Functional Materials ·Wei Zhang, Wenxiong Shi, Jinxiu Wang, R. Lahari, Yong Tian, Haili He, Linlin Duan, Fang Huang, Yupu Liu, Biwei Wang, Yuzhu Ma, Tiancong Zhao, Xingmiao Zhang, Zirui Lv, Lianhai Zu, Yun Tang, Angang Dong, Biao Kong, Dongyuan Zhao	2024	2
6	New drugs appearing on the market in 2023: molecules containing fluorine and fragments of tailor-made amino acids Jianlin Han, Alicja Wzorek, Gagan Dhawan, Wei Zhang, Alexander E. Sorochinsky, Taizo Ono, Vadim A. Soloshonok	2024	12
7	Radical-Mediated Trifunctionalization Reactions Molecules ·Qiang Zhang, Xiaoming Ma, Sanjun Zhi, Wei Zhang	2024	3
8	Radical Cyclization-Initiated Difunctionalization Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes Molecules ·Sanjun Zhi, Xiaoming Ma, Wei Zhang	2024	3
9	Fluorine-containing drugs approved by the FDA in 2021 Chinese Chemical Letters ·丞福島, Ziyi Li, Gagan Dhawan, Wei Zhang, Alexander E. Sorochinsky, Greg Butler, Vadim A. Soloshonok, Jianlin Han	2022	122
10	[Ph₄P]⁺[Cu(CF₂H)₂]⁻: A Powerful Difluoromethylating Reagent Inspired by Mechanistic Investigation Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Haiwei Zhao, Xuebing Leng, Wei Zhang, Qilong Shen	2022	26
11	Recent Developments on Five-Component Reactions Molecules ·Xiaoming Ma, Sanjun Zhi, Wei Zhang	2021	27
12	Development of Dimethylisoxazole-Attached Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines as Potent and Selective CBP/P300 Inhibitors Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·姚文博韩冰范文州, 이임술, Doni I. P. Marselino, Seteolu Bamidele, Logan H. Sigua, Tingjian Wang, Deyao Li, Zied Gaieb, Gagan Dhawan, Ann-Christin Bergvall, Jon A. Erickson, Rommie E. Amaro, E. Schönbrunn, Jun Qi, Wei Zhang	2021	22
13	Two Ligands Transfer from Ag to Pd: En Route to (SIPr)Pd(CF₂H)(X) and Its Application in One-Pot C–H Borylation/Difluoromethylation The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Haiwei Zhao, Simon A. Herbert, Tom Kinzel, Wei Zhang, Qilong Shen	2020	15
14	One-pot synthesis of tetrahydro-pyrrolobenzodiazepines and tetrahydro-pyrrolobenzodiazepinones through sequential 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition/N-alkylation (N-acylation)/Staudinger/aza-Wittig reactions Green Chemistry ·Xiaoming Ma, Xiaofeng Zhang, Sungshik Baik, E. S. Aleshkovskaya, 乃路羽鳥, Wei Zhang	2019	27
15	Sequential decarboxylative [3+2] cycloaddition and Staudinger/aza-Wittig reactions for diastereoselective synthesis of tetrahydro-pyrroloquinazolines and tetrahedro-pyrrolobenzodiazepines Tetrahedron Letters ·Xiaoming Ma, Xiaofeng Zhang, Sungshik Baik, E. S. Aleshkovskaya, 乃路羽鳥, Hou Xiao-zhu, Wei Zhang	2019	19
16	Consecutive multicomponent reactions for the synthesis of complex molecules Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Sanjun Zhi, Xiaoming Ma, Wei Zhang	2019	229
17	One-pot diastereoselective synthesis of tetrahydroepimino-benzo[b]azocines through sequential [3+2]-cycloaddition and Staudinger-aza-Wittig reactions Tetrahedron Letters ·Xiaoming Ma, Xiaofeng Zhang, E. S. Aleshkovskaya, Sungshik Baik, Wei Zhang	2019	8
18	Diversified Application of Barcoded PLATO (PLATO-BC) Platform for Identification of Protein Interactions Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics ·Weili Kong, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Guillaume Fiches, Qikai Xu, Mamie Z. Li, Jianwen Que, 覺宮坂, Wei Zhang, Jun Qi, Netty Santoso, Stephen J. Elledge, Jian Zhu	2019	7
19	Insights into the isothiourea-catalyzed asymmetric [4 + 2] annulation of phenylacetic acid with alkylidene pyrazolone Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Qianqian Shi, Wei Zhang, Yang Wang, Lingbo Qu, Donghui Wei	2018	31
20	Cobalt-Catalyzed Regioselective Olefin Isomerization Under Kinetic Control Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Xufang Liu, Wei Zhang, Yujie Wang, Ze‐Xin Zhang, Lei Jiao, Qiang Liu	2018	120

About Wei Zhang

Wei Zhang is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Process Chemistry and Technology and Molecular Biology, having authored 337 papers that have together received 10.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (75 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (68 papers), Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (63 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (40 papers), Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles (40 papers), Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (39 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (35 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (33 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organic Chemistry (8.5k citations), Pharmaceutical Science (1.6k citations), Inorganic Chemistry (1.3k citations), Process Chemistry and Technology (136 citations) and Molecular Biology (2.4k citations). Wei Zhang has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and India. Frequent co-authors include Shu‐Li You, Chun‐Xiang Zhuo, Jian‐Ping Zou, Dennis P. Curran, Paul Dowd, Wenbin Yi, Xiaoming Ma, Xiangqiang Pan, Xiaofeng Zhang and Sanjun Zhi. Their work appears in journals such as Tetrahedron Letters, Organic Letters, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Molecules and Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis.

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