Wei Zhou

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
149 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Wei Zhou is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Zhou has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Organic Chemistry, 39 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Wei Zhou's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (45 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (26 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (20 papers). Wei Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (45 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (26 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (20 papers). Wei Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Thailand. Wei Zhou's co-authors include Junliang Zhang, Lei Wang, Xiao Su, Yi Pan, Jianlin Han, Mengyang Fan, Yongwen Jiang, Dawei Ma, Qian Cai and Mengna Tao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Wei Zhou

135 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

The Fish Microbiota: Research Progress and Potential Appl... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75 100
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. The Fish Microbiota: Research Progress and Potential Applications
    2023 103 citations Wei Zhou, Zhen Zhang et al. profile →

Peers

Wei Zhou
Yang Hu China
Diwan S. Rawat India
Alexander O. Chizhov Russia
Michael Devereux Ireland
Domenico Schillaci Italy
Simon J. Charnock United Kingdom
Jien Wu Singapore
Chen Zhao China
Akira Nakagawa Japan
Brij Pal Singh India
Yang Hu China
Wei Zhou
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Countries citing papers authored by Wei Zhou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Zhou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Zhou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Zhou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei Zhou 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 Zhou. Wei Zhou is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Li, Yuanyi, et al.. (2024). Revealing the endogenous homoserine cycle for the effective methanol conversion in Pichia pastoris. Process Biochemistry. 144. 287–293.
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Zhou, Wei, Bin Li, Li Zhong, et al.. (2024). Gut microbiota’s role in high-altitude cognitive impairment: the therapeutic potential of Clostridium sp. supplementation. Science China Life Sciences. 68(4). 1132–1148. 5 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wei, Mingchun Gao, Tianqi Liu, et al.. (2023). Oxidative cyclization of allyl compounds and isocyanide: A facile entry to polysubstituted 2-cyanopyrroles. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(4). 108836–108836. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhimin, et al.. (2023). Exploration of tricyclic heterocycles as core structures for RIOK2 inhibitors. RSC Medicinal Chemistry. 14(10). 2007–2011. 4 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yi‐Hua, Chenyu Xu, Yue Tao, et al.. (2023). Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children shortly after ending zero-COVID-19 policy in China on December 7, 2022: a cross-sectional, multicenter, seroepidemiological study. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1283158–1283158. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Jie, et al.. (2023). Recent Advances in the Construction of Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles via Trapping Organocopper(I) Intermediates. Acta Chimica Sinica. 81(1). 42–42. 7 indexed citations
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Ran, Chao, Mingxu Xie, Jie Li, et al.. (2021). Dietary Nucleotides Alleviate Hepatic Lipid Deposition via Exogenous AMP-Mediated AMPK Activation in Zebrafish. Journal of Nutrition. 151(10). 2986–2996. 27 indexed citations
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Cai, Qian & Wei Zhou. (2020). Ullmann‐Ma Reaction: Development, Scope and Applications in Organic Synthesis†. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 38(8). 879–893. 108 indexed citations
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Wu, Feifei, Min Zhang, Wei Zhou, et al.. (2018). Copper(I)-Catalyzed N–O Bond Formation through Vinyl Nitrene Mediated Pathway under Mild Conditions. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 83(11). 5999–6005. 14 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wei, Huamin Wang, Mengna Tao, et al.. (2017). Phosphine-catalyzed enantioselective [3 + 2] cycloadditions of γ-substituted allenoates with β-perfluoroalkyl enones. Chemical Science. 8(6). 4660–4665. 66 indexed citations
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Huang, Xianhai, Wei Zhou, Robert Aslanian, et al.. (2017). The synthesis of 2,3,6-trisubstituted 1-oxo-1,2-dihydroisoquinolines as potent CRTh2 antagonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 27(23). 5344–5348. 7 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wei, Lihua Gao, Mengna Tao, et al.. (2016). Highly Enantioselective Intermolecular Rauhut–Currier Reaction of Activated Alkenes Catalyzed by Multifunctional Chiral Phosphine. Acta Chimica Sinica. 74(10). 800–800. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Yangyan, Xiao Su, Wei Zhou, Wenbo Li, & Junliang Zhang. (2015). Amino Acid Derived Phosphine‐Catalyzed Enantioselective 1,4‐Dipolar Spiroannulation of Cyclobutenones and Isatylidenemalononitrile. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(11). 4224–4228. 66 indexed citations
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Sun, Yang, Qi Liu, Shuo Chen, et al.. (2014). Characterization and Plasmid Elimination of NDM-1-Producing Acinetobacter calcoaceticus from China. PLoS ONE. 9(9). e106555–e106555. 14 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wei, Yicheng Zhang, Pinhua Li, & Lei Wang. (2012). Synthesis of (Z)-3-aryloxy-acrylonitriles, (E)-3-aryloxy-acrylonitriles and 3-cyanobenzofurans through the sequential reactions of phenols with propiolonitriles. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 10(35). 7184–7184. 18 indexed citations
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Yang, Jiyong, Yusheng Chen, Xiaodong Jia, et al.. (2012). Dissemination and characterization of NDM-1-producing Acinetobacter pittii in an intensive care unit in China. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 18(12). E506–E513. 76 indexed citations

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