Wei Zhu

7.3k citations

73 papers · 6.5k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 27

Pharmaceutical Science top 0.05%
Organic Chemistry top 0.5%
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods 13
- Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions 11
- Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions 8
- Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis 7
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods 7
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment top 1%
Inorganic Chemistry top 1%
Materials Chemistry top 2%
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties 8
- ZnO doping and properties 7
- Copper-based nanomaterials and applications 6

Co-authors: Wenzhong Wang Haolan Xu Dawei Ma Jiang Wang Shuni Wang Kunisuke Izawa José Luis Aceña Vadim A. Soloshonok
Cited by: Pharmaceutical Science Organic Chemistry Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Journals: Chemical Reviews (1 paper)Journal of the American Chemical Society (3 papers)Analytical Chemistry (1 paper)
Partner nations: China United States Brazil

In The Last Decade

Wei Zhu

73 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

2016 Chemical Reviews
2014 Journal of Fluorine Chemistry
2006 The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

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1	Preparation of new natural hemp fiber-based antibacterial hydrogel dressing and its performance in promoting wound healing of bacterial infection Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ·Xudong Liu,Chang Yang,Mengya Sun,Guipeng Quan,Bao Gong,Qingyan Kang,Linghan Xiao,Wei Zhu,Heyuan Wang	2025	2
2	Enhancing frost-resistant and electrically conductive properties of bacterial cellulose-based IPN hydrogel wound dressings via photopolymerization: Towards epidermal sensor applications Chemical Engineering Journal ·Chang Yang,Hengyu Feng,Xudong Liu,Yuxin Guo,Mengya Sun,Wenhua Wang,Qingyan Kang,Ziyang Su,Wei Zhu,HeYuan Wang,Linghan Xiao	2024	22
3	Design, Synthesis, and Mechanistic Studies of (R)-3-Amino-5,5-difluorocyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylic Acid as an Inactivator of Human Ornithine Aminotransferase ACS Chemical Biology ·Allison N. Devitt,A. Vargas,Wei Zhu,Benjamin J. Des Soye,Fatma Ayaloglu Butun,Tyler B. Alt,Nicholas Kaley,Gláucio Monteiro Ferreira,Graham R. Moran,Neil L. Kelleher,Dali Liu,Richard B. Silverman	2024	2
4	Structural and Mechanistic Basis for the Inactivation of Human Ornithine Aminotransferase by (3S,4S)-3-Amino-4-fluorocyclopentenecarboxylic Acid Molecules ·Sida Shen,Arseniy Butrin,Brett A. Beaupre,Gláucio Monteiro Ferreira,Peter F. Doubleday,Daniel Grass,Wei Zhu,Neil L. Kelleher,Graham R. Moran,Dali Liu,Richard B. Silverman	2023	1
5	Preparation of quaternized N-halamine modified graphene oxide based antibacterial hydrogel and wound healing of bacterial infection Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces ·Danlin Bu,Xudong Liu,Yushang Cao,Hengyu Feng,Rui-Qiang Wang,Zice Xu,Linghan Xiao,Wei Zhu	2023	7
6	Rational Design, Synthesis, and Mechanism of (3S,4R)-3-Amino-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclopent-1-ene-1-carboxylic Acid: Employing a Second-Deprotonation Strategy for Selectivity of Human Ornithine Aminotransferase over GABA Aminotransferase Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Wei Zhu,Arseniy Butrin,Rafael D. Melani,Peter F. Doubleday,Gláucio Monteiro Ferreira,Maurício T. Tavares,Thahani S. Habeeb Mohammad,Brett A. Beaupre,Neil L. Kelleher,Graham R. Moran,Dali Liu,Richard B. Silverman	2022	9
7	Remarkable and Unexpected Mechanism for (S)-3-Amino-4-(difluoromethylenyl)cyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylic Acid as a Selective Inactivator of Human Ornithine Aminotransferase Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Wei Zhu,Peter F. Doubleday,Arseniy Butrin,Pathum M. Weerawarna,Rafael D. Melani,Daniel S. Catlin,Timothy A. Dwight,Dali Liu,Neil L. Kelleher,Richard B. Silverman	2021	13
8	A Remarkable Difference That One Fluorine Atom Confers on the Mechanisms of Inactivation of Human Ornithine Aminotransferase by Two Cyclohexene Analogues of γ-Aminobutyric Acid Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Wei Zhu,Peter F. Doubleday,Daniel S. Catlin,Pathum M. Weerawarna,Arseniy Butrin,Sida Shen,Z. Wawrzak,Neil L. Kelleher,Dali Liu,Richard B. Silverman	2020	25
9	Mechanism-Based Design of 3-Amino-4-Halocyclopentenecarboxylic Acids as Inactivators of GABA Aminotransferase ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Sida Shen,Peter F. Doubleday,Pathum M. Weerawarna,Wei Zhu,Neil L. Kelleher,Richard B. Silverman	2020	10
10	Cytotoxic phenolic constituents from Hypericum japonicum Phytochemistry ·Wei Zhu,Jie Qiu,Yan‐Rong Zeng,Ping Yi,Hua‐Yong Lou,Jun-you Jian,Mingxing Zuo,Lian Duan,Wei Gu,Lie‐Jun Huang,Yanmei Li,Chun‐Mao Yuan,Xiao‐Jiang Hao	2019	18
11	Palladium-Catalyzed Ortho-Alkoxylation of N-Benzoyl α-Amino Acid Derivatives at Room Temperature The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Shuangjie Li,Wei Zhu,Feng Gao,Chunpu Li,Jiang Wang,Hong Liu	2016	26
12	The facile construction of the phthalazin-1(2H)-one scaffold via copper-mediated C–H(sp²)/C–H(sp) coupling under mild conditions Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Wei Zhu,Bao Wang,Shengbin Zhou,Hong Liu	2015	11
13	Dynamically controlled one-pot synthesis of heterogeneous core–shell MOF single crystals using guest molecules Chemical Communications ·Lei Wang,Weiting Yang,Yangxue Li,Zhigang Xie,Wei Zhu,Zhong‐Ming Sun	2014	46
14	Highly Enantioselective Michael Addition of 2‐Oxindole‐ 3‐carboxylate Esters to Nitroolefins Promoted by Cinchona Alkaloid‐Thiourea‐Brønsted Acid Cocatalysts Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis ·Xianjie Chen,Wei Zhu,Wangke Qian,Enguang Feng,Yu Zhou,Jinfang Wang,Hualiang Jiang,Zhu‐Jun Yao,Hong Liu	2012	37
15	Spectral data analyses and structure elucidation of metoprolol tartrate Drug Testing and Analysis ·Jun‐qin Qiao,Ya‐qin Wang,C.G. Liu,Wei Zhu,Hong‐zhen Lian,Xin Ge	2011	5
16	Monodisperse, Mesoporous Zn_xCd_1−xS Nanoparticles as Stable Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysts The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Wenzhong Wang,Wei Zhu,Haolan Xu	2008	109
17	Single-Crystalline BiVO₄ Microtubes with Square Cross-Sections: Microstructure, Growth Mechanism, and Photocatalytic Property The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Lin Zhou,Wenzhong Wang,Lisha Zhang,Haolan Xu,Wei Zhu	2007	251
18	Sonochemical synthesis of crystalline CuS nanoplates via an in situ template route Materials Letters ·Haolan Xu,Wenzhong Wang,Wei Zhu	2006	87
19	Preparation of N‐Aryl Compounds by Amino Acid‐Promoted Ullmann‐Type Coupling Reactions. ChemInform ·Qian Cai,Wei Zhu,Hui Zhang,Yongda Zhang,Dawei Ma	2005	4
20	Synthesis of aryl azides and vinyl azides via proline-promoted CuI-catalyzed coupling reactionsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: experimental procedures. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b4/b400878b/ Chemical Communications ·Wei Zhu,Dawei Ma	2004	247

About Wei Zhu

Wei Zhu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, having authored 73 papers that have together received 6.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (13 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (11 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (8 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (8 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (7 papers), ZnO doping and properties (7 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (7 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pharmaceutical Science (2.4k citations), Organic Chemistry (3.5k citations) and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (1.3k citations). Wei Zhu has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Brazil. Frequent co-authors include Wenzhong Wang, Haolan Xu, Dawei Ma, Jiang Wang, Shuni Wang, Kunisuke Izawa, José Luis Aceña, Vadim A. Soloshonok, Zhanni Gu and Yu Zhou. Their work appears in journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Analytical Chemistry.

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