Weiguo Cao

7.3k citations
255 papers · 6.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 38

Impact in

    • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
    • Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods
    • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
    • Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles
    • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry

Papers in

    • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry 69
    • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms 65
    • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis 54
    • Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods 36
    • Synthesis and Biological Evaluation 36
    • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods 34
    • Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles 26

Weiguo Cao

247 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Porphysome nanovesicles generated by porphyrin bilayers for use as multimodal biophotonic contrast agents 2011 · 1.2k citations
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Peers

Weiguo Cao
Comparison fields: 5 of 117
  • Organic Chemistry 3.2k
  • Pharmaceutical Science 559
  • Biomaterials 602
  • Catalysis 304
  • Biomedical Engineering 1.6k
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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Weiguo Cao, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Synthesis of a New Extractant HMeBMPPT and Studies on the Solvent Extraction Mechanism to U(VI)
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Study on the Reaction of Electron-Deficient Cyclopropane Derivatives with Thiophenol
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About Weiguo Cao

Weiguo Cao is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Pharmacology and Cancer Research, having authored 255 papers that have together received 6.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (69 papers), Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (65 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (54 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (36 papers), Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (36 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (34 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (28 papers) and Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles (26 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organic Chemistry (3.2k citations), Pharmaceutical Science (559 citations), Biomaterials (602 citations), Catalysis (304 citations) and Biomedical Engineering (1.6k citations). Weiguo Cao has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Gang Zheng, Jonathan F. Lovell, Honglin Jin, Cheng Jin, Xiaoyu Wu, Elizabeth Huynh, Chulhong Kim, Warren C. W. Chan, John L. Rubinstein and Lihong V. Wang. Their work appears in journals such as Tetrahedron, Chinese Journal of Chemistry, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Organic Letters and Synthesis.

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