Wen‐Jing Xiao

38.3k total citations · 17 hit papers
448 papers, 33.8k citations indexed

About

Wen‐Jing Xiao is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wen‐Jing Xiao has authored 448 papers receiving a total of 33.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 416 papers in Organic Chemistry, 38 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 35 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Wen‐Jing Xiao's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (233 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (185 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (152 papers). Wen‐Jing Xiao is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (233 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (185 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (152 papers). Wen‐Jing Xiao collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Wen‐Jing Xiao's co-authors include Jia‐Rong Chen, Liang‐Qiu Lu, Jun Xuan, Xiao‐Qiang Hu, Xiaoye Yu, You‐Quan Zou, Quan‐Quan Zhou, Peng‐Zi Wang, Jun Chen and Howard Alper and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Wen‐Jing Xiao

436 papers receiving 33.4k citations

Hit Papers

Visible‐Light Photoredox Catalysis 2011 2026 2016 2021 2012 2016 2018 2020 2015 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Visible‐Light Photoredox Catalysis
    2012 2.0k citations Jun Xuan, Wen‐Jing Xiao Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. Visible light photoredox-controlled reactions of N-radicals and radical ions
    2016 1.0k citations Jia‐Rong Chen, Liang‐Qiu Lu et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  3. Visible‐Light‐Induced Organic Photochemical Reactions through Energy‐Transfer Pathways
    2018 951 citations Liang‐Qiu Lu, Wen‐Jing Xiao et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  4. Visible Light-Driven Radical-Mediated C–C Bond Cleavage/Functionalization in Organic Synthesis
    2020 907 citations Xiaoye Yu, Jia‐Rong Chen et al. profile →
  5. Visible‐Light‐Induced Decarboxylative Functionalization of Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives
    2015 739 citations Jun Xuan, Wen‐Jing Xiao et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  6. Exploration of Visible-Light Photocatalysis in Heterocycle Synthesis and Functionalization: Reaction Design and Beyond
    2016 593 citations Jia‐Rong Chen, Liang‐Qiu Lu et al. profile →
  7. Photoredoxkatalyse mit sichtbarem Licht
    2012 532 citations Jun Xuan, Wen‐Jing Xiao Angewandte Chemie profile →
  8. Development of Cascade Reactions for the Concise Construction of Diverse Heterocyclic Architectures
    2012 525 citations Liang‐Qiu Lu, Jia‐Rong Chen et al. profile →
  9. Highly Efficient Aerobic Oxidative Hydroxylation of Arylboronic Acids: Photoredox Catalysis Using Visible Light
    2011 469 citations Jia‐Rong Chen, Liang‐Qiu Lu et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  10. Visible light-driven organic photochemical synthesis in China
    2018 437 citations Liang‐Qiu Lu, Wen‐Jing Xiao et al. profile →
  11. When Light Meets Nitrogen-Centered Radicals: From Reagents to Catalysts
    2020 423 citations Xiaoye Yu, Quanqing Zhao et al. profile →
  12. Formal [4+1] Annulation Reactions in the Synthesis of Carbocyclic and Heterocyclic Systems
    2015 383 citations Jia‐Rong Chen, Liang‐Qiu Lu et al. profile →
  13. A Visible‐Light‐Driven Iminyl Radical‐Mediated C−C Single Bond Cleavage/Radical Addition Cascade of Oxime Esters
    2017 315 citations Xiaoye Yu, Jia‐Rong Chen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  14. Hantzsch esters: an emerging versatile class of reagents in photoredox catalyzed organic synthesis
    2019 295 citations Peng‐Zi Wang, Jia‐Rong Chen et al. profile →
  15. Photoinduced Cobalt-Catalyzed Desymmetrization of Dialdehydes to Access Axial Chirality
    2023 116 citations Xiang‐Kui He, Liang‐Qiu Lu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  16. Advance in peptide-based drug development: delivery platforms, therapeutics and vaccines
    2025 67 citations Wen‐Jing Xiao, Wenjie Jiang et al. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy profile →
  17. Enantioselective Cyanofunctionalization of Aromatic Alkenes via Radical Anions
    2024 62 citations Min Jiang, Zhihan Zhang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wen‐Jing Xiao China 96 31.2k 3.2k 3.1k 2.4k 2.0k 448 33.8k
Aiwen Lei China 107 38.8k 1.2× 5.5k 1.7× 2.8k 0.9× 2.8k 1.2× 2.2k 1.1× 573 43.0k
Tehshik P. Yoon United States 59 18.0k 0.6× 2.2k 0.7× 1.8k 0.6× 3.3k 1.4× 2.6k 1.3× 131 20.9k
Gary A. Molander United States 94 32.5k 1.0× 4.5k 1.4× 3.5k 1.1× 1.3k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 441 34.6k
Armido Studer Germany 98 31.0k 1.0× 4.5k 1.4× 5.2k 1.7× 1.0k 0.4× 2.6k 1.3× 567 35.4k
Corey R. J. Stephenson United States 66 19.1k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 3.0k 1.0× 2.6k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 152 22.1k
Constantin G. Daniliuc Germany 76 22.6k 0.7× 6.7k 2.1× 2.5k 0.8× 517 0.2× 1.7k 0.8× 797 25.0k
David A. Nicewicz United States 51 15.9k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 2.1k 0.7× 2.3k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 96 17.7k
Paolo Melchiorre Spain 80 19.4k 0.6× 3.3k 1.0× 1.7k 0.6× 1.0k 0.4× 927 0.5× 209 20.6k
A. Stephen K. Hashmi Germany 106 42.5k 1.4× 8.0k 2.5× 1.2k 0.4× 1.0k 0.4× 4.3k 2.1× 599 45.6k
Siegfried R. Waldvogel Germany 71 14.4k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 3.3k 1.4× 2.0k 1.0× 455 19.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wen‐Jing Xiao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liang, Dong, et al.. (2025). Enantioselective synthesis of chiral N-arylpyrroles through photoinduced desymmetrization. Green Synthesis and Catalysis. 1 indexed citations
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Xiao, Wen‐Jing, Wenjie Jiang, Yu Huang, et al.. (2025). Advance in peptide-based drug development: delivery platforms, therapeutics and vaccines. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 10(1). 74–74. 67 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Ziqing, et al.. (2025). Direct Asymmetric α ‐Alkylation of β ‐Ketocarbonyl Compounds with Simple Olefins by Photoredox‐Nickel‐Hydrogen Atom Transfer Triple Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(17). e202424915–e202424915. 5 indexed citations
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He, Xiang‐Kui, et al.. (2024). Desymmetrization–Addition Reaction of Cyclopropenes to Imines via Synergistic Photoredox and Cobalt Catalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(28). 18892–18898. 32 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jingtao, et al.. (2024). The Potential of PARP Inhibitors as Antitumor Drugs and the Perspective of Molecular Design. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(1). 18–48. 6 indexed citations
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Liŭ, Dan, Zhihan Zhang, Liang Wang, et al.. (2024). Asymmetric Cascade Cyclization of Enynamides with Photogenerated Ketenes via Relay Gold and N-Oxide Catalysis. ACS Catalysis. 14(3). 1741–1749. 15 indexed citations
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Lu, Bin, et al.. (2024). Visible‐Light‐Driven Four‐Component Radical Relay Aminocarbonylation of Unactivated Alkenes†. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 42(9). 990–996. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Peng‐Zi, Zhihan Zhang, Min Jiang, Jia‐Rong Chen, & Wen‐Jing Xiao. (2024). A General Copper‐Box System for the Asymmetric Arylative Functionalization of Benzylic, Propargylic or Allenylic Radicals. Angewandte Chemie. 136(43). 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Peng‐Zi, Wen‐Jing Xiao, & Jia‐Rong Chen. (2023). Electrochemical Reactors Enable Divergent Site Selectivity in the C−H Carboxylation of N‐Heteroarenes. Angewandte Chemie. 135(21). 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi‐Yin, Qian Yang, Qiangxian Wu, et al.. (2023). Metallaphotoredox‐Catalyzed Three‐Component Couplings for Practical Synthesis of Ureas and Carbamates†. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 42(3). 264–270. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Jun, Jun Chen, Yujie Liang, et al.. (2021). Photoinduced Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric C–O Cross-Coupling. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(33). 13382–13392. 163 indexed citations
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Xuan, Jun, Xiang‐Kui He, & Wen‐Jing Xiao. (2020). Visible light-promoted ring-opening functionalization of three-membered carbo- and heterocycles. Chemical Society Reviews. 49(9). 2546–2556. 183 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaoye, Jun Chen, Hongwei Chen, et al.. (2020). Visible-Light-Driven Copper-Catalyzed C(sp3)–O Cross-Coupling of Benzylic Radicals with Phenols. Organic Letters. 22(6). 2333–2338. 40 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ying, et al.. (2019). Copper‐Catalyzed Radical Cross‐Coupling of Oxime Esters and Sulfinates for Synthesis of Cyanoalkylated Sulfones. ChemCatChem. 11(21). 5300–5305. 44 indexed citations
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Chen, Jun, Jun Chen, Bin‐Qing He, et al.. (2019). Photoinduced, Copper-Catalyzed Radical Cross-Coupling of Cycloketone Oxime Esters, Alkenes, and Terminal Alkynes. Organic Letters. 21(11). 4359–4364. 88 indexed citations
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Chen, Jun, Jun Chen, Mengnan Yang, et al.. (2018). Palladium-Catalyzed Ring-Forming Alkene Aminoaroylation of Unsaturated Hydrazones and Sulfonamides. Organic Letters. 20(11). 3314–3318. 29 indexed citations
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Ming, Zhi‐Hui, et al.. (2009). Organocatalytic synthesis and sterol 14α-demethylase binding interactions of enantioriched 3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butyl benzoates. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 19(14). 3938–3940. 10 indexed citations
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Pan, Feng, et al.. (1999). SYNTHESIS, SPECTROSCOPIC AND STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF BIS{OXO-BIS[3-FERROCENOYLPROPIONATODIALKYLTIN(IV)]} (R = Bu, Oct). Main Group Metal Chemistry. 22(8). 489–496. 2 indexed citations

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