Wenzhang Chen

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 943 citations indexed

About

Wenzhang Chen is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenzhang Chen has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 943 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Organic Chemistry, 6 papers in Biomaterials and 4 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Wenzhang Chen's work include Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (5 papers), Fungal Plant Pathogen Control (3 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (3 papers). Wenzhang Chen is often cited by papers focused on Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (5 papers), Fungal Plant Pathogen Control (3 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (3 papers). Wenzhang Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Belgium. Wenzhang Chen's co-authors include Stéphane P. Vincent, Fuguo Liu, Xuebo Liu, Qiankun Wang, David Alsteens, Melanie Koehler, Simon J. L. Petitjean, David Julian McClements, Patrice Soumillion and Qingrong Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Wenzhang Chen

19 papers receiving 932 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Molecular interaction and inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 binding to the ACE2 receptor

2020 470 citations Jinsung Yang, Simon J. L. Petitjean et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wenzhang Chen China	10	322	289	238	97	96	20	943
Vinoth Kumarasamy Malaysia	17	105 0.3×	124 0.4×	267 1.1×	74 0.8×	154 1.6×	62	1.1k
Mohamed A. Alfaleh Saudi Arabia	17	206 0.6×	98 0.3×	424 1.8×	55 0.6×	108 1.1×	41	1.0k
Hyunil Kim South Korea	13	143 0.4×	120 0.4×	258 1.1×	78 0.8×	92 1.0×	36	1.2k
Prashant Shukla India	20	109 0.3×	186 0.6×	223 0.9×	46 0.5×	93 1.0×	52	916
Swarupananda Mukherjee India	13	65 0.2×	200 0.7×	362 1.5×	140 1.4×	138 1.4×	75	1.1k
Hongshi Yu United States	14	80 0.2×	356 1.2×	218 0.9×	190 2.0×	56 0.6×	23	959
Shantanu Ganguly India	16	306 1.0×	190 0.7×	336 1.4×	69 0.7×	119 1.2×	33	994
Pradeep Kumar Bolla United States	13	93 0.3×	192 0.7×	410 1.7×	97 1.0×	153 1.6×	24	1.0k
Sanil D. Singh South Africa	19	239 0.7×	101 0.3×	257 1.1×	54 0.6×	92 1.0×	45	907
Neha Sharma India	14	198 0.6×	123 0.4×	240 1.0×	21 0.2×	152 1.6×	41	947

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenzhang Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Wenjing, Yong Li, Jun Liang, et al.. (2024). Design and synthesis of some novel structurally diverse thiochroman derivatives as fungicides against phytopathogenic fungi. Pest Management Science. 80(12). 6607–6619. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yong, Wenjing Liu, Wenzhang Chen, et al.. (2024). Design and Synthesis of Novel Phthalide Derivatives containing 1,3,4‐Oxadiazole/1,2,4‐Triazole Units as Potential Antifungal Agents. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 21(3). e202400043–e202400043. 3 indexed citations

Li, Yong, Ya Yang, Gaofeng Zhu, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of Novel Chromene Derivatives Bearing Hydrazide/Thiazol/Oxazol/Oxime Moieties as Potential Antifungal Agents. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72(48). 26983–26995. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Wenhan, Wenzhang Chen, Qiankun Wang, et al.. (2023). Physicochemical and preservative properties of tyrosinase-crosslinked sodium caseinate-EGCG-carboxymethyl chitosan composite packaging: Comparison of blended and layer-by-layer films. Food Bioscience. 54. 102831–102831. 10 indexed citations

Chen, Wenzhang, et al.. (2023). Proton- versus Cation-Selective Transport of Saccharide Rim-Appended Pillar[5]arene Artificial Water Channels. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(40). 21904–21914. 19 indexed citations

Petitjean, Simon J. L., Wenzhang Chen, Melanie Koehler, et al.. (2022). Multivalent 9-O-Acetylated-sialic acid glycoclusters as potent inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2564–2564. 49 indexed citations

Wang, Qiankun, Yidong Jiang, Wenzhang Chen, et al.. (2022). Development of pH-responsive active film materials based on purple corncob and its application in meat freshness monitoring. Food Research International. 161. 111832–111832. 32 indexed citations

Wang, Qiankun, Wenzhang Chen, Cuicui Ma, et al.. (2022). Enzymatic synthesis of sodium caseinate-EGCG-carboxymethyl chitosan ternary film: Structure, physical properties, antioxidant and antibacterial properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 222(Pt A). 509–520. 26 indexed citations

Wang, Qiankun, Wenzhang Chen, Wenxin Zhu, et al.. (2022). A review of multilayer and composite films and coatings for active biodegradable packaging. npj Science of Food. 6(1). 18–18. 145 indexed citations

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Chen, Wenzhang, et al.. (2022). Effects of different polyphenols on the structure and properties of sodium caseinate films mediated by tyrosinase. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 10. 100395–100395. 15 indexed citations

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Vincent, Stéphane P. & Wenzhang Chen. (2022). Copillar[5]arene Chemistry: Synthesis and Applications. Synthesis. 55(2). 246–262. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Jinsung, Simon J. L. Petitjean, Melanie Koehler, et al.. (2021). Author Correction: Molecular interaction and inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 binding to the ACE2 receptor. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2996–2996. 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Wenzhang, Shaobo Ma, Qiankun Wang, et al.. (2021). Fortification of edible films with bioactive agents: a review of their formation, properties, and application in food preservation. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 62(18). 5029–5055. 128 indexed citations

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Yang, Jinsung, Simon J. L. Petitjean, Melanie Koehler, et al.. (2020). Molecular interaction and inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 binding to the ACE2 receptor. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4541–4541. 470 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Wenzhang, et al.. (2020). Synthesis of functionalized copillar[4+1]arenes and rotaxane as heteromultivalent scaffolds. Chemical Communications. 57(4). 492–495. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Cong, Yuxin Fan, Wenzhang Chen, et al.. (2018). Base‐Promoted Substitution Reaction: A Simple, Economical, and Efficient Method for Obtaining 3‐Sulfenylated Benzo[ b ]furan Derivatives. ChemistrySelect. 3(1). 29–33.

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Cao, Jun, Gaofeng Zhu, Yuanyong Yang, et al.. (2018). Palladium‐Catalyzed Regioselective C‐2 Arylation of Benzofurans with N′‐Acyl Arylhydrazines. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2018(22). 2774–2779. 13 indexed citations

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Chen, Wenzhang, et al.. (2015). Total Synthesis of Longistylin A, Longistylin C and Cajanotone. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. 35(5). 1146–1146. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Wenzhang, et al.. (2007). Asymmetric Synthesis and Characterization of Chiral 2,2′‐Diamino‐3,3′‐diethoxycarbonyl‐8,8′‐diphenyl‐1,1′‐biazulene. Synthetic Communications. 37(17). 2975–2987. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, Wenzhang, et al.. (2006). Nucleophilic Substitution of Diethyl 2‐Chloroazulene‐1,3‐dicarboxylate with Alkyl Lithium. Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society. 53(6). 1531–1537. 1 indexed citations

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