Xiaheng Zhang

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
58 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Xiaheng Zhang is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Business and International Management and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaheng Zhang has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Organic Chemistry, 10 papers in Business and International Management and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xiaheng Zhang's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (16 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (11 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (10 papers). Xiaheng Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (16 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (11 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (10 papers). Xiaheng Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Xiaheng Zhang's co-authors include David W. C. MacMillan, Biao Yu, Yufan Liang, Gaoyan Lian, Russell T. Smith, You Yang, David W. C. MacMillan, Stefan J. McCarver, Brock T. Shireman and Nicholas I. Carruthers and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Xiaheng Zhang

51 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Decarboxylative sp3 C–N coupling via dual copper and phot... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2020 100 200 300
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. Decarboxylative sp3 C–N coupling via dual copper and photoredox catalysis
    2018 370 citations Yufan Liang, Xiaheng Zhang et al. Nature profile →
  2. Copper-mediated synthesis of drug-like bicyclopentanes
    2020 280 citations Xiaheng Zhang, Russell T. Smith et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Xiaheng Zhang
Junwon Choi South Korea
Yao Li China
Shuhei Kawamura Japan
Zhi Guan China
Ming Wang China
Ding Du China
Jeremy T. Starr United States
Xiaojie Lu China
Junwon Choi South Korea
Xiaheng Zhang
Citations per year, relative to Xiaheng Zhang Xiaheng Zhang (= 1×) peers Junwon Choi

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaheng Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaheng Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Xiaheng Zhang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Xiaheng Zhang. The network helps show where Xiaheng Zhang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaheng Zhang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhan, Bei‐Bei, et al.. (2025). Stereodivergent Deacylative Mizoroki–Heck Reaction of Unstrained Ketones. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 65(1). e18599–e18599.
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Zhan, Bei‐Bei, et al.. (2025). Stereodivergent Deacylative Mizoroki–Heck Reaction of Unstrained Ketones. Angewandte Chemie. 138(1).
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Wang, Zhimei, Yingjie Wang, Xin Huang, et al.. (2025). 1,2-trans and regioselective glycosylation of multihydroxy sugars via a simple yet synergistic combination of BF3·Et2O in THF. Green Chemistry. 27(8). 2331–2341.
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Fan, Wei‐Tai, et al.. (2025). Biomimetic 1,2-amino migration via photoredox catalysis. Nature Chemistry. 17(6). 941–951. 7 indexed citations
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Ye, Farong, Hua Bai, Xinliang Liu, et al.. (2025). A Picolyl‐Based Cys Caging/Uncaging Strategy Facilitates Protein Synthesis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(51). e202518002–e202518002. 2 indexed citations
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Zhan, Bei‐Bei, et al.. (2024). Deacylative arylation and alkynylation of unstrained ketones. Science Advances. 10(17). eado0225–eado0225. 26 indexed citations
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Li, Zhibin, et al.. (2024). Defluorinative Multicomponent Cascade Reaction of Trifluoromethylarenes via Photoexcited Palladium Catalysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(11). 4223–4233. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Lu, et al.. (2024). Sulfonyl radicals generation via β-scission. Trends in Chemistry. 6(3). 159–160. 1 indexed citations
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Zhan, Bei‐Bei, et al.. (2024). Regiodivergent Functionalization of Protected and Unprotected Carbohydrates using Photoactive 4‐Tetrafluoropyridinylthio Fragment as an Adaptive Activating Group. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(52). e202412436–e202412436. 15 indexed citations
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Zhu, Wenying, et al.. (2021). Synergy evaluation model of container multimodal transport based on BP neural network. Neural Computing and Applications. 33(9). 4087–4095. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Jun, et al.. (2021). Mobile E-Commerce Information System Based on Industry Cluster under Edge Computing. Mobile Information Systems. 2021. 1–11. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaheng, Russell T. Smith, Chi “Chip” Le, et al.. (2020). Copper-mediated synthesis of drug-like bicyclopentanes. Nature. 580(7802). 220–226. 280 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Xiaheng & Ying Han. (2019). Research on the Energy Distribution and Tendency of Blockchain in the E-commerce Field. 1(1). 5 indexed citations
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Zhu, Wenying, Chao Gao, Xiaheng Zhang, & Doudou Li. (2019). Multimodal Transport Cost Model Bases on Dynamic Alliances. Journal of Coastal Research. 98(sp1). 414–414. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaheng, et al.. (2018). Analysis of Hazardous Chemicals Transportation Accidents and Transportation Management. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 67. 745–750. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaoping, et al.. (2017). Total Synthesis of Echinoside A, a Representative Triterpene Glycoside of Sea Cucumbers. Angewandte Chemie. 129(26). 7756–7760. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaoping, et al.. (2017). Total Synthesis of Echinoside A, a Representative Triterpene Glycoside of Sea Cucumbers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56(26). 7648–7652. 29 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaheng, Yu Zhou, Jianping Zuo, & Biao Yu. (2015). Total synthesis of periploside A, a unique pregnane hexasaccharide with potent immunosuppressive effects. Nature Communications. 6(1). 5879–5879. 60 indexed citations
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Lian, Gaoyan, Xiaheng Zhang, & Biao Yu. (2015). ChemInform Abstract: Thioglycosides in Carbohydrate Research. ChemInform. 46(19). 1 indexed citations

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