Xiang Wu

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Xiang Wu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiang Wu has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Organic Chemistry, 24 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xiang Wu's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (30 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (22 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (17 papers). Xiang Wu is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (30 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (22 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (17 papers). Xiang Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Xiang Wu's co-authors include Liu‐Zhu Gong, Zhi Xu, Lian‐Shun Feng, Chuan Gao, Yuan‐Qiang Hu, Shu Zhang, Mingli Li, Feng Zhao, Zaosheng Lv and Yougui Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Xiang Wu

88 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Quinoline hybrids and their antiplasmodial and antimalari... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Quinoline hybrids and their antiplasmodial and antimalarial activities
    2017 324 citations Chuan Gao, Zhi Xu et al. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry profile →

Peers

Xiang Wu
Dinesh Kumar India
Vladímir V. Kouznetsov Colombia
Jeremiah P. Malerich United States
Benoı̂t Crousse France
Eric P. Gillis United States
Daniele Castagnolo United Kingdom
Eufrânio N. da Silva Júnior Brazil
Matthias D’hooghe Belgium
Paolo Quadrelli Italy
Marijan Kočevar Slovenia
Dinesh Kumar India
Xiang Wu
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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiang Wu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiang Wu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiang Wu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiang Wu 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 Xiang Wu. Xiang Wu 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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Tang, Xiao, Jinhua Liu, Xiang Wu, & Shunying Liu. (2025). Photoinduced Diazo Carbene-Promoted C(sp3)–H Oxidative Cross-Coupling Reaction for α-Triazolation of Isochromans. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 90(12). 4202–4208. 2 indexed citations
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Deng, Yaqi, Jian Xue, Xiang Wu, & Shunying Liu. (2025). Highly regioselective electrochemical oxidative 2,1-azolization of alkenes with azoles and nucleophiles. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(9). 110822–110822. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiang, et al.. (2025). Sandwich-Structured Superhydrophobic Coating for Rapid and Ultrahigh-Efficiency Viscous Oil Separation from Water. Langmuir. 41(8). 5557–5570. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Jinhua, Yaqi Deng, Jiabin Yin, et al.. (2024). A one-pot photocatalytic triazole-based linkerology for PROTACs. Cell Reports Physical Science. 5(8). 102139–102139. 5 indexed citations
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Deng, Yaqi, et al.. (2024). Iodide Ion-Promoted Highly Regioselective Triazolization of Aldehydes via Desulfonation-Associated Direct Radical Coupling. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(23). 17163–17167. 2 indexed citations
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Dong, Yifan, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of Hemiindigo Derivatives via a Gold‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Cyclization Strategy. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 27(46).
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Yin, Jiabin, Jian Ji, Jinhua Liu, et al.. (2023). Regioselectively Electrochemical Synthesis of N2-Selective C–H Amination of Ethers with N-Tosyl 1,2,3-Triazole via Triazole Radical Cation. Organic Letters. 25(28). 5383–5388. 13 indexed citations
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Ni, Dan, Jian Ji, Jian Xue, et al.. (2023). One-Pot Construction of β-Selective Quinolines with γ-Quaternary Carbon from Vinylquinolines with Active Ylides via Pd/Sc/Brønsted Acid Co-Catalysis. ACS Catalysis. 13(10). 6509–6517. 11 indexed citations
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Ji, Jian, et al.. (2022). Facile synthesis of N2-substituted-1,2,3-triazole from aryl ethynylene and azide via a one-pot two-step strategy. Tetrahedron. 108. 132670–132670. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Shang, et al.. (2022). KOtBu-catalysed α-homoallylic alkylation of acyclic amides with 1-aryl-1,3-dienes. Molecular Diversity. 27(3). 1481–1487. 1 indexed citations
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Shi, Xiaoyan, Xu Zhao, Chengfeng Zhu, et al.. (2020). Remarkable Ligand Effect on Rh-Catalyzed C–H-Active [3 + 2] Annulation of Ketimines and Alkynes. Organic Letters. 22(12). 4903–4907. 24 indexed citations
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Yang, Ke‐Ke, Kunyu Wang, Qi Meng, et al.. (2020). Engineering a homochiral metal–organic framework based on an amino acid for enantioselective separation. Chemical Communications. 56(63). 9016–9019. 31 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiang, et al.. (2019). Highly Regioselective Radical Transformation of N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles in Air. Organic Letters. 21(16). 6413–6417. 32 indexed citations
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Gao, Chuan, Zhi Xu, Lian‐Shun Feng, et al.. (2018). Bis-coumarin Derivatives and Their Biological Activities. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 18(2). 101–113. 84 indexed citations
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Gao, Chuan, Yilei Fan, Feng Zhao, et al.. (2018). Quinolone derivatives and their activities against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 157. 1081–1095. 87 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiang & Liu‐Zhu Gong. (2018). Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Difunctionalization of 1,3-Dienes: From Racemic to Enantioselective. Synthesis. 51(1). 122–134. 140 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chengfeng, Jun Fang, Xu Zhao, et al.. (2018). A Rhodium-Catalyzed [3 + 2] Annulation of General Aromatic Aldimines/Ketimines andN-Substituted Maleimides. Organic Letters. 20(18). 5960–5963. 47 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jun, Xiaoyu Guan, Shunying Liu, et al.. (2012). Highly Diastereoselective Multicomponent Cascade Reactions: Efficient Synthesis of Functionalized 1‐Indanols. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(5). 1539–1542. 36 indexed citations
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Xiao, Wu, et al.. (2011). An l-proline functionalized metallo-organic triangle as size-selective homogeneous catalyst for asymmetry catalyzing aldol reactions. Chemical Communications. 47(29). 8415–8415. 28 indexed citations

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