Xiao Shen

6.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
107 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Xiao Shen is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiao Shen has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Organic Chemistry, 51 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xiao Shen's work include Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (51 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (28 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (22 papers). Xiao Shen is often cited by papers focused on Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (51 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (28 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (22 papers). Xiao Shen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Xiao Shen's co-authors include Ben Zhong Tang, Wang Zhang Yuan, Jinbo Hu, Ping Lü, Jing Zhi Sun, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Yuguang Ma, Gang Zhou, Anjun Qin and Zhiming Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Xiao Shen

105 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

Crystallization-Induced Phosphorescence of Pure Organic Luminogens at Room Temperature

2010 870 citations Xiao Shen, Ben Zhong Tang et al. profile →
Efficient Solid Emitters with Aggregation-Induced Emission and Intramolecular Charge Transfer Characteristics: Molecular Design, Synthesis, Photophysical Behaviors, and OLED Application

2012 497 citations Xiao Shen, Rongrong Hu et al. profile →
Synergy between Twisted Conformation and Effective Intermolecular Interactions: Strategy for Efficient Mechanochromic Luminogens with High Contrast

2013 442 citations Xiao Shen, Jing Zhi Sun et al. profile →
Effects of Substitution with Donor–Acceptor Groups on the Properties of Tetraphenylethene Trimer: Aggregation-Induced Emission, Solvatochromism, and Mechanochromism

2013 399 citations Xiao Shen, Yi Liu et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiao Shen China	35	2.8k	2.8k	1.4k	1.4k	1.2k	107	5.5k
Miaochang Liu China	44	4.6k 1.6×	2.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	199 0.2×	235	6.6k
Indrajit Ghosh Germany	33	4.1k 1.5×	1.7k 0.6×	543 0.4×	562 0.4×	404 0.3×	71	5.8k
Huayue Wu China	47	5.5k 1.9×	2.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	175 0.1×	259	7.4k
Kazumasa Funabiki Japan	32	1.5k 0.5×	2.2k 0.8×	862 0.6×	602 0.4×	574 0.5×	191	3.8k
Jingbo Lan China	54	7.1k 2.5×	1.9k 0.7×	884 0.6×	843 0.6×	209 0.2×	171	9.2k
Satoshi Minakata Japan	47	5.2k 1.9×	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	344 0.2×	297 0.2×	206	7.1k
Jean Bouffard South Korea	32	2.9k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	613 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	118 0.1×	58	4.7k
Takehiko Yamato Japan	37	3.4k 1.2×	2.4k 0.9×	685 0.5×	1.9k 1.3×	123 0.1×	340	5.2k
Jun Terao Japan	54	7.2k 2.6×	1.1k 0.4×	822 0.6×	274 0.2×	894 0.7×	210	9.0k
Herbert Plenio Germany	47	5.8k 2.1×	852 0.3×	505 0.4×	451 0.3×	370 0.3×	161	6.8k

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Zhou, Gang, et al.. (2025). Enantioconvergent Synthesis of α‐Fluoroalkyl Alcohols Enabled by Photocatalytic Radical Brook Rearrangement. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(30). e202507789–e202507789. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Shanshan, et al.. (2025). Synthesis of Trifluoromethylated 2 H -Pyrans Enabled by Pd-Catalyzed Cascade Cyclization of Trifluoroacetylsilanes and 1,3-Enynes. CCS Chemistry. 8(3). 1267–1275. 1 indexed citations

Song, Dafeng, et al.. (2025). Metal‐Free and Diastereoselective Synthesis of 4‐Oxa‐δ‐Lactams with 2‐Aza‐3‐Silyloxy‐1,3‐Butadienes and Fluoroalkyl Acylsilanes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28(11). 1 indexed citations

Pei, Lei, Zhaoliang Zhang, Xiao Shen, et al.. (2025). HLS1 interacts with ATG8 to negatively regulate the ABS3-mediated plant senescence pathway. Cell Reports. 44(4). 115507–115507.

Liu, Zhipeng, Bin Hu, Na Wang, et al.. (2025). Hierarchical precipitation in a partially recrystallized matrix makes an ultrastrong and ductile lightweight steel. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 230. 48–59. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Gang, et al.. (2025). Modular synthesis of fluoroalkyl-substituted cyclopropenes with fluoroalkylacylsilanes as carbynyl cation equivalents. Chem. 12(1). 102721–102721. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Yizhi, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of rigidified cyclohexanes enabled by visible-light-induced trifluoroacetylsilane-mediated [2 + 2] cycloaddition of cyclopropenes. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(8). 110758–110758. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Ying, Zhihong Zhu, Yunxiao Zhang, et al.. (2024). Stereoselective Synthesis of Silyl Enol Ethers with Acylsilanes and α,β-Unsaturated Ketones. Organic Letters. 26(28). 5911–5916. 12 indexed citations

Zhou, Xiaoya, et al.. (2024). In Situ Construction of (NiCo)₃Se₄ Nanobeads Embedded in N-Doped Carbon 3D Interconnected Networks for Enhanced Sodium Storage. Inorganic Chemistry. 63(32). 15081–15089. 7 indexed citations

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Shen, Xiao, Yi Yang, Xing Yan, et al.. (2024). An engineered Pichia pastoris platform for the biosynthesis of silk-based nanomaterials with therapeutic potential. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 269(Pt 2). 131954–131954. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weilu, Shaowei Chen, & Xiao Shen. (2023). Nickel-Catalyzed [4＋2] Cyclization of Benzosilacyclobutenes and Acylsilanes. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. 43(10). 3635–3635. 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Shaowei & Xiao Shen. (2023). Nickel-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrosilylation of 1,1-Disubstituted Allenes. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. 43(3). 1213–1213. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhen, Jiang Wang, Zhen Li, et al.. (2023). Temporal and spatial variability of dynamic microstate brain network in early Parkinson’s disease. npj Parkinson s Disease. 9(1). 57–57. 17 indexed citations

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Zhou, Gang, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of Organofluorine Compounds with Acylsilanes^†. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 42(8). 887–902. 21 indexed citations

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Li, Zhen, Lipeng Bai, Xiao Shen, et al.. (2022). Association of Plasma and Electroencephalography Markers With Motor Subtypes of Parkinson’s Disease. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 14. 911221–911221. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yunxiao, Yizhi Zhang, Chen Ye, et al.. (2022). Cascade cyclization of alkene-tethered acylsilanes and allylic sulfones enabled by unproductive energy transfer photocatalysis. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6111–6111. 36 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yunxiao, Yizhi Zhang, & Xiao Shen. (2021). Alkoxyl-radical-mediated synthesis of functionalized allyl tert-(hetero)cyclobutanols and their ring-opening and ring-expansion functionalizations. Chem Catalysis. 1(2). 423–436. 34 indexed citations

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Shen, Xiao, Wei Zhang, Lei Zhang, et al.. (2012). Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclopropanes That Contain Fluorinated Tertiary Stereogenic Carbon Centers: A Chiral α‐Fluoro Carbanion Strategy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(28). 6966–6970. 77 indexed citations

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Zhao, Qiuli, Qiang Wei, Jian Wang, et al.. (2012). Tetraphenylethene modified perylene bisimide: effect of the number of substituents on AIE performance. Chemical Communications. 48(95). 11671–11671. 77 indexed citations

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Liu, Yi, Anjun Qin, Xiujuan Chen, et al.. (2011). Specific Recognition of β‐Cyclodextrin by a Tetraphenylethene Luminogen through a Cooperative Boronic Acid/Diol Interaction. Chemistry - A European Journal. 17(52). 14736–14740. 31 indexed citations

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