Xiaochen Wang

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Xiaochen Wang is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaochen Wang has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Organic Chemistry, 28 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 22 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xiaochen Wang's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (45 papers), Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry (27 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (24 papers). Xiaochen Wang is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (45 papers), Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry (27 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (24 papers). Xiaochen Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hungary. Xiaochen Wang's co-authors include Jin‐Quan Yu, Ru‐Yi Zhu, Yuxiu Liu, Qingmin Wang, Hongjian Song, Jianyang Dong, Michael P. Doyle, Peter Y. Zavalij, Lizhen Fang and Keary M. Engle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Xiaochen Wang

92 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Ligand-enabled meta-C–H activation using a transient medi... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Ligand-enabled meta-C–H activation using a transient mediator
    2015 511 citations Xiaochen Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiaochen Wang China 35 3.7k 927 466 358 94 97 4.0k
Taichi Kano Japan 44 4.9k 1.3× 1.4k 1.5× 221 0.5× 1.2k 3.3× 106 1.1× 162 5.4k
Soo Bong Han South Korea 24 1.9k 0.5× 821 0.9× 430 0.9× 310 0.9× 110 1.2× 55 2.3k
Jie An China 23 1.2k 0.3× 563 0.6× 354 0.8× 369 1.0× 82 0.9× 63 1.6k
John R. Cappiello United States 15 1.3k 0.3× 334 0.4× 134 0.3× 316 0.9× 62 0.7× 18 1.4k
Jean‐Marc Weibel France 27 2.1k 0.6× 332 0.4× 134 0.3× 365 1.0× 119 1.3× 68 2.3k
Gangavaram V. M. Sharma India 30 2.9k 0.8× 500 0.5× 83 0.2× 1.8k 5.1× 127 1.4× 170 3.5k
Katsukiyo Miura Japan 26 2.0k 0.6× 410 0.4× 224 0.5× 297 0.8× 72 0.8× 123 2.2k
Bing Gao China 25 1.9k 0.5× 459 0.5× 1.5k 3.1× 386 1.1× 108 1.1× 69 2.5k
Vijaya R. Pattabiraman Switzerland 18 2.0k 0.5× 503 0.5× 68 0.1× 2.0k 5.6× 79 0.8× 30 2.6k
Xianxiu Xu China 33 3.3k 0.9× 347 0.4× 223 0.5× 303 0.8× 153 1.6× 128 3.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaochen Wang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaochen Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaochen Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaochen Wang 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 Xiaochen Wang. Xiaochen Wang 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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Hu, Yuxin, et al.. (2025). Sea Surface Wind Speed Retrieval Using Gaofen-3-02 SAR Full Polarization Data. Remote Sensing. 17(4). 591–591. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Lu, et al.. (2025). Modular alkyl growth in amines via the selective insertion of alkynes into C–C bonds. Nature Chemistry. 17(9). 1323–1330. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaochen, et al.. (2024). Gut Mycobiota of Three Rhinopithecus Species Provide New Insights into the Association Between Diet and Environment. Integrative Zoology. 20(5). 936–947. 1 indexed citations
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Song, Jinfeng, et al.. (2024). pH and redox dual response nano-suppository for the treatment of ulcerative colitis. Drug Delivery and Translational Research. 14(7). 1954–1968. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaochen, et al.. (2024). A novel route for the synthesis of phosphonate-containing siloxanes by the catalyst-free Kabachnik—Fields reaction. Russian Chemical Bulletin. 73(9). 2725–2729.
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Wang, Xiaochen, et al.. (2023). Direct allylic acylation via cross-coupling involving cooperative N‑heterocyclic carbene, hydrogen atom transfer, and photoredox catalysis. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2951–2951. 42 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaochen, et al.. (2023). Recent advances in combining photo- and N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis. Chemical Science. 14(46). 13367–13383. 55 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaochen, et al.. (2022). Combined Photoredox and Carbene Catalysis for the Synthesis of α-Amino Ketones from Carboxylic Acids. ACS Catalysis. 12(4). 2522–2531. 67 indexed citations
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Yang, Shaoxiang, Xiaochen Wang, Wentao Xu, et al.. (2021). Dehalogenative Cross-Coupling of gem-Difluoroalkenes with Alkyl Halides via a Silyl Radical–Mediated Process. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 86(18). 12772–12782. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaochen, et al.. (2021). Visible-light-mediated multicomponent reaction for secondary amine synthesis. Chemical Communications. 57(41). 5028–5031. 38 indexed citations
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Yang, Shuang, Qian Liu, Yujia Li, et al.. (2020). The response regulator ArcA enhances biofilm formation in the vpsT manner under the anaerobic condition in Vibrio cholerae. Microbial Pathogenesis. 144. 104197–104197. 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Weigang, Zhenlei Zou, Wenxuan Zhao, et al.. (2020). Integrated redox-active reagents for photoinduced regio- and stereoselective fluorocarboborylation. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2572–2572. 48 indexed citations
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Dong, Jianyang, Xiaochen Wang, Zhen Wang, et al.. (2019). Visible-light-initiated manganese-catalyzed Giese addition of unactivated alkyl iodides to electron-poor olefins. Chemical Communications. 55(78). 11707–11710. 39 indexed citations
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Dong, Jianyang, Xiaochen Wang, Zhen Wang, et al.. (2019). Metal-, photocatalyst-, and light-free late-stage C–H alkylation of N-heteroarenes with organotrimethylsilanes using persulfate as a stoichiometric oxidant. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 6(16). 2902–2906. 14 indexed citations
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Dong, Jianyang, Xiaochen Wang, Zhen Wang, et al.. (2019). Formyl-selective deuteration of aldehydes with D2O via synergistic organic and photoredox catalysis. Chemical Science. 11(4). 1026–1031. 139 indexed citations
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Dong, Jianyang, Zhen Wang, Xiaochen Wang, et al.. (2019). Ketones and aldehydes as alkyl radical equivalents for C─H functionalization of heteroarenes. Science Advances. 5(10). eaax9955–eaax9955. 78 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaochen, et al.. (2019). O-Antigen Gene Clusters of Plesiomonas shigelloides Serogroups and Its Application in Development of a Molecular Serotyping Scheme. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 741–741. 7 indexed citations
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Dong, Jianyang, Zhen Wang, Xiaochen Wang, et al.. (2018). Visible-light-mediated Minisci C–H alkylation of heteroarenes with unactivated alkyl halides using O2 as an oxidant. Chemical Science. 10(4). 976–982. 123 indexed citations
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Chen, Hong, Xiaochen Wang, Ming Zhao, et al.. (2011). Synthesis of 4β-triazole-podophyllotoxin derivatives by azide–alkyne cycloaddition and biological evaluation as potential antitumor agents. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 46(9). 4709–4714. 30 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaochen, et al.. (2009). Barriers to enantiocontrol in Lewis acid catalyzed hetero-Diels–Alder reactions. Chemical Communications. 5612–5612. 11 indexed citations

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