Xiaoshen Ma

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Xiaoshen Ma is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoshen Ma has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Organic Chemistry, 10 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xiaoshen Ma's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (13 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (9 papers) and Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (9 papers). Xiaoshen Ma is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (13 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (9 papers) and Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (9 papers). Xiaoshen Ma collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Xiaoshen Ma's co-authors include Seth B. Herzon, David Jonathan Bennett, Yongxin Han, Sandra M. King, Jianbo Wang, David L. Sloman, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang, Fei Ye and Huan Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoshen Ma

25 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

General access to cubanes as benzene bioisosteres

2023 108 citations Mario P. Wiesenfeldt, James A. Rossi‐Ashton et al. Nature profile →
Reaction Paradigms that Leverage Cycloaddition and Ring Strain to Construction Bicyclic Aryl Bioisosteres from Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes

2024 58 citations Xiaoshen Ma et al. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaoshen Ma United States	18	1.4k	248	209	154	46	28	1.6k
Neal J. Fazakerley United Kingdom	9	598 0.4×	36 0.1×	99 0.5×	94 0.6×	43 0.9×	11	704
Joel W. Beatty United States	9	1.4k 1.0×	495 2.0×	235 1.1×	77 0.5×	4 0.1×	15	1.7k
Takuya Oguma Japan	15	860 0.6×	32 0.1×	256 1.2×	102 0.7×	8 0.2×	31	1.1k
Fernándo Aznar Spain	37	4.4k 3.1×	174 0.7×	487 2.3×	426 2.8×	4 0.1×	120	4.5k
Casey J. N. Mathison United States	10	953 0.7×	30 0.1×	268 1.3×	199 1.3×	3 0.1×	11	1.2k
Jochen Zoller Germany	17	1.4k 1.0×	54 0.2×	183 0.9×	109 0.7×	2 0.0×	23	1.6k
Yuanyong Yang China	18	1.2k 0.9×	228 0.9×	253 1.2×	305 2.0×		49	1.4k
Jinshan Li China	24	1.3k 1.0×	364 1.5×	431 2.1×	149 1.0×	1 0.0×	74	1.6k
Katrien Brak United States	8	1.4k 1.0×	110 0.4×	492 2.4×	311 2.0×		10	1.6k
Giovanni W. Amarante Brazil	21	1.3k 0.9×	172 0.7×	163 0.8×	326 2.1×		86	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaoshen Ma

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Burgess, Samantha A., et al.. (2025). A Practical Solution to Achieve the Elusive Etherification of Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl Alcohols. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 90(48). 17051–17057.

Ma, Xiaoshen, Samantha A. Burgess, Justin A. Newman, et al.. (2024). General Synthesis of Conformationally Constrained Noncanonical Amino Acids with C( sp ³ )-Rich Benzene Bioisosteres. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(7). 5010–5018.

Ma, Xiaoshen, et al.. (2024). Decarboxylative C–N Coupling of 2,2-Difluorobicyclo[1.1.1]pentane (BCP-F ₂ ) Building Blocks. Organic Letters. 26(9). 1947–1951. 5 indexed citations

Ma, Xiaoshen, et al.. (2024). Library‐Friendly Synthesis of Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane‐Containing Sulfonamides via a Transition Metal‐Free Three‐Component Reaction. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 13(8).

Ma, Xiaoshen, et al.. (2024). Reaction Paradigms that Leverage Cycloaddition and Ring Strain to Construction Bicyclic Aryl Bioisosteres from Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 13(5). 58 indexed citations breakdown →

Wiesenfeldt, Mario P., James A. Rossi‐Ashton, Ian B. Perry, et al.. (2023). General access to cubanes as benzene bioisosteres. Nature. 618(7965). 513–518. 108 indexed citations breakdown →

Maddess, Matthew L., David L. Sloman, Xiaoshen Ma, et al.. (2023). Abstract B074: Discovery of MK-1084, a low dose selective clinical stage KRAS G12C inhibitor. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 22(12_Supplement). B074–B074. 1 indexed citations

Ma, Xiaoshen, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of gem -Diboromethyl-Substituted Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes and Their Application in Palladium-Catalyzed Cross Couplings. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 88(3). 1665–1694. 9 indexed citations

Garry, Olivia L., Yufan Liang, Xiaheng Zhang, et al.. (2023). Rapid Access to 2-Substituted Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(5). 3092–3100. 79 indexed citations

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Ma, Xiaoshen, et al.. (2022). Recent synthetic advances in borylated pyrazoles. Tetrahedron Letters. 104. 154008–154008. 4 indexed citations

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Ma, Xiaoshen & Charles S. Yeung. (2021). Achieving C(sp²)–C(sp³) Coupling with BCP-F₂ Building Blocks via Barluenga Coupling: A Comparative Approach. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 86(15). 10672–10698. 12 indexed citations

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Ma, Xiaoshen, et al.. (2020). Synthetic Studies of 2,2‐Difluorobicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes (BCP‐F₂): The Scope and Limitation of Useful Building Blocks for Medicinal Chemists. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2020(29). 4581–4605. 43 indexed citations

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Cui, Yunying, Yushi Zhang, Jie Ding, et al.. (2019). A Rare Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma Detected by 68Ga-pentixafor PET-CT: A Case Report and Literature Review. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 10. 810–810. 2 indexed citations

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Ma, Xiaoshen & Seth B. Herzon. (2018). Cobalt bis(acetylacetonate)–tert-butyl hydroperoxide–triethylsilane: a general reagent combination for the Markovnikov-selective hydrofunctionalization of alkenes by hydrogen atom transfer. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 14. 2259–2265. 24 indexed citations

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Heuer, Abigail M., et al.. (2018). Antibacterial properties and clinical potential of pleuromutilins. Natural Product Reports. 36(1). 220–247. 75 indexed citations

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Ma, Xiaoshen & Seth B. Herzon. (2016). Intermolecular Hydropyridylation of Unactivated Alkenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 138(28). 8718–8721. 163 indexed citations

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Ma, Xiaoshen & Seth B. Herzon. (2015). Non-classical selectivities in the reduction of alkenes by cobalt-mediated hydrogen atom transfer. Chemical Science. 6(11). 6250–6255. 90 indexed citations

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King, Sandra M., Xiaoshen Ma, & Seth B. Herzon. (2014). A Method for the Selective Hydrogenation of Alkenyl Halides to Alkyl Halides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 136(19). 6884–6887. 154 indexed citations

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Ye, Fei, Mohammad Lokman Hossain, Yan Xu, et al.. (2013). Synthesis of Allyl Allenes through Three‐Component Cross‐Coupling Reaction of N‐Tosylhydrazones, Terminal Alkynes, and Allyl Halides. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 8(7). 1404–1407. 49 indexed citations

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Ye, Fei, Xiaoshen Ma, Qing Xiao, et al.. (2012). C(sp)–C(sp³) Bond Formation through Cu-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of N-Tosylhydrazones and Trialkylsilylethynes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134(13). 5742–5745. 171 indexed citations

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