Xiaoye Yu

4.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
51 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Xiaoye Yu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoye Yu has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Organic Chemistry, 6 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xiaoye Yu's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (32 papers), Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (29 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (26 papers). Xiaoye Yu is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (32 papers), Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (29 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (26 papers). Xiaoye Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Montenegro. Xiaoye Yu's co-authors include Wen‐Jing Xiao, Jia‐Rong Chen, Jun Chen, Quanqing Zhao, Peng‐Zi Wang, Armido Studer, Constantin G. Daniliuc, Dong Liang, Mengnan Yang and Bin‐Qing He and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoye Yu

44 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Visible Light-Driven Radical-Mediated C–C Bond Cleavage/F... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2020 2020 2017 250 500 750
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. Visible Light-Driven Radical-Mediated C–C Bond Cleavage/Functionalization in Organic Synthesis
    2020 907 citations Xiaoye Yu, Jia‐Rong Chen et al. profile →
  2. When Light Meets Nitrogen-Centered Radicals: From Reagents to Catalysts
    2020 423 citations Xiaoye Yu, Quanqing Zhao et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
  3. A Visible‐Light‐Driven Iminyl Radical‐Mediated C−C Single Bond Cleavage/Radical Addition Cascade of Oxime Esters
    2017 315 citations Xiaoye Yu, Jia‐Rong Chen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiaoye Yu China 28 3.4k 398 284 204 151 51 3.6k
Huan‐Ming Huang China 25 2.8k 0.8× 327 0.8× 257 0.9× 165 0.8× 144 1.0× 72 3.1k
Lisa Candish Australia 25 3.4k 1.0× 329 0.8× 433 1.5× 147 0.7× 118 0.8× 31 3.6k
Quan‐Quan Zhou China 21 2.6k 0.8× 311 0.8× 278 1.0× 259 1.3× 208 1.4× 35 2.9k
Luca Dell’Amico Italy 28 1.9k 0.5× 238 0.6× 240 0.8× 197 1.0× 240 1.6× 66 2.2k
Qingquan Lu China 33 3.6k 1.0× 328 0.8× 511 1.8× 137 0.7× 66 0.4× 59 3.7k
Jiangwei Wen China 29 2.4k 0.7× 155 0.4× 190 0.7× 248 1.2× 214 1.4× 84 2.7k
Martins S. Oderinde United States 23 2.1k 0.6× 146 0.4× 250 0.9× 207 1.0× 150 1.0× 48 2.3k
Lin Guo China 37 3.6k 1.1× 453 1.1× 652 2.3× 158 0.8× 122 0.8× 108 3.8k
Yangye Jiang China 16 2.2k 0.6× 286 0.7× 180 0.6× 268 1.3× 39 0.3× 20 2.3k
Xiangqian Liu China 25 1.8k 0.5× 434 1.1× 569 2.0× 145 0.7× 84 0.6× 38 2.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hai, Xiao, Xiaoye Yu, Hwee Ting Ang, et al.. (2025). Single-atom photocatalysis boosting oxidant-free cross-dehydrogenative couplings of (hetero)arenes with nucleophiles. Nature Catalysis. 8(12). 1325–1337.
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Yu, Xiaoye, et al.. (2023). Cooperative Photoredox and N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Fluoroaroylation for the Synthesis of α‐Trifluoromethyl‐Substituted Ketones. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(48). e202310288–e202310288. 36 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaoye, et al.. (2023). Regiodivergent C−H Acylation of Arenes by Switching from Ionic‐ to Radical‐Type Chemistry Using NHC Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(27). e202303222–e202303222. 43 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaoye, Qingyuan Meng, Constantin G. Daniliuc, & Armido Studer. (2022). Aroyl Fluorides as Bifunctional Reagents for Dearomatizing Fluoroaroylation of Benzofurans. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(16). 7072–7079. 125 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaoye, Constantin G. Daniliuc, Fatmah Ali Alasmary, & Armido Studer. (2021). Direct Access to α‐Aminosilanes Enabled by Visible‐Light‐Mediated Multicomponent Radical Cross‐Coupling. Angewandte Chemie. 133(43). 23523–23529. 4 indexed citations
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Jiang, Heng, Xiaoye Yu, Constantin G. Daniliuc, & Armido Studer. (2021). Three‐Component Aminoarylation of Electron‐Rich Alkenes by Merging Photoredox with Nickel Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(26). 14399–14404. 72 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaoye, Constantin G. Daniliuc, Fatmah Ali Alasmary, & Armido Studer. (2021). Direct Access to α‐Aminosilanes Enabled by Visible‐Light‐Mediated Multicomponent Radical Cross‐Coupling. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(43). 23335–23341. 46 indexed citations
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Jiang, Heng, Xiaoye Yu, Constantin G. Daniliuc, & Armido Studer. (2021). Three‐Component Aminoarylation of Electron‐Rich Alkenes by Merging Photoredox with Nickel Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie. 133(26). 14520–14525. 11 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaoye, Maximilian Lübbesmeyer, & Armido Studer. (2020). Oligosilanes as Silyl Radical Precursors through Oxidative Si−Si Bond Cleavage Using Redox Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(2). 675–679. 79 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaoye, Maximilian Lübbesmeyer, & Armido Studer. (2020). Oligosilanes as Silyl Radical Precursors through Oxidative Si−Si Bond Cleavage Using Redox Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie. 133(2). 685–689. 10 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaoye, Quanqing Zhao, Jun Chen, Wen‐Jing Xiao, & Jia‐Rong Chen. (2020). When Light Meets Nitrogen-Centered Radicals: From Reagents to Catalysts. Accounts of Chemical Research. 53(5). 1066–1083. 423 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yu, Xiaoye, et al.. (2020). Visible-Light-Driven Copper-Catalyzed C(sp3)–O Cross-Coupling of Benzylic Radicals with Phenols. Organic Letters. 22(6). 2333–2338. 40 indexed citations
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Chen, Jun, Bin‐Qing He, Peng‐Zi Wang, et al.. (2019). Photoinduced, Copper-Catalyzed Radical Cross-Coupling of Cycloketone Oxime Esters, Alkenes, and Terminal Alkynes. Organic Letters. 21(11). 4359–4364. 88 indexed citations
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Zhao, Quanqing, et al.. (2019). Photogenerated Neutral Nitrogen Radical Catalyzed Bifunctionalization of Alkenes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 25(34). 8024–8029. 31 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ying, et al.. (2019). Copper‐Catalyzed Radical Cross‐Coupling of Oxime Esters and Sulfinates for Synthesis of Cyanoalkylated Sulfones. ChemCatChem. 11(21). 5300–5305. 44 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaoye, Quanqing Zhao, Jun Chen, Jia‐Rong Chen, & Wen‐Jing Xiao. (2018). Copper‐Catalyzed Radical Cross‐Coupling of Redox‐Active Oxime Esters, Styrenes, and Boronic Acids. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(47). 15505–15509. 218 indexed citations

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