Yichao Wan

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Yichao Wan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yichao Wan has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Organic Chemistry and 6 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yichao Wan's work include Synthesis and biological activity (14 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (10 papers) and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research (7 papers). Yichao Wan is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and biological activity (14 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (10 papers) and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research (7 papers). Yichao Wan collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Yichao Wan's co-authors include Zilong Tang, Mi Yan, Yuanhua Li, Hao Fang, Tingting Liu, Hongjuan Chen, Xu Deng, Guiyun Duan, Chengcai Xia and Yuliang Xiao and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Communications and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

In The Last Decade

Yichao Wan

39 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Indole: A privileged scaffold for the design of anti-cancer agents

2019 408 citations Yichao Wan, Yuanhua Li et al. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yichao Wan China	18	828	609	172	74	70	45	1.3k
Ian Hutchinson United Kingdom	14	1.1k 1.4×	519 0.9×	131 0.8×	68 0.9×	57 0.8×	32	1.6k
Mirela Sedić Croatia	18	705 0.9×	514 0.8×	136 0.8×	58 0.8×	45 0.6×	49	1.3k
Palwinder Singh India	21	525 0.6×	378 0.6×	138 0.8×	79 1.1×	52 0.7×	51	1.0k
Hsueh‐Yun Lee Taiwan	21	821 1.0×	824 1.4×	320 1.9×	139 1.9×	60 0.9×	56	1.6k
Marko Marjanović Croatia	20	513 0.6×	599 1.0×	182 1.1×	62 0.8×	29 0.4×	34	1.2k
Dean Stamos United States	21	598 0.7×	704 1.2×	209 1.2×	104 1.4×	47 0.7×	30	1.4k
Renukadevi Patil United States	23	920 1.1×	640 1.1×	163 0.9×	200 2.7×	77 1.1×	48	1.7k
Brian E. Fink United States	17	687 0.8×	893 1.5×	426 2.5×	92 1.2×	109 1.6×	27	1.7k
Chune Dong China	26	1.1k 1.3×	729 1.2×	208 1.2×	64 0.9×	76 1.1×	85	1.8k
Julie M. Locke Australia	12	566 0.7×	272 0.4×	136 0.8×	67 0.9×	47 0.7×	16	804

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yichao Wan

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Hongjuan, et al.. (2025). Recent advances of small-molecule Mcl-1 inhibitors or degraders as promising anti-cancer agents (2018-present). European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 299. 118079–118079.

Chen, Chen, Xiaochun Ma, Yichao Wan, et al.. (2025). Design, synthesis and evaluation of structural optimization derived HDAC6 isoform-selective inhibitor. Bioorganic Chemistry. 161. 108562–108562.

Zeng, Peng, Guang Li, Xiaomei Zhao, et al.. (2024). Construction and catalysis role of a kinetic promoter based on lithium-insertion technology and proton exchange strategy for lithium-sulfur batteries. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 670. 519–529. 12 indexed citations

Zhu, Jian, et al.. (2024). Kinetics enhancement of an advanced separator modified by vanadium-based MXene for Li-S batteries. Materials Letters. 375. 137238–137238. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Yanyan, et al.. (2024). Photoredox/Copper-Cocatalyzed Domino Annulation of Oxime Esters and NH₄SCN: Access to Fully Substituted 2-Aminothiazoles. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(20). 15187–15196.

Chen, Hongjuan, et al.. (2023). Azaindole derivatives as potential kinase inhibitors and their SARs elucidation. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 258. 115621–115621. 10 indexed citations

Wan, Yichao, et al.. (2021). Sulfonamide derivatives as potential anti-cancer agents and their SARs elucidation. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 226. 113837–113837. 134 indexed citations

He, Yujing, et al.. (2020). Dual-target Inhibitors Based on BRD4: Novel Therapeutic Approaches for Cancer. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 28(9). 1775–1795. 22 indexed citations

Wan, Yichao, et al.. (2020). 2-Aminothiazole: A privileged scaffold for the discovery of anti-cancer agents. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 210. 112953–112953. 55 indexed citations

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Wan, Yichao, et al.. (2020). Discovery of novel indazole-acylsulfonamide hybrids as selective Mcl-1 inhibitors. Bioorganic Chemistry. 104. 104217–104217. 14 indexed citations

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Li, Yi, Ben Liu, Cuixia Xu, et al.. (2020). Mitochondria-targeted phosphorescent cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes: synthesis, characterization, and anticancer properties. JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 25(4). 597–607. 28 indexed citations

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Wan, Yichao, et al.. (2019). Indole: A privileged scaffold for the design of anti-cancer agents. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 183. 111691–111691. 408 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tang, Zilong, Xinxing Li, Yuan Yao, et al.. (2019). Design, synthesis, fungicidal activity and molecular docking studies of novel 2-((2-hydroxyphenyl)methylamino)acetamide derivatives. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 27(12). 2572–2578. 20 indexed citations

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Wan, Yichao, Yuanhua Li, Zilong Tang, et al.. (2019). A new xanthene-based fluorescent probe with a red light emission for selectively detecting glutathione and imaging in living cells. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 223. 117265–117265. 14 indexed citations

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Wan, Yichao, et al.. (2018). Small-molecule Mcl-1 inhibitors: Emerging anti-tumor agents. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 146. 471–482. 70 indexed citations

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Liu, Lulu, et al.. (2018). Discovery and development of substituted tyrosine derivatives as Bcl-2/Mcl-1 inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 26(17). 4907–4915. 13 indexed citations

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Tang, Zilong, et al.. (2017). Synthesis and Fungicidal Activity of 1-(Carbamoylmethyl)-2-aryl-3,1-benzoxazines. Molecules. 22(7). 1103–1103. 6 indexed citations

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Wan, Yichao, et al.. (2016). Improved binding affinities of pyrrolidine derivatives as Mcl-1 inhibitors by modifying amino acid side chains. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 25(1). 138–152. 13 indexed citations

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Guan, Peng, Lei Wang, Xuben Hou, et al.. (2014). Improved antiproliferative activity of 1,3,4-thiadiazole-containing histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors by introduction of the heteroaromatic surface recognition motif. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 22(21). 5766–5775. 35 indexed citations

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Wan, Yichao, et al.. (2014). Antagonists of IAP Proteins: Novel Anti-Tumor Agents. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 21(34). 3877–3892. 7 indexed citations

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