Yin Wei

11.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
345 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Yin Wei is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yin Wei has authored 345 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 302 papers in Organic Chemistry, 36 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 29 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yin Wei's work include Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (148 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (139 papers) and Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (119 papers). Yin Wei is often cited by papers focused on Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (148 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (139 papers) and Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (119 papers). Yin Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Yin Wei's co-authors include Min Shi, Hong‐Ping Deng, Xiang‐Ying Tang, Zhibin Zhu, Qianyi Zhao, Zhong Lian, De Wang, Fangle Hu, Jian‐Mei Lu and Li‐Xiong Shao and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yin Wei

337 papers receiving 10.1k 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.

Recent Advances in Organocatalytic Asymmetric Morita–Baylis–Hillman/aza-Morita–Baylis–Hillman Reactions

2013 640 citations Yin Wei, Min Shi profile →
Multifunctional Chiral Phosphine Organocatalysts in Catalytic Asymmetric Morita−Baylis−Hillman and Related Reactions

2010 516 citations Yin Wei, Min Shi profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yin Wei China	50	9.4k	1.6k	1.2k	690	298	345	10.2k
David J. Procter United Kingdom	63	10.8k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	971 1.4×	397 1.3×	230	12.1k
Timothy J. Donohoe United Kingdom	48	7.2k 0.8×	2.1k 1.3×	2.1k 1.7×	366 0.5×	152 0.5×	256	8.4k
Stephen J. Connon Ireland	49	8.8k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	2.4k 1.9×	353 0.5×	440 1.5×	138	9.5k
Seijiro Matsubara Japan	45	6.3k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	771 0.6×	704 1.0×	439 1.5×	297	7.4k
Janine Cossy France	54	12.4k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	3.0k 2.4×	909 1.3×	294 1.0×	593	13.6k
Sanzhong Luo China	62	10.0k 1.1×	2.8k 1.7×	1.6k 1.3×	487 0.7×	452 1.5×	234	11.3k
Marco Bandini Italy	56	10.6k 1.1×	3.0k 1.8×	1.0k 0.8×	446 0.6×	302 1.0×	182	11.2k
Hans‐Ulrich Reißig Germany	43	9.5k 1.0×	698 0.4×	1.6k 1.3×	577 0.8×	258 0.9×	493	10.3k
Lei Wang China	65	13.0k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	967 0.8×	1.2k 1.7×	266 0.9×	433	14.0k
Li Deng United States	51	8.2k 0.9×	2.5k 1.5×	2.0k 1.6×	573 0.8×	473 1.6×	127	9.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yin Wei

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All Works

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Liu, Jiaxin, et al.. (2025). Visible Light-Mediated Aza-Norrish–Yang Type Cyclization. ACS Catalysis. 15(8). 6473–6485. 2 indexed citations

Yu, Yong, et al.. (2025). Machine learning approaches for designing polybenzoxazines with balanced thermal stability and dielectric properties. Science China Chemistry. 68(8). 3732–3743. 1 indexed citations

Li, Min, et al.. (2025). Intramolecular Crossed [2+2] Cycloaddition through Visible‐Light Triplet Sensitization: Expedient Access to Bridged Bicyclic Alkene. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 367(5). 2 indexed citations

Shi, Min, et al.. (2025). A Divergent Synthesis of Spiroindenes via Ligand‐Controlled [3+2]/[4+2] Cycloadditions of Zwitterionic π‐Propargyl Palladium Species with Benzofulvenes. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 43(10). 1181–1189. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaoyun, et al.. (2024). Design and Verification of Thermosetting Benzoxazoles with Excellent Dielectric Properties and Thermostability via the Materials Genome Approach (MGA). ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 6(8). 4547–4555. 1 indexed citations

Jangra, Harish, et al.. (2024). Reactivities of tertiary phosphines towards allenic, acetylenic, and vinylic Michael acceptors. Chemical Science. 15(43). 18111–18126. 3 indexed citations

Wei, Yin, et al.. (2024). Palladium‐Catalyzed Sc(OTf)₃/Cs₂CO₃‐Assisted C−O Cross‐Coupling of Vinylidenecyclopropane‐Diesters with Phenolic Compounds. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 366(15). 3387–3396. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Jiaxin, et al.. (2024). Visible‐Light‐Mediated Activation of Remote C(sp³)−H Bonds by Carbon‐Centered Biradical via Intramolecular 1,5‐ or 1,6‐Hydrogen Atom Transfer. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(38). e202409463–e202409463. 7 indexed citations

Yan, Jun, et al.. (2023). Visible light-mediated hydrogen atom transfer and proton transfer for the conversion of (2-vinylaryl)methanol derivatives to aryl aldehydes or aryl ketones. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 10(23). 5876–5885. 4 indexed citations

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Wei, Yin, et al.. (2023). Alkene difunctionalization enabled by photocatalytic hydrogen atom transfer from haloalkane α-C(sp3)–H bonds. Chem Catalysis. 3(12). 100807–100807. 6 indexed citations

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Wei, Yin, et al.. (2023). Gold(I)‐Catalyzed Cascade Cyclization of Nitrogen or Oxygen Containing Nucleophile Tethered‐Vinylidenecyclopropanes to Pyrrole, Furan, Pyrrolidine and Piperidine Skeletons. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 365(11). 1864–1870. 3 indexed citations

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Shi, Min, et al.. (2023). Synergistic Visible Light Photocatalysis with Organocatalysis. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(39). e202301157–e202301157. 23 indexed citations

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Liu, Jiaxin, et al.. (2022). Construction of Benzocyclobutenes Enabled by Visible‐Light‐Induced Triplet Biradical Atom Transfer of Olefins. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(36). e202204515–e202204515. 18 indexed citations

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Liu, Jiaxin, et al.. (2022). Construction of Benzocyclobutenes Enabled by Visible‐Light‐Induced Triplet Biradical Atom Transfer of Olefins. Angewandte Chemie. 134(36). 4 indexed citations

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Xiong, Baojian, Yue Li, Yin Wei, Søren Kramer, & Zhong Lian. (2020). Dual Nickel-/Palladium-Catalyzed Reductive Cross-Coupling Reactions between Two Phenol Derivatives. Organic Letters. 22(16). 6334–6338. 24 indexed citations

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Wei, Yin, et al.. (2019). The vulnerability assessment and driving mechanism analysis of China's food security system. 自然资源学报. 34(8). 1720–1720. 9 indexed citations

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Shi, Lei, Tao Jiang, Yin Wei, et al.. (2017). Water-soluble Manganese and Iron Mesotetrakis(carboxyl)porphyrin: DNA Binding, Oxidative Cleavage, and Cytotoxic Activities. Molecules. 22(7). 1084–1084. 23 indexed citations

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Chen, Kai, Run Sun, Qin Xu, Yin Wei, & Min Shi. (2013). Thermal induced intramolecular [2 + 2] cycloaddition of allene-ACPs. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 11(24). 3949–3949. 31 indexed citations

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Yuan, Wei, Yin Wei, & Min Shi. (2013). Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Intramolecular [2+2+2] Cycloaddition and Tandem Cross‐Metathesis of Triynes and Enediynes. ChemistryOpen. 2(2). 63–68. 18 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiuchun, Shu‐Hua Cao, Yin Wei, & Min Shi. (2010). Phosphine-catalyzed highly diastereoselective [3+2] cyclization of isatin derived electron-deficient alkenes with α-allenic esters. Chemical Communications. 47(5). 1548–1550. 101 indexed citations

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