Ying Cheng

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
147 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Ying Cheng is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Ying Cheng has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Organic Chemistry, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Ying Cheng's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (43 papers), N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (38 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (38 papers). Ying Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (43 papers), N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (38 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (38 papers). Ying Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United Kingdom. Ying Cheng's co-authors include Wen‐Jing Xiao, Carsten Bolm, Jia‐Rong Chen, Liang‐Qiu Lu, Christian Mück‐Lichtenfeld, Armido Studer, Mei‐Xiang Wang, Kanniyappan Parthasarathy, Otto Meth‐Cohn and Wanrong Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Ying Cheng

143 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Photoinduced Cobalt-Catalyzed Desymmetrization of Dialdehydes to Access Axial Chirality
    2023 116 citations Xiang‐Kui He, Liang‐Qiu Lu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers

Ying Cheng
Xavier Companyó Spain
Guanyinsheng Qiu China
Hongli Bao China
Takuya Kurahashi Japan
Pankaj Chauhan India
Eddie L. Myers United Kingdom
Wenbo Liu China
Boshun Wan China
Zhaobin Wang China
Xavier Companyó Spain
Ying Cheng
Citations per year, relative to Ying Cheng Ying Cheng (= 1×) peers Xavier Companyó

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ying Cheng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ying Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ying Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ying Cheng 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 Ying Cheng. Ying Cheng is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Liang, Dong, et al.. (2025). Enantioselective synthesis of chiral N-arylpyrroles through photoinduced desymmetrization. Green Synthesis and Catalysis. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ying, et al.. (2025). Structure-function guided carbon dots for sugammadex sodium detection: sensing principle insight and fluorescence analyses in vitro and in vivo. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 292. 118148–118148. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanlin, Ying Cheng, Huifang Sun, et al.. (2025). Genome editing in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 cells improves Golgi apparatus structure. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 12106–12106. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Xinyu, Lanyi Wang, Chunlei Zhang, et al.. (2024). Research progress on the preparation of alkali/alkaline earth metal-modified metal oxide catalysts and their application to diesel engine exhaust soot particle catalytic purification. Surfaces and Interfaces. 49. 104410–104410. 7 indexed citations
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He, Xiang‐Kui, et al.. (2024). Desymmetrization–Addition Reaction of Cyclopropenes to Imines via Synergistic Photoredox and Cobalt Catalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(28). 18892–18898. 32 indexed citations
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Wang, Qi, Ying Cheng, Lifeng Ding, et al.. (2023). N, S, Br co-doped carbon dots: One-step synthesis and fluorescent detection of 6-mercaptopurine in tablet. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis. 14(2). 291–293. 7 indexed citations
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Qian, Hao, Jun Chen, Bin Zhang, et al.. (2021). Visible-Light-Driven Photoredox-Catalyzed Three-Component Radical Cyanoalkylfluorination of Alkenes with Oxime Esters and a Fluoride Ion. Organic Letters. 23(17). 6987–6992. 37 indexed citations
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Han, Sheng, Ying Cheng, Shanshan Liu, et al.. (2020). Selective Oxidation of Anilines to Azobenzenes and Azoxybenzenes by a Molecular Mo Oxide Catalyst. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(12). 6382–6385. 93 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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Cheng, Ying, Christian Mück‐Lichtenfeld, & Armido Studer. (2018). Metal‐Free Radical Borylation of Alkyl and Aryl Iodides. Angewandte Chemie. 130(51). 17074–17078. 49 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ying, Christian Mück‐Lichtenfeld, & Armido Studer. (2018). Metal‐Free Radical Borylation of Alkyl and Aryl Iodides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(51). 16832–16836. 183 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ying, Christian Mück‐Lichtenfeld, & Armido Studer. (2018). Transition Metal-Free 1,2-Carboboration of Unactivated Alkenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(20). 6221–6225. 165 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ying, Christian Mück‐Lichtenfeld, & Armido Studer. (2018). Innenrücktitelbild: Metal‐Free Radical Borylation of Alkyl and Aryl Iodides (Angew. Chem. 51/2018). Angewandte Chemie. 130(51). 17151–17151. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ying, et al.. (2012). NHC Brønsted base-catalyzed transformations of isochromene derivatives: regulation of products by the structures of carbene catalysts. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 10(45). 9079–9079. 14 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ying, et al.. (2011). Isolation of three chemical constituents from Alsophila spinulosa stalks for the first time.. Medicinal plant. 2(11). 5–7. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Qing, Meifang Liu, Bo Wang, & Ying Cheng. (2007). An unprecedented tandem 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition–cheletropic elimination: a facial approach to novel push–pull olefins. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 5(8). 1282–1286. 15 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ying, Mei‐Xiang Wang, & Zhi‐Tang Huang. (1995). A NOVEL AND FACILE ROUTE TO THE PRECURSORS OF ALKALOIDS, SYNTHESIS OF LACTAM-FUSED HETEROCYCLES. Heterocyclic Communications. 1(2-3). 191–194. 4 indexed citations

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