Ying Xia

8.1k citations

120 papers · 7.2k · 1 hit paper · h-index 40

Impact in

Organic Chemistry top 0.1%
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods
- Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
- Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
- Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
- Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
- Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
Pharmaceutical Science top 0.2%
- Fluorine in Organic Chemistry

Papers in

Organic Chemistry 101
- Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms 73
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods 69
- Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions 43
- Catalytic Alkyne Reactions 24
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods 11
- Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques 6
Pharmaceutical Science 22
- Fluorine in Organic Chemistry 22

Co-authors: Jianbo Wang (39 shared papers)Yan Zhang (24 shared papers)Di Qiu (4 shared papers)Guangbin Dong (9 shared papers)Fangdong Hu (23 shared papers)Zhenxing Liu (12 shared papers)Qing Xiao (9 shared papers)Chen Ma (8 shared papers)
Journals: Organic Letters (19 papers)Angewandte Chemie International Edition (18 papers)The Journal of Organic Chemistry (8 papers)Journal of the American Chemical Society (7 papers)ACS Catalysis (6 papers)
Partner nations: China United States United Kingdom

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Ying Xia

117 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Ying Xia's Hit Papers

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Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings through Carbene Migratory Insertion 2017 · 1.1k citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2017 Chemical Reviews

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1	Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings through Carbene Migratory Insertion Chemical Reviews ·Ying Xia, Di Qiu, Jianbo Wang Hit paper breakdown →	2017	1148
2	Catalytic Cascade Reactions Involving Metal Carbene Migratory Insertion ACS Catalysis ·Ying Xia, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang	2013	353
3	N-Tosylhydrazones: versatile synthons in the construction of cyclic compounds Chemical Society Reviews ·Ying Xia, Jianbo Wang	2017	340
4	Coupling of N ‐Tosylhydrazones with Terminal Alkynes Catalyzed by Copper(I): Synthesis of Trisubstituted Allenes Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Qing Xiao, Ying Xia, Huan Li, Huan Li, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang	2010	338
5	Rhodium(III)‐Catalyzed ortho Alkenylation of N‐Phenoxyacetamides with N‐Tosylhydrazones or Diazoesters through CH Activation Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia, Fei Ye, Zhenxing Liu, Chen Ma, Yan Zhang, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang	2013	307
6	C–H bond functionalization based on metal carbene migratory insertion Chemical Communications ·Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia, Chen Ma, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang	2015	231
7	Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling with Ketones or Aldehydes via N ‑Tosylhydrazones Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Ying Xia, Jianbo Wang	2020	231
8	Catalytic activation of carbon–carbon bonds in cyclopentanones Nature ·Ying Xia, Gang Lü, Peng Liu, Guangbin Dong	2016	227
9	Formal Carbene Insertion into C–C Bond: Rh(I)-Catalyzed Reaction of Benzocyclobutenols with Diazoesters Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Zhen Liu, Rui Ge, Fei Ye, Mohammad Lokman Hossain, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang	2014	190
10	Temporary or removable directing groups enable activation of unstrained C–C bonds Nature Reviews Chemistry ·Ying Xia, Guangbin Dong	2020	183
11	Rhodium(II)‐Catalyzed Cyclization of Bis( N ‐tosylhydrazone)s: An Efficient Approach towards Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Qing Xiao, Peiyuan Qu, Rui Ge, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang	2012	182
12	Palladium-Catalyzed Carbene Migratory Insertion Using Conjugated Ene–Yne–Ketones as Carbene Precursors Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Ying Xia, Shuanglin Qu, Qing Xiao, Zhixiang Wang, Peiyuan Qu, Li Chen, Zhen Liu, Leiming Tian	2013	160
13	Ir(III)-Catalyzed Aromatic C–H Bond Functionalization via Metal Carbene Migratory Insertion The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Ying Xia, Zhen Liu, Sheng Feng, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang	2014	140
14	Rhodium Catalyzed Regioselective C−H Allylation of Simple Arenes via C−C Bond Activation of Gem ‐difluorinated Cyclopropanes Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Zhong‐Tao Jiang, Jiangkun Huang, Yaxin Zeng, Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia	2021	127
15	Transition‐Metal‐Free Intramolecular Carbene Aromatic Substitution/Büchner Reaction: Synthesis of Fluorenes and [6,5,7]Benzo‐fused Rings Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Zhenxing Liu, Haocheng Tan, Long Wang, Tianren Fu, Ying Xia, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang	2015	108
16	Transition-Metal-Free Electrophilic Amination of Arylboroxines Organic Letters ·Qing Xiao, Leiming Tian, Renchang Tan, Ying Xia, Di Qiu, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang	2012	107
17	Pd(0)-Catalyzed Carbene Insertion into Si–Si and Sn–Sn Bonds Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Zhenxing Liu, Haocheng Tan, Tianren Fu, Ying Xia, Di Qiu, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang	2015	103
18	Two-Carbon Ring Expansion of 1-Indanones via Insertion of Ethylene into Carbon–Carbon Bonds Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Ying Xia, Shusuke Ochi, Guangbin Dong	2019	95
19	Oxidative Cross‐Coupling of Allenyl Ketones and Organoboronic Acids: Expeditious Synthesis of Highly Substituted Furans Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Ying Xia, Ya‐Mu Xia, Rui Ge, Zhen Liu, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang	2014	92
20	Catalyst‐Free Intramolecular Formal Carbon Insertion into σ‐CC Bonds: A New Approach toward Phenanthrols and Naphthols Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Ying Xia, Peiyuan Qu, Zhenxing Liu, Rui Ge, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang	2013	88

About Ying Xia

Ying Xia is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Inorganic Chemistry, Process Chemistry and Technology and Biotechnology, having authored 120 papers that have together received 7.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (73 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (69 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (43 papers), Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (24 papers), Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (22 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (11 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (8 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organic Chemistry (6.6k citations), Pharmaceutical Science (910 citations), Inorganic Chemistry (752 citations), Process Chemistry and Technology (110 citations) and Toxicology (17 citations). Ying Xia has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Jianbo Wang, Yan Zhang, Di Qiu, Guangbin Dong, Fangdong Hu, Zhenxing Liu, Qing Xiao, Chen Ma, Zhen Liu and Yaxin Zeng. Their work appears in journals such as Organic Letters, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Journal of the American Chemical Society and ACS Catalysis.

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