Yong‐Qiang Tu

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
231 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Yong‐Qiang Tu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong‐Qiang Tu has authored 231 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Organic Chemistry, 55 papers in Molecular Biology and 40 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yong‐Qiang Tu's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (67 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (67 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (54 papers). Yong‐Qiang Tu is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (67 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (67 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (54 papers). Yong‐Qiang Tu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Yong‐Qiang Tu's co-authors include Fu‐Min Zhang, Chun‐An Fan, Shu‐Yu Zhang, Zhi‐Min Chen, Shao‐Hua Wang, Xiao‐Ming Zhang, Zhenlei Song, Lei Shi, Jin‐Miao Tian and Qing‐Wei Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yong‐Qiang Tu

221 papers receiving 7.7k 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.

Direct Sp3α-C–H activation and functionalization of alcohol and ether

2011 461 citations Shu‐Yu Zhang, Fu‐Min Zhang et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
Semipinacol Rearrangement in Natural Product Synthesis

2011 456 citations Zhenlei Song, Yong‐Qiang Tu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yong‐Qiang Tu China	48	6.9k	1.5k	1.1k	636	600	231	7.8k
Yian Shi United States	60	10.5k 1.5×	2.9k 2.0×	1.3k 1.2×	311 0.5×	419 0.7×	202	11.3k
Ryan A. Shenvi United States	38	4.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	385 0.6×	371 0.6×	92	5.9k
Andrey P. Antonchick Germany	59	10.5k 1.5×	2.8k 1.9×	2.1k 1.9×	399 0.6×	511 0.9×	140	11.6k
Matthew J. Gaunt United Kingdom	63	15.2k 2.2×	3.0k 2.0×	1.3k 1.2×	419 0.7×	783 1.3×	133	15.9k
Hayato Ishikawa Japan	45	5.4k 0.8×	862 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	1.2k 1.9×	207 0.3×	134	6.5k
Kiyoshi Tomioka Japan	50	8.2k 1.2×	2.4k 1.6×	1.8k 1.6×	420 0.7×	203 0.3×	315	8.9k
Hiromichi Fujioka Japan	37	5.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	751 0.7×	416 0.7×	178 0.3×	206	5.5k
Stephen P. Marsden United Kingdom	36	5.6k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.4×	207 0.3×	195 0.3×	113	6.5k
Sandro Cacchi Italy	58	11.6k 1.7×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	197 0.3×	412 0.7×	246	12.3k
Mauro Marigo Denmark	30	7.8k 1.1×	2.2k 1.5×	1.6k 1.4×	202 0.3×	637 1.1×	45	8.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yong‐Qiang Tu

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Yuan, Xu, Eric Rappin, Sytske K. Kimball, et al.. (2025). Regional Weather Variable Predictions by Machine Learning With Near-Surface Observational and Atmospheric Numerical Data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 63. 1–21. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiang, et al.. (2025). Convergent Total Synthesis of Papililone A via Pd-Catalyzed Alkenylation/Cyclization Cascade. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(49). 44714–44719.

Fan, Rong, et al.. (2024). Organo-cation catalyzed enantioselective α-hydroxylation of pyridinone-fused lactones: asymmetric synthesis of SN-38 and irinotecan. Chemical Communications. 60(73). 9954–9957. 1 indexed citations

Wei, Shiqiang, Shuanghu Wang, Hua Chen, et al.. (2024). Asymmetric Intramolecular Amination Catalyzed with Cp*Ir-SPDO via Nitrene Transfer for Synthesis of Spiro-Quaternary Indolinone. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(28). 18841–18847. 12 indexed citations

Tu, Yong‐Qiang, Qiang Niu, Ka Lu, et al.. (2024). CCC pincer Ru complex-catalyzed C–H vinylation/6π-E-cyclization of aldimines for constructing 4 H -pyrido[1,2- a ]pyrimidines. Chemical Science. 15(39). 16216–16221. 1 indexed citations

Dou, Bao‐Heng, Fu‐Min Zhang, Yunpeng Wang, et al.. (2024). Expansion of Structure Property in Cascade Nazarov Cyclization and Cycloexpansion Reaction to Diverse Angular Tricycles and Total Synthesis of Nominal Madreporanone. Angewandte Chemie. 136(51).

Dou, Bao‐Heng, Fu‐Min Zhang, Fu‐Min Zhang, et al.. (2024). Expansion of Structure Property in Cascade Nazarov Cyclization and Cycloexpansion Reaction to Diverse Angular Tricycles and Total Synthesis of Nominal Madreporanone. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(51). e202412337–e202412337. 9 indexed citations

Zhu, Jin‐Xin, Jin‐Miao Tian, Yaoyao Chen, et al.. (2023). Enantioselective Synthesis of 2,3,3a,8a-Tetrahydrofuro[2,3-b]benzofuran Scaffolds Enabled by Cu(II)/SPDO-Catalyzed [3+2] Cycloaddition of 2,3-Dihydrofuran and Quinone Esters. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 88(20). 14670–14675. 7 indexed citations

Lu, Ka, Hong Wang, Fu‐Min Zhang, et al.. (2022). Catalytic Enantioselective Steglich-Type Rearrangement of Enol Lactones: Asymmetric Synthesis of Spirocyclic 1,3-Diketones. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 87(22). 15031–15041. 2 indexed citations

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Guo, Xiang, Yong-Yao Li, Shuanghu Wang, et al.. (2021). Construction of the tetracyclic core of the Lycopodium alkaloid annotinolide C. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 8(11). 2510–2514. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiao‐Ming, Baosheng Li, Shao‐Hua Wang, et al.. (2021). Recent development and applications of semipinacol rearrangement reactions. Chemical Science. 12(27). 9262–9274. 73 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoyan, Xiaoyan Zhang, Kun Zhang, et al.. (2021). Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of chiral spirocyclic 1,3-diketonesviaorgano-cation catalysis. Chemical Communications. 57(85). 11233–11235. 15 indexed citations

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Guo, Xiang, et al.. (2020). Construction of Polyfunctionalized 6–5–5 Fused Tricyclic Carbocycles via One-Pot Sequential Semipinacol Rearrangement/Michael Addition/Henry Reaction. Organic Letters. 22(5). 2076–2080. 11 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xiaojing, Tong‐Mei Ding, Jin‐Miao Tian, et al.. (2020). Enantioselective Synthesis of 3,3′‐Disubstituted 2‐Amino‐2′‐hydroxy‐1,1′‐binaphthyls by Copper‐Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Cross‐Coupling. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(13). 7061–7065. 68 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiao‐Ming, Yong‐Qiang Tu, Fu‐Min Zhang, Zhihua Chen, & Shao‐Hua Wang. (2017). Recent applications of the 1,2-carbon atom migration strategy in complex natural product total synthesis. Chemical Society Reviews. 46(8). 2272–2305. 162 indexed citations

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Peng, Jin‐Bao, et al.. (2012). Studies on the Total Synthesis of 8-epi-Liphagal. Acta Chimica Sinica. 70(21). 2232–2232. 6 indexed citations

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Fan, Baomin, Shen Li, Jian‐Hua Xie, et al.. (2006). Rhodium catalyzed asymmetric Pauson-Khand reaction using SDP ligands. Science in China Series B Chemistry. 49(1). 81–87. 13 indexed citations

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Song, Zhenlei, Yong‐Qiang Tu, Shuanhu Gao, Yijun Jiang, & Shuyu Zhang. (2005). Studies on the Synthesis of Morphinan Alkaloid: Preparation of the Key Allylic Silyl Ether Precursor. Chinese Chemical Letters. 16(11). 1445–1447. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Shi‐Wu, Xuan Tian, & Yong‐Qiang Tu. (2004). Synthesis and cytotoxic activity of novel derivatives of 4′-demethylepipodophyllotoxin. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 14(20). 5063–5066. 27 indexed citations

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Xie, Zhi, et al.. (2002). Triterpenes and triterpene glycosides from Salvia tricupis. Lanzhou University Institutional Repository. 41(1). 234–236. 4 indexed citations

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