You‐Quan Zou

6.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
59 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

You‐Quan Zou is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, You‐Quan Zou has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Organic Chemistry, 12 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in You‐Quan Zou's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (22 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (20 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (11 papers). You‐Quan Zou is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (22 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (20 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (11 papers). You‐Quan Zou collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Israel. You‐Quan Zou's co-authors include Wen‐Jing Xiao, Liang‐Qiu Lu, Jia‐Rong Chen, Thorsten Bach, Quan‐Quan Zhou, Andreas Tröster, Saner Poplata, Liang Fu, Jonathan R. Nitschke and Dawei 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

You‐Quan Zou

57 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Visible‐Light‐Induced Organic Photochemical Reactions through Energy‐Transfer Pathways

2018 951 citations Quan‐Quan Zhou, You‐Quan Zou et al. profile →
Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Cyclobutanes by Olefin [2 + 2] Photocycloaddition Reactions

2016 898 citations You‐Quan Zou, Thorsten Bach et al. profile →
Highly Efficient Aerobic Oxidative Hydroxylation of Arylboronic Acids: Photoredox Catalysis Using Visible Light

2011 469 citations You‐Quan Zou, Jia‐Rong Chen et al. profile →
Metal–organic cages for molecular separations

2021 411 citations You‐Quan Zou, Jonathan R. Nitschke et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
You‐Quan Zou China	31	4.9k	870	787	532	360	59	5.8k
Alastair J. J. Lennox United Kingdom	26	3.2k 0.7×	590 0.7×	681 0.9×	621 1.2×	426 1.2×	62	4.3k
Tristan H. Lambert United States	44	4.6k 0.9×	339 0.4×	705 0.9×	588 1.1×	737 2.0×	108	5.5k
Bo Xu China	46	5.4k 1.1×	534 0.6×	1.4k 1.8×	183 0.3×	439 1.2×	230	6.6k
Andrea Biffis Italy	34	3.9k 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	824 1.0×	212 0.4×	242 0.7×	123	4.8k
Julien Legros France	30	4.4k 0.9×	609 0.7×	1.6k 2.1×	165 0.3×	662 1.8×	107	5.4k
Raimondo Maggi Italy	38	4.6k 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	1.2k 1.5×	233 0.4×	725 2.0×	167	5.8k
Hua Chen China	31	2.3k 0.5×	861 1.0×	1.2k 1.6×	321 0.6×	379 1.1×	248	3.8k
Chao‐Guo Yan China	42	6.6k 1.4×	1.7k 2.0×	1.3k 1.6×	292 0.5×	818 2.3×	440	8.3k
G.P.M. Van Klink Netherlands	39	3.1k 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.6×	393 0.7×	441 1.2×	111	4.4k
Dawei Wang China	38	3.5k 0.7×	615 0.7×	1.9k 2.4×	217 0.4×	536 1.5×	157	4.6k

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All Works

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Zhang, Yuchun, et al.. (2025). Taming Halogen Radicals via Electrophotocatalysis: Direct Access to Alkenyl Halides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(49). 45566–45575.

Liu, Biao, You‐Quan Zou, Wenxiang Hu, et al.. (2025). An efficient strategy for the rapid exploration of lipase inhibitors derived from the Lindera aggregate leaves by utilizing hybrid lipase-catalytic zeolitic imidazolate framework reactor combined with HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS and molecular docking techniques. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Zi‐Kui, Lan Qin, Yi Wei, Xiao‐Qiang Hu, & You‐Quan Zou. (2025). Nickel‐Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Enamides and Quinolines via Photoinduced Hydrogen Atom Transfer. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 43(14). 1673–1678.

Zhang, Jianqing, Xiaoyu Xu, Fusheng Liu, et al.. (2024). Molecular docking-aided AIEgen design: concept, synthesis and applications. Science China Chemistry. 67(8). 2614–2628. 6 indexed citations

An, Qian, et al.. (2024). Recent progresses in combination cancer therapy using cyanine dye-based nanoparticles. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100040–100040. 2 indexed citations

Deng, Qian, Tingting Ma, Juan Yang, et al.. (2024). Substrate-Dependent Mechanism Switch in the Desaturation Reactions of the Mononuclear Nonheme Iron Enzyme PtlD. ACS Catalysis. 14(10). 7389–7401. 5 indexed citations

Tan, Fen, et al.. (2024). Direct synthesis of spirooxindoles enabled by palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylation and DBU-mediated cyclization: concept, scope and applications. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 11(19). 5443–5453. 1 indexed citations

Jahović, Ilma, et al.. (2021). Cages meet gels: Smart materials with dual porosity. Matter. 4(7). 2123–2140. 55 indexed citations

Zhou, Quan‐Quan, You‐Quan Zou, Sayan Kar, et al.. (2021). Manganese-Pincer-Catalyzed Nitrile Hydration, α-Deuteration, and α-Deuterated Amide Formation via Metal Ligand Cooperation. ACS Catalysis. 11(16). 10239–10245. 24 indexed citations

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Zou, You‐Quan, Johannes Gramüller, Tadashi Mori, et al.. (2020). A Thioxanthone Sensitizer with a Chiral Phosphoric Acid Binding Site: Properties and Applications in Visible Light‐Mediated Cycloadditions. Chemistry - A European Journal. 26(23). 5190–5194. 40 indexed citations

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Zou, You‐Quan, et al.. (2020). Highly Selective Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Oximes to Hydroxylamine Derivatives. Chem. 6(7). 1517–1519. 4 indexed citations

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Zou, You‐Quan, Niklas von Wolff, Aviel Anaby, Yinjun Xie, & David Milstein. (2019). Ethylene glycol as an efficient and reversible liquid-organic hydrogen carrier. Nature Catalysis. 2(5). 415–422. 155 indexed citations

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Yan, Peng, You‐Quan Zou, Wenbo Lu, et al.. (2016). Real-Time Assessment of Blasting Damage Depth Based on the Induced Vibration During Excavation of a High Rock Slope. Geotechnical Testing Journal. 39(6). 991–1005. 5 indexed citations

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Deng, Qiao‐Hui, You‐Quan Zou, Liang‐Qiu Lu, et al.. (2014). De Novo Synthesis of Imidazoles by Visible‐Light‐Induced Photocatalytic Aerobic Oxidation/[3+2] Cycloaddition/Aromatization Cascade. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 9(9). 2432–2435. 52 indexed citations

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Hu, Xiao‐Qiang, Jia‐Rong Chen, Qiang Wei, et al.. (2014). Efficient Synthesis of Dihydropyrazoles by Halocyclization of β,γ‐Unsaturated Hydrazones. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2014(15). 3082–3086. 21 indexed citations

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Tan, Fen, Hong‐Gang Cheng, Bin Feng, et al.. (2013). Highly Enantioselective Organocatalytic Michael Addition/Cyclization Cascade Reaction of Ylideneoxindoles with Isothiocyanato Oxindoles: A Formal [3+2] Cycloaddition Approach to Optically Active Bispirooxindole Derivatives. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2013(11). 2071–2075. 71 indexed citations

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Zou, You‐Quan, Jia‐Rong Chen, Xiaopeng Liu, et al.. (2011). Highly Efficient Aerobic Oxidative Hydroxylation of Arylboronic Acids: Photoredox Catalysis Using Visible Light. Angewandte Chemie. 124(3). 808–812. 120 indexed citations

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Chen, Jia‐Rong, Liang Fu, You‐Quan Zou, et al.. (2011). Pyrrolidinyl-sulfamide derivatives as a new class of bifunctional organocatalysts for direct asymmetric Michael addition of cyclohexanone to nitroalkenes. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 9(14). 5280–5280. 33 indexed citations

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An, Xiao‐Lei, et al.. (2010). Highly Efficient Route to Functionalized Tetrahydrocarbazoles Using a Tandem Cross‐Metathesis/Intramolecular‐Hydroarylation Sequence. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 5(10). 2258–2265. 38 indexed citations

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Chen, Jia‐Rong, Yi‐Ju Cao, You‐Quan Zou, et al.. (2010). Novel thiourea-amine bifunctional catalysts for asymmetric conjugate addition of ketones/aldehydes to nitroalkenes: rational structural combination for high catalytic efficiency. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 8(6). 1275–1275. 69 indexed citations

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