Yumeng Xi

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Yumeng Xi is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yumeng Xi has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Organic Chemistry, 9 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yumeng Xi's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (18 papers), Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (12 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (9 papers). Yumeng Xi is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (18 papers), Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (12 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (9 papers). Yumeng Xi collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Yumeng Xi's co-authors include John F. Hartwig, Aiwen Lei, Hong Yi, Xiaodong Shi, Boliang Dong, Novruz G. Akhmedov, Edward J. McClain, Yijin Su, Jeffrey L. Petersen and Yu Lan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Yumeng Xi

29 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Synthetic applications of photoredox catalysis with visible light

2013 601 citations Yumeng Xi, Hong Yi et al. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry profile →

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Marko Hapke Germany

Eric A. Standley United States

Sarah Z. Tasker United States

Shengtao Ding China

Thomas Schareina Germany

Fady Nahra Belgium

Jeffrey S. Bandar United States

Kei Murakami Japan

Sae Hume Park South Korea

Bing‐Tao Guan China

Marko Hapke Germany

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Citations per year, relative to Yumeng Xi Yumeng Xi (= 1×) peers Marko Hapke

Countries citing papers authored by Yumeng Xi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yumeng Xi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yumeng Xi

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Xi, Yumeng, et al.. (2026). Positional editing of diverse functional groups through radical 1,2-boron shifts. Nature Synthesis.

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Sun, Yanan, Yumeng Xi, Ting Li, et al.. (2025). Cathepsin B/pH cascade-responsive transformable peptide: Orchestrating endo/lysosomal escape and cytoplasmic release of siRNA to enhance tumor therapy. Chemical Engineering Journal. 522. 167455–167455.

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Liu, Jiaguo & Yumeng Xi. (2023). Cruise subsidy strategies in the post COVID-19 era: Refund risk, low-price dilemma. Ocean & Coastal Management. 244. 106783–106783. 3 indexed citations

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Ma, Senjie, et al.. (2023). Remote Hydroamination of Disubstituted Alkenes by a Combination of Isomerization and Regioselective N–H Addition. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(7). 3875–3881. 23 indexed citations

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Liu, Jiaguo, Yumeng Xi, & Junjin Wang. (2023). Resilience strategies for sustainable supply chains under budget constraints in the post COVID-19 era. Frontiers of Engineering Management. 10(1). 143–157. 12 indexed citations

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Ma, Senjie, et al.. (2022). Enantioselective hydroamination of unactivated terminal alkenes. Chem. 8(2). 532–542. 36 indexed citations

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Geng, Zhishuai, Jae Man Shin, Yumeng Xi, & Craig J. Hawker. (2021). Click chemistry strategies for the accelerated synthesis of functional macromolecules. Journal of Polymer Science. 59(11). 963–1042. 189 indexed citations

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Xi, Yumeng, et al.. (2020). Application of Trimethylgermanyl-Substituted Bisphosphine Ligands with Enhanced Dispersion Interactions to Copper-Catalyzed Hydroboration of Disubstituted Alkenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(42). 18213–18222. 94 indexed citations

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Xi, Yumeng, Senjie Ma, & John F. Hartwig. (2020). Catalytic asymmetric addition of an amine N–H bond across internal alkenes. Nature. 588(7837). 254–260. 83 indexed citations

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Xi, Yumeng & John F. Hartwig. (2017). Mechanistic Studies of Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydroboration of Alkenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(36). 12758–12772. 143 indexed citations

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Cai, Rong, Mei Lü, Yumeng Xi, et al.. (2015). Ligand‐Assisted Gold‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling with Aryldiazonium Salts: Redox Gold Catalysis without an External Oxidant. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(30). 8772–8776. 131 indexed citations

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Xi, Yumeng, Trevor W. Butcher, Jing Zhang, & John F. Hartwig. (2015). Regioselective, Asymmetric Formal Hydroamination of Unactivated Internal Alkenes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 55(2). 776–780. 125 indexed citations

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Cai, Rong, Mei Lü, Yumeng Xi, et al.. (2015). Ligand‐Assisted Gold‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling with Aryldiazonium Salts: Redox Gold Catalysis without an External Oxidant. Angewandte Chemie. 127(30). 8896–8900. 41 indexed citations

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Xi, Yumeng, Yijin Su, Zhaoyuan Yu, et al.. (2014). Chemoselective Carbophilic Addition of α‐Diazoesters through Ligand‐Controlled Gold Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(37). 9817–9821. 254 indexed citations

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Xi, Yumeng, Yijin Su, Zhaoyuan Yu, et al.. (2014). Chemoselective Carbophilic Addition of α‐Diazoesters through Ligand‐Controlled Gold Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie. 126(37). 9975–9979. 79 indexed citations

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Xi, Yumeng, Qiaoyi Wang, Yijin Su, Minyong Li, & Xiaodong Shi. (2014). Quantitative kinetic investigation of triazole–gold(i) complex catalyzed [3,3]-rearrangement of propargyl ester. Chemical Communications. 50(17). 2158–2160. 29 indexed citations

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Xi, Yumeng, Boliang Dong, & Xiaodong Shi. (2013). Ambient gold-catalyzed O-vinylation of cyclic 1,3-diketone: A vinyl ether synthesis. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 9. 2537–2543. 13 indexed citations

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Xi, Yumeng & Xiaodong Shi. (2013). Cinchonine and thiourea. Chemical Communications. 49(77). 8583–8583. 47 indexed citations

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Xi, Yumeng, Hong Yi, & Aiwen Lei. (2013). Synthetic applications of photoredox catalysis with visible light. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 11(15). 2387–2387. 601 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xi, Yumeng, Dawei Wang, Xiaohan Ye, et al.. (2013). Synergistic Au/Ga Catalysis in Ambient Nakamura Reaction. Organic Letters. 16(1). 306–309. 64 indexed citations

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