Z. Jane Wang

3.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
23 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Z. Jane Wang is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Z. Jane Wang has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Organic Chemistry, 8 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 6 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Z. Jane Wang's work include Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (9 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (7 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (6 papers). Z. Jane Wang is often cited by papers focused on Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (9 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (7 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (6 papers). Z. Jane Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Z. Jane Wang's co-authors include Frances H. Arnold, Hans Renata, F. Dean Toste, Pedro S. Coelho, Christopher C. Farwell, Robert G. Bergman, Kenneth N. Raymond, Nicole E. Peck, John A. McIntosh and K.N. Clary and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Z. Jane Wang

21 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Expanding the Enzyme Universe: Accessing Non‐Natural Reac... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2015 2013 2013 2014 100 200 300 400
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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. Expanding the Enzyme Universe: Accessing Non‐Natural Reactions by Mechanism‐Guided Directed Evolution
    2015 433 citations Hans Renata, Z. Jane Wang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. A serine-substituted P450 catalyzes highly efficient carbene transfer to olefins in vivo
    2013 270 citations Pedro S. Coelho, Z. Jane Wang et al. Nature Chemical Biology profile →
  3. Enantioselective Intramolecular CH Amination Catalyzed by Engineered Cytochrome P450 Enzymes In Vitro and In Vivo
    2013 240 citations John A. McIntosh, Pedro S. Coelho et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  4. Improved Cyclopropanation Activity of Histidine‐Ligated Cytochrome P450 Enables the Enantioselective Formal Synthesis of Levomilnacipran
    2014 164 citations Z. Jane Wang, Hans Renata et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Peers

Z. Jane Wang
Suhua Li China
Forrest E. Michael United States
Enrique Gómez‐Bengoa Spain
Joseph R. Martinelli United States
Tian Qin United States
Michael Fuchs Austria
Xin‐Yan Wu China
Francis Marsais France
Stellios Arseniyadis France
Suhua Li China
Z. Jane Wang
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Z. Jane Wang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Dekai, Chenyang Li, Chang Wang, et al.. (2025). Single iron redox sites boost Methanol-SCR at low temperature. Nature Communications. 17(1). 782–782.
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Wang, Lu, Qianqian Cui, Lingyun Li, et al.. (2025). Structural insights into the LGR4-RSPO2-ZNRF3 complexes regulating WNT/β-catenin signaling. Nature Communications. 16(1). 362–362. 4 indexed citations
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Cotta‐Ramusino, Cecilia, James B. Rottman, Donghui Li, et al.. (2025). Targeted lnp delivery of an RNA gene writer In Vivo enables generation of functional CAR-T cells. Blood. 146(Supplement 1). 6097–6097.
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Wang, Z. Jane, et al.. (2024). Tuning the peroxidase activity of artificial P450 peroxygenase by engineering redox-sensitive residues. Faraday Discussions. 252(0). 52–68. 4 indexed citations
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Tozzi, Lorenzo, Giulia Schiroli, Yu Cao, et al.. (2024). In Vivo HSC Gene Editing for Correction of the Sickle Cell Mutation Using RNA Gene Writers. Blood. 144(Supplement 1). 515–515. 3 indexed citations
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Renata, Hans, Z. Jane Wang, & Frances H. Arnold. (2015). Expanding the Enzyme Universe: Accessing Non‐Natural Reactions by Mechanism‐Guided Directed Evolution. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(11). 3351–3367. 433 indexed citations breakdown →
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Renata, Hans, Z. Jane Wang, & Frances H. Arnold. (2015). Ausdehnung des Enzym‐Universums: Zugang zu nicht‐natürlichen Reaktionen durch mechanismusgeleitete, gerichtete Evolution. Angewandte Chemie. 127(11). 3408–3426. 74 indexed citations
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Wang, Z. Jane, Hans Renata, Nicole E. Peck, et al.. (2014). Titelbild: Improved Cyclopropanation Activity of Histidine‐Ligated Cytochrome P450 Enables the Enantioselective Formal Synthesis of Levomilnacipran (Angew. Chem. 26/2014). Angewandte Chemie. 126(26). 6689–6689. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Z. Jane, Hans Renata, Nicole E. Peck, et al.. (2014). Improved Cyclopropanation Activity of Histidine‐Ligated Cytochrome P450 Enables the Enantioselective Formal Synthesis of Levomilnacipran. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(26). 6810–6813. 164 indexed citations breakdown →
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Renata, Hans, et al.. (2014). P450-catalyzed asymmetric cyclopropanation of electron-deficient olefins under aerobic conditions. Catalysis Science & Technology. 4(10). 3640–3643. 52 indexed citations
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Farwell, Christopher C., John A. McIntosh, Todd K. Hyster, Z. Jane Wang, & Frances H. Arnold. (2014). Enantioselective Imidation of Sulfides via Enzyme-Catalyzed Intermolecular Nitrogen-Atom Transfer. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 136(24). 8766–8771. 129 indexed citations
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Wang, Z. Jane, K.N. Clary, Robert G. Bergman, Kenneth N. Raymond, & F. Dean Toste. (2013). A supramolecular approach to combining enzymatic and transition metal catalysis. Nature Chemistry. 5(2). 100–103. 320 indexed citations
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McIntosh, John A., Pedro S. Coelho, Christopher C. Farwell, et al.. (2013). Enantioselective Intramolecular CH Amination Catalyzed by Engineered Cytochrome P450 Enzymes In Vitro and In Vivo. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(35). 9309–9312. 240 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Z. Jane, Nicole E. Peck, Hans Renata, & Frances H. Arnold. (2013). Cytochrome P450-catalyzed insertion of carbenoids into N–H bonds. Chemical Science. 5(2). 598–601. 165 indexed citations
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Coelho, Pedro S., Z. Jane Wang, Maraia E. Ener, et al.. (2013). A serine-substituted P450 catalyzes highly efficient carbene transfer to olefins in vivo. Nature Chemical Biology. 9(8). 485–487. 270 indexed citations breakdown →
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McIntosh, John A., Pedro S. Coelho, Christopher C. Farwell, et al.. (2013). Enantioselective Intramolecular CH Amination Catalyzed by Engineered Cytochrome P450 Enzymes In Vitro and In Vivo. Angewandte Chemie. 125(35). 9479–9482. 60 indexed citations
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Melhado, Asa D., Giovanni W. Amarante, Z. Jane Wang, Marco Luparia, & F. Dean Toste. (2011). Gold(I)-Catalyzed Diastereo- and Enantioselective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition and Mannich Reactions of Azlactones. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(10). 3517–3527. 156 indexed citations
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Rauniyar, Vivek, Z. Jane Wang, Heather Burks, & F. Dean Toste. (2011). Enantioselective Synthesis of Highly Substituted Furans by a Copper(II)-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization–Indole Addition Reaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(22). 8486–8489. 159 indexed citations
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Kanno, Osamu, Wataru Kuriyama, Z. Jane Wang, & F. Dean Toste. (2011). Regio‐ and Enantioselective Hydroamination of Dienes by Gold(I)/Menthol Cooperative Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie. 123(42). 10093–10096. 44 indexed citations
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Wang, Z. Jane, Diego Benítez, E. Tkatchouk, William A. Goddard, & F. Dean Toste. (2010). Mechanistic Study of Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydroamination of Allenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 132(37). 13064–13071. 155 indexed citations

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