Zhen Luo

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
36 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Zhen Luo is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Luo has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 17 papers in Materials Chemistry and 12 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zhen Luo's work include Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications (13 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (9 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (8 papers). Zhen Luo is often cited by papers focused on Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications (13 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (9 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (8 papers). Zhen Luo collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Zhen Luo's co-authors include Craig L. Hill, Djamaladdin G. Musaev, Yurii V. Geletii, Qiushi Yin, Aleksey E. Kuznetsov, Claire Besson, James Vickers, Tianquan Lian, Hongjin Lv and Jie Song and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Luo

32 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

A Fast Soluble Carbon-Free Molecular Water Oxidation Catalyst Based on Abundant Metals

2010 1.3k citations Qiushi Yin, Claire Besson et al. Science profile →
Polyoxometalate water oxidation catalysts and the production of green fuel

2012 689 citations Hongjin Lv, Yurii V. Geletii et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
A Multiunit Catalyst with Synergistic Stability and Reactivity: A Polyoxometalate–Metal Organic Framework for Aerobic Decontamination

2011 472 citations Zhen Luo, Craig L. Hill et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhen Luo China	14	2.4k	1.7k	1.4k	670	586	36	3.4k
Hongjin Lv China	38	4.3k 1.8×	2.6k 1.5×	1.7k 1.2×	1.0k 1.5×	816 1.4×	102	5.2k
Qiushi Yin United States	13	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	581 0.4×	603 0.9×	215 0.4×	17	2.2k
Dachao Hong Japan	22	1.7k 0.7×	2.6k 1.5×	550 0.4×	789 1.2×	330 0.6×	37	3.2k
Yunyang Qian China	18	2.1k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	602 0.9×	240 0.4×	26	3.0k
Wan‐Sheng You China	28	2.7k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	629 0.9×	399 0.7×	115	3.4k
Baochun Ma China	26	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	490 0.4×	397 0.6×	679 1.2×	60	2.2k
Bao‐Xia Dong China	28	2.0k 0.8×	927 0.5×	1.6k 1.1×	528 0.8×	318 0.5×	110	3.0k
Minna Cao China	24	1.0k 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	569 0.4×	991 1.5×	531 0.9×	70	2.5k
Jingquan Sha China	37	3.7k 1.5×	696 0.4×	2.8k 2.0×	1.1k 1.6×	550 0.9×	170	4.7k
James Vickers United States	8	1.4k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	632 0.5×	267 0.4×	245 0.4×	13	1.8k

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Sun, Changbo, Honggang Jiang, Hongmei Zhu, Zhen Luo, & Shiyi Wang. (2025). Association between the non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and sarcopenia: evidence from CHARLS. Frontiers in Public Health. 13. 1585986–1585986.

Chen, Hongyao, et al.. (2025). Modeling and comparative analysis of solar drying behavior of yam (Rhizoma dioscoreae) slices. Renewable Energy. 242. 122406–122406. 1 indexed citations

Li, Chuandong, et al.. (2024). A Multiband Frequency Reconfigurable Antenna for Wireless Communication. 6121–6126.

Zhang, Xue, et al.. (2024). Regioselective Thiolation of Indoles with Sulfinyl Amides. ChemistrySelect. 9(4). 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xue, Zhen Luo, Tang‐Lin Liu, & Qinghua Li. (2023). Ruthenium-catalyzed 1,3-indolyl migration within α,α-disubstituted allylic alcohols. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 10(7). 1705–1709. 9 indexed citations

Luo, Zhen, et al.. (2022). Copper-catalyzed transfer methylenation via C(sp³)–C(sp³) bond cleavage of alcohols. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 9(23). 6547–6555. 5 indexed citations

Luo, Zhen, et al.. (2022). 1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP)-Assisted Catalyst-Free Sulfonation of Allylic Alcohols with Sulfinyl Amides. Organic Letters. 24(2). 741–745. 13 indexed citations

Tao, Jing, et al.. (2021). Rhodium(III)‐Catalyzed Aryl Borrowing Amination of Diaryl Methanols Containing Pyridine‐Directing Groups. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 363(23). 5279–5283. 10 indexed citations

Luo, Zhen, et al.. (2021). 2-Pyridinylmethyl borrowing: base-promoted C-alkylation of (pyridin-2-yl)-methyl alcohols with ketones via cleavage of unstrained C(sp³)–C(sp³) bonds. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 9(2). 299–304. 6 indexed citations

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Zeng, Huiying, et al.. (2019). Metal-Free Construction of the C(sp ³ )–CF ₃ Bond: Trifluoromethylation of Hydrazones with Togni’s Reagent under Mild Conditions. Organic Letters. 21(15). 5948–5951. 20 indexed citations

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Zhang, Runduo, Ning Liu, Zhen Luo, et al.. (2014). A Remarkable Catalyst Combination to Widen the Operating Temperature Window of the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by NH₃. ChemCatChem. 6(8). 2143–2143. 1 indexed citations

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Vickers, James, Hongjin Lv, Jordan M. Sumliner, et al.. (2013). Differentiating Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Water Oxidation Catalysis: Confirmation that [Co ₄ (H ₂ O) ₂ (α-PW ₉ O ₃₄ ) ₂ ] ^10– Is a Molecular Water Oxidation Catalyst. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 135(38). 14110–14118. 205 indexed citations

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Lv, Hongjin, Yurii V. Geletii, Chongchao Zhao, et al.. (2012). Polyoxometalate water oxidation catalysts and the production of green fuel. Chemical Society Reviews. 41(22). 7572–7572. 689 indexed citations breakdown →

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Huang, Zhuangqun, Zhen Luo, Yurii V. Geletii, et al.. (2011). Efficient Light-Driven Carbon-Free Cobalt-Based Molecular Catalyst for Water Oxidation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(7). 2068–2071. 322 indexed citations

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Geletii, Yurii V., Qiushi Yin, Yu Hou, et al.. (2011). Polyoxometalates in the Design of Effective and Tunable Water Oxidation Catalysts. Israel Journal of Chemistry. 51(2). 238–246. 30 indexed citations

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Yin, Qiushi, Claire Besson, Yurii V. Geletii, et al.. (2010). A Fast Soluble Carbon-Free Molecular Water Oxidation Catalyst Based on Abundant Metals. Science. 328(5976). 342–345. 1301 indexed citations breakdown →

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Luo, Zhen, Paul Kögerler, Rui Cao, & Craig L. Hill. (2008). Synthesis, structure and magnetism of a one-dimensional silicotungstate array: K3H4Cu0.5{Cu[Cu7.5Si2W16O60(H2O)4(OH)4]2}·9H2O. Polyhedron. 28(2). 215–220. 10 indexed citations

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Luo, Zhen, et al.. (2007). Synthesis, structure and magnetism of a new dimeric silicotungstate: K₉Na₂Cu_0.5[γ-Cu₂(H₂O)SiW₈O₃₁]₂·38H₂O. Dalton Transactions. 54–58. 23 indexed citations

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Peng, Yungui, et al.. (2005). An efficient method for direct aldol reactions catalyzed by pyrrolidine/catechol. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical. 246(1-2). 136–139. 11 indexed citations

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Luo, Zhen. (2002). STUDY ON SHUNT GAP LIGHTNING PROTECTION FOR 110 kV AND 220 kV COMPOSITE INSULATORS. Power System Technology. 4 indexed citations

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