Zhengkun Yu

9.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
190 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Zhengkun Yu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Process Chemistry and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhengkun Yu has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Organic Chemistry, 67 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 29 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology. Recurrent topics in Zhengkun Yu's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (73 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (57 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (45 papers). Zhengkun Yu is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (73 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (57 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (45 papers). Zhengkun Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Zhengkun Yu's co-authors include Liandi Wang, Qingfu Wang, Fei Huang, Qin Yang, Kaikai Wu, Ping Wu, Wei He, Zhuqing Liu, Weiwei Jin and Jiang Lou and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Zhengkun Yu

189 papers receiving 8.1k citations

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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.

Substitution of alcohols by N-nucleophiles via transition metal-catalyzed dehydrogenation

2015 649 citations Zhengkun Yu et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
Transition-metal mediated carbon–sulfur bond activation and transformations

2012 510 citations Liandi Wang, Wei He et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
Transition-metal mediated carbon–sulfur bond activation and transformations: an update

2020 273 citations Jiang Lou, Quannan Wang et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
Recent advances in transition-metal-catalyzed carbene insertion to C–H bonds

2022 244 citations Yuan He, Zilong Huang et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Visible light-responsive amine-rich porous g-C3N4-chitosan/PBAT bilayer film with high antibacterial activity for fruit preservation 2025 ·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·(unknown), Shu‐Jun Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Zhengkun Yu, Yuying Ma, Guoliang Liu, En‐Long Zhou, Hai Fan, (unknown)	0
2	One-pot hydrothermal preparation of Bi/Bi2O2CO3 with improved photocatalytic activity for bisphenol A degradation 2024 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yunlei Zhou, Zhengkun Yu, Li Ma, Huanshun Yin, (unknown), Junling Duan	4
3	Oxygen vacancy-rich β-Bi2O3/Bi2O2SiO3 Z-Scheme heterojunction: A strategy to enhance visible light-driven photocatalytic removal of ARB and ARGs 2024 ·Environmental Pollution ·Zhengkun Yu, Yunlei Zhou, Haowei Zhang, Miao Zhang, (unknown), Huanshun Yin, Tianyi Sun	5
4	Formal Olefinic C−H Phosphinylation via Alkenyl Sulfonium Salts 2024 ·Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis ·Juan Ma, Jie Lin, Mingrui Li, Liandi Wang, Kaikai Wu, Yong‐Gui Zhou, Zhengkun Yu	7
5	Reaction-mediated dual signaling inhibition gated organic photoelectrochemical transistors biosensor for FTO activity detection based on the in situ oxidization of ZnSe/Bi2MoO6 heterojunction 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Miao Zhang, Yunlei Zhou, Haowei Zhang, Huanshun Yin, Zhengkun Yu, (unknown), Ying Tian, Minghui Wang, Shiyun Ai	16
6	A novel Ag/Bi/Bi2O2CO3 photocatalyst effectively removes antibiotic-resistant bacteria and tetracycline from water under visible light irradiation 2024 ·Environmental Research ·Suo Wang, Changyu Li, Huanshun Yin, Bin Gao, Zhengkun Yu, Yunlei Zhou, Jun Wang, Hongxia Xu, Jichun Wu, Yuanyuan Sun	9
7	One-pot hydrothermal preparation of rich-oxygen vacant Bi2SiO5/CuBi2O4 Z-Scheme heterojunction for visible light-driven photocatalytic removal of antibiotic-resistant bacteria 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Zhengkun Yu, Yunlei Zhou, Haowei Zhang, Miao Zhang, (unknown), Huanshun Yin, Jun Wang	38
8	Palladium-Catalyzed Fluoroalkylation via C(sp³)–S Bond Cleavage of Vinylsulfonium Salts 2021 ·Organic Letters ·Yuan He, Zilong Huang, Juan Ma, Fei Huang, Jie Lin, Hongmei Wang, Bao‐Hua Xu, Yong‐Gui Zhou, Zhengkun Yu	30
9	Visible-Light-Driven, Palladium-Catalyzed Heck Reaction of Internal Vinyl Bromides with Styrenes 2021 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Yunlong Li, Haibo Liu, Zilong Huang, Yuan He, Bao‐Hua Xu, Hongmei Wang, Zhengkun Yu	6
10	Exposure to short-chain chlorinated paraffins inhibited PPARα-mediated fatty acid oxidation and stimulated aerobic glycolysis in vitro in human cells 2021 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Yufeng Gong, Ningbo Geng, Haijun Zhang, Yun Luo, John P. Giesy, Shuai Sun, Ping Wu, Zhengkun Yu, Jiping Chen	22
11	Transition-metal mediated carbon–sulfur bond activation and transformations: an update breakdown → 2020 ·Chemical Society Reviews ·Jiang Lou, Quannan Wang, Ping Wu, Hongmei Wang, Yong‐Gui Zhou, Zhengkun Yu	273
12	Copper(II)-Catalyzed C–H Nitrogenation/Annulation Cascade of Ketene N,S-Acetals with Aryldiazonium Salts: A Direct Access to N²-Substituted Triazole and Triazine Derivatives 2019 ·Organic Letters ·Ping Wu, Yuan He, Hongmei Wang, Yong‐Gui Zhou, Zhengkun Yu	36
13	Copper-Catalyzed Radical C–C Bond Cleavage and [4+1] Annulation Cascade of Cycloketone Oxime Esters with Enaminothiones 2019 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Yuan He, Jiang Lou, Kaikai Wu, Hongmei Wang, Zhengkun Yu	36
14	Palladium‐Catalyzed Oxidative Cross‐Coupling of α‐Cyanoketene Dithioacetals with Olefins 2015 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·(unknown), Zhuqing Liu, Chenglin Sun, Jiping Chen, Zhengkun Yu	24
15	Transition-metal mediated carbon–sulfur bond activation and transformations breakdown → 2012 ·Chemical Society Reviews ·Liandi Wang, Wei He, Zhengkun Yu	510
16	A Versatile Ruthenium(II)–NNC Complex Catalyst for Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones and Oppenauer‐Type Oxidation of Alcohols 2012 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·(unknown), Liandi Wang, Ping Wu, Zhengkun Yu	59
17	Ruthenium(II) Pyrazolyl–Pyridyl–Oxazolinyl Complex Catalysts for the Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones 2012 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Wenjing Ye, Miao Zhao, Zhengkun Yu	60
18	Palladium‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling of Internal Alkenes with Terminal Alkenes to Functionalized 1,3‐Butadienes Using CH Bond Activation: Efficient Synthesis of Bicyclic Pyridones 2010 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Haifeng Yu, Weiwei Jin, Chenglin Sun, Jiping Chen, (unknown), Songbo He, Zhengkun Yu	166
19	RuCl₃⋅x H₂O‐Catalyzed Direct Arylation of Arenes with Aryl Chlorides in the Presence of Triphenylphosphine 2009 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Ning Luo, Zhengkun Yu	58
20	Studies of active constituents of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge 1993 ·Zhiwu ziyuan yu huanjing ·Zhengkun Yu, Xingjie Liu	1

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