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Wei-Cheng Yuan

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
10050
World Ranking
13881
National Ranking
2152

Wei-Cheng Yuan publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wei-Cheng Yuan sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 282 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Wei-Cheng Yuan D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wei-Cheng Yuan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Wei-Cheng Yuan is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research focuses primarily on the field of chemistry, with a strong emphasis on organic chemistry. Additional areas of study include materials chemistry, pharmaceutical science, inorganic chemistry, and pharmacology.

Yuan's contributions cover a range of specialized topics within chemistry, including:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques

The scientist's recent published papers include the following:

  • "Copper-Catalyzed Umpolung of N-2,2,2-Trifluoroethylisatin Ketimines for the Enantioselective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition with Benzo[b]thiophene Sulfones" (2022), published in Organic Letters
  • "Advances in Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Cycloadditions of Cyclic Carbonates, Carbamates and Lactones" (2022), published in ChemCatChem
  • "Catalytic Asymmetric Dearomative 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of 2-Nitrobenzothiophenes and Isatin-Derived Azomethine Ylides" (2021), published in Organic Letters
  • "Recent advances in copper-catalyzed decarboxylative reactions of propargylic cyclic carbonates/carbamates" (2023), published in Chemical Communications
  • "Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalyzed (4+1) Annulation of 3-Diazooxindoles/4-Diazooxisoquinolines with para-Quinone Methides to Access Chiral Spiro[dihydrobenzofuran-2,3'-oxindoles/2,4'-oxisoquinolines]" (2020), published in Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis

Frequent co-authors involved in their research collaborations include:

  • Jian-Qiang Zhao
  • Yong You
  • Zhen-Hua Wang
  • Ming-Qiang Zhou
  • Yanping Zhang

Yuan's work has been published regularly in several venues known for research in chemistry and organic synthesis. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters
  • Organic Chemistry Frontiers
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Chemical Communications

Best Publications

  • Critical Role of Alkyl Chain Branching of Organic Semiconductors in Enabling Solution-Processed N-Channel Organic Thin-Film Transistors with Mobility of up to 3.50 cm2 V–1 s–1

    Fengjiao Zhang;Yunbin Hu;Torben Schuettfort;Chong-an Di

  • Highly Enantioselective Construction of Spiro[4H-pyran-3,3′-oxindoles] Through a Domino Knoevenagel/Michael/Cyclization Sequence Catalyzed by Cupreine

    Wen-Bing Chen;Zhi-Jun Wu;Qing-Lan Pei;Lin-Feng Cun

  • Organocatalytic Direct Asymmetric Aldol Reactions of 3-Isothiocyanato Oxindoles to Ketones: Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Spirooxindoles Bearing Highly Congested Contiguous Tetrasubstituted Stereocenters

    Wen-Bing Chen;Zhi-Jun Wu;Jing Hu;Lin-Feng Cun

  • Carbonyl catalysis enables a biomimetic asymmetric Mannich reaction.

    Jianfeng Chen;Jianfeng Chen;Xing Gong;Jianyu Li;Yingkun Li

  • Highly efficient and stereocontrolled construction of 3,3'-pyrrolidonyl spirooxindoles via organocatalytic domino Michael/cyclization reaction.

    Xiong-Li Liu;Wen-Yong Han;Xiao-Mei Zhang;Wei-Cheng Yuan

  • FeCl3-catalyzed stereoselective construction of spirooxindole tetrahydroquinolines via tandem 1,5-hydride transfer/ring closure.

    Yan-Yan Han;Wen-Yong Han;Xue Hou;Xiao-Mei Zhang

  • Highly Enantioselective [3+2] Coupling of Indoles with Quinone Monoimines Promoted by a Chiral Phosphoric Acid

    Lihua Liao;Chang Shu;Minmin Zhang;Yijun Liao

  • Asymmetric Michael/cyclization cascade reaction of 3-isothiocyanato oxindoles and 3-nitroindoles with amino-thiocarbamate catalysts: enantioselective synthesis of polycyclic spirooxindoles.

    Jian-Qiang Zhao;Ming-Qiang Zhou;Zhi-Jun Wu;Zhen-Hua Wang

  • Organocatalytic Asymmetric Michael Addition of Pyrazolin-5-ones to Nitroolefins with Bifunctional Thiourea: Stereocontrolled Construction of Contiguous Quaternary and Tertiary Stereocenters

    Yu-Hua Liao;Wen-Bing Chen;Zhi-Jun Wu;Xi-Lin Du

  • Highly diastereo- and enantioselective Michael additions of 3-substituted oxindoles to maleimides catalyzed by chiral bifunctional thiourea-tertiary amine.

    Yu-Hua Liao;Xiong-Li Liu;Zhi-Jun Wu;Lin-Feng Cun

  • Organocatalytic enantioselective hydroxymethylation of oxindoles with paraformaldehyde as C1 unit.

    Xiong-Li Liu;Yu-Hua Liao;Zhi-Jun Wu;Lin-Feng Cun

  • Zn-Catalyzed Diastereo- and Enantioselective Cascade Reaction of 3-Isothiocyanato Oxindoles and 3-Nitroindoles: Stereocontrolled Syntheses of Polycyclic Spirooxindoles

    Jian-Qiang Zhao;Zhi-Jun Wu;Ming-Qiang Zhou;Xiao-Ying Xu

  • 3‐Isothiocyanato Oxindoles Serving as Powerful and Versatile Precursors to Structurally Diverse Dispirocyclic Thiopyrrolidineoxindoles through a Cascade Michael/Cyclization Process with Amino‐Thiocarbamate Catalysts

    Wen-Yong Han;Shi-Wu Li;Zhi-Jun Wu;Xiao-Mei Zhang

  • Highly diastereoselective and enantioselective synthesis of α-hydroxy β-amino acid derivatives: Lewis base catalyzed hydrosilylation of α-acetoxy β-enamino esters.

    Yan Jiang;Xing Chen;Yongsheng Zheng;Zhouyang Xue

  • Highly enantioselective aldol reaction of acetaldehyde and isatins only with 4-hydroxydiarylprolinol as catalyst: concise stereoselective synthesis of (R)-convolutamydines B and E, (−)-donaxaridine and (R)-chimonamidine

    Wen-Bing Chen;Xi-Lin Du;Lin-Feng Cun;Xiao-Mei Zhang

  • Organocatalytic Asymmetric [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of N-2,2,2-Trifluoroethylisatin Ketimines with β-Trifluoromethyl Electron-Deficient Alkenes: Access to Vicinally Bis(trifluoromethyl)-Substituted 3,2'-Pyrrolidinyl Spirooxindoles.

    Yong You;Wen-Ya Lu;Zhen-Hua Wang;Yong-Zheng Chen

  • Diastereo- and Enantioselective Dearomative [3 + 2] Cycloaddition Reaction of 2-Nitrobenzofurans with 3-Isothiocyanato Oxindoles

    Jian-Qiang Zhao;Xiao-Jian Zhou;Yan Zhou;Xiao-Ying Xu

  • Highly efficient and stereoselective construction of dispiro-[oxazolidine-2-thione]bisoxindoles and dispiro[imidazolidine-2-thione]bisoxindoles.

    Yan-Yan Han;Wen-Bing Chen;Wen-Yong Han;Zhi-Jun Wu

  • Recent Advances of α‐Isothiocyanato Compounds in the Catalytic Asymmetric Reaction

    Wen-Yong Han;Jian-Qiang Zhao;Jian Zuo;Xiao-Ying Xu

  • Organocatalyzed Enantioselective Decarboxylative Stereoablation Reaction for the Construction of 3,3′-Disubstituted Oxindoles Using β-Ketoacids and 3-Halooxindoles

    Jian Zuo;Yu-Hua Liao;Xiao-Mei Zhang;Wei-Cheng Yuan

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian Zuo
Jian Zuo University of Adelaide
Jingen Deng
Jingen Deng Sichuan University
Yujun Feng
Yujun Feng Sichuan University
Liu-Zhu Gong
Liu-Zhu Gong University of Science and Technology of China
Jin Zhu
Jin Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wenjun Tang
Wenjun Tang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xin Cui
Xin Cui Chinese Academy of Sciences

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