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Chemical Synthesis and Reactions

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Qammer Zaib
Texas Tech University
2
Florian Kerkel
University of Regensburg
3
Adam Deacon
Johnson Matthey (United Kingdom)
4
Fukun Bi
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
5
Claire A. L. Lidston
Cornell University
6
Elpida Skolia
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
7
Naya A. Stini
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
8
Han‐Jun Ai
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9
Nengneng Zhou
Anhui Normal University
10
Tian‐Yi Dang
Northeast Normal University

Rising Stars Papers

1
New Insight into the Antagonism Mechanism between Binary VOCs during Their Degradation over Pd/ZrO<sub>2</sub> Catalysts
ACS ES&T Engineering|2024
119 cit.
2
Mn-based catalysts derived from the non-thermal treatment of Mn-MIL-100 to enhance its water-resistance for toluene oxidation: Mechanism study
Chemical Engineering Journal|2024
89 cit.
3
Insight into the Synergistic Effect of Binary Nonmetallic Codoped Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> Catalysts for Efficient Ethyl Acetate Degradation under Humid Conditions
JACS Au|2025
86 cit.
4
How the Most Neglected Residual Species in MOF-Based Catalysts Involved in Catalytic Reactions to Form Toxic Byproducts
Environmental Science & Technology|2024
82 cit.
5
Fluorination modification enhanced the water resistance of Universitetet i Oslo-67 for multiple volatile organic compounds adsorption under high humidity conditions: Mechanism study
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science|2024
65 cit.
6
Unveiling the Influence Mechanism of Impurity Gases on Cl-Containing Byproducts Formation during VOC Catalytic Oxidation
Environmental Science & Technology|2025
39 cit.
7
Photochemical Aerobic Upcycling of Polystyrene Plastics
ChemSusChem|2024
36 cit.
8
Copper-Catalyzed Amination of Aryl Chlorides under Mild Reaction Conditions
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024
32 cit.
9
Revealing the roles of the dual active-sites on a polyoxometalate-based metal–organic framework in catalyzing Knoevenagel condensations
Applied Surface Science|2024
22 cit.
10
Electron Beam Irradiation-Induced Defects Enhance Pt-TiO2 Photothermal Catalytic Degradation in PAEs: A Performance and Mechanism Study
Molecules|2025
22 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Masoud Mohammadi
Ilam University
2
Phuong Hoang Tran
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City
3
Zhong Lian
Sichuan University
4
Xianjun Lang
Wuhan University
5
Kishore Natte
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
6
Lutz Greb
Heidelberg University
7
Sahar Khandan
Constructor University
8
Nai‐Wei Liu
Goethe University Frankfurt
9
Bingxin Yuan
Zhengzhou University
10
Nicholas D. Ball
Pomona College

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Linker length-dependent photocatalytic activity of β-ketoenamine covalent organic frameworks
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental|2022
148 cit.
2
Integrating TEMPO into a Metal–Organic Framework for Cooperative Photocatalysis: Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Sulfides
ACS Catalysis|2022
88 cit.
3
Solid Additive Delicately Controls Morphology Formation and Enables High‐Performance in Organic Solar Cells
Advanced Functional Materials|2023
78 cit.
4
Microporous hierarchically Zn-MOF as an efficient catalyst for the Hantzsch synthesis of polyhydroquinolines
Scientific Reports|2022
77 cit.
5
Blue light photocatalytic oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides with oxygen over a thiazole-linked 2D covalent organic framework
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental|2023
75 cit.
6
Synthesis and characterization of novel hercynite@sulfuric acid and its catalytic applications in the synthesis of polyhydroquinolines and 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1<i>H</i>)-ones
RSC Advances|2022
71 cit.
7
Blue light photocatalysis of carbazole-based conjugated microporous polymers: Aerobic hydroxylation of phenylboronic acids to phenols
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental|2022
70 cit.
8
Naphthalene as a Thermal‐Annealing‐Free Volatile Solid Additive in Non‐Fullerene Polymer Solar Cells with Improved Performance and Reproducibility
Advanced Functional Materials|2022
67 cit.
9
Thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole-based covalent organic framework microspheres for blue light photocatalytic selective oxidation of amines with O2
CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION)|2022
62 cit.
10
Pyrene-based conjugated microporous polymers for red light-powered oxidation of amines to imines
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental|2022
59 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Hisashi Yamamoto
Tokyo Metropolitan University
2
Miguel Yus
University of Alicante
3
Stephen L. Buchwald
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4
Jie Wu
Qilu University of Technology
5
Rajender S. Varma
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
6
Shū Kobayashi
SMC Corporation (Japan)
7
Hermenegildo Garcı́a
Universitat Politècnica de València
8
Karl Anker Jørgensen
Aarhus University
9
Matthias Beller
Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
10
Kenneth R. Seddon
Queen's University Belfast

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Ionic Liquids--Solvents of the Future?
Science|2003
4.1k cit.
2
Infrared and Raman Spectra of Inorganic and Coordination Compounds
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry|1987
3.4k cit.
3
Ionic liquids. Green solvents for the future
Pure and Applied Chemistry|2000
2.8k cit.
4
Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki−Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reactions Employing Dialkylbiaryl Phosphine Ligands
Accounts of Chemical Research|2008
2.6k cit.
5
Influence of chloride, water, and organic solvents on the physical properties of ionic liquids
Pure and Applied Chemistry|2000
2.2k cit.
6
Using carbon dioxide as a building block in organic synthesis
Nature Communications|2015
2.1k cit.
7
Ionic Liquids for Clean Technology
Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology|1997
2k cit.
8
Catalysts for Suzuki−Miyaura Coupling Processes:  Scope and Studies of the Effect of Ligand Structure
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2005
1.8k cit.
9
Rational Development of Practical Catalysts for Aromatic Carbon−Nitrogen Bond Formation
Accounts of Chemical Research|1998
1.8k cit.
10
Asymmetric Multicomponent Reactions (AMCRs): The New Frontier
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2005
1.7k cit.

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