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Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Menglei Yuan
Sinopec (China)
2
Jeffrey M. Lipshultz
Stony Brook University
3
Zi‐Ang Yan
East China University of Science and Technology
4
Liangwei Ma
East China University of Science and Technology
5
Tianwen Zhu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
6
Md Emdadul Hoque
Scripps Research Institute
7
Chonghe Zhang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8
Rajata Kumar Sahoo
National Institute of Science Education and Research
9
Ji Hye Kim
University of Manchester
10
Chuanyong Wang
Sichuan University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Synthesis and reactivity of an N-heterocyclic carbene–stabilized diazoborane
Science|2024
30 cit.
2
Triplet Exciplex Mediated Multi‐Color Ultra‐Long Afterglow Mate‐rials
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2025
28 cit.
3
Lithium-Mediated Ammonia Electrosynthesis over Orderly Arranged Dipoles Regulated Solid-Electrolyte Interphase
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2025
24 cit.
4
Nickel-Catalyzed Enantioselective Alkylation of Primary Phosphines
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024
17 cit.
5
Unlocking the Ambiphilicity of the Boryl Anion: Synthesis and Reactivity of an Anionic Diazoborane
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2025
17 cit.
6
Near‐Infrared Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence from Monocyclic Luminophores
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2024
14 cit.
7
Arene extrusion as an approach to reductive elimination at boron: implication of carbene-ligated haloborylene as a transient reactive intermediate
Chemical Science|2024
13 cit.
8
Synthesis of P-Stereogenic Phosphinamides via Nickel-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution of H-Phosphinamides by Alkenylation and Arylation
Organic Letters|2024
10 cit.
9
Triplet Exciplex Mediated Multi‐Color Ultra‐Long Afterglow Mate‐rials
Angewandte Chemie|2025
8 cit.
10
Manipulating room-temperature phosphorescence by electron–phonon coupling
Chemical Science|2025
8 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Shaozhong Ge
National University of Singapore
2
Risti Ragadhita
Indonesia University of Education
3
Lutz Greb
Heidelberg University
4
Alexander M. Spokoyny
California NanoSystems Institute
5
Guoyin Yin
Wuhan University
6
Robert J. Gilliard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
7
Xiaochen Wang
Nankai University
8
Michael J. Cowley
University of Edinburgh
9
Liu Leo Liu
Southern University of Science and Technology
10
Senmiao Xu
Hangzhou Normal University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Borane-Catalyzed C3-Alkylation of Pyridines with Imines, Aldehydes, or Ketones as Electrophiles
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2022
122 cit.
2
C3-Selective Trifluoromethylthiolation and Difluoromethylthiolation of Pyridines and Pyridine Drugs via Dihydropyridine Intermediates
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2022
103 cit.
3
Nickel Chain-Walking Catalysis: A Journey to Migratory Carboboration of Alkenes
Accounts of Chemical Research|2023
103 cit.
4
Combined Photoredox and Carbene Catalysis for the Synthesis of α-Amino Ketones from Carboxylic Acids
ACS Catalysis|2022
86 cit.
5
Modular access to substituted cyclohexanes with kinetic stereocontrol
Science|2022
83 cit.
6
Synthesis and reactivity of low-oxidation-state alkaline earth metal complexes
Nature Synthesis|2022
78 cit.
7
Asymmetric C3-Allylation of Pyridines
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2023
77 cit.
8
Facile Synthesis of the Dicyanophosphide Anion via Electrochemical Activation of White Phosphorus: An Avenue to Organophosphorus Compounds
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2022
67 cit.
9
Stable Ketenyl Anions via Ligand Exchange at an Anionic Carbon as Powerful Synthons**
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2023
62 cit.
10
Air-Stable Thermoluminescent Carbodicarbene-Borafluorenium Ions
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2022
61 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Douglas W. Stephan
University of Toronto
2
Gerhard Erker
University of Münster
3
Todd B. Marder
University of Würzburg
4
John F. Hartwig
University of California System
5
Holger Braunschweig
University of Würzburg
6
Martin Oestreich
Technische Universität Berlin
7
Warren E. Piers
University of Calgary
8
Matthias Drieß
Technische Universität Berlin
9
Herbert W. Roesky
University of Göttingen
10
Varinder K. Aggarwal
University of Bristol

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Reversible, Metal-Free Hydrogen Activation
Science|2006
2.1k cit.
2
On the Interpretation of Deuterium Kinetic Isotope Effects in CH Bond Functionalizations by Transition‐Metal Complexes
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2012
2.1k cit.
3
Frustrated Lewis Pairs: Metal‐free Hydrogen Activation and More
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2009
2k cit.
4
Evolution of a Fourth Generation Catalyst for the Amination and Thioetherification of Aryl Halides
Accounts of Chemical Research|2008
1.9k cit.
5
Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry: Development and Perspectives
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2015
1.8k cit.
6
Nitrogen fixation and reduction at boron
Science|2018
1.3k cit.
7
Frustrated Lewis Pairs
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2015
1.2k cit.
8
Mild Iridium-Catalyzed Borylation of Arenes. High Turnover Numbers, Room Temperature Reactions, and Isolation of a Potential Intermediate
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2001
1.1k cit.
9
Frustrated Lewis Pairs: From Concept to Catalysis
Accounts of Chemical Research|2014
1.1k cit.
10
Carbon−Heteroatom Bond-Forming Reductive Eliminations of Amines, Ethers, and Sulfides
Accounts of Chemical Research|1998
1.1k cit.

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