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Zhaofei Zhang

Medicine · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2010

Publications

52

Citations

811

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

17

Publishing since 2010

Research summary
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This bibliographic record appears to combine work from more than one researcher sharing the same name, spanning organic/catalytic chemistry (asymmetric catalysis, N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis, photocatalysis) and unrelated fields including spine surgery, nuclear separation chemistry, and materials science. The chemistry-focused publications concentrate on developing catalytic methods—such as NHC catalysis, photoinduced enantioselective reactions, and cross-coupling reactions—often applied to biomass-derived or pharmaceutical-relevant molecules. Because topic relevance scores are listed as 0.00 and subject matter varies widely across publications, prospective students should verify which specific research direction and institutional affiliation apply before making contact.

Asymmetric and NHC catalysisPhotoinduced and photocatalytic organic transformationsCatalytic cross-coupling reactionsBiomass-derived and pharmaceutical chemical synthesisSpine and intervertebral disc research (possibly a distinct researcher)

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a peak in 2020, a dip around 2021-2022, and a more recent modest increase from 2023 through 2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.4/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 6 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 9 publications9202021: 3 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 4 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research×4
  • Science Bulletin×3
  • Organic Letters×2
  • Chemical Communications×2
  • Chemistry - A European Journal×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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