1) Yubin Ding, Wei-Hong Zhu, and Yongshu Xie*, Development of ion sensors based on porphyrin analogues, Chem. Rev.,DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00021 (IF 46.568).
2) Yubin Ding, Yunyu Tang, Weihong Zhu, and Yongshu Xie*, Fluorescent and colorimetric ion probes based on conjugated oligopyrroles, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015, 44, 1101–1112 (IF 33.383).
3) Miao Li, Pingchun Wei, Masatoshi Ishida, Xin Li, Mathew Savage, Rui Guo, Zhongping Ou, Sihai Yang, Hiroyuki Furuta,* and Yongshu Xie*, Macrocyclic transformations from norrole to isonorrole and an N-confused corrole with a fused hexacyclic ring triggered by a pyrrole substituent, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 3063 (IF 11.261).
4) Yongshu Xie*, Yunyu Tang, Wenjun Wu, Yueqiang Wang, Jingchuan Liu, Xin Li, He Tian, and Wei-Hong Zhu*, Porphyrin cosensitization for a photovoltaic efficiency of 11.5%: a record for non-ruthenium solar cells based on iodine electrolyte, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 14055–14058 (IF 12.113).
5) Andong Shao, Yongshu Xie, Shaojia Zhu, Zhiqian Guo,* Shiqin Zhu, Jin Guo, Ping Shi, Tony D. James, He Tian, and Wei-Hong Zhu*, Far-red and near-IR AIE-active fluorescent organic nanoprobes with enhanced tumor-targeting efficacy: shape-specific effects, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54(25), 7275-7280 (IF 11.261).
6) Yueqiang Wang, Bin Chen, Wenjun Wu, Xin Li, Weihong Zhu, He Tian andYongshu Xie*, Efficient solar cells sensitized by porphyrins with an extended conjugation framework and a carbazole donor: from molecular design to cosensitization, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 10779–10783 (IF 11.261).
7) Pingchun Wei, Kai Zhang, Xin Li, Deying Meng, Hans Ågren, Zhongping Ou, Seikweng Ng, Hiroyuki Furuta*, and Yongshu Xie*, Neo-fused hexaphyrin: a molecular puzzle containing an N-linked pentaphyrin, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 14069–14073 (IF 11.261).
8) Yue Wu, Yongshu Xie, Qiong Zhang, He Tian, Weihong Zhu*, Alexander D. Q. Li*, Quantitative photoswitching in bis(dithiazole)ethene enables modulation of light for encoding optical signals, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 2090–2094 (IF 11.261).
9) Wenlong Li, Changhong Jiao, Xin Li, Yongshu Xie, Keitaro Nakatani, He Tian, Weihong Zhu, Separation of photoactive conformers based on hindered diarylethenes: efficient modulation in photocyclization quantum yields, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 4603–4607 (IF 11.261).
10) Yongshu Xie*, Pingchun Wei, Xin Li, Tao Hong, Kai Zhang, and Hiroyuki Furuta*, Macrocycle contraction and expansion of a dihydrosapphyrin isomer, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 19119–19122 (IF 12.113).
11) Zhiyun Zhang, Bo Xu, Jianhua Su, Leiping Shen, Yongshu Xie, He Tian*, Color-tunable solid-state emission of 2,2'-biindenyl-based fluorophores, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2011, 50, 11654–11657 (IF 11.261).
12) Weihong Zhu*, Yuheng Yang, Rémi Métivier, Qiong Zhang, Régis Guillot, Yongshu Xie, He Tian, Keitaro Nakatani*, Unprecedented stability of a photochromic bisthienylethene based on benzobisthiadiazole as an ethene bridge, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2011, 50, 10986–10990 (IF 11.261).
14) Francis D’Souza*, Navaneetha K. Subbaiyan, Yongshu Xie, Jonathan P. Hill*, Katsuhiko Ariga, Kei Ohkubo, and Shunichi Fukuzumi*, Anion-complexation-induced stabilization of charge separation, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 16138–16146 (IF 12.113).
16) Yongshu Xie, Wenjun Wu, Haibo Zhu, Jingchuan Liu, Weiwei Zhang, He Tian, and Wei-Hong Zhu*, Unprecedentedly targeted customization of molecular energy levels with auxiliary-groups in organic solar cell sensitizers, Chem. Sci., 2016, 7, 544-549 (IF 9.211).
17) Kai Zhang, Mathew Savage, Xin Li, Yu Jiang, Masatoshi Ishida, Koki Mitsuno, Satoru Karasawa, Tatsuhisa Kato, Weihua Zhu, Sihai Yang, Hiroyuki Furuta, and Yongshu Xie*, Rational syntheses of helical π-conjugated oligopyrrins with a bipyrrole linkage: geometry control of bis-copper(II) coordination, Chem. Commun.,2016, DOI: 10.1039/C6CC00707D (IF 6.834).
18) Yunyu Tang, Yueqiang Wang, Xin Li, Hans Ågren, Wei-Hong Zhu, and Yongshu Xie*, Porphyrins containing a triphenylamine donor and up to eight alkoxy chains for dye-sensitized solar cells: a high efficiency of 10.9%, ACS Appl. Mater. Interf., 2015, 7(50), 27976-27985 (IF 6.723).
19) Hai-Tao Feng, Jia-Bin Xiong, Yan-Song Zheng,*, Biao Pan, Chun Zhang,*, Lei Wang, and Yongshu Xie, Multicolor emissions by the synergism of intra/intermolecular slipped π-π stackings of tetraphenylethylene-DiBODIPY conjugate, Chem. Mater., 2015, 27(22), 7812-7819 (IF 8.354).
20) Jingchuan Liu, Bo Liu, Yunyu Tang, Weiwei Zhang, Wenjun Wu, Yongshu Xie and Wei-Hong Zhu*, Highly efficient cosensitization of D–A–p–A benzotriazole organic dyes with porphyrin for panchromatic dye-sensitized solar cells, J. Mater. Chem. C,2015, 3, 11144-11150 (IF 4.696).
21) Wei Tiantian, Xi Sun, Xin Li,* Hans Ågren, and Yongshu Xie*, Systematic investigations on the roles of the electron acceptor and neighboring ethynylene moiety in porphyrins for dye-sensitized solar cells, ACS Appl. Mater. Interf., 2015, 7, 21956−21965 (IF 6.723).
22) Kai Zhang, Junda Zhang, Xin Li, Rui Guo, Hans Ågren, Zhongping Ou, Masatoshi Ishida, Hiroyuki Furuta,* and Yongshu Xie*, Synthesis of a neo-confused octaphyrin and the formation of its mononuclear complexes, Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 4806−4809 (IF 6.364).
24) Wenlong Li, Xin Li, Yongshu Xie, Yue Wu, Mengqi Li, Xin-Yan Wu, Wei-Hong Zhu,* He Tian, Enantiospecific photoresponse of sterically hindered diarylethenes for chiroptical switches and photomemories, Scientific Reports, 2015, srep09186 (IF 5.578).
25) Yunyu Tang, Yubin Ding, Xin Li, Hans Ågren, Tong Li, Weibing Zhang, Yongshu Xie*, Acylation of dipyrromethanes at the a and b positions and further development of fluorescent Zn probes, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2015, 206, 291–302 (IF 4.097).
26) Kai Zhang, Pingchun Wei, Xin Li, Hans Ågren, Yongshu Xie*, Oxidative ring closure and metal triggered ring opening: syntheses of macrocyclic and linear hexapyrroles, Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 6354–6357 (IF 6.364).
27) Xi Sun, Yueqiang Wang, Xin Li, Hans Ågren, Weihong Zhu, He Tian, and Yongshu Xie*, Cosensitizers for simultaneous filling up both absorption valleys of porphyrins: a novel approach for developing efficient panchromatic dye-sensitized solar cells,Chem. Commun.,2014, 50, 15609–15612 (IF 6.834).
28) Yubin Ding, Xin Li, Jonathan P. Hill, Katsuhiko Ariga, Hans Ågren, Joakim Andréasson, Weihong Zhu, He Tian, Yongshu Xie*, Acid/Base switching of the tautomerism and conformation of a dioxoporphyrin for integrated binary subtraction, Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 12910–12916 (IF 5.731).
29) Caixia Ding, Xing Rui, Cheng Wang, Yongshu Xie*, Coordination polymers of a multipyridyl and pyrazolyl ligand with conformational flexibility: syntheses, structures and luminescence, CrystEngComm, 2014, 16, 1010–1019 (IF 4.034).
30) Bin Chen, Xi Sun, Xin Li, Hans Ågren,Yongshu Xie*, TICT based fluorescence “turn-on” hydrazine probes, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2014, 199, 93–100 (IF 4.097).
31) Quanzheng Zha, Xing Rui, Tiantian Wei and Yongshu Xie*, Recent advances in the design strategies for porphyrin-based coordination polymers, CrystEngComm, 2014, 16, 7371–7384 (IF 4.034).
32) Yue Wu, Weihong Zhu*, Wei Wan, Yongshu Xie, He Tian and Alexander D. Q. Li*, Reversible photoswitching specifically responds to mercury(II) ions: the gated photochromism of bis(dithiazole)ethene, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 14205–14208 (IF 6.834).
33) Bin Chen, Yubin Ding, Xin Li, Weihong Zhu, Jonathan P. Hill, Katsuhiko Ariga and Yongshu Xie,* Steric hindrance-enforced distortion as a general strategy for the design of fluorescence “turn-on” cyanide probes, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 10136–10138 (IF 6.834).
34) Bin Chen, Gang Yu, Xin Li, Yubin Ding, Cheng Wang, Zhiwei Liu*, and Yongshu Xie*, Full-colour luminescent compounds based on anthracene and 2,2′-dipyridylamine, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013, 1, 7409–7417 (IF 4.696).
35) Quanzheng Zha, Caixia Ding, Xing Rui, Yongshu Xie*, A novel porphyrin based ligand containing four 4,4¢-dipyridylamine moieties ¾ syntheses, structures, and luminescent properties of Mn(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), and Cd(II) coordination polymers, Cryst. Growth Des., 2013, 13, 4583–4590 (IF 4.891).
37) Caixia Ding, Chen Gao, Seikweng Ng, Bingwu Wang,* Yongshu Xie*, Polynuclear complexes with alkoxo and phenoxo bridges from in situ generated hydroxy-rich Schiff base ligands: syntheses, structures and magnetic properties, Chem. Eur. J., 2013, 19, 9961–9972 (IF 5.731).
38) Farkhondeh Fathi, Cong Kong, Yueqiang Wang, Yongshu Xie, Yi-Tao Long*, and Heinz-Bernhard Kraatz*, Tailoring zinc porphyrin to the Ag nanostructure substrate: an effective approach for photoelectrochemical studies in the presence of mononucleotides, Analyst, 2013, 138, 3380–3387 (IF 4.107).
39) Jonathan P. Hill*, Yongshu Xie, Misaho Akada, Yutaka Wakayama, Lok Kumar Shrestha, Qingmin Ji, Katsuhiko Ariga, Controlling porphyrin nanoarchitectures at solid interfaces, Langmuir, 2013, 29, 7291–7299 (IF 4.457).
40) Chuanxing Shi, Zhiqian Guo, Yongli Yan, Shiqin Zhu, Yongshu Xie, Yongsheng Zhao*, Weihong Zhu*, He Tian, Self-assembly solid-state enhanced red emission of quinolinemalononitrile: optical waveguides and stimuli response, ACS Appl. Mater. Interf.2013, 5, 192–198 (IF 6.723).
41) Yongshu Xie,* Yubin Ding, Xin Li, Cheng Wang, Jonathan P. Hill*, Katsuhiko Ariga, Weibing Zhang, and Weihong Zhu, Selective, sensitive and reversible “turn-on” fluorescent cyanide probes based on 2,2’-dipyridylaminoanthracene-Cu ensembles, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 11513–11515 (IF 6.834).
42) Yuheng Yang, Yongshu Xie, Qiong Zhang, Keitaro Nakatani, He Tian, and Weihong Zhu*, Aromaticity-controlled thermal stability of photochromic systems based on a six-membered ring as ethene bridges: photochemical and kinetic studies, Chem. Eur. J., 2012, 18, 11685–11694 (IF 5.731).
43) Caixia Ding,Jia Ni, Yuhua Yang,Seik-weng Ng,Bingwu Wang, Yongshu Xie*, Mono-, tetra- and octanuclear transition metal complexes of in situ generated Schiff base ligands containing up to 12 coordinating atoms: syntheses, structures and magnetism, CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 7312–7319 (IF 4.034).
44) Caixia Ding,Xing Li,Yubin Ding,Xin Li,Seik Weng Ng,Yongshu Xie*, A novel bis(4,4¢-dipyridylamine) ligand with a flexible butadiyne linker: syntheses, structures, and photoluminescence of d metal coordination polymers,Cryst. Growth Des., 2012, 12, 3465–3473 (IF 4.891).
45) Jonathan P. Hill*, Navaneetha K. Subbaiyan, Francis D’Souza*, Yongshu Xie*, Satyajit Sahu, Noelia M. Sanchez-Ballester, Gary J. Richards, Toshiyuki Mori and Katsuhiko Ariga, Antioxidant-substituted tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine as a fluorescent sensor for basic anions, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3951–3953 (IF 6.834).
46) Caixia Ding, Fanhua Zeng, Jia Ni, Bingwu Wang*, Yongshu Xie*, Polynuclear complexes of ligands containing in situ formed oxazinane and oxazolidine rings with appended alkoxyl and phenol groups, Cryst. Growth Des., 2012, 12, 2089–2096 (IF 4.891).
47) Bo Liu, Weihong Zhu*, Yueqiang Wang, Wenjun Wu, Xin Li, Baoqin Chen, Yi-Tao Long and Yongshu Xie*, Modulation of energy levels by donors groups: an effective approach for optimizing the efficiency of zinc-porphyrin based solar cells, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 7434–7444 (IF 6.626).
48) Yue Wu, Shangjun Chen, Yuheng Yang, Qiong Zhang, Yongshu Xie, He Tian, Weihong Zhu*, A novel gated photochromic reactivity controlled by complexation/ dissociation with BF3, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 528–530 (IF 6.834).
49) Yubin Ding, Yongshu Xie,* Xin Li, Jonathan P. Hill,* Weibing Zhang, Weihong Zhu, Selective and sensitive "turn-on'' fluorescent Zn sensors based on di- and tripyrrins with readily modulated emission wavelengths, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 5431–5433 (IF 6.834).
50) Wenqin Li, Yongzhen Wu, Xin Li, Yongshu Xie and Weihong Zhu*, Absorption and photovoltaic properties of organic solar cell sensitizers containing fluorene unit as conjunction bridge, Energy Environ. Sci.,2011, 4, 1830–1837 (IF 20.523).
51) Yongshu Xie*, M. Akada, J. P. Hill*, Q. M. Ji, R. Charvet, K. Ariga*, Real time self-assembly and reassembly of molecular nanowires of trigeminal amphiphile porphyrins, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 2285–2287 (IF 6.834).
52) Quanguo Wang, Yongshu Xie,* Yubin Ding, Xin Li, Weihong Zhu*, Colorimetric fluoride sensors based on deprotonation of pyrrole-hemiquinone compounds, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 3669–3671 (IF 6.834).
53) Fanhua Zeng, Jia Ni, Quanguo Wang, Yubin Ding, Seik Weng Ng, Weihong Zhu, Yongshu Xie*, Synthesis, structures, and photoluminescence of zinc(II), cadmium(II) and mercury(II) coordination polymers constructed from two novel tetrapyridyl ligands, Cryst. Growth Des., 2010, 10, 1611–1622 (IF 4.891).
54) Yongshu Xie*, Jia Ni, Fakun Zheng, Yong Cui, Quanguo Wang, Seik Weng Ng, Weihong Zhu, Tetra- and binuclear complexes of hydroxy-rich ligands: supramolecular structures, stabilization of unusual water clusters, and magnetic properties, Cryst. Growth Des., 2009, 9, 118–126 (IF 4.891).
55) Yongshu Xie, Jonathan P. Hill*, Amy Lea Schumacher, Atula S. D. Sandanayaka, Yasuyuki Araki, Paul A. Karr, Jan Labuta, Francis D’Souza*, Osamu Ito*, Christopher E. Anson, Annie K. Powell and Katsuhiko Ariga, Twisted, two-faced porphyrins as hosts for bispyridyl fullerenes: construction and photophysical properties, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2008, 112, 10559–10572 (IF 4.772).
56) Yongshu Xie, Jonathan P. Hill*, Amy Lea Schumacher, Paul A. Karr, Francis D’Souza*, Christopher E. Anson, Annie K. Powell, and Katsuhiko Ariga, Tautomerism in novel oxocorrologens, Chem. Eur. J., 2007, 13, 9824–9833 (IF 5.731).
57) Kaiju Wei, Yongshu Xie,* Jia Ni, Min Zhang, Qingliang Liu*, Syntheses, crystal structures, and photoluminescent properties of a series of M(II) coordination polymers containing M-X2-M bridges: From 1-D chains to 2-D networks, Cryst. Growth & Des., 2006, 6, 1341–1350 (IF 4.891).