Dr. Jayakumar Jayachandran | Materials Science | Editorial Board Member
Senior Researcher | National Tsing Hua University | Taiwan
Dr. Jayachandran Jayakumar is a distinguished research faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, recognized for his multidisciplinary contributions spanning organic synthesis, advanced materials, photocatalysis, OLED technologies, and biomedical nanomaterials. His research excellence is reflected in a strong global footprint, with 2,260 citations, 56 publications, and an h-index of 28, underscoring his sustained scholarly influence across chemistry, materials science, and chemical engineering. Dr. Jayakumar has published extensively in high-impact journals such as Advanced Materials, ACS Nano, Nature Communications, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Langmuir, and Chemical Engineering Journal, demonstrating both breadth and depth in frontier research. His notable achievements include pioneering work on metal-catalyzed C–H activation, the development of photocatalytic hydrogen-evolution systems, advanced OLED emitters and hole-transport materials, and innovative nanomaterial-enabled cancer therapeutics. His role as a corresponding author in several publications highlights his leadership in driving collaborative scientific endeavors with global teams from Taiwan, India, Lithuania, Japan, and beyond. Through contributions to sustainable energy technologies, next-generation optoelectronic materials, and cutting-edge biomedical platforms such as pH-responsive mRNA oral vaccine delivery and HfO₂ nanoparticle-based tumor monitoring, Dr. Jayakumar’s research demonstrates strong societal relevance and translational potential. His work continues to advance interdisciplinary innovation, bridge fundamental chemistry with applied engineering, and support solutions in clean energy, health care, and smart materials for emerging global challenges.
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Featured Publications
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Jayakumar, J., Parthasarathy, K., & Cheng, C.-H. (2012). One-pot synthesis of isoquinolinium salts by rhodium-catalyzed C–H bond activation: Application to the total synthesis of oxychelerythrine. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 51(1), 197–200. Cited by: 275
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Chen, Y.-K., Jayakumar, J., Hsieh, C.-M., Wu, T.-L., Liao, C.-C., Pandidurai, J., Ko, C.-L., … (2021). Triarylamine–pyridine–carbonitriles for organic light-emitting devices with EQE nearly 40%. Advanced Materials, 33(35), 2008032. Cited by: 160
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Jayakumar, J., Parthasarathy, K., Chen, Y.-H., Lee, T.-H., Chuang, S.-C., & Cheng, C.-H. (2014). One-pot synthesis of highly substituted polyheteroaromatic compounds by rhodium (III)-catalyzed multiple C–H activation and annulation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 53(37), 9889–9892. Cited by: 158
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Parthasarathy, K., Senthilkumar, N., Jayakumar, J., & Cheng, C.-H. (2012). Ru(II)-catalyzed C–H bond activation for the synthesis of substituted isoquinolinium salts from benzaldehydes, amines, and alkynes. Organic Letters, 14(13), 3478–3481. Cited by: 142
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Elsayed, M. H., Jayakumar, J., Abdellah, M., Mansoure, T. H., Zheng, K., … (2021). Visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution using nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dot-implanted polymer dots as metal-free photocatalysts. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 283, 119659. Cited by: 130