在日本北海道大学获得博士学位，后在瑞士日内瓦大学和美国威斯康星大学做博士后，1995年到北京大学任教，2000年获教育部跨世纪人才基金，2002年获国家杰出青年基金，2005年被聘为教育部长江特聘教授。王剑波教授的主要研究方向是金属卡宾化学与官能团转化化学，主要研究金属卡宾参与的新反应及反应机理，C-H键官能团化等。在J. Am. Chem. Soc.，Angew. Chem.，J. Org. Chem.，Org. Lett.，等国内外主要学术刊物发表论文100余篇，在国内外同行中产生一定影响。

王剑波课题组内发表文章最具影响力的是五年级博士研究生夏莹。

(1) Coupling ofN-Tosylhydrazones with Terminal Alkynes: Synthesis of Trisubstituted Allenes

Qing Xiao, Ying Xia, Huan Li, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2011,50, 1114-1117.

(2) Rh(II)-Catalyzed Cyclization of Bis-N-tosylhydrazones: An Efficient Approach toward Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds

Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Qing Xiao, Peiyuan Qu, Rui Ge, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2012,51, 5714-5717.

(3) Transition-Metal-Free Electrophilic Amination of Arylboroxines

Qing Xiao, Leiming Tian, Renchang Tan, Ying Xia, Di Qiu, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang

Org. Lett.2012,14,4230-4233.

(4) Catalyst-Free Intramolecular Formal Carbon Insertion into C-C Bond: a New Approach toward Phenanthrols and Naphthols

Ying Xia, Peiyuan Qu, Zhenxing Liu, Rui Ge, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2013,52, 2543-2546.

(5) Palladium-Catalyzed Diarylmethyl C(sp3)-C(sp2) Bond Formation: A New Coupling Approach towards Triarylmethanes

Ying Xia, Fangdong Hu, Zhenxing Liu, Peiyuan Qu, Rui Ge, Chen Ma, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang

Org. Lett.2013,15, 1784-1787.

(6) Palladium-Catalyzed Carbene Migratory Insertion Using Conjugated Ene-Yne-Ketones as Carbene Precursors

Ying Xia, Shuanglin Qu, Qing Xiao, Zhi-Xiang Wang,* Peiyuan Qu, Li Chen, Zhen Liu, Leiming Tian, Zhongxing Huang, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang*

J. Am. Chem. Soc.2013,135, 13502–13511.(JACS Most Read Articles)

(7) Catalytic Cascade Reactions Involving Metal Carbene Migratory Insertion

Ying Xia, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang

ACS Catalysis2013,3,2586-2598.(Invited review article)(Most-Read Article)

(8) Pd-Catalyzed Cyclization and Carbene Migratory Insertion: New Approach to 3-Vinylindoles and 3-Vinylbenzofurans

Zhenxing Liu, Ying Xia, Shiyi Zhou, Long Wang, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang

Org. Lett.2013,15, 5032-5035.

(9) Rh(III)-Catalyzed Directortho-Alkenylation ofN-Phenoxyacetamides withN-Tosylhydrazones or DiazoestersviaC-H Activation

Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia, Fei Ye, Zhenxing Liu, Chen Ma, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang

Angew. Chem. Int.Ed.2014,53, 1364-1367.

(10) Formal Carbene Insertion into C-C Bond: Rh(I)-Catalyzed Reaction of Benzocyclobutenols with Diazoesters

Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Zhen Liu, Rui Ge, Fei Ye, Mohammad Hossain, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang

J. Am. Chem. Soc.2014,136, 3013-3015.(JACS Most-Read Article)

(11) Oxidative Cross-Coupling of Allenyl Ketones and Organoboronic Acids: Expeditious Synthesis of Highly Substituted Furans

Ying Xia, Yamu Xia, Rui Ge, Zhen Liu, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang

Angew. Chem. Int.Ed.2014,53, 3917-3921.

(12) Synthesis of 1H-Indazoles fromN-Tosylhydrazones and Nitroaromatic Compounds

Zhenxing Liu, Long Wang, Haocheng Tan, Shiyi Zhou, Tianren Fu, Ying Xia, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang*

Chem. Commun.2014,50, 5061-5063.

(13) Palladium-Catalyzed Three-Component Reaction ofN-Tosylhydrazone, Norbornene and Aryl Halide

Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Chen Ma,* Yan Zhang, and Jianbo Wang*

Org. Biomol. Chem.2014,12, 3590-3593.

(14) Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction of Cyclic alpha-Diazocarbonyl Compounds and Vinyl Boronic Acids: An Approach to 1,3-Diene Compounds

Yamu Xia, Ying Xia, Zhen Liu, Yan Zhang, and Jianbo Wang

J. Org. Chem.2014,79, 7711-7717.

(15) Cu(I)-Catalyzed Cross Coupling of Conjugated Ene-Yne-Ketones and Terminal Alkynes: Synthesis of Furan-Substituted Allenes

Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia, Chen Ma,* Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang*

Org. Lett.2014,16, 4082-4085.