14. “Solution-phase stabilization of a cyclocarbon by catenane formation,” Y. Gao*, P. Gupta, I. Rončević, P. J. Gates, A. W. Parker, H. L. Anderson*, Science, 2025, 389, 708–710 (DOI: 10.1126/science.ady6054).

13. “Room temperature ring opening of benzene by four-electron reduction and carbonylation,” L. Zhang, Z. Jiang, C. Zhang, K. Cheng, S. Li, Y. Gao, X. Wang*, J. Chu*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 25017–25023 (DOI: org/10.1021/jacs.5c08414).

12. “Length-dependent conduction of polyynes: searching for the limit of the tunneling regime,” Y. Gao*, E. Leary, L. Palomino-Ruiz, J. M. Malagón, M. T. González*, M. Krempe, M. Johnson, R R. Tykwinski*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 4052–4059 (DOI: org/10.1021/jacs.4c12895).

11. “Aggregation of one-dimensional wires: The case of long oligoynes,” F. Gordillo-Gámez^†, Y. Gao^†, J. Aragó, E. Ortí, D. Aranda*, M. Kertesz*, R R. Tykwinski*, J. Casado*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, 63, e202404014 (DOI: org/10.1002/anie.202404014).

10. “The odd-number cyclo[13]carbon and its dimer, cyclo[26]carbon,” F. Albrecht^†, I. Rončević^†, Y. Gao^†, F. Paschke^†, A. Baiardi, I. Tavernelli, S. Mishra, H. L. Anderson*, L. Gross*, Science, 2024, 384, 677–682 (DOI: 10.1126/science.ado1399).

9. “Masked alkynes for synthesis of threaded carbon chains,” C. W. Patrick^†, Y. Gao^†, P. Gupta, A. L. Thompson, A. W. Parker, H. L. Anderson*, Nat. Chem. 2024, 16, 193–200 (DOI: org/10.1038/s41557-023-01374-z). 

8. “On-surface synthesis of a doubly anti-aromatic carbon allotrope: Cyclo[16]carbon,” Y. Gao^†, F. Albrecht^† , I. Rončević, I. Ettedgui, P. Kumar, L. M. Scriven, K. E. Christensen, S. Mishra, L. Righetti, M. Rossmannek, I. Tavernelli, H. L. Anderson*, L. Gross*, Nature, 2023, 623, 977–981 (DOI: org/10.1038/s41586-023-06566-8).

7. “Advances in polyynes to model carbyne,” Y. Gao, R. R. Tykwinski*, Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55, 3616–3630 (DOI: org/10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00662). 

6. “The loss of endgroup effects in long pyridyl-endcapped oligoynes on the way to carbyne,” Y. Gao, Y. Hou, F. Gordillo-Gámez, M. Ferguson, J. Casado, R. R. Tykwinski*, Nat. Chem. 2020, 12, 1143–1149 (DOI: org/10.1038/s41557-020-0550-0).

5. “Hierarchical synthesis, structure, and photophysical properties of gallium- and ruthenium-porphyrins with axially bonded azo dyes,” Y. Gao, V. Walter, M. J. Ferguson, R. R. Tykwinski*, Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 16712–16720 (DOI: org/10.1002/chem.202002030).

4. “Singlet fission in enantiomerically pure pentacene dimers,” I. Papadopoulos, Y. Gao, C. Hetzer, R. R. Tykwinski*, D. M. Guldi, ChemPhotoChem 2020, 4, 5168–5174 (DOI: org/10.1002/cptc.202000016).

3. “Building from Ga-porphyrins: synthesis of Ga-acetylide complexes using acetylenes and polyynes,” V. Walter, Y. Gao^†, N. Grzegorzek^†, M. Krempe, F. Hampel, N. Jux, R. R. Tykwinski*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 494–498 (DOI: org/10.1002/anie.201812142).

2. “Influence of the heavy-atom effect on singlet fission: a study of platinum-bridged pentacene dimers,” B. S. Basel^†, R. M. Young^†, M. D. Krzyaniak^†, I. Papadopoulos^†, C. Hetzer, Y. Gao, N. T. La Porte, B. T. Phelan, T. Clark*, R. R. Tykwinski*, M. R. Wasielewski*, D. M. Guldi*, Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 11130–11140 (DOI: 10.1039/C9SC04410H).

1. “Synthesis, structures, and magnetic properties of tetranuclear nickel and cobalt complexes with 2-mercaptobenzoxazole,” Y. Gao,Y. Zhang, J. Zhang*, Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2015, 54, 85–88 (DOI: org/10.1016/j.inoche.2015.02.016).