河北定州人，生于1969年3月。1992年6月毕业于吉林大学化学系，并于1995和1999年分别获得学士、硕士和博士学位，1995年在吉林大学留校任教，1997年任讲师。2005年6月，被天津大学聘为教授、博士生导师。2001-2005年间，分别在美国的北伊利诺宜大学、南卫理公会大学、佛罗里达大学从事访问学者和博士后研究工作。期间，在碳硼烷金属配合物研究领域发表SCI收录论文20余篇。所合成的新颖结构的稀土碳硼烷配合物曾被有机化学、欧洲无机化学等杂志选为封面。回国后，主要从事烯烃复分解催化剂合成与表征、碳氢键、碳碳键活化反应等方面的研究工作。目前，已承担两项国家自然科学面上基金，发表相关研究论文20余篇，受到国内同行的关注。2010年入选教育部新世纪优秀人才。
在本科教学方面，自2005起，一直承担天津大学本科生的“无机化学与分析”教学工作。作为无机化学主讲之一，至2013年已为本科生讲授8轮无机化学与分析大课。参与修订《无机化学》（第四版），作为副主编编写《无机化学简明教程》，均为高等教育出版社的畅销教材。在教学工作中，能够做到认真备课，认真批改作业。能充分调动学生的学习积极性，激发学生的学习情绪，合理运用教学手段，以学生为主体，教师作主导，以探究的方式创设教学情境，开拓学生思维，发挥学生的想象力。努力钻研教材，总结经验，不断充实自己的教学水平。
近年发表的部分论文：
1.Jingjing Wang , Sujing Zuo, Weiqiang Chen, Xinrui Zhang, Kaixin Tan, Yun Tian*, and Jianhui Wang* “Catalytic Formation of Ketones from Unactivated Esters through Rhodium Chelation-Assisted C–O Bond Activation.” J. Org. Chem., 2013, Article ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/jo400949p.
2.Xinrui Zhang, Jingjing Wang, Hui Zhao, Haitao Zhao*, and Jianhui Wang* “Rhodium-Catalyzed [6+2] Cycloaddition of Internal Alkynes with Cycloheptatriene: Catalytic Study and DFT Calculations of the Reaction Mechanism.” Organometallics, 2013, 32(12) 3529-3536.
3.Weiqiang Chen, Jianhui Wang*, “Synthesis of Pyrrole Derivatives from Diallylamines by One-Pot Tandem Ring-Closing Metathesis and Metal-Catalyzed Oxidative Dehydrogenation.” Organometallics, 2013, 32(6) 1958-1963.
4.Yexia Zhang, Jingjing Wang, and Jianhui Wang*, “Rh(I)-Catalyzed Carbon–Carbon Double-Bond Formation by Coupling of (Quinolin-8-yl) Methanone with Benzaldehyde Tosylhydrazone.” Synlett Letter, 2013, 1-6.
5.Lu Zheng, and Jianhui Wang*, “Direct Oxidative Coupling of Arenes with Olefins by Rh-Catalyzed C-H Activation in Air: Observation of a Strong Cooperation of the Acid” Chem. Eur. J. 18(2012): 9699-9704.
6.Mingbo Shao,Lu Zheng,Jianhui Wang*“A Unique Ruthenium Carbyne Complex: A Highly Thermo-endurable Catalyst for Olefin Metathesis” Adv. Synth. Catal., 354(2012): 2743-2750.
7.Weixia Qiao, Mingbo Shao, Jianhui Wang*, “Synthesis, structure and catalytic study of chloro-bridged two-core ruthenium carbene complexes” J Organometal. Chem., 713(2012): 197-202.
8.Jingjing Wang, Weiqiang Chen, Sujing Zuo, Xinrui Zhang, Jianhui Wang*, “Direct Exchange of a Ketone Methyl or Aryl Group to Another Aryl Group through C-C Activation.” Agew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51(2012): 12334-12338.
9.Guiyan Liu, Jianzheng Zhang, Jianhui Wang*, “A Light Driven Recyclable Ruthenium Carbene Catalyst: A New Insight on Recovery of Homogenous Catalyst.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49,4225-4229.
10.Xin Zhang, Haitiao Zhao, Jianhui Wang*, “A Recyclable Au(I) Catalyst for Selective Homocoupling of Arylboronic Acides: Significant Nano-Surface Binding Enhancement for Stablility and Catalytic Activity.” Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2010, 10, 1-8.
11.Guiyan Liu, Haiyan He, Jianhui Wang*, “Ferrocene Redox Controlled Reversible Immobilization of Ru Carbene in Ionic Liquids: A Versatile Catalyst for Ring-Closing Metathesis.” Adv. Synth. & Catal. 2009, 351, 1610.
12.Guiyan Liu, Bin Wu, Jianzheng Zhang, Xiaoli, Wang, Mingbo Shao, Jianhui, Wang*, Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 2383-2389.
13.Guiyan Liu, Jianzheng Zhang, Bin Wu, Jianhui Wang*, “Carborane as a Tunable Tag for Ru Catalysts: Generating an Anion-Appended Recyclable and Robust Catalyst Suitable for the Noncovalent Binding Concept.” Org. Lett., 2007, 9(21), 4263-4266.
14.Jianhui Wang, Chong Zheng, G. Canseco-Melchor, D. J. Hilby, J. A. Maguire, N. S. Hosmane, “Chemistry of C-Trimethylsilyl-Substituted Heterocarboranes. 33. Synthesis of Mixed-Ligand Metallacarboranes of Yttrium and Lanthanides Derived from Open 5-Pentadiene and C2B4-Carborane: A Synthetic and Structural Investigation” Organometallics, 2007, 26(3) 577-585.
15.Jianhui Wang, J. Smith, C. Zheng, J. A. Maguire, N. S. Hosmane, “Chemistry of C-Trimethylsilyl-Substituted Heterocarboranes. 32. Synthetic and Structural Investigations on Half-Sandwich Lanthanacarboranes: Important Synthons in Metallacarborane Chemistry.” Organometallics, 2006, 25(17), 4118-4130.
