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D-Index
158
Citations
102702
World Ranking
100
National Ranking
13

Chi-Ming Che publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chi-Ming Che sits on this spectrum.

61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 1,316 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Chi-Ming Che D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chi-Ming Che sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 158 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2013 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2007 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Chi-Ming Che is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and has made contributions across multiple scientific disciplines, primarily in chemistry, materials science, and engineering. Their research output includes notable focus areas such as organic chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and materials chemistry, along with selected work in inorganic chemistry and oncology.

The scientist's main fields of study encompass:

  • Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Their subfields of study include:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Oncology

Key topics addressed in their research are:

  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis

Their publication record includes research published in the following venues:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemical Science
  • Organic Chemistry Frontiers
  • Chemical Communications

Frequently collaborating coauthors are:

  • Gang Cheng
  • Qingyun Wan
  • Wai-Pong To
  • Yungen Liu
  • Liangliang Wu

Examples of recent papers authored or coauthored by Chi-Ming Che include:

  • Face-to-Face Orientation of Quasiplanar Donor and Acceptor Enables Highly Efficient Intramolecular Exciplex Fluorescence, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Iron- and cobalt-catalyzed C(sp3)-H bond functionalization reactions and their application in organic synthesis, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Controlled Synthesis of PdII and PtII Supramolecular Copolymer with Sequential Multiblock and Amplified Phosphorescence, 2020, Chem
  • Ferromagnetism in 2D Vanadium Diselenide, 2021, ACS Nano
  • Controlling Metallophilic Interactions in Chiral Gold(I) Double Salts towards Excitation Wavelength-Tunable Circularly Polarized Luminescence, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Chi-Ming Che has received various awards including the Centenary Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) and election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, both awarded in 2013. They were also named a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Proteomic analysis of the mode of antibacterial action of silver nanoparticles

    Chun-Nam Lok;Chi-Ming Ho;Rong Chen;Qing-Yu He

  • Silver nanoparticles: partial oxidation and antibacterial activities.

    Chun Nam Lok;Chi Ming Ho;Rong Chen;Qing Yu He

  • Topical delivery of silver nanoparticles promotes wound healing

    Jun Tian;Kenneth K.Y. Wong;Chi Ming Ho;Chun Nam Lok

  • Intermolecular Amidation of Unactivated sp2 and sp3 C−H Bonds via Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade C−H Activation/Nitrene Insertion

    Hung-Yat Thu;Wing-Yiu Yu;Chi-Ming Che

  • Electroluminescence from triplet metal—ligand charge-transfer excited state of transition metal complexes

    Yuguang Ma;Houyu Zhang;Jiacong Shen;Chiming Che

  • Selective functionalisation of saturated C–H bonds with metalloporphyrin catalysts

    Chi-Ming Che;Vanessa Kar-Yan Lo;Cong-Ying Zhou;Jie-Sheng Huang

  • Light-Emitting Tridentate Cyclometalated Platinum(II) Complexes Containing σ-Alkynyl Auxiliaries: Tuning of Photo- and Electrophosphorescence

    Wei Lu;Bao-Xiu Mi;Michael C. W. Chan;Zheng Hui

  • Silver nanoparticles inhibit hepatitis B virus replication.

    Lei Lu;Raymond Wai-Yin Sun;Rong Chen;Chee-Kin Hui

  • Chemical biology of anticancer gold(III) and gold(I) complexes

    Taotao Zou;Ching Tung Lum;Chun-Nam Lok;Jing-Jing Zhang

  • Pyrophosphito-bridged diplatinum chemistry

    D. Max Roundhill;Harry B. Gray;Chi Ming Che

  • Enantioseparation of Racemic Organic Molecules by a Zeolite Analogue This work was supported by The Major State Basic Research Development Program (Grant No. G2000077500), the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Program, the National Science Foundation of the USA (CHE-9904338), and the University of Tennessee SARIF EPPE Fund.

    Ren-Gen Xiong;Xiao-Zeng You;Brendan F. Abrahams;Ziling Xue

  • Highly phosphorescent platinum(II) emitters: photophysics, materials and biological applications

    Kai Li;Glenna So Ming Tong;Qingyun Wan;Gang Cheng

  • Silver nanoparticles fabricated in Hepes buffer exhibit cytoprotective activities toward HIV-1 infected cells.

    Raymond Wai-Yin Sun;Rong Chen;Nancy P.-Y. Chung;Chi-Ming Ho

  • Interstitial P-Doped CdS with Long-Lived Photogenerated Electrons for Photocatalytic Water Splitting without Sacrificial Agents.

    Rui Shi;Hui-Fang Ye;Fei Liang;Zhuan Wang

  • Gold(III) Salen complex-catalyzed synthesis of propargylamines via a three-component coupling reaction.

    Vanessa Kar Yan Lo;Yungen Liu;Man Kin Wong;Chi Ming Che

  • Organic light-emitting materials based on bis(arylacetylide)platinum(II) complexes bearing substituted bipyridine and phenanthroline ligands: photo- and electroluminescence from 3MLCT excited states.

    Siu-Chung Chan;Michael C. W. Chan;Yue Wang;Chi-Ming Che

  • Probing d8−d8 Interactions in Luminescent Mono- and Binuclear Cyclometalated Platinum(II) Complexes of 6-Phenyl-2,2‘-bipyridines

    Siu-Wai Lai;Michael Chi-Wang Chan;Tsz-Chun Cheung;Shie-Ming Peng

  • Enantioseparation of racemic organic molecules by a zeolite Analogue

    Ren-Gen Xiong;Xiao-Zeng You;Brendan F. Abrahams;Ziling Xue

  • Spectroscopic evidence for argentophilicity in structurally characterized luminescent binuclear silver(I) complexes

    Chi-Ming Che;Man-Chung Tse;Michael C. W. Chan;Kung-Kai Cheung

Frequent Co-Authors

Jie-Sheng Huang
Jie-Sheng Huang University of Hong Kong
Wing-Yiu Yu
Wing-Yiu Yu Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Kung-Kai Cheung
Kung-Kai Cheung University of Hong Kong
Shie-Ming Peng
Shie-Ming Peng National Taiwan University
Thomas C. W. Mak
Thomas C. W. Mak Chinese University of Hong Kong
Kwok-Yin Wong
Kwok-Yin Wong Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Michael C. W. Chan
Michael C. W. Chan City University of Hong Kong
Tai-Chu Lau
Tai-Chu Lau City University of Hong Kong
Harry B. Gray
Harry B. Gray California Institute of Technology
Dik-Lung Ma
Dik-Lung Ma Hong Kong Baptist University

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