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Chemistry 52 13420 12075 2090 2073 225 11325

Chuanfa Ni publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chuanfa Ni between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chuanfa Ni published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 13.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2014. 17 of the 283 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2014. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 7 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 36 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 6 publications
2005 2025

283 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chuanfa Ni: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 7
2007 4
2008 7
2009 8
2010 6
2011 13
2012 18
2013 29
2014 36
2015 13
2016 26
2017 12
2018 13
2019 14
2020 18
2021 21
2022 14
2023 6
2024 11
2025 6
Total 283
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Chuanfa Ni 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 Chuanfa Ni sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 221–240 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 225 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216 225
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Chuanfa Ni 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 Chuanfa Ni sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 52–53 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872 52
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Chuanfa Ni is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research primarily focuses on chemistry with significant contributions in the fields of organic chemistry and pharmaceutical science. The scientist's work spans an interdisciplinary approach, incorporating inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, and process chemistry and technology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Jinbo Hu
  • Xiu Wang
  • Qiqiang Xie
  • Qian Wang
  • Shitao Pan

The scientist has published extensively in several key journals, with notable numbers of publications in the following venues:

  • Organic Letters (12 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (7 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (7 publications)
  • The Cambridge Structural Database (6 publications)
  • Chemical Communications (5 publications)

Selected recent publications by Chuanfa Ni include:

  • "Contemporary synthetic strategies in organofluorine chemistry," 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • "Electrochemical reduction of fluoroalkyl sulfones for radical fluoroalkylation of alkenes," 2021, Chemical Communications
  • "Deoxyfluorination of Carboxylic Acids with CpFluor: Access to Acyl Fluorides and Amides," 2021, Organic Letters
  • "Controllable Single and Double Difluoromethylene Insertions into C-Cu Bonds: Copper-Mediated Tetrafluoroethylation and Hexafluoropropylation of Aryl Iodides with TMSCF2H and TMSCF2Br," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "TMSCF2Br-Enabled Fluorination-Aminocarbonylation of Aldehydes: Modular Access to α-Fluoroamides," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Best Publications

  • Good Partnership between Sulfur and Fluorine: Sulfur-Based Fluorination and Fluoroalkylation Reagents for Organic Synthesis

    Chuanfa Ni;Mingyou Hu;Jinbo Hu

  • The unique fluorine effects in organic reactions: recent facts and insights into fluoroalkylations

    Chuanfa Ni;Jinbo Hu

  • Radical Fluoroalkylation of Isocyanides with Fluorinated Sulfones by Visible-Light Photoredox Catalysis.

    Jian Rong;Ling Deng;Ping Tan;Chuanfa Ni

  • Recent Advances in the Synthetic Application of Difluorocarbene

    Chuanfa Ni;Jinbo Hu

  • Synthesis of gem-Difluorocyclopropa(e)nes and O-, S-, N-, and P-Difluoromethylated Compounds with TMSCF2Br†

    Lingchun Li;Fei Wang;Chuanfa Ni;Jinbo Hu

  • gem-Difluoroolefination of Diazo Compounds with TMSCF3 or TMSCF2Br: Transition-Metal-Free Cross-Coupling of Two Carbene Precursors.

    Mingyou Hu;Chuanfa Ni;Lingchun Li;Yongxin Han

  • Metal-Catalyzed Direct Difluoromethylation Reactions

    Jian Rong;Chuanfa Ni;Jinbo Hu

  • Contemporary synthetic strategies in organofluorine chemistry

    Robert Britton;Veronique Gouverneur;Jin-Hong Lin;Michael Meanwell

  • Fluoroalkylative Aryl Migration of Conjugated N-Arylsulfonylated Amides Using Easily Accessible Sodium Di- and Monofluoroalkanesulfinates

    Zhengbiao He;Ping Tan;Chuanfa Ni;Jinbo Hu

  • Iron-Catalyzed Difluoromethylation of Arylzincs with Difluoromethyl 2-Pyridyl Sulfone

    Wenjun Miao;Yanchuan Zhao;Chuanfa Ni;Bing Gao

  • Copper-Mediated Trifluoromethylation of α-Diazo Esters with TMSCF3: The Important Role of Water as a Promoter

    Mingyou Hu;Chuanfa Ni;Jinbo Hu

  • Copper-Catalyzed gem-Difluoroolefination of Diazo Compounds with TMSCF3 via C–F Bond Cleavage

    Mingyou Hu;Zhengbiao He;Bing Gao;Lingchun Li

  • Nucleophilic Fluoroalkylation of α,β-Enones, Arynes, and Activated Alkynes with Fluorinated Sulfones: Probing the Hard/Soft Nature of Fluorinated Carbanions

    Chuanfa Ni;Laijun Zhang;Jinbo Hu

  • China's flourishing synthetic organofluorine chemistry: innovations in the new millennium

    Qinghe Liu;Chuanfa Ni;Jinbo Hu

  • Efficient Difluoromethylation of Alcohols Using TMSCF2Br as a Unique and Practical Difluorocarbene Reagent under Mild Conditions

    Qiqiang Xie;Chuanfa Ni;Rongyi Zhang;Rongyi Zhang;Lingchun Li

  • Nucleophilic difluoromethylation of carbonyl compounds using TMSCF2SO2Ph and Mg0-mediated desulfonylation

    Chuanfa Ni;Jinbo Hu

  • Copper-mediated trifluoromethylthiolation of α-diazoesters.

    Mingyou Hu;Jian Rong;Wenjun Miao;Chuanfa Ni

  • A Remarkably Efficient Fluoroalkylation of Cyclic Sulfates and Sulfamidates with PhSO2CF2H: Facile Entry into β‐Difluoromethylated or β‐Difluoromethylenated Alcohols and Amines

    Chuanfa Ni;Jun Liu;Laijun Zhang;Jinbo Hu

  • gem-Difluoroolefination of diaryl ketones and enolizable aldehydes with difluoromethyl 2-pyridyl sulfone: new insights into the Julia-Kocienski reaction.

    Bing Gao;Yanchuan Zhao;Mingyou Hu;Chuanfa Ni

  • Nucleophilic fluoroalkylation of epoxides with fluorinated sulfones.

    Chuanfa Ni;Ya Li;Jinbo Hu

  • Trifluoromethyl Benzoate: A Versatile Trifluoromethoxylation Reagent

    Min Zhou;Chuanfa Ni;Yuwen Zeng;Jinbo Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jinbo Hu
Jinbo Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ralf Haiges
Ralf Haiges University of Southern California
Yu-Cheng Gu
Yu-Cheng Gu Syngenta (Switzerland)
G. K. Surya Prakash
G. K. Surya Prakash University of Southern California
George A. Olah
George A. Olah University of Southern California
Rui Zhang
Rui Zhang National University of Singapore
Fei Wang
Fei Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qilong Shen
Qilong Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Thomas Mathew
Thomas Mathew University of Southern California
Xiaoming Xie
Xiaoming Xie Chinese Academy of Sciences

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