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D-Index
89
Citations
23935
World Ranking
2218
National Ranking
412

Chungu Xia 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 Chungu Xia sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 558 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chungu Xia 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 Chungu Xia sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Chungu Xia is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to the field of chemistry, with a particular emphasis on organic chemistry. The research output includes more than 100 publications, reflecting a focus on various subfields such as organic chemistry, materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, biomedical engineering, and mechanical engineering.

The primary topics of Xia's research cover a spectrum of catalytic and synthetic methods. Notable areas of study include asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies, chemical synthesis and analysis, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, organoboron and organosilicon chemistry, carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, and catalysis for biomass conversion.

Xia's work has been published in multiple established scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Molecular Catalysis
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Journal of Catalysis

Frequent coauthors in Xia's research collaborations are:

  • Jiaying Xin
  • Wei Sun
  • Zhiwei Huang
  • Lin He
  • Lipeng Wu

Among recent publications, several papers illustrate the scope and depth of Xia's research interests:

  • "Direct Synthesis of Multi(boronate) Esters from Alkenes and Alkynes via Hydroboration and Boration Reactions" (2020, ACS Catalysis)
  • "Chemodivergent transformations of amides using gem-diborylalkanes as pro-nucleophiles" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Amino Acid Derived Chiral Aminobenzimidazole Manganese Catalysts for Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones" (2021, ACS Catalysis)
  • "Zirconium-Catalyzed Atom-Economical Synthesis of 1,1-Diborylalkanes from Terminal and Internal Alkenes" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Photoinduced Transition-Metal-Free Alkynylation of Alkyl Pinacol Boronates" (2020, CCS Chemistry)

This body of work engages with synthetic methods involving organoboron compounds and transition-metal catalysis, contributing to developments in hydroboration, boration, and asymmetric transfer hydrogenation processes.

Best Publications

  • Highly Dispersed Silica-Supported Copper Nanoparticles Prepared by Precipitation−Gel Method: A Simple but Efficient and Stable Catalyst for Glycerol Hydrogenolysis

    Zhiwei Huang;Fang Cui;Haixiao Kang;Jing Chen

  • Palladium-catalyzed benzylic addition of 2-methyl azaarenes to N-sulfonyl aldimines via C-H bond activation.

    Bo Qian;Shengmei Guo;Jianping Shao;Qiming Zhu

  • Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative Amination of Benzoxazoles via C−H and C−N Bond Activation: A New Strategy for Using Tertiary Amines as Nitrogen Group Sources

    Shengmei Guo;Bo Qian;Yinjun Xie;Chungu Xia

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbonylation of Benzylic C–H Bonds via Nondirected C(sp3)–H Activation

    Pan Xie;Yinjun Xie;Bo Qian;Han Zhou

  • Nitrogen-Functionalized Ordered Mesoporous Carbons as Multifunctional Supports of Ultrasmall Pd Nanoparticles for Hydrogenation of Phenol

    Zelong Li;Jianhua Liu;Chungu Xia;Fuwei Li

  • Magnetically Separable Pd Catalyst for Carbonylative Sonogashira Coupling Reactions for the Synthesis of α,β-Alkynyl Ketones

    Jianming Liu;Xingao Peng;Wei Sun;Yongwei Zhao

  • Immobilized ionic liquid/zinc chloride: Heterogeneous catalyst for synthesis of cyclic carbonates from carbon dioxide and epoxides

    Lin-Fei Xiao;Fu-Wei Li;Jia-Jian Peng;Chun-Gu Xia

  • A Catalytic Enantioselective Aza-Michael Reaction: Novel Protocols for Asymmetric Synthesis of β-Amino Carbonyl Compounds

    Li-Wen Xu;Chun-Gu Xia

  • Chemical fixation of CO2 with highly efficient ZnCl2/[BMIm]Br catalyst system

    Fuwei Li;Linfei Xiao;Chungu Xia;Bin Hu

  • Ionic Liquids as Precursors for Efficient Mesoporous Iron‐Nitrogen‐Doped Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts

    Zelong Li;Guanglan Li;Luhua Jiang;Jinlei Li

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Vinylation of Aminals with Simple Alkenes: A New Strategy To Construct Allylamines

    Yinjun Xie;Jianhua Hu;Yanyu Wang;Chungu Xia

  • Basic ionic liquids supported on hydroxyapatite-encapsulated γ-Fe2O3 nanocrystallites: An efficient magnetic and recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for aqueous Knoevenagel condensation

    Yan Zhang;Yingwei Zhao;Chungu Xia

  • Effect of glycerol and glucose on the enhancement of biomass, lipid and soluble carbohydrate production by Chlorella vulgaris in mixotrophic culture.

    Wei-Bao Kong;Hong Yang;Yun-Tao Cao;Hao Song

  • C–O Functionalization of α-Oxyboronates: A Deoxygenative gem-Diborylation and gem-Silylborylation of Aldehydes and Ketones

    Lu Wang;Tao Zhang;Tao Zhang;Wei Sun;Zeyu He

  • Palladium-catalyzed direct phosphonation of azoles with dialkyl phosphites

    Chaodong Hou;Chaodong Hou;Yunlai Ren;Rui Lang;Xiaoxue Hu

  • Characterization of Candida rugosa lipase immobilized onto magnetic microspheres with hydrophilicity

    Yang Yong;Yong-Xiao Bai;Yan-Feng Li;Lei Lin

  • Magnetic hydroxyapatite-encapsulated γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles functionalized with basic ionic liquids for aqueous Knoevenagel condensation

    Yan Zhang;Chungu Xia

  • Preparation and application of polymer-grafted magnetic nanoparticles for lipase immobilization

    Yang Yong;Yongxiao Bai;Yanfeng Li;Lei Lin

  • Rhodium‐Complex‐Catalyzed Hydroformylation of Olefins with CO2 and Hydrosilane

    Xinyi Ren;Zhiyao Zheng;Lei Zhang;Zheng Wang

  • Palladium-catalyzed oxidative aminocarbonylation: a new entry to amides via C-H activation.

    Pan Xie;Chungu Xia;Hanmin Huang

  • A novel and effective Ni complex catalyst system for the coupling reactions of carbon dioxide and epoxides

    Fuwei Li;Chungu Xia;Liwen Xu;Wei Sun

  • Lewis Acid‐Catalyzed CH Functionalization for Synthesis of Isoindolinones and Isoindolines

    Bo Qian;Shengmei Guo;Chungu Xia;Hanmin Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Sun
Wei Sun Drexel University
Hanmin Huang
Hanmin Huang University of Science and Technology of China
Fuwei Li
Fuwei Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chao Liu
Chao Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hui Zhou
Hui Zhou Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Kuiling Ding
Kuiling Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences
Haichao Liu
Haichao Liu Peking University
Wonwoo Nam
Wonwoo Nam Ewha Womans University
Bin Wang
Bin Wang University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lin He
Lin He Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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