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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 69 6277 5699 1123 1110 146 15327

Da-Gang Yu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Da-Gang Yu between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Da-Gang Yu published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2025. 25 of the 207 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2025. 1989: 3 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 23 publications 2026: 2 publications
1989 2026

207 publications in total across all disciplines

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Da-Gang Yu: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 3
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 1
2009 2
2010 7
2011 6
2012 3
2013 6
2014 9
2015 5
2016 8
2017 11
2018 22
2019 11
2020 14
2021 17
2022 14
2023 18
2024 22
2025 23
2026 2
Total 207
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Da-Gang Yu 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 Da-Gang Yu 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, 141–160 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: 146 publications — 13th percentile

13% 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 1,218 146
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
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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Da-Gang Yu 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 Da-Gang Yu 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, 68–69 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: 69 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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
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 69
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

Da-Gang Yu is affiliated with Sichuan University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering, with a particular emphasis on carbon dioxide utilization and catalysis. Their research encompasses a wide range of topics, including organic chemistry, renewable energy, and catalytic processes.

The scientist's main research focus areas include:

  • Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Energy

Subfields of study emphasize:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Science

Their work addresses main research topics such as:

  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Da-Gang Yu include:

  • "Radical Carboxylative Cyclizations and Carboxylations with CO2" (2021), published in Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "Electrochemical reactor dictates site selectivity in N-heteroarene carboxylations" (2023), published in Nature
  • "Visible-Light-Driven Catalytic Reductive Carboxylation with CO2" (2020), published in ACS Catalysis
  • "Dicarboxylation of alkenes, allenes and (hetero)arenes with CO2 via visible-light photoredox catalysis" (2021), published in Nature Catalysis
  • "Visible-light photocatalytic di- and hydro-carboxylation of unactivated alkenes with CO2" (2022), published in Nature Catalysis

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Da-Gang Yu include:

  • Jian-Heng Ye
  • Li-Li Liao
  • Chuan-Kun Ran
  • Yong-Yuan Gui
  • Wei Zhang

The most common publication venues where Da-Gang Yu's work has appeared are:

  • Chinese Chemical Letters
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • An efficient organocatalytic method for constructing biaryls through aromatic C–H activation

    Chang-Liang Sun;Hu Li;Da-Gang Yu;Miao Yu

  • Exploration of new C-O electrophiles in cross-coupling reactions.

    Da-Gang Yu;Bi-Jie Li;Zhang-Jie Shi

  • Visible light-driven organic photochemical synthesis in China

    Yiyun Chen;Liang-Qiu Lu;Da-Gang Yu;Cheng-Jian Zhu

  • Co(III)-Catalyzed C–H Activation/Formal SN-Type Reactions: Selective and Efficient Cyanation, Halogenation, and Allylation

    Da-Gang Yu;Tobias Gensch;Francisco de Azambuja;Suhelen Vásquez-Céspedes

  • Activation of “Inert” Alkenyl/Aryl C ? O Bond and Its Application in Cross‐Coupling Reactions

    Bi-Jie Li;Da-Gang Yu;Chang-Liang Sun;Zhang-Jie Shi;Zhang-Jie Shi

  • RhIII/CuII-Cocatalyzed Synthesis of 1H-Indazoles through C–H Amidation and N–N Bond Formation

    Da-Gang Yu;Mamta Suri;Frank Glorius

  • Biaryl construction via Ni-catalyzed C-O activation of phenolic carboxylates.

    Bing-Tao Guan;Yang Wang;Bi-Jie Li;Da-Gang Yu

  • Radical Carboxylative Cyclizations and Carboxylations with CO2

    Jian-Heng Ye;Tao Ju;He Huang;Li-Li Liao

  • Electrochemical reactor dictates site selectivity in N-heteroarene carboxylations

    Unknown

  • Visible-Light-Driven Iron-Promoted Thiocarboxylation of Styrenes and Acrylates with CO2

    Jian-Heng Ye;Meng Miao;He Huang;Si-Shun Yan

  • Highly Regio- and Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Reductive Hydroxymethylation of Styrenes and 1,3-Dienes with CO2.

    Yong-Yuan Gui;Naifu Hu;Xiao-Wang Chen;Li−Li Liao

  • Visible‐Light‐Driven Palladium‐Catalyzed Radical Alkylation of C−H Bonds with Unactivated Alkyl Bromides

    Wen-Jun Zhou;Guang-Mei Cao;Guo Shen;Xing-Yong Zhu

  • Lactamization of sp(2) C-H Bonds with CO2 : Transition-Metal-Free and Redox-Neutral.

    Zhen Zhang;Zhen Zhang;Li-Li Liao;Si-Shun Yan;Lei Wang

  • Transition metal-catalyzed carboxylation of unsaturated substrates with CO2

    Si-Shun Yan;Qiang Fu;Li-Li Liao;Guo-Quan Sun

  • Visible-light photocatalytic di- and hydro-carboxylation of unactivated alkenes with CO2

    Unknown

  • The C-H activation/1,3-diyne strategy: highly selective direct synthesis of diverse bisheterocycles by Rh(III) catalysis.

    Da-Gang Yu;Francisco de Azambuja;Tobias Gensch;Constantin G. Daniliuc

  • [3]Dendralene Synthesis: Rhodium(III)‐Catalyzed Alkenyl C ? H Activation and Coupling Reaction with Allenyl Carbinol Carbonate

    Honggen Wang;Bernhard Beiring;Da-Gang Yu;Karl D. Collins

  • Transition metal-free phosphonocarboxylation of alkenes with carbon dioxide via visible-light photoredox catalysis.

    Qiang Fu;Zhi-Yu Bo;Jian-Heng Ye;Tao Ju

  • α-MsO/TsO/Cl ketones as oxidized alkyne equivalents: redox-neutral rhodium(III)-catalyzed C-H activation for the synthesis of N-heterocycles.

    Da-Gang Yu;Francisco de Azambuja;Frank Glorius

  • Visible-Light-Driven Catalytic Reductive Carboxylation with CO2

    Zhen Zhang;Jian-Heng Ye;Tao Ju;Li-Li Liao

  • Mutual Activation: Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling through Direct Cleavage of the sp2 CO Bond of Naphtholate

    Da-Gang Yu;Zhang-Jie Shi;Zhang-Jie Shi

  • Visible-Light-Driven External-Reductant-Free Cross-Electrophile Couplings of Tetraalkyl Ammonium Salts

    Li-Li Liao;Guang-Mei Cao;Jian-Heng Ye;Guo-Quan Sun

  • Photoredox sheds new light on nickel catalysis: from carbon–carbon to carbon–heteroatom bond formation

    Yong-Yuan Gui;Liang Sun;Zhi-Peng Lu;Da-Gang Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhang-Jie Shi
Zhang-Jie Shi Peking University
Frank Glorius
Frank Glorius University of Münster
Bi-Jie Li
Bi-Jie Li Tsinghua University
Yu Lan
Yu Lan Zhengzhou University
Constantin G. Daniliuc
Constantin G. Daniliuc University of Münster
Qiang Fu
Qiang Fu University of Technology Sydney
Zhenfeng Xi
Zhenfeng Xi Peking University
Chao-Jun Li
Chao-Jun Li McGill University
Qiang Fu
Qiang Fu Sichuan University
Yiwen Li
Yiwen Li Sichuan University

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