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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 81 3314 2994 1092 918 407 20173

Guigen Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Guigen Li between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Guigen Li published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 12.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2016. 34 of the 454 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2016. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 25 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 42 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 15 publications
1990 2025

454 publications in total across all disciplines

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Guigen Li: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 5
1994 2
1995 2
1996 7
1997 3
1998 4
1999 9
2000 9
2001 5
2002 10
2003 13
2004 15
2005 11
2006 13
2007 9
2008 11
2009 6
2010 25
2011 14
2012 19
2013 19
2014 17
2015 20
2016 42
2017 28
2018 25
2019 13
2020 18
2021 21
2022 17
2023 7
2024 19
2025 15
Total 454
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Guigen Li 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 Guigen Li 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, 401–420 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: 407 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
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
401–420 397 407
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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Guigen Li 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 Guigen Li 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, 80–81 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: 81 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354 81
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

Guigen Li is a researcher affiliated with Texas Tech University in the United States. Their work spans the intersecting fields of chemistry and materials science, with a research focus mainly on organic chemistry and materials chemistry. They have also contributed to spectroscopy, electrical and electronic engineering, and pharmaceutical science.

Li's publications cover a range of specialized topics including:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Axial and Atropisomeric Chirality Synthesis
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds

Their research has been published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Organic Letters
  • Frontiers in Chemistry
  • Research

Among their recent papers are the following works:

  • Molecular Design of Fused-Ring Phenazine Derivatives for Long-Cycling Alkaline Redox Flow Batteries, 2020, ACS Energy Letters
  • Chemical-Reductant-Free Electrochemical Deuteration Reaction using Deuterium Oxide, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Electrochemical Arylation of Aldehydes, Ketones, and Alcohols: from Cathodic Reduction to Convergent Paired Electrolysis, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • N-Atom Deletion in Nitrogen Heterocycles, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Anthracene-Triphenylamine-Based Platinum(II) Metallacages as Synthetic Light-Harvesting Assembly, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Guigen Li frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable co-authors including Daniel K. Unruh, Shengzhou Jin, Jia-Yin Wang, Qingkai Yuan, and Yao Tang.

Best Publications

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Aminohydroxylation (AA) of Olefins

    Guigen Li;Han-Ting Chang;K. Barry Sharpless

  • Multicomponent Reactions for the Synthesis of Heterocycles

    Bo Jiang;Trideep Rajale;Walter Wever;Shu-Jiang Tu

  • Vicinal Diamino Functionalities as Privileged Structural Elements in Biologically Active Compounds and Exploitation of their Synthetic Chemistry

    S. R. S. Saibabu Kotti;Cody Timmons;Guigen Li

  • Catalytic Dual 1,1-H-Abstraction/Insertion for Domino Spirocyclizations

    Jiang-Kai Qiu;Jiang-Kai Qiu;Bo Jiang;Yi-Long Zhu;Yi-Long Zhu;Wen-Juan Hao

  • Cobalt-catalysed site-selective intra- and intermolecular dehydrogenative amination of unactivated sp(3) carbons.

    Xuesong Wu;Ke Yang;Yan Zhao;Hao Sun

  • Recent advances in radical transformations of internal alkynes

    Min-Hua Huang;Wen-Juan Hao;Guigen Li;Guigen Li;Shu-Jiang Tu

  • N‐Halocarbamate Salts Lead to More Efficient Catalytic Asymmetric Aminohydroxylation

    Guigen Li;Hubert H. Angert;K. Barry Sharpless

  • Four-Component Domino Reaction Leading to Multifunctionalized Quinazolines

    Bo Jiang;Shu-Jiang Tu;Parminder Kaur;Walter Wever

  • Catalytic C–H Arylation of Aliphatic Aldehydes Enabled by a Transient Ligand

    Ke Yang;Qun Li;Yongbing Liu;Guigen Li;Guigen Li

  • Recent Development of Regio- and Stereoselective Aminohalogenation Reaction of Alkenes

    Guigen Li;S. R. S. Saibabu Kotti;Cody Timmons

  • A Novel Electrophilic Diamination Reaction of Alkenes.

    Guigen Li;Han-Xun Wei;Sun Hee Kim;Michael D. Carducci

  • Building Congested Ketone: Substituted Hantzsch Ester and Nitrile as Alkylation Reagents in Photoredox Catalysis

    Wenxin Chen;Zheng Liu;Jiaqi Tian;Jin Li

  • Molecular Design of Fused-Ring Phenazine Derivatives for Long-Cycling Alkaline Redox Flow Batteries

    Caixing Wang;Xiang Li;Bo Yu;Yanrong Wang

  • New multicomponent domino reactions (MDRs) in water: highly chemo-, regio- and stereoselective synthesis of spiro{[1,3]dioxanopyridine}-4,6-diones and pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines

    Ning Ma;Bo Jiang;Ge Zhang;Shu-Jiang Tu

  • Catalytic arylsulfonyl radical-triggered 1,5-enyne-bicyclizations and hydrosulfonylation of α,β-conjugates

    Zhen-Zhen Chen;Shuai Liu;Wen-Juan Hao;Ge Xu

  • Merging [2+2] Cycloaddition with Radical 1,4-Addition: Metal-Free Access to Functionalized Cyclobuta[a]naphthalen-4-ols.

    Feng Liu;Jia-Yin Wang;Peng Zhou;Guigen Li;Guigen Li

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa autoinducer modulates host cell responses through calcium signalling

    E. K. Shiner;D. Terentyev;A. Bryan;S. Sennoune

  • FRET-capable supramolecular polymers based on a BODIPY-bridged pillar[5]arene dimer with BODIPY guests for mimicking the light-harvesting system of natural photosynthesis.

    Lu-Bo Meng;Dongqi Li;Shuhan Xiong;Xiao-Yu Hu

  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors Mediate Host Cell Proinflammatory Responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Autoinducer

    Aruna Jahoor;Rashila Patel;Amanda Bryan;Catherine Do

  • A new cascade halosulfonylation of 1,7-enynes toward 3,4-dihydroquinolin-2(1H)-ones via sulfonyl radical-triggered addition/6-exo-dig cyclization

    Yi-Long Zhu;Bo Jiang;Wen-Juan Hao;Ai-Fang Wang

  • Chemical-Reductant-Free Electrochemical Deuteration Reaction using Deuterium Oxide.

    Xu Liu;Ruoyu Liu;Jiaxing Qiu;Xu Cheng;Xu Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Bo Jiang
Bo Jiang Jiangsu Normal University
Shu-Jiang Tu
Shu-Jiang Tu Jiangsu Normal University
Jianlin Han
Jianlin Han Nanjing Forestry University
Yi Pan
Yi Pan Nanjing University
Hao Sun
Hao Sun Chinese University of Hong Kong
Feng Shi
Feng Shi Jiangsu Normal University
Paul W. Paré
Paul W. Paré Texas Tech University
Min Shi
Min Shi University of Washington
Tao Zhang
Tao Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
K. Barry Sharpless
K. Barry Sharpless Scripps Research Institute

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