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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 48 15393 13880 2381 2362 225 6925

Guofu Zi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Guofu Zi between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Guofu Zi published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 15.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 2009. 15 of the 428 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 48. Peak 48 publications in 2009. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 21 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 13 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 48 publications 2010: 36 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 41 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 48 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 38 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 5 publications
1998 2025

428 publications in total across all disciplines

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Guofu Zi: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 14
2002 21
2003 7
2004 0
2005 11
2006 1
2007 13
2008 21
2009 48
2010 36
2011 19
2012 9
2013 9
2014 41
2015 31
2016 48
2017 9
2018 3
2019 9
2020 4
2021 7
2022 38
2023 13
2024 10
2025 5
Total 428
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Guofu Zi 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 Guofu Zi 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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Guofu Zi 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 Guofu Zi 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, 48–49 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: 48 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% 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 48
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
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

Guofu Zi is affiliated with Beijing Normal University in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with a focus on subfields including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main topics covered in their work include crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, radioactive element chemistry and processing, coordination chemistry and organometallics, and the synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic and organometallic compounds.

Guofu Zi has published extensively in several venues. The frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters
  • Organometallics
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry Frontiers

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of Zi's research contributions:

  • "Experimental and Computational Studies on a Base-Free Terminal Uranium Phosphinidene Metallocene", 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "Uranium versus Thorium: Synthesis and Reactivity of [η5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2U[η2-C2Ph2]", 2021, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of γ-Keto Acids, Esters, and Amides to Chiral γ-Lactones and γ-Hydroxy Acid Derivatives", 2022, Organic Letters
  • "Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of the Uranium Bipyridyl Complex [{η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2}2U(bipy)]", 2022, Organometallics
  • "Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Substituted 2,4-Diketoimidazolidines and 2,5-Diketopiperazines via Asymmetric Hydrogenation", 2021, Organic Letters

Frequent co-authors of Guofu Zi include:

  • Guohua Hou
  • Marc D. Walter
  • Yi Heng
  • Tongyu Li
  • Dongwei Wang

Best Publications

  • Preparation and Reactions of Base-Free Bis(1,2,4-tri-tert-butylcyclopentadienyl)uranium Oxide, Cp‘2UO

    Guofu Zi;Evan L. Werkema;Marc D. Walter;Jochen P. Gottfriedsen

  • Thorium Oxo and Sulfido Metallocenes: Synthesis, Structure, Reactivity, and Computational Studies

    Wenshan Ren;Guofu Zi;De-Cai Fang;Marc D. Walter

  • Asymmetric hydroamination/cyclization catalyzed by organolanthanide complexes with chiral biaryl-based ligands.

    Guofu Zi

  • Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of a Thorium Metallocene Containing a 2,2′-Bipyridyl Ligand

    Wenshan Ren;Guofu Zi;Marc D. Walter

  • N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes of group 4 transition metals

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  • Single but Stronger UO, Double but Weaker UNMe Bonds: The Tale Told by Cp2UO and Cp2UNR

    Noémi Barros;Daniel Maynau;Laurent Maron;Odile Eisenstein

  • Influence of the 5f Orbitals on the Bonding and Reactivity in Organoactinides: Experimental and Computational Studies on a Uranium Metallacyclopropene

    Lei Zhang;Guohua Hou;Guofu Zi;Wanjian Ding

  • A base-free thorium-terminal-imido metallocene: synthesis, structure, and reactivity.

    Wenshan Ren;Guofu Zi;De‐Cai Fang;Marc D. Walter

  • Enantioselective Hydroamination/Cyclization Catalyzed by Organolanthanide Amides Derived from a New Chiral Ligand, (S)-2-(Pyrrol-2-ylmethyleneamino)-2′-(dimethylamino)-1,1′-binaphthyl

    Guofu Zi;Li Xiang;Haibin Song

  • Highly enantioselective hydroaminoalkylation of secondary amines catalyzed by group 5 metal amides with chiral biarylamidate ligands.

    Guofu Zi;Furen Zhang;Haibin Song

  • Synthesis and characterization of group 4 metal amides with new C2-symmetric binaphthyldiamine-based ligands and their use as catalysts for asymmetric hydroamination/cyclization.

    Guofu Zi;Furen Zhang;Li Xiang;Yue Chen

  • Synthesis of Amidolanthanides with New Chiral Biaryl-Based NNO Ligands and Their Use as Catalysts for Enantioselective Hydroamination/Cyclization

    Qiuwen Wang;Li Xiang;Haibin Song;Guofu Zi

  • The ThC double bond: an experimental and computational study of thorium poly-carbene complexes

    Wenshan Ren;Xuebin Deng;Guofu Zi;De-Cai Fang

  • A Facile Two-Step Synthesis of 2-Arylbenzofurans Based on the Selective Cross McMurry Couplings

    Xin-Fang Duan;Jing Zeng;Zhan-Bin Zhang;Guo-Fu Zi

  • Synthesis and catalytic activity of group 5 metal amides with chiral biaryldiamine-based ligands

    Furen Zhang;Haibin Song;Guofu Zi

  • An actinide metallacyclopropene complex: synthesis, structure, reactivity, and computational studies.

    Bo Fang;Wenshan Ren;Guohua Hou;Guofu Zi

  • Preparation and Reactions of Base-Free Bis(1,2,4-tri-tert-butylcyclopentadienyl)-uranium Methylimide, Cp'~2U=NMe, and Related Compounds

    Guofu Zi;Laura L. Blosch;Li Jia;Richard A. Andersen

  • Lanthanide and group 4 metal complexes with new chiral biaryl-based NNO-donor ligands

    Guofu Zi;Qiuwen Wang;Li Xiang;Haibin Song

  • Experimental and computational studies on the reactivity of a terminal thorium imidometallocene towards organic azides and diazoalkanes.

    Wenshan Ren;Enwei Zhou;Bo Fang;Guohua Hou

  • Synthesis of Group 4 Metal Amides with New Chiral Biaryldiamine-Based Ligands and Their Use as Catalysts for Asymmetric Hydroamination/Cyclization

    Guofu Zi;Xue Liu;Li Xiang;Haibin Song

  • Asymmetric hydroamination/cyclization catalyzed by group 4 metal complexes with chiral biaryl-based ligands

    Guofu Zi

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc D. Walter
Marc D. Walter Technische Universität Braunschweig
Haibin Song
Haibin Song Nankai University
Zuowei Xie
Zuowei Xie Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hung-Wing Li
Hung-Wing Li Hong Kong Baptist University
Laurent Maron
Laurent Maron Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Peter G. Jones
Peter G. Jones Technische Universität Braunschweig
Wayne W. Lukens
Wayne W. Lukens Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yue Chen
Yue Chen University of Minnesota
Richard A. Andersen
Richard A. Andersen Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Chi Wu
Chi Wu Chinese University of Hong Kong

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