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D-Index
54
Citations
9595
World Ranking
12684
National Ranking
1990

Hong Yi 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 Hong Yi sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 109 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hong Yi 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 Hong Yi sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hong Yi is a researcher affiliated with Wuhan University in China, specializing in the field of chemistry with a primary focus on organic chemistry. Their body of research spans several subfields, including renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and molecular biology.

The main topics Hong Yi has explored in their work include:

  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

Hong Yi has published extensively, with notable recent papers listed below that reflect both the breadth and focus of their investigations:

  • "Cuproptosis: Harnessing Transition Metal for Cancer Therapy" (2023), published in ACS Nano
  • "Polyvinylpyrrolidone-Coordinated Single-Site Platinum Catalyst Exhibits High Activity for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction" (2020), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Electrochemical oxidative C(sp3)-H cross-coupling with hydrogen evolution" (2023), published in Nature Synthesis
  • "Electrochemical Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Sonogashira Carbonylation of Arylhydrazines and Alkynes to Ynones" (2021), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Synthesis and enantioseparation of chiral Au13 nanoclusters protected by bis-N-heterocyclic carbene ligands" (2021), published in Chemical Science

The publication venues where Hong Yi frequently contributes include:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Nature Communications
  • Green Chemistry

Hong Yi collaborates regularly with a number of researchers, including:

  • Aiwen Lei
  • Hesham Alhumade
  • Shengchun Wang
  • Pengjie Wang
  • Li Zeng

Best Publications

  • Recent Advances in Radical C-H Activation/Radical Cross-Coupling.

    Hong Yi;Guoting Zhang;Huamin Wang;Zhiyuan Huang

  • Synthetic applications of photoredox catalysis with visible light

    Yumeng Xi;Hong Yi;Aiwen Lei;Aiwen Lei

  • Visible‐Light‐Mediated Decarboxylation/Oxidative Amidation of α‐Keto Acids with Amines under Mild Reaction Conditions Using O2

    Jie Liu;Qiang Liu;Hong Yi;Chu Qin

  • External Oxidant-Free Oxidative Cross-Coupling: A Photoredox Cobalt-Catalyzed Aromatic C-H Thiolation for Constructing C-S Bonds.

    Guoting Zhang;Chao Liu;Hong Yi;Qingyuan Meng

  • Copper-Catalyzed Radical/Radical C(sp 3)-H/P-H Cross-Coupling: α-Phosphorylation of Aryl Ketone O-Acetyloximes.

    Jie Ke;Yuliang Tang;Hong Yi;Yali Li

  • Photo-induced oxidant-free oxidative C–H/N–H cross-coupling between arenes and azoles

    Linbin Niu;Hong Yi;Shengchun Wang;Tianyi Liu

  • Trisulfur Radical Anion as the Key Intermediate for the Synthesis of Thiophene via the Interaction between Elemental Sulfur and NaOtBu

    Guoting Zhang;Hong Yi;Hong Chen;Changliang Bian

  • Anti-Markovnikov Oxidation of β-Alkyl Styrenes with H2O as the Terminal Oxidant

    Guoting Zhang;Xia Hu;Chien-Wei Chiang;Hong Yi

  • Photocatalytic Dehydrogenative Cross‐Coupling of Alkenes with Alcohols or Azoles without External Oxidant

    Hong Yi;Linbin Niu;Chunlan Song;Yiying Li

  • Iron‐Catalyzed Oxidative Radical Cross‐Coupling/Cyclization between Phenols and Olefins

    Zhiliang Huang;Liqun Jin;Ye Feng;Pan Peng

  • Room‐Temperature Copper‐Catalyzed Oxidation of Electron‐Deficient Arenes and Heteroarenes Using Air

    Qiang Liu;Pan Wu;Yuhong Yang;Ziqi Zeng

  • Direct observation of reduction of Cu(II) to Cu(I) by terminal alkynes.

    Guanghui Zhang;Hong Yi;Guoting Zhang;Yi Deng

  • Visible light mediated efficient oxidative benzylic sp3 C–H to ketone derivatives obtained under mild conditions using O2

    Hong Yi;Changliang Bian;Xia Hu;Linbin Niu

  • Synthesis of 6-acyl phenanthridines by oxidative radical decarboxylation–cyclization of α-oxocarboxylates and isocyanides

    Jie Liu;Chao Fan;Hongyu Yin;Chu Qin

  • Chloroacetate‐Promoted Selective Oxidation of Heterobenzylic Methylenes under Copper Catalysis

    Jianming Liu;Xin Zhang;Hong Yi;Chao Liu

  • Evidence for the interaction between tBuOK and 1,10-phenanthroline to form the 1,10-phenanthroline radical anion: a key step for the activation of aryl bromides by electron transfer

    Hong Yi;Anny Jutand;Aiwen Lei

  • Electrochemical Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of N-Heterocycles Utilizing TEMPO as Organo-Electrocatalyst

    Yong Wu;Hong Yi;Aiwen Lei;Aiwen Lei

  • Visible-light induced oxidant-free oxidative cross-coupling for constructing allylic sulfones from olefins and sulfinic acids

    Guoting Zhang;Lingling Zhang;Hong Yi;Yi Luo

  • Visible-light photocatalytic radical alkenylation of α-carbonyl alkyl bromides and benzyl bromides.

    Qiang Liu;Hong Yi;Jie Liu;Yuhong Yang

  • Mott–Schottky Effect Leads to Alkyne Semihydrogenation over Pd-Nanocube@N-Doped Carbon

    Xingxing Li;Yu Pan;Yu Pan;Hong Yi;Jingcheng Hu

  • Copper-Catalyzed Radical/Radical C(sp3)—H/P—H Cross-Coupling: α-Phosphorylation of Aryl Ketone O-Acetyloximes.

    Jie Ke;Yuliang Tang;Hong Yi;Yali Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Aiwen Lei
Aiwen Lei Wuhan University
Chao Liu
Chao Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yu Lan
Yu Lan Zhengzhou University
Guanghui Zhang
Guanghui Zhang Dalian University of Technology
Martin Oestreich
Martin Oestreich Technical University of Berlin
Li-Zhu Wu
Li-Zhu Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuhong Zhang
Yuhong Zhang Zhejiang University
Jeffrey T. Miller
Jeffrey T. Miller Purdue University West Lafayette
Chen-Ho Tung
Chen-Ho Tung Shandong University
Geping Yin
Geping Yin Harbin Institute of Technology

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