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D-Index
47
Citations
6980
World Ranking
15750
National Ranking
2441

Jian 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 Jian Li sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 173 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jian 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 Jian Li 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: 47 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jian Li is a researcher affiliated with ShanghaiTech University in China, with a primary focus on Chemistry and Materials Science. Their work spans several key subfields, including Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Molecular Biology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their research interests cover a variety of specialized topics, prominently featuring Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection, Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes, Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research, Radical Photochemical Reactions, and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis.

Jian Li has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • Sustainable Afterglow Room-Temperature Phosphorescence Emission Materials Generated Using Natural Phenolics (2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • A cyclic bis[2]catenane metallacage (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Sustainable afterglow materials from lignin inspired by wood phosphorescence (2021, Cell Reports Physical Science)
  • Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel EGFR PROTACs Targeting Del19/T790M/C797S Mutation (2022, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters)
  • Palladium-catalyzed cascade reactions of enynones and isocyanides: access towards functionalized ketenimine and its application (2020, Chemical Communications)

The venues in which Jian Li frequently publishes reflect their areas of expertise and include Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, Chemical Communications, Organic Letters, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, and Angewandte Chemie.

Collaboration plays a role in Jian Li's research activities, with frequent coauthors including Chunju Li, Lei Cui, Xueshun Jia, Zhiyuan Zhang, and Jie Shen. The coauthor count ranges from six to seventeen joint works.

Jian Li's publication record indicates consistent contributions to organic and materials chemistry, with significant emphasis on catalytic and photochemical methods as well as luminescent materials. The scope encompasses both fundamental synthetic methods and applied materials science relevant to phosphorescent and fluorescent technologies.

Best Publications

  • Structure-based design of antiviral drug candidates targeting the SARS-CoV-2 main protease.

    Wenhao Dai;Wenhao Dai;Bing Zhang;Xia Ming Jiang;Haixia Su

  • Structure of the CCR5 Chemokine Receptor–HIV Entry Inhibitor Maraviroc Complex

    Qiuxiang Tan;Ya Zhu;Jian Li;Zhuxi Chen

  • Highly effective binding of neutral dinitriles by simple pillar[5]arenes

    Xiaoyan Shu;Songhui Chen;Jian Li;Zhenxia Chen

  • Binding interaction of quercetin-3-β-galactoside and its synthetic derivatives with SARS-CoV 3CLpro: Structure–activity relationship studies reveal salient pharmacophore features

    Lili Chen;Jian Li;Cheng Luo;Hong Liu

  • Complex interactions of pillar[5]arene with paraquats and bis(pyridinium) derivatives

    Chunju Li;Chunju Li;Qianqian Xu;Jian Li;Feina Yao

  • Self-assembly of [2]pseudorotaxanes based on pillar[5]arene and bis(imidazolium) cations.

    Chunju Li;Liu Zhao;Jian Li;Xia Ding

  • Biphen[n]arenes

    Huanqing Chen;Jiazeng Fan;Xiaoshi Hu;Junwei Ma

  • Molecular selective binding of basic amino acids by a water-soluble pillar[5]arene

    Chunju Li;Chunju Li;Junwei Ma;Liu Zhao;Yanyan Zhang

  • Synthesis of Macrocycles via Cobalt-Mediated [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloadditions

    Llorente V R Boñaga;Han-Cheng Zhang;Alessandro F Moretto;Hong Ye

  • A pH responsive complexation-based drug delivery system for oxaliplatin

    Bin Li;Zhao Meng;Qianqian Li;Xiayang Huang

  • Autler-Townes effect in a superconducting three-level system.

    Mika A. Sillanpää;Jian Li;Katarina Cicak;Fabio Altomare

  • Terphen[n]arenes and Quaterphen[n]arenes (n=3–6): One‐Pot Synthesis, Self‐Assembly into Supramolecular Gels, and Iodine Capture

    Bin Li;Bin Wang;Xiayang Huang;Lu Dai

  • Novel neutral guest recognition and interpenetrated complex formation from pillar[5]arenes

    Chunju Li;Chunju Li;Songhui Chen;Jian Li;Kang Han

  • Synthesis of Pillar[5]arene Dimers and Their Cooperative Binding toward Some Neutral Guests

    Chunju Li;Kang Han;Jian Li;Haichang Zhang

  • Supramolecular Polymers Based on Efficient Pillar[5]arene—Neutral Guest Motifs

    Chunju Li;Kang Han;Jian Li;Yanyan Zhang

  • Complexation of 1,4-Bis(pyridinium)butanes by Negatively Charged Carboxylatopillar[5]arene

    Chunju Li;Chunju Li;Xiaoyan Shu;Jian Li;Songhui Chen

  • Complexation of neutral 1,4-dihalobutanes with simple pillar[5]arenes that is dominated by dispersion forces.

    Xiaoyan Shu;Jiazeng Fan;Jian Li;Xiaoyang Wang

  • Syntheses of triazole-modified zanamivir analogues via click chemistry and anti-AIV activities.

    Jian Li;Mingyue Zheng;Wei Tang;Pei-Lan He

  • Pillar[5]arene–neutral guest recognition based supramolecular alternating copolymer containing [c2]daisy chain and bis-pillar[5]arene units

    Xiaoyang Wang;Kang Han;Jian Li;Xueshun Jia

  • Wideband Reference-Plane Invariant Method for Measuring Electromagnetic Parameters of Materials

    K. Chalapat;K. Sarvala;Jian Li;G.S. Paraoanu

  • Intermolecular Photocatalyzed Heck-like Coupling of Unactivated Alkyl Bromides by a Dinuclear Gold Complex.

    Jin Xie;Jian Li;Vanessa Weingand;Matthias Rudolph

  • Efficient Separation of cis- and trans-1,2-Dichloroethene Isomers by Adaptive Biphen[3]arene Crystals.

    Yiliang Wang;Kaidi Xu;Kaidi Xu;Bin Li;Bin Li;Lei Cui

  • Structure of the Mouse TRPC4 Ion Channel

    Jingjing Duan;Jian Li;Jian Li;Bo Zeng;Gui-Lan Chen

  • Fragment-Based Drug Discovery of 2-Thiazolidinones as Inhibitors of the Histone Reader BRD4 Bromodomain.

    Lele Zhao;Danyan Cao;Tiantian Chen;Yingqing Wang

  • A neutral supramolecular hyperbranched polymer fabricated from an AB2 -type copillar[5]arene.

    Xiaoyang Wang;Hongmei Deng;Jian Li;Kai Zheng

  • CuI/iodine-mediated homocoupling reaction of terminal alkynes to 1,3-diynes

    Dafeng Li;Kun Yin;Jian Li;Xueshun Jia

  • Selective and Effective Binding of Pillar[5,6]arenes toward Secondary Ammonium Salts with a Weakly Coordinating Counteranion

    Chunju Li;Xiaoyan Shu;Jian Li;Jiazeng Fan

  • Syntheses of Spirocyclic Oxindole-Butenolides by Using Three-Component Cycloadditions of Isocyanides, Allenoates, and Isatins

    Jian Li;Yuejin Liu;Chunju Li;Xueshun Jia;Xueshun Jia

Frequent Co-Authors

Xueshun Jia
Xueshun Jia Shanghai University
Chunju Li
Chunju Li Tianjin Normal University
Hualiang Jiang
Hualiang Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mika Sillanpää
Mika Sillanpää University of Johannesburg
Hong Liu
Hong Liu Shandong University
Deju Ye
Deju Ye Nanjing University
Qing-Yuan Sun
Qing-Yuan Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xing Wang Deng
Xing Wang Deng Peking University
David E. Clapham
David E. Clapham Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Yu Zhou
Yu Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences

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