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D-Index
63
Citations
11061
World Ranking
8636
National Ranking
1511

Junfeng Xiang 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 Junfeng Xiang sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 239 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Junfeng Xiang 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 Junfeng Xiang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Junfeng Xiang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has a significant footprint in the fields of chemistry and materials science. Their research expertise spans multiple subfields including organic chemistry, materials chemistry, molecular biology, inorganic chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work centers around key topics such as asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, supramolecular self-assembly in materials, supramolecular chemistry and complexes, luminescence and fluorescent materials, catalysis for biomass conversion, metal-organic frameworks synthesis and applications, and general chemical synthesis and reactions.

Junfeng Xiang has contributed numerous publications to well-regarded journals, with frequent appearances in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, SSRN Electronic Journal, The Cambridge Structural Database, Nature Communications, and Green Chemistry.

The recent papers authored or co-authored by Junfeng Xiang include:

  • Sustainable production of benzene from lignin (2021) published in Nature Communications
  • Selective valorization of lignin to phenol by direct transformation of C sp2 -C sp3 and C-O bonds (2020) published in Science Advances
  • Upcycling of polyethylene to gasoline through a self-supplied hydrogen strategy in a layered self-pillared zeolite (2024) published in Nature Chemistry
  • Digital Light Processing 3D Printing of Healable and Recyclable Polymers with Tailorable Mechanical Properties (2021) published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Hydrogen-Bonding Catalyzed Ring-Closing C−O/C−O Metathesis of Aliphatic Ethers over Ionic Liquid under Metal-Free Conditions (2020) published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Junfeng Xiang include:

  • Buxing Han
  • Han-Yuan Gong
  • Aijiao Guan
  • Yanfei Zhao
  • Ningning Wu

Junfeng Xiang's publications cover an extensive range of scientific contributions, notably in highly specialized chemical synthesis techniques and materials development processes, reflecting a broad impact across several intersecting disciplines within chemistry and materials science.

Best Publications

  • Fluorescence “Turn On” Chemosensors for Ag+ and Hg2+ Based on Tetraphenylethylene Motif Featuring Adenine and Thymine Moieties

    Lei Liu;Guanxin Zhang;Junfeng Xiang;Deqing Zhang

  • Highly enantioselective hydrogenation of quinolines using phosphine-free chiral cationic ruthenium catalysts: scope, mechanism, and origin of enantioselectivity.

    Tianli Wang;Lian-Gang Zhuo;Zhiwei Li;Fei Chen

  • NMR spectroscopic studies of cellobiose solvation in EmimAc aimed to understand the dissolution mechanism of cellulose in ionic liquids

    Jinming Zhang;Hao Zhang;Jin Wu;Jun Zhang

  • Dissolution Mechanism of Cellulose in N,N-Dimethylacetamide/Lithium Chloride: Revisiting through Molecular Interactions

    Chao Zhang;Ruigang Liu;Junfeng Xiang;Hongliang Kang

  • Thioflavin T as an efficient fluorescence sensor for selective recognition of RNA G-quadruplexes

    Shujuan Xu;Qian Li;Junfeng Xiang;Qianfan Yang

  • Sustainable production of benzene from lignin.

    Qinglei Meng;Jiang Yan;Ruizhi Wu;Huizhen Liu

  • G4LDB: a database for discovering and studying G-quadruplex ligands

    Qian Li;Jun-Feng Xiang;Qian-Fan Yang;Hong-Xia Sun

  • Planar Quinary Cluster inside a Fullerene Cage: Synthesis and Structural Characterizations of Sc3NC@C80-Ih

    Tai-Shan Wang;Lai Feng;Jing-Yi Wu;Wei Xu

  • Ionic liquid accelerates the crystallization of Zr-based metal-organic frameworks.

    Xinxin Sang;Jianling Zhang;Junfeng Xiang;Jie Cui

  • Highly Selective Ratiometric Fluorescence Determination of Ag+ Based on a Molecular Motif with One Pyrene and Two Adenine Moieties

    Lei Liu;Deqing Zhang;Guanxin Zhang;Junfeng Xiang

  • Russian-Doll-Type Metal Carbide Endofullerene: Synthesis, Isolation, and Characterization of Sc4C2@C80

    Tai-Shan Wang;Ning Chen;Jun-Feng Xiang;Bao Li

  • Quadruple and Double Helices of 8‐Fluoroquinoline Oligoamides

    Quan Gan;Quan Gan;Chunyan Bao;Brice Kauffmann;Axelle Grélard

  • A Fluorescence “Turn-On” Ensemble for Acetylcholinesterase Activity Assay and Inhibitor Screening

    Lihua Peng;Guanxin Zhang;Deqing Zhang;Junfeng Xiang

  • New organogels based on an anthracene derivative with one urea group and its photodimer: fluorescence enhancement after gelation.

    Cheng Wang;Deqing Zhang;Junfeng Xiang;Daoben Zhu

  • High-density linkage mapping aided by transcriptomics documents ZW sex determination system in the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis

    Z Cui;M Hui;Y Liu;C Song

  • Intermolecular Interactions and 3D Structure in Cellulose–NaOH–Urea Aqueous System

    Zhiwei Jiang;Yan Fang;Junfeng Xiang;Yanping Ma

  • Verification of specific G-quadruplex structure by using a novel cyanine dye supramolecular assembly: I. recognizing mixed G-quadruplex in human telomeres.

    Qianfan Yang;Junfeng Xiang;Shu Yang;Qiuju Zhou

  • Asymmetric supramolecular primary amine catalysis in aqueous buffer: connections of selective recognition and asymmetric catalysis.

    Shenshen Hu;Jiuyuan Li;Junfeng Xiang;Jie Pan

  • Cation‐Triggered Switchable Asymmetric Catalysis with Chiral Aza‐CrownPhos

    Guang-Hui Ouyang;Yan-Mei He;Yong Li;Jun-Feng Xiang

  • Stepwise Motion in a Multivalent [2](3)Catenane

    Zheng Meng;Ying Han;Li-Na Wang;Jun-Feng Xiang

  • Verification of specific G-quadruplex structure by using a novel cyanine dye supramolecular assembly: II. The binding characterization with specific intramolecular G-quadruplex and the recognizing mechanism

    Qianfan Yang;Junfeng Xiang;Shu Yang;Qian Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Yalin Tang
Yalin Tang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chuan-Feng Chen
Chuan-Feng Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hong Zhang
Hong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Buxing Han
Buxing Han Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jonathan L. Sessler
Jonathan L. Sessler The University of Texas at Austin
Hong Zhang
Hong Zhang University of Amsterdam
Chunru Wang
Chunru Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Daoben Zhu
Daoben Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guanxin Zhang
Guanxin Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hua Jiang
Hua Jiang Beijing Normal University

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