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D-Index
51
Citations
8973
World Ranking
13979
National Ranking
2164

Kun Xu 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 Kun Xu sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 167 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kun Xu 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 Kun Xu 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: 51 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kun Xu is affiliated with Beijing University of Technology in China and has contributed extensively to the field of chemistry, with a primary focus on organic chemistry. Their research spans several key areas within chemistry and related disciplines.

The main fields of study for Kun Xu include:

  • Chemistry

Their subfields of study cover more specialized research areas:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology

Kun Xu's scientific output includes a variety of recent papers published in respected journals. Some notable publications are:

  • "Recent Applications of Homogeneous Catalysis in Electrochemical Organic Synthesis," 2021, CCS Chemistry
  • "Recent advances in organic electrosynthesis employing transition metal complexes as electrocatalysts," 2021, Science Bulletin
  • "Electrochemical Arylation of Aldehydes, Ketones, and Alcohols: from Cathodic Reduction to Convergent Paired Electrolysis," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Electrochemical radical-polar crossover: a radical approach to polar chemistry," 2023, Science China Chemistry
  • "Novel 3D grid porous Li4Ti5O12 thick electrodes fabricated by 3D printing for high performance lithium-ion batteries," 2022, Journal of Advanced Ceramics

Kun Xu has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Cheng-Chu Zeng
  • Changyong Liu
  • Jun Shen
  • Ning Zhao
  • Zhangwei Chen

Their publications have appeared repeatedly in several prominent journals and venues:

  • Organic Letters
  • Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • CCS Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry Frontiers

Their research addresses a variety of scientific topics, notably:

  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies

Best Publications

  • Use of Electrochemistry in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Structures.

    Yangye Jiang;Kun Xu;Chengchu Zeng

  • Recent Applications of Homogeneous Catalysis in Electrochemical Organic Synthesis

    Xu Cheng;Aiwen Lei;Tiansheng Mei;Haichao Xu

  • Recent advances in organic electrosynthesis employing transition metal complexes as electrocatalysts

    Cong Ma;Ping Fang;Zhao-Ran Liu;Shi-Shuo Xu

  • Electrochemically dehydrogenative C–H/P–H cross-coupling: effective synthesis of phosphonated quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones and xanthenes

    Ke-Jing Li;Ke-Jing Li;Yang-Ye Jiang;Kun Xu;Cheng-Chu Zeng;Cheng-Chu Zeng

  • Direct amidation of alcohols with N-substituted formamides under transition-metal-free conditions.

    Kun Xu;Yanbin Hu;Sheng Zhang;Zhenggen Zha

  • Electrochemical Formation of N-Acyloxy Amidyl Radicals and Their Application: Regioselective Intramolecular Amination of sp2 and sp3 C-H Bonds.

    Sheng Zhang;Lijun Li;Mengyu Xue;Ruike Zhang

  • Electrocatalytic Minisci Acylation Reaction of N-Heteroarenes Mediated by NH4I

    Qing-Qing Wang;Kun Xu;Yang-Ye Jiang;Yong-Guo Liu

  • Scalable Electrochemical Dehydrogenative Lactonization of C(sp2/sp3)–H Bonds

    Sheng Zhang;Lijun Li;Huiqiao Wang;Qian Li

  • Electrochemical fluoromethylation triggered lactonizations of alkenes under semi-aqueous conditions

    Sheng Zhang;Lijun Li;Jinjin Zhang;Junqi Zhang

  • A Catalyst-Free Benzylic C–H Bond Olefination of Azaarenes for Direct Mannich-like Reactions

    Yizhe Yan;Kun Xu;Yang Fang;Zhiyong Wang

  • Electrochemical Minisci-type trifluoromethylation of electron-deficient heterocycles mediated by bromide ions

    Gui-Yuan Dou;Yang-Ye Jiang;Kun Xu;Cheng-Chu Zeng

  • Electrochemical Arylation of Aldehydes, Ketones, and Alcohols: from Cathodic Reduction to Convergent Paired Electrolysis

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  • A highly anti-selective asymmetric Henry reaction catalyzed by a chiral copper complex: applications to the syntheses of (+)-spisulosine and a pyrroloisoquinoline derivative.

    Kun Xu;Guoyin Lai;Zhenggen Zha;Susu Pan

  • Direct transformation of terminal alkynes to branched allylic sulfones.

    Kun Xu;Vahid Khakyzadeh;Timm Bury;Bernhard Breit

  • Bromide-catalyzed electrochemical trifluoromethylation/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with low catalyst loading

    Yang-Ye Jiang;Gui-Yuan Dou;Kun Xu;Cheng-Chu Zeng

  • Recent Advances in the Electrochemical α‐C–H Bond Functionalization of Carbonyl Compounds

    Sen Liang;Kun Xu;Cheng-Chu Zeng;Cheng-Chu Zeng;Hong-Yu Tian

  • KOtBu-Promoted Oxidation of (Hetero)benzylic Csp3–H to Ketones with Molecular Oxygen

    Huiqiao Wang;Zhong Wang;Hongchun Huang;Jiajing Tan

  • Electrochemical Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with Amines for the Synthesis of 3-Aminoquinoxalinones

    Ke-Jing Li;Kun Xu;Yong-Guo Liu;Cheng-Chu Zeng

  • Unlocking the N(2) selectivity of benzotriazoles: regiodivergent and highly selective coupling of benzotriazoles with allenes.

    Kun Xu;Niels Thieme;Bernhard Breit

  • Synthesis of 1,3-Disubstituted Imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines from Amino Acids via Catalytic Decarboxylative Intramolecular Cyclization

    Huiqiao Wang;Wentao Xu;Lilan Xin;Wenmin Liu

  • Copper-Catalyzed Radical Methylation/C–H Amination/Oxidation Cascade for the Synthesis of Quinazolinones

    Yajie Bao;Yizhe Yan;Kun Xu;Jihu Su

  • Recent progress of MOF-functionalized nanocomposites: From structure to properties

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  • Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative Amination of sp3 C–H Bonds under Air: Synthesis of 1,3-Diarylated Imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines

    Huiqiao Wang;Wentao Xu;Zhiqiang Wang;Lintao Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhiyong Wang
Zhiyong Wang University of Science and Technology of China
Baoguo Sun
Baoguo Sun Beijing Technology and Business University
Xumu Zhang
Xumu Zhang Southern University of Science and Technology
Guigen Li
Guigen Li Texas Tech University
Yi Xie
Yi Xie University of Science and Technology of China
Changzheng Wu
Changzheng Wu University of Science and Technology of China
Xiaojun Wu
Xiaojun Wu University of Science and Technology of China

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