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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 45 16601 14986 2539 2517 88 5919

Lin Xu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lin Xu between 2011 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lin Xu published across 16 years, from 2011 to 2026, averaging 12 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2023. 26 of the 192 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2011 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2023. 2011: 1 publication 2012: 6 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 37 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 25 publications 2026: 1 publication
2011 2026

192 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lin Xu: publications per year, 2011 to 2026
Year Publications
2011 1
2012 6
2013 8
2014 11
2015 7
2016 5
2017 5
2018 8
2019 11
2020 13
2021 13
2022 12
2023 37
2024 29
2025 25
2026 1
Total 192
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Lin 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 Lin Xu 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, 81–100 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: 88 publications — 1st percentile

1% 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 88
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
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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Lin 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 Lin Xu 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, 44–45 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: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% 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 45
46–47 776
48–49 835
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

Lin Xu is affiliated with East China Normal University in China and has made significant contributions to the fields of Materials Science, Chemistry, and Engineering. Their research primarily focuses on specialized subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, and Spectroscopy.

The main topics covered in their scientific work include:

  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation

Lin Xu has contributed extensively to several notable publication venues with the highest number of publications appearing in:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (14 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (13 publications)
  • Chinese Chemical Letters (12 publications)
  • The Cambridge Structural Database (8 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (6 publications)

Their recent papers include:

  • Orthogonal Self-Assembly of a Two-Step Fluorescence-Resonance Energy Transfer System with Improved Photosensitization Efficiency and Photooxidation Activity, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Artificial Light-Harvesting Systems Based on AIEgen-branched Rotaxane Dendrimers for Efficient Photocatalysis, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Construction of Supramolecular Liquid-Crystalline Metallacycles for Holographic Storage of Colored Images, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • BODIPY-based macrocycles, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Supramolecular Artificial Light-Harvesting Systems with Aggregation-Induced Emission, 2020, Advanced Optical Materials

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Lin Xu include:

  • Hai-Bo Yang
  • Wei-Tao Dou
  • Yi-Xiong Hu
  • Lianrui Hu
  • Xiao-Li Zhao

Best Publications

  • Fluorescent probes for the selective detection of chemical species inside mitochondria

    Zheng Xu;Lin Xu

  • Construction of multiferrocenyl metallacycles and metallacages via coordination-driven self-assembly: from structure to functions

    Lin Xu;Yu-Xuan Wang;Li-Jun Chen;Hai-Bo Yang

  • A highly selective fluorescent probe for fast detection of hydrogen sulfide in aqueous solution and living cells

    Zheng Xu;Lin Xu;Ji Zhou;Yufang Xu

  • Real-Time Monitoring the Dynamics of Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly by Fluorescence-Resonance Energy Transfer

    Chang-Bo Huang;Lin Xu;Jun-Long Zhu;Yu-Xuan Wang

  • Orthogonal Self-Assembly of a Two-Step Fluorescence-Resonance Energy Transfer System with Improved Photosensitization Efficiency and Photooxidation Activity.

    Pei-Pei Jia;Lin Xu;Yi-Xiong Hu;Wei-Jian Li

  • Construction of Porphyrin-Containing Metallacycle with Improved Stability and Activity within Mesoporous Carbon.

    Li-Jun Chen;Shangjun Chen;Yi Qin;Lin Xu

  • Recent advances in the construction of fluorescent metallocycles and metallocages via coordination-driven self-assembly

    Lin Xu;Yu-Xuan Wang;Hai-Bo Yang

  • Artificial Light-Harvesting Systems Based on AIEgen-branched Rotaxane Dendrimers for Efficient Photocatalysis

    Wei-Jian Li;Xu-Qing Wang;Dan-Yang Zhang;Yi-Xiong Hu

  • Small-molecule fluorescent probes for specific detection and imaging of chemical species inside lysosomes

    Jun-Long Zhu;Zheng Xu;Yangyang Yang;Lin Xu;Lin Xu

  • A naphthalimide-based bifunctional fluorescent probe for the differential detection of Hg2+ and Cu2+ in aqueous solution

    Chang-Bo Huang;Hao-Ran Li;Yuanyuan Luo;Lin Xu

  • Smart Stimuli-Responsive Spherical Nanostructures Constructed from Supramolecular Metallodendrimers via Hierarchical Self-Assembly

    Li-Jun Chen;Guang-Zhen Zhao;Bo Jiang;Bin Sun

  • Construction of Supramolecular Liquid-Crystalline Metallacycles for Holographic Storage of Colored Images.

    Yi-Xiong Hu;Xingtian Hao;Lin Xu;Xiaolin Xie

  • BODIPY-based macrocycles

    Yi Qin;Xi Liu;Pei-Pei Jia;Lin Xu

  • Versatile trifunctional chemosensor of rhodamine derivative for Zn2+, Cu2+ and His/Cys in aqueous solution and living cells.

    Lin Xu;Yufang Xu;Weiping Zhu;Bubing Zeng

  • Dual stimuli-responsive rotaxane-branched dendrimers with reversible dimension modulation

    Xu-Qing Wang;Wei Wang;Wei-Jian Li;Li-Jun Chen

  • Recent progress in the construction of cavity-cored supramolecular metallodendrimers via coordination-driven self-assembly

    Lin Xu;Li-Jun Chen;Hai-Bo Yang

  • Cross-linked AIE supramolecular polymer gels with multiple stimuli-responsive behaviours constructed by hierarchical self-assembly

    Chang-Wei Zhang;Bo Ou;Shu-Ting Jiang;Guang-Qiang Yin

  • Enantiopure [Cs+/Xe⊂Cryptophane]⊂FeII4L4 Hierarchical Superstructures.

    Dawei Zhang;Tanya K Ronson;Jake L Greenfield;Thierry Brotin

  • A simple fluorescent probe for Cd2+ in aqueous solution with high selectivity and sensitivity

    Lin Xu;Lin Xu;Meng-Lan He;Hai-Bo Yang;Xuhong Qian

  • Supramolecular Artificial Light-Harvesting Systems with Aggregation-Induced Emission

    Yi‐Xiong Hu;Wei‐Jian Li;Pei‐Pei Jia;Xu‐Qing Wang

  • A highly selective and sensitive fluorescence “turn-on” probe for Ag+ in aqueous solution and live cells

    Lin Xu;Yufang Xu;Weiping Zhu;Chunmei Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hai-Bo Yang
Hai-Bo Yang East China Normal University
Xiaopeng Li
Xiaopeng Li Shenzhen University
Xuhong Qian
Xuhong Qian East China University of Science and Technology
Wei Wang
Wei Wang Harbin Institute of Technology
Yufang Xu
Yufang Xu East China University of Science and Technology
Jonathan R. Nitschke
Jonathan R. Nitschke University of Cambridge
Tanya K. Ronson
Tanya K. Ronson University of Cambridge
Yihua Yu
Yihua Yu East China Normal University
Ben L. Feringa
Ben L. Feringa University of Groningen
He Tian
He Tian East China University of Science and Technology

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