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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 53 13246 11923 2068 2051 188 8322

Ming-Hua Xu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ming-Hua Xu between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ming-Hua Xu published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2010. 15 of the 214 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2010. 1991: 3 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 5 publications
1991 2025

214 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ming-Hua Xu: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 3
1992 7
1993 5
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 2
2000 5
2001 4
2002 10
2003 2
2004 8
2005 5
2006 5
2007 4
2008 11
2009 8
2010 16
2011 9
2012 7
2013 12
2014 8
2015 6
2016 9
2017 8
2018 5
2019 5
2020 5
2021 9
2022 8
2023 11
2024 10
2025 5
Total 214
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Ming-Hua 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 Ming-Hua 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, 181–200 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: 188 publications — 28th percentile

28% 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
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344 188
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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Ming-Hua 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 Ming-Hua 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, 52–53 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: 53 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% 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
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872 53
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

Ming-Hua Xu is affiliated with the Southern University of Science and Technology in China. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Chemistry, with a significant concentration in Organic Chemistry. Other subfields of study include Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's research topics span a range of specialized areas including:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions

Ming-Hua Xu has frequently published in several scientific venues. These include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Version)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ming-Hua Xu include:

  • "Stereodivergent Synthesis of Enantioenriched 2,3-Disubstituted Dihydrobenzofurans via a One-Pot C-H Functionalization/Oxa-Michael Addition Cascade", 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Regiospecific and Enantioselective Arylvinylcarbene Insertion of a C-H Bond of Aniline Derivatives Enabled by a Rh(I)-Diene Catalyst", 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "An S-scheme artificial photosynthetic system with H-TiO2/g-C3N4 heterojunction coupled with MXene boosts solar H2 evolution", 2024, Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • "Rhodium(I) Carbene-Promoted Enantioselective C−H Functionalization of Simple Unprotected Indoles, Pyrroles and Heteroanalogues: New Mechanistic Insights", 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Rhodium(i)-catalyzed C-S bond formation via enantioselective carbenoid S-H insertion: catalytic asymmetric synthesis of α-thioesters", 2022, Organic Chemistry Frontiers

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Dong-Xing Zhu
  • Weici Xu
  • Lung Wa Chung
  • Jianguo Liu
  • Meiling Huang

Best Publications

  • Design of C2-symmetric tetrahydropentalenes as new chiral diene ligands for highly enantioselective Rh-catalyzed arylation of N-tosylarylimines with arylboronic acids.

    Zhi-Qian Wang;Chen-Guo Feng;Ming-Hua Xu;Guo-Qiang Lin

  • An advance on exploring N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines in asymmetric synthesis of chiral amines.

    Guo-Qiang Lin;Ming-Hua Xu;Yu-Wu Zhong;Xing-Wen Sun

  • Simple Branched Sulfur–Olefins as Chiral Ligands for Rh-Catalyzed Asymmetric Arylation of Cyclic Ketimines: Highly Enantioselective Construction of Tetrasubstituted Carbon Stereocenters

    Hui Wang;Tao Jiang;Ming-Hua Xu

  • Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective Insertion of Carbenoid into Si–H: Efficient Access to Functional Chiral Silanes

    Diao Chen;Dong-Xing Zhu;Ming-Hua Xu

  • Remarkable salt effect on In-mediated allylation of N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines in aqueous media: highly practical asymmetric synthesis of chiral homoallylic amines and isoindolinones.

    Xing-Wen Sun;Min Liu;Ming-Hua Xu;Guo-Qiang Lin

  • Fluorescent sensors for the enantioselective recognition of mandelic acid: signal amplification by dendritic branching.

    Ming-Hua Xu;Jing Lin;Qiao-Sheng Hu;Lin Pu

  • Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Carbene Insertion into B–H Bonds: Highly Enantioselective Access to Functionalized Organoboranes

    Diao Chen;Xu Zhang;Wei-Yi Qi;Bin Xu

  • Rhodium‐Catalyzed, Highly Enantioselective 1,2‐Addition of Aryl Boronic Acids to α‐Ketoesters and α‐Diketones Using Simple, Chiral Sulfur–Olefin Ligands

    Ting-Shun Zhu;Shen-Shuang Jin;Ming-Hua Xu

  • A practical enantioselective fluorescent sensor for mandelic acid.

    Jing Lin;Qiao-Sheng Hu;Ming-Hua Xu;Lin Pu

  • Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition of organoboronic acids to nitroalkenes using chiral bicyclo[3.3.0] diene ligands.

    Zhi-Qian Wang;Chen-Guo Feng;Shu-Sheng Zhang;Ming-Hua Xu

  • Room-temperature highly diastereoselective Zn-mediated allylation of chiral N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines: remarkable reaction condition controlled stereoselectivity reversal.

    Xing-Wen Sun;Ming-Hua Xu;Guo-Qiang Lin

  • Simple sulfur–olefins as new promising chiral ligands for asymmetric catalysis

    Yi Li;Ming-Hua Xu

  • Chiral Diene as the Ligand for the Synthesis of Axially Chiral Compounds via Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki−Miyaura Coupling Reaction

    Shu-Sheng Zhang;Zhi-Qian Wang;Ming-Hua Xu;Guo-Qiang Lin

  • A highly efficient and direct approach for synthesis of enantiopure beta-amino alcohols by reductive cross-coupling of chiral N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines with aldehydes.

    Yu-Wu Zhong;Yi-Zhou Dong;Kai Fang;Kenji Izumi

  • Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Phthalides by Efficient Reductive Cyclization of 2-Acylarylcarboxylates under Aqueous Transfer Hydrogenation Conditions

    Bo Zhang;Ming-Hua Xu;Guo-Qiang Lin

  • Design of chiral sulfoxide-olefins as a new class of sulfur-based olefin ligands for asymmetric catalysis.

    Wei-Yi Qi;Ting-Shun Zhu;Ming-Hua Xu

  • Highly practical catalytic asymmetric 1,4-addition of arylboronic acids in water using new hydrophilic chiral bicyclo[3.3.0] diene ligands

    Chen-Guo Feng;Zhi-Qian Wang;Cheng Shao;Ming-Hua Xu

  • Design of N-sulfinyl homoallylic amines as novel sulfinamide-olefin hybrid ligands for asymmetric catalysis: application in Rh-catalyzed enantioselective 1,4-additions

    Shen-Shuang Jin;Hui Wang;Ming-Hua Xu

  • Stereodivergent Synthesis of Enantioenriched 2,3-Disubstituted Dihydrobenzofurans via a One-Pot C–H Functionalization/Oxa-Michael Addition Cascade

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  • Samarium diiodide-induced asymmetric synthesis of optically pure unsymmetrical vicinal diamines by reductive cross-coupling of nitrones with N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines.

    Yu-Wu Zhong;Ming-Hua Xu;Guo-Qiang Lin

  • A New 1,1‘-Binaphthyl-Based Catalyst for the Enantioselective Phenylacetylene Addition to Aromatic Aldehydes without Using a Titanium Complex

    Ming-Hua Xu;Lin Pu

Frequent Co-Authors

Guo-Qiang Lin
Guo-Qiang Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yi Li
Yi Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yu-Wu Zhong
Yu-Wu Zhong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Min Liu
Min Liu Central South University
Zheng Wang
Zheng Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hisashi Yamamoto
Hisashi Yamamoto Chubu University
Lung Wa Chung
Lung Wa Chung Southern University of Science and Technology
Chen Zhu
Chen Zhu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Kaixian Chen
Kaixian Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hualiang Jiang
Hualiang Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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