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D-Index
62
Citations
12726
World Ranking
8896
National Ranking
1536

Peng-Fei 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 Peng-Fei Xu sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 309 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peng-Fei 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 Peng-Fei Xu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peng-Fei Xu is affiliated with Lanzhou University in China and specializes in the field of Chemistry, with a focus on Organic Chemistry. Their research output includes a significant number of publications totaling 171 in Chemistry, of which 164 are specifically in Organic Chemistry. Additional subfields include Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Science, and Inorganic Chemistry.

Their work covers a range of topics within organic synthesis and catalysis, such as:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions

Peng-Fei Xu has collaborated frequently with a group of co-authors, including Guo-Qiang Xu, Yong-Chun Luo, Xiu-Qin Hu, Wan-Lei Yu, and Haowen Jiang. These collaborators have contributed to multiple research projects and publications, with individual coauthor counts ranging from 10 to 18 joint works.

Their publications have appeared in several prominent scientific venues, notably:

  • Organic Letters
  • Chemical Communications
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemical Science
  • Green Chemistry

Notable papers authored or co-authored by Peng-Fei Xu include:

  • Selective Decarbonylation via Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage (2020, Chemical Reviews)
  • Current susceptibilities of brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens to triflumezopyrim and other frequently used insecticides in China (2020, Insect Science)
  • Visible light organic photoredox catalytic cascade reactions (2021, Chemical Communications)
  • Photocatalyzed Enantioselective Functionalization of C(sp3)-H Bonds (2024, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Photoinduced Metal-Free α-C(sp3)-H Carbamoylation of Saturated Aza-Heterocycles via Rationally Designed Organic Photocatalyst (2021, ACS Catalysis)

Best Publications

  • Catalytic Organic Reactions in Water toward Sustainable Society

    Taku Kitanosono;Koichiro Masuda;Pengyu Xu;Shu̅ Kobayashi

  • Asymmetric catalytic cascade reactions for constructing diverse scaffolds and complex molecules.

    Yao Wang;Hong Lu;Peng-Fei Xu

  • Hollow mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles: a generic intelligent framework-hybridization approach for biomedicine.

    Yu Chen;Qingshuo Meng;Meiying Wu;Shige Wang

  • Selective Decarbonylation via Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage.

    Hong Lu;Tian-Yang Yu;Peng-Fei Xu;Hao Wei

  • Colloidal RBC-shaped, hydrophilic, and hollow mesoporous carbon nanocapsules for highly efficient biomedical engineering.

    Yu Chen;Pengfei Xu;Meiying Wu;Qingshuo Meng

  • Chiral copper(II)-catalyzed enantioselective boron conjugate additions to α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds in water.

    Shū Kobayashi;Pengyu Xu;Toshimitsu Endo;Masaharu Ueno

  • Multifunctional Graphene Oxide-based Triple Stimuli-Responsive Nanotheranostics

    Yu Chen;Pengfei Xu;Zhu Shu;Meiying Wu

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Acylation/Alkenylation of Aryl Iodide: A Domino Approach Based on the Catellani–Lautens Reaction

    Ping-Xin Zhou;Yu-Ying Ye;Ce Liu;Lian-Biao Zhao

  • Dehydrogenative Silylation of Alkenes for the Synthesis of Substituted Allylsilanes by Photoredox, Hydrogen-Atom Transfer, and Cobalt Catalysis

    Wan-Lei Yu;Yong-Chun Luo;Lei Yan;Dan Liu

  • Synergistic inhibition of breast cancer metastasis by silibinin-loaded lipid nanoparticles containing TPGS.

    Pengfei Xu;Qi Yin;Jianan Shen;Lingli Chen

  • Synthesis of Fused Pyran Derivatives via Visible-Light-Induced Cascade Cyclization of 1,7-Enynes with Acyl Chlorides.

    Chen-Guang Li;Guo-Qiang Xu;Peng-Fei Xu

  • Hydrogen-bond-mediated cascade reaction involving chalcones: facile synthesis of enantioenriched trisubstituted tetrahydrothiophenes.

    Jun-Bing Ling;Yu Su;Hai-Liang Zhu;Guan-Yu Wang

  • Organocatalytic asymmetric multicomponent cascade reaction via 1,3-proton shift and [3+2] cycloaddition: an efficient strategy for the synthesis of oxindole derivatives

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  • Asymmetric organocatalytic relay cascades: catalyst-controlled stereoisomer selection in the synthesis of functionalized cyclohexanes.

    Yao Wang;Rong-Gang Han;Yong-Long Zhao;Shu Yang

  • Rationally Designed Multifunctional Supramolecular Iminium Catalysis: Direct Vinylogous Michael Addition of Unmodified Linear Dienol Substrates

    Yun Gu;Yao Wang;Tian-Yang Yu;Yong-Min Liang

  • Intramolecular 1,5-H transfer reaction of aryl iodides through visible-light photoredox catalysis: a concise method for the synthesis of natural product scaffolds

    Jian-Qiang Chen;Yun-Long Wei;Guo-Qiang Xu;Yong-Min Liang

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Aryldifluoroalkylation of Alkynes

    Yu-Tao He;Qiang Wang;Lian-Hua Li;Xue-Yuan Liu

  • Directed Decarbonylation of Unstrained Aryl Ketones via Nickel-Catalyzed C-C Bond Cleavage.

    Tian-Tian Zhao;Wen-Hua Xu;Zhao-Jing Zheng;Peng-Fei Xu

  • Simultaneous inhibition of metastasis and growth of breast cancer by co-delivery of twist shRNA and paclitaxel using pluronic P85-PEI/TPGS complex nanoparticles.

    Jianan Shen;Huiping Sun;Huiping Sun;Pengfei Xu;Qi Yin

  • Catalytic cascade reactions

    Peng-Fei Xu;Wei Wang

  • Quaternary Carbon Center Forming Formal [3 + 3] Cycloaddition Reaction via Bifunctional Catalysis: Asymmetric Synthesis of Spirocyclohexene Pyrazolones

    Jin-Yu Liu;Jing Zhao;Jia-Lu Zhang;Peng-Fei Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong-Min Liang
Yong-Min Liang Lanzhou University
Yaping Li
Yaping Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yu Chen
Yu Chen Shanghai University
Jianlin Shi
Jianlin Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hangrong Chen
Hangrong Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lingxia Zhang
Lingxia Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jin Wang
Jin Wang Stony Brook University
Jun Lu
Jun Lu Zhejiang University
Zuowei Xie
Zuowei Xie Chinese University of Hong Kong
Xue‐Yuan Liu
Xue‐Yuan Liu Lanzhou University

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