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D-Index
83
Citations
34657
World Ranking
2895
National Ranking
528

Shengming Ma 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 Shengming Ma sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 663 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shengming Ma 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 Shengming Ma sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Shengming Ma is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has a research focus primarily within the field of Chemistry. Their work spans several subfields including Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, and Animal Science and Zoology, with a notable concentration in Organic Chemistry.

Their research topics include:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions

Shengming Ma's frequent coauthors reflect established collaborative relationships and include:

  • Hui Qian (28 joint publications)
  • Xue Zhang (17 joint publications)
  • Junzhe Xiao (11 joint publications)
  • Chunling Fu (10 joint publications)
  • Wanbin Zhang (9 joint publications)

They have published multiple papers in various scientific journals, with a number of frequent publication venues such as:

  • Organic Chemistry Frontiers (12 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (8 publications)
  • Chemical Science (8 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (8 publications)
  • Chinese Journal of Chemistry (7 publications)

Recent scientific papers authored by Shengming Ma include:

  • "Enantio- and Diastereodivergent Construction of 1,3-Nonadjacent Stereocenters Bearing Axial and Central Chirality through Synergistic Pd/Cu Catalysis," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Pd-Catalyzed Enantioselective Syntheses of Trisubstituted Allenes via Coupling of Propargylic Benzoates with Organoboronic Acids," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Copper-Catalyzed Syntheses of Multiple Functionalizatized Allenes via Three-Component Reaction of Enynes," 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • "Catalytic Asymmetric Axially Chiral Allenyl C-P Bond Formation," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Stereodivergent access to non-natural α-amino acids via enantio- and Z / E -selective catalysis," 2024, Science

In 2008, Shengming Ma was recognized as a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Some Typical Advances in the Synthetic Applications of Allenes

    Shengming Ma

  • Metal-catalyzed enantioselective allylation in asymmetric synthesis.

    Zhan Lu;Shengming Ma;Shengming Ma

  • Allenes in Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis and Natural Product Syntheses

    Shichao Yu;Shengming Ma

  • CYCLIC CARBOPALLADATION. A VERSATILE SYNTHETIC METHODOLOGY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CYCLIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

    Ei-ichi Negishi;Christophe Copéret;Shengming Ma;and Show-Yee Liou

  • Transition Metal-Catalyzed/Mediated Reaction of Allenes with a Nucleophilic Functionality Connected to the α-Carbon Atom

    Shengming Ma

  • Electrophilic Addition and Cyclization Reactions of Allenes

    Shengming Ma

  • How easy are the syntheses of allenes

    Shichao Yu;Shengming Ma

  • Palladium-catalyzed cyclization reactions of allenes in the presence of unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds.

    Juntao Ye;Shengming Ma;Shengming Ma

  • Gold-Catalyzed Cyclization of Enynes

    Shengming Ma;Shichao Yu;Zhenhua Gu

  • Metallkatalysierte enantioselektive Allylierungen in der asymmetrischen Synthese

    Zhan Lu;Shengming Ma;Shengming Ma

  • New Approaches to the Synthesis of Metal Carbenes

    Minqiang Jia;Shengming Ma;Shengming Ma

  • 1,4-migration of rhodium and palladium in catalytic organometallic reactions.

    Shengming Ma;Zhenhua Gu

  • Allene in katalytischer asymmetrischer Synthese und Naturstoffsynthese

    Shichao Yu;Shengming Ma

  • Highly selective mild stepwise allylation of N-methoxybenzamides with allenes.

    Rong Zeng;Chunling Fu;Shengming Ma

  • Iron Catalysis for Room-Temperature Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols to Carboxylic Acids

    Xingguo Jiang;Jiasheng Zhang;Shengming Ma;Shengming Ma

  • Allenation of Terminal Alkynes with Aldehydes and Ketones.

    Xin Huang;Shengming Ma;Shengming Ma

  • Conquering three-carbon axial chirality of allenes

    Juntao Ye;Shengming Ma;Shengming Ma

  • Enantioselective Halocyclization Reactions for the Synthesis of Chiral Cyclic Compounds

    Guofei Chen;Shengming Ma

  • Development of a General and Practical Iron Nitrate/TEMPO-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes/Ketones: Catalysis with Table Salt

    Shengming Ma;Shengming Ma;Jinxian Liu;Suhua Li;Bo Chen

  • Highly regio- and stereoselective three-component nickel-catalyzed syn-hydrocarboxylation of alkynes with diethyl zinc and carbon dioxide

    Suhua Li;Weiming Yuan;Shengming Ma;Shengming Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Yihua Yu
Yihua Yu East China Normal University
Guochen Jia
Guochen Jia Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Junliang Zhang
Junliang Zhang Fudan University
Zhenhua Gu
Zhenhua Gu University of Science and Technology of China
Xiyan Lu
Xiyan Lu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ning Jiao
Ning Jiao Peking University
Xuefeng Jiang
Xuefeng Jiang East China Normal University
Jihong Yu
Jihong Yu Jilin University
Ruren Xu
Ruren Xu Jilin University
Long-Wu Ye
Long-Wu Ye Xiamen University

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