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D-Index
118
Citations
44860
World Ranking
546
National Ranking
92

Shu-Li You 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 Shu-Li You sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 779 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shu-Li You 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 Shu-Li You 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: 118 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award

Overview

Shu-Li You is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has a substantial scholarly output primarily in the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their publication record includes significant contributions to subfields such as Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry, alongside research intersecting with Pharmacology and Molecular Biology.

Their research encompasses a diverse array of topics, with a focus on catalytic and crystallographic methods as well as asymmetric synthesis. Main areas of study include:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Axial and Atropisomeric Chirality Synthesis

Shu-Li You has published extensively in renowned scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Organic Letters

Among recent papers, the following stand out:

  • Advances in Catalytic Asymmetric Dearomatization, 2021, ACS Central Science
  • Synthesis of Atropisomers by Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric C-H Functionalization Reactions, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Visible-light induced dearomatization reactions, 2022, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Multicomponent reactions and photo/electrochemistry join forces: atom economy meets energy efficiency, 2022, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Energy-Transfer-Enabled Dearomative Cycloaddition Reactions of Indoles/Pyrroles via Excited-State Aromatics, 2022, Accounts of Chemical Research

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Chao Zheng
  • Qing Gu
  • Ru Jiang
  • Yuan-Zheng Cheng

Best Publications

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Dearomatization Reactions

    Chun-Xiang Zhuo;Wei Zhang;Shu-Li You

  • Chiral Bronsted acid catalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation reactions

    Shu-Li You;Quan Cai;Mi Zeng

  • Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Dearomatization Reactions

    Chun-Xiang Zhuo;Chao Zheng;Shu-Li You

  • Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution Reactions

    Qiang Cheng;Hang-Fei Tu;Chao Zheng;Jian-Ping Qu

  • Asymmetric Catalysis with Chiral Ferrocene Ligands

    Li-Xin Dai;Tao Tu;Shu-Li You;Wei-Ping Deng

  • Transfer hydrogenation with Hantzsch esters and related organic hydride donors

    Chao Zheng;Shu-Li You

  • Catalytic asymmetric dearomatization (CADA) reactions of phenol and aniline derivatives

    Wen-Ting Wu;Liming Zhang;Shu-Li You

  • Recent development of direct asymmetric functionalization of inert C–H bonds

    Chao Zheng;Shu-Li You

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Dearomatization by Transition-Metal Catalysis: A Method for Transformations of Aromatic Compounds

    Chao Zheng;Shu-Li You

  • Highly Enantioselective Friedel—Crafts Reaction of Indoles with Imines by a Chiral Phosphoric Acid.

    Qiang Kang;Zhuo-An Zhao;Shu-Li You

  • Catalytic asymmetric dearomatization (CADA) reaction-enabled total synthesis of indole-based natural products

    Chao Zheng;Shu-Li You

  • Chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed asymmetric dearomatization reactions

    Zi-Lei Xia;Qing-Feng Xu-Xu;Chao Zheng;Shu-Li You

  • Recent developments in asymmetric transfer hydrogenation with Hantzsch esters: a biomimetic approach.

    Shu-Li You

  • Highly regio- and enantioselective Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation and amination of monosubstituted allylic acetates with novel ferrocene P,N-ligands.

    Shu-Li You;Xia-Zhen Zhu;Yu-Mei Luo;Xue-Long Hou

  • Synthesis of Atropisomers by Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric C-H Functionalization Reactions.

    Chen-Xu Liu;Wen-Wen Zhang;Si-Yong Yin;Qing Gu

  • Advances in Catalytic Asymmetric Dearomatization.

    Chao Zheng;Shu-Li You

  • Katalytische asymmetrische Desaromatisierungen

    Chun-Xiang Zhuo;Wei Zhang;Shu-Li You

  • Synthesis and Application of Chiral Spiro Cp Ligands in Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Oxidative Coupling of Biaryl Compounds with Alkenes

    Jun Zheng;Wen-Jun Cui;Chao Zheng;Shu-Li You

  • Enantioselective construction of spiroindolenines by Ir-catalyzed allylic alkylation reactions.

    Qing-Feng Wu;Hu He;Wen-Bo Liu;Shu-Li You

  • Enantioselective synthesis of spiro cyclopentane-1,3'-indoles and 2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazoles by iridium-catalyzed allylic dearomatization and stereospecific migration.

    Qing-Feng Wu;Chao Zheng;Shu-Li You

  • Construction of Axial Chirality by Rhodium‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Dehydrogenative Heck Coupling of Biaryl Compounds with Alkenes

    Jun Zheng;Shu-Li You

  • Asymmetric Dearomatization of Naphthols via a Rh-Catalyzed C(sp²)-H Functionalization/Annulation Reaction.

    Jun Zheng;Shao-Bo Wang;Chao Zheng;Shu-Li You

Frequent Co-Authors

Li-Xin Dai
Li-Xin Dai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yi Li
Yi Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xue-Long Hou
Xue-Long Hou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jeffery W. Kelly
Jeffery W. Kelly Scripps Research Institute
Wenting Wu
Wenting Wu China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Liming Zhang
Liming Zhang University of California, Santa Barbara
Yong-Gui Zhou
Yong-Gui Zhou Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Tao Tu
Tao Tu Fudan University
Aiwen Lei
Aiwen Lei Wuhan University
Shengming Ma
Shengming Ma Chinese Academy of Sciences

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