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Xiao-Zeng You

Xiao-Zeng You

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 95 1616 1438 289 280 873 34316

Xiao-Zeng You publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiao-Zeng You between 1988 and 2019, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiao-Zeng You published across 32 years, from 1988 to 2019, averaging 27.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 77 publications in 1999. 3 of the 879 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2019. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 77. Peak 77 publications in 1999. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 7 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 19 publications 1995: 38 publications 1996: 69 publications 1997: 54 publications 1998: 35 publications 1999: 77 publications 2000: 43 publications 2001: 46 publications 2002: 39 publications 2003: 34 publications 2004: 31 publications 2005: 35 publications 2006: 34 publications 2007: 27 publications 2008: 29 publications 2009: 38 publications 2010: 54 publications 2011: 37 publications 2012: 27 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication
1988 2019

879 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiao-Zeng You: publications per year, 1988 to 2019
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 7
1990 6
1991 11
1992 4
1993 11
1994 19
1995 38
1996 69
1997 54
1998 35
1999 77
2000 43
2001 46
2002 39
2003 34
2004 31
2005 35
2006 34
2007 27
2008 29
2009 38
2010 54
2011 37
2012 27
2013 25
2014 14
2015 16
2016 14
2017 1
2018 2
2019 1
Total 879
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Xiao-Zeng You publications per year - data summary

  • Xiao-Zeng You, a Chemistry scholar from Nanjing University, has 879 publications recorded across 32 years, from 1988 to 2019.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1988 and the most recent to 2019.
  • The most productive year is 1999, with 77 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1988, 2017 and 2019, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 27.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 27.5 per year counting only the 32 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2015-2019) hold 34 publications, 4% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1988-1998: 255 publications (23.2 per year); 1999-2009: 433 publications (39.4 per year); 2010-2019: 191 publications (19.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Xiao-Zeng 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 Xiao-Zeng You 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, 861–880 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: 873 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 29 873
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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Xiao-Zeng You publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Xiao-Zeng You, a Chemistry scholar from Nanjing University, records 873 publications - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Xiao-Zeng You, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Xiao-Zeng You ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Xiao-Zeng 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 Xiao-Zeng You 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, 94–95 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: 95 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 95
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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Xiao-Zeng You D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Xiao-Zeng You, a Chemistry scholar from Nanjing University, records 95 D-Index - the 91st percentile of the discipline.
  • 91% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Xiao-Zeng You, and about 9% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Xiao-Zeng You ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Xiao-Zeng You is affiliated with Nanjing University in China. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Materials Science, with a particular emphasis on Materials Chemistry.

Their work encompasses topics including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

Xiao-Zeng You has contributed to research published in venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database. A recent paper authored by them is titled "CCDC 2208910: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination," published in 2024 in The Cambridge Structural Database.

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • J.R. Lai
  • Xinrong Lu
  • Botao Qu
  • Feng Liu
  • Cheng-Hui Li

Best Publications

  • A highly stretchable autonomous self-healing elastomer

    Cheng-Hui Li;Chao Wang;Chao Wang;Christoph Keplinger;Jing-Lin Zuo

  • Enantioseparation of Racemic Organic Molecules by a Zeolite Analogue This work was supported by The Major State Basic Research Development Program (Grant No. G2000077500), the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Program, the National Science Foundation of the USA (CHE-9904338), and the University of Tennessee SARIF EPPE Fund.

    Ren-Gen Xiong;Xiao-Zeng You;Brendan F. Abrahams;Ziling Xue

  • Novel, Acentric Metal–Organic Coordination Polymers from Hydrothermal Reactions Involving In Situ Ligand Synthesis

    Ren-Gen Xiong;Xiang Xue;Hong Zhao;Xiao-Zeng You

  • Enantioseparation of racemic organic molecules by a zeolite Analogue

    Ren-Gen Xiong;Xiao-Zeng You;Brendan F. Abrahams;Ziling Xue

  • A Stiff and Healable Polymer Based on Dynamic-Covalent Boroxine Bonds

    Jian-Cheng Lai;Jin-Feng Mei;Xiao-Yong Jia;Cheng-Hui Li

  • Fine-Tuning Pore Size by Shifting Coordination Sites of Ligands and Surface Polarization of Metal–Organic Frameworks To Sharply Enhance the Selectivity for CO2

    Liting Du;Zhiyong Lu;Kaiyuan Zheng;Junyi Wang

  • [Co5(im)10⋅2 MB]∞: A Metal‐Organic Open‐Framework with Zeolite‐Like Topology

    Yun-Qi Tian;Chen-Xin Cai;Yong Ji;Xiao-Zeng You

  • A rigid and healable polymer cross-linked by weak but abundant Zn(II)-carboxylate interactions

    Jian-Cheng Lai;Lan Li;Da-Peng Wang;Min-Hao Zhang

  • The silica-like extended polymorphism of cobalt(II) imidazolate three-dimensional frameworks: X-ray single-crystal structures and magnetic properties.

    Yun-Qi Tian;Yun-Qi Tian;Chen-Xin Cai;Xiao-Ming Ren;Chun-Ying Duan

  • Slow relaxation processes and single-ion magnetic behaviors in dysprosium-containing complexes.

    Ying Wang;Xi-Li Li;Tian-Wei Wang;You Song

  • Highly Efficient Green and Blue-Green Phosphorescent OLEDs Based on Iridium Complexes with the Tetraphenylimidodiphosphinate Ligand

    Yu-Cheng Zhu;Liang Zhou;Hong-Yan Li;Qiu-Lei Xu

  • The observation of superparamagnetic behavior in molecular nanowires

    Shi Wang;Jing-Lin Zuo;Song Gao;You Song

  • Octacyanometallate-Based Single-Molecule Magnets: CoII9MV6 (M = W, Mo)

    You Song;Peng Zhang;Xiao-Ming Ren;Xiao-Fei Shen

  • A colorimetric and fluorescent turn-on chemosensor for Al3+ and its application in bioimaging

    Yan Wei Wang;Meng Xiao Yu;Yan Hong Yu;Zhi Ping Bai

  • Single-ion magnets based on mononuclear lanthanide complexes with chiral Schiff base ligands [Ln(FTA)3L] (Ln = Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb and Dy).

    Dong-Ping Li;Tian-Wei Wang;Cheng-Hui Li;Dong-Sheng Liu

  • [(Tp)8(H2O)6CuII6FeIII8(CN)24]4+: A Cyanide‐Bridged Face‐Centered‐Cubic Cluster with Single‐Molecule‐Magnet Behavior

    Shi Wang;Jing-Lin Zuo;Hong-Cai Zhou;Hye Jin Choi

  • Hydrothermal preparation of novel Cd(II) coordination polymers employing 5-(4-pyridyl)tetrazolate as a bridging ligand.

    Xiang Xue;Xi-Sen Wang;Li-Zhong Wang;Ren-Gen Xiong

  • Remarkably Stable Iron Porphyrins Bearing Nonheteroatom-Stabilized Carbene or (Alkoxycarbonyl)carbenes: Isolation, X-ray Crystal Structures, and Carbon Atom Transfer Reactions with Hydrocarbons

    Yan Li;Jie-Sheng Huang;Zhong-Yuan Zhou;Chi-Ming Che

  • 2D molecular square grid with strong blue fluorescent emission: a complex of norfloxacin with zinc(II).

    Zhen-Feng Chen;Ren-Gen Xiong;Jing Zhang;Xue-Tai Chen

  • Keggin unit supported transition metal complexes: hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of [Ni(2,2′-bipy)3]1.5[PW12O40Ni(2,2′-bipy)2(H2O)]·0.5H2O and [Co(1,10′-phen)3]1.5[PMo12O40Co(1,10′-phen)2(H2O)]·0.5H2O

    Yan Xu;Ji-Qing Xu;Kou-Lin Zhang;Yong Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jing-Lin Zuo
Jing-Lin Zuo Nanjing University
Hoong-Kun Fun
Hoong-Kun Fun Universiti Sains Malaysia
You Song
You Song Nanjing University
Zhen Shen
Zhen Shen Nanjing University
You-Xuan Zheng
You-Xuan Zheng Nanjing University
Cai-Ming Liu
Cai-Ming Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Thomas C. W. Mak
Thomas C. W. Mak Chinese University of Hong Kong
Junfeng Bai
Junfeng Bai Shaanxi Normal University
Chi-Ming Che
Chi-Ming Che University of Hong Kong
Cai-Feng Wang
Cai-Feng Wang Nanjing Tech University

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