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Xing-Cong Li 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 Xing-Cong Li sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

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

Xing-Cong Li 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 Xing-Cong Li 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+

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

Overview

Xing-Cong Li is affiliated with the University of Mississippi in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans subfields including Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Genetics, Insect Science, and Plant Science.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, notably:

  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents
  • Heat shock proteins research

Frequent co-authors associated with their work include:

  • Ikhlas A. Khan
  • Mei Wang
  • Pradeep Paudel
  • Farhan Mahmood Shah
  • Abbas Alı

The scientist has published extensively in several academic journals, with multiple contributions to:

  • Journal of Natural Products
  • Molecules
  • mSphere
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Insects

Recent publications include:

  • "Puupehenone, a Marine-Sponge-Derived Sesquiterpene Quinone, Potentiates the Antifungal Drug Caspofungin by Disrupting Hsp90 Activity and the Cell Wall Integrity Pathway," 2020, mSphere
  • "Thiol-Chromene "Click" Reaction-Activated Chemiluminescent Probe for Thiol Detection In Vitro and In Vivo," 2023, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Repellency of Carvacrol, Thymol, and Their Acetates against Imported Fire Ants," 2023, Insects
  • "Chemometrics-Assisted Identification of Anti-Inflammatory Compounds from the Green Alga Klebsormidium flaccidum var. zivo," 2020, Molecules
  • "Molecular Targets of Cannabinoids Associated with Depression," 2021, Current Medicinal Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Antifungal activity of C-27 steroidal saponins

    Chong-Ren Yang;Ying Zhang;Melissa R. Jacob;Shabana I. Khan

  • Structure and Biosynthesis of Heat-Stable Antifungal Factor (HSAF), a Broad-Spectrum Antimycotic with a Novel Mode of Action

    Fengan Yu;Kathia Zaleta-Rivera;Xiangcheng Zhu;Justin Huffman

  • Determination of Absolute Configuration of Natural Products: Theoretical Calculation of Electronic Circular Dichroism as a Tool.

    Xing-Cong Li;Daneel Ferreira;Yuanqing Ding

  • Antioxidant activity of the dihydrochalcones aspalathin and nothofagin and their corresponding flavones in relation to other rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) flavonoids, Epigallocatechin gallate, and Trolox.

    Petra W Snijman;Elizabeth Joubert;Daneel Ferreira;Xing-Cong Li

  • Fatty Acid Synthase Inhibitors from Plants: Isolation, Structure Elucidation, and SAR Studies

    Xing-Cong Li;Alpana S. Joshi;Hala N. Elsohly;Shabana I. Khan

  • NMR assignments of ellagic acid derivatives

    Xing-Cong Li;Hala N. Elsohly;Charles D. Hufford;Alice M. Clark

  • Theoretical calculation of electronic circular dichroism of the rotationally restricted 3,8''-biflavonoid morelloflavone.

    Yuanqing Ding;Xing-Cong Li;Daneel Ferreira

  • Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 activation by (-)-epicatechin gallate: potential adverse effects of cancer chemoprevention with high-dose green tea extracts.

    Yu-Dong Zhou;Yong-Pil Kim;Xing-Cong Li;Scott R. Baerson

  • Oligomeric proanthocyanidins: naturally occurring O-heterocycles (January 1996 to December 1998)

    Daneel Ferreira;Xing-Cong Li

  • Steroid saponins from Polygonatum kingianum.

    Xing-Cong Li;Chong-Ren Yang;M. Ichikawa;M. Ichikawa;H. Matsuura;H. Matsuura

  • Antimicrobial and antiparasitic (+)-trans-hexahydrodibenzopyrans and analogues from Machaerium multiflorum.

    Ilias Muhammad;Xing-Cong Li;Melissa R. Jacob;Babu L. Tekwani

  • Synthesis, antifungal activity, and structure-activity relationships of coruscanone A analogues.

    K. Suresh Babu;Xing-Cong Li;Melissa R. Jacob;Qifeng Zhang

  • Automated high-throughput system to fractionate plant natural products for drug discovery.

    Ying Tu;Cynthia Jeffries;Hong Ruan;Cynthia Nelson

  • Potent In Vitro Antifungal Activities of Naturally Occurring Acetylenic Acids

    Xing-Cong Li;Melissa R. Jacob;Shabana I. Khan;M. Khalid Ashfaq

  • Antimalarial (+)-trans-hexahydrodibenzopyran derivatives from Machaerium multiflorum.

    I Muhammad;X C Li;D C Dunbar;M A ElSohly

  • Reversal of fluconazole resistance by sulfated sterols from the marine sponge Topsentia sp.

    Jessica A. DiGirolamo;Xing-Cong Li;Melissa R. Jacob;Alice M. Clark

  • Absolute configuration, conformation, and chiral properties of flavanone-(3→8″)-flavone biflavonoids from Rheedia acuminata

    Xing-Cong Li;Alpana S Joshi;Bo Tan;Hala N ElSohly

  • Cycloartane glycosides from Sutherlandia frutescens.

    Xiang Fu;Xing-Cong Li;Troy J. Smillie;Paulo Carvalho

  • Anti-infective discorhabdins from a deep-water alaskan sponge of the genus Latrunculia.

    MinKyun Na;Yuanqing Ding;Bin Wang;Babu L. Tekwani

  • Furanonaphthoquinones, atraric acid and a benzofuran from the stem barks of Newbouldia laevis

    Rainer Gormann;Maki Kaloga;Xing-Cong Li;Daneel Ferreira

Frequent Co-Authors

Ikhlas A. Khan
Ikhlas A. Khan University of Mississippi
Shabana I. Khan
Shabana I. Khan University of Mississippi
Larry A. Walker
Larry A. Walker University of Mississippi
Babu L. Tekwani
Babu L. Tekwani Southern Research Institute
Daneel Ferreira
Daneel Ferreira University of Mississippi
Ryoji Kasai
Ryoji Kasai Hiroshima University
Dong Wang
Dong Wang Peking University
Samir A. Ross
Samir A. Ross University of Mississippi
Jordan K. Zjawiony
Jordan K. Zjawiony University of Mississippi
Kazuo Yamasaki
Kazuo Yamasaki Hiroshima University

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