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Xing-Zhong Shu

Xing-Zhong Shu

Lanzhou University
China

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
5977
World Ranking
15821
National Ranking
2452

Xing-Zhong Shu 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-Zhong Shu sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 85 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xing-Zhong Shu 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-Zhong Shu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xing-Zhong Shu is a researcher primarily affiliated with Lanzhou University in China. Their academic work is centered in the field of Chemistry with a particular focus on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Pharmaceutical Science.

Their research covers several main topics including:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Organoboron and Organosilicon Chemistry
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis

Xing-Zhong Shu has contributed to a number of scientific papers. Some recent works include:

  • Reductive Cross-Coupling of Unreactive Electrophiles, 2022, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • Radical Dehydroxylative Alkylation of Tertiary Alcohols by Ti Catalysis, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Dynamic Kinetic Cross-Electrophile Arylation of Benzyl Alcohols by Nickel Catalysis, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Cross-Electrophile C(sp2)−Si Coupling of Vinyl Chlorosilanes, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Reductive Cross-Coupling of Vinyl Electrophiles, 2020, Synthesis

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Xing-Zhong Shu include:

  • Xiaobo Pang
  • Liangliang Qi
  • Xue-Yuan Liu
  • Zhenzhen Zhao
  • Pei-Feng Su

The primary publication venues for their research work are:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Organic Letters
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Synthesis

Best Publications

  • Dual visible light photoredox and gold-catalyzed arylative ring expansion.

    Xing-zhong Shu;Xing-zhong Shu;Miao Zhang;Ying He;Ying He;Ying He;Heinz Frei

  • Selective Functionalization of sp3 C−H Bonds Adjacent to Nitrogen Using (Diacetoxyiodo)benzene (DIB)

    Xing-Zhong Shu;Xiao-Feng Xia;Yan-Fang Yang;Ke-Gong Ji

  • Reductive Cross-Coupling of Unreactive Electrophiles

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  • Highly Enantioselective Cross-Electrophile Aryl-Alkenylation of Unactivated Alkenes.

    Zhi-Xiong Tian;Jin-Bao Qiao;Guang-Li Xu;Xiaobo Pang

  • Rhodium-catalyzed acyloxy migration of propargylic esters in cycloadditions, inspiration from the recent "gold rush".

    Xing-Zhong Shu;Dongxu Shu;Casi M. Schienebeck;Weiping Tang

  • Synthesis of Isoquinoline Derivatives via Ag- Catalyzed Cyclization of 2-Alkynyl Benzyl Azides

    Yan-Ning Niu;Ze-Yi Yan;Guo-Lin Gao;Hong-Li Wang

  • Radical Dehydroxylative Alkylation of Tertiary Alcohols by Ti Catalysis

    Hao Xie;Jiandong Guo;Yu-Quan Wang;Ke Wang

  • Dynamic Kinetic Cross-Electrophile Arylation of Benzyl Alcohols by Nickel Catalysis.

    Peng Guo;Ke Wang;Wen-Jie Jin;Hao Xie

  • Dual nickel and Lewis acid catalysis for cross-electrophile coupling: the allylation of aryl halides with allylic alcohols

    Xue-Gong Jia;Peng Guo;Jicheng Duan;Xing-Zhong Shu

  • Silica-Supported Cationic Gold(I) Complexes as Heterogeneous Catalysts for Regio- and Enantioselective Lactonization Reactions

    Xing-Zhong Shu;Xing-Zhong Shu;Son C. Nguyen;Ying He;Fadekemi Oba

  • Platinum-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling reaction in the absence of oxidant

    Xing-Zhong Shu;Yan-Fang Yang;Xiao-Feng Xia;Ke-Gong Ji

  • Platinum-Catalyzed Michael Addition and Cyclization of Tertiary Amines with Nitroolefins by Dehydrogenation of α,β-sp3 C−H Bonds

    Xiao-Feng Xia;Xing-Zhong Shu;Ke-Gong Ji;Yan-Fang Yang

  • Gold-Catalyzed Tandem Cycloisomerization of Alkynyloxiranes with Nucleophiles: An Efficient Approach to 2,5-Disubstituted Furans

    Xing-Zhong Shu;Xue-Yuan Liu;Hui-Quan Xiao;Hui-Quan Xiao;Ke-Gong Ji

  • Interception of a Rautenstrauch Intermediate by Alkynes for [5+2] Cycloaddition: Rhodium-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 3-Acyloxy-4-ene-1,9-diynes to Bicyclo[5.3.0]decatrienes

    Xing-zhong Shu;Suyu Huang;Dongxu Shu;Ilia A. Guzei

  • Reductive coupling of benzyl oxalates with highly functionalized alkyl bromides by nickel catalysis.

    Xiao-Biao Yan;Chun-Ling Li;Wen-Jie Jin;Peng Guo

  • Tandem Gold(III)‐Catalyzed Amination‐Intramolecular Hydroamination Reactions of 1‐En‐4‐yn‐3‐ols with Sulfonamides: Efficient Approach to Highly Substituted Pyrroles

    Xing-Zhong Shu;Xue-Yuan Liu;Hui-Quan Xiao;Ke-Gong Ji

  • Cross-Electrophile C(sp 2 )-Si Coupling of Vinyl Chlorosilanes

    Jicheng Duan;Ke Wang;Guang-Li Xu;Shaolin Kang

  • Rh-Catalyzed (5+2) Cycloadditions of 3-Acyloxy-1,4-enynes and Alkynes: Computational Study of Mechanism, Reactivity, and Regioselectivity

    Xiufang Xu;Peng Liu;Xing-zhong Shu;Weiping Tang

  • Rhodium-Catalyzed Intra- and Intermolecular [5 + 2] Cycloaddition of 3-Acyloxy-1,4-enyne and Alkyne with Concomitant 1,2-Acyloxy Migration

    Xing-Zhong Shu;Xiaoxun Li;Dongxu Shu;Suyu Huang

  • Reductive Coupling between C–N and C–O Electrophiles

    Rong-De He;Chun-Ling Li;Qiu-Quan Pan;Peng Guo

  • Au-Catalyzed Tandem Cyclization/[1,2]-Alkyl Migration Reaction of Epoxy Alkynes: Synthesis of Spiropyranones

    Xing-Zhong Shu;Xue-Yuan Liu;Ke-Gong Ji;Hui-Quan Xiao

  • In situ IR and X-ray high spatial-resolution microspectroscopy measurements of multistep organic transformation in flow microreactor catalyzed by Au nanoclusters.

    Elad Gross;Xing-Zhong Shu;Selim Alayoglu;Hans A. Bechtel

Frequent Co-Authors

Xue‐Yuan Liu
Xue‐Yuan Liu Lanzhou University
Yong-Min Liang
Yong-Min Liang Lanzhou University
Weiping Tang
Weiping Tang University of Wisconsin–Madison
Li-Na Guo
Li-Na Guo Xi'an Jiaotong University
F. Dean Toste
F. Dean Toste University of California, Berkeley
Ilia A. Guzei
Ilia A. Guzei University of Wisconsin–Madison
A. Paul Alivisatos
A. Paul Alivisatos University of Chicago
Qiao Zhang
Qiao Zhang Soochow University
Heinz Frei
Heinz Frei Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Gabor A. Somorjai
Gabor A. Somorjai University of California, Berkeley

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