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D-Index
59
Citations
10691
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10305
National Ranking
1698

Xingang Zhang 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 Xingang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 148 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xingang Zhang 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 Xingang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xingang Zhang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of chemistry and engineering, with significant intersections in pharmacology, toxicology, and pharmaceutics. Their research portfolio encompasses various subfields including pharmaceutical science, organic chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, inorganic chemistry, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's main research topics focus on fluorine in organic chemistry, inorganic fluorides and related compounds, cyclopropane reaction mechanisms, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, catalytic cross-coupling reactions, radical photochemical reactions, and electrocatalysts for energy conversion.

Recent notable publications by Xingang Zhang include:

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Dicarbofunctionalization of Alkenes, 2020, Chinese Journal of Chemistry
  • Visible-Light-Induced Palladium-Catalyzed Selective Defluoroarylation of Trifluoromethylarenes with Arylboronic Acids, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nickel-Catalyzed Four-Component Carbocarbonylation of Alkenes under 1 atm of CO, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Effectiveness of a non-physician community health-care provider-led intensive blood pressure intervention versus usual care on cardiovascular disease (CRHCP): an open-label, blinded-endpoint, cluster-randomised trial, 2023, The Lancet
  • trans-Selective Aryldifluoroalkylation of Endocyclic Enecarbamates and Enamides by Nickel Catalysis, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Xingang Zhang frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, including Haiyang Zhao, Yun-Cheng Luo, Qiao-Qiao Min, Feifei Tong, and Xing Gao. These collaborations have supported the breadth and depth of their research contributions across multiple projects.

The scientist's work has been published predominantly in journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, The Cambridge Structural Database, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Organic Letters, reflecting a consistent presence in high-profile chemistry and interdisciplinary outlets.

Best Publications

  • Transition-Metal (Cu, Pd, Ni)-Catalyzed Difluoroalkylation via Cross-Coupling with Difluoroalkyl Halides.

    Zhang Feng;Yu-Lan Xiao;Xingang Zhang

  • Pd-Catalyzed Oxidative Cross-Coupling of Perfluoroarenes with Aromatic Heterocycles

    Chun-Yang He;Shilu Fan;Xingang Zhang

  • Palladium-catalyzed difluoroalkylation of aryl boronic acids: a new method for the synthesis of aryldifluoromethylated phosphonates and carboxylic acid derivatives.

    Zhang Feng;Qiao-Qiao Min;Yu-Lan Xiao;Bo Zhang

  • A general synthesis of fluoroalkylated alkenes by palladium-catalyzed Heck-type reaction of fluoroalkyl bromides.

    Zhang Feng;Qiao-Qiao Min;Hai-Yang Zhao;Ji-Wei Gu

  • Copper-catalyzed oxidative trifluoromethylthiolation of aryl boronic acids with TMSCF3 and elemental sulfur

    C. Chen;Y. Xie;L. Chu;R.-W. Wang

  • Chlorodifluoromethane-triggered formation of difluoromethylated arenes catalysed by palladium

    Zhang Feng;Qiao-Qiao Min;Xia-Ping Fu;Lun An

  • Tandem Difluoroalkylation-Arylation of Enamides Catalyzed by Nickel

    Ji-Wei Gu;Qiao-Qiao Min;Ling-Chao Yu;Xingang Zhang

  • Nickel‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling of Functionalized Difluoromethyl Bromides and Chlorides with Aryl Boronic Acids: A General Method for Difluoroalkylated Arenes

    Yu-Lan Xiao;Wen-Hao Guo;Guo-Zhen He;Qiang Pan

  • Pd(OAc)(2) catalyzed olefination of highly electron-deficient perfluoroarenes.

    Xingang Zhang;Shilu Fan;Chun-Yang He;Xiaolong Wan

  • Access to Difluoromethylated Arenes by Pd-Catalyzed Reaction of Arylboronic Acids with Bromodifluoroacetate

    Zhang Feng;Qiao-Qiao Min;Xingang Zhang

  • Nickel‐Catalyzed Dicarbofunctionalization of Alkenes†

    Yun‐Cheng Luo;Chang Xu;Xingang Zhang

  • Highly selective gem-difluoroallylation of organoborons with bromodifluoromethylated alkenes catalyzed by palladium.

    Qiao-Qiao Min;Zengsheng Yin;Zhang Feng;Wen-Hao Guo

  • Direct Palladium‐Catalyzed Intermolecular Allylation of Highly Electron‐Deficient Polyfluoroarenes

    Shilu Fan;Fei Chen;Xingang Zhang

  • Controllable catalytic difluorocarbene transfer enables access to diversified fluoroalkylated arenes.

    Xia-Ping Fu;Xiao-Song Xue;Xiao-Song Xue;Xue-Ying Zhang;Yu-Lan Xiao

  • Difluoromethylation of (hetero)aryl chlorides with chlorodifluoromethane catalyzed by nickel.

    Chang Xu;Wen-Hao Guo;Xu He;Yin-Long Guo

  • Copper catalyzed cross-coupling of iodobenzoates with bromozinc-difluorophosphonate.

    Zhang Feng;Fei Chen;Xingang Zhang

  • Visible-Light-Induced Palladium-Catalyzed Selective Defluoroarylation of Trifluoromethylarenes with Arylboronic Acids.

    Yun-Cheng Luo;Fei-Fei Tong;Yanxia Zhang;Chun-Yang He

  • Copper-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling of Benzothiazoles with Thiazoles and Polyfluoroarene

    Shilu Fan;Zhao Chen;Xingang Zhang

  • Rhodium-Catalyzed ortho-Selective C-F Bond Borylation of Polyfluoroarenes with Bpin-Bpin.

    Wen-Hao Guo;Qiao-Qiao Min;Ji-Wei Gu;Xingang Zhang

  • Nickel‐Catalyzed Difluoroalkylation of (Hetero)Arylborons with Unactivated 1‐Bromo‐1,1‐difluoroalkanes

    Yu-Lan Xiao;Qiao-Qiao Min;Chang Xu;Ruo-Wen Wang

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Difluoroalkylation of Isocyanides: Access to Difluoroalkylated Phenanthridine Derivatives.

    Ji-Wei Gu;Xingang Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Feng-Ling Qing
Feng-Ling Qing Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wilfred A. van der Donk
Wilfred A. van der Donk University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Zhengwei You
Zhengwei You Donghua University
Kendall N. Houk
Kendall N. Houk University of California, Los Angeles
Mikael Bols
Mikael Bols University of Copenhagen

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