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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 53 13301 11975 2078 2061 167 7717

Xingshu Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xingshu Li between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xingshu Li published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2013. 8 of the 183 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2013. 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 3 publications
1997 2025

183 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xingshu Li: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 2
1998 1
1999 3
2000 2
2001 2
2002 10
2003 10
2004 4
2005 3
2006 2
2007 7
2008 5
2009 13
2010 10
2011 8
2012 9
2013 16
2014 11
2015 14
2016 5
2017 7
2018 10
2019 7
2020 1
2021 2
2022 6
2023 5
2024 5
2025 3
Total 183
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Xingshu 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 Xingshu Li 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, 161–180 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: 167 publications — 20th percentile

20% 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 1,350 167
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
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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Xingshu 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 Xingshu Li 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, 52–53 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: 53 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% 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 53
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
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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Overview

Xingshu Li is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China, focusing their research on engineering, materials science, and medicine. Their scholarly work predominantly centers on biomedical engineering, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and materials chemistry, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach relevant to both applied and clinical sciences.

Their research topics cover a wide range of specialized areas including nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, photodynamic therapy research studies, and porphyrin and phthalocyanine chemistry. Further topics of interest are luminescence and fluorescent materials, photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging, nanoparticle-based drug delivery, and advanced nanomaterials in catalysis.

Frequent publication venues for Li's research include:

  • Dyes and Pigments
  • Chemical Science
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Among their most cited papers are:

  • "Clinical development and potential of photothermal and photodynamic therapies for cancer" (2020) published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • "Organelle-Targeted Photosensitizers for Precision Photodynamic Therapy" (2021) published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Nanostructured Phthalocyanine Assemblies with Efficient Synergistic Effect of Type I Photoreaction and Photothermal Action to Overcome Tumor Hypoxia in Photodynamic Therapy" (2021) published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Phthalocyanines as contrast agents for photothermal therapy" (2020) published in Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • "Supramolecular agents for combination of photodynamic therapy and other treatments" (2021) published in Chemical Science

Xingshu Li collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Juyoung Yoon
  • Jian-Dong Huang
  • Mei-Rong Ke
  • Biyuan Zheng
  • Zixuan Chen

The scientist's work has a strong focus on developing and improving therapeutic strategies for cancer, especially exploring photothermal and photodynamic therapies. Their contributions to nanoplatforms and photosensitizer technologies are linked closely to precision medicine and multidimensional treatment approaches. This cross-disciplinary research integrates advanced materials chemistry with medical applications.

Best Publications

  • Palladium-catalyzed oxidative C-H bond coupling of steered acetanilides and aldehydes: a facile access to ortho-acylacetanilides.

    Yinuo Wu;Baozhu Li;Fei Mao;Xingshu Li

  • Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Multitarget-Directed Resveratrol Derivatives for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

    Chuanjun Lu;Yueyan Guo;Jun Yan;Zonghua Luo

  • Multitarget-Directed Benzylideneindanone Derivatives: Anti-β-Amyloid (Aβ) Aggregation, Antioxidant, Metal Chelation, and Monoamine Oxidase B (MAO-B) Inhibition Properties against Alzheimer’s Disease

    Ling Huang;Chuanjun Lu;Yang Sun;Fei Mao

  • Synthesis, Evaluation, and Mechanism Study of Novel Indole-Chalcone Derivatives Exerting Effective Antitumor Activity Through Microtubule Destabilization in Vitro and in Vivo.

    Jun Yan;Jie Chen;Shun Zhang;Jinhui Hu

  • Highly enantioselective alkynylzinc addition to aromatic aldehydes catalyzed by self-assembled titanium catalysts.

    Xingshu Li;Gui Lu;Wai Him Kwok;Albert S C Chan

  • Synthesis and Evaluation of Multi-Target-Directed Ligands against Alzheimer's Disease Based on the Fusion of Donepezil and Ebselen

    Zonghua Luo;Jianfei Sheng;Yang Sun;Chuanjun Lu

  • Synthesis and application of new chiral catalysts for asymmetric alkynylation reactions

    Gui Lu;Yue-Ming Li;Xing-Shu Li;Albert S.C. Chan

  • Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Selenium-Containing Isocombretastatins and Phenstatins as Antitumor Agents

    Yanqing Pang;Baijiao An;Lanlan Lou;Junsheng Zhang

  • Enantioselective Alkynylation of Aromatic Ketones Catalyzed by Chiral Camphorsulfonamide Ligands

    Gui Lu;Xingshu Li;Xian Jia;Wing Lai Chan

  • Titanium-catalyzed enantioselective alkynylation of aldehydes.

    Gui Lu;Xingshu Li;Wing Lai Chan;Albert S. C. Chan

  • Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Orally Available Clioquinol-Moracin M Hybrids as Multitarget-Directed Ligands for Cognitive Improvement in a Rat Model of Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease

    Zhiren Wang;Yali Wang;Bo Wang;Wenrui Li

  • Design, synthesis, and evaluation of multitarget-directed selenium-containing clioquinol derivatives for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

    Zhiren Wang;Yali Wang;Wenrui Li;Fei Mao

  • A novel series of tacrine-selegiline hybrids with cholinesterase and monoamine oxidase inhibition activities for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

    Chuanjun Lu;Qi Zhou;Jun Yan;Zhiyun Du

  • Synthesis, biological evaluation, and molecular modeling of berberine derivatives as potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.

    Ling Huang;Anding Shi;Feng He;Xingshu Li

  • Enantioselective alkynylation of aromatic aldehydes catalyzed by new chiral amino alcohol-based ligands

    Gui Lu;Xingshu Li;Zhongyuan Zhou;Wing Lai Chan

  • Design, synthesis, and evaluation of indanone derivatives as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and metal-chelating agents.

    Fan-Chao Meng;Fei Mao;Wen-Jun Shan;Fangfei Qin

  • New multi-target-directed small molecules against Alzheimer's disease: a combination of resveratrol and clioquinol

    Fei Mao;Jun Yan;Jianheng Li;Xian Jia

  • Synthesis, biological evaluation of 9-N-substituted berberine derivatives as multi-functional agents of antioxidant, inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase and amyloid-β aggregation

    Wen-Jun Shan;Ling Huang;Qi Zhou;Fan-Chao Meng

  • Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Orally Bioavailable Quinoline–Indole Derivatives as Innovative Multitarget-Directed Ligands: Promotion of Cell Proliferation in the Adult Murine Hippocampus for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

    Zhiren Wang;Zhiren Wang;Jinhui Hu;Xiaoping Yang;Xing Feng

  • Benzenediol-berberine hybrids: Multifunctional agents for Alzheimer’s disease

    Huailei Jiang;Xu Wang;Ling Huang;Zonghua Luo

  • Natural products as sources of new lead compounds for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

    Ling Huang;Tao Su;Xingshu Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Chao-Jun Li
Chao-Jun Li McGill University
Albert S. C. Chan
Albert S. C. Chan Sun Yat-sen University
Tamio Hayashi
Tamio Hayashi National Taiwan Normal University
Ruihu Wang
Ruihu Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fuk Yee Kwong
Fuk Yee Kwong Chinese University of Hong Kong
Alfred King-Yin Lam
Alfred King-Yin Lam Griffith University
Rong Cao
Rong Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wai-Kwok Wong
Wai-Kwok Wong Hong Kong Baptist University
Maochun Hong
Maochun Hong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xin Cui
Xin Cui Chinese Academy of Sciences

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