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D-Index
55
Citations
10397
World Ranking
12171
National Ranking
1920

Xinhua Qi 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 Xinhua Qi sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 165 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xinhua Qi 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 Xinhua Qi 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+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xinhua Qi is a researcher affiliated with Nankai University in China. Their scholarly work spans multiple areas within Engineering and Materials Science, with a strong focus on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Their research primarily addresses topics including Catalysis for Biomass Conversion, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Biofuel Production and Bioconversion, Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies, Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis, Nanomaterials for Catalytic Reactions, and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Qi has contributed to several recent publications that demonstrate the scope of their research interests:

  • Biorefinery roadmap based on catalytic production and upgrading 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, 2020, Green Chemistry
  • Recent advances in mechanochemical production of chemicals and carbon materials from sustainable biomass resources, 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Risk assessment and its influencing factors analysis of geological hazards in typical mountain environment, 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Mg-coordinated self-assembly of MgO-doped ordered mesoporous carbons for selective recovery of phosphorus from aqueous solutions, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Recent progress in furfural production from hemicellulose and its derivatives: Conversion mechanism, catalytic system, solvent selection, 2021, Molecular Catalysis

The frequent coauthors who collaborate with Qi include Richard L. Smith, Haixin Guo, Feng Shen, Xiaoning Liu, and Jirui Yang.

Qi's work is regularly published in journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal, Green Chemistry, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Their research publications are mainly categorized under Engineering with 135 publications and Materials Science with 65 publications, showing a significant output in these fields.

Best Publications

  • Catalytic dehydration of fructose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by ion-exchange resin in mixed-aqueous system by microwave heating

    Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku Aida;Richard Lee Jr. Smith

  • Efficient process for conversion of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural with ionic liquids

    Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith

  • Biorefinery roadmap based on catalytic production and upgrading 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

    Qidong Hou;Xinhua Qi;Meinan Zhen;Hengli Qian

  • Catalytical conversion of fructose and glucose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in hot compressed water by microwave heating

    Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith

  • Preparation of chitosan-stabilized Fe0 nanoparticles for removal of hexavalent chromium in water

    Bing Geng;Zhaohui Jin;Tielong Li;Xinhua Qi

  • Adsorption recovery of phosphate from aqueous solution by CaO-biochar composites prepared from eggshell and rice straw

    Xiaoning Liu;Feng Shen;Xinhua Qi

  • Kinetics of hexavalent chromium removal from water by chitosan-Fe0 nanoparticles.

    Bing Geng;Zhaohui Jin;Tielong Li;Xinhua Qi

  • Sulfated zirconia as a solid acid catalyst for the dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

    Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith

  • Selective Conversion of D-Fructose to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural by Ion-Exchange Resin in Acetone/Dimethyl sulfoxide Solvent Mixtures

    Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard Lee Smith

  • Black liquor-derived porous carbons from rice straw for high-performance supercapacitors

    Linfeng Zhu;Feng Shen;Richard L. Smith;Lulu Yan

  • Fast transformation of glucose and di-/polysaccharides into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by microwave heating in an ionic liquid/catalyst system.

    Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith

  • Acid-catalyzed dehydration of fructose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by cellulose-derived amorphous carbon.

    Xinhua Qi;Haixin Guo;Luyang Li;Richard Lee Jr. Smith

  • Physicochemical properties of herb-residue biochar and its sorption to ionizable antibiotic sulfamethoxazole

    Fei Lian;Binbin Sun;Zhengguo Song;Lingyan Zhu

  • Recent advances in mechanochemical production of chemicals and carbon materials from sustainable biomass resources

    Feng Shen;Xinni Xiong;Junyan Fu;Jirui Yang

  • Cellulose-derived superparamagnetic carbonaceous solid acid catalyst for cellulose hydrolysis in an ionic liquid or aqueous reaction system

    Haixin Guo;Youfen Lian;Lulu Yan;Xinhua Qi

  • Quaternary ammonium salt-functionalized chitosan: An easily recyclable catalyst for efficient synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and carbon dioxide

    Yuan Zhao;Jie-Sheng Tian;Xin-Hua Qi;Zhe-Nan Han

  • Efficient Catalytic Conversion of Fructose into 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural in Ionic Liquids at Room Temperature

    Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku Aida;Richard Lee Jr. Smith

  • Hydrolysis of cellulose over functionalized glucose-derived carbon catalyst in ionic liquid

    Haixin Guo;Xinhua Qi;Luyang Li;Richard L. Smith

  • Degradation of microcystin-RR by UV radiation in the presence of hydrogen peroxide.

    Rui-Ping Qiao;Nan Li;Xin-Hua Qi;Qi-Shan Wang

  • Catalytic conversion of cellulose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in high yields via a two-step process

    Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith

  • Adsorption of 1‑Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Chloride Ionic Liquid by Functional Carbon Microspheres from Hydrothermal Carbonization of Cellulose

    Xinhua Qi;Luyang Li;Tengfei Tan;Wenting Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard L. Smith
Richard L. Smith Tohoku University
Masaru Watanabe
Masaru Watanabe Tohoku University
Zhen Fang
Zhen Fang Nanjing Agricultural University
Ying Yu
Ying Yu Central China Normal University
Takao Masuda
Takao Masuda Hokkaido University
Baoshan Xing
Baoshan Xing University of Massachusetts Amherst
Liang-Nian He
Liang-Nian He Nankai University
Emiel J. M. Hensen
Emiel J. M. Hensen Eindhoven University of Technology
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Lingyan Zhu
Lingyan Zhu Nankai University

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