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Xiu-Li Sun

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Chemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
8766
World Ranking
10890
National Ranking
1769

Xiu-Li Sun 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 Xiu-Li Sun sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 142 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xiu-Li Sun 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 Xiu-Li Sun 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: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xiu-Li Sun is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to the field of chemistry, with a specialization in organic chemistry. Their research encompasses a diverse range of topics that bridge synthetic methods, catalysis, and polymer science.

The main fields of study for Xiu-Li Sun include:

  • Chemistry

Within this broad domain, they have focused on several subfields, notably:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Biomaterials
  • Mechanics of Materials

Their primary research topics include:

  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Lubricants and Their Additives
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms

Xiu-Li Sun has published multiple papers across several respected journals. Recent papers highlight advancements in catalysis and polymer synthesis. Selected recent publications are:

  • Direct copolymerization of ethylene with protic comonomers enabled by multinuclear Ni catalysts, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Circular olefin copolymers made de novo from ethylene and α-olefins, 2024, Nature Communications
  • A Versatile Enantioselective Catalytic Cyclopropanation-Rearrangement Approach to the Divergent Construction of Chiral Spiroaminals and Fused Bicyclic Acetals, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Asymmetric Catalytic [3+2] Annulation of Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropane with Cyclic Ketones: Facile Access to Enantioenriched 1-Oxaspiro[4.5]decanes†, 2020, Chinese Journal of Chemistry
  • Winning Strategy for Iron-Based ATRP Using In Situ Generated Iodine as a Regulator, 2020, ACS Catalysis

The venues where Xiu-Li Sun frequently publishes include:

  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Nature Communications
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Lubricants
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Collaborations are a notable aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Yong Tang
  • Yanshan Gao
  • Xiaoyan Wang
  • Yanan Zhao
  • Xiao-Shan Ning

Best Publications

  • Ylide-initiated michael addition-cyclization reactions beyond cyclopropanes.

    Xiu-Li Sun;Yong Tang

  • Pyrrolidine-thiourea as a bifunctional organocatalyst: highly enantioselective Michael addition of cyclohexanone to nitroolefins.

    Chun-Li Cao;Meng-Chun Ye;Xiu-Li Sun;Yong Tang

  • Highly enantioselective and diastereoselective cycloaddition of cyclopropanes with nitrones and its application in the kinetic resolution of 2-substituted cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylates.

    Yan-Biao Kang;Xiu-Li Sun;Yong Tang

  • Side arm strategy for catalyst design: modifying bisoxazolines for remote control of enantioselection and related.

    Saihu Liao;Xiu-Li Sun;Yong Tang

  • Enantioselective synthesis of vinylcyclopropanes and vinylepoxides mediated by camphor-derived sulfur ylides: rationale of enantioselectivity, scope, and limitation.

    Xian-Ming Deng;Ping Cai;Song Ye;Xiu-Li Sun

  • Highly Enantioselective [3+3] Cycloaddition of Aromatic Azomethine Imines with Cyclopropanes Directed by π–π Stacking Interactions

    You-Yun Zhou;Jun Li;Lin Ling;Sai-Hu Liao

  • Phosphine-catalyzed intramolecular formal [3+2] cycloaddition for highly diastereoselective synthesis of bicyclo[n.3.0] compounds.

    Long-Wu Ye;Xiu-Li Sun;Qing-Gang Wang;Yong Tang

  • Side-arm-promoted highly enantioselective ring-opening reactions and kinetic resolution of donor-acceptor cyclopropanes with amines.

    You-Yun Zhou;Li-Jia Wang;Jun Li;Xiu-Li Sun

  • Enantioselective formal [3+3] annulation for the direct construction of bicyclic skeletons with four stereogenic centers.

    Chun-Li Cao;Xiu-Li Sun;and Yan-Biao Kang;Yong Tang

  • Synthesis and characterization of titanium(IV) complexes bearing monoanionic [O-NX] (X = O, S, Se) tridentate ligands and their behaviors in ethylene homo- and copolymerizaton with 1-hexene

    Cong Wang;Zhi Ma;Xiu-Li Sun;Yuan Gao

  • Iron Porphyrin-Catalyzed Olefination of Ketenes with Diazoacetate for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Allenes

    Chuan-Ying Li;Xiao-Bing Wang;Xiu-Li Sun;Yong Tang

  • [O−NSR]TiCl3-Catalyzed Copolymerization of Ethylene with Functionalized Olefins

    Xiao-Hong Yang;Chun-Rong Liu;Cong Wang;Xiu-Li Sun

  • Scandium triflate catalyzed cycloaddition of imines with 1,1-cyclopropanediesters: efficient and diastereoselective synthesis of multisubstituted pyrrolidines

    Yan-Biao Kang;Yong Tang;Xiu-Li Sun

  • Unexpected tandem ylide annulation reaction for controllable synthesis of 2H-chromenes and 4H-chromenes.

    Long-Wu Ye;Xiu-Li Sun;and Chun-Yin Zhu;Yong Tang

  • Asymmetric Nazarov Reaction Catalyzed by Chiral Tris(oxazoline)/Copper(II)

    Peng Cao;Chao Deng;You-Yun Zhou;Xiu-Li Sun

  • Tandem Michael addition/ylide epoxidation for the synthesis of highly functionalized cyclohexadiene epoxide derivatives.

    Qing-Gang Wang;Xian-Ming Deng;Ben-Hu Zhu;Long-Wu Ye

  • An Organocatalytic Asymmetric Tandem Reaction for the Construction of Bicyclic Skeletons

    Chun-Li Cao;You-Yun Zhou;Jian Zhou;Xiu-Li Sun

  • Highly diastereoselective and enantioselective formal [4 + 1] ylide annulation for the synthesis of optically active dihydrofurans.

    Jun-Cheng Zheng;Chun-Yin Zhu;Xiu-Li Sun;Yong Tang

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Tridentate [NOP] Titanium Complexes and Their Application to Copolymerization and Polymerization of Ethylene

    Wei-Qiu Hu;Xiu-Li Sun;Cong Wang;Yuan Gao

  • Heterodimerization of Olefins. 1. Hydrovinylation Reactions of Olefins That Are Amenable to Asymmetric Catalysis

    T. V. Rajanbabu;Nobuyoshi Nomura;Jian Jin;Malay Nandi

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Tang
Yong Tang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Long-Wu Ye
Long-Wu Ye Xiamen University
Zuowei Xie
Zuowei Xie Chinese University of Hong Kong
Li-Xin Dai
Li-Xin Dai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaoyan Wang
Xiaoyan Wang BeiGene (China)
Yong-Gui Zhou
Yong-Gui Zhou Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Yong Liang
Yong Liang Jianghan University
Zhi-Xiang Yu
Zhi-Xiang Yu Peking University
Qi-Lin Zhou
Qi-Lin Zhou Nankai University
Shou-Fei Zhu
Shou-Fei Zhu Nankai University

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