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Xue-Long Hou

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Chemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
11881
World Ranking
7495
National Ranking
1334

Xue-Long Hou 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 Xue-Long Hou sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 312 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xue-Long Hou 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 Xue-Long Hou sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xue-Long Hou is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their work primarily spans the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with a focus on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry. The researcher also has contributions in Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Xue-Long Hou cover various aspects of asymmetric catalysis and cycloaddition chemistry. These include:

  • Enantioselective Desymmetrization of Bisphenol Derivatives via Ir-Catalyzed Allylic Dearomatization, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Regio- and enantioselective umpolung gem-difluoroallylation of hydrazones via palladium catalysis enabled by N-heterocyclic carbene ligand, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Decarboxylative [4+2] Dipolar Cycloaddition of 4-Vinyl-1,3-dioxan-2-ones with α,β-Disubstituted Nitroalkenes Enabled by a Benzylic Substituted P,N-Ligand, 2020, Organic Letters
  • Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric (3 + 2) Cycloaddition of Vinyl Epoxides with Substituted Propiolates. Enantioselective Formation of 2,3,4-Trisubstituted 2,3-Dihydrofurans, 2022, Organic Letters
  • Development of Dipolarophiles for Catalytic Asymmetric Cycloadditions through Pd-π-Allyl Zwitterions, 2021, The Chemical Record

Xue-Long Hou frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Chang-Hua Ding (9 publications)
  • Yang-Jie Jiang (7 publications)
  • Gao-Peng Zhang (5 publications)
  • Shuai Huang (4 publications)
  • Chao Zheng (3 publications)

The researcher has published multiple articles in notable venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, Organic Letters, Chemical Communications, Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, and Journal of the American Chemical Society. Their publications reflect an interdisciplinary approach combining synthetic organic methodologies with crystallographic studies.

Best Publications

  • Asymmetric Catalysis with Chiral Ferrocene Ligands

    Li-Xin Dai;Tao Tu;Shu-Li You;Wei-Ping Deng

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Propargylation

    Unknown

  • Highly regio- and enantioselective Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation and amination of monosubstituted allylic acetates with novel ferrocene P,N-ligands.

    Shu-Li You;Xia-Zhen Zhu;Yu-Mei Luo;Xue-Long Hou

  • A Highly Enantio‐ and Diastereoselective Cu‐Catalyzed 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition of Azomethine Ylides with Nitroalkenes

    Xiao-Xia Yan;Qian Peng;Yan Zhang;Kai Zhang

  • Mechanistic understanding of the unexpected meta selectivity in copper-catalyzed anilide C-H bond arylation.

    Bo Chen;Xue Long Hou;Yu Xue Li;Yun Dong Wu

  • Highly regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselective Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation of acyclic ketone enolates with monosubstituted allyl substrates.

    Wen-Hua Zheng;Bao-Hui Zheng;Yan Zhang;Xue-Long Hou

  • Highly Efficient Ligands for Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Alkylation of Ketone Enolates

    Shu-Li You;Xue-Long Hou;Li-Xin Dai;Xia-Zhen Zhu

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Regio-, Diastereo-, and Enantioselective Allylic Alkylation of Acylsilanes with Monosubstituted Allyl Substrates

    Jian-Ping Chen;Chang-Hua Ding;Wei Liu;Xue-Long Hou

  • Ring-opening of N-tosylaziridines with TMSN^3 and TMSCN Triggered by TBAF: An efficient and convenient route to vicinal diamines and β=aminoacid

    Jie Wu;Xue-Long Hou;Li-Xin Dai

  • Highly Diastereoselective Switchable Enantioselective Mannich Reaction of Glycine Derivatives with Imines

    Xiao-Xia Yan;Qian Peng;Qing Li;Kai Zhang

  • Efficient Ring-Opening Reaction of Epoxides and Aziridines Promoted by Tributylphosphine in Water

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  • Highly Enantioselective Pd‐Catalyzed Allylic Alkylations of Acyclic Ketones

    Xiao-Xia Yan;Chun-Gen Liang;Yan Zhang;Wei Hong

  • Role of planar chirality of S,N- and P,N-ferrocene ligands in palladium-catalyzed allylic substitutions.

    Shu-Li You;Xue-Long Hou;Li-Xin Dai;Yi-Hua Yu

  • Importance of planar chirality in chiral catalysts with three chiral elements: the role of planar chirality in 2'-substituted 1,1'-P,N-ferrocene ligands on the enantioselectivity in Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution.

    Wei-Ping Deng;Shu-Li You;Xue-Long Hou;Li-Xin Dai

  • Desymmetric ring-opening of meso-epoxides with anilines: a simple way to chiral β-amino alcohols

    Xue-Long Hou;Jie Wu;Li-Xin Dai;Li-Jun Xia

  • New Porphycene Ligands: Octaethyl‐ and Etioporphycene (OEPc and EtioPc)—Tetra‐ and Pentacoordinated Zinc Complexes of OEPc

    Emanuel Vogel;Peter Koch;Xue‐Long Hou;Johann Lex

  • Preparation of Enantiomerically Enriched (2R,3R)- or (2S,3S)-trans-2,3-Diaryloxiranes via Camphor-Derived Sulfonium Ylides.

    An-Hu Li;Li-Xin Dai;Xue-Long Hou;Yao-Zeng Huang

  • Novel Bis-N-[2-(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenylcarbonyl]-diaminocyclohexane ligands: application in asymmetric allylic alkylation of imino ester with simple allyl carbonate

    Shu-Li You;Xue-Long Hou;Li-Xin Dai;Bo-Xun Cao

  • Highly Enantioselective Palladium‐Catalyzed Alkylation of Acyclic Amides

    Kai Zhang;Qian Peng;Xite-Long Hou;Yun-Dong Wu;Yun-Dong Wu

  • Enantioselective Precipitation and Solid‐State Fluorescence Enhancement in the Recognition of α‐Hydroxycarboxylic Acids

    Hai-Lin Liu;Xue-Long Hou;Lin Pu

  • Asymmetric Aziridination over Ylides: Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of Acetylenyl-N-sulfonylaziridines

    An-Hu Li;Yong-Gui Zhou;Li-Xin Dai;Xue-Long Hou

  • Kinetic Resolution of 2,3-Dihydro-2-substituted 4-Quinolones by Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation

    Bai-Lin Lei;Chang-Hua Ding;Xiao-Fei Yang;Xiao-Long Wan

  • A dramatic switch of enantioselectivity in asymmetric Heck reaction by benzylic substituents of ligands

    Wen-Qiong Wu;Qian Peng;Da-Xuan Dong;Xue-Long Hou

  • A Direct Route to C-Vinylaziridines: Reaction of N-Sufonylimines with Allylic Ylides under Phase-Transfer Conditions or with Preformed Ylides at Low Temperature.

    An-Hu Li;Li-Xin Dai;Xue-Long Hou;Min-Bo Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Li-Xin Dai
Li-Xin Dai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shu-Li You
Shu-Li You Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yun-Dong Wu
Yun-Dong Wu Peking University
Qian Peng
Qian Peng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tao Tu
Tao Tu Fudan University
Hao Li
Hao Li Zhejiang University
Lin Pu
Lin Pu University of Virginia
Wei Sun
Wei Sun Drexel University

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