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Yong-Qiang Tu

Yong-Qiang Tu

Lanzhou University
China

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
11969
World Ranking
9759
National Ranking
1635

Yong-Qiang Tu 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 Yong-Qiang Tu sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 256 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yong-Qiang Tu 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 Yong-Qiang Tu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yong-Qiang Tu is affiliated with Lanzhou University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their work spans a wide array of subfields including Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The research topics covered by Yong-Qiang Tu showcase a significant focus on crystallization and solubility studies, as well as X-ray diffraction techniques in crystallography. Other prominent areas include asymmetric synthesis and catalysis, synthetic organic chemistry methods, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, and the synthesis and pharmacology of alkaloids.

Yong-Qiang Tu has published frequently in high-impact scientific venues. Regular publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Organic Letters
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Their recent significant papers include:

  • Recent development and applications of semipinacol rearrangement reactions (2021, Chemical Science)
  • Enantioselective Synthesis of 3,3'-Disubstituted 2-Amino-2'-hydroxy-1,1'-binaphthyls by Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Cross-Coupling (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral 3-Arylindoles by Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cross-Coupling of Indoles with Quinones and Naphthoquinones (2020, Organic Letters)
  • Enantioselective Construction of 2-Aryl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran Scaffolds Using Cu/SPDO-Catalyzed [3 + 2] Cycloaddition (2021, Organic Letters)
  • An efficient approach to angular tricyclic molecular architecture via Nazarov-like cyclization and double ring-expansion cascade (2022, Nature Communications)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Xiao-Ming Zhang, Fu-Min Zhang, Ka Lu, and Si-Hua Hou, reflecting active teamwork in advancing their scientific investigations.

Best Publications

  • Direct Sp3α-C-H activation and functionalization of alcohol and ether.

    Shu-Yu Zhang;Fu-Min Zhang;Yong-Qiang Tu

  • Semipinacol rearrangement in natural product synthesis.

    Zhen-Lei Song;Zhen-Lei Song;Chun-An Fan;Yong-Qiang Tu

  • Stereoselective Construction of Quaternary Carbon Stereocenters via a Semipinacol Rearrangement Strategy

    Baomin Wang;Yong Qiang Tu

  • Radical aryl migration reactions and synthetic applications.

    Zhi-Min Chen;Xiao-Ming Zhang;Yong-Qiang Tu;Yong-Qiang Tu

  • Microwave-promoted three-component coupling of aldehyde, alkyne, and amine via C-H activation catalyzed by copper in water.

    Lei Shi;Yong-Qiang Tu;Min Wang;Fu-Min Zhang

  • Copper-catalyzed tandem trifluoromethylation/semipinacol rearrangement of allylic alcohols.

    Zhi-Min Chen;Wei Bai;Shao-Hua Wang;Bin-Miao Yang

  • Highly efficient and recyclable heterogeneous asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones in water.

    Pei Nian Liu;Jin Gen Deng;Yong Qiang Tu;Shao Hua Wang

  • Efficient heterogeneous asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones using highly recyclable and accessible silica-immobilized Ru-TsDPEN catalysts.

    Pei Nian Liu;Pei Ming Gu;Fei Wang;Yong Qiang Tu

  • Organocatalytic Asymmetric Vinylogous α-Ketol Rearrangement: Enantioselective Construction of Chiral All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters in Spirocyclic Diketones via Semipinacol-Type 1,2-Carbon Migration

    En Zhang;Chun-An Fan;Yong-Qiang Tu;Fu-Min Zhang

  • Organocatalytic asymmetric halogenation/semipinacol rearrangement: highly efficient synthesis of chiral α-oxa-quaternary β-haloketones.

    Zhi-Min Chen;Qing-Wei Zhang;Zhi-Hua Chen;Hui Li

  • A reaction for sp(3)-sp(3) C-C bond formation via cooperation of Lewis acid-promoted/Rh-catalyzed C-H bond activation.

    Lei Shi;Yong-Qiang Tu;Min Wang;Fu-Min Zhang

  • Iron(III)‐Catalyzed and Air‐Mediated Tandem Reaction of Aldehydes, Alkynes and Amines: An Efficient Approach to Substituted Quinolines

    Ke Cao;Fu-Min Zhang;Yong-Qiang Tu;Xiao-Tao Zhuo

  • Recent applications of the 1,2-carbon atom migration strategy in complex natural product total synthesis

    Xiao-Ming Zhang;Yong-Qiang Tu;Yong-Qiang Tu;Fu-Min Zhang;Zhi-Hua Chen

  • Brønsted Acid catalyzed enantioselective semipinacol rearrangement for the synthesis of chiral spiroethers.

    Qing-Wei Zhang;Chun-An Fan;Hai-Jun Zhang;Yong-Qiang Tu

  • Iron‐Catalyzed C(sp3)C(sp3) Bond Formation through C(sp3)H Functionalization: A Cross‐Coupling Reaction of Alcohols with Alkenes

    Shu-Yu Zhang;Yong-Qiang Tu;Chun-An Fan;Fu-Min Zhang

  • Rapid and efficient microwave-assisted amination of electron-rich aryl halides without a transition-metal catalyst.

    Lei Shi;Min Wang;Chun-An Fan;Fu-Min Zhang

  • Organocatalytic Asymmetric Direct C sp 3H Functionalization of Ethers: A Highly Efficient Approach to Chiral Spiroethers

    Zhi-Wei Jiao;Shu-Yu Zhang;Chuan He;Yong-Qiang Tu

  • Catalytic asymmetric semipinacol rearrangements

    Shao-Hua Wang;Bao-Sheng Li;Yong-Qiang Tu

  • Enantioselective bromination/semipinacol rearrangement for the synthesis of β-bromoketones containing an all-α-carbon quaternary center

    Hui Li;Fu-Min Zhang;Yong-Qiang Tu;Qing-Wei Zhang

  • Copper-Complex-Catalyzed Asymmetric Aerobic Oxidative Cross-Coupling of 2-Naphthols: Enantioselective Synthesis of 3,3'-Substituted C1 -Symmetric BINOLs.

    Jin-Miao Tian;Ai-Fang Wang;Ju-Song Yang;Xiao-Jing Zhao

  • Efficient Heterogeneous Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation Catalyzed by Recyclable Silica‐Supported Ruthenium Complexes

    Pei-Nian Liu;Pei-Ming Gu;Jin-Gen Deng;Yong-Qiang Tu

Frequent Co-Authors

Shu-Yu Zhang
Shu-Yu Zhang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jingen Deng
Jingen Deng Sichuan University
Zhi-Xiang Yu
Zhi-Xiang Yu Peking University
Albert S. C. Chan
Albert S. C. Chan Sun Yat-sen University
Qi-Lin Zhou
Qi-Lin Zhou Nankai University
Yong Lu
Yong Lu East China Normal University
Jian-Hua Xie
Jian-Hua Xie Nankai University
Chuan He
Chuan He University of Chicago
Yong-Tang Zheng
Yong-Tang Zheng Kunming Institute of Zoology
Jiantao Zai
Jiantao Zai Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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