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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 73 5040 4576 939 927 346 17141

Yu Lan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yu Lan between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yu Lan published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 18.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 68 publications in 2022. 125 of the 544 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 68. Peak 68 publications in 2022. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 34 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 48 publications 2020: 53 publications 2021: 58 publications 2022: 68 publications 2023: 42 publications 2024: 63 publications 2025: 62 publications
1996 2025

544 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yu Lan: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 4
2006 1
2007 2
2008 2
2009 3
2010 4
2011 3
2012 4
2013 3
2014 12
2015 18
2016 27
2017 34
2018 32
2019 48
2020 53
2021 58
2022 68
2023 42
2024 63
2025 62
Total 544
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Yu Lan 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 Yu Lan 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, 341–360 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: 346 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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
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
341–360 628 346
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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Yu Lan 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 Yu Lan 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, 72–73 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: 73 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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
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 73
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

Yu Lan is affiliated with Zhengzhou University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of chemistry, with a strong focus on organic chemistry. Their research spans over 600 publications in the broader field, with particular emphasis on subfields such as organic chemistry, materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, molecular biology, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist's main topics of work include catalytic C-H functionalization methods, catalytic cross-coupling reactions, radical photochemical reactions, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, asymmetric synthesis and catalysis, cyclopropane reaction mechanisms, and catalytic alkyne reactions.

Yu Lan has published frequently in several prominent scientific journals. The most common venues for their work are:

  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Organic Chemistry Frontiers

Some of the recent notable papers by Yu Lan include:

  • "Manganese-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Quinolines Enabled by π-π Interaction," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Visible-light photoredox-catalyzed selective carboxylation of C(sp3)−F bonds with CO2," 2021, Chem
  • "Visible-Light Photoredox-Catalyzed Remote Difunctionalizing Carboxylation of Unactivated Alkenes with CO2," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Stereoselective access to [5.5.0] and [4.4.1] bicyclic compounds through Pd-catalysed divergent higher-order cycloadditions," 2020, Nature Chemistry
  • "Rhodium-Catalyzed Atroposelective Construction of Indoles via C−H Bond Activation," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Frequent collaborators in Yu Lan's research include:

  • Shijun Li
  • Haohua Chen
  • Ruopeng Bai
  • Shihan Liu
  • Donghui Wei

Best Publications

  • Visible‐Light‐Mediated Decarboxylation/Oxidative Amidation of α‐Keto Acids with Amines under Mild Reaction Conditions Using O2

    Jie Liu;Qiang Liu;Hong Yi;Chu Qin

  • Rhodium-catalyzed C-H activation of phenacyl ammonium salts assisted by an oxidizing C-N bond: a combination of experimental and theoretical studies.

    Songjie Yu;Song Liu;Yu Lan;Boshun Wan

  • Chemoselective Carbophilic Addition of α-Diazoesters through Ligand-Controlled Gold Catalysis†

    Yumeng Xi;Yijin Su;Zhaoyuan Yu;Boliang Dong

  • Mechanistic view of Ru-catalyzed C–H bond activation and functionalization: computational advances

    Chunhui Shan;Lei Zhu;Ling-Bo Qu;Ruopeng Bai

  • Nine-Membered Benzofuran-Fused Heterocycles: Enantioselective Synthesis by Pd-Catalysis and Rearrangement via Transannular Bond Formation

    Zi-Qiang Rong;Li-Cheng Yang;Song Liu;Zhaoyuan Yu

  • Mechanism of Rhodium-Catalyzed C–H Functionalization: Advances in Theoretical Investigation

    Xiaotian Qi;Yingzi Li;Ruopeng Bai;Yu Lan

  • Anthranil: An Aminating Reagent Leading to Bifunctionality for Both C(sp(3) )-H and C(sp(2) )-H under Rhodium(III) Catalysis

    Songjie Yu;Guodong Tang;Yingzi Li;Xukai Zhou

  • Catalytic N-radical cascade reaction of hydrazones by oxidative deprotonation electron transfer and TEMPO mediation.

    Xiao-Qiang Hu;Xiaotian Qi;Jia-Rong Chen;Quan-Qing Zhao

  • Enantioselective Trapping of Pd-Containing 1,5-Dipoles by Photogenerated Ketenes: Access to 7-Membered Lactones Bearing Chiral Quaternary Stereocenters.

    Yi Wei;Song Liu;Miao-Miao Li;Yi Li

  • Enantioselective Synthesis of Biaryl Atropisomers by Pd-Catalyzed C−H Olefination using Chiral Spiro Phosphoric Acid Ligands

    Jun Luo;Tao Zhang;Tao Zhang;Lei Wang;Gang Liao

  • C–O Functionalization of α-Oxyboronates: A Deoxygenative gem-Diborylation and gem-Silylborylation of Aldehydes and Ketones

    Lu Wang;Tao Zhang;Tao Zhang;Wei Sun;Zeyu He

  • Asymmetric Propargylic Radical Cyanation Enabled by Dual Organophotoredox and Copper Catalysis.

    Fu-Dong Lu;Dan Liu;Lei Zhu;Liang-Qiu Lu

  • Transition-Metal-Assisted Radical/Radical Cross-Coupling: A New Strategy to the Oxidative C(sp3)–H/N–H Cross-Coupling

    Liangliang Zhou;Shan Tang;Xiaotian Qi;Caitao Lin

  • Revealing a Second Transmetalation Step in the Negishi Coupling and Its Competition with Reductive Elimination: Improvement in the Interpretation of the Mechanism of Biaryl Syntheses

    Qiang Liu;Yu Lan;Jing Liu;Gang Li

  • Computational methods to calculate accurate activation and reaction energies of 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of 24 1,3-dipoles.

    Yu Lan;Lufeng Zou;Yang Cao;K. N. Houk

  • Manganese‑Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Quinolines Enabled by π–π Interaction**

    Chenguang Liu;Mingyang Wang;Shihan Liu;Yujie Wang

  • Mechanism and enantioselectivity in palladium-catalyzed conjugate addition of arylboronic acids to β-substituted cyclic enones: insights from computation and experiment.

    Jeffrey C. Holder;Lufeng Zou;Alexander N. Marziale;Peng Liu

  • Iridium Catalysts with f-Amphox Ligands: Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Simple Ketones.

    Weilong Wu;Shaodong Liu;Meng Duan;Xuefeng Tan

  • Regiodivergent Enantioselective γ-Additions of Oxazolones to 2,3-Butadienoates Catalyzed by Phosphines: Synthesis of α,α-Disubstituted α-Amino Acids and N,O-Acetal Derivatives.

    Tianli Wang;Zhaoyuan Yu;Ding Long Hoon;Claire Yan Phee

  • Visible-light photoredox-catalyzed selective carboxylation of C(sp3)−F bonds with CO2

    Si-Shun Yan;Shi-Han Liu;Lin Chen;Zhi-Yu Bo

  • Highly enantioselective construction of tertiary thioethers and alcohols via phosphine-catalyzed asymmetric γ-addition reactions of 5H-thiazol-4-ones and 5H-oxazol-4-ones: scope and mechanistic understandings.

    Tianli Wang;Zhaoyuan Yu;Ding Long Hoon;Kuo-Wei Huang

  • Anthranil: An Aminating Reagent Leading to Bifunctionality for Both C(sp3)—H and C(sp2)—H under Rhodium(III) Catalysis.

    Songjie Yu;Guodong Tang;Yingzi Li;Xukai Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Aiwen Lei
Aiwen Lei Wuhan University
Zhen Yang
Zhen Yang Peking University
Qiuling Song
Qiuling Song Huaqiao University
Chao Liu
Chao Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hong Yi
Hong Yi Wuhan University
Guanghui Zhang
Guanghui Zhang Dalian University of Technology
Xingwei Li
Xingwei Li Shaanxi Normal University
Da-Gang Yu
Da-Gang Yu Sichuan University
Wen-Jing Xiao
Wen-Jing Xiao Central China Normal University
Kendall N. Houk
Kendall N. Houk University of California, Los Angeles

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