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D-Index
53
Citations
8035
World Ranking
13271
National Ranking
81

Yu Zhao 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 Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 129 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yu Zhao 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 Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yu Zhao is affiliated with the National University of Singapore. Their research primarily falls within the field of Chemistry, with a concentration in Organic Chemistry. Additionally, Zhao's work extends into Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Axial and Atropisomeric Chirality Synthesis
  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions

Notable recent publications by Yu Zhao include:

  • Stereoselective access to [5.5.0] and [4.4.1] bicyclic compounds through Pd-catalysed divergent higher-order cycloadditions, 2020, Nature Chemistry
  • Stereoselective Access to Polyfunctionalized Nine-Membered Heterocycles by Sequential Gold and Palladium Catalysis, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Room-Temperature Guerbet Reaction with Unprecedented Catalytic Efficiency and Enantioselectivity, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Atroposelective Synthesis of 1,1'-Bipyrroles Bearing a Chiral N−N Axis: Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalysis with Lewis Acid Induced Enantiodivergence, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Enantioconvergent transformations of secondary alcohols through borrowing hydrogen catalysis, 2023, Chemical Society Reviews

Yu Zhao frequently publishes in several scientific journals and publication venues, with recurring contributions to:

  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Organic Letters
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • RSC Advances

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Bin-Miao Yang
  • Yu Lan
  • Weiguang Yang
  • Xiao Qian Ng
  • Yongbing Liu

Best Publications

  • Construction of Nine-Membered Heterocycles through Palladium-Catalyzed Formal [5+4] Cycloaddition

    Li-Cheng Yang;Zi-Qiang Rong;Ya-Nong Wang;Zher Yin Tan

  • 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

  • Enantioselective silyl protection of alcohols catalysed by an amino-acid-based small molecule

    Yu Zhao;Jason Rodrigo;Amir H. Hoveyda;Marc L. Snapper

  • Stereoselective 1,6-Conjugate Addition/Annulation of para-Quinone Methides with Vinyl Epoxides/Cyclopropanes

    Chao Ma;Yuan Huang;Yu Zhao

  • Highly Z-selective metathesis homocoupling of terminal olefins.

    Annie J. Jiang;Yu Zhao;Richard R. Schrock;Amir H. Hoveyda

  • Catalytic enantioselective amination of alcohols by the use of borrowing hydrogen methodology: cooperative catalysis by iridium and a chiral phosphoric acid.

    Yao Zhang;Ching-Si Lim;Derek Sui Boon Sim;Hui-Jie Pan

  • Kinetic Resolution of 1,1′‐Biaryl‐2,2′‐Diols and Amino Alcohols through NHC‐Catalyzed Atroposelective Acylation

    Shenci Lu;Si Bei Poh;Yu Zhao

  • Nickel-catalyzed difunctionalization of allyl moieties using organoboronic acids and halides with divergent regioselectivities.

    Wanfang Li;Jie Kang Boon;Yu Zhao

  • Visible-Light-Driven Alkyne Hydro-/Carbocarboxylation Using CO2 via Iridium/Cobalt Dual Catalysis for Divergent Heterocycle Synthesis

    Jing Hou;Aloysius Ee;Wei Feng;Jin-Hui Xu

  • Catalytic Divergent Synthesis of 3H or 1H Pyrroles by [3 + 2] Cyclization of Allenoates with Activated Isocyanides

    Jia-Yu Liao;Pan-Lin Shao;Pan-Lin Shao;Yu Zhao

  • Pd-Catalyzed Enantioselective [6+4] Cycloaddition of Vinyl Oxetanes with Azadienes to Access Ten-Membered Heterocycles.

    Ya-Nong Wang;Li-Cheng Yang;Zi-Qiang Rong;Tang-Lin Liu

  • Iron-catalyzed amination of alcohols assisted by Lewis acid

    Hui-Jie Pan;Teng Wei Ng;Yu Zhao

  • Diastereo- and Atroposelective Synthesis of Bridged Biaryls Bearing an Eight-Membered Lactone through an Organocatalytic Cascade.

    Shenci Lu;Shenci Lu;Jun-Yang Ong;Hui Yang;Si Bei Poh

  • Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric Amination of Alcohols: From A Mixture of Four Isomers to Diastereo- and Enantiopure α-Branched Amines.

    Zi-Qiang Rong;Yao Zhang;Raymond Hong Bing Chua;Hui-Jie Pan

  • Enantioselective Synthesis of Tetrahydroquinolines by Borrowing Hydrogen Methodology: Cooperative Catalysis by an Achiral Iridacycle and a Chiral Phosphoric Acid

    Ching Si Lim;Thanh Truong Quach;Yu Zhao

  • Kinetic Resolution of Tertiary Alcohols: Highly Enantioselective Access to 3‐Hydroxy‐3‐Substituted Oxindoles

    Shenci Lu;Si Bei Poh;Woon-Yew Siau;Yu Zhao

  • Stereoselective Synthesis of Z -Alkenes

    Woon-Yew Siau;Yao Zhang;Yu Zhao

  • Kinetic Resolution of 1,2‐Diols through Highly Site‐ and Enantioselective Catalytic Silylation

    Yu Zhao;Aurpon W. Mitra;Amir H. Hoveyda;Marc L. Snapper

  • Proline-based N-oxides as readily available and modular chiral catalysts. Enantioselective reactions of allyltrichlorosilane with aldehydes.

    John F. Traverse;Yu Zhao;and Amir H. Hoveyda;Marc L. Snapper

  • Stereoselective access to [5.5.0] and [4.4.1] bicyclic compounds through Pd-catalysed divergent higher-order cycloadditions

    Li-Cheng Yang;Ya-Nong Wang;Ruoyang Liu;Yixin Luo

  • Highly Diastereo- and Enantioselective Silver-Catalyzed Double [3+2] Cyclization of α-Imino Esters with Isocyanoacetate

    Pan-Lin Shao;Jia-Yu Liao;Yee Ann Ho;Yu Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Amir H. Hoveyda
Amir H. Hoveyda Boston College
Yu Lan
Yu Lan Zhengzhou University
Marc L. Snapper
Marc L. Snapper Boston College
Min Wang
Min Wang University of Hong Kong
Ming Wah Wong
Ming Wah Wong National University of Singapore
Richard R. Schrock
Richard R. Schrock University of California, Riverside
Yixin Lu
Yixin Lu National University of Singapore
Yun He
Yun He Chongqing University
Zhaohui Wang
Zhaohui Wang East China Normal University
Shuo Wang
Shuo Wang Nankai University

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