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D-Index
51
Citations
8260
World Ranking
14085
National Ranking
2189

Yuanhong Liu 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 Yuanhong Liu sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 168 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yuanhong Liu 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 Yuanhong Liu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yuanhong Liu is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has a significant body of research in chemistry and materials science. Their work spans several subfields, including organic chemistry, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, radiation, and inorganic chemistry. The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to catalytic methods, luminescence, crystallization, and reaction mechanisms.

Their research interests cover a range of main topics:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms

Yuanhong Liu has published papers in multiple journals, with a focus on organic chemistry and materials science, as well as interdisciplinary journals related to ceramics and rare earths. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Organic Letters
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of Rare Earths
  • Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • Organic Chemistry Frontiers

Several of their recent papers are as follows:

  • Design of a Broadband NIR Phosphor for Security-Monitoring LEDs: Tunable Photoluminescence Properties and Enhanced Thermal Stability (2020), Crystal Growth & Design
  • Design and control of the luminescence in Cr3+-doped NIR phosphors via crystal field engineering (2020), Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Broadband near-infrared luminescence and energy transfer of Cr3+, Ce3+ co-doped Ca2LuHf2Al3O12 phosphors (2020), Journal of Rare Earths
  • Recent research on the luminous mechanism, synthetic strategies, and applications of CuInS2 quantum dots (2020), Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
  • Garnet phosphors for white-light-emitting diodes: modification and calculation (2021), Dalton Transactions

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, indicating a broad network of co-authors. These frequent collaborators include:

  • Ronghui Liu
  • Xiao Hu
  • Ali Wang
  • Tongyu Gao
  • Weidong Zhuang

The co-author Tongyu Gao also appears as the lead or contributing author on multiple recent publications alongside Yuanhong Liu.

Best Publications

  • Gold-catalyzed multicomponent synthesis of aminoindolizines from aldehydes, amines, and alkynes under solvent-free conditions or in water.

    Bin Yan;Yuanhong Liu

  • Gold-Catalyzed Cyclization of (Z)-2-En-4-yn-1-ols: Highly Efficient Synthesis of Fully Substituted Dihydrofurans and Furans

    Yuanhong Liu;Feijie Song;Zhiquan Song;Meina Liu

  • Cleavage of a Carbon−Carbon Triple Bond via Gold-Catalyzed Cascade Cyclization/Oxidative Cleavage Reactions of (Z)-Enynols with Molecular Oxygen

    Yuanhong Liu;Feijie Song;Shenghai Guo

  • Cycloaddition Reaction of Zirconacyclopentadienes to Alkynes: Highly Selective Formation of Benzene Derivatives from Three Different Alkynes

    Tamotsu Takahashi;Zhenfeng Xi;Akiko Yamazaki;Yuanhong Liu

  • Highly Efficient Synthesis of Functionalized Indolizines and Indolizinones by Copper-Catalyzed Cycloisomerizations of Propargylic Pyridines

    Bin Yan;Yebing Zhou;Hao Zhang;Jingjin Chen

  • Electrophilic cyclization of 2-(1-alkynyl)-2-alken-1-ones using the I2/K3PO4 system: an efficient synthesis of highly substituted iodofurans.

    Yuanhong Liu;Shaolin Zhou

  • Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular Reactions of (Z)-Enynols with Indoles for the Construction of Dihydrocyclohepta[b]indole Skeletons through a Cascade Friedel–Crafts/Hydroarylation Sequence

    Yuhua Lu;Yuhua Lu;Xiangwei Du;Xueshun Jia;Yuanhong Liu

  • Gold-Catalyzed Highly Efficient Access to 3(2H)-Furanones from 2-Oxo-3-butynoates and Related Compounds

    Yuanhong Liu;Meina Liu;Shenghai Guo;Huamin Tu

  • An Efficient Domino Approach for the Synthesis of Multisubstituted Pyrroles via Gold/Silver-Catalyzed Amination/Cycloisomerization of (Z)-2-En-4-yn-1-ols

    Yuhua Lu;Yuhua Lu;Xiaoping Fu;Haoyi Chen;Xiangwei Du

  • Gold‐Catalyzed Oxidative Ring Expansion of 2‐Alkynyl‐1,2‐Dihydropyridines or ‐quinolines: Highly Efficient Synthesis of Functionalized Azepine or Benzazepine Scaffolds

    Ming Chen;Yifeng Chen;Ning Sun;Jidong Zhao

  • Iron-catalyzed cascade arene-aldehyde addition/cyclizations for the highly efficient synthesis of xanthenes and its analogous: observation of a C-C bond cleavage in indole-based triarylmethanes.

    Hongfeng Li;Jingyu Yang;Jingyu Yang;Yuanhong Liu;Yanzhong Li

  • Dioxazoles, a new mild nitrene transfer reagent in gold catalysis: highly efficient synthesis of functionalized oxazoles

    Ming Chen;Ning Sun;Haoyi Chen;Yuanhong Liu

  • General and direct synthesis of 3-aminoindolizines and their analogues via Pd/Cu-catalyzed sequential cross-coupling/cycloisomerization reactions.

    Yuanhong Liu;Zhiquan Song;Bin Yan

  • General and Mild Nickel-Catalyzed Cyanation of Aryl/Heteroaryl Chlorides with Zn(CN)2: Key Roles of DMAP

    Xingjie Zhang;Aiyou Xia;Haoyi Chen;Yuanhong Liu

  • Gold‐Catalyzed Cascade Cyclizations of 1,6‐Diynyl Carbonates to Benzo[b]fluorenes Involving Arylation of Oxocarbenium Ion Intermediates and Decarboxylative Etherification

    Yifeng Chen;Ming Chen;Yuanhong Liu

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Highly Regioselective Hydrocyanation of Terminal Alkynes with Zn(CN)2 Using Water as the Hydrogen Source

    Xingjie Zhang;Xin Xie;Yuanhong Liu

  • Gold‐Catalyzed Cadiot–Chodkiewicz‐Type Cross‐Coupling of Terminal Alkynes with Alkynyl Hypervalent Iodine Reagents: Highly Selective Synthesis of Unsymmetrical 1,3‐Diynes

    Xiangdong Li;Xin Xie;Ning Sun;Yuanhong Liu

  • Scrotal heat stress causes a transient alteration in tight junctions and induction of TGF-β expression

    H. Cai;Y. Ren;X.-X. Li;J.-L. Yang

  • Nickel-catalyzed cyclization of alkyne-nitriles with organoboronic acids involving anti-carbometalation of alkynes

    Xingjie Zhang;Xin Xie;Yuanhong Liu

  • Synthesis of Multiple-Substituted Pyrroles via Gold(I)-Catalyzed Hydroamination/Cyclization Cascade

    Xiangdong Li;Ming Chen;Xin Xie;Ning Sun

  • Gold-Catalyzed Oxidative Rearrangement Involving 1,2-Acyl Migration: Efficient Synthesis of Functionalized Dihydro-γ-Carbolines from α-(2-Indolyl) Propargylic Alcohols and Imines†

    Lu Wang;Xin Xie;Yuanhong Liu

  • A general and efficient synthesis of substituted furans and dihydrofurans via gold-catalyzed cyclization of (Z)-2-en-4-yn-1-ols

    Xiangwei Du;Feijie Song;Yuhua Lu;Haoyi Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Peng George Wang
Peng George Wang Georgia State University
Xueshun Jia
Xueshun Jia Shanghai University
Ming Chen
Ming Chen Technical University of Denmark
Hong-Jun Gao
Hong-Jun Gao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chao Zhang
Chao Zhang University of Wollongong
Chunhai Fan
Chunhai Fan Chinese Academy of Sciences

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