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D-Index
62
Citations
11588
World Ranking
8981
National Ranking
1542

Yufang Xu 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 Yufang Xu sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 243 publications — 47th percentile

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

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

Yufang Xu 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 Yufang Xu sits on this spectrum.

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: 776 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 647 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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yufang Xu is affiliated with East China University of Science and Technology in China. Their research activities primarily focus on the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering. The main areas of study include molecular biology, biomedical engineering, plant science, materials chemistry, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's work encompasses several key topics, notably nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, luminescence and fluorescent materials, RNA interference and gene delivery, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, innovative microfluidic and catalytic techniques, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, and nanoparticle-based drug delivery.

Their recent publications illustrate the focus on nanotechnology and therapeutic applications, including:

  • Engineering naphthalimide-cyanine integrated near-infrared dye into ROS-responsive nanohybrids for tumor PDT/PTT/chemotherapy, 2021, Bioactive Materials
  • Dual-responsive nanohybrid based on degradable silica-coated gold nanorods for triple-combination therapy for breast cancer, 2021, Acta Biomaterialia
  • Self-accelerating H2O2-responsive Plasmonic Nanovesicles for Synergistic Chemo/starving therapy of Tumors, 2020, Theranostics
  • On-demand transdermal insulin delivery system for type 1 diabetes therapy with no hypoglycemia risks, 2021, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • NCL-based mitochondrial-targeting fluorescent probe for the detection of Glutathione in living cells, 2021, Chinese Chemical Letters

Yufang Xu frequently publishes in the following journals:

  • Chinese Chemical Letters
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Collaborative work is a significant part of Xu's research, with frequent co-authors including Weiping Zhu, Xuhong Qian, Zhenjiang Zhao, Honglin Li, and Yangyang Yang.

Best Publications

  • A Rhodamine-Based Hg2+ Sensor with High Selectivity and Sensitivity in Aqueous Solution: A NS2-Containing Receptor

    Junhai Huang;Yufang Xu;Xuhong Qian

  • A Highly Sensitive and Selective OFF-ON Fluorescent Sensor for Cadmium in Aqueous Solution and Living Cell

    Tanyu Cheng;Yufang Xu;Shenyi Zhang;Weiping Zhu

  • A design concept of long-wavelength fluorescent analogs of rhodamine dyes: replacement of oxygen with silicon atom.

    Meiyan Fu;Yi Xiao;Xuhong Qian;Defeng Zhao

  • "Alive" dyes as fluorescent sensors: fluorophore, mechanism, receptor and images in living cells.

    Xuhong Qian;Yi Xiao;Yufang Xu;Xiangfeng Guo

  • FRET-Based Mito-Specific Fluorescent Probe for Ratiometric Detection and Imaging of Endogenous Peroxynitrite: Dyad of Cy3 and Cy5.

    Xiaotong Jia;Qiangqiang Chen;Yingfang Yang;Yao Tang

  • A highly selective fluorescent probe for fast detection of hydrogen sulfide in aqueous solution and living cells

    Zheng Xu;Lin Xu;Ji Zhou;Yufang Xu

  • Hydrazine detection in the gas state and aqueous solution based on the Gabriel mechanism and its imaging in living cells

    Lei Cui;Lei Cui;Zhixing Peng;Chunfei Ji;Junhai Huang

  • A new prodrug-derived ratiometric fluorescent probe for hypoxia: high selectivity of nitroreductase and imaging in tumor cell.

    Lei Cui;Ye Zhong;Weiping Zhu;Yufang Xu

  • Unique tri-output optical probe for specific and ultrasensitive detection of hydrazine.

    Lei Cui;Chunfei Ji;Zhixing Peng;Lin Zhong

  • A gold(I) phosphine complex containing a naphthalimide ligand functions as a TrxR inhibiting antiproliferative agent and angiogenesis inhibitor.

    Ingo Ott;Xuhong Qian;Yufang Xu;Danielle H. W. Vlecken

  • Highly sensitive and selective Pd2+ sensor of naphthalimide derivative based on complexation with alkynes and thio-heterocycle

    Liping Duan;Yufang Xu;Xuhong Qian

  • A New Class of Naphthalimide-Based Antitumor Agents That Inhibit Topoisomerase II and Induce Lysosomal Membrane Permeabilization and Apoptosis

    Zhuo Chen;Xin Liang;Huanying Zhang;Hua Xie;Hua Xie

  • Highly selective and sensitive near-infrared fluorescent sensors for cadmium in aqueous solution.

    Yangyang Yang;Tanyu Cheng;Weiping Zhu;Yufang Xu

  • A red-shift colorimetric and fluorescent sensor for Cu2+ in aqueous solution: unsymmetrical 4,5-diaminonaphthalimide with N-H deprotonation induced by metal ions

    Junhai Huang;Yufang Xu;Xuhong Qian

  • A highly sensitive long-wavelength fluorescence probe for nitroreductase and hypoxia: selective detection and quantification

    Ting Guo;Lei Cui;Jiaoning Shen;Weiping Zhu

  • Engineering naphthalimide-cyanine integrated near-infrared dye into ROS-responsive nanohybrids for tumor PDT/PTT/chemotherapy

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  • Highly selective fluorescent chemosensor with red shift for cysteine in buffer solution and its bioimage: symmetrical naphthalimide aldehyde

    Liping Duan;Yufang Xu;Xuhong Qian;Fang Wang

  • Selective and Ratiometric Fluorescent Trapping and Quantification of Protein Vicinal Dithiols and in Situ Dynamic Tracing in Living Cells

    Chusen Huang;Chusen Huang;Ti Jia;Mengfang Tang;Qin Yin

  • Versatile trifunctional chemosensor of rhodamine derivative for Zn2+, Cu2+ and His/Cys in aqueous solution and living cells.

    Lin Xu;Yufang Xu;Weiping Zhu;Bubing Zeng

  • Red-Emission Fluorescent Probe Sensing Cadmium and Pyrophosphate Selectively in Aqueous Solution

    Tanyu Cheng;Tao Wang;Weiping Zhu;Xinlei Chen

  • A dual-emission and large Stokes shift fluorescence probe for real-time discrimination of ROS/RNS and imaging in live cells.

    Ting Guo;Lei Cui;Jiaoning Shen;Rui Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xuhong Qian
Xuhong Qian East China University of Science and Technology
Jian-Jiang Zhong
Jian-Jiang Zhong Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hualiang Jiang
Hualiang Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lin Xu
Lin Xu East China Normal University
Ingo Ott
Ingo Ott Technische Universität Braunschweig
Hong Zhu
Hong Zhu Zhejiang University
Xu Shen
Xu Shen Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
Hiroshi Sugiyama
Hiroshi Sugiyama Kyoto University
Lei Zhang
Lei Zhang South China University of Technology
Yun Tang
Yun Tang East China University of Science and Technology

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