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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 44 17001 15359 1233 1087 88 5779

Yun Xiong publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yun Xiong between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yun Xiong published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2009. 14 of the 112 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2009. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 11 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 6 publications
2002 2025

112 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yun Xiong: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 1
2004 1
2005 0
2006 0
2007 2
2008 1
2009 11
2010 10
2011 3
2012 8
2013 10
2014 4
2015 8
2016 5
2017 7
2018 1
2019 2
2020 5
2021 4
2022 8
2023 6
2024 8
2025 6
Total 112
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Yun Xiong 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 Yun Xiong 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, 81–100 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: 88 publications — 1st percentile

1% 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 88
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
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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Yun Xiong 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 Yun Xiong 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, 44–45 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: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 44
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
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

Yun Xiong is affiliated with the Technical University of Berlin in Germany and has a specialization in the field of Chemistry with a focus on Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. Their research spans several intersecting subfields including Aerospace Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their work emphasizes the synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic and organometallic compounds, with notable attention to organoboron and organosilicon chemistry. Other main topics in their research portfolio include organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis, GNSS positioning and interference, geophysics and gravity measurements, boron compounds in chemistry, and advanced frequency and time standards.

Yun Xiong has published extensively, contributing to various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • GPS Solutions
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemical Communications

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Yun Xiong highlight their contributions across multiple years and high-impact journals:

  • Redox Noninnocent Monoatomic Silicon(0) Complex ("Silylone"): Its One-Electron-Reduction Induces an Intramolecular One-Electron-Oxidation of Silicon(0) to Silicon(I), 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • De novo synthesis of amino-functionalized ZIF-8 nanoparticles: Enhanced interfacial compatibility and pervaporation performance in mixed matrix membranes applying for ethanol dehydration, 2021, Separation and Purification Technology
  • Changing the Reactivity of Zero- and Mono-Valent Germanium with a Redox Non-Innocent Bis(silylenyl)carborane Ligand, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Multi-constellation GNSS PPP instantaneous ambiguity resolution with precise atmospheric corrections augmentation, 2021, GPS Solutions
  • Entering new chemical space with isolable complexes of single, zero-valent silicon and germanium atoms, 2021, Chemical Communications

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Shenglai Yao
  • Matthias Drieß
  • Shengpeng Liu
  • Aleš Růžička
  • Xingxing Li

Best Publications

  • Zwitterionic and Donor-Stabilized N-Heterocyclic Silylenes (NHSis) for Metal-Free Activation of Small Molecules

    Shenglai Yao;Yun Xiong;Matthias Driess

  • A cyclic silylone ("siladicarbene") with an electron-rich silicon(0) atom.

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Shigeyoshi Inoue;Jan Dirk Epping

  • An isolable NHC-supported silanone.

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Matthias Driess

  • A cyclic germadicarbene ("germylone") from germyliumylidene.

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Gengwen Tan;Shigeyoshi Inoue

  • Consecutive insertion of a silylene into the P4 tetrahedron: facile access to strained SiP4 and Si2P4 cage compounds.

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Markus Brym;Matthias Driess

  • An Isolable Silanoic Ester by Oxygenation of a Stable Silylene

    Shenglai Yao;Yun Xiong;Markus Brym;Matthias Driess

  • Chemical Tricks To Stabilize Silanones and Their Heavier Homologues with EO Bonds (E=Si–Pb): From Elusive Species to Isolable Building Blocks

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Matthias Driess

  • N‐Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)‐Stabilized Silanechalcogenones: NHC→Si(R2)E (E=O, S, Se, Te)

    Shenglai Yao;Yun Xiong;Matthias Driess

  • From silicon(II)-based dioxygen activation to adducts of elusive dioxasiliranes and sila-ureas stable at room temperature

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Robert Müller;Martin Kaupp

  • Activation of ammonia by a Si=O double bond and formation of a unique pair of sila-hemiaminal and silanoic amide tautomers.

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Robert Müller;Martin Kaupp

  • A New Area in Main-Group Chemistry: Zerovalent Monoatomic Silicon Compounds and Their Analogues

    Shenglai Yao;Yun Xiong;Matthias Driess

  • From NHC-->germylenes to stable NHC-->germanone complexes.

    Shenglai Yao;Yun Xiong;Matthias Driess

  • From a Phosphaketenyl-Functionalized Germylene to 1,3-Digerma-2,4-diphosphacyclobutadiene.

    Shenglai Yao;Yun Xiong;Tibor Szilvási;Hansjörg Grützmacher

  • Structural Variation in Transition‐Metal Bispidine Compounds

    Peter Comba;Marion Kerscher;Michael Merz;Vera Müller

  • The Elusive Silyliumylidene [ClSi:]+ and Silathionium [ClSiS]+ Cations Stabilized by Bis(Iminophosphorane) Chelate Ligand

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Shigeyoshi Inoue;Elisabeth Irran

  • Unexpected Photodegradation of a Phosphaketenyl-Substituted Germyliumylidene Borate Complex

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Tibor Szilvási;Ernesto Ballestero-Martínez

  • Versatile reactivity of a zwitterionic isolable silylene toward ketones: silicon-mediated, regio- and stereoselective C-H activation.

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Matthias Driess

  • Ein cyclisches Silylon (“Siladicarben”) mit einem elektronenreichen Silicium(0)‐Atom

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Shigeyoshi Inoue;Jan Dirk Epping

  • Redox Noninnocent Monoatomic Silicon(0) Complex ("Silylone"): Its One-Electron-Reduction Induces an Intramolecular One-Electron-Oxidation of Silicon(0) to Silicon(I).

    Shenglai Yao;Arseni Kostenko;Yun Xiong;Ales Ruzicka

  • A Series of Isolable Silanoic Thio‐, Seleno‐, and Telluroesters (LSi(X)OR) with Donor‐Supported SiX Double Bonds (L=β‐Diketiminate; X=S, Se, Te)

    Shenglai Yao;Yun Xiong;Markus Brym;Matthias Driess

  • Silicon Analogues of Carboxylic Acids: Synthesis of Isolable Silanoic Acids by Donor–Acceptor Stabilization

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Matthias Driess

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Driess
Matthias Driess Technical University of Berlin
Shenglai Yao
Shenglai Yao Technical University of Berlin
Shigeyoshi Inoue
Shigeyoshi Inoue Technical University of Munich
Martin Kaupp
Martin Kaupp Technical University of Berlin
Eckhard Bill
Eckhard Bill Max Planck Society
Xinhao Zhang
Xinhao Zhang Peking University
Helmut Schwarz
Helmut Schwarz Technical University of Berlin
Karsten Meyer
Karsten Meyer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Robert West
Robert West University of Wisconsin–Madison

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