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Yun Xiong

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Chemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
5779
World Ranking
17001
National Ranking
1233

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.

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61 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.

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.

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 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.

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
Hansjörg Grützmacher
Hansjörg Grützmacher ETH Zurich

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