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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 57 10926 9862 1771 1756 174 17036

Zhaochao Xu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhaochao Xu between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhaochao Xu published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 10.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2025. 56 of the 223 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2025. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 33 publications
2004 2025

223 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhaochao Xu: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 3
2006 2
2007 5
2008 2
2009 7
2010 8
2011 10
2012 4
2013 8
2014 6
2015 6
2016 4
2017 6
2018 4
2019 13
2020 16
2021 22
2022 26
2023 14
2024 23
2025 33
Total 223
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Zhaochao 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 Zhaochao Xu 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, 161–180 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: 174 publications — 23rd percentile

23% 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
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350 174
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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Zhaochao 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 Zhaochao Xu 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, 56–57 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: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051 57
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

Zhaochao Xu is affiliated with the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics in China. Their research spans multiple scientific disciplines with a primary focus on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, and Materials Science. Their work is further specialized into subfields including Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Biophysics, Spectroscopy, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's main research topics encompass advanced techniques and materials related to fluorescence and molecular detection. These topics include:

  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Click Chemistry and Applications

Zhaochao Xu has contributed numerous publications in well-regarded scientific journals. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • Chinese Chemical Letters
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical

Some recent notable papers by Xu include:

  • "Twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) and twists beyond TICT: from mechanisms to rational designs of bright and sensitive fluorophores," 2021, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Quantitative Design of Bright Fluorophores and AIEgens by the Accurate Prediction of Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer (TICT)," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "3D Flexible, Conductive, and Recyclable Ti3C2Tx MXene-Melamine Foam for High-Areal-Capacity and Long-Lifetime Alkali-Metal Anode," 2020, ACS Nano
  • "A General Descriptor ΔE Enables the Quantitative Development of Luminescent Materials Based on Photoinduced Electron Transfer," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Fluorescent probes for biothiols based on metal complex," 2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews

Xu collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Qinglong Qiao (87 coauthored papers)
  • Xiaogang Liu (43 coauthored papers)
  • Chao Wang (21 coauthored papers)
  • Wei Zhou (20 coauthored papers)
  • Weijie Chi (19 coauthored papers)

Best Publications

  • Fluorescent chemosensors for Zn2

    Zhaochao Xu;Juyoung Yoon;David R. Spring

  • Sensors for the optical detection of cyanide ion

    Zhaochao Xu;Xiaoqiang Chen;Ha Na Kim;Juyoung Yoon

  • Recent Progress on the Development of Chemosensors for Gases.

    Xin Zhou;Xin Zhou;Songyi Lee;Zhaochao Xu;Juyoung Yoon

  • Zn2+-triggered amide tautomerization produces a highly Zn2+-selective, cell-permeable, and ratiometric fluorescent sensor.

    Zhaochao Xu;Zhaochao Xu;Kyung Hwa Baek;Ha Na Kim;Jingnan Cui

  • Ratiometric and selective fluorescent sensor for CuII based on internal charge transfer (ICT).

    Zhaochao Xu;Yi Xiao;Xuhong Qian;Jingnan Cui

  • Unique Sandwich Stacking of Pyrene-Adenine-Pyrene for Selective and Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensing of ATP at Physiological pH

    Zhaochao Xu;N. Jiten Singh;Jeesun Lim;Jie Pan

  • Twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) and twists beyond TICT: from mechanisms to rational designs of bright and sensitive fluorophores

    Chao Wang;Chao Wang;Weijie Chi;Qinglong Qiao;Davin Tan

  • Revisit to imidazolium receptors for the recognition of anions: highlighted research during 2006–2009

    Zhaochao Xu;Sook Kyung Kim;Juyoung Yoon

  • Colorimetric and Ratiometric Fluorescent Chemosensor with a Large Red-Shift in Emission: Cu(II)-Only Sensing by Deprotonation of Secondary Amines as Receptor Conjugated to Naphthalimide Fluorophore

    Zhaochao Xu;Xuhong Qian;Jingnan Cui

  • Fluorescent and colorimetric chemosensors for detection of nucleotides, FAD and NADH: highlighted research during 2004–2010

    Ying Zhou;Zhaochao Xu;Juyoung Yoon

  • Solid-State Photoinduced Luminescence Switch for Advanced Anticounterfeiting and Super-Resolution Imaging Applications

    Qingkai Qi;Qingkai Qi;Chong Li;Xiaogang Liu;Shan Jiang

  • Fluorescence imaging of metal ions implicated in diseases

    Xuhong Qian;Zhaochao Xu

  • Pyrophosphate-selective fluorescent chemosensor at physiological pH: formation of a unique excimer upon addition of pyrophosphate.

    Ha Na Lee;Zhaochao Xu;Sook Kyung Kim;K. M. K. Swamy

  • Aziridinyl Fluorophores Demonstrate Bright Fluorescence and Superior Photostability by Effectively Inhibiting Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer

    Xiaogang Liu;Qinglong Qiao;Wenming Tian;Wenjuan Liu

  • Molecular Design of UV–vis Absorption and Emission Properties in Organic Fluorophores: Toward Larger Bathochromic Shifts, Enhanced Molar Extinction Coefficients, and Greater Stokes Shifts

    Xiaogang Liu;Zhaochao Xu;Jacqueline M. Cole;Jacqueline M. Cole

  • A lysosome-targetable fluorescent probe for imaging hydrogen sulfide in living cells.

    Tianyu Liu;Zhaochao Xu;David R. Spring;Jingnan Cui

  • Ratiometric and highly selective fluorescent sensor for cadmium under physiological pH range: a new strategy to discriminate cadmium from zinc.

    Chunliang Lu;Zhaochao Xu;Jingnan Cui;Rong Zhang

  • A selective and ratiometric Cu2+ fluorescent probe based on naphthalimide excimer-monomer switching.

    Zhaochao Xu;Zhaochao Xu;Juyoung Yoon;David R. Spring

  • Quantitative Design of Bright Fluorophores and AIEgens by the Accurate Prediction of Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer (TICT)

    Chao Wang;Chao Wang;Qinglong Qiao;Weijie Chi;Jie Chen

  • Coumarin-derived transformable fluorescent sensor for Zn2+.

    Zhaochao Xu;Xin Liu;Jie Pan;David R. Spring

  • Ratiometric fluorescent and colorimetric sensors for Cu2+ based on 4,5-disubstituted-1,8-naphthalimide and sensing cyanide via Cu2+ displacement approach

    Zhaochao Xu;Zhaochao Xu;Zhaochao Xu;Jie Pan;David R. Spring;Jingnan Cui

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaogang Liu
Xiaogang Liu National University of Singapore
Juyoung Yoon
Juyoung Yoon Ewha Womans University
David R. Spring
David R. Spring University of Cambridge
Xuhong Qian
Xuhong Qian East China University of Science and Technology
Zhongmin Liu
Zhongmin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jacqueline M. Cole
Jacqueline M. Cole University of Cambridge
Chao Wang
Chao Wang Soochow University
Zhijun Li
Zhijun Li Tongji University
Seong-Ju Hwang
Seong-Ju Hwang Yonsei University
Jin-Ho Choy
Jin-Ho Choy Ewha Womans University

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