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D-Index
57
Citations
17036
World Ranking
10926
National Ranking
1771

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.

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61 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.

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.

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40 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.

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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