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Zhi-Xiang Wang

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Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
11501
World Ranking
11590
National Ranking
1850

Zhi-Xiang Wang 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 Zhi-Xiang Wang sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 305 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhi-Xiang Wang 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 Zhi-Xiang Wang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhi-Xiang Wang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their primary field of study is Chemistry, with 259 publications attributed to this area. Within Chemistry, Wang focuses notably on Organic Chemistry, comprising 219 publications. Additional subfields include Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics span various subjects, including:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions

Wang has published frequently in several scientific journals, with a notable volume of work in:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Organic Letters
  • Organic Chemistry Frontiers
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaborations have been an integral aspect of Wang's scholarly activity, with frequent co-authors including Xiang-Yu Chen, Qiang Liu, Bei-Bei Zhang, Yongpeng Guo, and Yu Lu.

Among Wang's recent scientific publications are:

  • "Kidney disease is associated with in-hospital death of patients with COVID-19" (2020), published in Kidney International
  • "Sorafenib maintenance in patients with FLT3-ITD acute myeloid leukaemia undergoing allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation: an open-label, multicentre, randomised phase 3 trial" (2020), published in The Lancet Oncology
  • "Kidney impairment is associated with in-hospital death of COVID-19 patients" (2020), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Visible-Light-Induced Selective Photolysis of Phosphonium Iodide Salts for Monofluoromethylations" (2021), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Alkynyl Sulfonium Salts Can Be Employed as Chalcogen-Bonding Catalysts and Generate Alkynyl Radicals under Blue-Light Irradiation" (2022), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Best Publications

  • Dissected Nucleus-Independent Chemical Shift Analysis of π-Aromaticity and Antiaromaticity.

    Paul von Ragué Schleyer;Mariappan Manoharan;Zhi-Xiang Wang;Boggavarapu Kiran

  • Construction principles of "hyparenes": families of molecules with planar pentacoordinate carbons.

    Zhi-Xiang Wang;Paul von Ragué Schleyer

  • The catalytic role of N-heterocyclic carbene in a metal-free conversion of carbon dioxide into methanol: a computational mechanism study.

    Fang Huang;Gang Lu;Lili Zhao;Haixia Li

  • Catalytic mechanisms of direct pyrrole synthesis via dehydrogenative coupling mediated by PNP-Ir or PNN-Ru pincer complexes: crucial role of proton-transfer shuttles in the PNP-Ir system

    Shuanglin Qu;Yanfeng Dang;Chunyu Song;Mingwei Wen

  • Transfer Hydrogenation of Imines with Ammonia–Borane: A Concerted Double‐Hydrogen‐Transfer Reaction

    Xianghua Yang;Lili Zhao;Thomas Fox;Zhi-Xiang Wang

  • Four Decades of the Chemistry of Planar Hypercoordinate Compounds

    Li Ming Yang;Eric Ganz;Zhongfang Chen;Zhi Xiang Wang

  • N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Cyclocondensation of α,β‐Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids: Enantioselective Synthesis of Pyrrolidinone and Dihydropyridinone Derivatives

    Xiang-Yu Chen;Zhong-Hua Gao;Chun-Yu Song;Chun-Lin Zhang

  • Strike a balance: optimization of backbone torsion parameters of AMBER polarizable force field for simulations of proteins and peptides.

    Zhi-Xiang Wang;Wei Zhang;Wei Zhang;Chun Wu;Chun Wu;Hongxing Lei

  • Computational Study on the Catalytic Role of Pincer Ruthenium(II)-PNN Complex in Directly Synthesizing Amide from Alcohol and Amine: The Origin of Selectivity of Amide over Ester and Imine

    Haixia Li;Xiaotai Wang;Xiaotai Wang;Fang Huang;Guang Lu

  • Dual Binding Modes of Congo Red to Amyloid Protofibril Surface Observed in Molecular Dynamics Simulations

    Chun Wu;Zhixiang Wang;Hongxing Lei;Wei Zhang

  • How does the nickel pincer complex catalyze the conversion of CO2 to a methanol derivative? A computational mechanistic study.

    Fang Huang;Chenggen Zhang;Jinliang Jiang;Zhi-Xiang Wang

  • Evidence for d orbital aromaticity in square planar coinage metal clusters.

    Chaitanya S. Wannere;Clemence Corminboeuf;Zhi-Xiang Wang;Matthew D. Wodrich

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Carbene Migratory Insertion Using Conjugated Ene–Yne–Ketones as Carbene Precursors

    Ying Xia;Shuanglin Qu;Qing Xiao;Zhi Xiang Wang

  • The Binding of Thioflavin T and Its Neutral Analog BTA-1 to Protofibrils of the Alzheimer’s Disease Aβ16–22 Peptide Probed by Molecular Dynamics Simulations

    Chun Wu;Zhixiang Wang;Hongxing Lei;Yong Duan

  • The Mechanism of a Ligand-Promoted C(sp3)–H Activation and Arylation Reaction via Palladium Catalysis: Theoretical Demonstration of a Pd(II)/Pd(IV) Redox Manifold

    Yanfeng Dang;Shuanglin Qu;John W. Nelson;Hai D. Pham

  • A computational mechanistic study of an unprecedented Heck-type relay reaction: insight into the origins of regio- and enantioselectivities.

    Yanfeng Dang;Shuanglin Qu;Zhi Xiang Wang;Xiaotai Wang

  • CAl4Be and CAl3Be2−: global minima with a planar pentacoordinate carbon atom

    J. Oscar C Jimenez-Halla;Yan Bo Wu;Zhi Xiang Wang;Rafael Islas

  • Gold catalyzed hydrogenations of small imines and nitriles: enhanced reactivity of Au surface toward H2via collaboration with a Lewis base

    Gang Lu;Peng Zhang;Dongqing Sun;Lei Wang

  • On the “Reverse Gear”Mechanism of the Reversible Dehydrogenation/Hydrogenation of a Nitrogen Heterocycle Catalyzed by a Cp*Ir Complex: A Computational Study

    Haixia Li;Jinliang Jiang;Gang Lu;Fang Huang

  • Computational Mechanistic Study of the Hydrogenation of Carbonate to Methanol Catalyzed by the RuIIPNN Complex

    Haixia Li;Mingwei Wen;Zhi-Xiang Wang

  • Simplest Neutral Singlet C2E4 (E = Al, Ga, In, and Tl) Global Minima with Double Planar Tetracoordinate Carbons: Equivalence of C2 Moieties in C2E4 to Carbon Centers in CAl42− and CAl5+

    Yan-Bo Wu;Hai-Gang Lu;Si-Dian Li;Zhi-Xiang Wang

  • Computational Insight into the Mechanism of Selective Imine Formation from Alcohol and Amine Catalyzed by the Ruthenium(II)-PNP Pincer Complex

    Haixia Li;Xiaotai Wang;Mingwei Wen;Zhi-Xiang Wang

  • Solvation effects on alanine dipeptide: A MP2/cc‐pVTZ//MP2/6‐31G** study of (Φ, Ψ) energy maps and conformers in the gas phase, ether, and water

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  • Computational Mechanistic Study of Fe-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Esters to Alcohols: Improving Catalysis by Accelerating Precatalyst Activation with a Lewis Base

    Shuanglin Qu;Huiguang Dai;Yanfeng Dang;Chunyu Song

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Carbene Migratory Insertion Using Conjugated Ene—Yne—Ketones as Carbene Precursors.

    Jianbo Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Gang Lu
Gang Lu California State University, Northridge
Zhongfang Chen
Zhongfang Chen University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
Qiang Liu
Qiang Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wenping Hu
Wenping Hu Tianjin University
Zhiping Lai
Zhiping Lai King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Kuo-Wei Huang
Kuo-Wei Huang King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Gabriel Merino
Gabriel Merino Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Xiaodi Su
Xiaodi Su Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Zhen Zhou
Zhen Zhou Zhengzhou University
Shengbai Zhang
Shengbai Zhang Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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