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Zhi-Xiang Yu

Zhi-Xiang Yu

Peking University
China

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
11686
World Ranking
9785
National Ranking
1639

Zhi-Xiang Yu 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 Yu sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 182 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhi-Xiang Yu 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 Yu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% 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 Yu is a researcher primarily affiliated with Peking University in China, focusing on the field of chemistry. Their scholarly output centers heavily on organic chemistry, with 176 publications in this subfield, alongside contributions to materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, molecular biology, and biomedical engineering. The total chemistry publications number 192, reflecting an extensive research portfolio.

Their main research topics include catalytic alkyne reactions, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, and cyclopropane reaction mechanisms. Additional areas of focus encompass crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, as well as synthetic organic chemistry methods.

Zhi-Xiang Yu has published several notable papers across a range of respected journals. Recent publications feature:

  • A Combined Computational and Experimental Study of Rh-Catalyzed C-H Silylation with Silacyclobutanes: Insights Leading to a More Efficient Catalyst System (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Mechanistic Study on Gold-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Dienediynes Involving Aliphatic C-H Functionalization and Inspiration for Developing a New Strategy to Access Polycarbocycles (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Transient-axial-chirality controlled asymmetric rhodium-carbene C(sp2)-H functionalization for the synthesis of chiral fluorenes (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Mechanism and Stereochemistry of Rhodium-Catalyzed [5 + 2 + 1] Cycloaddition of Ene-Vinylcyclopropanes and Carbon Monoxide Revealed by Visual Kinetic Analysis and Quantum Chemical Calculations (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cycloadditions for the Synthesis of Eight-Membered Carbocycles: an Update from 2010 to 2020 (2020, Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry)

Zhi-Xiang Yu frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, including Yi Zhou, Xinfang Xu, Chen-Long Li, Pan Zhang, and Kemiao Hong. These collaborations have been reflected in multiple joint publications.

Their work is frequently published in several prominent scientific venues, notably:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Organic Letters
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • ACS Catalysis

Best Publications

  • An unexpected role of a trace amount of water in catalyzing proton transfer in phosphine-catalyzed (3 + 2) cycloaddition of allenoates and alkenes.

    Yuanzhi Xia;Yong Liang;Yuanyuan Chen;Ming Wang

  • Oxime-Based and Catalyst-Free Dynamic Covalent Polyurethanes

    Wen-Xing Liu;Chi Zhang;Huan Zhang;Ning Zhao

  • DFT study of the mechanisms of in water Au(I)-catalyzed tandem [3,3]-rearrangement/Nazarov reaction/[1,2]-hydrogen shift of enynyl acetates: a proton-transport catalysis strategy in the water-catalyzed [1,2]-hydrogen shift.

    Fu-Qiang Shi;Xin Li;Yuanzhi Xia;Liming Zhang

  • Highly enantioselective hydrogenation of quinolines using phosphine-free chiral cationic ruthenium catalysts: scope, mechanism, and origin of enantioselectivity.

    Tianli Wang;Lian-Gang Zhuo;Zhiwei Li;Fei Chen

  • Mechanism, Regioselectivity, and the Kinetics of Phosphine‐Catalyzed [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions of Allenoates and Electron‐Deficient Alkenes

    Yong Liang;Song Liu;Yuanzhi Xia;Yuanzhi Xia;Yahong Li;Yahong Li

  • Vinylcyclopropane derivatives in transition-metal-catalyzed cycloadditions for the synthesis of carbocyclic compounds.

    Lei Jiao;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Why is copper(I) complex more competent than dirhodium(II) complex in catalytic asymmetric O-H insertion reactions? A computational study of the metal carbenoid O-H insertion into water.

    Yong Liang;Haolai Zhou;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • A Frontier Molecular Orbital Theory Approach to Understanding the Mayr Equation and to Quantifying Nucleophilicity and Electrophilicity by Using HOMO and LUMO Energies

    Lian-Gang Zhuo;Wei Liao;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Rhodium-catalyzed [5 + 2 + 1] cycloaddition of ene-vinylcyclopropanes and CO: reaction design, development, application in natural product synthesis, and inspiration for developing new reactions for synthesis of eight-membered carbocycles.

    Yi Wang;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Ruthenium-Catalyzed Formal Dehydrative [4 + 2] Cycloaddition of Enamides and Alkynes for the Synthesis of Highly Substituted Pyridines: Reaction Development and Mechanistic Study

    Jicheng Wu;Wenbo Xu;Zhi-Xiang Yu;Jian Wang

  • On the Mechanism of [Rh(CO)2Cl]2-Catalyzed Intermolecular (5 + 2) Reactions between Vinylcyclopropanes and Alkynes

    Zhi-Xiang Yu;Paul A. Wender;K. N. Houk

  • Transition-metal-catalyzed cycloadditions for the synthesis of eight-membered carbocycles.

    Zhi-Xiang Yu;Yi Wang;Yuanyuan Wang

  • A computationally designed Rh(I)-catalyzed two-component [5+2+1] cycloaddition of ene-vinylcyclopropanes and co for the synthesis of cyclooctenones

    Yuanyuan Wang;Jingxin Wang;Jiachun Su;Feng Huang

  • Tandem Rh(i)-catalyzed [(5+2)+1] cycloaddition/aldol reaction for the construction of linear triquinane skeleton: total syntheses of (+/-)-hirsutene and (+/-)-1-desoxyhypnophilin.

    Lei Jiao;Changxia Yuan;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Rh(I)-catalyzed intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition of trans-vinylcyclopropane-enes.

    Lei Jiao;Siyu Ye;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Asymmetric Rh(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular (3 + 2) Cycloaddition of 1-Yne-vinylcyclopropanes for Bicyclo(3.3.0) Compounds with a Chiral Quaternary Carbon Stereocenter and Density Functional Theory Study of the Origins of Enantioselectivity

    Mu Lin;Guan-Yu Kang;Yi-An Guo;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Highly enantioselective S–H bond insertion cooperatively catalyzed by dirhodium complexes and chiral spiro phosphoric acids

    Bin Xu;Shou-Fei Zhu;Zhi-Chao Zhang;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Intramolecular 1,3-dipolar ene reactions of nitrile oxides occur by stepwise 1,1-cycloaddition/retro-ene mechanisms.

    Zhi-Xiang Yu;K. N. Houk

  • Rh(I)-catalyzed [(3 + 2) + 1] cycloaddition of 1-yne/ene-vinylcyclopropanes and CO: homologous Pauson-Khand reaction and total synthesis of (+/-)-alpha-agarofuran.

    Lei Jiao;Mu Lin;Lian-Gang Zhuo;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Origins of differences in reactivities of alkenes, alkynes, and allenes in [Rh(CO)2Cl]2-catalyzed (5 + 2) cycloaddition reactions with vinylcyclopropanes.

    Zhi-Xiang Yu;Paul Ha-Yeon Cheong;Peng Liu;Claude Y. Legault

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Liang
Yong Liang Jianghan University
Kendall N. Houk
Kendall N. Houk University of California, Los Angeles
Yun-Dong Wu
Yun-Dong Wu Peking University
Paul A. Wender
Paul A. Wender Stanford University
Yong-Qiang Tu
Yong-Qiang Tu Lanzhou University
Peng Liu
Peng Liu University of Pittsburgh
Xiu-Li Sun
Xiu-Li Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yong Tang
Yong Tang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qing-Hua Fan
Qing-Hua Fan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Feng Li
Feng Li Beijing University of Chemical Technology

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